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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US billionaire Elon Musk on Monday called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky an "all-time" champion for the US "greatest heist," commenting on US President Joe Biden’s decision to allocate another $2.5 billion to Ukraine. "All-time champ," Musk said on X in response to another user’s comment saying that the Ukrainian leader "has genuinely pulled off one of the greatest money heists of all time." Earlier in the day, Biden announced another package of aid to Ukraine worth nearly $2.5 billion. US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the Ukraine conflict through talks. He has repeatedly said he...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled his country, now under the protection of Vladimir Putin in Moscow. In only a few days, a regime that had withstood over a decade of brutal civil war crumbled into dust before the onslaught of a new rebel offensive.Now, Syria teeters on the brink of tribal mayhem as disparate factions espousing differing strains of radical Islamism begin to squabble over the carcass and jostle for power. ISIS has even reemerged as part of the victorious rebel coalition, prompting U.S. airstrikes over the weekend.But, on cue, the neocons crawled out of the woodwork to gloat,...

Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations, while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO. In his first formal television interview -- and just six weeks before he takes office -- Trump again signaled that US support for Ukraine will scale back, saying he will "probably" cut the aid helping Kyiv repel the Russian invasion. Trump also said he would "very quickly" look at pardons for supporters jailed for storming the US Capitol after his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden. The interview on NBC's...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believes President-elect Donald Trump is in danger as he awaits his Inauguration this coming January. "What was most striking ... was not even that absolutely uncivilized means of struggle were used against Trump, absolutely uncivilized, up to and including attempted murder, and more than once,” Putin said at a press conference in Kazakhstan Thursday. He then added ominously, "By the way, in my opinion, he is not safe now." Taking questions for over an hour before departing from the CTSO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) Summit, he lambasted how Trump was treated in the run-up...

Putin has vowed to incinerate Ukraine with new missiles firing warheads almost as hot as on the surface of the sun. The Russian dictator said he would use the new Oreshnik missiles to turn areas of Ukraine “to dust” in blasts “comparable to nuclear weapons”. In a speech to ex-Soviet state leaders in Kazakhstan Putin vowed to ramp up his country’s production of hypersonic missiles, in a bid to outpace the West’s ability to supply Ukraine. Boasting about his new super-weapon Oreshnik, he said that in future it would be devastating in the destruction it caused. “Of course, there are...

Could Donald Trump’s master plan for Ukraine bring an end to the war and spell economic disaster for Russia? In this video, we explore how President-Elect Trump’s bold strategies and peace plans could halt Putin’s ambitions while exposing the vulnerabilities of Russia’s wartime economy. From sanctions to demilitarized zones, Trump’s approach might force Russia into an economic collapse. Could this strategy reshape global geopolitics?

Ukraine may direct its next strike with Western missiles at the Rostov region. There are many facilities there that could be a target for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reports The Wall Street Journal. Russian airfields, ammunition depots, and training grounds are no longer safe after the allies gave Ukraine permission to hit targets in Russia. Hundreds of targets are now within range of missiles that are more powerful than the long-range drones used by Ukraine. The Institute for the Study of War found about 200 military targets within range of ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles. ISW analyst George Barros notes...

The Russian Ministry of Defense has developed a forecast for the evolution of the global military-political situation until 2045, which includes the elimination of Ukraine and its division into parts. Moscow may transmit this plan to the United States through diplomatic channels, according to the Interfax-Ukraine agency. How Russia’s plan looks The first part, according to the Russian plan, involves the so-called new regions of Russia. This refers to the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions, and Crimea with Sevastopol, which are to officially become part of the Russian Federation. This is the focus of Moscow today. The second part, according...

Russian viewers were shocked when a Kremlin spokeswoman got a call from an unknown person who ordered her not to talk about Vladimir Putin’s ICBM attack. The tyrant launched a revenge attack on Ukraine after the country hit a Russian site using British-made missiles. Ukrainian authorities said this morning the Russian military launched an attack on Dnipro using multiple types of missiles, including one known as an intercontinental ballistic missile - or ICBM. But during a live press conference after the attack, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was suddenly called by an unknown person. During the call, it appears...

Ukraine's parliament canceled a session on Friday as security was tightened after Russia deployed a new ballistic missile that threatens to escalate the nearly three-year war. Three Ukrainian lawmakers confirmed that the parliamentary session previously scheduled was canceled due to the ongoing threat of Russian missile attacks targeting government buildings in the city center. Not only is the parliament closed, “there was also recommendation to limit the work of all commercial offices and NGOs that remain in that perimeter, and local residents were warned of the increased threat,” said lawmaker Mykyta Poturaiev, who added this is not the first time...

The winning presidential candidate in the 2024 election cycle promised to find a way to a negotiated peace between Russia and Ukraine. Days later, the current president ignored this mandate and authorized Ukrainian forces to use long-range missiles inside Russian territory. Lo and behold, they did. To Tucker Carlson.. that’s “the most evil thing I’ve ever seen in my lifetime.” ... after the election was over, Biden allowed Ukrainian forces to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to attack inside Russia ... the weapons “could initially target positions in the Kursk region, where Russia has amassed more than...

Former Polish Deputy Minister Piotr Kulpa alleged that up to half of the U.S. aid money given to Ukraine was stolen by Ukrainian officials. He made the accusations on Thursday while speaking with Ukrainian journalist Lana Shevchuk, according to RT. Kulpa even claimed that Ukraine has been swindling some of that money back to the U.S. Democrat Party. “Everyone understands that war-related corruption is linked not only with Ukraine, but also the supplier nation,” he said, according to RT. “Who would ever believe that the US burned through $2 trillion in Afghanistan? It’s delusional!” The U.S. Democrat Party allegedly got...

Vladimir Putin has said he will fire more of Russia's new hypersonic missiles at targets in Ukraine. The Russian president added that his country has already begun mass production of the nuclear-capable weapon. Putin also said that Moscow would carry out more tests of the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in 'combat conditions,' a day after firing one on Ukraine. 'We will continue these tests, including in combat conditions, depending on the situation and character of the security threats posted to Russia,' he said in a televised meeting with military chiefs. Putin said that while it isn't an intercontinental missile, it's...