🗣 There is simply nothing to talk about with the US when it comes to Ukraine

Where the Ukrainian topic arises in one way or another, there can be no dialogue, let alone negotiations; we have radically opposite positions - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov.

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🇦🇺 Australia opposes Taiwan's accession to the Comprehensive Progressive Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP)

The CPTTP, also known as the TPP-11, is a trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam - what's left of the original Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement after former President Trump withdrew the US in 2017.

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⚡️ Almost 4.8 million refugees have arrived in Russia from the territory of Ukraine and Donbass - Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

UPDATE: $184 million USD has been paid out to refugees in support, relocation and housing costs.

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EXACT PROXY-MITY: The moment a Russian strike hits a group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, climbing into a US supplied Humvee armored vehicle - what's a few less Ukrainians to them anyway? The US military-industrial machine is a bottomless PIT of PROFIT.

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🇨🇳 Xi Jinping sits near Trudeau at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting

Trudeau, whom Jinping scolded earlier at the G20 like a schoolboy, for leaking everything they had discussed at their meeting to the press; only the president of Chile, who sits between the two leaders, defuses the situation.

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🇹🇭 Protest rally taking place in Thailand, against the backdrop of the opening of the APEC forum

Protesters in Bangkok oppose the forum and demand the resignation of the government.

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🇵🇱 Poland set to be first to recognize evasion of anti-Russian sanctions as a punishable crime in the EU

The European Commission is waiting on a decision from the EU Council that will recognize sanctions evasion as a crime, but Poland must first pass a corresponding law domestically.

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⚡️Grenade-like object found near Slovenian embassy in Moscow, Russia - Emergency Services.

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⚡️ Xi Jinping has abstained from directly blaming Moscow for the Ukraine war, accepting Vladimir Putin's argument that NATO's eastward expansion in recent decades has seriously threatened Russia's security.

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"THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY" FAIL: While Western states LOVE to lavish in authority, the reality is that the vast majority of states in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, have not joined anti-Russian sanctions - Russia is not isolated and will continue to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with its allies - Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.

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⚡️📞 Putin holds a telephone conversation with Erdogan:

◾️Later today, November 18, Putin will convene with members of the Russian Security Council;

◾️There is currently no talk of a summit between the leaders of Russia and the United States;

◾️Before talking about the possibility of restoring Nord Stream, we are awaiting damage assessment;

◾️The Russian Federation regrets that it was not allowed to participate in the investigation into the downing of MH17 aircraft, this does not contribute to the objectivity of the process - Kremlin Press Secretary Peskov.

UPDATE: The Turkish side reported discussing the grain-deal, and the importance of peace negotiations in the Ukrainian conflict.

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⚡️Settlement of Opytnoe, Donetsk Republic, West Russia has been fully taken by the Russian Armed Forces - Russian Ministry of Defense.

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⚡️Australia asks Russia to ensure Russians convicted in the downing of MH17 case face justice

Earlier, Kremlin Press Secretary Peskov stated Russia was not allowed to participate in the investigation, casting doubt on the objectivity of the process.

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⚡️Boris Johnson was paid $329k USD for a half hour speech in the USA

The former Prime Minister of Great Britain recently spoke at a conference of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers in Colorado Springs, followed by a 45-minute informal chat; his airfare and accommodation expenses came to $13.7k, and were funded by US media mogul Rupert Murdoch - demonstrating no separation between politicians and the media.

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⚡️Several people detained in Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, South Russia, disguised as Russian soldiers - reports of smoke in the city, presumably from a terrorist attack.

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