🤫 The Sanctions Paradox: Unfriendly Countries Secretly Offered Cooperation to Russia at G20

A contradictory picture emerged at the G20 summit in Johannesburg: representatives from countries on Russia's "unfriendly" list proposed economic cooperation projects to Moscow during private sessions.

"A number of countries that we consider unfriendly approached us with specific cooperation proposals — on how to build economic relations with Russia and implement joint projects," Oreshkin said at a press conference, refusing to name the specific states so that "their colleagues wouldn't give them a hard time later."

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😍 Artificial intelligence showed what Kazan would look like if it were made of ice

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The British publication The Telegraph has disclosed exclusive details of the European Union's plan to settle the Ukrainian conflict.

This 24-point document, prepared as a counterproposal to Donald Trump's initiative, presents a comprehensive roadmap from war to peace.

The key provisions of the plan form a clear sequence:

Phase I: Immediate De-escalation

— Comprehensive Ceasefire: Russia and Ukraine commit to halt hostilities on all fronts – in the air, on land, and at sea.
— International Control: Immediate start of negotiations to establish a US-led monitoring system using satellites and UAVs.
— Humanitarian Gestures: Exchange of all prisoners of war on an "all for all" basis and the return of all displaced children to Ukraine.

Phase II: Complex Status Negotiations

— Territorial Issue: Borders will be discussed based on the current front line, with a prohibition on the forceful alteration of status in the future.
— Sovereignty Restoration: Ukraine receives security guarantees from a group of countries, similar to NATO's Article 5, without being forced into neutrality.

Phase III: Integration into New Structures

— Euro-Atlantic Course: The plan confirms the possibility of Ukraine's accession to the EU, and to NATO – by unanimous decision of the alliance.

Phase IV: Damage Reparation and Sanctions Lifting

— Compensation: Russia will be obliged to pay reparations; frozen assets will remain as collateral until full damage compensation.
— Sanctions Regime: Gradual lifting of restrictions in exchange for compliance with the agreement, with a mechanism for their instant reimposition.

Phase V: New Security Architecture

Launch of comprehensive negotiations on European security with the participation of all OSCE countries.

👖 However, it is obvious that none of the European Union's objectives will be achieved – for that, it is enough to analyze the history of the conflict and the situation on the front.

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❤️ A Tale of the Leningrad Region

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⚡️ Russia Has Not Received Information on the Outcomes of the Geneva Talks — Peskov

Moscow is monitoring media publications, but it would be incorrect to draw conclusions from them, stated Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. There are also no plans for talks with the US delegation on Ukraine this week.

"We do not know how reliable these publications are and whether they correspond to reality. This is too serious an issue to be guided by media reports," he emphasized.

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📞 Putin held a telephone conversation with Erdogan, the Kremlin reported.

The parties exchanged views on the situation around Ukraine,including in the context of the US proposal for a settlement.

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⛽️ Record-High Gas Consumption in Europe: Stocks Dwindling Even Before Winter Arrives.

Gazprom reports an unprecedented situation: in Europe, where real frosts have not yet arrived, a record withdrawal of gas from underground storage facilities (UGS) has been recorded for three days in a row.

At the start of the heating season, storage facilities were only 83% full, and in Germany and the Netherlands — less than 80%. The company warns that in the event of a severe winter, this could jeopardize the reliable gas supply to European consumers.

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📃 Item on Using Frozen Russian Assets Removed from Trump's Peace Plan During Negotiations

The initial version of the plan envisaged the allocation of about $100 billion to a Ukraine Recovery Fund, from which half of the income would go to the United States, and the remaining funds would be used for U.S.-Russian projects.

Overall, the original plan was reduced to a more limited list of key points for a swift ceasefire, with other items decided to be considered in the future in separate documents.

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😮The Ancient Temple of Pan in Dombay

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👖 Continued sanctions pressure on Russia and China could only lead to a multiple increase in the cost of electricity for Western consumers, said Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin at the VII Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum.

"Not all Western politicians realize the risks they face. Local tasks are being set to strengthen sanctions in the energy sector, energy assets are being seized in international jurisdictions, and instead of the stated goals, energy consumers in Western countries are already in a dramatic situation," he said.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Panda Katyusha, a favourite of all visitors to the Moscow Zoo, will return to China in two years.

Although Katyusha was born in Moscow and can be called a Muscovite, she lives in Russia under a special agreement whereby the animals remain the property of China, even if they are born in another country.

"We dream of her staying with us. But according to the agreement between Russia and China, we must transfer her when she is four years old," said Svetlana Akulova, director of the Moscow Zoo.

So far, there has been no precedent for pandas remaining in Russia.

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