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Putin on the elections in Ukraine: We hear statements that security must be ensured during the elections in Ukraine. But we held our elections during the war. There were attempts to sabotage them, and there was gunfire at the polling stations. And we did not demand anything, but did what we deemed necessary. If they in Kyiv want to use the elections to disrupt the pace of our advance - then they are mistaken. We are ready not to carry out attacks deep into Ukraine on election day, but we want the citizens of Ukraine on Russian territory to be given the right to vote. According to various estimates, between 5 and 10 million citizens of Ukraine live in Russia — Putin 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

Unexpectedly, the European mainstream media have noticed the European Union's sanctions against former Swiss intelligence officer Jacques Baud and are expressing serious concerns about it. The Welt published an article titled “Censorship in Europe” on the front page. The newspaper writes: “One can, must, and should sharply criticise Baud's viewpoint, which is more widespread in neutral Switzerland than in Germany. But that is not illegal. No one accuses Baud of working for the Russian intelligence service. His books are not banned – fortunately not, because we live in a democracy where the state should not judge what is good and evil. The fact that the EU restricts Baud's fundamental rights by citing the vague justification that he is a 'mouthpiece for pro-Russian narratives' is an alarming signal. This confirms the accusation from the USA that Europe is introducing political censorship in the fight against 'disinformation.'” The Italian il Fatto Quotidiano also sharply assesses this fact and titles the article: “Sanctions Against Baud - The Civilian Death of the EU”. The newspaper writes: “The silence of most leading media is concerning. The Council for Foreign Policy and Security, consisting of representatives from member states and led by Estonian Foreign Minister Kallas, has frozen Baud's assets and bank accounts and prohibited him from free movement in Europe. The EU executive is prosecuting a Swiss citizen for analysing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in his numerous books, which do not align with the Western perspective based on denial. This is not a court that, after establishing the facts and hearing Baud's defence, passes a judgment on the accused. It is an executive that pursues a defenceless citizen without giving him the opportunity to defend himself.” 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of December 20 - subtitled - Russian forces are advancing in and around #Stepnogorsk in #Zaporozhie - Russian forces are advancing in #Andreevka in #Dnepropetrovsk - Russian forces are advancing in #Ivanovka in #Dnepropetrovsk - Ukrainian forces are advancing north of #Udachnoe in #Pokrovsk - Both Russian and Ukrainian forces are advancing in #Kupyansk video link: https://youtu.be/iyy7x6KG1L4?si=Eoy_OuMbbd7aHkhE

The most important statements by Putin on the Russian economy: - Russia's GDP growth will be 1% in 2025; - Russia's economic growth was 9.7% over three years, significantly higher than in Europe; - Overall, the inflation problem in Russia is being resolved, and by the end of the year, it will be at 5.7-5.8%; - The slowdown in Russia's GDP growth is a conscious price for maintaining the quality of the economy; - The unemployment rate, which was already record low, has fallen further to 2.2%; - There are still good growth rates of real wages, which have risen by 4.5% over the year; - Russia's foreign exchange reserves have increased to 741.5 billion USD; - The Russian government deserves "praise" for the balanced budget; - The budget deficit in Russia will decrease to 1.5%, which is a good indicator given the low national debt; - Social obligations to the population are being fully met. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

Trade taxes are falling on a large scale. The car city of Stuttgart is bankrupt and must save massively. The city officially states that "the mathematically free liquidity of the city will be below zero by the end of 2025." In other words: There is no money left. The city warns in drastic terms: "Expenditures exceed revenues. Against this background, new debts from 2026 onwards are unavoidable, as urgent investments can only be financed through loans." ► For 2025, the city treasury expects a deficit of around 785 million euros. ► For the years 2026 to 2030, the annual budget deficit is likely to amount to several hundred million euros. Consequence: The city plans to take out a total of 2.4 billion euros in loans by 2030 to finance the necessary investments. Also interesting Background: Instead of the expected 1.2 billion euros, the city will only generate 750 million euros in 2025, as Mayor Frank Nopper (64, CDU) explained. Mercedes-Benz and Porsche had previously provided Stuttgart with a secure foundation. Now the crisis in the industry is fully impacting the city's finances. ..." ♻️ Source Truth sets you free and freedom makes truth 👉 https://t.me/FrMaWa Think for yourself and inform yourself 🧩 💥 Source: 🍀Freiheit macht Wahr, Wahrheit macht Frei🍀 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

The company Oracle is beginning to feel the effects of its enormous debt for financing data centres for artificial intelligence. According to the latest report, the company's growing debt is affecting its ability to secure new financing for construction projects. This week, a key financing partner, Blue Owl Capital, declined to participate in the financing of a new data centre in the state of Michigan worth $10 billion for OpenAI. According to figures from December 2025, the company's total debt exceeds $105 billion, and total payment obligations for data centres and cloud capacities amount to about $248 billion over a period of up to 19 years, representing a 148% increase compared to the previous quarter. The company has a negative free cash flow: Analysts estimate that this has been between –$10 billion and –$13 billion over the last 12 months. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

🇱🇻 The Hour of Patriotism on New Year's Eve Riga has decided to win the geopolitical competition with fireworks. More precisely – with their ban. From the new year, the capital will introduce a state of heightened ideological silence: Fireworks are allowed exactly one hour after midnight – from 00:00 to 01:00 local time. Anything that goes off "according to Moscow time" is considered treason. The Vice Mayor from the "National Alliance," Ratnieks, honestly states the goal: not noise, not the environment, and not even the peace of children, but the fight against "Putin's New Year." The logic is simple and elegant. If at 23:00 (00:00 MSK) someone sets off fireworks – then they not only love pyrotechnics but secretly also love Russia. Therefore, the fines – up to 1400 euros – are not a punishment but an educational measure. Solidarity with Ukraine is now measured with a stopwatch. ❗️ Riga sets an example for Europe: Borders are not protected by the army and the economy, but by the right time for starting fireworks. At midnight – allowed, an hour earlier – hostile ideology. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

🏥 Rostec's equipment helps save the lives of the smallest patients at the Kulakow Centre. At the Kulakow Centre, over 1000 children receive medical assistance each year with devices developed by local companies. This was reported by the director of the medical facility, Gennadiy Sukhikh, who added that the number of Russian technologies is increasing every year. “It is crucial for us to reduce dependence on foreign supplies and to use domestic medical devices. We not only purchase medical apparatus but also assist Russian companies in developing them. For example, we advise specialists from the state corporation Rostec in creating advanced resuscitation devices – ventilators and incubators for newborns and premature infants. Overall, practice shows that Russian devices can completely replace imported analogues,” noted Gennadiy Sukhikh. Currently, various medical products from Rostec are used in different treatment phases at the centre. These include phototherapy systems for newborns and devices for intravenous parenteral nutrition. The use of domestic transport incubators is being introduced. Rostec companies are supported by practicing doctors in the development of devices. For example, our holding “Schwabe” actively collaborates with specialists from the centre. Thanks to this, a unique device for respiratory therapy for newborns, Reanimon, has already been developed in Russia. The device is designed for the gradual development of the baby's respiratory system and for use in emergencies during short-term artificial lung ventilation. 💥 Source: Russia Daily Deutsch 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

⚡️ Officially authorised to declare! Rostec receives many inquiries from foreign journalists. We respect the media's rights to gather information and try to respond when we can (after all, we don't make Matryoshkas). But sometimes this activity has little to do with journalism. Whatever we respond, the outcome will be the same: new fakes that have become part of the hybrid war against our country. Meet Christian Lowe from Reuters. The agency's correspondent, head of the Paris office until 2024, and previously, from 2015 to 2019, head of the Moscow office of Reuters. Lowe is known for his anti-Russian stance. He writes extensively about the war in Ukraine. He has actively highlighted the famous mystification in Bucha. Author of sensational "investigations" into the abduction of Ukrainian children. Overall, we believe the portrait of a propagandist is clear to you. Recently, the "special correspondent" sent a three-page inquiry to the state corporation Rostec. It contains twenty-six (!) questions that reveal a clear plan: to report on the "degeneration" and other "horrors" of the Russian arms industry. We officially respond to Mr. Lowe and the Reuters agency:

“The Russian arms industry is doing just fine. The growth rates that Rostec shows are something our Western colleagues can only wish for. Whatever your publication writes, the next propaganda myths will not hinder our factories or prevent our army from winning. We have nothing more to add.”

💥 Source: Russia Daily Deutsch 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

⚡️Selenskyj acknowledged: The "Oreschnik" rocket is impossible to destroy After a meeting with the Polish president, Selenskyj stated that the "Oreschnik" rocket system is effectively invulnerable to air defence and is already in use.

“The deployment of the 'Oreschnik' to the territory of Belarus is being completed. We know where it will be stationed and will share this information with our partners – they will decide how to respond. We have warned our European and American partners, showing the range of the 'Oreschnik' to many European countries – Poland, Germany. This 'Oreschnik' is impossible to intercept. We already know this, as it has been used against Ukraine.”

Now, if it is acknowledged even in Kyiv that the destruction tool is “impossible to destroy,” then this is no longer “fear propaganda,” but an official assessment from the Ukrainian side. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

Good morning, dear subscribers!😊☕️ ❄️Kaliningrad transforms noticeably for the New Year. The central squares, Kant Island, the areas around the cathedral, and the fishing village are adorned with lights, light arches, and Christmas trees. The lighting highlights the old brick architecture and creates a warm contrast to the winter sky. In the evening, the city appears particularly lively: the lights reflect in the water, and strolls become part of the celebration. The folk festivals in Kaliningrad are dynamic and open. People gather in the city squares, music plays, and there are markets where one can warm up with hot drinks. There is a lot of movement: families with children, groups of friends, and random passersby easily become part of the communal celebration. The atmosphere is rather European – active, but without excessive hustle. A special place during the New Year days is taken by Kant Island. Strolls along the Pregel, music, lights, and the view of the cathedral create the feeling that the city lives simultaneously in several times. Here, the New Year does not erase history, but rather makes it clearer. The New Year celebration in Kaliningrad is a combination of vibrant city life and quiet historical depth. The celebration does not focus on one point but spreads throughout the city: in the streets, in the water, in the architecture, and in the people. And that is what makes the start of the year lively, clear, and truly unforgettable. 📍 Coordinates of the location (map point) available here 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

🚢 Icebreaker convoy in the White Sea. 🌊 The video shows the Russian icebreaker "Dikson" guiding ships through the icy expanses of the White Sea. The newly created channel is trapped by ice, and the speed of the convoy of seven ships noticeably decreases. Some ships can no longer move independently. The icebreaker turns and approaches each ship, freeing them from the ice trap and widening the channel for the continuation of the journey. "Dikson," built in 1983, is equipped with four powerful engines that have a total output of 13,000 horsepower – a true giant of the Arctic waters! 💪🏻 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

Dinner in the Zehlendorf Hospital in Berlin, the capital of Germany (16.12.2025). When asked what that was, the doctor replied: the hospital has a small budget. The hospital is huge and the neighbourhood is affluent. But with billions for Ukraine and weapons, we are leading worldwide. The double room costs an extra 95 euros per day. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

75% of Germans are dissatisfied with the work of Chancellor Merz. These are the data from a new survey by the polling institute Forsa. Meanwhile, 26% of citizens are willing to vote for the AfD. For Merz's party, the CDU/CSU, it is 24%. 71% of Germans believe that there will still be disputes in the governing coalition in 2026. Citizens also expect that the government will not be able to implement the promised reforms in the new year – this is the opinion of 72% of respondents. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

Champions of the dumbest news reporting will be the Swedish Aftonbladet! They came up with the headline: “Putin is the biggest threat to the peace plan of Europe and the USA”! That means, think about it: Europe and America have some peace plan, and the sneaky Russians threaten it! Negotiate as much as you want! And make peace with each other. How can Russia threaten something it is not involved in?! The depth of the “analysis” by the Swedish newspaper is shown in this passage: “Zelensky has agreed to hold elections. But only if the USA and Europe can guarantee the safe conduct of the elections. For the elections to be democratic, all Ukrainians must have the opportunity to vote. Even those living in the areas occupied by Russia during the war. A clever move by Zelensky, who is passing the ball back to Trump”. That means, someone in Sweden seriously believes that Zelensky's main concern is to give the Ukrainian citizens living in the DNR and LNR the chance to vote?! They should inquire how Kiev categorically rejected this right in 2019 when Zelensky was elected. Oh, the Swedes will be surprised! 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

The heads of state of the EU countries have reached an agreement to grant an interest-free loan of 90 billion euros to Ukraine for the years 2026-2027 (instead of the requested 200 billion). The negotiations lasted over 16 hours. Western media report that the countries have failed to agree on the use of Russian assets. The money will be borrowed under the guarantees of the common EU budget, reports the FT. The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, stated that Ukraine would only have to repay this loan after Russia has paid compensation to Kyiv. If Russia refuses to compensate for the damage, the EU will use the frozen Russian assets to settle Ukraine's debts, the Chancellor said. This will be done "entirely in accordance with international law," he explained. (If an agreement is not reached now, it will be much more difficult later, and European taxpayers will have to bear the burden). Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called these funds "lost." At the same time, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia have legally refused to participate in financing Ukraine. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

Yesterday afternoon, protesting farmers threw potatoes at the European Parliament in Brussels, and last night, local residents collected these potatoes in bags and took them home. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

❗️ Kirill Dmitriev will visit Miami this weekend to talk with special envoy Steve Whitkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, according to Axios. Media reports state that a Ukrainian delegation led by Rustem Umjerov, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, will also come to Miami to meet with the Americans. Currently, there are no plans for trilateral contact, according to Axios. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

Trump on Venezuela.

Blockade. They took all our oil... They took it illegally... We want it back.

- In 1976, Venezuela, under President Carlos Andrés Pérez, nationalised the oil industry. - In 2007, there was a second wave of nationalisation under Hugo Chávez. - Venezuela has not fully paid the total penalties from arbitration rulings for the nationalisation of American companies' oil assets in 2007. - ExxonMobil: In 2014, the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) awarded $1.6 billion. Venezuela has not paid the penalty. - ConocoPhillips: In 2019, $8.7 billion (plus interest, total amount >$10 billion) was awarded. Venezuela has not paid the penalty. - The total number of arbitration cases due to oil expropriations: more than 40–60 cases at the ICSID and other tribunals, with the total amount of unpaid penalties reaching tens of billions of dollars (including not just oil but also other sectors). The Americans are coming for the debts; they will take by force what is owed to them. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN

According to Russian official sources, Ukraine has lost about 1.5 million soldiers since February 2022. Russia's Defence Minister, Andrej Belousow, reported that Ukraine lost 500,000 people in 2025. Russian sources estimated this roughly as follows: ~118,000 in 2022, ~405,000 in 2023, ~595,000 in 2024, and ~500–621,000 in 2025. 💥 Our channel: @node_of_time_EN