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US Capture of Maduro Marks Start of WWIII — Dugin
4 January 2026 @ 3:35 am
The operation signals we have entered a new global conflict, Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin stated, declaring "international law does not exist" and will be rewritten by the victors among great powers.
North Korea Launched Unidentified Ballistic Missile Toward Sea of Japan - Reports
4 January 2026 @ 3:15 am
North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan (East Sea), South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
WATCH LIVE: Trump Addresses Media Following Strikes Against Venezuela
3 January 2026 @ 4:39 pm
On January 3, the US military launched large-scale strikes against targets in Venezuela, after which the country’s president Nicolas Maduro was captured as US President Donald Trump stated.
US Aggression Against Venezuela is Part of Trump's Efforts to Reshape Planet - Ex-DoD Analyst
3 January 2026 @ 3:32 pm
The kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, executed by US personnel and sanctioned by Trump, was an illegal and unwarranted act that was not sanctioned congressionally or constitutionally, former US Department of Defense analyst Karen Kwiatkowsky tells Sputnik.
US Strikes on Venezuela: Oil Grab & Latin America Fear Tactics - Analyst
3 January 2026 @ 1:24 pm
The strikes, coinciding with the 1990 US ouster of Panama’s Noriega, echo the old imperial playbook: “seize control of weaker nations' natural resources with no regard for international law,” Dr. Vinicius Vieira, associate professor of economics and international relations at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation, tells Sputnik.
Russia Condemns US Strikes on Venezuela, Backs UNSC Emergency Meeting - Foreign Ministry
3 January 2026 @ 12:26 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the US military strikes against Venezuela, calling them an "act of armed aggression" lacking credible justification.
Double-Barreled US Agenda of Venezuela Strikes: Regime Change & Resource Grab - Analyst
3 January 2026 @ 12:19 pm
The ugly truth is that strikes on Venezuela fit the standard US playbook: if America cannot get its hands on a country’s resources, it’s perfectly willing to bomb it back a decade, Angelo Giuliano, a Hong Kong-based political and financial analyst, tells Sputnik.
Europe in 2025: Falling Into the Militarization Trap
3 January 2026 @ 12:00 pm
For Europe, the outgoing year was defined by two things: economic crisis and growing militarism. Pumping up the imaginary ‘Russian threat’, leaders have demanded hundreds of billions of euros in new, debt-fueled arms spending.
Russian Armed Forces Strike Ukrainian Energy and Port Infrastructure Facilities
3 January 2026 @ 11:46 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Armed Forces struck Ukrainian energy and port infrastructure facilities used to support the military-industrial complex, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.
Illegal Us Attack on Venezuela Is Unjustified and Violates the UN Charter – Analyst
3 January 2026 @ 10:03 am
The US aggression has effectively validated many of the warnings voiced by the late Hugo Chávez and by current Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro “about the US meddling in Venezuela’s affairs, about the economic war, sanctions and all suffering of the Venezuelan people,” Argentinian international relations expert Tadeo Casteglione told Sputnik.