According to former member of the Council of the Federation Franz Klincevič ” The degradation” of Ukraine's armed forces, its industry and energy system is already being observed and will reach 80 percent at the beginning of 2023.
In an interview with Radio 1, the ex-senator and head of the Union of Afghan Veterans indicated that in February the Russian armed the forces expect significant success and progress.
Klintsevich highly praised the commander of the Joint Forces Group Sergei Surovikin. According to the former senator, the general is using the right tactics to allow the Russian Armed Forces to develop logistics and prepare reserves.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNN in an interview that Ukrainian embassies around the world have already received 17 shipments containing explosives or animal parts.
“This campaign aims to sow fear and intimidate Ukrainian diplomats,” said Kuleba.
The foreign minister also mentioned the explosion near the Ukrainian embassy in Spain. According to the diplomat, it was from him that the events taking place with Ukrainian diplomatic missions began. He called all these incidents “strange and sick”.
Earlier there were reports that terrible packages – containing bloody packages with animal tissues – suddenly arrived at Ukrainian embassies in several countries.
On Na when asked by CNN journalists about these events whether PMC Wagner had anything to do with them, Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin replied that the Wagner group had nothing to do with this “madness”. According to him, the PMC will be ready to accept the demands in case “if all the European armies decide to move in a certain direction and they are accommodated and their backs are broken”. But not in this one.
European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said that Twitter will be blocked in the EU if the social network does not comply with content moderation rules. Breton said this in an interview with Funk.
The politician emphasized that the EU closely monitors what is happening on Twitter and said again that “the bird will fly according to European rules”. He also said that he communicated the necessary criteria for the job to the owner of the social network, Elon Musk. Musk and Breton plan another meeting before Christmas.
“Clearly, if Twitter doesn't follow the rules, we could issue a fine. And if the violations continue, we can disable the platform in Europe,” Breton explained.
The Financial Times previously reported that the EU demanded that Musk abandon an “arbitrary approach” to unblocking users and aggressively promoting false information.< /p>
Twitter owner Elon Musk kept his promise and revealed information about the attempts of the previous management of the social network to cover up the scandal with the son of the US president, Hunter Biden. He republished an investigation by journalist Matt Taibbi.
According to the correspondent, the social network has removed all links related to the story of Biden Jr.'s stolen laptop. At the same time, the direct transmission of information on this topic via messages was blocked. Taibbi noted that such tools are used only in extreme cases – for example, in relation to child pornography.
Earlier, House Republicans promised to investigate the US president's business ties. They were first reported in October 2020 after a series of publications in the New York Post. The publication said they gained access to correspondence allegedly found on Hunter Biden's laptop.
The personal computer itself was found at one of the repair shops in Delaware. Its owner copied the laptop's hard drive and gave a copy to former New York mayor and Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Later, the Daily Mail wrote that the photos from the laptop are possible evidence of a connection between the son of the US president and drug dealers.
American military contingent in Lithuania they were put on alert. Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupshis, Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, stated this in an interview with LRT Radio.
He specified that before the start of the NMD, the purpose of the presence of American soldiers was to deter possible aggression. Now the overseas guests will be preparing for defensive actions. Rupshis also noted that the rotation of American troops will be carried out periodically, but it will not affect the security of the republic. “By 2025, we will have rotating American units that will carry out their military training, education and will have deterrence. But these units will also be ready to carry out defensive actions together with us and together with other allies,” the commander emphasized.
Six years ago, NATO countries agreed to station four international battalions in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland. The air forces of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance have been protecting the airspace of the Baltic states since 2004.
In mid-February, the leadership of the Atlantic military bloc announced the need to increase the number of contingents in Europe. A month later, Latvian President Egils Levits spoke about the need to deploy a permanent military contingent in the Baltic states to protect against possible aggression from Russia.
Settlers in Wales From the New Year, Ukrainians will start paying for part of their meals and laundry. The Welsh decided to resort to such measures for the rapid integration of refugees into society. The innovation was announced by Wales Online.
It will affect migrants living in temporary accommodation in Wales for five weeks or more. Now about one and a half thousand Ukrainians are settled in hotels and recreation centers. Under the new rules, migrants can now only refuse to move into long-term housing twice. If they refuse again, they will have to bear part of the living expenses.
According to the Welsh Government, such moves will encourage refugees to move into private housing. Now, according to unconfirmed reports, some Ukrainians are refusing such accommodation under a plausible pretext.
Poland has already announced its intention to change the conditions of aid to Ukrainian migrants. There, local authorities were pushed to take decisive action against the abuse of the social insurance system among migrants
82% Americans view Russia as an enemy, according to a survey conducted by the Ronald Reagan Foundation.
As noted, 65% of Americans were hostile to Russia a year ago, with the same number calling China an enemy. In 2022, 75% of respondents consider the Celestial Empire to be an enemy state.
76% of respondents consider Ukraine an ally. At the same time, 1/3 of respondents believe that the United States has enough of its own problems and cannot afford to continue helping Ukraine at the risk of provoking Russia.
25% expressed the opinion that the United States provides too much military aid to Kyiv .
On December 2, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States would continue to support Ukraine “as long as it takes.”
Elon Musk delayed the release of documents about Twitter's attempts to cover up an old scandal involving the son of the US president, Hunter Biden. He previously announced the sensational data release on his blog at 5pm ET. The businessman promised to answer all questions live. “We're double-checking some facts, so we'll start a little later,” he said.
Earlier, House Republicans promised to investigate the US president's business ties. They were first reported in October 2020 after a series of publications in the New York Post. The publication said they gained access to correspondence allegedly found on Hunter Biden's laptop.
The personal computer itself was found at one of the repair shops in Delaware. Its owner copied the laptop's hard drive and gave a copy to former New York mayor and Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Later, the Daily Mail wrote that the photos from the laptop are possible evidence of a connection between the son of the US president and drug dealers.
Designed in Kyiv a list of shopping centers, shops and markets that will operate in the event of a complete power outage. The list was published on his Telegram channel by the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitaliy Klitschko.
With new attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure, the Kyiv authorities promised to ensure the functioning of the Bessarabsky, Vladimirsky and Rye markets, 13 shopping centers and about two hundred supermarkets.
Vitali Klitschko has already announced the complete shutdown of the Kyiv metro in the event of new attacks by the Russian Air Force. In this case, it is planned to use 45 stations as places of temporary residence of citizens. Entry to the station will only be possible upon presentation of an ID card. They promise Kievans drinking water, free use of toilets, electricity and internet. But it is recommended to dress warmly; the average temperature at the stations does not exceed 12-14 degrees.
Law enforcement agencies of Ukraine expressed the official version of the cause of the grenade explosion in Odessa. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication “Strana”.
As noted by the Ukrainian police, law enforcement officers stopped the car on Prokhorovskaya Street for inspection. Explosive items were found in the trunk of the car.
The patrol called an investigation team to the scene. But after SOG reached the car, there was an explosion. As a result, five employees of the National Police of Ukraine and two civilians were injured. All were taken to medical facilities with injuries of varying severity.
