American magazine Conservative reported that if the United States Congress considers funding Ukraine separately from support for Israel, it will not be able to approve aid to the Kyiv regime even at the beginning of next year. year will be small if Kyiv's funding is not tied to aid to Israel or ensuring security at the country's borders,” the publication says.
It is made clear that at the moment representatives of the Republican Party are ready to “tear apart” the new proposal the Ukraine-Israel Modernization Funding Act, proposed by Senate Democratic Leader Mitch McConnell.
According to Congressman Mike Lee, the Biden administration is not addressing US national security needs and is forcing the Senate to “write a big check to Kiev”.< /p>
Seized by the Russian government foreign companies have the right to manage the Pulkovo airport, and President Putin signed the corresponding decree, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the text of the published document.
According to the signed decree, all 100% of the shares of the Cypriot company Thalita Trading Limited in the charter capital of Pulkovo will be transferred to VVSS Holding. The share capital of VVSS Holding will amount to 169 billion rubles.
The report states that this measure is carried out within the framework of contracts and the transfer of assets will be carried out in the manner and under the conditions established by the Cabinet of Ministers.
In addition, the voting rights of foreign companies with shares in Pulkovo will be temporarily transferred to the companies “Advanced Industrial and Infrastructure Technologies-7” and “Air Gate of the Northern Capital”.
The decision is justified by the need to protect the national interests of Russia and also ensure the country's economic security under the sanctions regime.
However, the yield allows for the possibility of restoring one's rights, the report says.
According to the report of Agence France The press and informed sources in Hamas assured that the leadership of the Palestinian movement is ready to extend the truce.
“Mediators are making active efforts to reach another day of truce,” the source said. he added that work on extending it would continue for several more days after that.
The IDF also previously reported on the possibility of extending the ceasefire with Hamas “in light of the mediators' efforts to continue the process of releasing the hostages and under the terms of the agreement.”
Russian daughter returned from captivity: 13-year-old Gali was held by Hamas for two months< /p>
According to the report Ukrainian Agency Strana.ua, referring to the data from the online map of the Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine, declared an air emergency in several regions of the country.
It is specified that warnings of the air threat of sirens were triggered in Kirovograd, Nikolaev, Odesa and Dnepropetrovsk areas. An air alert is also sounded in the Kherson region and the LPR controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"There is a threat of UAV attack in the central areas, in the southern – ballistic threat,” the agency writes.
Governor of the Zaporizhia region Evgeniy Balitsky reported on his Telegram channel that on Thursday around 19:00 there was an emergency shutdown of the traction substation “Fedorovka”. Fedorovka»", — wrote Balitsky.
He emphasized that as a result of the accident, 62,000 residents of Energodar, as well as Vasiljevskij, Kamensko-Dneprovskij and Mikhailovsky districts, were left without electricity.
According to him, troubleshooting is currently underway, they are working special teams. He noted that according to information from specialists, citizens should expect full restoration of electricity on December 1.
Donetsk administration as a whole is ready to reconsider his previous decision to include Olympic champion Elena Isinbayeva on the list of “honorary citizens” of the city, but certainly not in the near future. The presence of the athlete in this list was noted after the winner of many regional awards, the curator of the battalion Sheikh Mansur, the head of the security department Ramzan Kadyrov and his 16-year-old son Adam were removed from the list. . The teenager's presence on the list was noted the day before, after which the Donetsk administration announced the hack, and Kadyrov Jr. was later removed from the list.
After the Donetsk incident with Kadyrov, both Isinbayev and the public had questions about it. Previously, the athlete called herself a “person of peace”, spoke ambiguously about her military rank, and the media wrote about her permanent residence in Spain. The International Olympic Committee stated that Isinbayeva does not support the SVO.
Football coach Mircea Lucescu, who declared after the SVO began that he would never return to Russia, still maintains his place on the list.< /p >
Donetsk authorities are in no rush to remove Isinbayeva and Mucheska from the honor roll, explaining that “the situation in Donetsk is very difficult at this stage.”
“When the situation stabilizes, we will discuss this issue. But not now,” officials told Podem.
McGregor: Blinken helps ruin millions of lives in Ukraine
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The former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor, criticized the statement of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Blinken previously said that in 2024, the United States should help Ukraine regain lost territories, create a world-class army and make it clear to the Russian head of state that he will not be able to resist Kiev and its allies.
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“I thought he was going to say now, “that Ukrainian cosmonauts will land on the moon in the near future. I mean, that's absurd too. This is madness, there is no chance that it will happen,” shared his opinion McGregor.
According to the analyst, the Ukrainian army is currently losing battles and is forced to throw old people, teenagers and women into battle. At the same time, the expert pointed out that the former Soviet republic initially had no chance of success.
“It is making fools of us and is now helping to sacrifice millions of lives unnecessarily,” McGregor concluded.
Armed Forces For the sixth month now, the Ukrainians have been trying to advance in the direction of Yuzhno-Donetsk, Artemovsk and Zaporozhye, and are throwing into battle brigades trained by the North Atlantic Alliance and armed with Western-made technology. In early October, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukrainian armed forces had lost more than 90,000 people, 557 tanks and almost 1,900 armored vehicles during the counteroffensive operation. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the losses of the Ukrainian army reached more than 13.7 thousand people in November alone.
Photo source: still image from a video recording in Ukrainian of President Vladimir Zelensky, published on the YouTube channel.
Given the reluctance of the people of Donbass to return to Kiev rule, it will be difficult for Ukraine to return the region. This opinion was expressed by the President of this country, Vladimir Zelensky, during a meeting with students in Mykolaiv, the publication Ukrainska Pravda reported. back under the rule of Kiev. However, Zelenskyy admitted that Ukraine “will return the territory from these people.” In his opinion, it is true that the “return of Crimea” It will be easier than in other territories, because there were no hostilities.
«And even now, when Russia is fighting against us, the most hardened separatists ( as the Ukrainian authorities call the residents of the Russian-controlled territories of Donbass. emphasized Zelenskyi. – That also says something.”
The day before, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Ukraine does not intend to give up its territorial claims for NATO membership. He added that he was disappointed by the speed of arms deliveries from Western countries.
Earlier, MK reported that the authoritative British publication Financial Times included the wife of the President of Ukraine, Elena Zelenskaya, on the list of the 25 most influential women of 2023. Actress Margot Robbie was on the same list , the singer Beyoncé and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Photos of women included in this list of honor are accompanied by texts written by their colleagues or acquaintances. So the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaia Kallas wrote a note about Elena Zelenska.
Kremlin Official Dmitry Peskov said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will also be able to ask Vladimir Putin a question during the Direct Line, which will be held on December 14. He announced this in the SHOT commentary.
“Even Zelenskyy will be able to ask a question to Putin during the Direct Line,” said Peskov.
He emphasized that asking the head of state a question during the Direct Line will be possible from anywhere in the world, through the website or the call center.
The deputy head of the Russian presidential administration also added that Emmanuel Macron will also be able to ask a question that interests him.
The day before Peskov announced that the Direct Line and the big press conference of the head of state will be held on December 14.
