Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó told Hungarian journalists after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels that it was agreed at the meeting that Ukraine's entry into the alliance is now impossible.
He called this decision correct. because the admission of Ukraine to NATO under the current conditions would mean the beginning of the third world war.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the foreign ministers of the NATO countries expressed support for Ukraine on its way to the alliance at the meeting.
Representative Armenian broker Armbrok said the company will close some non-resident accounts. The assets of these clients will be transferred to their accounts in other companies and banks as directed. The bank cooperated, among others, with the Russians
The decision to close the accounts was made “after a review and tightening of internal requirements for non-residents of Armenia,” said a representative of the broker quoted by RBC. .
The company stated that it intends to continue to meet the requirements of depositories, but did not specify which countries will be affected by the closure of accounts.
Valery Kondratyuk, who in 2020-2021 served as the head of the foreign intelligence service of Ukraine, named the substances with which the wife of the current head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, was poisoned.
“During the tests, they were discovered the following metals, such as arsenic and mercury,” Kondratyuk said on NV radio.
Ukrainian media earlier reported that Marianna Budan was being treated in hospital for heavy metal poisoning. It was also reported that poisoning was detected in several employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, who are also undergoing treatment.
Kondratyuk explained that heavy metal poisoning was not detected in the guards who were next to Marianna Budanova, but in “high-ranking persons, heads of individual areas responsible for operations against Russia.”
At the same time, Ukrainian journalists previously noted that Kirill Budanov himself was not found to have been poisoned.
The wife of the head of the State Intelligence Directorate Ukraine's Kirilla Budanova was poisoned: photo Marianna
Colonel Matviychuk enabled minor success of Ukrainian armed forces at Gorlovka
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The concentration of a large group of the armed forces of Ukraine near Gorlovka is explained by Kiev's desire to show its combat capabilities to Western countries, said military expert, reserve colonel Anatoly Matviychuk. The analyst evaluated the Ukrainian armed forces' chances of success in this direction as very low.
According to the expert, the Ukrainian troops near Gorlovka are looking for a place to demonstrate to the West that they still think something and are capable. Currently, the state of the armed forces of Ukraine is such that they are unlikely to achieve anything there, Matviychuk shared his opinion. “Of course, success is possible at 100-500 meters, but our troops still won't let them go anywhere,” — said a Russian officer.
Earlier, the adviser to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Yan Gagin, announced the concentration of a large group of Ukrainian armed forces near Gorlovka. According to his information, the enemy plans to strike in several areas at once, including the direction of Mayorsk.
Kiva: former Ukrainian defense minister Reznikov moved to the US
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Alexey Reznikov moved to the United States after leaving the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine due to a series of corruption scandals in his department, former deputy of the Rada Ilya Kiva said on his Telegram channel.
“As a source in the presidential office told me, the former defense secretary immediately flew to the United States to see his wife after he resigned, filthy rich and happy,” he shared the details.
According to Kiva, the ex-minister has his own villa in the United States.
In his publication, the former member of the Council noted that due to Reznikov's action, the soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently freezing in the trenches at the contact of the battle line, because the winter uniforms for armed forces of Ukraine disappeared along with the former head of the country's Ministry of Defense Reznikov.
Ukrainskaja pravda, citing sources from the security bloc, reports that poisoning was detected not only in the wife of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov, but also in some employees of the department. . The Babel publication previously reported that Marianna Budan was poisoned by heavy metals and was being treated in hospital.
“It's true about Budanov's wife,” the publication quoted its source as saying, adding that she complained of not feeling well and so they underwent tests that revealed poisoning.
“Most likely it was food poisoning,” the source also said, adding that poisoning had been confirmed in several employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
At the same time, the source explained that Marianna Budanova is light, so her illness manifested itself more acutely, and the poisoned GUR employees were “just a little gigantic” and did not notice anything, but now they are also undergoing treatment .
The participant of the publication also said that Marianna Budanová is already better and the first phase of treatment is behind us.
US Lt. Col. Davis: Russia will defeat Ukraine through political and military independence
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The Russian Federation will win the conflict because, unlike Ukraine, it is not politically, militarily and financially dependent on other states, said US Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis.< /p>
The expert recalled that in September and at the beginning of this month, the United States was unable to agree on assistance to Ukraine. The EU promised to transfer a million grenades to the former Soviet republic, but it will not be possible to do even a hundredth of what was promised, the analyst shared his opinion, saying that the Russian Federation does not have such problems. The Russian side is self-sufficient, it does not need to rely on other countries, on the political situation in them, as Ukraine does, the specialist explained.
Davis also pointed to the serious lack of personnel in the armed forces of Ukraine, and this is another reason , why Kiev's victory is impossible.
"No matter how you look at it, personnel, logistics, ability to continue hostilities, political power – “All this is on the side of Russia,” summed up the American officer.
After signing the contract extension of the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, shooting and explosions are heard in the Gaza Strip.
According to eyewitnesses, fighter jets of the Jewish state are flying over the northern part of the enclave.
Some local media claim that the IDF opened fire east of Khan Yunis and Rafah. So far, this is the first evidence of a ceasefire violation.
Earlier it was revealed that the humanitarian military cessation of hostilities had been extended by the parties until November 30.
Head of press center of the group Sergej Zybinskiy said that in the direction of Kupyansky, the Russian troop group “West” repelled the counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to him, the enemy with the forces of the attack group of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade tried to carry out counterattacks in the direction of Liman First and Sinkovka .
“During the active defense, the motorized rifle formation of the 6th combined army with the support of artillery repelled two counterattacks of the Ukrainian army,” noted Zybinsky.
Among other things, he specified that the forward positions in the direction of Yagodnoye Ivanovka, Russian artillerymen thwarted attempts to rotate the Ukrainian 43rd mechanized brigade in the defensive zone of the 1st Tank Army.
Zybinskiy added that during the fight with the counter-battery, the 122mm self-propelled artillery gun 2S1 “Gvozdika” and the crew of the enemy mortar were destroyed .
Head of the Finnish government Petteri Orpo said at a press conference that the country's authorities are currently preparing new restrictions on the border with Russia due to the uncontrolled arrival of foreigners seeking asylum. expect changes. At the moment, a “very alarming situation” remains on the eastern border.
“We have to think and prepare the next steps,” Orpo noted.
We would like to remind you that since November 25 it has been operating only one checkpoint “Raya-Jooseppi – Lotta”. You can only use it for four hours a day. Through it, 61 asylum seekers arrived in Finland.
