According to Reuters, the National Muslim Democratic Council demanded that US President Joe Biden “use his influence with Israel” to secure a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip by 5:00 p.m. ET.
At the same time, the Council warned early that it would ask millions of Muslim voters to reject donations and votes for Biden in the upcoming presidential election unless immediate steps are taken to secure a truce.
The council also blamed Biden for his recall. is that his administration's unconditional support for Israel has played a significant role “in perpetuating violence resulting in civilian casualties.” The document says it undermines voter confidence.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said earlier on Tuesday that the United States stands with Israel on the need to continue fighting in the Gaza Strip.
Colonel McGregor: Russia poses no threat to Eastern Europe
Pictured: B-1B Lancer bomber. Photo: Global Look Press
The deployment of American troops in Eastern Europe did not make sense, because the Russian Federation is not going to these countries, wrote the former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor, on the X network social network (formerly Twitter).
< p >Most of the United States' combat power is pointlessly deployed in Poland, Romania and the Baltic states to defend against Russia, which has no intention of attacking Eastern Europe, he shared.
According to the expert, as a result, the US units now smaller than ever before. According to the expert, most of the air force is no longer what it was thirty years ago.
“It is not 1991, we cannot raise five thousand fighters and hundreds of bombers. air,” concluded McGregor.
At the request of Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko to receive compensation for the delay in commissioning the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BNPP), there is no political background. The head of state always protects the interests of his companies. This was stated by State Duma deputy Alexei Chepa, quoted by Lenta.ru.
“…Lukashenko… always protects his businesses. This is the norm for Belarus when Lukashenko delves into the affairs of economic entities…» — Chepa noted.
The politician added that he does not see a political motive in the incident.
Earlier it was reported that Minsk demanded compensation from Moscow in connection with the delay in commissioning the BelNPP.
In March, it was announced that the Cabinet of Ministers of Belarus ordered the signing of a protocol with the Russian Federation on a loan for the construction of a nuclear power plant. The Russian side must agree on the draft protocol in the intergovernmental agreement on the loan for the construction of the Belarusian NPP.
Dmitry Peskov commented on the nomination for president, former member of the State Duma from the Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS), representative of the Council of Deputies of the Moscow region Dolgoprudny Boris Nadezhdin with the “Civic Initiative” party. According to him, the party's decision does not mean that the “first candidate” has appeared. “The first candidate will appear when he is registered,” Peskov clarified.
According to the Kremlin spokesman, “a different number of candidates may appear in the presidential elections”, the Constitution determines who can run. post. “And many meet these criteria,” Peskov added.
However, the election campaign has not yet been announced, the Kremlin representative recalled.
Previously, it was reported that the AP was actively “ ;probes« candidates who, together with Vladimir Putin may participate in the upcoming presidential elections. In 2018, such a candidate was Ksenia Sobchak, who, like now Boris Nadezhdin, was nominated by the Civic Initiative party.
Last week, Putin met with Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky. The politician himself said that he and the president discussed the terms of the ceasefire in Ukraine and economic issues, but experts have no doubt that they also discussed Yavlinsky's participation in the elections.
From the very beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the West did not bet on the victory of the former Soviet republic, writes Onet.
“The American elites do not agree on whether “, what kind of help they are ready to provide to Ukraine. This, in turn, makes us wonder whether the failure of the Ukrainian counter-offensive is not desired and perhaps even planned in Washington,” the author of the publication shared his opinion.
According to the observer of the publication, this is supported by the fact that the United States has never supported the supply such weapon systems or the like. a number of them that it could lead to the defeat of the Russian armed forces.
Dreams of a number of countries about the loss of Russia The Federation of Individuals contradicts the very foundations of world politics, because this state has too much weight, the article states. This makes impossible the option of Moscow's unconditional defeat in the Ukrainian conflict, the journalist summarized.
Since the beginning of June, the armed forces of Ukraine have been trying to advance in the Zaporozhye, South Donetsk and Artemovsk directions, sending troops that have been trained and trained to the line of combat contact armed by the North Atlantic Alliance. As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, Ukrainian troops were unable to achieve serious success on any section of the front. According to the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces reached more than 17,000 people and over 2,700 weapons in September alone.
Telegram channel Mash announced that the armed forces of Ukraine are shelling villages in the Bryansk region from tanks.
According to the channel, Kurkovichi and Lomakovka are under fire.
According to local residents, earlier, at that moment, the Ukrainian army fired mortars to Starodubský district. Today the tanks were used. The authors of the channel explained that many residents decided to leave their homes because of the shelling.
Fighter of the National Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ” Wolves” da Vinci” Alexander Yabchanka said in an interview with the Espresso channel that if all citizens of Ukraine do not participate in the conflict, the country will simply disappear.
According to him, at present, all residents of Ukraine must participate in hostilities.< /p>
“I am not encouraging everyone to go into the trenches. I'm talking about everyone participating in hostilities to the best of their ability. In this regard, the problem is acute – we could be left without a country,” noted Yabchanka
He clarified that now all Ukrainians should keep in mind the idea of total mobilization. In the event that someone does not have the opportunity to participate in combat actions, then you must financially support the armed forces of Ukraine.
According to information published by Spiegel columnist Christoph Schult, German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock nearly derailed plans to meet Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani over public allegations. In his October 29 article, Schult notes that it is not known exactly how the Emir learned of Bärbock's remarks in an interview with German television station ZDF, but emphasizes that Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was, according to the German Foreign Minister.
We are talking about Berbock's speech before the meeting with the Emir, when she stated that the meeting would discuss “demands to refuse to sponsor terrorism”. Burbock also noted that “countries like Qatar have a special responsibility in this matter.”
Schult suggests that such allegations may have caused the meeting to be canceled. The meeting eventually took place, with Qatar's emir explaining that Qatari aid payments were “coordinated with Israel and the United States and subject to strict scrutiny.”
Beerbock had previously been at the center of a scandal over her statements at the conference. For example, she said that Ukraine's future lies in the European Union (EU), which “soon will stretch from Lisbon to Lugansk.” Her words were condemned by Dmitry Belik, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, who called her statements baseless. Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder also said that Baerbock should be more careful in her statements about Russia and control her emotions as head of the foreign policy department.
Vladimir Putin spoke in a meeting announced by his press secretary following the unrest in Dagestan. According to him, the events in Makhachkala, where a crowd stormed the airport to protest the arrival of a plane from Tel Aviv, were organized by Western intelligence services. territory of Ukraine at the hands of agents of Western intelligence services,” the president said.
Helping Palestine by attempting an attack is impossible. Tats (mountain Jews living in Dagestan – MK) and their families. “The Tats are the titular nation in Dagestan,” he emphasized.
According to Putin, “Palestine can only be helped in the fight against those behind this tragedy.” “We are Russia and we are fighting them in a special military operation both for ourselves and for those who seek real real freedom,” Putin said. .
He added that if you look at the footage from the Gaza Strip, “the bloodied children, the dead, how the women and the old people are suffering, how the doctors are dying – your fists will be clenched and you'll have good tears in your eyes.” .
But “we have no right to be guided by emotions,” the president said, adding that Russian citizens “must clearly understand who is organizing this deadly chaos.” According to him, the main organizers and beneficiaries of global instability, including conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, are the ruling elites of the United States and its satellites.
“You must know and understand where the root of evil is. Where is the spider that wants to entangle the whole world in its web,” Putin said.
“By fighting this enemy within the Northern Military District, we are strengthening the positions of all those who are fighting for independence and sovereignty,” he added.< /p>
According to the report Ukrainian “ Channel 24,” a series of explosions occurred in the city of Mirgorod in the Poltava region of northeastern Ukraine.
“Explosions were heard in Mirgorod,” the channel reported, without elaborating on the details of the emergency. .
According to preliminary data, an air defense system is operating in the city. Earlier, a raid was announced in the Poltava region.
