“The united Europe is still an economic power, so it should do something it has been avoiding for years, something both Russia and the U.S. try to prevent at any cost: to proclaim independence of the united Europe,” writes Slavoj Žižek, a philosophy professor, in this op-ed.
kyivindependent.com/slavoj-z…— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Jan 5, 2026
Day: January 5, 2026
Russia calls for Maduro’s release, says US creating momentum for “neocolonialism.”
Russia condemned the “US act of armed aggression against Venezuela,” says Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya.
“Washington is generating fresh momentum for neocolonialism and for imperialism, which were repeatedly and decisively condemned and repudiated by the peoples of this region and by the global south as a whole,” Nebenzya said at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) Jan 5, 2026
James André reporting live from the Colombian–Venezuelan border.
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Danish PM Frederiksen:
“I believe one should take the U.S. president seriously when he says he wants Greenland.
But I’ll also make it clear that if the US chooses to attack a NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO & thus the security we’ve had since WW2”
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) Jan 5, 2026
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From @TheAthletic: The NFL playoffs have arrived, and both No. 1 seeds from the 2024 season missed the dance this year. Here are the exciting first-round matchups. nyti.ms/3LfbIYo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) Jan 5, 2026
Maduro and his wife were just read their rights and asked to enter pleas.
Nicolás Maduro: “I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, and I am still President of Venezuela.”
Cilia Flores: “I am not guilty. I am completely innocent. I am the First Lady of the Republic of Venezuela.”
— OSINT Intuit™ (@UKikaski) Jan 5, 2026