Russian Foreign Ministry: The escalation in #Ukraine is a dangerous course and could have unexpected consequences.

Pakistan plunges into darkness after a country-wide power outage: more than 220 million people without electricity.

Extreme cold: Temperature in Heilongjiang province drops to -53.0 °C (-63.4 °F) — the lowest temperature recorded in China's history. (global warming? LOL)

"Russia's war with the West is no longer hybrid, but almost real." - Sergey Lavrov

"Sanctions have proved that they lead Europe to a dead end. Economically, politically and from the point of view of security. It would be a big mistake to propose another package of sanctions."- Hungary FM Péter Szijjártó

"Russian troops are advancing on almost all sections of the contact line in the DPR,"head of DPR Denis Pushilin said.

"17,200 Ukrainian soldiers are now deployed on the border with the Republic of Belarus."- State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus

The emerging multipolar world is destroying the power of the dollar, - Credit Suisse
Current account surpluses of Russia, China and Saudi Arabia have reached record levels. But now these surpluses are not being transferred to traditional reserve dollar assets,"

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service: "There is reliable information that the Ukrainian army is stockpiling weapons and ammunition provided by the West on the territories of nuclear power plants.

"Mexico will introduce a visa-free regime with Russia. Currently, active consultations are taking place on this issue." - Mexican embassy in Moscow.

The head of the EU Council, Charles Michel, believes that "the next two or three weeks will be decisive in the conflict in Ukraine".

The Big Lie pic.twitter.com/QID5mxdqbY

— A Man Of Memes (@RickyDoggin) January 22, 2023

‼️🇷🇺🇧🇾⚔️🇺🇦Kiev is preparing for the offensive of the Russian Army: defense lines are being actively created

For this purpose, reinforced concrete structures are used, which are installed below the ground surface level – for maximum protection. pic.twitter.com/mH0YkBZsNc

— AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZgeopolitics) January 23, 2023

Canada settles Indigenous children compensation lawsuit for $2bnhttps://t.co/LVKqOP9gTG>— Press TV (@PressTV) January 22, 2023

US extends troop deployment in Romania, near Ukraine borderhttps://t.co/yj6K7nh86J>— Press TV (@PressTV) January 22, 2023