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The former presidential candidate blasted the explosion in federal transfer payments, which he said grew from $1.7 trillion before the pandemic to nearly $5 trillion today.
"When the government overtaxes people and reallocates money through a massive system, itโs ripe for abuse," he told Fox News.
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Prime Minister Andrej Babiลก declared the Czech Republic "can no longer give money from the Czech budget to Ukraine," citing domestic needs and arguing EU funds already provide massive support.
"We have to be realistic. If someone says that we will defeat Russia, then experts say no," he added.
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๐คก โEven schoolkids knowโ: Polish PM sparks backlash over history slip
Polish lawmakers have accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of rewriting history after he misstated the founding date of the Polish state during his New Yearโs address, Fakt reports.
In the speech, Tusk claimed that the start of 2026 marks 1,001 years since Polandโs founding. But Poles traditionally trace their statehood to 966 ADโthe baptism of Duke Mieszko I, a cornerstone of Polish history.
The slip didnโt go unnoticed, quickly drawing fire from viewers and MPs.
Polish historian Kamil Janicki called Tuskโs remark controversial and an odd choice for a New Yearโs message.
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Polish lawmakers have accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of rewriting history after he misstated the founding date of the Polish state during his New Yearโs address, Fakt reports.
In the speech, Tusk claimed that the start of 2026 marks 1,001 years since Polandโs founding. But Poles traditionally trace their statehood to 966 ADโthe baptism of Duke Mieszko I, a cornerstone of Polish history.
The slip didnโt go unnoticed, quickly drawing fire from viewers and MPs.
โItโs no secret that Tusk views the Christian heritage of our homeland with disdain, but even elementary school students know that our history begins with the Baptism of Polandโunless, of course, the PM has decided to rewrite history,โ wrote Mariusz Blaszczak, head of the Law and Justice parliamentary group, on X.
Polish historian Kamil Janicki called Tuskโs remark controversial and an odd choice for a New Yearโs message.
โPicking a specific date was unnecessary,โ Janicki said, adding that it should have been obvious the statement would be seen as provocative.
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๐จ๐ป๐ชExplosions rocked the capital of Venezuela, Caracas
According to Reuters, the area around a military base in the southern part of the city has been left without power.
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According to Reuters, the area around a military base in the southern part of the city has been left without power.
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๐ท๐บ๐ฅ Russian marine ropes in Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone mid-air
A drone operator of the 177th Separate Guards Marine Regiment, operating in support of Russiaโs Tsentr Battlegroup, took down the Ukrainian drone using a rope.
The enemy forces had intended to use the heavy Baba Yaga drone to strike a group of Russian servicemen they had spotted.
Once he saw the drone, the Russian serviceman sent his own UAV towards it.
His plan worked. The Baba Yaga with its warhead went down. Importantly, his own drone survived the encounter.
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A drone operator of the 177th Separate Guards Marine Regiment, operating in support of Russiaโs Tsentr Battlegroup, took down the Ukrainian drone using a rope.
The enemy forces had intended to use the heavy Baba Yaga drone to strike a group of Russian servicemen they had spotted.
โThe Baba Yagaโs got a serious warheadโone drop can wipe out an entire assault unit,โ said the drone operator.
Once he saw the drone, the Russian serviceman sent his own UAV towards it.
โI closed in, gained a little altitude above it, and tried to get my rope tangled in its rotors,โ he said.
His plan worked. The Baba Yaga with its warhead went down. Importantly, his own drone survived the encounter.
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๐จ๐ป๐ชExplosions rocked the capital of Venezuela, Caracas According to Reuters, the area around a military base in the southern part of the city has been left without power. ๐ Subscribe to @SputnikInt
๐จ๐ป๐ช Maduro orders immediate deployment of country's comprehensive defense - FM
More statements by Venezuela's Foreign Ministry:
โซ๏ธ The ministry strongly condemns the US aggression
โซ๏ธ Authorities call on all national forces to step up mobilization plans
โซ๏ธ Venezuela's president orders all national defense plans are now being implemented
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More statements by Venezuela's Foreign Ministry:
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๐จ๐ป๐ชExplosions rocked the capital of Venezuela, Caracas According to Reuters, the area around a military base in the southern part of the city has been left without power. ๐ Subscribe to @SputnikInt
๐จ๐บ๐ธ ๐ป๐ช US strikes on Venezuela: What's known so far
โซ๏ธ US officials confirmed that military strikes have been launched against Venezuela, Fox News reports
โซ๏ธ The attack was initially planned for Christmas but was postponed due to weather conditions, according to CBS
โซ๏ธ Military aircraft are audible over the capital, Caracas
โซ๏ธ A fire broke out at the port of La Guaira following a strike
โซ๏ธ US aviation authorities have banned commercial flights in Venezuelan airspace, says Fox News
โซ๏ธ Venezuelaโs government condemned a โvery serious grave military aggressionโ by the US targeting Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira
โซ๏ธ President Nicolas Maduro has signed a state of emergency and ordered all national defense plans to be implemented โat the appropriate time and under the appropriate circumstancesโ
โซ๏ธ Venezuela will file complaints before the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General
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๐จ๐บ๐ธ๐ป๐ชDonald Trump confirms the US carried out strikes on Venezuela, claims Maduro and his wife were captured
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The US aggression has effectively validated many of the warnings voiced by the late Hugo Chรกvez and by current Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro โabout the US meddling in Venezuelaโs affairs, about the economic war, sanctions and all suffering of the Venezuelan people,โ Argentinian international relations expert Tadeo Casteglione told Sputnik.
He noted that the escalation in Venezuela follows the usual pattern of US interference in the affairs of Latin American states.
๐ฌ โIt demonstrates a dangerous level of complete irrationality of the US government,โ he added.
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๐จ Russia condemns US armed aggression against Venezuela
Key points from the statement:
๐ถ Moscow says the justifications cited by Washington are unfounded, driven by ideological hostility rather than pragmatic diplomacy
๐ถ Russia urges all parties to avoid further escalation and resolve differences through dialogue, offering support for diplomatic efforts
๐ถ Latin America should remain a zone of peace, and Venezuela must retain the right to determine its future without external military interference
๐ถ Russia expresses solidarity with the Venezuelan people and support for the countryโs Bolivarian leadership in defending sovereignty and national interests
๐ถ Moscow backs calls by Venezuela and Latin American states for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council
๐ถ Russiaโs embassy in Caracas is operating normally, maintaining contact with local authorities and Russian nationals; no Russian citizens are reported injured at this time
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๐ฌ "This morning, the United States carried out an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. This has caused deep concern and condemnation," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Key points from the statement:
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๐ฌ "Most Venezuelans are now waking up to the news that there have been aerial strikes in Caracas... Most Venezuelans will now start to be seeing the reports published by Donald Trump that Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been kidnapped out of the country," Paul Dobson tells Sputnik.
๐ฌ "Many Venezuelans are asking if there is still a government here in Venezuela at the moment. The reaction here on the ground will be one filled with anxiety, most will be contacting their families in the bombed areas," Dobson reports.
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๐ฌ โWe will not negotiate, we will not surrender โ and in the end, we will prevail.โ
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๐จ Rubio 'anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in US custody' - Sen. Mike Lee
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๐ฌ "Maduro has been arrested by US personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States," Lee wrote, citing a conversation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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๐จ๐ป๐ช We are not defeated โ Venezuelaโs minister of interior
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๐ฌ "Inside the country is in complete tranquility. They've tried this and they maybe thought that the people would come out defeated, and that's not what's happening," Venezuelaโs Minister of Interior Diosdado Cabello said in a statement following US strikes against the nation.
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๐จ๐บ๐ธ๐ป๐ชDonald Trump confirms the US carried out strikes on Venezuela, claims Maduro and his wife were captured ๐ Subscribe to @SputnikInt
๐จ๐ท๐บRussia demands clarity on whereabouts of Venezuelaโs president and first lady
๐ The Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow is deeply alarmed by reports that Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro and his wife were forcibly taken out of the country during US military actions, and is urging Washington to immediately clarify the situation.
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