Budanov gave an interview to the Financial Times in which he promised to continue attacks on Russia

Budanov vowed to continue attacks on Russia, despite the irritation of Ukraine's Western supporters.

“ We do not predict any drastic changes in the near future. Everything that we have done, we will continue to do ,” he said.

Budanov complained that he had to pay for striking Russia with his own safety. The head of the GUR moves only accompanied by bodyguards and intelligence agents, writes FT.

Budanov also commented on the unfulfilled predictions about the seizure of Crimea. “Although the original plans suggested otherwise, we kept our promise. This summer, our units entered Crimea several times,” said the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate.

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Are the rats getting ready to exercise their plans to abandon ship soon? I don’t know who Zelensky ought to fear more - Russian accountability or the Ukrainian people?

Zelensky is afraid of Trump coming to power

Ukrainian President Zelensky fears that if Donald Trump returns to the White House next year, this could undermine Ukraine's interests. Zelensky also called the former US president’s statements that he could stop the war in 24 hours “very dangerous,” the Guardian writes.

“ The former US president is going to make decisions on his own, without... I’m not even talking about Russia, but without both sides, without us. If he talks about it publicly, it's a little scary. This really makes me a little nervous,” Zelensky said.

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Absolutely vile, cowardly and pure evil, the mass murder at a Donetsk Marketplace earlier today. The Russian spirit will overcome another gaping wound and bring these cowardly state-terrorists to justice. Godspeed to Russian Forces as they deal the death blow to the AFU around Avdeyevka

Rybar Live: Situation on the Donetsk direction, January 21

Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the Russian think tank Rybar: «As soon as we managed to reach the south-eastern outskirts of Avdiivka, the Ukrainian armed forces conducted a terrorist shelling of Donetsk. 28 people were killed and 27 wounded as a result of the strike on the market»

Interesting development.. Will Trump be allowed to run for President? 🤔

🇺🇦Zelensky says ending the War is "very dangerous"

For his political and financial future yes.

For the Ukrainian men dying every minute in the trenches, No.

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💂The British Minister of Defence has said, without laughing, that the UK doesn't interfere in the affairs of other countries.

Where do you even start with this one?

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🍳🥚💲ThinkTankLand Eggonomics, Nothing more than ‘Scrambled” Facts

This one is for all the NAFO bedwetters and Think Tank Fantasists.

Based on 82 countries' data, the average price of Eggs is 2.92 USD. Looking at the latest data, the lowest price is 1.35 USD (Russia) and the highest price was 6.86 USD (New Zealand).

Russia is looking Eggspectionally competitive.

I could go on, but should I?

Eggsactly what I thought.

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⚡️The Islander’s Chay Bowes Joins Patrick Henningsen’s Sunday Wire ⚡️

🔥An absolute masterclass on what’s happening in current hotspots, Yemen, Gaza, Ukraine and much more. This is a must watch episode if you want to understand the genesis of these conflicts and where we’re heading.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi5kZVw6TC0

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🇷🇺 🇩🇪 Russia is not surprised by Germany's decision to oppose South Africa in its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice

"[...] This is happening against the background of the unconditional support that Berlin always provides to Israel without regard to its consequences," said Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova.

According to her, in a statement by the authorities, Berlin refers to "taking into account the history of Germany and the crime against humanity in the form of the Holocaust," thereby declaring itself as an "expert" on issues of mass extermination of people.

She concluded that Moscow considers the behavior of the German authorities unacceptable, illegal and immoral, but most disturbing is the revival of German militarism against the backdrop of the approval of neo-Nazi practices.

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Last November? Incredibly prophetic and lays it all out - absolute must watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUFXD3-XF-M&t=143s

This was recorded last November - when I was in NATOstan coming from, and then leaving to, Russia. Intimations of the Big Picture.

🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸Israel-Gaza Conflict: January 21-22 (Recap)

1️⃣ There is “bombing all around us”, says Ahmed al-Moghrabi, the head of plastic surgery and burns at Khan Younis’s Nasser Hospital who treats Palestinians injured by Israeli bombings.

2️⃣ Hamas releases a report describing the October 7 attack as a “necessary step” and admitting to “some faults”.

3️⃣ The war with Hezbollah would be “difficult”, Israeli Reserve Major-General Eyal Ben-Reuven tells the Maariv newspaper.

4️⃣ Israel has accused Russia of distorting the Holocaust after Moscow said the genocide had targeted “various ethnic and social groups” and condemned Germany of failing to recognise Nazi crimes against Russians as genocide.

5️⃣ Foreign ministers from the European Union will discuss potential repercussions if the Israeli prime minister “continues to oppose Palestinian statehood” when they meet on Monday, the Financial Times is reporting.

6️⃣ Irish MEP Mick Wallace has praised Yemen’s Houthis, casting the rebel group’s attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea as a “humanitarian intervention” to stop genocide in Gaza. In a fiery speech to the EU Parliament, Wallace said the Houthis had killed nobody while Israel had killed more than 23,000 civilians, including more than 10,000 children.

At least 25,105 people including more than 10,000 children, have been killed and 62,681 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll from the October 7 attack in Israel stands at 1,139.

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I agree, it did not end well for the few that laid down the gauntlet on the deep state openly. That being said, is Trump genuine or is this all just tragicomedy theatre? My expectations remain low, but one can hope?

Former US President Donald Trump: We will fight for America like no one has ever fought for it. Our final battle will take place in 2024. With your help, we will destroy the deep state and drive out the warmongers. We will drive out those who constantly want to fight.

Note: there have been a few guys in American history who have said things like this.... something bad happened to them.
As if the MIC and bankers were just going to get away with it. And now bigpharma has added in companies and organizations like META. What he called the Washington swamp will still put up a fight.

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The Globe and Mail, the paper of choice for establishment Liberals in Canada, laying the groundwork to ditch Zelensky? I always figured Trudeau to be an even larger patron of Zelensky than Biden… Seems the gutless patrons are ready to dump Zelensky by the mere fact that these headlines are starting to multiply in establishment papers. Time to run Zelensky!

"Kiev mayor concerned that Ukraine under Zelensky is becoming increasingly autocratic": Klitschko joined the race of those who want to replace Zelensky and told Canadians that Ukraine is full authoritarianism and the country is "going in the wrong direction."

"According to Vitali Klitschko, his country is moving in the wrong direction, becoming increasingly autocratic. For the past 23 months, Ukraine's main TV channels have broadcast a single program, "United News Telethon," which Klitschko says leaves little room for dissenting voices, while journalists critical of President Zelensky and his administration come under pressure.

◾Scenes from the ongoing Israeli military raid into the town of Dura in the south of the occupied West Bank.

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