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Putin challenges the West to a 'high-tech missile DUEL': President suggests giving advance notice of a hypersonic Oreshnik attack to see 'if they can stop it in time' during annual news conference​

Putin challenges the West to a 'high-tech missile DUEL'

During his stage-managed news conference and call-in show, Putin discussed the ongoing Ukraine war.

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Putin hints at end to Ukraine war as he begins annual marathon news conference and says Russia is close to 'reaching our primary goals' - a month before Trump returns to White House​

Putin hints at end to Ukraine war

The Russian president said his military was 'advancing towards achieving our primary goals' in Ukraine.

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Military Situation In Russian Kursk Region And On Ukrainian Frontlines On December 18, 2024 (Maps Update)

Russian forces continue attacks near Kruglenkoe; Russian forces continue attacks near Russkoe Porechnoe; Clashes continued near Guevo; Clashes continued near Kurilovka;

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Polish MEP blasts EU over ‘warmongering’​

Trump’s Ukraine envoy condemns murder of Russian general​

'Killing Generals in Their Hometowns Not a Smart Thing to Do' - Trump Envoy on Kirillov's Murder

Trump's envoy for Russia and Ukraine comments on the murder of General Igor Kirillov

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Germany to close Ukrainian armor repair center in Slovakia – media​

In addition to Oreshnik, Russia now has Osina state-of-the-art missile system
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Putin challenges West to ‘technological duel’ with Oreshnik​

Putin suggests striking Kyiv with Oreshnik to show its power to the West
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Switzerland Working With EU, US, Russia to Organize 2nd Conference on Ukraine

Switzerland is actively working with the European Union, the United Stats, Russia and the G7 to organize a second conference on Ukraine, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said.

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Ukraine uses US ATACMS to strike chemical plant in southern Russia – MOD​

Russia’s Invincible Oreshnik Has Left West in The Dust - Ex-DoD Analyst

The West is in denial about Russia’s Oreshnik missile that defense systems are powerless to counter, Michael Maloof, former senior security policy analyst in the Pentagon, told Sputnik.

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Zelensky May Be Ousted If He Tries to Negotiate Peace With Russia: Here's Why

At his year-end press conference Thursday, Russia's president reiterated Moscow's readiness to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine, on the condition that it is reached with "legitimate" Ukrainian representatives. That may prove a tall order for Ukraine's authorities, says veteran...

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Russia Owes Growing Economic Strength to West’s ‘Sanctions on Steroids’ Foolishness: Analyst

President Putin commented on the state of the Russian economy at his traditional year-end press conference on Thursday, projecting GDP growth of 2-2.5% in 2025, and attributing the economy's strength to "sovereignty." Sputnik asked a leading financial observer to list off the measures Russia has...

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Putin names conditions for talks with Zelensky​

 

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Madness of the North Korean 'suicide charges': Kim Jong Un's troops are sent slowly jogging across open land and are 'a dream for Ukrainian machinegunners' in ruthless Russian meatgrinder tactic​

Madness of the North Korean 'suicide charges'

Kim Jong Un has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military, including to the Kursk border region, where Ukrainian forces seized territory earlier this year.

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Putin: Russia would not deny political asylum to Zelensky if he asked for it
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Trump Threatens Government With Total Paralysis, Says Debt Ceiling Could Plunge US Into Depression

Regular high-stakes bipartisan brinksmanship on the debt ceiling (i.e. Congressionally-mandated limits how much money the federal government can borrow) reached a fever pitch this week after President-Elect Trump picked up the political hot potato of an issue.

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Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On December 19, 2024 (Maps Update)

84 Ukrainian drones were destroyed by Russian air defense forces during the bight, according to the Russian MOD; Russian strikes were reported in the Krivy Rih region; Russian strikes were reported in the Sumy region; Russian strikes were reported in the Kharkiv region;

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Russian fashion model and TV presenter killed in Paris
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West has pumped over $300 billion into Ukraine – Orban​

Russia Hits Ukraine’s ‘Strategic’ Weapons Manufacturer in Retaliatory Strike – Why is it Important?

Russian forces earlier retaliated against Kiev’s ATACMS attack on the Taganrog military airfield with a massive shelling of Ukrainian energy infrastructure, which led to power outages across Ukraine.

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Six Dead, Including a Child, After Ukraine Strikes Rylsk in Russia's Kursk Region

Ukraine army launched a missile strike on the city of Rylsk in the Kursk region, as reported by Acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein on his Telegram channel.

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Russia Strikes Ukrainian SBU Coordination Center in Retaliation for Shelling of Chemical Plant

The Russian armed forces have launched a massive strike with long-range weapons in response to Kiev's shelling of on the Kamensky chemical plant in Russia's Rostov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

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Kyiv Forces Strike Another Hospital In Donbass Expanding Long List Of War Crimes

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have carried out an intentional strike at a hospital in the town of Gorlovka in the...

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Overview Of Russian And Ukrainian Strikes On December 20, 2024

Recently, Kyiv has increased missile and drone attacks on territory of Russia. Responding to further escalation, Russian army launched another...

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What's the US Deep State and How Could De-Dollarization Weaken It?

The return of Donald Trump to the White House raises questions about the surprises the US deep state may have prepared for the incoming president. It also prompts speculation on whether his victory signifies a weakening of the deep state and if Washington's foreign strategy will change.

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EU deletes ‘Ukraine must win’ mantra​

‘Middle finger’ to Trump: Medvedev comments on Zelensky’s Putin insult​

Macron booed during visit to cyclone-hit French island (VIDEO)​

Despair: A brazen killing in Moscow betrays a panic in Kiev​

Could European Peacekeepers Really be Deployed to Ukraine?

Few European countries would risk sending their soldiers to Ukraine as part of some kind of a peacekeeping force, former Swedish military officer and politician Mikael Valtersson told Sputnik.

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Trump gives oil ultimatum to EU​

Oreshnik vs Western Missile Defenses: Who Would Win?

The vaunted US THAAD and the Israeli Arrow 3 missile defense system, which probably could take on first-generation Russian hypersonic missile such as Kinzhal and Zircon, have a snowball’s chance in hell to intercept Oreshnik, a second-generation hypersonic weapon, military analyst Alexey Leonkov...

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US withdraws $10 million bounty for new Syrian leader​

German Military Supplies to Ukraine Amounted to $8.4Bln in 2024

Germany’s arms exports to Ukraine reached 8.13 billion euros ($8.4 billion) between January 1 and December 17, which is almost twice as much as in 2023, the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action said.

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Poland could legally equate Ukrainian nationalists with Hitler’s Nazis – media​

Ukrainian drones strike residential buildings deep inside Russia – officials (VIDEO)​

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Military-Industrial Complex Facilities

Russian aviation and artillery has destroyed energy facilities that support the operation of Ukrainian military industrial complex enterprises and the infrastructure of military airfields, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.

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How US Uses 'Spy Craze' to Crack Down on Chinese High-Tech Firms

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.

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Zelensky appoints ‘F-word’ diplomat as UN envoy​

NATO member sent ‘gender advisors’ to Ukraine​

Lessons Never Learned: How US Pushes Taiwan's Militarization

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.

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Kremlin comments on possible Scholz visit to Moscow​

Chinese Military Calls US Biggest Threat to Global Security After Alarmist Pentagon Report

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.

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EU state warns of ‘serious conflict’ with Kiev​

Ukrainian gas saboteurs arrested in Slovakia​

Car mows down shoppers at German Christmas market​

Musk calls Scholz ‘incompetent fool’ over Christmas market attack​

‘Associated Propaganda’: Musk hits out at AP​

Zelensky’s testing our patience – Slovak MEP​

Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On December 21, 2024 (Maps Update)

Russian drones and missiles struck targets in Kyiv and its region; Russian strikes were reported in the Kharkiv region; Russian strikes were reported in the Sumy region; Russian strikes were reported in the Kherson region; Russian forces advanced in the Pokrovsk direction;

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