A new Russian arsenal in preparation. The former Russian president and current number 2 of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, affirmed on Sunday December 11 that Moscow was manufacturing the “the most powerful means of destruction” based on “new principles”, threatening to use it against the West. He did not detail these new principles, but apparently made reference in particular to the new generations of hypersonic weapons that Moscow prides itself on actively developing in recent years. Follow our live.
A very symbolic Nobel Peace Prize. By receiving their prestigious award, Saturday, December 10 in Oslo, the Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian winners called for not to lay down their arms against the war “mad and criminal” that Vladimir Putin launched in Ukraine.
The city of Odessa plunged into darkness. The port city in southern Ukraine was left almost entirely without electricity following an attack by “kamikaze drones” launched overnight from Friday to Saturday, the Ukrainian presidency reported. Some essential infrastructure, such as hospitals and maternity wards, remained supplied with power, according to a presidential adviser.
Viktor Bout supports Moscow. The Russian arms dealer, released in an exchange with Washington for American basketball player Brittney Griner, has supported Vladimir Putin and the offensive in Ukraine. Two days after reuniting with Russia, he confirmed having “still“had a portrait of Vladimir Putin in his cell during his imprisonment in the United States.