⚡️Unexpected; US may create a Center to Counter Ukrainian Disinformation

🗣Ukrainian officials are very unhappy with Americans who have the temerity to argue that Washington’s policy should reflect American interests first - Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former assistant to President Ronald Reagan.

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Wagner Private Military Company soldier films the aftermath of the fall of Soledar, Donetsk Republic.

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BAKHMUT BATTLES POV: War correspondent Andrey Yaschenko films FIERCE fighting in Artemovsk (Bakhmut), with Ukrainian Armed Forces just 100-odd meters away.

Russian artillery and tanks were actively engaged with Wagner group fighters, who managed to force back the enemy, as Russian security forces took control of the area.

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⚡️Special Representative of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan, Kabulov (that's really his name!), meets with the head of the Taliban, Amir Mottaqi, in Kabul.

Taliban's Foreign Ministry wishes to develop trade between the Russian Federation and Afghanistan - despite the Taliban organization being banned in Russia.

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⚡️Biden could face up to 10 years in prison if the Republican investigation proves him guilty, followong the discovery of classified papers in his office.

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⚡️Israel will continue to resist global calls for military assistance to Ukraine, including the transfer of Iron Dome missile defense.

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⚡️🗣 Kremlin Press Secretary Peskov:

◾️Vladimir Putin supports the idea of raising the draft age (from 21 to upper age of 30, instead of current 18 to 27. This will increase armed forces by 30%.)

◾️If necessary, Putin will communicate with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, but so far there are no meetings scheduled;

◾️In Soledar, the Armed Forces acted selflessly and heroically, but the main work is still ahead for us;

◾️All the goals of the Special Operation remain in force, including the liberation of the Lugansk and Donetsk Republics, to their borders of 2014;

◾️Britain has not turned to Russia for help in finding its subjects in the Operation zone, if there is any request, it will be considered.

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SOLEDAR - AS IT HAPPENED: Video shows continuation of the Russian assault operation on Ukrainian positions in Soledar, Donetsk Republic - first part was circulating yesterday in a gruesome video (we didn't publish), where Ukrainian soldiers (yellow bands) refused to surrender, in a disorientated chaos.

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⚡️Blast in center of Istanbul - number of casualties being confirmed.

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⚡️Ukraine urgently sends part of its forces to Northern border with Belarus.

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POTEMKIN VILLAGE?: White House press secretary finds it to be a COINCIDENCE that thousands of migrants and homeless people disappeared in El Paso, Texas, during Joe Biden's visit.

🗣 Coincidentally, just before the visit of the president of the city, it was 70% empty. That's a good thing!

Earlier, El Paso was cleaned up in anticipation of the President.

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⚡️Ukraine withdraws from two agreements with Commonwealth of Independent States (countries of former USSR) - one on settling economic disputes, and the other on forced treatment of patients with serious psychiatric disorders (who can't give consent.)

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⚡️Interesting participants from the US and UK this year at World Economic Forum in Davos, later this month.

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⚡️Afghanistan's Taliban propaganda modestly states that by 2026 they will take control of Tajikistan, by 2029 - half of India and Iran, and by 2047 - Israel.

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