✈️ TENSION IN THE AIR: And on the ground as Armenian and Azerbaijani planes park on opposite ends of airport ahead of informal Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Trilateral meeting between Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on sidelines of summit is not planned, despite rising pressure in Nagorno-Karabakh region between Yerevan and Baku.

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🇫🇲 Sweden and Finland will join NATO in 2023 - NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

Sweden earlier refused to extradite exiled Turkish journalist back to Ankara - part of precondition for Turkey to allow countries into military alliance.

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🇮🇷 🇪🇺 Iran to introduce fresh sanctions against EU today

🗣 Tehran will take such measures due to unconstructive behavior of European countries, West and Iran can agree on the lifting of sanctions if constructive steps are taken - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman.

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⚡️ Nord Stream pipelines operator estimates repairing damaged pipes will cost at least $500 MILLION

Russia says Nord Stream sabotage was act of international terrorism, and individuals without support of authorities could not have done it on their own.

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⚡️ Putin greets Belarusian President with warm hug at CIS summit as Lukashenko tells reporters 2023 will be very happy and successful year. 🤝

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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is committed to further develop cooperation; threats and challenges are growing but we are ready to solve them - Putin at CIS summit in St. Petersburg.

🇱🇹🇺🇦 Lithuanian Parliament invites Zelensky to come to Vilnius in January to receive country’s Freedom Prize on January 13

🗣 Zelensky awarded prize as Ukraine is European democracy forced to fight for survival of its territory, culture and people, as well as for freedom of all of us - Lithuanian Parliament Speaker Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen.

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BASED SECURITY SERVICE: Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) shows gruesome result of an infiltration attempt by Ukrainian saboteurs in West Russian region of Bryansk, as bodies lie dead in snow before they could sow terror on Russian soil.

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⚡️ Moscow warns of danger of large-scale conflict in unrecognized Kosovo due to actions of Pristina (Capital)

🗣 NATO and EU contingents in region cannot influence what is happening in Kosovo - Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Zakharova.

Serbian President Vucic has sent chief of Serbian army to border with Kosovo due to heightened tensions.

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🧠 BIG BRAIN MOVE: Texas Governor Greg Abbott, tired of US Vice President Kamala Harris’s incompetence in handling the RECORD inflow of migrants into USA - even though old Joe expressly gave her task of controlling migration - sends bus loads of migrants straight to her residence in FREEZING conditions 🥶

🏀 Ball's in your court Kamala - if your policies won't deal with migration, will you deal with them yourself?

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⚡ Ukrainian Foreign Ministry calls for Russia to be removed from UN Security Council and UN as a whole.🤡

It is not possible to expel members with a right of veto, the organization was designed this way on the results of WWII.

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⚡️ Kazakhstan has not joined anti-Russian sanctions, but it will not help Russia bypass them either - Kazakh Foreign Minister.

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🚀 BLOWN UP SKY-HIGH: Any Ukrainian weaponry still able to fly will meet its end momentarily thanks to Russian-led anti-air systems, always on keen watch of skies above to unleash blazing missiles (00:36) and making sure boots on ground are never threatened from above.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇨🇳 US concerned by China's provocative military activity

We will continue to assist Taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability in line with our long-standing commitments - White House.

Earlier, Taiwanese military reported 71 Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in past 24 hours.

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🇮🇳🇺🇦 Indian Prime Minister Modi phones Zelensky to discuss possibilities of strengthening cooperation

Modi reiterates his call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, says both sides should revert to dialogue to find a lasting solution to their differences.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Video claims to show air raid alert blaring in Engels, Saratov region, South Western Russia

Earlier, Russian air defense systems intercepted a Ukrainian drone over Engels military airfield in region.

UPDATE: Siren was turned on to increase combat readiness - Yury Yurin, Head of Department of Safety of Population of Saratov region government.

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🇹🇷🇹🇷 Turkey has discovered gas field in Black Sea, reserves estimated at 58 billion cubic meters - Turkish President Erdogan.

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