"Russia is now offering - or at least reiterating - a potentially huge overture.
"Moscow is willing to take what remains of Iran’s enriched uranium," Russian ForeignMinistry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
This is not the first time Moscow has offered to mediate some kind of solution, but the current crisis takes on extra urgency, given President Trump has threatened to bomb Iran.
"Russia once offered to export Iran's enriched uranium reserves to its territory. This initiative is still on the table," Zakharova said in reference to a prior plan to do the same." ZeroHedge
"Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kyiv overnight injuring at least two people, local officials reported.
After a short pause in strikes on Kyiv at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia has resumed attacks on the capital in recent days as residents continue to contend with freezing temperatures.
Explosions were heard in the capital around 2 a.m. local time, public broadcaster Suspilne reported. Shortly thereafter an explosion was again heard in the city around 4:15 a.m.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the attack targeted various neighbourhoods of the city, including the Obolonskyi, Darnytskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Solomianskyi districts of Kyiv.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that fire broke out in a four-story office building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, with damage also reported at kindergarten in the Solomianskyi district of the city." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea 84 km (52 mi) from Japan
in the early morning at 3.20 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a very shallow depth of 21 km (13 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 74 km (46 mi) from New Zealand late in the evening at 11.39 pm local time (GMT +13). The quake had a moderate depth of 184 km (114 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"Ukraine's Defense Forces recorded 133 combat engagements with Russian invaders.
The Russian army conducted airstrikes in the areas of Pokrovske, Velykomykhailivka, and Mechetne in Dnipropetrovsk region; and Zelene, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Rizdvianka, and Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine's missile troops and artillery struck three concentrations of enemy personnel, one UAV command post, two artillery guns, and one MLRS of the Russian invaders.In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy carried out four airstrikes, dropping 11 bombs, and conducted 91 shellings, including one with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces attempted four times to break through defensive lines toward Prylipka, Vovchansk, Hrafske, and Vovchanski Khutory.
In the Kupiansk sector, there were five enemy attacks. The Defense Forces repelled assaults toward Kupiansk and Kindrashivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy conducted six attacks, attempting to breach defenses toward Drobysheve, Novoselivka, Stavky, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 13 enemy attempts to advance in the areas of Platonivka, Dronivka, and toward Zakitne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and Riznykivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy carried out two attacks near Vasiukivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy conducted 10 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Yablunivka, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Defense Forces stopped 29 assault actions by the Russian army in the areas of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Vilne.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy carried out three attacks in the areas of Zelenyi Hai and Sosnivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, 17 Russian attacks occurred in the areas of Solodke, Huliaipole, and toward Nove Zaporizhzhia and Zaliznychne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attack near Stepnohirsk.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy carried out two unsuccessful offensive actions." Ukrin
