Clash Report

American economist Jeffrey Sachs on Türkiye breaking NATO’s old weapons hierarchy:

NATO was built on a tech hierarchy. The US and big Europeans made the weapons, everyone else bought them, and power followed technology. Türkiye’s defense industrial rise disrupts that hierarchy. They’re no longer dependent on technology transfers from other NATO members. In some areas, particularly drones, they’re ahead of most NATO allies. When Türkiye launched military operations in Syria… they used domestically-produced equipment.. When European countries restricted arms sales, Türkiye wasn’t constrained. This technological independence enables foreign policy independence. And that makes some NATO allies deeply uncomfortable.

Trump to POLITICO: I think it’s going to go good with Zelensky. I think it’s going to go good with Putin.

Trump to POLITICO: I have Zelensky and I have Bibi coming. They’re all coming. They all come.

Trump on the Russian economy: Their economy is in tough shape, very tough shape. Source: POLITICO

Trump on U.S. airstrikes in Nigeria: They were going to do it earlier. And I said, “nope, let’s give a Christmas present.” They didn’t think that was coming, but we hit them hard. Every camp got decimated. Source: POLITICO

Trump said he expects to speak with Putin “soon, as much as I want.” Source: POLITICO

Trump to POLITICO: Zelensky doesn’t have anything until I approve it. So we’ll see what he’s got.

Russian media published the text of a prayer for Zelensky that was read in Saint Petersburg:

Archangel Michael, Apostles of Christ, and all the saints, protect Volodymyr Zelensky, his team, and all the defenders of Ukraine. I place your home under protection: Kharkiv and its region, Pokrovsk and its district, Sumy and its region, Kyiv and its region, Dnipro and its region, Zaporizhzhia and its region, Kherson and its region, Odesa and its region, the Kursk direction. Your country, Ukraine, I enclose in the circle of my prayers, preserving it from fiery devastation, thievish attacks, and all evil and fear. Amen.

Serbian President Vučić on the West:

They did not ask us even when they were adopting resolutions against our people, labeling them as genocidal. They did not even consult us on whether we could participate in anything, or whether we could accept something or not.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić:

We have certain things in our safe. It is just a matter of time before we show them and make them public. We have avoided doing so in order not to offend some of the major powers, since they always exert enormous pressure. There is no longer any reason for that. We are backed up against a wall, and we will fight for what is ours—we will defend and protect what is ours.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić:

Many regional and big world factors have started a new wave of recognition of Kosovo's independence. And for Sudan and Syria, the influence is clear and unambiguous: firstly of Türkiye, secondly of Saudi Arabia.

Serbian President Vučić to Serbia’s Neighbors:

Why (purchase) a hundred new wheeled armored vehicles? Why 18 new Caesars? Why planes, anti-aircraft weapons, and everything else? Because of Austria, which is supposedly militarily neutral? Only on paper, of course—that’s clear to everyone. It won’t be because of Austria. It must be because of Serbia.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić:

Everyone in our surroundings is either in NATO or on the NATO path, like Bosnia and Herzegovina. So my question is: against whom is the arming directed? And from whom are you protecting yourselves? I suppose NATO is strong enough to, at any moment, overpower a tiny Serbia. It is hard to imagine that Serbia would dare to attack. And besides, they know that it is not our policy to attack anyone in the region.

Turkish Foreign Ministry:

Israel's statement regarding its recognition of the independence of the Somaliland region constitutes a new example of the Netanyahu government's unlawful actions aimed at creating instability at both regional and global levels. This step by Israel, which persists in its expansionist policies and makes every effort to prevent the recognition of the State of Palestine, constitutes an overt interference in Somalia's internal affairs. Decisions regarding the future of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Somaliland region must be taken in a manner that reflects the will of all Somalis. Türkiye, which attaches importance to peace and security in the Horn of Africa and steadfastly supports Somalia's territorial integrity, will continue to stand by the Somali people.

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2025, not 1917: Ukrainian kamikaze drone kills a Russian cavalryman.

Ukraine X account: Broke up with the USSR because it was a total red flag 🚩

A priest being spat on, and threatened in Jerusalem by a Jew.

“You have no right… to spit on me!” the priest says. The attacker responds: Because they are Christians… that is what I do to them! Priest: This is what they taught you? Jewish man: Fucking Jesus! Fucking Jesus! (Footage from February 2024)

Israel is the first state to recognize Somaliland since 1991. The territory sits by Bab al-Mandeb, handling about 10% of global trade. Regional actors see links to Israel’s wider Gaza policies. READ MORE

Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi:

Americans have been unable to stop our army's military operations in support of the Palestinian people, despite all their weapons. The coming rounds with the Israeli enemy are certain, there is no doubt about that. The nation must be in a state of constant vigilance, with a high spirit of jihad and an awareness of our responsibilities. We must be constantly active, constantly engaged, constantly aware, constantly prepared to face what is happening and ready for what is to come.