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PThe call was made after a speech at an informal meeting of EU energy ministers by the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy, German Galushchenko, who spoke about the consequences of rocket attacks

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The European Commission called on the EU countries to urgently transfer high-voltage transformers and power generators to Ukraine to restore the power system. This was announced to journalists by the European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson following an informal meeting of EU energy ministers.

“We ask the EU member states to provide assistance to Ukraine again. The priority is high-voltage transformers and generators, the European Commission will assist in their delivery to specific regions,” she said (quoted by TASS).

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Josef Sikela, said that at the beginning of the informal meeting, the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, spoke by remote communication. He spoke about the critical state of the country’s energy infrastructure, Sikela said.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy said in a statement that Galushchenko, among other things, described the devastating consequences of rocket attacks on the Ukrainian energy system. “We are grateful for the equipment and materials already delivered to Ukraine. At the same time, today we have an urgent need for high-voltage equipment to restore and stabilize the operation of the power system,” the ministry quotes him as saying.

The last time massive missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure were carried out was on November 23. Then the Ministry of Energy announced the shutdown of most of the country’s thermal and hydroelectric power plants, as well as all nuclear power plants. “The vast majority of electricity consumers across the country were de-energized. There are emergency shutdowns,” the message said.

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Following Ukraine, the shutdown occurred in Moldova. This is the second such case— the first was after the November 15 strikes. Then 20 million residents of Ukraine were left without electricity (the country’s population is 41 million, according to Ukrstat data for January of this year).

As noted in the Russian Ministry of Defense, as a result of the strikes on November 23, the transfer by rail of the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, foreign weapons, military equipment and ammunition to combat areas was disrupted. For the first time such an attack occurred after the explosion on the Crimean Bridge, which Moscow blames Kiev. The Kremlin pointed out that the missile targets are objects that are directly or indirectly related to the military potential of Ukraine and the Ukrainian regime.

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PUtin set the task to increase the production of military equipment and improve its characteristics, the President noted that it is necessary to establish “well-coordinated work” in the country to provide military equipment, equipment and military equipment. He also called for improving the quality characteristics of the products being created

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President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with members of the coordinating council under the government to meet the needs of the Russian Armed Forces, demanded to increase the number of military equipment produced and improve its characteristics, the Kremlin reports.

According to the President, it is necessary to establish a clear, high-quality and well-coordinated work in the country to provide the military with equipment, equipment and military equipment. “For each of these areas, targets should be formed with clear production programs and delivery dates for all the most necessary things,” Putin said.

At the same time, the head of state clarified that it is important not only to increase the volume and range of supplies, but also to improve the quality characteristics of products. “That is why direct communication of manufacturers, design centers with those who use this technique is so important,” the president added.

At the same time, according to him, Russia does not need to introduce “extraordinary measures” to ensure the armed forces.

Against the background of Western sanctions in 2022, imposed after the outbreak of the military conflict in Ukraine, the Ministry of Finance stopped publishing details of budget expenditures in areas, including the section “National Defense”. The last such report with a breakdown of expenses by section was published for the period from January to April 2022.

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At the same time, in recent years, the budget has reduced the percentage of closed expenses. So, in 2021, this share was 15.2% (it was the same in the first half of 2021). As of March 1, 2022, it was 15.6%, and according to the results of the first half of 2022, it was 18.6%.

In June, at that time, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov (now heads Roscosmos) he said that Russian enterprises engaged in the production of high-precision weapons are working “tirelessly”. In turn, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev urged “not to hope” that Russia will soon run out of military equipment and weapons in demand.

Earlier, Putin instructed to reduce the production time at defense enterprises. He also pointed out that defense enterprises should “ensure the supply of the required weapons and equipment to the troops and weapons of destruction in the shortest possible time.”

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In The Russian “Transneft” earlier explained that the pumping stop was caused by rolling power outages in Ukraine. The day before, a massive missile strike was carried out on the country’s energy facilities

Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba oil pipeline from Ukraine to Slovakia have been stopped due to power outages. This was reported by the Slovak TV company TA3 with reference to the press secretary of the company — operator of the Czech oil pipelines «Mero» Barbora Puttsova.

“According to our current information, due to a power outage, the supply of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline from Ukraine to Slovakia has been interrupted. There were no interruptions in pumping to the Czech Republic due to sufficient operational reserves in Slovakia,” Puttsova said.

Reports about the stoppage of pumping through the Druzhba oil pipeline were received on November 23, after a massive missile strike on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine.

Later, a representative of the Russian company “Transneft” Igor Demin said that oil pumping through the pipe in Ukraine had resumed.

The pipeline runs from Almetyevsk (Tatarstan) through Samara and Bryansk to the Belarusian city of Mozyr. From there there is a branch to Germany and Poland, as well as to Ukraine. In Ukraine, the branch branches into Hungary and Slovakia, the Czech Republic.

An hour after the publication of this material, Igor Demin reported that the pumping of oil through the Ukrainian section of the pipeline “Friendship” resumed again. According to him, the shutdown occurred due to rolling power outages.

«The NPC was disconnected again «Fords ». Before that, she worked on one pump all day, after lunch she turned off- rolling power outages. At 18:00 Moscow time, it turned on,” he said.

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On the eve of November 23, after massive missile strikes on energy facilities, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported that most of the country’s thermal and hydroelectric power plants, as well as all nuclear power plants, were disconnected from the electrical networks.

“The vast majority of electricity consumers across the country were de-energized. There are emergency shutdowns,” the message said. The company warned that problems with the supply of electricity caused interruptions in heat and water supply.

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MThe EU energy ministers postponed the decision on the gas price ceiling until December, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said. Russia has repeatedly stated that it will stop supplying energy resources to countries “making political decisions” about the ceiling

The EU energy ministers at a meeting on November 24 could not agree on the ceiling of prices for Russian gas. The next meeting will take place, presumably, on December 13, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, Reuters reports.

“Today at the meeting, no decision was made that would meet the general goals of the European Commission, because a significant part of the member countries, including us, defended the point of view that it is impossible to make decisions on solidarity measures in the gas market without, in our opinion, illegally interfering in the work of the gas market.”raquo;,— he said.

The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said that the proposals made at the meeting were unsuccessful because they threatened the energy security of Europe.

According to Politico, the ministers reached an informal agreement on the least controversial elements of the package of measures to combat the energy crisis, but could not agree on the final mechanism. Representatives of Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland and Greece made it clear that they would not agree to the package as a whole until the mechanism was thoroughly worked out.

Earlier, La Repubblica wrote that the EU could postpone the discussion until the next summit. The newspaper noted that, according to the EU plan, the restriction comes into force if the gas price for at least two weeks exceeds 275 per 1 MWH on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, and the difference with the LNG price should be greater than 58 for at least ten days. According to the publication, even at times of peak prices, these two conditions were not met simultaneously.

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The introduction of marginal prices for Russian gas in September was supported by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. She noted that the EU countries managed to fill the storage facilities by 80% even earlier than planned. However, the final agreement could not be reached. According to the FT, at least ten EU countries supported the introduction of a price ceiling for all suppliers, not just from Russia.

Against the background of gas shortages in Europe, prices for energy resources and products have increased. The European Commission has warned residents about the upcoming difficult winters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking about plans to limit prices for Russian energy carriers, threatened to block oil and gas for countries where political decisions will be made that contradict contractual obligations. “We will have only one thing left: as in the famous Russian fairy tale, to sentence: “Freeze, freeze, wolf’s tail,” he said.

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EThe European Parliament voted for the non-recognition of Russian passports issued in the Ukrainian territories annexed to Russia, as well as in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Their holders will not be issued visas to enter the EU

MEPs approved by a majority of votes an agreement on the non-recognition of Russian passports issued on the territory of four regions annexed to Russia, as well as in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. «541 deputies voted for », seven were against, 34 abstained, according to the website of the European Parliament. Holders of such documents will not be able to obtain a visa to enter the EU.

An exception will be made for those holders of Russian passports who leave because of the military actions in Ukraine. They will still be able to enter the territory of the European Union for humanitarian reasons. The European Commission will have to initiate consultations with the member countries of the association and give them a list of travel documents, in particular foreign passports, which should not be accepted on the territory of the EU.

The decision of the European Parliament should be adopted by the EU Council and published in the Official Journal of the EU. It will take effect the day after publication. A preliminary agreement on the non-recognition of Russian passports issued in the territories annexed to Russia, in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, was reached by the European Parliament and the EU Council on November 10. On October 12, the EU permanent representatives agreed on a decision not to recognize Russian passports issued on the territory of the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.

The authorities of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions announced the start of issuing Russian passports on June 11, 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin incorporated the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into Russia on September 30. On October 5, the President signed laws on the ratification of treaties on the admission of four territories to the country. Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on August 6, 2008.

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ToLychko: former British Prime Minister Johnson was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Kiev, Klitschko noted that Johnson “did and will do everything possible” so that the UK and world leaders continue to provide the necessary assistance to Ukraine

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The Kiev Regional Council approved the decision to award the title of honorary citizen of Kiev to the “great friend of Ukraine”, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko said.

“Johnson has done and, I am convinced, will continue to do everything possible for the UK and world leaders to provide the necessary assistance to Ukraine. Thanks for the support!»— wrote Klitschko in his Telegram.

“Honorary Citizen of Kiev” is an honorary title established back in tsarist Russia for the residents of this city who made a special contribution to his life. After the revolution, it was abolished and re-established only in 1982.

Before Johnson, this title was previously awarded to Vitali Klitschko, businessman Viktor Pinchuk, etc.

Johnson has served as Prime Minister of Britain since July 2019. Last July, he resigned after the dismissal of government employees amid a scandal with the former deputy chief organizer of the ruling Conservative Party in the House of Commons, Chris Pinscher. The latter was accused of harassment, which the head of the government knew about. Prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, Johnson was the head of the British Foreign Ministry, as well as the mayor of London. He did not put forward his candidacy for the election of a new prime minister in October after the resignation of Liz Truss.

As the head of the government, Johnson visited the Ukrainian capital more than once and regularly supported Kiev after the start of the Russian special operation.

The Financial Times reported at the end of October that the former prime minister intends to continue promoting support for Ukraine by Western countries in the future.

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ShOygu and Turkish Defense Minister Akar discussed the operation in Syria and the grain deal Turkey has been conducting a military operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in northern Syria and Iraq since November 20. Shoigu and Aktar discussed the situation in Syria, as well as “individual issues” related to the grain deal

Sergey Shoigu and Hulusi Akar

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held telephone talks with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, during which the parties condemned Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria, the Defense Ministry said.

“During these talks, the current situation in the north of Syria was discussed, as well as individual issues related to the continuation of the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative,” the report said.

On November 20, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the launch of a military operation “Claw-sword” against the “Kurdistan Workers’ Party” (PKK, Ankara considers it a terrorist organization) in northern Syria and Iraq. Ankara believes that the PKK is responsible for the terrorist attack in the center of Istanbul, where a bomb exploded on Istiklal Street on November 13. As a result, six people were killed, at least 81 injured, including three Russian citizens. The Kurds deny their involvement in this terrorist attack.

Ankara called the goals of the special operation the prevention of terrorist attacks against Turkish citizens and ensuring border security. The Armed Forces of the country carried out airstrikes on territories that were “used by terrorists as a base for attacks”. Erdogan also admitted that ground forces could be involved in the operation.

The Special Representative of the President of Russia for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, said on November 24 that Moscow is ready to provide a platform for negotiations between the presidents of Syria and Turkey. According to him, this meeting, if it takes place, will be “extremely important”. “But it must be prepared accordingly, certain conditions must mature for this,” Lavrentiev believes.

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LUkashenko: Kiev needs to “stop” if they do not want the complete destruction of Ukraine Lukashenko noted that the conflict could threaten not only the loss of statehood, but also the complete destruction of Ukraine. He called for negotiations and indicated that over time relations between the peoples of Russia and Ukraine will be restored

Alexander Lukashenko

To end the conflict, the parties urgently need to start negotiations, otherwise it threatens the complete destruction of Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said, BelTA reports.

“Everything is now in the hands of Ukraine. If they don’t want to die, they have to stop. It is necessary to stop this, because further there will be a complete destruction of Ukraine. This is not what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin said long before the operation that it would threaten the loss of Ukraine’s statehood. It will be the destruction of Ukraine! We must stop,” he said.

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At the same time, according to Lukashenko, over time, relations between the peoples of Russia and Ukraine will definitely be restored, as it was in the history of the peoples of the USSR and Germany after the Second World War. “How did we fight with fascist Germany? 30 million died. Who remembers this today? In Belarus and Russia a little bit, and that’s it? That is, the wounds have healed,” the head of Belarus pointed out.

After the start of the special operation, Russia and Ukraine held several rounds of face-to-face and online negotiations, but by the beginning of summer, contacts had almost ceased. After the annexation of four regions to Russia at the end of September, the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, completely refused to negotiate while Vladimir Putin remains president of Russia. He later stated that he was ready to offer a “public form of negotiations”.

The Russian authorities regularly call on Ukraine to resume dialogue, noting that Kiev does not show a counter desire. “How can we discuss any agreements if the other side doesn’t even want to talk to us? We’ll wait.Maybe some necessary conditions will mature; our goodwill is known, it is not subject to any changes and doubts,” Putin said in October. At the same time, the Foreign Ministry stressed that Moscow agrees to a dialogue without preconditions.

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Kiev calls the restoration of territorial integrity and compensation of losses conditions for negotiations. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities reject the possibility of concluding “new Minsk agreements”. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the conditions of Ukraine “unrealistic”.

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MThe Ministry of Internal Affairs put on the wanted list for journalist Karaulov after Rostec’s statement In early November, a search was conducted in the journalist’s house near Moscow on a libel application filed by Rostec. They accused Karaulov of “pseudo-journalism” and publishing unverified information, the journalist was abroad

Andrey Karaulov

The Ministry of Internal Affairs declared journalist Andrey Karaulov on the federal wanted list, his card appeared in the department’s register.

The ministry’s website states that the journalist was born on September 10, 1958 in Korolev, near Moscow (formerly Kaliningrad), special signs and a photo have not been added. In addition, the article of the Criminal Code that became the reason for the search is not mentioned.

RBC sent inquiries to Karaulov and to the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Three weeks ago, on November 3, Karaulov’s house was searched. He said that people with machine guns tried to “use a grinder” to cut out the gate. The interlocutor of RBC clarified then that the investigators came to the journalist’s house in Naro-Fominsk. According to Karaulov, he is considered a witness in the case, he himself is abroad before heart surgery, but intends to return to Russia and sort out what happened.

Rostec explained the statement to RBC by saying that Karaulov “went far beyond professional ethics, engaging in, in fact, pseudo-journalism” and publishing materials that caused reputational damage to the head of the corporation. “Real journalism involves fact-checking using at least twosources, as well as an official appeal to the company for comments and clarifications,” the message emphasized. The company said that they asked law enforcement agencies to evaluate Karaulov’s activities, since the number of his publications with unverified information has recently increased by a multiple.

Karaulov called the searches in his house the second act of the play Ksenia Sobchak. Its commercial director Kirill Sukhanov was arrested at the end of October on charges of extorting 11 million rubles from Chemezov. According to investigators, the representatives of the head of Rostec demanded money for refusing to publish his defamatory information in the telegram channel “Put out the light”. Sobchak herself is not suspected of extortion, despite a search of her house.

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ShSwitzerland has imposed a ban on the export of its military goods to Ukraine and Russia Switzerland has adopted the eighth package of EU sanctions against Russia, including an embargo on the supply of weapons to Russia, which partially applies to Ukraine

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Switzerland has imposed a ban on the export of its weapons to Ukraine and Russia, it follows from the message of the Ministry of Economy of the country.

“In addition to the measures contained in the eighth package of EU sanctions, the Federal Council has also imposed an arms embargo on Russia, which partially applies to Ukraine for reasons of Swiss neutrality,” the ministry said in a statement. It clarifies that the arms embargo in Switzerland has so far been applied on the basis of legislation on the control of military goods and materials.

The Federal Council has banned the provision of services to Russia and Russian companies in the fields of IT, engineering, architecture, as well as legal services.

In early October, the European Union introduced the eighth package of sanctions against Russia in response to the annexation of four territories of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The list of restrictions includes the establishment of a ceiling on oil prices when it is supplied to third countries, as well as a number of export and import restrictions, a ban on crypto wallets for Russians and other measures, in particular a ban on engineering and legal consulting services.

On October 26, Switzerland imposed restrictions on the export of certain military goods to Ukraine, since the right of neutrality obliges it to impose the same restrictions on the parties to the conflict. In June, it allowed the supply of weapons with Swiss components to Ukraine. Prior to that, the Swiss authorities refused Germany permission to supply Kiev with ammunition for the German Marder BMP, which are manufactured in Zurich, citing neutral status.

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Despite its neutral status, Switzerland supported the EU sanctions against Russia announced in connection with the special operation in Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the United States and NATO to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine at the end of April. According to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, “various weapons are coming to Ukraine through Poland and other NATO countries in an endless stream.” Later, he said that the United States would not be able to deprive Russia of the right to its own voice in international affairs by supplying weapons to Ukraine.

In July, Lavrov said that the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine was delaying the conflict. “The attention of the Secretary of State was drawn to the fact that the ongoing pumping of the AFU and national battalions with American and NATO weapons, which are being used on a large scale against civilians, only prolongs the agony of the regime in Kiev, prolonging the conflict and multiplying the victims,” Lavrov said in a conversation with Linken in July.

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