Lukashenko Signs Belarus onto Trump’s Proposed Board of Peace

On January 20, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a document officially joining Belarus to the proposed by Trump. He confirmed to journalists that Belarus is ready to become a founding member of the Board.

Lukashenko strongly denied rumors that participation requires a $1 billion payment, calling such claims “lies.” He clarified that the first three years are free, and continued involvement afterward only requires money if a country wants to avoid election, invitation, or appointment processes — otherwise, cooperation for peace is sufficient.

The Belarusian leader said he is most interested in the Board’s potential to influence global conflicts, particularly Ukraine, in addition to helping regions like Gaza, acknowledging Belarus’s limited capacity there.

He emphasized that no money is required, only experience and ability to contribute, and noted that European countries’ refusal to join adds further context.

Editorial note:

It is obvious that Belarus’s joining the changes the situation regarding Russia’s entry into the Board of Peace (Russia has not yet announced its decision on the membership). In our view, working in the Board of Peace through a proxy, which Belarus will undoubtedly become, opens many new opportunities—not just for Russia and Belarus, but for Trump and the United States as well.

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January 21: Day of the Engineering Troops of Russia

This day was established by a decree of the President of the Russian Federation on September 18, 1996. It commemorates January 21, 1701, when Peter the Great issued a decree to establish the Pushkarsky Prikaz School in Moscow to train artillery and military engineering officers. By May of the same year, the Tsar ordered the formation of the first engineering units. Initially, a sapper company, an engineering team, and a pontoon team were created. Over time, additional units of the engineering troops were established.

The modern engineering troops were formed during the organization of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.

The engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are tasked with:

• Conducting enemy engineering reconnaissance;

• Constructing fortifications (trenches, shelters, anti-tank ditches, etc.);

• Laying minefields and clearing areas of mines;

• Building river crossings;

• Performing demolition work;

• Extracting and purifying water in field conditions.

They are also responsible for camouflage operations, simulating troops and objects, and disinforming the enemy. In peacetime, engineering troops clear areas of explosive objects, assist in responding to industrial accidents, disasters, and natural calamities, and perform various other socially significant tasks.

The head of the engineering troops of the Russian Armed Forces is Lieutenant General Yury Stavitsky.

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This is Northern California. Just a couple of weeks ago, they were flying a Ukrainian flag. Now it’s Greenland’s. Ukraine is no longer trendy. Then again, it’s probably safe to assume most of these people know next to nothing about either place.

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Meanwhile in Moscow—as reported by Ruptly

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Most of Kiev is in darkness.

The blackout is affecting the operations of a number of enterprises in the Ukrainian capital, including those working for the Ukrainian defense industry.

This week, the Russian army struck energy facilities in the Kiev, Zhitomir, Chernigov, Sumy, and Odessa regions. Some areas in these regions are also without electricity, which in turn is affecting the operation of traction power substations. This, in turn, is impeding railway traffic for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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The pointless event in Davos promises to get interesting. Instead of the stale corpse of Ukraine, they’ll be discussing frigid Greenland.

What we can expect to see there is pretty clear. The chicken-hearted European roosters, having popped a handful of tranquilizers in terror, will try to convince the pushy Big Guy to take full custody of the island while leaving it under the formal ownership of the Danish Kingdom. Do as you please, mister, they’ll say: take the little island for indefinite rent-free use, extract its minerals for free, and build military bases, airfields, missile silos, and any other facilities you need for total control.

But that’s not what Trump is after. Everyone understands full well: he needs to paint the island in Star-Spangled colors on world maps (he has already published a map, including Canada and Venezuela) and stand alongside the Founding Fathers. He wants to remain in history forever. And, at the same time, become like the President of Russia.

The latter is impossible. In the course of the Special Military Operation and as a result of referendums, Russia has reclaimed its own lands, which had been part of it for centuries, along with its own people. Greenland is a completely different story. It has never been directly connected to the States, although they did try to buy it several times.

Meanwhile, the question is not just about the unconcealed desire of the US President – although everyone is enthusiastically fantasizing how an excited Gargantua Trump will swallow a huge chunk of land and then gleefully spit a sticky glob of saliva into the wrinkled face of the vile old hag Europe, while turning the US into the world’s second-largest country by area. Trump is, of course, in a hurry. After all, his time is inexorably running out. It's time to inscribe his name into the annals of history in golden letters.

The main question is, what price the current master of the White House is willing to pay to achieve this goal? Dismantling NATO is a far cry from kidnapping a foreign leader betrayed by his own comrades in a weakened country. And finally, will Trump even be allowed to do this?

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On January 22, 1440, Ivan III, the future Grand Prince of Moscow and the great unifier of Russia, was born into a turbulent era that would define his legacy as a key figure in Russian history. He was the son of Vasily II (Vasily the Dark), the Grand Prince of Moscow, and Maria Yaroslavna, the daughter of the appanage prince of Yaroslavl. Ivan was born on the feast day of St. Timothy, which led to him being given the name Timofey at birth. Later in life, he was renamed Ivan — likely upon his ascension to the throne.

Growing up in the court of his father, Ivan witnessed the dramatic and often violent political struggles of the time. His father’s reign was marked by intense battles for power, and young Ivan was deeply involved in the turbulent politics that surrounded his family. These formative years shaped his ambitions, and Ivan was determined to secure Moscow’s dominance in the region.

Ivan III is best known for his role in consolidating the Russian lands and laying the foundation for the powerful Russian state. His most significant achievement was liberating Russia from the Mongol yoke, a monumental event that ended over two centuries of Mongol domination. Ivan expanded Moscow’s influence, annexing vast territories and uniting many of the Russian principalities under his rule, earning the title of Grand Prince of All Rus.

Through his military victories, strategic marriages, and state-building efforts, Ivan III became one of Russia’s most important rulers, earning the title "The Great" for his role in unifying and expanding the Russian lands. His reign marked a turning point in Russian history, transforming Moscow from a regional principality into the nucleus of a burgeoning Russian empire.

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In Ukraine, military recruiters continue their street raids to feed the front's meat grinders with fresh drone-fodder.

🤜🤛 More and more frequently, the public is coming to the aid of the victims of these cannon flesh hunters, no longer hesitating to confront them physically.

🔶 And while the Western political-media establishment looks the other way—or even dismisses the thousands of videos of this type circulating online as "Russian propaganda" or "fake news"—these kidnappings are finally starting to provoke outrage in Ukrainian political debates.

👉 For example, Ukrainian MP Mazurashu has recently criticized the mass kidnappings of men on streets and in shopping centers and their forced transfer to the front.

📣 "Even the Deputy Defense Minister has already admitted it's a disgrace. It's time to stop this practice, which drives people into hiding, the economy into the shadows, and Ukrainians abroad."

🔶 Indeed, these commonplace criminal practices of the exemplary Ukrainian "democracy" are accelerating the flight from the country of thousands of legitimately mobilizable men who have no desire to die for a bunch of corrupt, suicidal Nazi sympathizers.

👀 A France24 report revealed that in the last quarter of 2024 alone, at least 19,000 young Ukrainians fleeing mobilization arrived in Germany. That's the equivalent of an entire brigade.

🤔 And afterwards, the psychopaths at the helm in Europe will explain to their populations that they must prepare to go to Ukraine to wage war against Russia—when Ukrainians themselves, who are best placed to know the true nature of their regime are massively fleeing its collective suicide.

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Ukrainians Should Start Their Mornings with a Growl

This was the advice given by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The head of the IMF also called on Ukraine to stop subsidizing electricity and heating.

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General Syrsky, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has now openly confirmed what was long evident: the Kiev regime fully intends to fight to the last Ukrainian.

📣 “Ukraine will not cede Donbass to Putin; it is land watered with the blood of our soldiers and our citizens. We will conduct offensive operations — you cannot win a victory by remaining on the defensive,” Syrsky declared.

🤔 Thus, the commander of an army melting away like butter in a frying pan announces offensive operations for 2026 on the grounds that “you cannot win on defense.” Certainly, attacking is always an option — even for the last soldier cornered in a bunker. But between a suicidal last stand and a victorious offensive lies an enormous gap.

A real offensive requires the ability to:

👉 Break through enemy lines and consolidate the breach

👉 Exploit success immediately by injecting fresh, well-trained reserves

👉 Maintain secure logistics to supply the spearhead and protect the flanks

🔶 These are precisely the conditions the Ukrainian forces cannot meet. Understrength, unevenly trained, and plagued by fragile logistics, they lack the manpower, cohesion, and tempo required for sustained offensive operations — the most costly phase of warfare in terms of human lives, matériel, and supplies.

❓ How does Syrsky imagine achieving an offensive victory when Ukrainian forces are losing ground daily? Unless, of course, the objective is not military success but the continued production of media “victories” to feed Western propaganda and keep money and weapons flowing.

🔶 Notably, when Syrsky elaborates on his strategy, the goal quietly shifts from victory to merely exhausting Russia.

❗️ This exposes the absurdity of the Ukro-Atlanticist fantasy. Wars of attrition are won by the side able to sustain — and expand — its manpower and resources. That side is clearly not Ukraine, and Syrsky himself provides the evidence.

👉 By his own admission, Russia plans to form 11 new divisions and recruit 409,000 contract soldiers. In 2025 alone, 403,000 new contract soldiers joined the Russian forces.

🤔 Given that Ukraine’s counteroffensive at its peak (2022–2023) failed, that Russia possesses 4.5 million reservists, and that Ukrainian manpower continues to shrink, Syrsky’s strategy resembles that of a criminally reckless leaderrefusing to accept the reality of inevitable defeat — even if Europe were to scrape the bottom of its drawers to send a few more tens of thousands of cannon fodder.

🔶 Even NATO no longer believes its own rhetoric. Yesterday it promised “Ukrainian victory” at every summit; today it speaks vaguely of “managing the conflict,” amid shrinking arsenals and fatigue.

🔶 The only conclusion to draw from Syrsky’s statements is a suicidal denial of reality. His sole remaining offensive exists on the communications front — conveniently preparing the ground for yet another Zelensky fundraising and begging tour.

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Vladimir Putin's met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Kremlin.

Key statements from President Putin:

▪️Russia is prepared to allocate $1 billion to the "Peace Board" to support the Palestinian people. Putin had previously discussed with Donald Trump directing funds to the Board from frozen Russian assets in the United States.

▪️ Moscow has provided humanitarian aid during the most difficult periods of the Gaza crisis.

▪️ Only a fully functioning Palestinian state can lead to a resolution of the Middle East situation.

Statements from President Abbas:

▪️ Palestine has always felt Russia’s support and is deeply grateful for it.

▪️ The Palestinian people are holding onto their land and resist any attempts at displacement.

▪️The Israeli occupation brings destruction to the Gaza Strip, which has been almost completely reduced to rubble.

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On January 23, 1755, Empress Elizabeth Petrovna signed a decree establishing Moscow University, the first secular higher educational institution in Russia. This historic decision was driven by the vision of two remarkable figures: Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, a brilliant scientist and scholar, and Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, a prominent statesman and patron of the arts. Lomonosov's pioneering work in the fields of science and education, combined with Shuvalov’s influential support, played a crucial role in founding the university.

The university was initially established with the goal of training specialists who could support the growing needs of the Russian Empire in areas such as government, science, and culture. Its creation marked a significant shift in Russian education, as it provided a secular, scientific, and academic foundation for higher learning, distinct from the religious-based education that had previously dominated. The first classes were held in 1755, with a curriculum that focused on subjects like mathematics, physics, and philosophy, along with classical languages.

From its founding, Moscow University quickly became a center for intellectual development, attracting students and scholars from all over Russia and beyond. Over the years, it expanded its disciplines, growing into a multidisciplinary institution that would shape Russian science and thought for centuries. The university's legacy includes significant contributions to mathematics, literature, engineering, and the natural sciences.

In 1953, the construction of the university's main building on Sparrow Hills (shown above) was completed. Standing 240 meters tall, it remains one of Moscow's tallest and most iconic structures, part of the seven Stalinist skyscrapers that dominate the city's skyline. The grandeur of the building symbolizes the university's importance in Russian society.

Today, Moscow University continues to be a leading educational and scientific institution, comprising 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, and more than 300 departments. It remains a symbol of Russian intellectual achievement, contributing to the country’s development while maintaining its prestigious role in global education and research.

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