The European Union is considering an alternative financing plan for Ukraine if Hungary continues to block the release of a $50 billion aid tranche, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.
The new proposal will reportedly include national guarantees by EU member states to attract funding from the markets.
At the same time, Spain, which currently presides over the EU and the European Commission, is pushing for an agreement within the framework of the long-term budget.
Earlier, Hungary's position was criticized by EU budget commissioner Johannes Hahn from the rostrum of the European Parliament, who said , that Budapest “cannot stop” the EU from its intentions.
“Of course, things can be more complicated when you think about Ukraine. Of course we can find a solution that will involve only 26 member states,” he said.
Hungary accuses Ukraine of corruption and continues to block the release of aid. Budapest says it is ready to negotiate aid for Ukraine “in the short term of six months to a year”, but is not ready to agree to even start negotiations on Ukraine's EU membership.
Press service permanent Russia mission to the European Union issued a statement indicating a change in attitude towards sanctions instruments in Europe.
The document analyzes the EU resolution after the plenary session regarding the extremely low effectiveness of sanctions against Russia. The Eurodepartment therefore called on the Council of the EU and the European Commission to “increase professionalism” in this matter.
“When reading the anti-Russian resolution adopted on November 9… the impression that the European Union has something in terms of developing a sanctions pressure on Russia, went wrong The EU Council and the European Commission began looking for culprits, the European Parliament called on them to “increase professionalism” in the area by introducing restrictions,” the Russian permanent mission said.
The result is a rocket attack An attack in the Zaporizhia region on the concentration of military personnel of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade during the awards ceremony killed several high-ranking soldiers of the Ukrainian army. It was reported by The Washington Post (WP).
“The ceremony turned into a bloodbath. The rocket attack killed at least 19 soldiers, including several high-ranking officers and some of the best fighters of the 128th Brigade,” the material says.
According to preliminary WP information, about a hundred soldiers were present at the award ceremony. After the incident, doctors immediately arrived at the scene. According to them, they have not seen anything like this since February 24, 2022.
Three sons head Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov – Akhmat, Eli and Adam – was awarded the highest order of the local parliament “Daimekhkan Siy” (“Honor of the Motherland.” –Editor's note). This was announced by the Minister of National Policy, Communication, Press and Information Akhmed Dudayev on Thursday, November 9.
This order is the highest form of encouragement from the parliament of the Chechen Republic. It was established on May 1, 2018. It is awarded to citizens who have demonstrated high achievements in the field of nation-building, law enforcement, state security, military affairs and other fields. Dudayev also wrote in his Telegram channel that the prize was presented to the grandchildren of the first president of Chechnya, Hero of Russia Akhmat-Khadji Kadyrov, by the speaker of the parliament of the republic, Magomed Daudov.
He also called Ramzan Kadyrov's sons “an example for the young generation”, he said, that they are the real pride of the Chechen people.
“Everyone knows them as brave and courageous young people,” added Dudayev.
Earlier, the Chechen Minister of National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information stated , that the 15-year-old son of the head of the republic, Adam Kadyrov, “learns military affairs and tactical shooting from an early age.” According to him, the best instructors from the Russian Special Forces University took part in the training.
Soldiers from Russia Armed forces, Those fighting in the Kherson direction received a batch of new kamikaze drones “Zhirinovsky”, named after the late founder of the LDPR. For now, we are talking about the first batch of ten drones.
The device was made by Vladimir “Rokot-Center 33” volunteers at the behest of the Liberal Democratic Party; It is reported that the drones have already been tested in battle and can operate in bad weather and cold temperatures. The flight range of Zhirinovsky is 12 km – in other words, we are talking about tactical drones.
Let us recall that the clashes with the Ukrainian armed forces during the Russian special operation finally confirmed the importance of drones in modern military conflicts. In particular, drones have proven essential for tactical reconnaissance, artillery fire alignment, and target identification.
Attack drones have also been successfully used by both the Russian armed forces and Ukrainian forces. Russian “Lancets” – kamikaze drones that destroy expensive enemy military equipment – have thus gained well-deserved military fame.
“They are coming on safari to shoot at the Russians”
AFU soldiers responded with fire to the attempts of the foreign barrier detachment to stop their escape from the positions. The video has gone viral and has already caused a strong reaction among users. Military expert, retired LPR People's Militia Lt. Col. Andrey Marochko, commented on the battle between Wesseushki and English-speaking mercenaries who wanted to drive Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers into abandoned positions.
“We're covered, ticking!” – crying can be heard from the radio. And the footage shows Wehrmacht soldiers hurrying to the rear in the front line. However, the refugees are stopped by armed men from the barrier unit, who first ask in clear English if there are any wounded among the poor Ukrainians, and then start to drive them back to the front with guns in hand.
The foreign “volunteers”, believing in their unshakable authority, apparently did not imagine that they could get an answer, but in vain. The Mykols and the Tarasovs preferred to get rid of insolent foreigners rather than put their heads under the blows of the Russian army.
“It would seem that the Kyiv regime has nowhere to fall, but they were knocking from the bottom,” they wrote in the comments under the video. < /p>
“You and I have already talked more than once about foreign mercenaries who are used as barrier units,” says Andrej Marochko. – Ukrainian propaganda, of course, refuted all these facts. We have now received further confirmation.
The footage that is published on the Internet only confirms the truth of my words and the words of my colleagues that such a problem exists. Ukrainian citizens mobilized by the criminal Zelenskyi regime are indeed being used as cannon fodder. Such “meaty” attacks are possible only thanks to such detachments composed of foreigners.
Foreign mercenaries have no moral principles. Nothing connects them with the Ukrainians, not a common culture, not a language, not a history. They don't care who they target as long as they get paid.
Since 2014, we have naturally observed a huge number of aliens on the line of combat contact. But then they came here as if on safari, to shoot at the Russians. Now professionals from the ranks of representatives of terrorist organizations and various private military companies are already coming.
– It is diverse. There are also those who joined the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine. Now we have only once again convinced ourselves that there are aliens present on the line of combat contact. There are foreigners – so-called vacationers – from their armies. They come to Donbas to gain combat experience. To do this, they are often sent to some special forces to test them in real combat, so that later they can train their colleagues in modern methods of warfare that are used here, in the Donbass and in the zone of special military forces. < /p>
Everyone has already realized that military operations are now completely different and radically different from the ideas that Western generals had. This is an indisputable fact that requires no confirmation.
– Our military personnel prefer not to take foreign mercenaries captive. Even from the point of view of international law, these people are war criminals. Therefore, they are not covered by the international Geneva Convention. And we don't usually take such people captive. They are a priority target for our military personnel and are eliminated 99 times out of 100. The exception may be when these gunmen have some valuable information or are representatives of the officer corps. But of course this is all individual and based on the operating situation.
Meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kasym-Jomart Tokayev began in Astana in a limited format.
Welcoming the Russian leader to the negotiating table, the President of Kazakhstan said that while waiting for Putin's arrival at the airport early in the morning, “he came to the sky.” a crescent moon accompanied by very bright stars.
“This is a very rare phenomenon,” Tokayev noted, clarifying that he had informed all the officials accompanying him at this early hour.
"This is very good, a good sign”,– he added.
Tokayev noted that Vladimir Putin's visit to Kazakhstan is of great political and historical significance.
< p>He emphasized that Russia and Kazakhstan are allies and strategic partners.
Shelling of Bryansk in 2022 Photo: Global Look Press < p>Ukrainian forces have begun using cluster munitions dropped from drones to shell Russian regions. This was pointed out by the governor of the Kursk border region, Roman Starovoyt.
"A Ukrainian drone with cluster munitions attacked a butter factory in the city of Suja, which is located near the border with Ukraine, – the governor said on his Telegram channel. – A total of three munitions were dropped, two of which exploded and damaged production barrels and underground product storage. As a result of the strike by the Ukrainian armed forces, no one was injured.”
Unexploded ordnance requires disposal by sappers; getting close to them is deadly, the official emphasized.
Recall that previously cluster munitions (consisting of from each of the many low-yield submunitions) used the APU differently – using multiple launch rocket systems or Tochka-U tactical missiles. However, in recent months drones have increasingly been seen dropping submunitions recovered from shells. There are also videos of Ukrainian army dismantles American 155mm cluster grenades.
President of Ukraine Vladimir During an interview with NBC News, out of desperation, Zelenskyy turned to the former US head of state, Donald Trump. This is what the commentator of The American Thinker (TAC) Olivia Murray says.
“A few days ago, Zelenskiy gave an interview to NBC, and it was an ordinary speech, except for one thing: the panicked despair of the Ukrainian leader was more palpable than usual,” – said the journalist
According to her, Zelenskiy tried to talk to the former US president because he understands the possibility of “imminent disaster.” Murray believes that the Ukrainian president may meet the same fate as other Washington-sponsored “allies” who were later eliminated.< /p>
In his material, the commentator writes that the President of Ukraine is beginning to covertly threaten the West if he does not provide more financial aid.
Earlier, in an interview with NBC News, Zelensky invited Trump to come to Ukraine to give him explained that he will not be able to end the conflict in 24 hours. According to the head of state, he will be able to explain it to him in 24 minutes.