📹 A former Ukrainian ombudsman admitted to Russian pranksters that the Kiev authorities and intelligence agency had asked her to spin fake news about crimes committed by the Russian Army.

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❗️ Japan has added to the new sanctions list the families of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as, personally, the editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and RT Margarita Simonyan and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, the Ministry of Finance announced on its official website.

📹 Russia’s MoD has published footage showing how the Western Military District’s Mi-35 army aviation helicopter crews continue to destroy AFU armored equipment and military infrastructure facilities

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❗️ Lavrov: Ukraine creates risks that weapons of mass destruction will be used

🇹🇷 🇬🇷 Turkey refuses to tolerate "illegal" Greek activities and expects the European Union to prompt Athens to enter a dialogue with Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

▪️ Erdogan is on a visit to the Czech capital of Prague at the invitation of European Council President Charles Michel and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to attend the first meeting of the European Political Community.

💭 "I expect the EU to call on our interlocutors for dialogue on a bilateral basis instead of supporting illegal initiatives masquerading as unity or solidarity," Erdogan said, as quoted by Turkish news agency Anadolu.

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🇷🇺 Check out key statements from Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov today:

🔹 Russia warns 🇺🇸 the US against recklessly supporting Ukraine & involvement in the conflict; Washington & the EU continue to 'pump up' Kiev with weapons;

🔹 Russia is against imposing restrictions on the use of 🛢 fossil fuels, there should be a balance between efforts to combat climate change and the aims of social & economic developments;

🔹 Moscow is interested in building up cooperation with 🇨🇳 China in the energy sector, including nuclear power.

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⚡️ Luxembourg prime minister says if EU introduces price cap on gas, Europe will be left without energy resources

⚡️ 🇷🇺 🇹🇷 President Putin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation where they discussed Ukraine and bilateral relations, according to a statement made by the office of the Turkish President.

▪️ Erdogan also reiterated Ankara's readiness "to do their part for the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine issue in a way that would benefit everyone," the statement adds.

⚡️ The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties

📊A new study revealed that the number of US employees who encountered political bias in the workplace had doubled since 2019.

24% of respondents said they had personally experienced differential treatment due to their political views or affiliation, according to the survey conducted by the Virginia-based association Society for Human Resource Management.

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⚡️Ukraine is engaging in 'nuclear blackmail', Moscow says

⚡️The Russian Foreign Ministry on Zelensky's words about a 'preemptive nuclear strike': this is a direct recognition of the Kiev regime in its criminal thoughts; there is no getting out of it

⚡️The German Cabinet of Ministers on Zelensky's words about a preemptive 'nuclear strike': the Chancellor clearly opposes the use of nuclear weapons

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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing the destruction of a column of Ukrainian troops.

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“They basically said that I’d be killed for wearing the hat”

📹WATCH Kanye West tells Fox News host Tucker Carlson how people reacted to his support of Donald Trump.

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⚡️ Recep Tayyip Erdogan expects to meet with President Putin in upcoming 3 or 4 days

🤔 On Wednesday, al-Qaeda* claimed responsibility for the gruesome September 26 attack in Burkina Faso. Ouagadougou is striving to bolster security while the nation and other Sahel states are calling upon the French military to leave the region.

* al-Qaeda is a terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other countries.

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❗️ President Putin’s statements, made at the CIS leaders' meeting:

▪️ The transition to national currencies in relations with CIS members will strengthen sovereignty and deepen integration, this is not related to the political situation;

▪️ Tragic events are taking place in Ukraine, conflicts are also taking place between other CIS countries, this requires the development of measures to resolve them.

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