These are the countries (and breakaways regions) that are close allies or that did not align with the West to support Ukraine. The foreign leaders congratulated by Putin are the following: Hungary, Serbia & Turkey (the EU & candidate state); ⤵️
— Dionis Cenusa (@DionisCenusa) December 30, 2023
Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Laos, Syria, Vietnam & Venezuela (Global South). In total, Putin congratulated more than 30 current & ex- international leaders, of which only Orban, Serbia & Erdogan, whose countries belong in one way or another to the West.
— Dionis Cenusa (@DionisCenusa) December 30, 2023
The Mediazona/BBC verified count of the Russian military's KIA losses in Ukraine now exceeds 40,000 men. The actual number is higher, of course, but these are the soldiers whose deaths can be corroborated individually. https://t.co/q0J6ConvBB pic.twitter.com/rpexrOnXzT
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) December 29, 2023
BREAKING: Russia asks the Czech Permanent Representative to attend an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Belgorod, as it says Czech ammunition was used in Ukraine's attack
— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) December 30, 2023
The Czech Republic rejects Russia’s entreaty for UNSC participation https://t.co/ZkNFiUGBGV
— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) December 30, 2023