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"Lavrov says"
What does the US say?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-ne...sergei-lavrov/Russia: US has promised us Ukrainian territory
The United States has promised Russia that Ukraine will give up territory as part of a peace settlement, Moscow’s foreign minister has said.
Sergei Lavrov said the Trump administration understood that “territories where Russians have lived for centuries should once again become part of Russia”.
Mr Lavrov was referring to Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea – five Ukrainian territories that were illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin in 2022.
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"Lavrov says"
What does the US say?
what does Ukraine say?
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/...lation-3211615Russian drone crashes in Türkiye's Izmit province near Istanbul amid escalation
A drone believed to be a Russian-made Orlan-10 reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle was found in a rural area of Kocaeli's Izmit district on Friday, prompting authorities to launch an investigation.
According to reports, residents spotted the motionless aerial vehicle on land in the rural Cubuklubala neighborhood and notified authorities. Gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the area following the report.
Interior ministry officials announced that investigations are ongoing regarding a Russian-origin Orlan-10 drone.
The incident marks the second drone-related event in Türkiye this week, following the shootdown of an unidentified drone near Cankiri by Turkish F-16s on Monday.
why is Russia f*cking with Turkey?
I doubt it's intentional and electronic counter measures can cause drones to go off course. It's more that Russia just doesn't care. It's not like NATO will do anything about it.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/...sias-military/US quietly removes sanctions from firms accused of supplying Russia’s military
The United States has removed sanctions from several foreign companies previously accused of supplying equipment to Russia, including items linked to its defense and military-industrial sectors.
The changes were published on the US Treasury Department’s website on December 18, without any explanation for the move.
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https://united24media.com/latest-new...e-answer-14442Facing Record-Low Birth Rates, Putin Says Teen Marriage Is the Answer
Russian leader Vladimir Putin urged Russians to follow what he described as “Caucasus traditions” of early marriage in an effort to boost the country’s collapsing birth rate, speaking during his annual televised “Direct Line” call-in show, The Moscow Times reported on December 21.
Putin pointed to families in Russia’s North Caucasus, saying marriages there often take place at a young age and should serve as an example. He cited Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov and his large family, arguing that Russians should prioritize starting families earlier rather than delaying childbirth for education, career, or financial stability.
The comments came as Russia’s demographic crisis deepens. The country’s total fertility rate has fallen to about 1.4 children per woman, far below the replacement level of 2.1.
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https://apnews.com/article/russia-ex...706ab26f864b3cRussian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian general was killed Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow, investigators said.
Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died from his injuries, Svetlana Petrenko, official spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee, said.
“Investigators are pursuing numerous lines of enquiry regarding the murder. One of these is that the crime was orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence services,” Petrenko said.
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https://united24media.com/latest-new...th-korea-14622Russian “Ghost Ship” Sank While Smuggling Nuclear Reactor Parts Likely Bound for North Korea
Spanish investigators have confirmed that the Russian cargo vessel Ursa Major, which sank off the coast of Cartagena in December 2024, was carrying undeclared nuclear reactor components likely bound for North Korea.
According to La Verdad, the ship was part of Russia’s shadow fleet and took an unusual route from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok through the Mediterranean.
Though the ship’s manifest listed only empty containers and port equipment, aerial images revealed two large, undeclared containers at the stern. Authorities later identified them as housings for VM-4SG nuclear reactors.
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https://bsky.app/profile/ukrainewarp.../3mb7ot5zwo22sHOLY MOLY!! The REPO emergency mechanism has reached an all time high in Russia, at 4.7 trillion rubles provided in liquidity!!!!!
If this isn’t a sign of a banking crisis, then it’s a sign of massive government spending and inflation…
Note odd maturity date of 2 weeks due to holidays.
Expenses will likely be postponed until after January 1 to make the budget deficit look smaller. Even though it’s already at over 6 trillion rubles, per the electronic budget portal.
What happens when you delay 20% of payments in your state budget, and you’re running a hybrid planned economy?
Nothing good! December’s output numbers will be terrible.
https://bsky.app/profile/anno1540.bs.../3mb777r37qc2bRussia has lost its missile attack warning satellite constellation
Only one of the six "Tundra"-type Russian satellites launched into orbit remains operational, writes Russian nuclear weapons expert from Geneva Pavel Podvig.
The "Tundra" satellites are the space component of Russia's missile attack warning system. The minimum operational configuration of the constellation is four satellites.
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https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/world-...icolas-maduro/“If it’s possible to deal with dictators [Maduro] this way, then the US knows what to do next,” [Zelensky] added, suggesting that Trump should handle Putin the same way [as Maduro], as Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine three years after invading the war-torn country.
He's not wrong. At the very least Trump shouldn't treat Putin like Putin is his daddy.
Why did you post this? You want the U.S. to take out Putin?
No, just pointing out that Zelensky is floating the idea. He doesn't seem all that opposed to what Trump did in Venezuela.
Why wouldn't Zelensky want Putin taken out by the US like we did to Maduro? He's in desperation mode, just like Europe was in WW2 when they placed for our help against Hitler.
Not sure what your point is.
https://bsky.app/profile/ukrainewarp.../3mcb6sd7kl22tREPO now makes up half of Russia’s banking sector liquidity. The rest is just required reserves. Horrible. The banking market is frozen.
Elvira Nabiullina printed 5.1 trillion rubles and injected it into the banks. That’s over 2% of entire GDP. Hugely inflationary.
https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bs.../3mci2axe7xk2kRussia: The Russian Ministry of Finance announces that:
“The expected volume of additional oil and gas revenues of the federal budget is forecasted in January 2026 in the amount of -231.9 billion rubles.”
https://bsky.app/profile/leoskyview..../3mcs7qapwj22eRussia says its 2025 budget hit revised-revised plan. In Jan '25 they planned a 1.2tr rub deficit but it ended at 5.6tr.
How did they keep it down to just 5.6tr? Drastic Q4 austerity.
Spending was higher Q1-Q3 vs 2024. Then for Oct-Dec they made 14% nominal cuts, or almost 20% inflation adjusted.
https://bsky.app/profile/leoskyview..../3m5xgd7iauk22Russia's budget plan implies the following for 2025Q4 vs 2024Q4. Inflation adjusted using Rosstat's 7.7%
👉37% cuts in national defence
👉74% cuts in housing and public utilities
👉59% cuts in social security
👉19% cuts in healthcare
👉16% cuts in education
👉22% cuts in law enforcement
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