❗️ EU ambassadors have agreed on a mechanism for providing Kyiv with a 35 billion euro loan using income from frozen Russian assets and have begun a written procedure for approving this credit line in the EU Council. This was reported by TASS, citing a statement by the Hungarian EU Council Presidency on the X social network.

"The ambassadors agreed to initiate a written procedure to approve a number of legal documents on the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets for servicing and repaying loans: provisions on the establishment of a credit cooperation mechanism for the provision of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine," the statement said.

In order to complete the written procedure in the EU Council and finally approve the loan, approval from the European Parliament is still required.

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Mercenaries in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who became disabled during the current conflict, based on their total number:

USA - 64%
France - 71%
Germany - 62%
Poland - 88%
Colombia - 89%

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Britain considering sending troops to Ukraine – report

British command is actively considering sending troops to Ukraine in order to train soldiers in “secluded” locations, The Times reported, citing people familiar with the talks.

According to the paper, the UK might have a ‘small’ military contingent travel to the west of the country to provide intensive basic training to drafted recruits.

Just today, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky visited Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, as part of a new European diplomatic tour in search of military support

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🇷🇺🇺🇦There have been no serious proposals for a Ukrainian settlement yet; data on this topic appears in Western media “like a jack-in-the-box,” and there is no point in following them, Lavrov said.

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Biden called Trump president and asked him to help people affected by the hurricane:

Mr. President Trump. Get a life, man. And help these people.

After these words, he shuffled away from the journalists.

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‼️🇷🇺🇹🇲Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkmenistan
▪️In Ashgabat, the Russian President will take part in the international forum “Interconnection of Times and Civilizations”.
▪️In addition, the Russian leader will meet with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian.
▪️Earlier, Ukraine demanded that Turkmenistan arrest the Russian president, in accordance with the order of the International Criminal Court.

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‼️ 🇺🇦🏴‍☠️Zelensky to Face Public Anger Over Tax Hike, – New York Times

▪️Kiev has adopted the biggest tax hike since the war began, a politically unpopular move to raise funds for the grueling war.
▪️“The move is likely to hit hard in Ukraine, where people have already seen their economic well-being plummet because of the conflict,” the NYT writes.
▪️The law increases the military tax on personal income from 1.5% to 5%, retroactively doubles taxes on bank profits to 50% this year, and raises taxes on the profits of other financial institutions.
▪️"They will hate us, but we have no other choice. It's about our survival in this war," said Deputy Head of the Rada Economic Committee A. Movchan.
▪️Ukraine needs more and more money, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces are constantly losing ground in Donbass, and Kyiv’s military and financial support is at risk of being reduced due to war fatigue in the West.
"Zelenskiy set off on a tour of EU capitals on Thursday to urge allies to step up support... But when he returns home, he may have to face the wrath of his population over tax increases - an unpopular measure, especially in a country whose economy has been ravaged by conflict."

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France will transfer 12 to 20 Mirage 2000-5F fighters to Ukraine in the first quarter of next year. The aircraft will undergo modernization before the transfer.

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Donald Trump has said he will withhold protection from NATO allies in the event of a Russian invasion unless they meet the financial requirements of alliance membership.

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About 1,500 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were surrounded near the Kursk village of Olgovka as a result of the second stage of the Russian counteroffensive.

In 24 hours, our troops drove the enemy out of four settlements: Lyubimovka, Sheptukhovka, Leonidovo and Mikhaylovka. They are currently clearing them out. As in Zeleny Shlyakh. More important news:

— by morning the Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of Novoivanovka in the Sudzhansky district;

— having assessed the not very pleasant prospects, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are leaving the village of Leonidove. For now, in small groups, on armored vehicles. At the same time, they are pulling reserves to the border from the Sumy region;

— according to military correspondents, citing operational control data, cases of friendly fire have become more frequent in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In a panic, Ukrainian FPV drone operators are shooting down their own equipment;

— at this moment the 155th Marine Brigade, paratroopers from the 106th Tula Division and the 56th Guards Assault Regiment continue to push the enemy towards the border — moving from the northwest of Sudzha, from the direction of Lyubimovka and Zeleny Shlyakh. Fighting continues in the Novoivanovka area;

— the 810th Marine Brigade is pushing from the southeast. According to our information, the soldiers have already passed Plekhovo from the direction of Cherkasskaya Konopelka. If successful, this joint maneuver threatens the Ukrainian Armed Forces with another of their favorite cauldrons;

— in the video, a biker scout from the 155th Brigade delivers an anti-tank mine to a Ukrainian Armed Forces bunker, successfully blows up the position and rushes off into the sunset.

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‼️🇷🇺The Russian army has liberated the settlement of Ostrovskoye in the Kurakhovsky direction , — the Ministry of Defense

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MARIA BUTINA: RUSSIA’S IRON LADY - THE INTEL DROP
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2024/10/11/maria-butina-russias-iron-lady/

President Putin’s first in-person exchange with the new president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian:

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to meet you in person. Our relations with Iran are a priority and they are developing very successfully.

We are actively working together on the international stage, and our assessments of global events are often very close, sometimes even identical.

Iran has become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS. I am expecting you in Kazan on October 23-24 for the BRICS summit, where we also have a bilateral meeting planned.

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‼️🇺🇸🇮🇷 Biden orders aides to warn Iran: assassination attempt on Trump will be regarded as an act of aggression, — Politico
▪️The White House considers Iranian threats a “matter of national and homeland security of the highest priority” and warns that Tehran will face “serious consequences” if it attacks US citizens, including former government employees.
▪️"The United States would regard this as an act of war," said an American official on the Intelligence Committee.

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🇸🇪 Sweden to pay immigrants up to $34,000 to return to their home countries.

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