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Sydney media personality Simeon Boikov takes to the air offering his perspective on local and international affairs. Support the Aussie Cossack's fight- PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/AussieCossackAU https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Aussiecossack
❗️Trump on diesel export ban:
“We were never gonna do it. I don't think we're... But, basically, Europe was great because they're putting a lot of diesel oil out there. They have diesel. They use diesel disproportionately more than most, and they did a great job."
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❗️A British blogger, Sam Pepper, was almost detained by the Zelensky's mobilisation gangs during a livestream in Ukraine.
A minibus with recruiters approached him, but after the blogger started speaking in English and offered to get inside himself, he was released without even having his documents checked.
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❗️The European Commission rejected Ukraine’s request to accelerate additional EU funding, demanding implemented reforms before further support.
Ukraine sought to advance tranches from a €90 billion loan package to cover $27 billion in military needs identified this summer. Only €15.7 billion has been disbursed so far this year.
Brussels is instead prioritizing reform progress, particularly anti-corruption measures regarding politically exposed persons, which could unlock about €34 billion in EU support this year.
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❗️SATURDAY TELEGRAPH: Ukrainians outraged after NSW rezoning plan boosts Russian Consulate land value by an extra $30 million
Ukrainians and local community members in Sydney are expressing deep anger over the NSW Minns Labor Government’s draft rezoning plans for the Edgecliff-Woollahra area.
The proposed precinct-wide planning changes, designed to help meet National Housing Accord targets by enabling high-rise housing developments, could deliver a massive, unearned financial windfall to the Russian Federation according to the Saturday Telegraph.
The Russian Consulate in Woollahra owns a 2,258 sqm double block on Fullerton Street. Under current planning controls (Floor Space Ratio / FSR of 1.55:1), the site's market value is estimated between $28 million and $35 million. However, draft rezoning proposals would lift the FSR to 3:1 and allow building height limits to increase from 8 storeys to approximately 14 storeys. This would increase the allowable Gross Floor Area (GFA) to 6,774 sqm, boosting the site's potential value to $54 million – $67 million - a potential land value uplift of up to $30 million.
Ukrainian Council of NSW President Andrew Mencinsky expressed shock and outrage, stating, "Putin’s Russia should be sanctioned, not rewarded. The consulate site must be explicitly removed from this rezoning".
Woollahra Mayor Sarah Dixson slammed the NSW government, asserting: "I don't think our Ukrainian community will be grateful for the Minns government's enrichment of Vladimir Putin and his Russian government".
NSW Government Stance: Planning Minister Paul Scully ruled out state intervention if the Russian Federation decides to cash in, emphasizing that planning assessments are conducted based on land ownership rather than geopolitical considerations: "The Minns Labor government does not consider planning assessments on the basis of land ownership. The proposed rezoning of Woollahra is aimed at unlocking new housing opportunities...".
While Moscow does not currently intend to sell the site former Consul General Arzhaev and former Ambassador Pavlovsky had explored the idea in a series of meetings with Sydney developers in 2024.
Local DA Battles & Security Concerns
While the Russian Consulate site sits on a potential goldmine, neighboring property owners in Woollahra have actively submitted Development Applications (DAs) to build high-value residential unit blocks.
The Mendel DA:
Under former Consul General Igor Arzhaev, a DA approval was sought by neighbor, Woollahra-based lawyer, and corporate adviser Charles Mendel for an imposing block of units directly overlooking consulate grounds.
Surprisingly, the Russian Consulate failed to challenge or block this DA according to open source information on Woollahra council's website.
Intentional or Overlooked?
Sources indicate that Consul General Arzhaev shared a personal friendship with Mendel, leaving open the question of whether the lack of objection was a deliberate favor or an oversight.
The new Consul General of the Russian Federation in Sydney Zarina Gabieva is expected—and strongly urged—to move swiftly in seeking legal counsel to safeguard the consulate's security and privacy. With statutory deadlines for Development Application (DA) objections fast approaching, immediate action is critical to halt neighboring apartment developments that would directly overlook the secure diplomatic compound—a crucial window of opportunity that her predecessor, former Consul General Igor Arzhaev, regrettably failed to utilize."
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❗️Russia's new unmanned "robot" tank was seen working at military exercises in Chelyabinsk.
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❗️Former Ataman of the Kuban Cossack Host and former Deputy Governor of Kuban, Vlasov, has been sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony for embezzling property purchased for the needs of the Special Military Operation, according to the court.
Part of the equipment, worth 2.3 million rubles, was taken out to be sold later through an online classifieds website, while documents were falsified to create the impression that all the property had been transferred to the military.
Alexander Vlasov was also fined 1 million rubles. His advisor, Alexander Starodubtsev, received a six-year prison sentence.
Earlier, the pair announced their resignation from official duties and their desire to go to the front lines of the special military operation as volunteers.
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❗️Trump:
Europe has just agreed to release a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil. The process will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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❗️The decision of the new Hungarian government not to send weapons to Ukraine is explained by its desire to maintain peace within its own country, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized.
Previously, Péter Magyar and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Orbán, repeatedly stated that Budapest would not supply weapons and would not allow its servicemen to be sent to Ukraine.
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❗️Zelensky:
China and India are the countries who are helpful for Putin to circumvent sanctions. It’s true. We have to be open.
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❗️Today, a dialogue is planned in Geneva with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the situation in Ukraine – Rodion Miroshnik.
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❗️The Investigative Committee of Russia has established the involvement of former Ukrainian Defense Ministers Reznikov and Fedorov in crimes against the civilian population of Donbas.
They were involved in organizing punitive operations. The agency has put them on the international wanted list.
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❗️South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has warned of further action against Ukraine if Kiev refuses to acknowledge the alleged confidentiality agreement over the transfer of two North Korean POWs and issue a public apology.
Lee accused Ukraine of making him look like a “liar.” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the dispute a “diplomatic misunderstanding” and said Seoul remains an important partner.
South Korean intelligence also suspects Zelenskyy may have revealed the POW transfer to encourage South Korean public support for supplying weapons to Ukraine.
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❗️Trump:
We are right now in the golden age of America. We have the hottest country anywhere in the world.
We’re not going back to that hell hole that we lived in for so long.
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❗️At a meeting in Paris two weeks ago, Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal reportedly presented European officials with an intercepted Russian document allegedly outlining plans for a major winter campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
The alleged three-stage plan is:
⚡Strike western substations to disrupt electricity supplied by Europe.
⚡Target hydroelectric power plants.
⚡Target nuclear power plants and their supporting infrastructure.
The document reportedly describes the use of up to 1,000 missiles, drones and bombs, with the stated aim of severely disrupting power, heating and water supplies.
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❗️A Russian Geran-5 jet-drone struck the DTEK Pavlogradugol Data Processing Centre in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, causing a large fire.
This attack is part of a wider Russian campaign against Ukrainian data centres, which are used for military and intelligence purposes.
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❗️Trump:
They call me Pinocchio if I lied. I don't lie.
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❗️Western diplomats say they intend to remain in Kiev, arguing that an evacuation would hand Moscow a propaganda victory and fuel the perception that the West is abandoning Ukraine.
At the same time, two senior diplomats told The Guardian that contingency plans are being prepared to move some embassies to Lvov or eastern Poland if Russian attacks intensifies.
“The situation is obviously deteriorating fast,” one diplomat said.
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❗️The U.S. conducted a non-nuclear underground explosive test at the Nevada National Security Site to improve nuclear detection capabilities.
The National Nuclear Security Administration stated the Wednesday experiment used conventional high explosives to analyze how low-yield, “decoupled” nuclear blasts appear on seismic systems.
The data will refine scientific models and U.S. identification systems.
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❗️Poland’s Defense Ministry is preparing legislation that would introduce a “pre-war” defense-readiness phase before the formal declaration of martial law.
The proposed law would allow Polish and allied forces to be deployed earlier, integrate national defense plans with NATO systems, and prepare critical infrastructure for a higher state of readiness.
Warsaw says the measures are aimed at responding to hybrid threats, cyberattacks and disinformation.
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During his visit to the Chebarkulsky training area in the Chelyabinsk Region, Vladimir Putin toured an exhibition of weapons and equipment
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❗️G7 countries have agreed to release “100 million barrels” of diesel and crude oil from their reserves over the next four months, their leaders said Friday.
The nations agreed to “a coordinated release through the IEA of 100 million barrels to begin immediately over four months.
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❗️Trump:
I am thrilled to announce the Republic of Korea Deal keeps getting BETTER! 8.4 Billion Dollars for an enhanced Oil Recovery Project. Producing more Oil and Gas means American Energy Dominance and Energy Security in the World for the Future!
⚡Meanwhile US oil price plunges 5%
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🇧🇾😉Lukashenko: Belarus has never been a traitor and will not permit anyone to shoot Russians in the back.
"We have never been traitors. In the initial days of the conflict, I explicitly stated that we will never allow anyone to shoot Russians in the back,"declared Alexander Lukashenko, during a meeting with Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries.
"We uphold this position and will continue to do so, regardless of the personal cost of making such a statement. While the West may criticize us, we will always stand with our brotherly people,"
❗️Zelensky:
The Russians want Ukrainians to leave the capital, Kiev.
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❗️Oil companies have learned to restore refinery operations more quickly after attacks – Novak
"The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation have also done a great deal of work to strengthen the protection of refineries," said the Deputy Prime Minister.
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❗️Funds in the accounts of Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev have been seized in the US and allocated to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Russian government is identifying the specific US officials involved in this action.
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❗️Trump:
We’ve handled everything else. We’ve handled inflation. We’ve got prices way down. They gave us the prices. They gave us all of that.
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❗️JD Vance:
Under Trump’s leadership, Americans are finally actually pocketing more money than the government and inflation is taking away.
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❗️🇺🇸🇮🇷US deploys another aircraft carrier and up to 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and USS Makin Island amphibious group are being sent to the region, adding thousands of sailors and Marines.
This brings the U.S. to three aircraft carriers in the Middle East.
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❗️Reporter: You have a great relationship with Poland. What about the base in Poland?
Trump: Well, we're looking at that, and we have great respect for the president of Poland. So, we're looking at that, and it could happen.
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