Facundo Argüello
@facundoarguello.bsky.social
Historia y geopolítica. Masters Univ. Carlos de Praga/Charles University, Prague. Speaking EN/ES.
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Ukraine destroyed over 9,000 Russian armored vehicles in three years. Russia replaced them all.
Here's the catch: they did it by draining Soviet-era storage from 10,400 vehicles down to 1,800, according to @Rebel44CZ.
Production adds just 900 vehicles a year. Russia loses 2,300+.
Here's the catch: they did it by draining Soviet-era storage from 10,400 vehicles down to 1,800, according to @Rebel44CZ.
Production adds just 900 vehicles a year. Russia loses 2,300+.
January 24, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Ukraine destroyed over 9,000 Russian armored vehicles in three years. Russia replaced them all.
Here's the catch: they did it by draining Soviet-era storage from 10,400 vehicles down to 1,800, according to @Rebel44CZ.
Production adds just 900 vehicles a year. Russia loses 2,300+.
Here's the catch: they did it by draining Soviet-era storage from 10,400 vehicles down to 1,800, according to @Rebel44CZ.
Production adds just 900 vehicles a year. Russia loses 2,300+.
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Interesting public opinion survey results of out Venezuela today:
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
Cerca de 80% de los venezolanos votaría por María Corina Machado en unas elecciones presidenciales
Casi 8 de cada 10 venezolanos votarían por la líder opositora María Corina Machado si las elecciones presidenciales fueran hoy.
www.elnacional.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Interesting public opinion survey results of out Venezuela today:
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
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🚨Russia will soon be able to control Shahed drones via Starlink, making them immune to electronic warfare, according to Ukrainian soldier and blogger Flash‼️
Today, for the first time, control of a BM-35 drone using this system was recorded.
Today, for the first time, control of a BM-35 drone using this system was recorded.
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
🚨Russia will soon be able to control Shahed drones via Starlink, making them immune to electronic warfare, according to Ukrainian soldier and blogger Flash‼️
Today, for the first time, control of a BM-35 drone using this system was recorded.
Today, for the first time, control of a BM-35 drone using this system was recorded.
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Russia was behind attempted 2024 arson attack, Lithuania says reut.rs/3Zdx2AH
Russia was behind attempted 2024 arson attack, Lithuania says
Lithuanian authorities accused Russia's GRU military intelligence service on Friday of masterminding attempted arson attacks on a plant that supplies radio wave scanners to Ukraine's army.
reut.rs
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Russia was behind attempted 2024 arson attack, Lithuania says reut.rs/3Zdx2AH
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The ongoing protests in Iran mark the most serious domestic unrest that the Islamic Republic has faced. The protests could alter the character of the regime fundamentally, or even topple it. www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/ind...
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The ongoing protests in Iran mark the most serious domestic unrest that the Islamic Republic has faced. The protests could alter the character of the regime fundamentally, or even topple it. www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/ind...
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Arms manufacturing giant Rheinmetall has received a site in Ukraine to build a munitions production plant, the company says via Ukrinform. Rheinmetall is fulfilling its commitments and already has an active contract to supply equipment for the future factory.
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Arms manufacturing giant Rheinmetall has received a site in Ukraine to build a munitions production plant, the company says via Ukrinform. Rheinmetall is fulfilling its commitments and already has an active contract to supply equipment for the future factory.
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In this first (and maybe last?) Basiji Soup, we’ll look at… the Islamic Republic of Iran, its disinformation operations, its hypocrisy, how it sells its atrocities as virtue and its repression as morality, how it serves the Kremlin, and the current protests against it.
1/20
1/20
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
In this first (and maybe last?) Basiji Soup, we’ll look at… the Islamic Republic of Iran, its disinformation operations, its hypocrisy, how it sells its atrocities as virtue and its repression as morality, how it serves the Kremlin, and the current protests against it.
1/20
1/20
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Huge crowds are out on the streets again in Iran. In Tehran’s Tehranser, Punak, and Saadat Abad districts, footage shows large gatherings chanting slogans like “We’re waiting for Pahlavi, we’re not going anywhere!”
January 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Huge crowds are out on the streets again in Iran. In Tehran’s Tehranser, Punak, and Saadat Abad districts, footage shows large gatherings chanting slogans like “We’re waiting for Pahlavi, we’re not going anywhere!”
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on the international community to increase pressure on Iran, linking Tehran's support for Russia's war with its domestic repression.
January 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on the international community to increase pressure on Iran, linking Tehran's support for Russia's war with its domestic repression.
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Iran: In Shiraz there are clashes with regime forces. In Punak, the regime cut the power, but demonstrators returned with flashlights and phone lights. Meanwhile, in Lorestan province, reports suggest the Kurdistan Freedom Party may have attacked IRGC barracks.
January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Iran: In Shiraz there are clashes with regime forces. In Punak, the regime cut the power, but demonstrators returned with flashlights and phone lights. Meanwhile, in Lorestan province, reports suggest the Kurdistan Freedom Party may have attacked IRGC barracks.
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Significant news regarding the relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, as well as the wider implications for the war in Sudan.
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Significant news regarding the relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, as well as the wider implications for the war in Sudan.
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DIN: Russia is urgently evacuating staff of the Russian embassy along with their families from Israel - this is already the third flight within the last 24 hours.
x.com/DailyIranNew...
x.com/DailyIranNew...
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
DIN: Russia is urgently evacuating staff of the Russian embassy along with their families from Israel - this is already the third flight within the last 24 hours.
x.com/DailyIranNew...
x.com/DailyIranNew...
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– This person ordered the aircraft to take to the skies. This person ordered 🇺🇦 brigades to advance to combat lines. This person took an incredible risk. Because he wildly exceeded his authority. That person was the then-Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
Why Venezuela Fell Within Hours, But Ukraine Did Not?
An important detail from Ukrainian officer Dmytro Vovnianko.
By Ambassador @olexscherba.bsky.social at x.com/olex_scherba...
An important detail from Ukrainian officer Dmytro Vovnianko.
By Ambassador @olexscherba.bsky.social at x.com/olex_scherba...
January 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
– This person ordered the aircraft to take to the skies. This person ordered 🇺🇦 brigades to advance to combat lines. This person took an incredible risk. Because he wildly exceeded his authority. That person was the then-Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
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Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has been sworn in as acting president by the country’s Supreme Court following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
January 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has been sworn in as acting president by the country’s Supreme Court following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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Rodriguez's main messages were that Maduro is still President of Venezuela, and that the government will not yield to the US' attempt to take over its oil resources.
Again, no indication at all that she's collaborating with Washington, which Trump indicated was the case earlier today.
Again, no indication at all that she's collaborating with Washington, which Trump indicated was the case earlier today.
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Rodriguez's main messages were that Maduro is still President of Venezuela, and that the government will not yield to the US' attempt to take over its oil resources.
Again, no indication at all that she's collaborating with Washington, which Trump indicated was the case earlier today.
Again, no indication at all that she's collaborating with Washington, which Trump indicated was the case earlier today.
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Russian milbloggers now fret that Moscow’s weapons stockpiles in Venezuela might not only vanish with unpaid loans but suddenly “reappear” in Ukrainian hands.
January 3, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Russian milbloggers now fret that Moscow’s weapons stockpiles in Venezuela might not only vanish with unpaid loans but suddenly “reappear” in Ukrainian hands.
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People seem surprised that the multi polar world they've lusted after is as peaceful as they were told it would not be.
Odd.
Odd.
January 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
People seem surprised that the multi polar world they've lusted after is as peaceful as they were told it would not be.
Odd.
Odd.
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It’s official: President Zelensky has signed the decrees. Kyrylo Budanov is now head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, while Vadym Ivashchenko takes over as chief of military intelligence.
January 2, 2026 at 7:19 PM
It’s official: President Zelensky has signed the decrees. Kyrylo Budanov is now head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, while Vadym Ivashchenko takes over as chief of military intelligence.
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⚡️Poll: 74% of Ukrainians against peace plan involving Kyiv's withdrawal from Donbas, army cap.
The poll revealed that 69% of Ukrainians support a peace plan that would freeze the war with security guarantees, as long as Ukraine is not forced to recognize the occupied territories as part of Russia.
The poll revealed that 69% of Ukrainians support a peace plan that would freeze the war with security guarantees, as long as Ukraine is not forced to recognize the occupied territories as part of Russia.
Poll: 74% of Ukrainians against peace plan involving Kyiv's withdrawal from Donbas, army cap
The poll also revealed that 69% of Ukrainians support a peace plan that would freeze the war with security guarantees, as long as Ukraine is not forced to officially recognize Russian-occupied territo...
kyivindependent.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
⚡️Poll: 74% of Ukrainians against peace plan involving Kyiv's withdrawal from Donbas, army cap.
The poll revealed that 69% of Ukrainians support a peace plan that would freeze the war with security guarantees, as long as Ukraine is not forced to recognize the occupied territories as part of Russia.
The poll revealed that 69% of Ukrainians support a peace plan that would freeze the war with security guarantees, as long as Ukraine is not forced to recognize the occupied territories as part of Russia.
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Mikhailo Fedorov is set to become Ukraine’s new Minister of Defence following the latest government appointments. Fedorov is the current Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
January 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Mikhailo Fedorov is set to become Ukraine’s new Minister of Defence following the latest government appointments. Fedorov is the current Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
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A Russian war correspondent is complaining that Russian occupiers are surrounded in Kupiansk, even though a couple of days ago, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed they had taken Kupiansk - once again. But it seems they haven’t taken it after all.
December 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A Russian war correspondent is complaining that Russian occupiers are surrounded in Kupiansk, even though a couple of days ago, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed they had taken Kupiansk - once again. But it seems they haven’t taken it after all.
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Polish Prime Minister Tusk stated that the West and Ukraine will lose the confrontation with Russia if it manages to divide democratic countries and dictate the terms of peace.
December 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Polish Prime Minister Tusk stated that the West and Ukraine will lose the confrontation with Russia if it manages to divide democratic countries and dictate the terms of peace.
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Spanish investigators concluded that a sunken vessel from Russia’s “shadow fleet” was transporting two nuclear reactor vessels to North Korea.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Spanish investigators concluded that a sunken vessel from Russia’s “shadow fleet” was transporting two nuclear reactor vessels to North Korea.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have withdrawn from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, with Finland and Poland set to follow.
December 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have withdrawn from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, with Finland and Poland set to follow.
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12/12: Conclusion: Russia’s economy is alive but fragile. The buffers from 2022 are gone. Trust, liquidity, and confidence are now holding together a fragile system teetering on the brink. In this state, one major shock wouldn’t be absorbed, it would push it off the edge.
December 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
12/12: Conclusion: Russia’s economy is alive but fragile. The buffers from 2022 are gone. Trust, liquidity, and confidence are now holding together a fragile system teetering on the brink. In this state, one major shock wouldn’t be absorbed, it would push it off the edge.