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Lithuanian authorities accused Russia’s GRU military intelligence service on Friday, January 16, 2026, of masterminding the attempted arson attacks of a plant that supplies radio wave scanners to Ukraine’s army.
The group that coordinated the attack was made up of Colombian and Cuban citizens living in Russia, and had attempted similar arson attacks. They had targeted oil infrastructure in Romania, construction warehouses in Poland and buses, a post office, and a cinema in the Czech Republic.
DeepSeek benefited from being open, free, and strategically distributed in regions often excluded from the first wave of AI adoption. This dynamic also highlights how open‑source AI can function as a geopolitical instrument, extending Chinese influence in areas where Western platforms cannot easily operate.
China’s artificial intelligence start-up Deepseek has quickly gained market share in many developing nations, surpassing US models that are popular in the West.
Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, The Russian Defence Ministry said Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
They released footage it said showed Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile systems in Belarus. The video shows several military vehicles arriving at an undisclosed location in Belarus.
On December 18, 2025 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had said that the Oreshnik systems had arrived in the country. Lukashenko said that up to 10 such missile systems will be stationed in Belarus.
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