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Starting to look like the Kremlin may have made the mistake of believing that a new US administration will change the conditions for their war with Ukraine.
Sources: Russia to blame for the plane crash. A Russian anti-aircraft missile was behind the plane crash in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, according to sources within the Azerbaijani government. The United States also states that Russian air defenses may have been behind the plane crash. Watch the feature on TV4 News.
Russian FSB: Ukrainian assassination plot stopped. "Four Russian citizens have been arrested on suspicion of preparation for the attacks," the FSB said in a statement.
According to the FSB, the Russian citizens have been recruited by Ukrainian security services. It is further stated that one of the arrested men had a bomb that was masquerading as a power bank. It would then be attached with a magnet to a car belonging to a high-ranking official at the Ministry of Defense. In another case, a bomb would be masquerading as a document folder. Watch the feature on SVT News.
Moscow's airports closed – drone threat. All four major airports in Moscow have been temporarily closed and all air traffic paused, Russian media reports. The stop is being imposed due to drone threats from Ukraine, it says. See the article on SVT Nyheter.