Remarks from Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov in an interview with Sputnik:

▪️ Terrorists are inciting anti-Russian sentiment in Central Asia, including in the context of the special operation in Ukraine, and the US and its allies are trying to destabilize the situation in the territories bordering Afghanistan;

▪️ Washington supports anti-Russian activity on the internet: the Pentagon and the NSA encourage Russophobia among hackers worldwide, and Microsoft subordinates the digital independence of countries to US interests, "facilitating the potential conduct of hacker operations";

▪️ The use by Ukraine of civilians as human shields, the torturing of prisoners of war, and the organization of assassination attempts on civilian employees of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions are war crimes

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⚡️Putin expresses his condolences to Iranian president after a terrorist attack in Shiraz, confirms readiness to increase cooperation in fight against terrorism - Kremlin. ▪️15 people were killed and 45 others injured as a result of a terrorist attack at the Shia Muslim Shahcheragh mosque in Shiraz on Wednesday.

⚡️⚡️🇷🇺 Russian FM Lavrov to hold talks with his counterpart S. Jaishankar in Moscow on November 8 — Russian MFA

❗️Moscow calls on the West to persuade Kiev to give up its dangerous plans concerning a 'dirty bomb' as it might lead to irreversible consequences - Russian Foreign Ministry

❗️Latest statements from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko on the Nord Stream sabotage:

▪️Russia is shocked by Europe's silence and slow response to the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream network, even if it’s a matter of EU energy security;

▪️Russia insists on taking part in the investigation into the terrorist attack, and demands transparency;

▪️Russia is in touch with all parties investigating the attack;

▪️Western doctrines teach that damaging critical infrastructure is an act of armed attack - this is a very serious matter.

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❗️Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Iranian people to unite after the attack on the Shia mosque in Shiraz:

“We all have a duty to resist the instigations of the enemy and his treacherous or ignorant foolish agents. Everyone … must unite against this system, which shows disregard and disrespect for people's lives, their safety and their shrines.”

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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to Ebrahim Raisi after the terrorist attack in Shiraz, and also confirmed his readiness to increase cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

💬 "Please accept my sincere condolences on the tragic consequences of the terrorist act committed in Shiraz," Putin said in a telegram. "I would like to confirm the readiness of the Russian side to further build up cooperation with Iranian partners in the anti-terrorist direction."

The Russian leader noted that it was difficult to imagine a more cynical crime than the murder of civilians — including children and women — within the walls of a religious shrine. He added that terrorism violated not only the laws, but also the norms of human morality.

Putin conveyed words of sympathy and support to the families of the victims, as well as wishes for a speedy recovery to all those wounded.

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🇰🇪 Is that where I came?

😐 During a press conference while visiting Kenya, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made a rather unfortunate gaffe - incorrectly referring to his host, President William Ruto, as the president of Senegal

But this was not enough for the prime minister, and during his speech he continued to maintain that he was visiting Senegal, and not a country on the other side of the continent.

Sanchez' address was interrupted briefly by Ruto who corrected him as he laughed off the gaffe

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❗️ We are not seeing the implementation of the memorandum on unblocking the export of Russian fertilizers and grain within the framework of the food deal, and this does not suit us, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Moscow will decide on the grain deal based on facts by 18 November, Russian Foreign Ministry added.

The main points from the Russian Ministry of Defense's briefing:

▪️All attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are directed towards Kupyansk in Kharkov. Up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen and militants, one tank, six armored fighting vehicles and three pick-up trucks were destroyed;

▪️All advancing enemy units in the direction of Krasniy Liman were stopped. More than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, four armored combat vehicles and four pick-up trucks were destroyed;

▪️The offensive by Ukraine's Armed Forces in the direction of Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog was disrupted as a result of a fire defeat. More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, six armored combat vehicles and seven vehicles were destroyed;

▪️Four command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery;

▪️In the area of the city of Pavlograd in the Dnepropetrovsk region, a Ukrainian enterprise to produce solid rocket fuel, explosives and gunpowder for Ukraine's Armed Forces was destroyed;

▪️An Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down near Novotroitskoye in the Zaporozhye region;

▪️Russia's air defense systems destroyed four unmanned aerial vehicles during the past day

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🎥🇫🇷 Protesters are rallying in Paris demanding a wage increase, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

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🇷🇺❄️ When the cold season comes to Russia, there are several ways one can stay warm:

🔸 The first winning strategy is wrapping yourself up in a blanket and eating as many delicious snacks as you can;

🔸Another one is physically exercising to stay warm, and fit as well.

🐼 Zhui, a panda in the Moscow Zoo, is setting the right example by performing air yoga in its enclosure.

🤔 Well, maybe it’s time to take a cue.

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