Russia’s Supreme Court has banned the international LGBT movement, another step in the president’s homophobic campaign since the start of the war Wladimir Putin.
Meanwhile, at the OSCE summit in Skopje, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West of waging a “hybrid war” against Russia and said the European Union had become an “aggressive political project.” In Ukraine, the president Volodymyr Zelensky announced its intention to speed up the construction of shelters and fortifications along the entire front line.
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1:12 p.m
Zelensky, with winter we are entering a new phase of the war
The war in Ukraine “is entering a new phase” as winter is expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive failed to produce desired results due to ongoing shortages of weapons and ground troops. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with the AP published on his website, emphasizing that Ukraine “will not give up” despite the failures.
“We have a new phase of war, and that is a fact,” Zelensky said. “The winter as a whole is a new phase of the war.” When asked about his satisfaction with the results of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Zelensky replied: “We are not retreating, I am satisfied,” but “we are losing people, and I am not with that satisfied. We didn’t have all the weapons.” “We wanted to, we didn’t. I can be happy, but I also can’t complain too much.”
12:33 p.m
Lavrov: There was an agreement with Ukraine, but Johnson was against it
For Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, there was an agreement with Ukraine to end the war, but Boris Johnson did not agree to this and called for hostilities to continue. “There was an agreement and he was there, in Istanbul, at the end of May (2022) after several rounds of negotiations. Three sessions in Belarus and the last in Istanbul.”
And the agreement has been reached, as one of the negotiators from Zelenskyy’s group, David Rahamja, a member of the delegation in Istanbul, confirmed. But Boris Johnson came and said: “No, you should continue the war,” Lavrov said at a news conference in Skopje today, Tass reported.
12.08
Russian services: “Italian-Russian citizen arrested for acts of sabotage”
A 35-year-old man with Russian and Italian citizenship living in Ryazan was arrested by Russian security services on charges of sabotage by derailing a train and organizing a drone attack on a military base. This was announced by the internal secret service FSB, citing the Interfax agency.
According to the Moskovsky Komsomolets website, the person arrested for the two sabotages is Ruslan Sidiki. However, the newspaper does not mention the man’s dual Italian and Russian citizenship. The Russian Investigative Committee, which is responsible for investigating the most serious crimes, said that the detainee had pleaded guilty in connection with the charges against him: he organized an attack with drones loaded with explosives on the Dyagilevo military base in Ukraine Last July, an explosive attack was carried out in the Ryazan region, and on November 11, an explosive attack on a railway line was carried out in the same region, which led to the derailment of a freight train. Actions that, according to Russian security services, were carried out on the orders of the Ukrainian Military Intelligence Service (GUR), which recruited the man in Istanbul last February.
The same sources state that the arrested man was trained to carry out explosive attacks in Latvia “with the direct participation of the Latvian special services.”
11:16 a.m
Moscow and Kiev lost 125,000 soldiers in the counteroffensive
The Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, said Ukrainians had lost over 125,000 soldiers since the counteroffensive began last June. The combat capabilities of Ukrainian troops have been significantly reduced, and Russian troops are “expanding the areas under their control throughout the area of the special military operation,” Shoigu added during a conference call with military commanders. This was reported by the Interfax agency.
(bow) 11:07
Tajani, I see no conditions for a ceasefire for Ukraine
“Italy will continue to support Ukraine in its struggle to defend international law and its own territorial integrity. We also discussed this in detail at the NATO-Ukraine summit. Support will continue from Italy, the EU and the West, including for the civilian population”. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this on Radio24.
“When there are wars, these are always difficult years, but at the moment I don’t see any conditions for a ceasefire. We must continue to cooperate diplomatically and try to ensure that the Russians realize that we cannot continue to violate international law.” “I also hope that China will play a positive role in trying to persuade Russia to abandon the invasion.” , he added.
(bend) 10:41
Lavrov on Ukraine, no positive signals from Kiev and the West
Moscow sees no signs that Kiev or its Western backers are willing to find a political solution to the conflict. This was said by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “So far we have not seen any signs from either Kiev or its masters that they are ready to find a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine,” Lavrov said at a conference in Skopje, where he is taking part in the OSCE summit . This was announced by Tass.
(Portal) 09:42
Kiev, Russian attack at night on the south and east of the country
The Russian army launched 25 Iranian-made drones, missiles and a guided missile over the south and east of Ukrainian territory overnight. The Air Force reported about it on Telegram, quoted by Rbc-Ukraine. Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense destroyed 18 drones and a Kh-59 guided missile.
(Portal) 09:00
Orban, stop Kiev joining the EU as European unity is at risk
“Ukraine’s accession to the EU does not coincide with Hungary’s national interests. It is foreseeable that there will be no agreement and then European unity will collapse,” said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an interview with Kossuth Rßdió. “Unity can be defended by avoiding putting issues on the agenda on which there is no agreement,” the prime minister said, suggesting that the discussion on the start of negotiations at the EU should take place in Kiev.
(Portal) 08:37
Zelensky: Speed up the construction of fortifications
After touring the entire arc of the front from south to northeast, Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky in his address to the nation called for intensifying the construction of new fortifications as quickly as possible to counter Russian offensives. “We must intensify and accelerate the construction of new facilities in all important areas,” Zelensky said in his speech. With measures of this kind, Ukraine is trying to prepare for a difficult winter in which Moscow’s troops hope to take the initiative again.
08:34
The Russian military launched 25 Iranian-made drones overnight
The Russian army launched 25 Iranian-made drones, missiles and a guided missile over the south and east of Ukrainian territory overnight. The Air Force reported about it on Telegram, quoted by Rbc-Ukraine. Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense destroyed 18 drones and a Kh-59 guided missile.
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