Archived Antiwar.com News from December 29, 2022

News

Updated December 29, 2022 - 9:00 PM EST

Zelensky Says Ukraine Helped the West 'Find Itself'

		*Kremlin: Ukraine Plan Must Include Annexed Regions Joining Russia*
		*Zelensky, Blackrock CEO To Coordinate on Ukraine's Reconstruction*

Gantz Says Israel Might Attack Iran in '2 or 3 Years'

Iran Says Window Still Open for Talks as US Prepares New Sanctions

Netanyahu Government to Prioritize Settlement Expansion

Taiwan Extends Mandatory Military Service

Turkey, Syria Defense Ministers First Meeting Since 2011

Viewpoints

	Biden Says Iran Deal Is Dead but He Won't Say Iran Deal Is Dead by Ted Snider
	Merkel Admits Minsk Agreements Were Part of Scheme to Prepare War With Russia by Jeremy Kuzmarov

	Searching for Monsters by Andrew P. Napolitano
	Ottawa Cheers Rather Than Mourns End of Japanese Pacifism by Yves Engler
More Viewpoints

Twitter's Collaboration With US Military in Info Warfare
by Kit Klarenberg

Frontline

	Protesting Serbs in Northern Kosovo Agree to Remove Barricades
	Saudi Army Kills, Injures Over 2,900 in Yemen Border Areas in 2022
	US Lawmakers Press Government for Answers Over Use of Israeli Spyware

Russia

	Russia and China Hold Naval Drills, Practice Submarine Capture
	Russia Offers Free Sperm Freezing to Soldiers Sent to Ukraine
	US Marks Four Year Anniversary of Paul Whelan Detention in Russia
	Seven Oil Cap-Compliant Tankers Sail From Russia
	Russia to Divert Metals Away From West
	Russia Prepares S-300V Systems to Intercept Ukrainian Missiles
	Russia Steps Up Artillery Attacks on Kherson and Eastern Ukraine
	Escape From Conscription: Russian Deserters in Germany

Ukraine

	UN Names New Coordinator for Black Sea Grain Initiative
	Lithuania, EU, UK Team Up to Train More Ukrainian Soldiers in 2023
	Italy Minister Cautious on Supplying Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
	French Defense Chief Visits Ukraine, Pledges More Support
	Australian Killed Fighting Russia in Ukraine, Says Government

Kosovo

	Russia Backs Serbia as Kosovo Tensions Soar
	Kosovo Shuts Main Border Crossing With Serbia Amid Protests

Europe

	Denmark May End Great Prayer Day Holiday to Increase Military Spending
	Exxon Sues EU Over Windfall Profit Tax
	Lithuania's Defense Minister Is Leery Russia Will Run Out of Ammo
	Spain Appoints New Ambassador to Venezuela as Relations Thaw

Africa

	Central African Republic Extends War Crimes Court for Five Years
	South Sudan to Send 750 Troops to DR Congo to Fight Rebels
	Jihadi Violence Hits Benin, Shows Spread Across West Africa
	Gambia Probes Coup Bid and Arrests More Soldiers
	After Sudan Deals, Dissenters Say Military Has Silenced Them
	Tunisia Prosecutors Move to Try 13 Judges on 'Terror' Charges
	Rwanda Says DR Congo Fighter Jet Violated Airspace

The War at Home

	Maduro Ally Saab Appeals US Court Ruling on Diplomatic Immunity
	F-35s With Fewer Than 40 Hours of Flying Grounded Because of Engine Issue Discovered in Crash
	USAF Awards General Electric $303 Million Adaptive Engine Contract

New Israeli Government

	Israel's Incoming Government Names New Ministers
	In WSJ Op-Ed, Smotrich Says New Government Wants to Make Israel More Like America
	Israel's Religious Overhaul to Include Crackdown on Aliyah, Women of the Wall Ban
	Ex-Israeli Diplomats, Ambassadors Warn New Government Will Hurt Israel's Global Standing
	On Last Day in Office, Gantz Speaks to Abbas, Says 'Critical' to Maintain Dialogue

Palestine/Israel

	Israeli Far-Right Party's List of 'Leftist' Justice Ministry Staff Panned as 'Witch Hunt'
	Israeli Forces Brutally Quell March Demanding Release of Bodies Withheld From Burial
	Palestinian Woman Injured by Israeli Gunfire Near Jenin
	Leaked Audio Reveals Fierce Infighting Inside Palestinian Authority Leadership
	Israel Awards Oshkosh $100 Million Armored Personnel Carrier Contract
	Jordan's King Warns of 'Breakdown of Law and Order' Between Israelis-Palestinians

Iran

	Canada, Others Seek Formal Arbitration With Iran Over Downed Jet
	Chess Player Without Hijab Was Not Representing Iran: Official

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: 11 Killed
	Iraqi PM Resists Pressure From Pro-Iran Allies to End US Military Presence
	Iraqi Army Takes Control of 'Unstable' Areas After Attacks

Saudi Arabia/Yemen

	Former Saudi Security Chief Gets 25 Years for Corruption
	Five People Injured by Saudi Artillery Shells in Yemen

Middle East

	Turkish Court Upholds Life Sentence for Activist Kavala
	Oman's Parliament Says No to 'Normalization' With Israel

Afghanistan

	Interior Ministry Forms 27 New Districts in Afghanistan Provinces
	UN Says Some Aid Programs Stopped in Afghanistan After Ban on Women
	Karzai: Intra-Afghan Dialogue Important for Taliban, Afghanistan

Asia

	Several Killed in Stampede at Political Rally in India
	Japanese MoD Releases New Details on Missile Defense Ships
	South Korea Unveils $440 Million Plan to Counter North's Drone Invasions
	Australia Grants Extradition of Former US Pilot Over China Military Training