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Russian oligarch renounces citizenship, says it has ‘become a stamp of shame’

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A Russian-born oligarch and former oil tycoon who fled for Israel practically twenty years in the past after being focused by Vladimir Putin’s authorities introduced he was renouncing his citizenship Tuesday over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. 

In a prolonged Fb submit, Leonid Nevzlin stated if he had been to acquire a second citizenship, he can be honored to be a part of Ukraine.

“Russian citizenship has already change into a stamp of disgrace on itself, which I now not need to put on on myself,” he wrote. “I am unable to afford to be a citizen of a rustic that kills youngsters of different nations and tortures their youngsters who do not agree with it. I’m in opposition to the conflict. I’m in opposition to the occupation. I’m in opposition to the genocide of the Ukrainian individuals.”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) is launched to talk on the United Jewish Communities /Jewish Federations of North America 2009 Normal Meeting by oil tycoon Leonid Nevzlin in Washington on Nov. 9, 2009. Leonid Nevzlin, a Russian-born oligarch, on Tuesday stated he was renouncing his Russian citizenship over the conflict in Ukraine. REUTERS/Jason Reed   (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)

He described Russia as a “fascist state” and that all the pieces Putin “touched was lifeless.”

He famous that his self-identification comes from his Russian cultural roots and the language.

Nevzlin based the Yukos oil firm after the collapse of the Soviet Union with businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky. He fled to Israel in 2003 after the corporate and senior executives had been focused by Putin. 

“All these years, like many, I have been compromising holding this passport,” Nevzlin wrote. “I used to be one of many first to be hit by Putin. He threw my associates in jails, and killed a few of them.”

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Khodorkovsky was arrested in 2003 on cash laundering and tax evasion prices that many within the West stated had been trumped-up. Nevzlin was convicted in absentia in 2008 of legal conspiracy to homicide.

The Russian authorities has requested Israel to extradite him, however has to date refused to take action, Haaretz reported. The White Home has focused a number of different Russian oligarchs who help Putin for sanctions. 

In an interview with Bloomberg, Khodorkovsky stated Russia has moved from an authoritarian regime to a totalitarian one. He stated he expects a regime change

“The regime will change, little doubt about it. Earlier than it may need taken 10 or 20 years from now, now they occur a lot sooner. Ukraine has discovered his Achilles heel,” he stated. “He had been taking part in this alpha male who by no means losses. Now he’s clearly experiencing army defeat.”

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy used his first meeting with Donald Trump since the U.S. election to explain Ukraine’s need for security guarantees in any negotiated end to the war with Russia, two sources familiar with the Dec. 7 discussions said.
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US Navy defeats Houthi attacks in Gulf of Aden for second time in weeks

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U.S. Navy destroyers shot down Houthi missiles and drones for the second time in a month, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday.

The USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden on Dec. 9 and 10, the Navy said.

The ships were escorting U.S. owned and operated merchant vessels when they successfully engaged and defeated multiple one-way attacks, uncrewed aerial systems and one anti-ship cruise missile.

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The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) and the Italian Navy Thaon di Revel-class Multipurpose Combat Ship ITS Raimondo Montecuccoli (P 432) sail alongside each other in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

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This attack marks the second in a month, with the first taking place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1 when the ships defeated an Iran-backed Houthi attack.

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“These actions reflect the ongoing commitment of CENTCOM forces to protect U.S. personnel, regional partners, and international shipping, against attacks by Iran-backed Houthis,” the command said in a statement.

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The attacks took place while the vessels were transiting the Gulf of Aden from Dec. 9 to Dec. 10, CENTCOM said. (U.S. Central Command)

American personnel were not injured, CENTCOM added, and there were no injuries or damage to the ships.

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The attacks against shipping are ongoing and Houthi militants vow to continue until Israel ends its campaign in Gaza.

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Deadly Russian strike kills at least three in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

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Deadly Russian strike kills at least three in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainain President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the air strike proves Ukraine needs to enhance its air defence system.

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At least three people were killed and 20 injured, many of whom are in critical condition, after a Russian strike on the city Zaphorizhzhia in Ukraine on Tuesday.

According to regional governor Ivan Fedorov, the strike hit a private clinic in the city centre, damaging buildings nearby.

“Medics, police and rescuers are currently working at the attack site,” he wrote on Telegram.

Among the victims were two doctors and a five-year-old girl.

At least 11 were injured in a separate, double ballistic missile attack on the town of Zlatopil in the Kharkiv region.

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An administrative building and 16 residential buildings were damaged, according to local authorities.

In a post on social media platform X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Zaporizhzhia strike proves that Ukraine needs to enhance its air defence systems.

He added that Kyiv submitted all the necessary requests to its partners to do so.

The attack comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia.

The deployment would be a step toward Ukraine joining NATO, Zelenskyy said in a post on his Telegram channel.

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His proposals tread a delicate diplomatic path amid international efforts to find a way of ending Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II at a time when Russia has gained an upper hand in the fighting.

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