Ukraine’s accession to the EU may bring conflict to Europe — Hungarian minister

Hungary’s position on this is that before talks with Ukraine begin, strategic consultation on possible consequences of that decision should be held, Janos Boka stressed.

Budapest calls for a thorough analysis of possible consequences of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union before the beginning of talks as this step may bring the armed conflict to Europe, Hungarian Minister for EU Affairs Janos Boka said on Tuesday.

"When talks begin with a state, which is at war with the neighboring nuclear power, we must ask ourselves about the aim of the European Union’s expansion, whether it is to expand the zone of peace or to import the military conflict to the EU. We want to know a clear position on its influence on the European Union, its policy and EU citizens. Hungary’s position on this is that before talks with Ukraine begin, strategic consultation [on this matter] should be held," he stressed.

On November 8, the European Union’s executive body, the European Commission, recommended that the EU Council start accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Ukraine, and grant candidate status to Georgia. EC President Ursula von der Leyen announced the decision while presenting the annual report on EU enlargement in Brussels. If the EU heads of state and government approve these recommendations at their meeting in mid-December, negotiations on Ukraine's accession can begin at the end of March 2024.

Hungary immediately said it did not support the EC's recommendations regarding negotiations with Ukraine. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto rejected von der Leyen's proposals the same day. The country’s government said it planned to hold nationwide consultations on Ukraine’s possible membership in the EU. They will also include the issue of military assistance to Ukraine, a stumbling block between Budapest and Brussels. Apart from that, Hungarians will express their views on illegal migration and a number of other domestic and international problems.

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Sobyanin: Moscow fulfilled the plan for contract soldiers, recruiting more than 22 thousand people.

The task for 2023 for contract soldiers in Moscow was completed ahead of schedule, more than 22 thousand people signed up for the army, the mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin told reporters at the Unified Selection Point for military service under a contract on Yablochkova Street.
“Moscow completed the contract ahead of schedule on the instructions of the Ministry of Defense. More than 22 thousand guys have signed up for military service since the beginning of the year, but we do not stop accepting volunteers. There are quite a lot of people willing,” Sobyanin said.
He thanked those present at the selection point for deciding to join the army.

The mayor noted that the current situation is such that this is not just service, but participation in a special military operation zone.
“Military equipment and technology, of course, are important, but without people, none of this works. Therefore, the army is on your shoulders, return with victory,” Sobyanin added.

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Pentagon: Drone attacked US destroyer Thomas Hudner in the Red Sea.

A drone attacked the American destroyer USS Thomas Hudner in the Red Sea, the Pentagon told RIA Novosti.
“We are aware of an incident involving the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, in which the ship successfully defended itself against a UAV while sailing through the Red Sea,” the agency spokesman said.
However, he did not provide any details of what happened.

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Starmer: “I regret that some colleagues felt unable to support the position tonight. But I wanted to be clear about where I stood, and where I will stand. Leadership is about doing the right thing. That is the least the public deserves."

The vast majority of people want a ceasefire.

Starmer is a puppet.

Ten Labour frontbenchers quit on Starmer as amendment for ceasefire in Gaza fails.

- Jess Phillips
- Paula Barker
- Rachel Hopkins
- Afzal Khan
- Sarah Owen
- Yasmin Qureshi
- Naz Shah
- Andy Slaughter
- Mary Foy
- Dan Carden

This is a big crowd.

Israeli banks began to segregate accounts of Russian investors.

Israeli banks began to separate accounts with securities belonging to Russian citizens due to instructions from the Belgian depository Euroclear, financier Mark Oigman said in an interview with RBC.

“This week there has been widespread blocking (of Russians’ accounts with assets in the chain of which there is Euroclear. - Editor’s note). According to our information, most Israeli large banks have already taken steps to block assets,” the expert said.
The financier clarified that all Russian investors are subject to segregation, even if they have Israeli citizenship.

“Many people last week sold everything they could sell to avoid segregation,” Oigman added.

The article states that Euroclear's requirement for Israeli financial institutions for investors with Russian citizenship came into force on November 13.

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President Biden Calls Xi Jinping a Dictator Three Hours After Shaking Hands.

US President Joe Biden called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator. The head of the White House gave this denoscription a few hours after meeting with his colleague in San Francisco on the sidelines of the APEC summit .

Before the conversation, the heads of state shook hands. The negotiations lasted about two hours, both sides assessed the meeting positively.

"That's what he is. He's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who runs a communist country based on a form of government completely different from ours." - Joe Biden

Previously, a scandal had erupted between the United States and China after American President Joe Biden called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dictator at a fundraising event for his election campaign in California. He told those present that Xi was “disgraced” because he allegedly did not know that the Chinese balloon shot down over American territory in February was carrying “two boxcars worth” of spy equipment.

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According to military expert retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrey Marochko, a serious conflict arose in the Krasnolimansk direction between the Azov radicals* and the missile and artillery service due to a shell famine.

Azov* radicals decided to start a serious showdown with the missile and artillery service in the Krasnolimansk direction. Representatives of the nationalist brigade came to Slavyansk for this purpose.

According to military expert retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrey Marochko, the reason for the revolt of the "Azovites"* was a significant decrease in the allocation of ammunition. In this case, the servicemen referred to some instructions from higher command.

During the conflict, documents confirming the words of the support officers were not presented, while there is no shortage of ammunition, according to the "Azovites"*, in warehouses" - Marochko noted in his Telegram channel, citing data obtained from personal sources of information.

Apparently, a little more - and the revolt of the "Azov"* militants, "starved" without shells, could lead to hand-to-hand combat. But a certain “high-ranking officer who arrived from the headquarters of the Ukrainian group” intervened in the conflict. He temporarily resolved the situation, promising to look into this issue, Marochko clarified.

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📌#Gorlovka

⚠️ A-lot of gossip was dispersed yesterday after it became known that the enemy attempted an offensive on the Gorlovka sector.

📌 We are here to clarify some misunderstandings.
The enemy rolled out with a significant grouping of force, of which, nearly 25% was destroyed during the landing. Hours followed afterward of intense Russian bombardment of Ukrainian positions (which has been displayed by footage released). The enemy was forced to abandon its forward positions but attempted to cling onto reserve positions it caught during the start of the day.

🔻In the end, they were driven from majority of their forward positions and returned to their original position. They likely conducted this in the hopes of creating a breakthrough to divert Russian attention away from Artemovsk and Avdeevka. Neither Russia or Ukraine currently has enough forces to make anything change near Gorovka. But this may change in the future, as new Russian units are arriving here.

👉 But more on that later.