⚡️ Key statements made by the Turkish Foreign and Agriculture Ministries on Tuesday:

▪️ There is no need to sign a new grain deal as the parties can extend the existing agreement;

▪️ Turkey plans to process, send Russian grain to countries in need for free;

▪️ Obstacles to export of Russian agricultural products not removed completely, UN Secretary-General working on issue;

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⚡️The meeting of Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar starts

❗️ Recent statements made by the Turkish Energy Ministry on Tuesday:

▪️ Turkey starts talks with possible gas suppliers on a hub project proposed by Russia, plans to hold conference in January-February;

▪️ Turkey has started to pay for Russian gas partially in rubles, intends to intensify work;

▪️ Gas distribution center in Turkey will be located in Thrace under a proposed Russian project.

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❗️ The Russian foreign ministry's statement comes as earlier in the day an advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Saleh Boushah, confirmed to Sputnik that the country had filed a formal application to join the BRICS.

"Yes, last night we sent an official message to the BRICS member countries about their desire to join the alliance. We hope for a quick consideration of our application," he said.

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🇦🇺 Australia has opted for a new defense strategy based on the construction of a fleet of nuclear submarines through cooperation with the US and Britain through AUKUS, the Australian MoD said on Tuesday.

💬 "We will strive to be able to keep the enemy at risk much farther from our shores," the ministry said in a statement.

🤔 This move could be seen as the next step towards escalation with Beijing, especially given recent press reports about Washington's plans to establish its military base for strategic bombers on Australian soil by the end of 2026.

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⚡️⚡️Russian FM Sergei Lavrov and Indian FM Subrahmanyam Jaishankar start press conference in Moscow

⚡️Lavrov discussed joint production of arms with India’s Foreign Minister

⚡️Moscow says unsatisfied with progress in lifting restrictions on Russian exports and will keep in mind factors when deciding whether to extend grain deal

❗️Russian MoD’s briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️Russian Forces eliminated or wounded more than 160 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed two Ukrainian tanks, three infantry combat vehicles and two other vehicles near Kupyansk;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 100 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed three tanks, five armored combat vehicles, one MT-LB vehicle, two pick-up trucks and two other vehicles in the LPR;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated about 90 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed five armored combat vehicles, one MT-LB vehicle and two pick-up trucks in the DPR;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 50 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed seven armored combat vehicles and ten other vehicles near Krivoy Rog;

▪️Russian Air Forces hit four Ukrainian command posts, as well as hit 64 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;

▪️Russian Forces destroyed three Ukrainian ammunition depots in the LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, as well as destroyed a Ukrainian fuel storage facility in the Dnepropetrovsk region;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated one Ukrainian S-300 air defense system and Ukrainian Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system in the Nikolayev region, as well as destroyed one US-made AN/TPQ-64 counter-battery radar station in the Kharkov region;

▪️Russian Air Forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter in the Kherson region, as well as destroyed Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft in the DPR;

▪️Russian air defense destroyed seven Ukrainian UAVs, as well as intercepted 17 HIMARS and Olkha rockets.

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🦔White-breasted hedgehogs have fallen asleep ahead of the upcoming winter in the Moscow ZOO.

By the beginning of hibernation, the animals have significantly recovered and put on some weight (the video is courtesy of the Moscow Zoo)

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“We will cut off your fingers so that you cannot shoot”

📹WATCH: A DPR resident returned from Ukrainian captivity describes how he was threatened with mutilation

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📌 FOLLOW OUR LIVE UPDATES: First polling stations open in US 2022 midterm elections

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😬 Over 80% of German citizens condemn the methods of climate activists from the Letzte Generation environmental community, which include gluing themselves to museum exhibits and blocking roads to draw attention to environmental problems, a Civey poll commissioned by the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper found on Tuesday.

▪️ The poll indicated that 81% of Germans are critical of the protests staged by the Letzte Generation activists, while seven out of ten respondents consider these actions "unequivocally wrong." About 86% of Germans believe that this community's methods are damaging rather than beneficial to their cause. Only 14% of respondents consider the activists' methods appropriate, according to the survey.

▪️ The poll also showed that the majority of those who are sympathetic towards the climate activists are supporters of the left and green parties.

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🇿🇼 🇷🇺 Zimbabwe supports Russia’s approach to its special military operation in Ukraine, and has called "for a move away from NATO expansion", the country’s Minister of Defense and War Veterans Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri says

🗣 "We support the territorial integrity of Russia, its integral approach to a special military operation and the protection of the Slavic population in the indicated territories (Ukraine). We understand and accept that people freely and openly voted for their future life in the Russian Federation. We call for a move away from NATO expansion and we see that the UN does not look at the fact that many countries are under the yoke of sanctions,” the minister stated.

Kashiri has also pointed out that Russia is indispensable actor, which “opposes global paranoia along the total spectrum, which is built on the dominance of some and the humiliation of others"

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📹The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage showing Russian Uragan MLRS in combat as part of the special military operation in Ukraine

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⚡️Russia’s defense minister has inspected a command post of the Joint Group of Russian troops performing tasks as part of the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian MoD reports

The minister listened to General Surovikin’s report on the operational situation, as well as on issues of providing mobilized personnel with all necessities (the video is courtesy of Russia's MoD)

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