Olena Zelensky is apparently on a ski holiday in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a very expensive place. After that she will most likely be a guest at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Ukrainians are dying on the battlefield, but he who cares? Not the Presidents wife.

NATO speaker Dutch Rob Bauer: Our future security is at stake.
Russia’s war against Ukraine rages on.
Russian hostile actions against our own countries are accelerating – with cyber-attacks, assassination attempts, acts of sabotage and more. We used to call this hybrid. But these are destabilization actions and campaigns.
Russia is hard at work to try to weaken our democracies and chip away at our freedom.
And it is not alone. It has China, North Korea, and Iran by its side.
Meanwhile, many other dangers persist, from terrorism to nuclear proliferation, disinformation and climate change.
So the security picture does not look good.
But we know exactly what we need to do to protect it.
We are already doing a lot.
All Allies have been increasing investments in defense.
Thanks to you – our military leaders – we have robust military plans in place.
The readiness of our forces has increased.
Military exercises are larger and more frequent.
And this is all essential, but not sufficient to deal with the dangers coming our way in the next four to five years.
Indeed I said this in a speech last month – which you referred to in your remarks Rob. But let me say it again:
To prevent war, we need to prepare for it. It is time to shift to a wartime mindset. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeoDfdEHa1w

Syrian actor (not in Syria anymore) Bassem Yakhour, born in Latakia to a Christian family. A very popular actor in Syria. Since 1993, Yakhour has acted in many television series, stage productions and theatre. He was also a television presenter for a short time. He tells about the life under HTS...

My latest article in Dutch, easily to be translated in any language:
Hoe het internationale schaatsen en de Olympische Spelen een westerse aangelegenheid geworden zijn
Sinds 1 maart 2022 is het voor schaatsers met de Russische of Wit-Russische nationaliteit niet mogelijk om deel te nemen aan internationale wedstrijden vanwege de Russische Speciale Militaire Operatie, Pavel Koelizjnikov is ook voor Nederlanders een legende op het ijs. Foto’s: NOS, Getty Images, Adobe Stock, bewerking: Mirjam©Photo
Vroeger waren de Olympische Spelen en andere internationale wedstrijden in de sport nog echt internationaal, nu zien we ook hier, net als op alle andere gebieden, langzaam maar zeker een polarisatie, de oude scheiding tussen je zou bijna kunnen zeggen oost en west is terug. We zien dat de Olympische Spelen maar ook internationale wedstrijden zoals het beroemde schaatsen (in Nederland een bijna goddelijke sport), de lange en korte afstanden, meestal gehouden in Heereveen, een Westerse aangelegenheid worden of misschien al zijn.
Van 28 februari tot en met 2 maart 2025 wordt in Heerenveen de internationale wereldbeker schaatsen gehouden. Tijdens deze wedstrijden strijden de beste Nederlandse schaatsers tegen de top van het internationale deelnemersveld, zo claimt de Internationale Schaatsunie (ISU). Maar van een internationale wereldbeker schaatsen is al lang geen sprake meer. Zo mag de Russische schaatser en wereldkampioen van 2015 op de 500 meter Pavel Koelizjnikov niet meedoen.
deelnemers aan de Olympische Zomerspelen van 2024 in Parijs hebben meer dan 100 defecte medailles ingeleverd bij het Internationaal Olympisch Comité (IOC). Hilarisch, zou dat eigenlijk niet triest zijn voor het niveau van een internationaal groot evenement, dat natuurlijk al belachelijk werd gemaakt door Frankrijk, dat niet alleen de sport ondermijnde maar ook gelovigen beledigde door transgenders een toneelstuk te laten opvoeren, het Laatste Avondmaal van Jezus, waar de religeuze wereld schande van sprak. Lees meer: freesuriyah.eu/2025/01/17...

President Pezeshkian from Iran arrived in Moscow for a state visit and to sign the official agreements for corporation with Russia, a buffer and partner in West-Asia

🇷🇺 Perhaps one of the most powerful photographs from the conflict in Ukraine so far.

Russian soldiers are seen raising a cross that had fallen during fighting in the Zaporozhye region.

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Kremlin Iran Russia talks

The New treaty with Iran is to promote cooperation in all spheres President Putin said. The Russian president recalled that Moscow and Tehran had been working on the document for a long time.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Russian-Iranian treaty "will give a great impetus to the development of bilateral relations and become a solid foundation for further onward movement".
Personally I think it will strengthen Russia-Iran relations, to form a buffer against the Western aggression (NATO), in West Asia

🇮🇷/🇸🇾 The terrorist HTS-led Jihadistan Transitional Government confirms that all Iranian nationals are banned from entering Syria, including for religious pilgrimage to Sayyeda Zainab shrine in Damascus. The timing says it all, exactly today when the Iranian President is visiting Russia

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Bloody Airstrikes Near Tishreen Dam: Civilians Under Fire 💥
• Location: Tishreen Dam, southern Manbij countryside.
• Timeframe: Six consecutive days of relentless airstrikes.
• Event: Targeted civilian convoys, journalists, and Kurdish civilians protesters, resulting in fatalities, including women, and dozens injured. Turkish airstrikes on Kurds

🇷🇺: 🇮🇷 Report | Putin: Mr. Pezeshkian’s visit to Russia holds special significance for us.
On Iran TV:
Today, we will not only review all matters related to bilateral issues but also sign a comprehensive treaty on strategic cooperation and partnership.
We have been working on this treaty for a long time, and I am very pleased that this matter has come to fruition. This will contribute to strengthening future commercial and economic cooperation.
The pace of cooperation between the two sides is satisfactory; last year, we witnessed a 15% increase in trade exchanges.

The Netherlands - A Failed Narco State https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byUOWRKUIvw

The Cocaine wars - Germany's fight against drug gangs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyMLKiQBzYo

My latest article on Strategic Culture:
The whitewashing of Western crimes in Syria
Freezing the conflict in Syria was the biggest mistake by Assad and the former government, which took too humane a position on terrorists.
After the fall of Syria and the partial collapse of the Axis of Resistance, a predictable smear campaign has been launched in Western media, which, like for Russia, is based on distortion and lies.
It is a well-oiled Western psyops campaign to make the public believe that after Hitler, Bashar al-Assad was a feared dictator, just like they do with Putin and, before that, Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein.
The world was surprised when, on December 8, 2024, the most feared terrorists took over the old Syria, a semi-secular state form, and immediately turned it into a caliphate.
But for the American imperial planners, their European allies, and their terrorist proxies, including those in Ukraine, there was no surprise. They knew about it. The NATO-sponsored terrorist militia was trained by the CIA in Idlib, and provided with drones by Ukraine, drones that are produced in Ukraine, from semi-finished products from a company in the Netherlands called Metinvest B.V.
Large parts of the Syrian army did not defect, as the Western media and so-called experts claim. About 9,000 soldiers are still held captive in the Syrian desert, or in the Sednaya prison, held by the terrorists.
Not only the terrorists but the American army is in charge everywhere in Syria. American rulers secretly prepared for the occupation of Syria, as they did with Iraq. They primed the terrorists in Idlib for the final offensive with Operation Dawn of Freedom. https://strategic-culture.su/news/2025/01/18/whitewashing-western-crimes-in-syria/

Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit leaves coalition over approval of hostage-ceasefire deal | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/ben-gvirs-otzma-yehudit-leaves-coalition-over-approval-of-hostage-ceasefire-deal/