Monday, January 22, 2024

Ukrainian Citizenship for Foreign Fighters, Says Zelensky

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Ukraine will change its citizenship law to allow foreign volunteer fighters to become Ukrainians, as well as “all ethnic Ukrainians” around the world to get passports, no matter how many generations different, the President has said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a raft of new laws he had submitted to the national parliament (Verkhovna Rada) on Monday in a speech marking the Ukrainian Day of National Unity, an annual celebration of the short-lived 1917-era Ukrainian People’s Republic. Among the announcements are a serious liberalization of Ukrainian citizenship law, allowing dual citizens for the first time and opening up passports to the global Ukrainian diaspora, as well as foreign military volunteers." MichaelSavage.com

Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills Hezbollah fighter

"An
Israeli strike Sunday on south Lebanon killed a Hezbollah fighter......The strike on a car in south 
Lebanon “killed a member of Hezbollah’s protection team”, a Lebanon security official told AFP, adding that the senior commander he was protecting “escaped death”.
A source close to Hezbollah confirmed a Hezbollah fighter had been killed, but denied that a high-level official had been the target of the strike." Breitbart

53 skirmishes occur on front over past 24 hours, Russians attempt to advance on Dnipro's left bank

"53 combat engagements have taken place on the front line over the past 24 hours, with the Russian army launching 2 missile strikes and 41 airstrikes and carrying out 28 attacks with multiple rocket launchers. On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian attacks near the village of Synkivka (Kharkiv Oblast), where the Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian defenses.
On the Lyman front,
Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian attack near the settlement of Terny (Donetsk Oblast) and four more attacks near the settlements of Makiivka, Bilohorivka, and Serebrianka Forest (Luhansk Oblast), where the Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian defencss.
On the Bakhmut front,
Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled seven Russian attacks near the settlements of Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russian army unsuccessfully tried to improve its tactical situation.
On the Avdiivka front,
Ukrainian troops repelled nine Russian attacks near the settlements of Stepove and Avdiivka and five more attacks near Pervomaiske and Nevelske (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian defenses.
On the Marinka front,
Ukrainian Defense Forces are continuing to hold back the Russian army near the settlements of Heorhiivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russian troops made 16 unsuccessful attempts to improve their tactical situation.
On the Shakhtarsk front,
Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations.
On the Zaporizhzhia front,
Ukrainian defenders repelled a Russian attack near the village of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast), where the Russians unsuccessfully attempted to regain their lost ground.
The
Russian occupying forces persist in their efforts to drive Ukrainian units from their footholds on the Dnipro River's left bank. Therefore, the Russians mounted one unsuccessful assault on the positions of the Ukrainian army within the last 24 hours." Pravada

Hamas Defies Critics: Says Its Terrorists Upheld ‘Islamic Values’ During Murderous Attack on Israel

"Hamas terrorist organization released a report Sunday into its October 7 attack on Israel,
claiming its fighters were committed to “
Islamic values” and if civilians were targeted “it happened accidentally” in the course of the murderous rampage.
In its first public report on the killing spree that began the war, Hamas said the incursion – referred to as “Operation Al Aqsa Flood” – was a “necessary step” against Israel’. 
This resulted in the deaths of about 1,140 people, mostly civilians, based on official Israeli figures.
Some 360 people were mowed down at the music festival, entire families were burned alive in their homes, parents were shot in front of their children and children and babies were killed or taken captive." Breitbart

China Stocks Crash Through 'Snowball Derivatives' Trigger Levels Overnight

"Specifically, we warned that for those looking for the tipping point, pay especially close
attention to the CSI 1000 Index dropping below the 5,300 level, where a wave of knock-ins triggers could accelerate exponentially.

According to Guotai Junan Futures, there are about 30 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) of snowball derivatives products tied to the CSI 1000 Index are near levels that trigger losses at maturity, according to Guotai Junan Futures Co, as the stock rout in #China's stock market pushes the derivatives to near knock-in levels.
Another 60 billion yuan of the derivatives are 5%-10% away from their knock-in thresholds!
Finally, as Sino Market points out, most Snowball derivatives were opened from Feb to April 2023.
Since the downside knock-in put barriers are set to 75% or 80% of the spot price, dealers estimate that most of those are set at 5,180 points on the CSI 1000 index." ZH