North Korea Calls NATO Chief’s Seoul Visit a ‘Prelude’ to War

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North Korean state media on Monday denounced NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to South Korea as a “prelude to confrontation and war.” During his visit, Stoltenberg urged South Korea to “step up to the specific issue of military support” for Ukraine.

“The trip of the NATO secretary general to South Korea and Japan is a prelude to confrontation and war as it brings the dark clouds of a ‘new Cold War’ to the Asia-Pacific region,” North Korean political researcher Kim Tong-myong charged in an article published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), an outlet controlled by the North Korean regime.

Kim claimed NATO has turned Ukraine into a “theater of proxy war” against Russia and claimed Stoltenberg is attempting the same strategy against North Korea by building an Asian version of NATO.

On Saturday, dictator Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jong denounced the United States for promising to send 31 advanced main battle tanks to Ukraine. Kim said the offer crossed a “red line” and promised North Korea would “stand in the same trench” as the Russians against the United States.

“I express serious concern over the U.S. escalating the war situation by providing Ukraine with military hardware for ground offensive,” Kim said in a statement published by KCNA. (Read more from “North Korea Calls NATO Chief’s Seoul Visit a ‘Prelude’ to War” HERE)

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Biden Says U.S. Won’t Send F-16 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

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President Biden on Monday said the U.S. will not supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets to assist in their ongoing fight with Russia, which is heading into its second year.

“No,” Mr. Biden said when a reporter asked him if the U.S. would send the fighter jets to Ukraine.

Mr. Biden also said he was unsure if he would visit Europe for the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials last week renewed their calls for the U.S. and Germany to provide them with F-16 fighter jets, which have been on the country’s wish list since the war began last year.

The Biden administration has rebuffed such calls, saying that artillery, armor, and ground-based defense systems and tanks are more urgent needs because Ukraine must protect civilian infrastructure and repel Russian forces. (Read more from “Biden Says U.S. Won’t Send F-16 Fighter Jets to Ukraine” HERE)

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‘New Level of Confrontation’: Russia Reacts to U.S., Germany Tank Deliveries to Ukraine

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Russia responded Thursday for the first time regarding the decision by President Biden to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, accusing it of “direct involvement in the conflict.”

During his Wednesday announcement, Biden said the shipment of tanks that he classified as the “most capable tanks in the world” were not “an offensive threat to Russia.”

However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov clapped back at this and said, “There are constant statements from European capitals and Washington that the sending of various weapons systems to Ukraine, including tanks, in no way signifies the involvement of these countries or the alliance in hostilities in Ukraine.”

“We categorically disagree with this, and in Moscow, everything that the alliance and the capitals I mentioned are doing is seen as direct involvement in the conflict. We see that this is growing,” he told reporters, according to Reuters Thursday.

Russian officials have repeatedly accused the U.S. and NATO allies of being directly involved in the conflict despite the lack of Western troops in the war. (Read more from “‘New Level of Confrontation’: Russia Reacts to U.S., Germany Tank Deliveries to Ukraine” HERE)

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After Ukraine Scores U.S. Tanks, Kyiv Plans Push for Modern Fighter Jets

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Ukraine intends to press the United States for fourth-generation fighter jets after President Joe Biden agreed to send dozens of top U.S. battle tanks to aid Kyiv’s war against Russia.

The White House announced on Wednesday that it will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, a major reversal after officials said the tanks were too complicated and high-maintenance for the inexperienced Ukraine military to effectively use. Biden said the tanks symbolized “unflagging commitment” to Ukraine’s cause.

“These tanks are further evidence of our enduring, unflagging commitment to Ukraine and our confidence in the skill of the Ukrainian forces,” Biden said. “As I told President Zelensky when he was here — and today is his birthday, by the way — in December: We’re with you for as long as it takes, Mr. President.”

The tanks will be paid for through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a fund approved by Congress to aid Ukraine. Using the fund will delay Ukraine’s reception of the tanks by months, according to POLITICO.

The Pentagon will procure the tanks as well as support vehicles and supplies to give to the Ukrainians to maintain the battle machines. While the aid is being prepared and shipped, the U.S. will train the Ukrainian military on how to use and maintain the tanks. (Read more from “After Ukraine Scores U.S. Tanks, Kyiv Plans Push for Modern Fighter Jets” HERE)

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Country Could Deny Rapper Entry Over Antisemitism, Official Says

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A senior Australian government minister said Wednesday that rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, could be refused a visa due to antisemitic comments if he attempts to visit Australia.

Education Minister Jason Clare was responding to media reports that the U.S. celebrity intends to visit the family of new Australian partner Bianca Censori in Melbourne next week.

Clare said he did not know if Ye had applied for a visa but that Australia has previously refused them to people with antisemitic views. (Read more from “Country Could Deny Rapper Entry Over Antisemitism, Official Says” HERE)

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Pressure Grows on Germany to Authorize Tank Shipment to Break Ukraine War Stalemate

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Germany found itself under intense and growing pressure Sunday as the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz weighed whether to authorize the shipment of its coveted Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

U.S., Ukrainian and European officials urged Berlin to act after a summit Friday at the American military base in Ramstein, Germany, failed to nail down an agreement.

Ukraine says it needs some 300 Western tanks to bolster its forces against dug-in Russian troops in the eastern and southern parts of the country in the 11-month-old war. Both sides are preparing for further offensives when the weather allows.

An intelligence assessment of the fighting over the weekend from the British Defense Ministry described an increasingly deadlocked struggle in Ukraine’s Donbas region, with new Russian overall commander Sergei Shoigu reorganizing forces and apparently settling in for a long, grinding war of attrition.

Germany has balked at supplying Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine or authorizing other European countries such as Poland to transfer their own Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in part because of divisions within Mr. Scholz’s coalition government and in part for fear that the move would prove too provocative to the Kremlin. (Read more from “Pressure Grows on Germany to Authorize Tank Shipment to Break Ukraine War Stalemate” HERE)

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Russian Leader Claims New Arms Package Will Likely Result in Nuclear War; Ukraine Defense Ministry Corrupt

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A close ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that delivering offensive weapons to Kyiv will lead to a world disaster by making arguments against using nuclear weapons untenable.

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Duma — Russia’s lower house of parliament — warned that US and NATO support of Ukraine is pushing the world to a “terrible war”.

He singled out the delivery of longer range weapons that could hit Russian territory.

“If Washington and NATO countries supply weapons that will be used to strike civilian cities and attempt to seize our territories, as they threaten, this will lead to retaliatory measures using more powerful weapons,” Volodin said on Telegram. . .

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense denied signing military contracts at inflated prices on Sunday, rejecting accusations of corruption in a country where embezzlement is rife. (Read more from “Russian Leader Claims New Arms Package Will Likely Results in Nuclear War; Ukraine Defense Ministry Corrupt” HERE)

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This Conservative Nation Just Passed a Law Requiring 30% Of All Leaders in Government and Private Industry to Be Women

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[L]awmakers [in Sierra Leone] voted unanimously to pass the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act in November. Now, Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has signed the bill into law, just five months before general elections.

The Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act includes a legal requirement for all designated private and public bodies in the small West African nation to ensure at least 30% of their workforce is female. That ratio must be maintained across all levels within the organizations, with the legislation explicitly stating that 30% of leadership or decision-making roles must be set aside for women.

The act also specifies a 30% minimum quota of women for all elective and appointive positions in Sierra Leone’s government or public offices, along with the requirement that every government department has its own gender unit within its planning office. . .

Sierra Leone’s president, who is running for a second and final five-year term in office, took to Twitter on Thursday after signing the “landmark” law, saying in a series of posts that “REAL CHANGE has been ushered into our great nation.”

“The Bill will also revolutionise our government’s engagement with WOMEN – making them equal partners in our task to build a strong and vibrant country,” Bio tweeted. “Women’s rights are Human rights.” (Read more from “This Conservative Nation Just Passed a Law Requiring 30% Of All Leaders in Government and Private Industry to Be Women” HERE)

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Saudi Arabia Expresses Willingness to Trade In Other Currencies After Russia Announces Gold-Backed Stablecoin Project

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Days after Russia revealed its partnership with Iran in developing a gold-backed stablecoin that will be used for trade settlements, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed its interest in trading currencies other than fiat like the U.S. dollar.

The kingdom’s finance minister said Tuesday he has no issues talking about currencies used in trades as long as they would help improve global trade.

“There are no issues with discussing how we settle our trade arrangements, whether it is in the U.S. dollar, whether it is the euro, whether it is the Saudi riyal,” Mohammed Al-Jadaan told Bloomberg, adding, “I don’t think we are waving away or ruling out any discussion that will help improve the trade around the world.”

Saudi Arabia has maintained a currency peg to the U.S. dollar for decades, and a new currency to settle its trades could mean it is exploring more relations with other countries like China, which is a crucial player in global trading.

When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia in 2022, it was discussed that China would purchase more oil from the Middle East and mentioned settling trade deals using yuan, the Chinese currency. (Read more from “Saudi Arabia Expresses Willingness to Trade In Other Currencies After Russia Announces Gold-Backed Stablecoin Project” HERE)

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Top Putin Ally Directly Threatens West With Nuclear Strikes if Russia Loses Ukraine War

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One of Putin’s closest allies has threatened to unleash nuclear war on the West if Russia is defeated in Ukraine.

Ex-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev made the warning to Nato leaders as he appeared to urge them to halt sending weapons to Zelensky’s troops.

He posted on Telegram: “The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war.

“Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends.

“And this should be obvious to anyone. Even a Western politician with any trace of intelligence.” (Read more from “Top Putin Ally Directly Threatens West With Nuclear Strikes if Russia Loses Ukraine War” HERE)

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