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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that statements by the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory had definitively severed relations between Minsk and Kiev.
“Lukashenko has actually burned all the bridges in relations with Ukraine,” the press service of the Ukrainian embassy in Latvia quoted Kuleb as saying.
The diplomat added that the “dictator” had made Belarus “a country hostile to Ukraine.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin criticizes the Minister of Labor and Social Security to Anton Kotyakov for his report on miners' salaries.
“ I can't say it's an in-depth analysis, I'm not happy with your answer, & # 39; & # 39; Putin said during a meeting on the situation in the coal industry in Kuzbass after the minister's report. At the meeting, Putin also said that the cause of the emergency at the Listvyazhnaya mine was a lack of control on the part of the mine management. According to him, no inspections took place there, the results of the sensors in the mine were falsified. Surface indicators were taken as a basis.
In addition, Putin spoke of the need to increase the responsibility of those who violate safety requirements in the coal industry.
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Deputy Minister of State Victoria Nuland said that many people in Russia dream of living the way Ukrainians now live. She said this during the Kiev Security Forum.
Nuland praised Ukraine for its unity and commitment to justice and democracy.
“Many Russians would like to live in a country like you,”
She also noted that the Russians would like to see some of the events that have already taken place in Ukraine in their country. She called on Ukrainians to continue to promote common values, adding that Kiev could count on NATO support.
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President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on safety at coal mining companies, Kuzbass expressed his condolences to the families of the miners who died in the accident at the Listvažna mine. The victims of the emergency were 46 miners and five mine rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, there are about a hundred people on the victim lists.
“Ordinary misfortune and sorrow for Kuzbass and for all Russia,” Putin said.
He also wished “ early recovery to all the victims. >
The head of state called for to find out all the circumstances and reasons why it happened.
In the criminal case of Listvjažnaja, the director of the company and his deputy, the head of the mining department and also two employees of Rostekhnadzor were arrested. The Kremlin said the national mourning would not be declared.
“There was grief in the region,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, adding that he the whole country. “;.
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Well-known political scientist Yurgis Liepnieks said that he allegedly knew the date when Russia would attack Ukraine. The expert claims he figured it out.
He's sure it will happen on December 23, 2021. To understand this, he was sitting with a smart man. He wrote on Twitter that the Russian target was allegedly Novorossiysk with its capital in Odessa.
Finally, he believes the attack will begin on a day when “the civilized world and politicians with EU bureaucrats are on vacation.” get “ ground connection with Crimea. As a result, Liepnieks is convinced that the Ukrainian army is unlikely to be able to effectively resist the Russian army.
Earlier, the US brought new charges against Russia and threatened another package of sanctions. The previous day, Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken said that during the next conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, he would demand the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border as well as compliance with the “ Minsk agreements. & # 39; & # 39; Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they were deeply concerned about the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were being drawn to the demarcation line in Donbas. According to him, this is a dangerous adventure. Earlier, Russia's spokeswoman Maria Zacharova said Ukraine had withdrawn 125,000 troops to the conflict area in Donbas. According to her, this is half the strength of the Ukrainian armed forces.
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Representative of the State Duma of Communist Party Valery Rashkin is ready to testify in criminal proceedings against him for illegal hunting. At the same time, he is outraged that in the situation “they have already grounded everything, the whole country has been promoted to their ears.”
Rashkin added that apparently “there are no other problems for the country.” Earlier on Thursday, the head of the Russian Committee of Inquiry, Alexander Bastrykin, opened criminal proceedings against Valerim Rashkin for illegal hunting.
The investigation states that On the night of October 29, at the “Winch” hunting farm in the Saratov region, Rashkin and his accomplices tracked down and shot a moose with a carbine during an illegal hunt. >
Parts of the animal were loaded into the trunk and interior of the car and drove off, but then the car was stopped by an employee of the Regional Hunting and Fisheries Committee, he said in an ICR statement.
and intends to hand over to law enforcement authorities however, he admitted that he had shot an elk, allegedly mistaken him for a wild boar. As a result, the State Duma waived Rashkin's parliamentary immunity at the request of the Attorney General.
Rashkin recorded a video report on the scandalous hunt: “The elk's body is lying”
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Abandoned in Afghanistan NATO and US weapons pose uncontrollable risks. This was stated by Ambassador-at-Large, Russia's Permanent Representative to the CSTO.
A Russian diplomat said that a large number of modern weapons left by coalition soldiers remained in Afghanistan. units that fled the country.
Recall that in August, The Mirror reported that after the US military left Afghanistan, many weapons remained in the country. This enabled the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) to become one of the best equipped terrorist armies in the world.
The Conservatives want to put pressure on the Biden administration and snatch its concessions “
US Republicans have blocked further approval of the country's defense budget for next fiscal year by the US Senate. According to the head of the Senate party, Mitch McConnell, this happened because the Democrats did not allow the approval of a number of proposals. In particular, no decision was made on the provision of military assistance to Ukraine and sanctions against Nord Stream 2. The expert named the main reason for blocking the budget.
Photo: pixabay.com next acceptance The bill did not receive 60 votes out of 100 required by a simple majority.
On the eve of the Senate, Republican leader Mitch McConnell stressed that his faction did not support such a decision without a detailed discussion of the “Russian threat.” According to him, the project did not contain proposals for the provision of military assistance to Ukraine and sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
“There are two problems facing the US Senate,” said MK Vladimir Vasiliev, chief researcher at the US and Canadian Studies Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. – The first is the vote on a major bill to expand social programs. Sometimes called Infrastructure Project # 2. He passed the House of Representatives and is now before the Senate. The second very important point relates to public debt. The situation is getting worse. Today, the question is again how Congress will react to raising its ceiling. In principle, the United States may find itself on the brink of technical failure. Another bill on the military budget is hanging. He was also stuck in the Senate.
And in this regard, the most important task for former US leader Donald Trump and the Republican leadership has been set – to use this situation, especially the state debt situation, to put pressure on the administration and snatch some concessions. of which. In fact, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has chosen to do so. The first is the strengthening of the military component – the continuation of the active use of the “Ukrainian card” against Russia. Perhaps this is part of Republicans' general orientation to using anti-Russian rhetoric to increase self-esteem.
Regarding Nord Stream 2, Republicans maintain their current position – to disrupt the operation of the pipeline. Congress even passed legislation last year. However, Joe Biden's administration backed down and suspended sanctions. Yet Republicans are not abandoning their plans.
Republicans are beginning to take advantage of the situation as a lever on the administration. However, it is still unclear how much he can bend. For one simple reason: there are other areas where a compromise can be reached between Republicans and Democrats. For example, they can change something in spending items – increase somewhere, decrease somewhere.
At the same time, everything related to Russia and Nord Stream 2 is more of a political PR. Republicans are trying to raise political capital before the 2022 election. There is constant talk that Ukraine can be used as a card for exchange in Washington-Moscow relations.
Therefore, no tough action can be expected from the US administration against Russia. These are just symbolic steps. For example, sanctions may be imposed on ships and companies involved in the implementation of the pipeline project, or military assistance to Ukraine may be increased. But at the same time, to avoid a conflict situation with the Russian Federation today. Today, according to some signals, Washington would like to avoid it. “
According to the expert, it is necessary to wait until the situation is clear. The administration, despite all the confusion in the situation, still has some steps and exits.
“It can ease this pressure a bit, as I said. we will limit ourselves to symbolic steps and release everything from the brakes, – the political scientist continues. – Especially against the background of talks on the forthcoming Putin and Biden summit. It is possible that it will happen by the end of the year. And here it must be borne in mind that Republicans and certain types of forces in the Democratic Party will try to disrupt this encounter. It is not even a question of the Russian side being able to obtain unilateral concessions, given that today the Biden administration is in a vulnerable position. He is more interested in this meeting than in the Russian Federation.
Moscow can really bend Washington. This is an unprecedented situation. However, it developed after the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation – MK) seized power in Afghanistan. Some circles in the US fear that Biden will be driven into a corner. “
According to him, the hypothetical conflict between Kiev and Moscow is likely to become international.
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Former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan Chris Alexander said in an article in the Globe and Mail that Russia would face international isolation and use economic aggression in Ukraine in economic collapse.
According to him, the hypothetical clash between Kiev and Moscow is most likely to become international.
economy “, – said Chris Alexander, specifying that in this situation the countries of Central Europe will provide Ukraine with full support.
He noted, among other things, that Canada should promote Ukraine's accession to NATO, reduce the EU's energy dependence on the Russian Federation, introduce another package of sanctions against Moscow and strengthen Ukraine's combat effectiveness.
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on December 2 in Stockholm.
The meeting will take place against the background of the crisis in bilateral relations and the activities of the Russian Armed Forces on the border with Ukraine, writes AFP. Anthony Blinken arrived earlier on an official visit to Paris.
