December 31st 1999 – President Boris Yeltsin resigns and hands over the country to Putin without holding elections. Putin will go on to destroy Russia, losing nearly 800,000 Russian soldiers in less than 3 years of a botched invasion of Ukraine – one every minute at current rate. pic.twitter.com/JmDQWUE4Wg
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) December 31, 2024
Day: December 31, 2024
Россия наносит массированный ракетный удар по Украине. Мониторинговые каналы пишут о запущенных россиянами крылатых и баллистических ракетах, а также взрывах в районе Киева и других городов. Речь идет в том числе о запуске ракет “Кинжал” с истребителей МиГ-31.
Так, после удара… pic.twitter.com/lZ9O3RuOjk
— DW на русском (@dw_russian) December 31, 2024
Россия наносит массированный ракетный удар по Украине. Мониторинговые каналы пишут о запущенных россиянами крылатых и баллистических ракетах, а также взрывах в районе Киева и других городов. Речь идет в том числе о запуске ракет “Кинжал” с истребителей МиГ-31.
Так, после удара… pic.twitter.com/lZ9O3RuOjk
— DW на русском (@dw_russian) December 31, 2024
Starting January 1st 2025, Azerbaijan will limit the duration of visa-free stays for Russian citizens.
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayhan Hacizade announced on Sunday that the permitted stay for Russian nationals will be reduced from 180 days to 90 days within a… pic.twitter.com/5LjXbC5uD9
— The Azeri Times (@AzeriTimes) December 30, 2024
Starting January 1st 2025, Azerbaijan will limit the duration of visa-free stays for Russian citizens.
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayhan Hacizade announced on Sunday that the permitted stay for Russian nationals will be reduced from 180 days to 90 days within a… pic.twitter.com/5LjXbC5uD9
— The Azeri Times (@AzeriTimes) December 30, 2024
Beyond States and Spies. The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector – new book out now #intellbooks @EdinburghUP pic.twitter.com/VWFagO79mE
— intellbooks (@intellbooks) December 31, 2024
Beyond States and Spies. The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector – new book out now #intellbooks @EdinburghUP pic.twitter.com/VWFagO79mE
— intellbooks (@intellbooks) December 31, 2024

On today’s show, The US Treasury Department was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor through a third-party software service provider, according to a letter the agency sent to Congress on Monday.
Treasury described the intrusion as a “major cybersecurity incident,” since it was attributed to a state-sponsored actor, according to the letter, which was reviewed by Bloomberg News. (Source: Bloomberg)
