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In Krynky, Russians Are Safe From Ukraine’s Drones For Just One Minute (forbes.com)

To protect Ukraine against Ukrainian aggression. Master strategy.

Trump can be held civilly liable in Jan. 6 riot, judges rule (msn.com)

Anthony Fauci to Testify in House on Covid-19 Pandemic’s Origins, U.S. Response (msn.com)

Astronomers discover six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star (msn.com)

The Kremlin isn't burning any more: Twenty months ago, after Vladimir Putin had launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many high-ranking Russians believed that the end was near. The economy faced disaster, as they saw it, and the Putin regime was on the brink of collapse. Today, the mood has changed dramatically. Restaurants in Moscow are packed. Real estate prices are rising, and construction is booming. Before the war, Russian business executives generally kept their savings in the West. In September, Bloomberg reported that Russian oligarchs had returned at least $50 billion to Russia since the invasion. Russian industry is booming. After the invasion, the International Monetary Fund estimated that the Russian economy would fall by 2.3 percent in 2023. In January 2023, the IMF changed its forecast, predicting growth of 0.3 percent. It changed its forecasts at least two more times during the year; in October, it finally settled on a figure of 2.2 percent. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/28/putin-russia-sanctions-economy-oil/