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🔞 Brutal day of Ukrainian forces shelling Donetsk today, 4 civilians killed, unconfirmed number wounded.
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U.S. Altered Himars Rocket Launchers to Keep Ukraine From Firing Missiles Into Russia
Experts debate whether long-range missiles for Ukraine would deter Putin or widen war
The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The U.S. secretly modified the advanced Himars rocket launchers it gave Ukraine so they can’t be used to fire long-range missiles into Russia, U.S. officials said, a precaution the Biden administration says is necessary to reduce the risk of a wider war with Moscow.
The U.S. since June has supplied Ukrainian forces with 20 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers, or Himars, and a large inventory of satellite-guided rockets with a range of almost 50 miles. Those rockets, known as the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS, have been used to strike Russian ammunition depots, logistics supplies and command centers on Ukrainian territory.
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Experts debate whether long-range missiles for Ukraine would deter Putin or widen war
The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The U.S. secretly modified the advanced Himars rocket launchers it gave Ukraine so they can’t be used to fire long-range missiles into Russia, U.S. officials said, a precaution the Biden administration says is necessary to reduce the risk of a wider war with Moscow.
The U.S. since June has supplied Ukrainian forces with 20 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers, or Himars, and a large inventory of satellite-guided rockets with a range of almost 50 miles. Those rockets, known as the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS, have been used to strike Russian ammunition depots, logistics supplies and command centers on Ukrainian territory.
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The U.S. secretly modified the advanced Himars rocket launchers it gave Ukraine so they can’t be used to fire long-range missiles into Russia, U.S. officials said, a precaution the Biden administration says is necessary to reduce the risk of a wider war with…
Putin and Zelensky finally agree. Here’s why that’s a bad thing.
In recent weeks, leaders in both Kyiv and Moscow have argued that the Minsk agreements are no longer worth the paper they’re printed on.
Ted Snider for Responsible Statecraft
The animosity between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been bitter. Agreement on anything — which would be a starting point for talks — is elusive. For the first time in several months, however, the two leaders have agreed on something. Unfortunately it takes them even farther away from talks than they are today.
They both seem to believe that the Minsk II agreement, a 2015 deal that many believed would be a way forward to peace in the region, is dead.
At some point this horrifying war will end. And it will have to end with talks. Those talks will have to, at some point, settle the issue of the eastern lands caught in a decades-long tug of war. Zelensky has said that a precondition for talks is “restoration of [Ukraine’s] territorial integrity,” meaning the Donbas, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and even Crimea. Russia has said that negotiations can only be held on the basis of existing geopolitical realities and maintains that any negotiated settlement must respect Russia’s annexation of these same regions. That is the principal roadblock to a settlement. A big one.
That roadblock has been solidified and reinforced, not dissipated or lessened, by a recent agreement in statements made by the two leaders.
On November 15, addressing the G20 summit in Bali by video link, Zelensky rejected any return to the Minsk agreement. “We will not allow Russia to wait, build up its forces, and then start a new series of terror and global destabilisation. There will be no Minsk 3, which Russia will violate immediately after the agreement,” he insisted.
The Minsk agreements of 2014 and 2015 provided the best diplomatic solution to the crisis. Brokered by France and Germany, agreed to by Ukraine and Russia, and accepted by the U.S. and UN, the agreement was meant to peacefully return the Donbas to Ukraine while granting it full autonomy. Minsk II promised autonomy to the Donbas within Ukraine. The prospect of neutrality and the issue of NATO membership were expected to come later.
Former US Ambassador to the Soviet Union Jack Matlock recently said that “The war might have been prevented – probably would have been prevented – if Ukraine had been willing to abide by the Minsk agreement, recognize the Donbas as an autonomous entity within Ukraine, avoid NATO military advisors, and pledge not to enter NATO.”
But Zelensky’s words in Bali, though diplomatically well chosen for his audience, did not accurately reflect history. It was not Russia who used the time provided by the agreement to build up its forces before violating the agreement. It was Ukraine.
In 2019, Zelensky was elected in large part because his platform of making peace with Russia and signing the Minsk II Agreement won him the Russian-speaking vote in the south and east. But to fulfill his promise, Zelensky had to have the support of the U.S. He didn’t get it. Abandoned and under pressure, Zelensky refused to implement the agreement. The U.S. then failed to pressure him back onto the road of diplomacy.
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In recent weeks, leaders in both Kyiv and Moscow have argued that the Minsk agreements are no longer worth the paper they’re printed on.
Ted Snider for Responsible Statecraft
The animosity between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been bitter. Agreement on anything — which would be a starting point for talks — is elusive. For the first time in several months, however, the two leaders have agreed on something. Unfortunately it takes them even farther away from talks than they are today.
They both seem to believe that the Minsk II agreement, a 2015 deal that many believed would be a way forward to peace in the region, is dead.
At some point this horrifying war will end. And it will have to end with talks. Those talks will have to, at some point, settle the issue of the eastern lands caught in a decades-long tug of war. Zelensky has said that a precondition for talks is “restoration of [Ukraine’s] territorial integrity,” meaning the Donbas, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and even Crimea. Russia has said that negotiations can only be held on the basis of existing geopolitical realities and maintains that any negotiated settlement must respect Russia’s annexation of these same regions. That is the principal roadblock to a settlement. A big one.
That roadblock has been solidified and reinforced, not dissipated or lessened, by a recent agreement in statements made by the two leaders.
On November 15, addressing the G20 summit in Bali by video link, Zelensky rejected any return to the Minsk agreement. “We will not allow Russia to wait, build up its forces, and then start a new series of terror and global destabilisation. There will be no Minsk 3, which Russia will violate immediately after the agreement,” he insisted.
The Minsk agreements of 2014 and 2015 provided the best diplomatic solution to the crisis. Brokered by France and Germany, agreed to by Ukraine and Russia, and accepted by the U.S. and UN, the agreement was meant to peacefully return the Donbas to Ukraine while granting it full autonomy. Minsk II promised autonomy to the Donbas within Ukraine. The prospect of neutrality and the issue of NATO membership were expected to come later.
Former US Ambassador to the Soviet Union Jack Matlock recently said that “The war might have been prevented – probably would have been prevented – if Ukraine had been willing to abide by the Minsk agreement, recognize the Donbas as an autonomous entity within Ukraine, avoid NATO military advisors, and pledge not to enter NATO.”
But Zelensky’s words in Bali, though diplomatically well chosen for his audience, did not accurately reflect history. It was not Russia who used the time provided by the agreement to build up its forces before violating the agreement. It was Ukraine.
In 2019, Zelensky was elected in large part because his platform of making peace with Russia and signing the Minsk II Agreement won him the Russian-speaking vote in the south and east. But to fulfill his promise, Zelensky had to have the support of the U.S. He didn’t get it. Abandoned and under pressure, Zelensky refused to implement the agreement. The U.S. then failed to pressure him back onto the road of diplomacy.
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Putin and Zelensky finally agree. Here's why that’s a bad thing. - Responsible Statecraft
In recent weeks, leaders in both Kyiv and Moscow have argued that the Minsk agreements are no longer worth the paper they're printed on.
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Differing Views on Russia's War in Ukraine
DANIEL R. DEPETRIS for the Newsweek
The war in Ukraine passed the 10-month mark this week, and the Russian army has settled on a new strategy: deliberately target Ukrainian energy sources to make the winter as cold, dreary, and depressing as possible for the Ukrainians. Millions of people have lost power, with schools, hospitals, homes, and businesses all effected by the relentless attack on Ukraine's energy gride—nearly half of which was knocked out after a particularly fierce fuselage of missiles in mid-November.
One might expect these attacks to result in even more severe diplomatic and economic repercussions for Moscow. In some ways, those expectations have been met; the European Parliament went as far as to label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, and the G20 released a joint declaration after intense negotiations, faulting the war for producing "immense human suffering" inside Ukraine as well as economic consequences around the world.
Yet the war has demonstrated just how self-interested geopolitics can be. Where you sit often determines where you stand. Russia's actions in Ukraine have been nothing short of brutal, but the fact remains that different countries have different interests to protect and different objectives to pursue. It's true more countries outside the West are chafing at the economic costs associated with the fighting, but it's also true that much of the world doesn't want to burn ties with Moscow, limit its options by picking sides, or outsource its Russia policy to Washington.
A big part of this reality is a clash of perceptions. As Washington and Brussels tell it, the war is an existential struggle between democracies and an aggressive authoritarian Russia. The West has enacted the strongest-ever sanctions regime against a major economy, freezing around half of the Russian Central Bank's $600+ billion in foreign reserves. U.S. and European Union (EU) export restrictions on critical technology are complicating Russia's ability to manufacture everything from cars to electrical appliances and turning the Russian economy into a primitive shell. The EU is set to prohibit all imports of Russian crude by Dec. 5, forcing Moscow to divert as much as 1 million barrels a day to other markets. All of this comes as the U.S. and Europe continue to deliver substantial military aid to Kyiv, with Washington alone sending nearly $19 billion in military equipment since February.
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DANIEL R. DEPETRIS for the Newsweek
The war in Ukraine passed the 10-month mark this week, and the Russian army has settled on a new strategy: deliberately target Ukrainian energy sources to make the winter as cold, dreary, and depressing as possible for the Ukrainians. Millions of people have lost power, with schools, hospitals, homes, and businesses all effected by the relentless attack on Ukraine's energy gride—nearly half of which was knocked out after a particularly fierce fuselage of missiles in mid-November.
One might expect these attacks to result in even more severe diplomatic and economic repercussions for Moscow. In some ways, those expectations have been met; the European Parliament went as far as to label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, and the G20 released a joint declaration after intense negotiations, faulting the war for producing "immense human suffering" inside Ukraine as well as economic consequences around the world.
Yet the war has demonstrated just how self-interested geopolitics can be. Where you sit often determines where you stand. Russia's actions in Ukraine have been nothing short of brutal, but the fact remains that different countries have different interests to protect and different objectives to pursue. It's true more countries outside the West are chafing at the economic costs associated with the fighting, but it's also true that much of the world doesn't want to burn ties with Moscow, limit its options by picking sides, or outsource its Russia policy to Washington.
A big part of this reality is a clash of perceptions. As Washington and Brussels tell it, the war is an existential struggle between democracies and an aggressive authoritarian Russia. The West has enacted the strongest-ever sanctions regime against a major economy, freezing around half of the Russian Central Bank's $600+ billion in foreign reserves. U.S. and European Union (EU) export restrictions on critical technology are complicating Russia's ability to manufacture everything from cars to electrical appliances and turning the Russian economy into a primitive shell. The EU is set to prohibit all imports of Russian crude by Dec. 5, forcing Moscow to divert as much as 1 million barrels a day to other markets. All of this comes as the U.S. and Europe continue to deliver substantial military aid to Kyiv, with Washington alone sending nearly $19 billion in military equipment since February.
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Differing Views on Russia's War in Ukraine
The fact remains that, on the Ukraine war, much of the world isn't on the same page as the U.S. and Europe.
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Whither Ukraine?
The possible outcomes from the start of the war remain the same today.
Peter Van Buren for The American Conservative
From the moment Russian troops crossed into Ukraine, there were only two possible outcomes. Ukraine could reach a diplomatic solution that resets its physical eastern border (i.e., Russia annexes much of eastern Ukraine to the Dnieper River, and establishes a land bridge to Crimea), and so firmly reestablishes its geopolitical role as buffer state between NATO and Russia. Or, after battlefield losses and diplomacy, Russia could retreat to its original February starting point, and Ukraine would firmly reestablish its geopolitical role as a buffer state between NATO and Russia.
As of Day 286 on this fifth of December, despite much noise about nuclear war and regime change, those are still the only realistic outcomes. Diplomacy is necessary and diplomacy is sufficient to resolve the crisis in Ukraine. Until all parties realize that, and agree to sit down, the increasingly bloody and efficient meatgrinder will continue. The current status of the war—this 20th-century, WWI-style conquering of territory by creeping land advances with 21st-century weaponry—cannot continue indefinitely. Both sides will run out of young men to kill.
Vladimir Putin's goal in his invasion has never been something quick and has never included Kiev. It has always been to widen the speed bump that is Ukraine between Russia and NATO. This problem for Putin is ever more acute as NATO builds up strength in Poland. While powerless to negotiate for itself at the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia was promised NATO would not expand eastward—a lie—and now Poland is sacrosanct NATO territory, as blessed as Paris, Berlin, and London, untouchable by foreign invasion.
The Russian countermove (and there is always a countermove, these guys play chess, remember) is to deepen the border with Ukraine and make it strategically impossible for NATO to cross in force. The war would be fought with NATO on Ukrainian territory. The idea that the Soviet Union was tricked in 1989-90 is at the heart of Russia’s confrontation with the west in Ukraine and no conclusion to that fight will take place without acknowledgment on the ground. That's why any plan to drive Russia back to pre-February 2022 borders would be a fight to the end and an impossible victory for Ukraine no matter how much U.S. weaponry they are gifted.
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A quick word about the non-use of nuclear weapons. Putin's plan depends on fighting Ukraine, and thus the U.S. by proxy, not direct conflict with the militarily superior United States and whole of NATO. Despite all the tough talk, Ukraine is not a member of NATO and is unlikely to be a member in the near future, and so the only way to assuredly bring America into the fight on the ground or in the air is a nuclear weapon. That opens the door for anything; until that mushroom cloud, Russia and the U.S. are a married couple having an argument, saying anything but limiting themselves to angry words and the occasional thrown dish. Set off that nuke and it is as though one partner escalated from late nights out with the boys to a full-on affair, and at that point all the rules are thrown away.
Anything can happen, and Putin's plan cannot withstand "anything" in the form of U.S. direct intervention. Hence, no nukes. Putin will fight conventionally.
Sanctions don't matter, they never have. From Day One, U.S.-imposed energy sanctions have played to Russia's favor economically as oil prices rose. Things may come to a head in a month or two as winter sets in in Germany and that natural gas from Russia is missed but that is a domestic German problem the U.S. is likely to simply poo-poo away (once economic powerhouse and U.S. competitor Germany showed its first negative foreign trade imbalance since 1991, a nice bonus for America.)
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The possible outcomes from the start of the war remain the same today.
Peter Van Buren for The American Conservative
From the moment Russian troops crossed into Ukraine, there were only two possible outcomes. Ukraine could reach a diplomatic solution that resets its physical eastern border (i.e., Russia annexes much of eastern Ukraine to the Dnieper River, and establishes a land bridge to Crimea), and so firmly reestablishes its geopolitical role as buffer state between NATO and Russia. Or, after battlefield losses and diplomacy, Russia could retreat to its original February starting point, and Ukraine would firmly reestablish its geopolitical role as a buffer state between NATO and Russia.
As of Day 286 on this fifth of December, despite much noise about nuclear war and regime change, those are still the only realistic outcomes. Diplomacy is necessary and diplomacy is sufficient to resolve the crisis in Ukraine. Until all parties realize that, and agree to sit down, the increasingly bloody and efficient meatgrinder will continue. The current status of the war—this 20th-century, WWI-style conquering of territory by creeping land advances with 21st-century weaponry—cannot continue indefinitely. Both sides will run out of young men to kill.
Vladimir Putin's goal in his invasion has never been something quick and has never included Kiev. It has always been to widen the speed bump that is Ukraine between Russia and NATO. This problem for Putin is ever more acute as NATO builds up strength in Poland. While powerless to negotiate for itself at the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia was promised NATO would not expand eastward—a lie—and now Poland is sacrosanct NATO territory, as blessed as Paris, Berlin, and London, untouchable by foreign invasion.
The Russian countermove (and there is always a countermove, these guys play chess, remember) is to deepen the border with Ukraine and make it strategically impossible for NATO to cross in force. The war would be fought with NATO on Ukrainian territory. The idea that the Soviet Union was tricked in 1989-90 is at the heart of Russia’s confrontation with the west in Ukraine and no conclusion to that fight will take place without acknowledgment on the ground. That's why any plan to drive Russia back to pre-February 2022 borders would be a fight to the end and an impossible victory for Ukraine no matter how much U.S. weaponry they are gifted.
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A quick word about the non-use of nuclear weapons. Putin's plan depends on fighting Ukraine, and thus the U.S. by proxy, not direct conflict with the militarily superior United States and whole of NATO. Despite all the tough talk, Ukraine is not a member of NATO and is unlikely to be a member in the near future, and so the only way to assuredly bring America into the fight on the ground or in the air is a nuclear weapon. That opens the door for anything; until that mushroom cloud, Russia and the U.S. are a married couple having an argument, saying anything but limiting themselves to angry words and the occasional thrown dish. Set off that nuke and it is as though one partner escalated from late nights out with the boys to a full-on affair, and at that point all the rules are thrown away.
Anything can happen, and Putin's plan cannot withstand "anything" in the form of U.S. direct intervention. Hence, no nukes. Putin will fight conventionally.
Sanctions don't matter, they never have. From Day One, U.S.-imposed energy sanctions have played to Russia's favor economically as oil prices rose. Things may come to a head in a month or two as winter sets in in Germany and that natural gas from Russia is missed but that is a domestic German problem the U.S. is likely to simply poo-poo away (once economic powerhouse and U.S. competitor Germany showed its first negative foreign trade imbalance since 1991, a nice bonus for America.)
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Whither Ukraine? - The American Conservative
The possible outcomes from the start of the war remain the same today.
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GT investigates: How US reaps EU with high-priced energy, Inflation Reduction Act amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Global Times (China)
Having been drawn into the protracted and intense Russia-Ukraine conflicts, experiencing inflation and skyrocketing energy costs... Nine months after the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February, more people in the EU - from politicians to business leaders - have realized how they have been caught in the US' trap, as the latter uses the EU crisis as an opportunity to enrich itself at the expense of the EU.
Top European officials are furious with Joe Biden's administration and have accused the US of making the most profit from the Ukraine crisis from selling gas at high prices and offloading more weaponry, Politico reported, noting that such explosive comments were backed in public and private by officials, diplomats, and ministers elsewhere.
Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissingeronce quipped that "it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." Analysts said that many people in the EU may frequently think of this statement because the EU has suffered the most as the US tries to maintain its hegemony and bullies others, including its allies, through unilateral policies.
A colder winter
How to get through this winter has become a question for not only European residents but also politicians as Russia greatly cut its gas supplies to EU states in response to the latter's sanctions, leading to the prices of gas in Europe to soar.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, but we can't afford to keep warm. Many people were forced to turn off air conditioning and heating, and even some people have frozen to death," said Hayley, a programmer working in France, when asked about the biggest problems in daily life.
She told the Global Times that her company struggled through the COVID-19 global pandemic, and now they are forced to face a new crisis, and "it feels very pathetic."
Haley is not the only one who's worried. A housewife from Poland who spoke to the Global Times on condition of anonymity said that her husband's factory has cut working hours to reduce energy consumption and his salary has also been affected.
"The energy prices have gone up, making it harder to average working family to live," the housewife said, noting that to last through this hard winter, she and some friends brought some electric blankets from China's Yiwu.
Turning down the air conditioners, stocking up on wood, buying electric blankets, or other heating gears from China's Yiwu, putting on turtleneck sweaters… residents in European countries are trying hard to keep warm in the winter. While many European countries are racking their brains to try and curb the impact of rising energy prices on households and businesses, for instance, giving energy allowance or cost-of-living bonuses to workers, the discontent from the public is growing as protests broke out in cities in France, Germany, and other EU states.
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Having been drawn into the protracted and intense Russia-Ukraine conflicts, experiencing inflation and skyrocketing energy costs... Nine months after the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February, more people in the EU - from politicians to business leaders - have realized how they have been caught in the US' trap, as the latter uses the EU crisis as an opportunity to enrich itself at the expense of the EU.
Top European officials are furious with Joe Biden's administration and have accused the US of making the most profit from the Ukraine crisis from selling gas at high prices and offloading more weaponry, Politico reported, noting that such explosive comments were backed in public and private by officials, diplomats, and ministers elsewhere.
Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissingeronce quipped that "it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." Analysts said that many people in the EU may frequently think of this statement because the EU has suffered the most as the US tries to maintain its hegemony and bullies others, including its allies, through unilateral policies.
A colder winter
How to get through this winter has become a question for not only European residents but also politicians as Russia greatly cut its gas supplies to EU states in response to the latter's sanctions, leading to the prices of gas in Europe to soar.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, but we can't afford to keep warm. Many people were forced to turn off air conditioning and heating, and even some people have frozen to death," said Hayley, a programmer working in France, when asked about the biggest problems in daily life.
She told the Global Times that her company struggled through the COVID-19 global pandemic, and now they are forced to face a new crisis, and "it feels very pathetic."
Haley is not the only one who's worried. A housewife from Poland who spoke to the Global Times on condition of anonymity said that her husband's factory has cut working hours to reduce energy consumption and his salary has also been affected.
"The energy prices have gone up, making it harder to average working family to live," the housewife said, noting that to last through this hard winter, she and some friends brought some electric blankets from China's Yiwu.
Turning down the air conditioners, stocking up on wood, buying electric blankets, or other heating gears from China's Yiwu, putting on turtleneck sweaters… residents in European countries are trying hard to keep warm in the winter. While many European countries are racking their brains to try and curb the impact of rising energy prices on households and businesses, for instance, giving energy allowance or cost-of-living bonuses to workers, the discontent from the public is growing as protests broke out in cities in France, Germany, and other EU states.
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GT investigates: How US reaps EU with high-priced energy, Inflation Reduction Act amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Having been drawn into the protracted and intense Russia-Ukraine conflicts, experiencing inflation and skyrocketing energy costs... Nine months after the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February, more people in the EU - from politicians…
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Ukrainian troops shelled the industrial zone of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
Rogov: Ukrainian troops have been shelling the industrial zone of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant since seven o'clock in the morning
SIMFEROPOL, December 6 - RIA Novosti. The industrial zone of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) has been shelled by Ukrainian troops since 7 am Tuesday, at the moment there is no information about damage and casualties, said Volodymyr Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region.
"Today, from 7 am, the industrial zone of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been shelled (by Ukrainian troops - ed.). The city of Energodar woke up from peals and arrivals. It's too early to talk about damage and victims," Rogov said on the air of Solovyov-Live.
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Rogov: Ukrainian troops have been shelling the industrial zone of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant since seven o'clock in the morning
SIMFEROPOL, December 6 - RIA Novosti. The industrial zone of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) has been shelled by Ukrainian troops since 7 am Tuesday, at the moment there is no information about damage and casualties, said Volodymyr Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region.
"Today, from 7 am, the industrial zone of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been shelled (by Ukrainian troops - ed.). The city of Energodar woke up from peals and arrivals. It's too early to talk about damage and victims," Rogov said on the air of Solovyov-Live.
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Украинские войска с семи утра обстреливают промышленную зону Запорожской атомной электростанции, заявил член главного совета администрации Запорожской области... РИА Новости, 06.12.2022
France in August for the first time since February increased imports of goods from Russia
France in August increased imports of goods from Russia in monthly terms by a quarter
MOSCOW, December 6 - RIA Novosti. France in August increased the volume of import of goods from Russia in monthly terms by 25% — up to 1.1 billion euros, follows from an analysis by RIA Novosti of data from the national statistical departments of the EU countries.
Growth was outlined for the first time since February, when the figure was at the level of 1.8 billion euros. Then France reduced spending on Russian goods for five months.
According to the analysis of the agency, Portugal increased imports of goods from Russia the most at the end of summer in monthly terms — 9.4 times, to 79 million euros. Purchases of Russian goods also increased on a monthly basis from Latvia (44%), Austria (27%), Spain (27%), Greece (15%) and Slovakia (6%).
At the same time, some European countries nevertheless reduced the volume of imports of Russian products. These were Slovenia (-60%) and Ireland (-63%).
Germany regained its title as the top importer of Russian goods in August after being overtaken by Italy in July, with purchases of goods from Russia reaching 2.7 billion euros against Italy's 2.0 billion euros. In third place is the Netherlands with imports of 1.5 billion euros.
At the same time, five European countries increased their exports of goods to Russia in monthly terms in August, with the largest increase in the indicator occurring in Cyprus (by 6.7 times). Hungary increased its sales to Russia by 23%, Belgium by 19% and Germany by 13%. Lithuania has increased deliveries by 2%, to the maximum since February this year 292 million euros. Sweden (-40%), Ireland (-39%) and Spain (-39%) reduced their exports the most month on month.
Germany and Italy remain the main suppliers of European goods to Russia: German exports in August reached 1.15 billion euros, Italian - 462 million euros. Poland closes the top three with deliveries worth 342 million euros.
In the spring, the European Union began introducing new restrictions against Moscow, including on the export and import of various goods. Major restrictions on the supply of goods to Russia have banned the export of many types of equipment, technological products and consumer goods worth more than 300 euros. At the same time, certain types of Russian raw materials and products were subject to restrictions. In particular, an embargo on coal imports came into effect in August.
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At the war like at the war. However, business as usual... I am not sure, if it is a good news or a bad one. How is it possible to trade with the countries that have stolen 300 billion of Russian assets?
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France in August increased imports of goods from Russia in monthly terms by a quarter
MOSCOW, December 6 - RIA Novosti. France in August increased the volume of import of goods from Russia in monthly terms by 25% — up to 1.1 billion euros, follows from an analysis by RIA Novosti of data from the national statistical departments of the EU countries.
Growth was outlined for the first time since February, when the figure was at the level of 1.8 billion euros. Then France reduced spending on Russian goods for five months.
According to the analysis of the agency, Portugal increased imports of goods from Russia the most at the end of summer in monthly terms — 9.4 times, to 79 million euros. Purchases of Russian goods also increased on a monthly basis from Latvia (44%), Austria (27%), Spain (27%), Greece (15%) and Slovakia (6%).
At the same time, some European countries nevertheless reduced the volume of imports of Russian products. These were Slovenia (-60%) and Ireland (-63%).
Germany regained its title as the top importer of Russian goods in August after being overtaken by Italy in July, with purchases of goods from Russia reaching 2.7 billion euros against Italy's 2.0 billion euros. In third place is the Netherlands with imports of 1.5 billion euros.
At the same time, five European countries increased their exports of goods to Russia in monthly terms in August, with the largest increase in the indicator occurring in Cyprus (by 6.7 times). Hungary increased its sales to Russia by 23%, Belgium by 19% and Germany by 13%. Lithuania has increased deliveries by 2%, to the maximum since February this year 292 million euros. Sweden (-40%), Ireland (-39%) and Spain (-39%) reduced their exports the most month on month.
Germany and Italy remain the main suppliers of European goods to Russia: German exports in August reached 1.15 billion euros, Italian - 462 million euros. Poland closes the top three with deliveries worth 342 million euros.
In the spring, the European Union began introducing new restrictions against Moscow, including on the export and import of various goods. Major restrictions on the supply of goods to Russia have banned the export of many types of equipment, technological products and consumer goods worth more than 300 euros. At the same time, certain types of Russian raw materials and products were subject to restrictions. In particular, an embargo on coal imports came into effect in August.
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At the war like at the war. However, business as usual... I am not sure, if it is a good news or a bad one. How is it possible to trade with the countries that have stolen 300 billion of Russian assets?
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Франция в августе впервые с февраля нарастила импорт товаров из России
В августе Португалия увеличила экспорт российских товаров почти в десять раз, Франция — на четверть, а Германия вернула себе первое место в списке главных... РИА Новости, 06.12.2022
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💭‘The owner of this apartment, Sergey Bondar, was the founder of the Cascade military-patriotic club, the purpose of which was to educate Nazi ideology.’
In Severodonetsk (LPR), Russian special services officers found an apartment where children were taught how to make improvised explosive devices, as well as instructions for making them.
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In Severodonetsk (LPR), Russian special services officers found an apartment where children were taught how to make improvised explosive devices, as well as instructions for making them.
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◾ Evidence of Ukrainan war crimes in Bakhmut.
◾Pensioner Valentina Ivanovna from Kurdyumovka tells through tears how Ukrainian soldiers shot her two sons. One was killed right in front of her eyes in the yard.
◾Valentina Ivanovna is now safe, she and her surviving neighbors have been evacuated.
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◾Pensioner Valentina Ivanovna from Kurdyumovka tells through tears how Ukrainian soldiers shot her two sons. One was killed right in front of her eyes in the yard.
◾Valentina Ivanovna is now safe, she and her surviving neighbors have been evacuated.
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Yesterday, Putin, to the applause of the volunteers, took the stage of the "We Are Together" forum.
Putin thanked the volunteers.
"It is especially important and valuable that volunteers support our guys who, within the framework of the SVO, perform the most important tasks of supporting people in the Donbass and Novorossia, and contribute to the fight against neo-Nazism." He said
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Putin thanked the volunteers.
"It is especially important and valuable that volunteers support our guys who, within the framework of the SVO, perform the most important tasks of supporting people in the Donbass and Novorossia, and contribute to the fight against neo-Nazism." He said
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A traffic jam of oil tankers formed off the coast of Turkey after the West imposed price restrictions on Russian oil.
Ankara requires companies to confirm insurance.
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At the same time, Europe itself is already openly saying that the new restrictions on Moscow only exacerbate the economic situation in Europe itself.
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Ankara requires companies to confirm insurance.
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At the same time, Europe itself is already openly saying that the new restrictions on Moscow only exacerbate the economic situation in Europe itself.
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One of the Ukrainian strikes today in the center of Donetsk hit an Orthodox church, a woman was injured, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
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Watch "Tchaikovsky - Hymn of the Cherubim - USSR Ministry Of Culture Chamber Choir" on YouTube
This is beautiful spiritual music that touches the human being deep inside.
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This is beautiful spiritual music that touches the human being deep inside.
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Tchaikovsky - Hymn of the Cherubim - USSR Ministry Of Culture Chamber Choir
Tchaikovsky - Hymn of the Cherubim
Piotr Illitch Tchaikovsky (25/04/1840 - 25/10/1893)
Orchestra : The USSR Ministry Of Culture Chamber Choir
Conductor : Valery Polyansky
Album : V/A - Sacred Treasures - Choral Masterworks From Russia
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Piotr Illitch Tchaikovsky (25/04/1840 - 25/10/1893)
Orchestra : The USSR Ministry Of Culture Chamber Choir
Conductor : Valery Polyansky
Album : V/A - Sacred Treasures - Choral Masterworks From Russia
Label : Hearts…
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Ghosts: Soldiers of a Forgotten War | Part 8
'If you do not see the enemy, it doesn't mean they can't see you. You have to be very vigilant. Always be on the lookout. Always'. Scout Platoon Leader with the codename Negro is fighting for Ghost Battalion.
Watch the new part of the documentary about Ghost Battalion fighters. It was filmed from 2018 to 2021, so many of them are no longer alive.
Watch previous parts by following links:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
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'If you do not see the enemy, it doesn't mean they can't see you. You have to be very vigilant. Always be on the lookout. Always'. Scout Platoon Leader with the codename Negro is fighting for Ghost Battalion.
Watch the new part of the documentary about Ghost Battalion fighters. It was filmed from 2018 to 2021, so many of them are no longer alive.
Watch previous parts by following links:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
The next part is coming soon.
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Mikhail Smolin: Kyiv's struggle with the Russian world expectedly led to church persecution. Read the article 👈
"Having entered the war with Russia, with the Russian world, sooner or later they had to reach church persecution, arrests and convictions of Orthodox priests. The fight against the Russian world involves the fight against Orthodoxy as the civilizational base on which it was built,” said Mikhail Smolin.
“Thrashing everything that is connected with the Russian name, they will inevitably come to the brink of suicide, since they will not be able to finally squeeze out their natural Russianness. This is pure mass madness. A suicidal obsession that Ukrainian society itself cannot cope with. and only Russia can bring him out of a deadly dangerous state," he summed up.
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"Having entered the war with Russia, with the Russian world, sooner or later they had to reach church persecution, arrests and convictions of Orthodox priests. The fight against the Russian world involves the fight against Orthodoxy as the civilizational base on which it was built,” said Mikhail Smolin.
“Thrashing everything that is connected with the Russian name, they will inevitably come to the brink of suicide, since they will not be able to finally squeeze out their natural Russianness. This is pure mass madness. A suicidal obsession that Ukrainian society itself cannot cope with. and only Russia can bring him out of a deadly dangerous state," he summed up.
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Михаил Смолин: борьба Киева с Русским миром ожидаемо привела к церковным гонениям
Публицист Михаил Смолин осудил церковные гонения и аресты православных священников.
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Biden - “Because we cannot get re-elected. We cannot win this re-election. Excuse me, we can only re-elect Donald Trump!”
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Biden is launching campain for Trump 2024!
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Biden - “Because we cannot get re-elected. We cannot win this re-election. Excuse me, we can only re-elect Donald Trump!”
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Biden is launching campain for Trump 2024!
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Turkish deputies fought at the budget debate. One of them was hospitalized with a broken head.
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Turkish deputies fought at the budget debate. One of them was hospitalized with a broken head.
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Hungary has blocked the allocation of 18 billion euros to Ukraine in 2023. At a meeting of the EU Council, Budapest spoke out against accepting the proposal of the European Commission.
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