(2023-12-27). Russia: Christmas Liberation of Maryinka. orinocotribune.com By Russell Bentley — Dec 25, 2023 | The official announcement of the liberation of Maryinka, made by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to President Putin on Christmas Day is a beautiful present for hundreds of thousands of Donbass residents, especially in our neighborhood, the Petrovsky District of Donetsk. | Petrovsky has become another legendary place in this war, like
(2023-12-27). Is Kiev Regime Now Killing Foreign Journalists to Hide Its Corruption? globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-27). Rusia acusa a Kiev de preparar provocación con armas químicas. telesurtv.net Zajárova señaló que existe la posibilidad de que Ucrania organice "otro ataque de falsa bandera antirrusa".
(2023-12-27). Europe Betrayed. Minsk Peace Negotiations "Did Not Fail"? They Prepared Ukraine for War With Russia? Angela Merkel. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-27). Biden Tries To Rein In Spain After Veto Of EU Entry In Anti-Yemen Taskforce. popularresistance.org US President Joe Biden spoke with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez on 22 December to discuss bilateral relations and the "dramatic situation" in Gaza. | The NATO partners "stressed the importance of ensuring the conflict does not expand in the region, to include condemning ongoing [Yemeni] attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea," the White House readout of the call highlights. | However, the official readouts do not mention Spain's role in the recently announced Operation Prosperity Guardian, as reports in Spanish media have revealed that Sanchez's office ordered Madrid's mission in Brussels to ve…
(2023-12-27). Christians of Palestine: Church Leaders Do Not Represent Us. orinocotribune.com The justifications of the heads of churches in Palestine for their meeting with the president of the genocidal, ethnic cleansing and displacing Zionist state, Haim Herzog, did not succeed in stopping the popular campaign against the provocative normalization meeting for Palestinians in general and Christians in particular. Neither the talk of "status quo," nor "protocol," nor what they said in their explanatory statement, as they described it, but rather the apologetic statement, as it seems, that they demanded "to stop the bloodbath," while their statement did not refer to the entity as the perpetrator of "the b…
(2023-12-27). 65th anniversary of Cuban Revolution greeted in Dominican Republic. plenglish.com On behalf of the members of the Campaign, its national coordinator, Roberto Payano, | He highlighted to Prensa Latina the friendly relations that unite the two peoples, who are so geographically close and have strong cultural and historical ties. | Founded on June 14, 1990, the institution held the 33rd National Solidarity Meeting with the Caribbean island at the beginning of December, which included the participation of the president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando González, and international delegates. | Payano said that, as usual, next year they will continue to support C…
(2023-12-27). Presentan confesiones de autores del asesinato de rapero venezolano. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía no solo descartó la hipótesis del suicidio, sino que estableció la autoría del doble asesinato ocurrido en 2015.
(2023-12-27). Comisión parlamentaria turca respalda adhesión de Suecia a la OTAN. twitter.com El ente, compuesto por 27 miembros, incluido Erdogan, aceptó la solicitud, que fue remitida a la Asamblea Nacional.
(2023-12-27). Headlines for December 27, 2023. democracynow.org Death Toll in Gaza Tops 21,000; Israeli Drone Kills Six Palestinians in West Bank, As Egypt Proposes Ceasefire, Israel Says Attack on Gaza to Continue for "Many More Months", 80 Unidentified Palestinians Buried in Mass Graves in Rafah, Netanyahu Backs Expelling All Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli Soldier Dies from Fungal Infection in Gaza as Public Health Crisis Grows, Israeli Conscientious Objector Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison, Israel to Halt Automatically Granting Visas to U.N. Workers, Pentagon Intercept & Shoot Down 12 Houthi Drones in Red Sea, Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea But Loses…
(2023-12-27). Dec 27, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
Going home — Mark Knopfler The End of War? by Bill Astore Russia — China Are on a Roll, by Pepe Escobar Craig Murray: What We've Learned in 2023 Are Four World Takeover Conspiracies Hiding in Plain Sight? Kevin Barrett, Peter Myers Netanyahu Advocates Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians of Gaza: Believe him, by Juan Cole Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, killing 250 Palestinians in 24 hours Palestine Solidarity Crackdown: Challenges in the US & Europe, by Layla Kattermann, Diala Shamas This Can't Be Another Instance Of Genocide ‚Ää— ‚ÄäIsrael Bel…
(2023-12-27). China, Saudi Drive BRICS' Push to Erase Dollar in Global Economy. infobrics.org The global financial landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with the BRICS alliance — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — at the forefront of a daring initiative to challenge the supremacy of the US dollar…
(2023-12-27). Why Egypt's New Nuclear Plant Is a Long-Term Win for Russia. infobrics.org With 22 countries pledging to triple global nuclear energy production by 2050 at the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai, sincere prospects for growth in global nuclear energy market is on the table…
(2023-12-27). Russia's Oil Exports to China and India Surge. infobrics.org Russia has increased significantly its crude oil exports to China and India this year, with volumes to China hitting 100 million tons annually, or around 2 million barrels per day…
(2023-12-27). Liberation of Maryinka shows Russian troops continue to advance. infobrics.org Despite the slowness of the military moves, control of the conflict lies entirely with the Russians, who progressively gain territories and consolidate positions.
(2023-12-27). Report: US Is Shifting Strategy on Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US and its European allies are quietly shifting their strategy in Ukraine from supporting Kyiv's unrealistic goal of driving Russian forces out to encouraging a defensive posture with future negotiations in mind, POLITICO reported on Wednesday, citing US and European officials. The US and its close allies have discouraged peace talks throughout the conflict, …
(2023-12-27). Ukraine Has Civil Rights Problems that Relegate Russians to Second-class Status — US Expert. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-27). Russia FM reasserts Moscow's respect for Iran's territorial integrity. presstv.ir Russia reasserts respect for Iran's territorial integrity after Tehran's criticism of an Arab-Russian statement backing the UAE's claim about three Iranian islands.
(2023-12-27). Japan exports Patriot missiles to assist US-led war on Russia. wsws.org Conscious of wide-spread anti-war sentiment, the Kishida government's decision was taken without any public parliamentary debate and behind the backs of the working class.
(2023-12-27). Russia congratulates DPRK for New Year. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The State Affairs Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, received a congratulatory message from United Russia Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, it was reported on Wednesday.
(2023-12-27). BREAKING NEWS — Russia Admits to Interfering in U.S. Elections and They Vow To Do It Again! sonar21.com 
Caution. Yes, this is a genuine "click bait" headline. I am sorry. I couldn't resist the temptation to have some fun. In the following video there are Russian actors who insist that Moscow has been pulling the strings on their puppet, Joe Biden. It is very clever satire. I think the Russians finally realized that a lot of Americans are convinced that Russia is intervening in our Presidential elections and decided to tweak the American political crazies about this delusion. | Here is the dastardly Rooskie plot. | Shakespeare is rightly acknowledged as a literary genius. But perhaps he also was a prophet.
(2023-12-27). Putin signs law on tariff preference to friendly states. independent.co.ug 
Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law that authorizes the government to temporarily reduce or fully eliminate export duties of certain goods to "friendly countries." The law will empower the Russian government to lower export duties on shipments to friendly countries for a period of up to six months. …
(2023-12-27). US Foreign Policy Is a Scam Built on Corruption. pressenza.com The $1.5 trillion in military outlays each year is the scam that keeps on giving—to the military-industrial complex and the Washington insiders—even as it impoverishes and endangers America and the world. | By Jeffrey D. Sachs | On the surface, US foreign policy seems to be utterly irrational. The US gets into one disastrous war after another — Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and Gaza. In recent days, the US stands globally isolated in its support of Israel's genocidal actions against the Palestinians, voting against a UN General Assembly resolution for a Gaza ceasefire backed by 153 c…
(2023-12-27). Secretaries Blinken, Mayorkas travel to Mexico City to organize further crackdown on immigrants. wsws.org Seeking to shore up Republican votes for Ukraine war funding, top Biden administration officials are en route to Mexico City in a bid to force President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to impose new crackdowns on immigrants traveling to the United States.
(2023-12-27). Zelensky's "Forced Recruitment" Could Trigger Civil War, No More Western Money for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-27). US Announces $250 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration announced a new $250 million weapons package for Ukraine that the White House said will be the last until Congress approves new spending for the proxy war. The arms package uses the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows the US to ship weapons straight from US military stockpiles. The Pentagon still has over …
(2023-12-27). Ukrainian Government Workers Will Face Salary and Pension Delays If US and EU Don't Approve More Aid. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Wednesday that Ukrainian government workers could face delays in the payment of their salaries or pensions if the US and the EU do not approve new aid packages soon. "The support of partners is extremely critical," Svyrydenko said, according to Financial Times. "We need it urgently." The US …