Political highlights you couldn't miss in 2023: Ukraine, Gaza, BRICS

With the countdown for 2024 already underway, Sputnik rolls out a video showcasing a whole array of political highlights that grabbed the global headlights of the outgoing year.

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📹 Scott Ritter on the likelihood that Russia will enter into conflict with NATO after Ukraine

"All the talk in the United States and NATO about Russia, if Russia defeats Ukraine, NATO's next, is absurd because that's predicated on the notion that Russia would attack NATO. Russia's not going to attack NATO. Russia will defend itself against the NATO attack, but NATO's in no position to attack Russia," the former US Marine intelligence officer and former UN weapons inspector said.

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Congratulations to everyone for a very productive year!

On New Year's Eve, Scott Ritter came to Russia for the second time in a year at the invitation of the General Director of the Novosibirsk Region Development Corporation, Alexander Zyryanov. The journey, which this time will take place mainly in the southern regions of Russia, began at VDNH, with a visit to the stand of the Novosibirsk region at the "Russia" exhibition.
“For me, Russia now traditionally begins with Novosibirsk. And this is not a coincidence. It is, rather, a symbol of the fact that every city can be the center of world processes if it correctly understands its advantages and finds the right people to implement them. The stand of the Novosibirsk region is an important highlight of what this region is really strong: science, transport infrastructure and the digital environment. Thousands of cities around the world can only dream of such a successful combination. My personal guide is Alexander Zyryanov, who is responsible for the development of the region, as well as the head Development Corporation, is well versed in all the strengths and problematic aspects of his hometown. To all my - sometimes very sarcastic questions - he was able to find answers that are possible only when the professionalism of a manager is combined with the patriotism of a citizen. There are problem areas in any city and in any country, but they exist not to decorate them, but to work with them. The Novosibirsk stand at VDNKh shocked me with its justified ambition. I am sure that each of my subsequent visits to Russia will also begin in Novosibirsk, to monitor how this ambition is being realized."
Scott Ritter congratulated Novosibirsk residents and all Siberians on the upcoming New Year, saying that real miracles always come from snowy lands, probably because that’s where people live who are capable of surprising.