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Dec 17 2025 
Expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board: Putin and Mr Belousov
The President took part in an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre of the Russian Federation.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Belousov, Comrades,
Today, at the expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board, we will discuss our results over…
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Dec 17 2025 
Seeking creativity but all there is, is stacking failures and a blue funk
Usually, the creativity is findable and if not, an understanding of the world is there. Moving into 2026 feels like a dark hole.
President Putin stated this morning: “There is no such thing as a civilized family in the West today…
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Dec 17 2025 
FM Lavrov and Iran FM Araghchi: Joint Press Conference After Moscow Talks
Lavrov and Iran FM Araghchi Hold Joint Press Conference After Moscow Talks
A few Lavrov quotes:
West is attempting to distort all norms of international law, trying to replace it with their own rules — Lavrov
This just reflects their 500-year neocolonial desire…
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Dec 17 2025 
A Tunnel in Time
Europe’s choice is to surrender or die.
By Rotislav Ishchenko at ukraine.ru.
(machine translation)
Alastair Crook, a retired British diplomat, has stated that the European Union is preparing a provocation on a scale comparable to Pearl Harbor, with the aim of drawing the United…
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Dec 16 2025 
All under heaven
Featured Image: Children play on a sculpture of the mythical beast Jiliang, a divine horse mentioned in the Shan Hai Jing, by Qiu Qijing on display at an exhibition on the Kunlun Mountains Photo: Courtesy of Qiu Qijing
Global Times
Editor’s Note:
Perched…
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Dec 16 2025 
Chinese MFA spox: Guo Jiakun
-Declassified Russia-provided archives on Soviet interrogations of the Japanese Unit 731
-Election Chile
-No Pandas for Japan
-Countermeasures against Shigeru Iwasaki, former senior official of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces
-Mass shooting in Sydney, Australia’s
-Watercannon and Filipino fishers.
-Jimmy Lai’s sentencing
-Cambodia and ThailandCCTV: On December 13,…
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Dec 16 2025 
Brian Berletic: Thai-Cambodian Conflict Threatens Asian Stability by Design
“Major hostilities erupted once again in early to mid-December in Southeast Asia along the borders of Thailand and Cambodia following a troubled “ceasefire” that included incidents and provocations for months since the last round of major fighting took place in…
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Dec 16 2025 
NATO’s “Strategy of Tension” Is Playing Out Right Now – Bondi Beach & Mossad’s Arrival
Are we watching NATO’s Strategy of Tension plan unfolding right before our eyes? Two potential false-flag attacks over the weekend. One on Bondi Beach in Australia killing 15 people one in Rhode Island at Brown University where 2 students were…
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Dec 16 2025 
Angelo Giuliano & More: The siege on Venezuela
Is This the New Shape of War? The Venezuela Precedent***
What defines war today? It is no longer just the sound of artillery or the movement of armies. It has become something quieter and far more patient. Look closely at Venezuela.…
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Dec 15 2025 
Europe documenting their illusions
Confirming earlier illusions, European leaders have published a joint statement outlining their vision for security guarantees for Kiev, including the possibility of deploying “multinational forces” in Ukraine.
▪️The statement was signed by German Chancellor Merz, Finnish President Sipilä, French President Macron,…
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Dec 15 2025 
Michael Hudson: The Ceasefire Charade
With Nima:
This is a little older but given the charade that we are watching in terms of a Ukraine plan, it is a perfect day. This is why Russia thanks the US because the US is part of the charade…
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Dec 15 2025 
FM Sergey Lavrov’s interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2065749/) with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting media corporation (Moscow, December 15, 2025)
Read in full (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2065749/)
Key points:
• Throughout history, Europe has repeatedly been a source of all evil and spawn of deepest crises.…
