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Rudeness and Blackmail: How Ukraine Treats Slovakia
21 December 2024 @ 6:54 pm
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico recently warned Kiev that a serious conflict may erupt if it were to sever the transit of Russian natural gas to Slovakia via Ukrainian territory.
Does Israel Really Dictate US Policies in Middle East?
21 December 2024 @ 6:04 pm
This week, a US Department of State delegation visited Syria to hold talks with the head of the country’s new transitional government, a man on whose head the US government previously placed a now-removed $10 million bounty.
Biden Signs Temporary Budget Bill, Ending Formal US Government Shutdown
21 December 2024 @ 4:43 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden has signed a temporary budget bill, ending the formal US government shutdown, the White House said on Saturday.
Watch German Leopard Tank Get Taken Out With FPV Drone Strikes
21 December 2024 @ 2:58 pm
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have once again helped confirm that expensive Western military equipment can easily be destroyed by much cheaper explosive contraptions.
Lessons Never Learned: How US Pushes Taiwan's Militarization
21 December 2024 @ 2:53 pm
Beijing, which considers Taiwan an essential part of China, has repeatedly lashed out at America’s weapon sales to Taiwan, which it says undermines Chinese-US relations and jeopardizes peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
How US Uses 'Spy Craze' to Crack Down on Chinese High-Tech Firms
21 December 2024 @ 1:40 pm
Relations between the US and China soured amid the trade war started by Washington during Donald Trump’s first presidency. Now, US authorities have become increasingly prone to accusing Chinese companies of posing a threat to their national security.
Death Toll From Terrorist Attack in Germany's Magdeburg Rises to 5
21 December 2024 @ 1:11 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The death toll from the terrorist attack in the German city of Magdeburg, when a car rammed into a crowd at a Christmas market, has risen to 5, the minister-president of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, said, confirming media reports about number of casualties.
Hungary Proposing Russia, Ukraine to Preserve Gas Transit by Changing Owner – Orban
21 December 2024 @ 11:59 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungary is interested in preserving the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine and negotiates this opportunity with both states by proposing an option to transfer gas under Hungarian ownership right on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.
Chinese Military Calls US Biggest Threat to Global Security After Alarmist Pentagon Report
21 December 2024 @ 11:49 am
BEIJING (Sputnik) - The Chinese Defense Ministry on Saturday denounced the Pentagon's recent report on China's rapid military development, saying that the United States itself had an increasingly confrontational military strategy that was turning it into the biggest threat to global security.
Ukraine Loses Over 300 Soldiers in Russia’s Kursk Region Over Past Day
21 December 2024 @ 11:30 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine has lost over 300 soldiers, a tank and two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in Russia’s Kursk Region over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.