I.O. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she did not intend to get involved in politics after leaving office.
Merkel mainly plans to rest and spend time alternately “reading and sleeping”. The politician assumes that in a few months she will have other plans that she intends to follow.
Merkel in an interview for & nbsp; dw.com described its current activities as a “farewell tour. “
The words of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Crimea, which he delivered at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, can be considered recognition of the peninsula as Russian territory. This opinion was expressed by the Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrej Savinych.
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“Undoubtedly” Savinykh said on the YouTube channel the recognition of Soloviev Live “and answered the question whether Lukashenko's words mean Crimea as Russian.
The MP added that Minsk has long considered the Crimean peninsula to be the territory of the Russian Federation, but this was not “Formalized for the Russian media space.” At the beginning of the meeting, Alexander Lukashenko greeted and congratulated the people of Crimea and also complained that Vladimir Putin had not taken him to the Crimean Peninsula.
On National Unity Day, the Russian President Sevastopol attended the flowers – a ceremonial laying at the memorial komplet ksu dedicated to the end of the Civil War.
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Head of Chechnya Ramzan After criticizing RT boss Margarita Simonyan, Kadyrov unexpectedly stood up for her. According to the official, the editor-in-chief of the television channel worsened too much after expressing his own opinion on the next inter-ethnic conflict, although he initially tried to surround the journalist himself.
Recall that Simonjan sharply commented on the incident in Moscow, when a man with a small child on the street was attacked by four natives from Azerbaijan (they were detained and charged with attempted murder). The incident was one of many in a series of similar incidents in the capital, where visitors from the southern regions acted aggressively towards the locals. The beating of the subway passenger resonated the most with three natives from the Caucasus, who tried to stand up for the girl in front of them.
All these newcomers and “people of Caucasian nationality” jump into & quot ;, & ndash; Simonyan said, reminding herself that she declared herself a visitor and a “ person of Caucasian nationality. & # 39; & # 39;
Kadyrov replied to Simonyan in absentia, indignant that when journalists report such incidents, they always mention the origin of criminals, but do not write about anything good that people in the Caucasus do. In his view, this approach leads to inter-ethnic disputes.
Now the head of Chechnya has turned his anger into mercy and called on those who are in solidarity with themselves to show respect for the lady. In his Telegram channel, he said he had a telephone conversation with Simonyan: “ We talked one on one about what was right and what wasn't. & # 39; & # 39;
In his report, Kadyrov addresses the Internet – the community that attacked Simonyan – and declares the attacks unacceptable. According to him, you can express your opinion, but without going beyond the “framework of reason. & # 39; & # 39;
“Real men in the Caucasus have always had the highest degree of nobility, & ndash; writes Kadyrov. & ndash; Don't be ashamed and be sensible. & # 39; & # 39;
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The Hill published material on the confrontation between the United States and Russia in the Black Sea, in which US Navy officer Brian Harrington expresses his vision of the situation. Among other things, the author of the column states that Russia can be deprived of its dominance in the Black Sea region by conducting exercises circumventing the Montreux Convention.
According to him, NATO countries should conduct maneuvers using high-tech weapons. Meanwhile, Harrington writes, the Bastion and Caliber missiles allow the Russian Federation to use the same tactics here as the PRC in the South China Sea – A2AD: restricting and banning access and maneuvering.
The author of the article also noted that the escort of NATO warships in the Black Sea by the Russian navy and aviation has become routine.
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Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said coronavirus mortality in the Russian military is tens of times lower than the national average due to vaccination.
“ Mortality is 45 times & ndash; times, not percent! & ndash; less than the Belarusian indicators & quot ;, & ndash; Shoigu said on All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
According to him, when it comes to vaccinations among military personnel, “ we cannot … be loyal. & # 39; & # 39; Shoigu explained the need to secure staff, and cited as an example the long voyages of ships whose crews serve for several months without access to medical assistance.
“ These are all serious things, strategic nuclear forces & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; noted the head of the Ministry of Defense.
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Representative of the State Duma from Crimea Mikhail Sheremet commented on the entry of the destroyer Porter into the Black Sea and the command ship Mount Whitney. According to the deputy, the US military should not “ behave badly & # 39; & # 39; and repeat the provocation of the British destroyer Defender, which was stopped last summer by the Russian navy with warning fire near the Crimean Cape Fiolent.
“It's absolutely dangerous to behave badly on our borders,” Sheremet said. “You shouldn't wave torches at dust barrels.”
He added that Russia does not want conflicts. and is always interested in dialogue, but all attempts at provocation “will be suppressed in the bud.”
A US Navy sailor was attacked in Istanbul
In Istanbul, locals took part in a spontaneous protest against the arrival of US troops in the city. One sailor in the US Navy was unlucky: the townspeople put a sack on his head. Izvestia pointed out relevant shots that appeared on the Internet.
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An American sailor from the Mount Whitney decided to walk around the city, but came across protesters who demanded that he and his colleagues leave the country.
“We want you to leave our country,” one of the protesters told the American in English.
At one point, the soldier tried to escape, but several men detained him and seated a pack of heads for the American.
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The flagship of the US Navy USS Mount Whitney stopped in Istanbul and the sailors decided to go for a walk through the city. In vain. The locals were not, to put it mildly, satisfied.
Voyak was called criminals and murderers and they put bags on their heads. pic.twitter.com/UGilXveZG3
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On November 1, the US Navy's flagship Mount Whitney launched a voyage to the Black Sea. According to the official version, the purpose of the ship's mission is to coordinate the actions of the United States fleets and their NATO allies in joint exercises in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
USNS John Lenthall.
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S & uuml The ddeutsche Zeitung states, referring to sources, that the United States has warned its EU partners through diplomatic channels of the threat of an escalating situation in Donbas. According to the publication, the US authorities turned to the European External Action Service at the end of last week, as well as to the foreign ministries of Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
The publication states that Washington warned European colleagues about the allegedly high concentration of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine and shared data on the movement of formations of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
Sources of the publication noted that in Berlin they are allegedly dissatisfied with the actions of Moscow, which ,, tests its resilience & # 39; & # 39; German authorities.
It is also stated that he acted during the negotiations. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the recent G20 summit demanded that US leaders put increased pressure on Russia, including through Nord Stream 2. The United States is said to expect the Federal Republic of Germany to facilitate decommissioning or & nbsp; at least & nbsp; suspension of the pipeline certification process.
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Political scientist Andrey Zolotarev in an interview with the portal Ukraina.ru shared his opinion that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy may resign prematurely.
According to the expert, this may happen if a number of factors do not prosper. from Zelenský. The political scientist first points out that the Ukrainian president needs to get the country out of the energy crisis as soon as possible.
The expert said that he already sees the intensification of work on “early departure organization.” According to him, this was done by professional political strategists working with public opinion.
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Batkivshchyna Faction Leader ” In the Verkhovna Rada Yulia Tymoshenko in the broadcast TV channel Ukraine 24 condemned the actions of the Ukrainian authorities, which were unable to supply gas for the winter.
Tymoshenko said that Ukraine was able to fill underground storage tanks with gas at the lowest price … However, the country did not buy gas for the winter for the first time since gaining independence in the summer.
The politician called the situation a “disaster”. In her opinion, the citizens of the country will pay for the inaction of the Ukrainian leadership.
In the autumn of 2021, an energy crisis broke out in Ukraine. This is associated with a sharp jump in gas prices and a shortage of coal.
