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Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:22 pm to Lee B
quote:Putin also has a mansion in Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
I thought Putin's only official private residence is a tiny apartment in a building in Moscow, apart from the official residence in the Kremlin?
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In addition, Vladimir Putin's Valdai residence, also known as "Uzhin" or "Dolgiye Borody," is a heavily guarded complex located on the shores of Lake Valdai, approximately 360 km (225 miles) north of Moscow.
The residence is part of a network of high-security his official homes and private estates across Russia, designed to protect the president from potential threats.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 4:12 am to LSURussian
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Igor Sechin @rosneft I asked you before, how is business? All going according to the plan? Heard business is smokin' hot! I didn't hear back, you must be busy.
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 1/2/26 at 4:23 am to Coeur du Tigre
Posted on 1/2/26 at 4:32 am to Coeur du Tigre
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GUR chief Kyrylo Budanov announced that Ukrainian intelligence faked the death of RDK commander Denis Nikitin to expose a Russian assassination plot and collect the $500,000 that was to be paid for his supposed killing. That Russian money will now go to support the Ukrainian army.
What is especially interesting about this secret operation is that it closely mirrors the 2018 case of Russian dissident journalist Arkady Babchenko, who was working in Ukraine at the time.
Back then, the international community was full of moralists condemning the move, arguing that Ukraine should not have lied or declared a journalist dead. That criticism was ridiculous then, just as it is today, because a public announcement was necessary—both then and now—to catch the people who ordered the murder.
On the day of the Babchenko story, I broke the news internationally in a very emotional moment. I was in the newsroom with his colleagues at the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR, and I saw with my own eyes how shocked, happy, and relieved they were to see him alive.
Not a single one of them questioned the necessity of such a staged operation—unlike many in the Western world.
It seems that today the world is slowly changing for the better, with fewer useless moralists who fail to see the real problem: Russians are killing people all over the world.
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Posted on 1/2/26 at 7:04 am to Coeur du Tigre
UNITED24 Media?
?@united24media.com?
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Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov says he has accepted President Zelenskyy’s offer to lead the Office of the President.
?@united24media.com?
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Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov says he has accepted President Zelenskyy’s offer to lead the Office of the President.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 7:08 am to cypher
Russia may be preparing 'large-scale provocation with human casualties,' Ukraine's intelligence warns
January 2, 2026 2:21 pm
Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service warned on Jan. 2 that Russia may be preparing "a large-scale provocation with human casualties" as part of its efforts to disrupt the U.S.-mediated peace talks.
The Foreign Intelligence Service said that it predicts with "high probability" that Russian special services may be planning armed provocation, expected to take place on the eve or on the day of Christmas according to the Julian calendar, Jan. 7. The potential provocation may happen at a religious building or other sites of high symbolic significance, either in Russia or in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, it added.
Moscow has recently been spreading disinformation in an apparent attempt to undermine the U.S.-led peace negotiations. Russia claimed that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence on Dec. 29. Both Ukraine and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency denied that such an attempted attack had occurred.
The Foreign Intelligence Service claimed that Moscow is expected to try to falsify evidence of Ukraine's involvement by leaving fragments of Western-made strike drones at the site of the provocation.
"Exploiting fear and committing terrorist acts with human casualties under a 'foreign flag' is entirely consistent with the modus operandi of the Russian special services," the Foreign Intelligence Service said in a Telegram post.
The Kyiv Independent:
January 2, 2026 2:21 pm
Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service warned on Jan. 2 that Russia may be preparing "a large-scale provocation with human casualties" as part of its efforts to disrupt the U.S.-mediated peace talks.
The Foreign Intelligence Service said that it predicts with "high probability" that Russian special services may be planning armed provocation, expected to take place on the eve or on the day of Christmas according to the Julian calendar, Jan. 7. The potential provocation may happen at a religious building or other sites of high symbolic significance, either in Russia or in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, it added.
Moscow has recently been spreading disinformation in an apparent attempt to undermine the U.S.-led peace negotiations. Russia claimed that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence on Dec. 29. Both Ukraine and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency denied that such an attempted attack had occurred.
The Foreign Intelligence Service claimed that Moscow is expected to try to falsify evidence of Ukraine's involvement by leaving fragments of Western-made strike drones at the site of the provocation.
"Exploiting fear and committing terrorist acts with human casualties under a 'foreign flag' is entirely consistent with the modus operandi of the Russian special services," the Foreign Intelligence Service said in a Telegram post.
The Kyiv Independent:
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Posted on 1/2/26 at 8:24 am to cypher
Loss of Iran will definitely impact Russia's abilities on the front.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 8:29 am to CitizenK
Some context for the big battles coming in 2026.
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 1/2/26 at 10:02 am to VolSquatch
I don't have very much confidence in what an internet hack has to say about the Ukraine war if he doesn't know how to spell "separate" correctly.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 10:07 am to VolSquatch
The most crucial year yet?????
I wonder what the guy said in 22? 23? 24? Last year?
Since all those years have passed and 2026 is here certainly it’s the most crucial year. By that I mean it’s the only year we have right now.
Could 2026 bring a Russian breakthrough? A collapse of the Russian economy and their war effort? Sure, either could happen; however, I doubt anyone really knows for certain if the stalemate with Russian gradually walking east will continue as is.
I wonder what the guy said in 22? 23? 24? Last year?
Since all those years have passed and 2026 is here certainly it’s the most crucial year. By that I mean it’s the only year we have right now.
Could 2026 bring a Russian breakthrough? A collapse of the Russian economy and their war effort? Sure, either could happen; however, I doubt anyone really knows for certain if the stalemate with Russian gradually walking east will continue as is.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 10:19 am to doubleb
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The most crucial year yet?????
I wonder what the guy said in 22? 23? 24? Last year?
I have no idea, Hellin retweeted something else of his on the same subject so I checked his account out.
Yes there is some fluff there for sure. However I think his assessment of the importance of those areas is correct, though not really groundbreaking information either.
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Could 2026 bring a Russian breakthrough? A collapse of the Russian economy and their war effort? Sure, either could happen; however, I doubt anyone really knows for certain if the stalemate with Russian gradually walking east will continue as is.
I don't get the impression that he was implying anything of the sort, just saying how important these areas are.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 10:21 am to LSURussian
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I don't have very much confidence in what an internet hack has to say about the Ukraine war if he doesn't know how to spell "separate" correctly.
Good point, that's usually a tell. Or like when they don't know the meaning of pretty common phrases such as "semi-retired".
Posted on 1/2/26 at 10:24 am to VolSquatch
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:01 am to VolSquatch
Not sure if this is about air assault units being converted to heavy infantry, or something else/bigger.
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:26 am to VolSquatch
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I don't get the impression that he was implying anything of the sort, just saying how important these areas are.
That is obvious, what isn't obvious is what he means by the most critical year yet.
It seems as if he is hyping things up for clicks.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:16 pm to doubleb
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That is obvious, what isn't obvious is what he means by the most critical year yet.
I think you can figure a lot of that out by reading the tweets.
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It seems as if he is hyping things up for clicks
Idk, it probably is the most critical year yet. But each additional year is probably more critical than the last so that isn't telling us much
You're kind of hyper focusing on just that part of the post a bit too much it seems.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:20 pm to VolSquatch
The cat and mouse game both sides are playing with drone modifications has been something to watch.
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:59 pm to VolSquatch
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You're kind of hyper focusing on just that part of the post a bit too much it seems.
That was because it was so out there.
The guy appeared to just wsnt clicks. No I fight, just a bold statement.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:13 pm to doubleb
Well I was posting the quote tweet mainly but yes maybe he does just want clicks. There seems to be a lot of agreement on the premise though.
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