Ukraine strikes Russia with American ATACMS, retaliation NEXT?
Ukraine is provoking Russia once again by striking its territory with US-made ATACMS missiles. RT’s Igor Zhdanov breaks down what’s next and if a response is in order.
Last time Russia responded with the Oreshnik strike.
What will happen this time?
#Russia #US
‘Everywhere women’s rights are under attack’: Trudeau’s panties are in a bunch ever since Kamala’s loss
The ‘Canadian Governor' Trump calls him, Trudeau went after American voters for not putting a woman in office, “I want you to know that I am and will always be a proud feminist.”
Trump really got in his head...
#Trump
⚡️Elon Musk is in the $400bn club alone
Musk’s net worth crosses north of $400 billion, the first in history.
As Tesla's profits have soared 66% since Donald Trump was elected.
#Tesla #ElonMusk
Wait, aren't swell, 'moderate' and 'diversity-friendly' guys in charge there now?
#Syria
❗️Russian Defense Ministry statement on Ukraine's latest long-range missile attack
On December 11, 2024, Ukraine launched a missile strike on Taganrog military airfield in Rostov Region using six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles.
Two missiles were intercepted, the rest were diverted by means of electronic warfare. Minor injuries and damage to vehicles and buildings was reported.
#Ukraine #SMO
Israel arrests 30 Jewish citizens for alleged espionage on Iran's behalf
Israel alleges the arrests represent Tehran's largest attempted infiltration attempt in decades.
These individuals were reportedly bribed to spy for Iran in nine covert cells, with goals including the assassination of Israeli nuclear scientists and former military officials, as well as gathering intelligence on military bases and air defenses.
#Israel #Iran
Trump may cancel Ukraine's $20 billion loan - New York Times
Theoretically, the president can do this by lifting sanctions on Russia's frozen assets, the profits from which are being exploited to pay for the European tranche of the $50 billion package.
However, Republicans are still expected to oppose such a step, so the decision would not affect the European part of the loan.
#Trump #Ukraine
Russian army advances as Kiev struggles to mobilize more men
Russian forces are keeping up their steady advance on the frontlines in the Donbass region, as RT's Igor Zhdanov reports.
In the last 24 hours, Kiev lost more than a thousand men and dozens of military vehicles, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
All this as Ukraine mulls lowering conscription age to 18.
#Ukraine #Russia
Israel unleashes wave of strikes on Syria: Over 480 targets hit
The IDF claims the strikes targeted strategic weapons stockpiles to prevent them from ’falling into the hands of terrorist elements.’
#Israel #Syria
South Korean police raid presidential office over martial law investigation
The raid follows the arrest of top police officials suspected of involvement in the controversial decree, including former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who attempted suicide in custody.
The political turmoil has prompted South Korea's main opposition party, the Democratic Party, to prepare a second impeachment motion against Yoon, marking the country's biggest political crisis in decades.
#SouthKorea
‘Beyond crazy’: Elon Musk reacts to new Ukraine aid package
“How much have we sent so far? This is getting beyond crazy,” Elon Musk wrote on X, commenting on the news that the White House had announced a $50 billion loan to Kiev.
Earlier, the US Treasury Department said that it had already transferred a $20 billion portion of the Ukraine loan to a World Bank intermediary fund.
#Ukraine #Musk
❗️FM spox Zakharova congratulates RT on our 19th anniversary
Well, we do our best to Question More.
#Russia #RT
❗️Hafez al-Assad tomb complex reportedly destroyed in Syria's Qardaha
Unverified footage purportedly shows the destruction of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's father's resting place.
#Syria
❗️Biden's govt is doing everything to continue agony of Ukrainian puppets – Zakharova
#Biden #US #Ukraine
'Fascist gangster nation': Kim takes aim at Yoon
DPRK Leader Kim Jong-un broke his silence on last week’s bizarre and short-lived declaration of martial law south of the border, calling Yoon Suk Yeol a ‘puppet’ who tried to unleash a ‘fascist dictatorship’ on the ‘gangster nation’ of South Korea.
#SouthKorea #DPRK
❗️Tsentr Group of Forces' D-30 howitzer destroys AFU stronghold, Krasnoarmeysk region — Russian DefMin
#Russia #Ukraine
⚡️Luigi Mangione’s fingerprints match murder scene — CNN
#UnitedShooting
Bill Clinton blames ‘mainstream media’ for Hillary’s defeat to Trump
Former US President Bill Clinton has blamed “mainstream media” coverage of Hillary Clinton’s email controversy for her loss in the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump.
Democrats have also for years accused Russia of helping Trump defeat Clinton, despite no evidence ever been found to back the allegations.
#Trump #US #Media
Trump told Zelensky he wants ‘immediate ceasefire’ – Reuters
US President-elect Donald Trump has told Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron that he wants an end to hostilities between Moscow and Kiev as soon as possible, Reuters reported.
According to four sources, the three leaders “did not discuss specific details of any vision for peace,” but Trump insisted that he “wanted an immediate ceasefire and negotiations to end the war quickly.”
#Trump #Ukraine
⚡️ATACMS attack on Taganrog military airfield will not remain unanswered - Russian Defense Ministry
#Russia
Over 300 vials containing deadly viruses went missing from a lab in Queensland... and no one noticed for two years.
Samples of Hantavirus, Hendra virus and Lyssavirus disappeared from the lab in 2021, after a freezer broke down. The missing vials weren’t noticed until 2023.
#Australia
⚡️Nuclear watchdog chief Grossi warns of possible looting at Al Hadjar nuclear research centre in Syria
Terrorists with nuclear materials. What could possibly go wrong?
#Syria #Nuclear
Luigi Mangione to plead not guilty
Luigi Mangione will plead not guilty to charges in Pennsylvania unrelated to UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder, his lawyer said.
Denied bail Monday, Mangione faces firearm and forgery charges in PA while fighting extradition to New York for murder-related charges.
#US
❗️US Sec State Blinken to visit Türkiye Friday
Washington's top diplomat is heading to discuss the situation in Syria, where American troops have supported Kurdish fighters - whom Ankara views as an extension of the PKK, the political party that the US and many nations consider a terrorist group - for years.
Exact details of who he will meet have not been released yet.
#US #Türkiye
Military Spending League Table: Notice anything?
The AFP has totted up the eye-watering amounts countries spent on their military capabilities, and the graph comparing their outlay compared both to GDP and population total.
There's one notable omission though.
#GDP
Bitcoin to $1 million? Eric Trump teases his prediction for crypto’s future
At the Bitcoin MENA event in Abu Dhabi, the president-elect’s son told the crowd, “A hell of a lot more eyes are going to open” when the cryptocurrency reaches the predicted $1 million per coin, just days after surpassing the landmark $100,000 price.
Crypto Trumping the established financial model - some aren’t going to like the next four years.
#Crypto #Trump
Biden regime taught Ukraine that aggression is rewarded; achieving peace is not a priority – Zakharova
#Biden #US #Ukraine
❗️'Thieving G7': Giving Ukraine $20 billion earned from Russian assets is 'robbery' - Deputy FM Ryabkov
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov added that Moscow is ready to study Donald Trump's proposals on resolving the Ukraine conflict - but stressed that studying it does not mean agree.
#Russia #Ukraine #G7
❗️The West continues to pump Zelensky's regime with weapons – Russian FM spokesperson Maria Zakharova
Zakharova blamed the West for escalating the conflict, despite the "terrorist nature" of Kiev's regime being clear.
#Russia #Ukraine
⚡️Russia's State Duma adopts law banning the admission of migrants' children to schools without knowledge of Russian language.
#Russia
