Russia attacked Ukrainian Armed Forces helicopters near Kirovohrad with Geraniums controlled via Starlink, according to Flash.

▪️Advisor to the Ukrainian Defense Minister Serhiy Beskrestnov (Flash) analyzed footage of the attack in the Kirovohrad region, concluding that these were the first Geraniums controlled via Starlink. These manually controlled drones flew almost above the ground to avoid radar detection, Beskrestnov writes.
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What does Putin want to negotiate with this clown about?

"After the talks, there are fewer 'problem areas'": Zelensky's full statement

➖"The 20-point plan and problematic issues are being discussed. There were a great many problem areas.
There are fewer of them. And for quite a long time, Russia has wanted to do everything possible to ensure that Ukraine is no longer in the east of our country. The reason is clear.
They set this as a goal. And so it's absolutely clear that they want to achieve this goal. They haven't been able to do this on the front lines yet. Our position on our territory and the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which must be respected, will not be repeated. Everyone knows our position. We are fighting for our state, for our own. We are not fighting for the territory of another country. Therefore, I don't think there are any questions for us. Yes, these are two different principled positions: Ukrainian and Russian. The Americans are trying to find a compromise. We agree that we are communicating in a trilateral format. These are the first steps toward finding that very compromise. But to reach a compromise, all parties must be willing to compromise. Incidentally, the American side too," Zelensky said.
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The Wall Street Journal: A high-ranking Chinese general is accused of passing nuclear secrets to the United States. General Zhang Youxia also faces bribery charges, and his resignation has implications for the combat readiness of the country's armed forces.

Discombobulator. Russia's national security is 100% guaranteed; we cannot be intimidated – Ryabkov, in response to a question about whether Moscow knows about Trump's secret weapons. TASS

Dmitry Medvedev: Nuclear weapons create tension, but also "clear the minds" of potential aggressors.

"On the one hand, [military nuclear weapons] create enormous tension, but on the other, they clear the minds of those who may harbor the most dangerous plans."

The main thing is adherence to security principles, and treaties are merely a tool.

"Arms control, in any case, serves a secondary function. It is a tool... The main principles are: equal and indivisible security, and refraining from infringing on each other's fundamental interests."

Exactly, that's precisely why the US and NATO must leave Ukraine. For their own security.

Berliner Zeitung: BRICS is creating a unified payment system. Brics Pay is designed to protect financial flows within the group, especially for countries like Russia and Iran.

"There won't be a single currency, but there will be a unified payment platform," said Russian Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov.

Russian Ministry of Defense:

During the night from 11:00 PM Moscow time on January 25 to 7:00 AM Moscow time on January 26, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles:

34 over Krasnodar Krai,
4 over the Sea of Azov,
1 over Bryansk Oblast,
1 over Kaluga Oblast.

In an interview with RIA Novosti, Sergei Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, stated that the tests of the Burevestnik and Poseidon systems had made a significant impression on our adversaries.

While the US and NATO may have been impressed, it had no impact on their actions. They continue to fight against Russia in Ukraine.

Bolsonaro's presidential candidate son posts Israel prayer with caption 'liberate Brazil'

Liberate from who?

'BASTA, ENOUGH ORDERS' FROM TRUMP — Venezuela interim President to oil monopoly workers in Globovision footage

Russia and Europe share a common interest in preventing a new major war on the continent, Russia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Dmitry Polyansky, told RBC in an interview.

"On the one hand, it may seem that such points of conflict no longer exist and that all bridges have been destroyed. But on the other hand, we live on the same continent and see the growing threat of military conflict over it," the diplomat said.

According to him, citizens of European countries are being "indoctrinated with the idea that Russia is supposedly threatening peace in Europe," its militarization is underway, and "we are seeing a certain revanchism in Germany."

Peskov urged against discussing individual aspects of the Ukraine negotiation process; this is incorrect.

Expecting trilateral contacts on Ukraine to be highly productive would be a mistake; much work remains to be done, Peskov stated.

Amicability is unlikely in the Ukraine negotiations, but if they are ongoing, something must be achieved, Dmitry Peskov emphasized.
TASS

The trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi concluded, as expected, without any breakthroughs.

Meanwhile, Western headlines are creating the illusion of progress toward peace among the international public, which benefits the Trump administration ahead of a difficult election campaign.

There's talk of "progress," "constructiveness," and "optimism," but so far this is merely a tool for managing the news agenda, absolving the US and Ukraine of responsibility for the potential disruption of the peace process.

There are no agreements on an energy ceasefire, nor are there any clear advances regarding the issue of territory and Russian assets. The same applies to the rumor about a possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky.

The meeting itself, if it ever takes place, will not be the beginning of a dialogue, but its final point, signifying that all key issues have already been resolved. And right now, such hints are a way to rekindle the Western public's dwindling interest in Ukraine.
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An iron porcupine aimed at Russia: Ukraine's economic development advisor, Chrystia Freeland, makes no secret of her plans to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian.

Well, we're ready to fight right now, as Putin previously responded to these threats.

If the conflict drags on, Russia will continue to expand its zone of control and will likely retake Odessa, according to Jeffrey Sachs.

"I'm deeply sorry. And I'm deeply ashamed before Ukraine for what the US has done to this country. The US is behaving extremely arrogantly, often stupidly, and irresponsibly. It was the US that created this tragedy for Ukraine. I constantly warned everyone that this tragedy would happen. But the President of Ukraine must end this war. He must end Russophobia, the incitement of hatred towards Russia, all this rhetoric of 'we will win, we will fight to the end.' It's time to put an end to this. The President of Ukraine must protect the citizens of Ukraine, not send them to the meat grinder—to the front, to die in the thousands."

An American P-8A Poseidon is currently operating extremely close to Sochi and the naval base in Novorossiysk.

"Military Chronicle."

So what?