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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❗️In the past few months, the West has taken several steps to escalate tensions, Putin says at Valdai discussion forum.

Putin: There is no unity in the West.

Sooner or later, new centers of the world order and the West will have to start a dialogue - Putin.

❗️Even during the Cold War, none of the countries affected by the conflict ever thought about cancelling the culture and arts of their opponents - Putin.

Any alternative point of view is seen in the West as subversive propaganda, a threat to democracy, they see 'Kremlin's tricks' everywhere, Putin says.

⚡️ The US has nothing to offer the world except its dominance - Putin.

❗️Putin: There is no stability in relations with the West at all, they sign documents, then easily reject them.

❗️Russia does not challenge Western elites but defends its right to exist - Putin.

❗️By using the dollar as a weapon, the West has undermined the idea of a reserve currency system, Putin said.

❗️Key points from Vladimir Putin's speech at the Valdai Discussion Club

▪️Erasing all differences has become the calling card of the West;

▪️Confidence in one's own infallibility is a very dangerous state, one step away from destroying those they don't like;

▪️Russia does not consider itself an enemy of the West;

▪️It’s impossible to blame everything on the machinations of the Kremlin;

▪️For the survival of Western civilization, it’s necessary that the entire planet remains a living environment;

▪️No one can dictate to the Russian people what kind of society we should build.

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According to the Russian president, trading in national currencies will become more common and dominate in the future.

❗️Putin says it is time to consider changing structure of the United Nations organization and the UN Security Council: it should reflect the world's diversity.

❗️The upcoming decade will become the most important since the end of WW II - Putin.

📹 Vladimir Putin: the West has taken several steps towards escalation, fueling the Ukraine conflict, provoking destabilization of Taiwan, and destabilizing global food prices.

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📹 Vladimir Putin: The West’s world domination is a bloody, dangerous, and dirty game.

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❗️Key points from Vladimir Putin's speech at the Valdai Discussion Club

▪️Russia hasn’t been and won’t be destroyed or “brushed” off the geopolitical map;

▪️All civilizations now have opportunities for democratic development;

▪️The majority should benefit from world trade, "and not individual super-rich corporations";

▪️The structure of the UN Security Council should reflect global diversity;

▪️Some European countries have failed to notice how they themselves have already become vassals, often without the right to vote.

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❗️Key points of Vladimir Putin’s responses during Q&A panel at the Valdai Discussion Club

▪️As long as nuclear weapons exist, there is always a danger of their use;

▪️Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, there is no point in it;

▪️We spoke about a "dirty bomb" being created by Kiev for a reason, Moscow has a rough idea of where Ukraine's dirty bomb is being made;

▪️The West supported Ukraine in rejecting the Minsk agreements;

▪️Ukraine is historically an "artificial state";

▪️The current situation between Russia and Ukraine could “partly” be considered a “civil war”.

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