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* ... that the creator of '''''[[The Americans]]''''' drew inspiration for the show from his time as a CIA officer and [[Illegals Program|a 2010 Russian spy scandal]]?
* ... that both Catholic and Orthodox Christian democrats received a higher share of votes in '''[[Kazansky District, Petrograd|Kazansky District]]''' than in any other district of [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] in the [[1917 Russian Constituent Assembly election|1917 Russian elections]]?
* ... that the Union of Assyrians's mishandling of shoe-polishing stations led to violent conflicts in 1920s Moscow?
* ... that the '''[[All-Russian Union of Assyrians "Khoyad-Atur"|Union of Assyrians]]'''{{`s}} mishandling of shoe-polishing stations led to violent conflicts in 1920s Moscow?
* ... that Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna's car was once fired on by Russian tanks?
* ... that Ukrainian journalist '''[[Victoria Roshchyna]]'''{{`s}} car was once fired on by Russian tanks?
* ... that activist '''[[Joan McIntyre (activist)|Joan McIntyre]]''' left [[Friends of the Earth]] to start her own organization focused on stopping Japanese and Russian [[whaling]]?
* ... that although '''[[Uzun-Hajji]]''' and '''[[Najmuddin of Gotzo]]''' were originally political allies, they later fought on opposing sides of the [[Russian Civil War]]?
AzerbaijaniPresidentIlham Aliyev says that Russia accidentally shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, accusing Russia of trying to "hush up" the crash, and demanding from Russia a full admission of guilt, punishment for those responsible, and compensation for the victims. (AP)
:[[Azerbaijan]]i [[President of Azerbaijan|President]] [[Ilham Aliyev]] says that [[Russia]] accidentally shot down the [[Azerbaijan Airlines]] plane, accusing Russia of trying to "hush up" the crash, and demanding from Russia a full admission of guilt, punishment for those responsible, and compensation for the victims. [https://apnews.com/article/azerbaijan-russia-plane-crash-e6c1002284a900fa635eecf5573214ea (AP)]
:[[Slovakia]] threatens reciprocal measures against [[Ukraine]]'s plans to suspend the transit of [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian oil]] to Slovakia on January 1, including suspending [[Electricity market|electricity supplies]]. In response, [[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] accuses Slovakia of opening a "second energy front" against [[Government of Ukraine|Kyiv]] under [[Government of Russia|Moscow]]'s orders. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/zelenskyy-accuses-slovakia-of-opening-second-energy-front-against-ukraine (Al Jazeera)]
:[[South Korea]] confirms the first capture of a [[North Korea]]n [[Korean People's Army|soldier]] fighting against [[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ukrainian forces]] in [[Kursk Oblast]], [[Russia]], with the soldier later dying from his injuries. [https://bbc.com/news/articles/cq62qe131d7o/ (BBC News)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/s-koreas-spy-agency-confirms-an-injured-n-korean-soldier-custody-yonhap-reports-2024-12-27/ (Reuters)]
:[[Azerbaijan Airlines]] suspends flights to seven cities in [[Russia]] following the crash of Flight 8243 on Wednesday, amid allegations that the plane had been hit by a Russian [[surface-to-air missile]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/azerbaijan-airlines-halts-several-russian-routes-after-crash/a-71169191 (DW)]
:[[United States National Security Council]] spokesperson [[John Kirby (admiral)|John Kirby]] says that there is evidence that [[Russia]] shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight. [https://thehill.com/policy/international/5057623-russia-kazakhstan-plane-crash/ (''The Hill'')]
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