⚡️ The UN plan suggests demining of the Black Sea coast for the withdrawal of ships with grain, Turkey is ready to assist, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday

LIVE UPDATES | Moscow days US threats of more Ukraine-related sanctions won't change Russia's course

WATCH: Footage of airborne units carrying out maneuvers during the special operation

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⚡️ US and UK want to push Russia against Europe by providing arms to Ukraine, Lavrov says

Watch: The moment a dramatic explosion occurred at the base of popular American tourist attraction, the Hoover Dam.

As it turned out, the explosion was caused by a transformer at one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the US which receives thousands of visitors a day. No one was injured

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⚡️ Biden will hold the US-Africa summit in Washington on 13-15 December, The White House said

🐻 A Russian bear came out to the people for help. The benighted animal simply wanted to enjoy a tin of condensed milk, but it got stuck in his mouth. Residents of the village of Dikson, Krasnoyarsk region, called vets from Moscow to help the creature

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⚡️ Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the US-made Harpoon missile system launcher in the Odessa region.

📌 Key points from Lavrov's interview with Sputnik:

▪️The West held back Ukraine from any constructive steps;

▪️Ukraine won't be given the chance to negotiate with Russia;

▪️The demands imposed by Brussels begin to create obstacles for EU countries and annoy them;

▪️The West is trying to drag the UN Secretary General into its games around the "Ukrainian grain";

▪️Moscow has sent a message to the head of the UN about the need to include a clause about Russian grain, in the Istanbul agreements;

▪️It's not in Europe's interests to cut off all ties with Russia and switch to the liquefied natural gas that the US is trying to foist on the EU;

▪️The EU will be forced to amend sanctions against Russia

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🎼 Studying Harry Styles: Texas university tops the charts as it introduces a weird course

Louie Dean Valencia, associate professor of digital history at Texas State, announced last week that Harry Styles will be the focus of a spring 2023 class ennoscriptd "Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity: Identity, the Internet and European Pop Culture."

Some wondered whether this was a prank but Styles' legion of fans quickly took notice, prompting many to consider transferring to Texas.

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⚡️ ⚡️ West came to global preeminence through robbery of other peoples, has no model of the future: Putin

❗️ Turkey intends to continue cooperation with Russia on gas and Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant - Erdogan

⚡New military aid package for Ukraine to include four more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Pentagon says

⚡️At least 6 tourists killed, 26 injured after Turkish forces shelled Zakho city in northern Iraq, source says