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🤔 The “NATO is not a party” in Ukraine talking point has been repeated ad nauseam over the past eight months, with Moscow catching the military bloc tripping up in its own lies last month after Mr. Stoltenberg warned that a Russian victory in Ukraine would constitute a “defeat” for NATO that would “make the world more dangerous.”

But can one ever be sure about their involvement in a security crisis threatening to escalate into a global inferno?

👉 Here are a few warning signs.

📹 Russian Forces have repelled all attempted attacks by Ukrainian forces, says Commander of Russian Forces in Ukraine Surovikin

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📹 Ukraine’s losses in Kherson direction 7-8 times more than Russia’s, says Commander of Russian Forces in Ukraine Surovikin.

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📹 Surovikin suggests redeploying Russian forces from parts of the Kherson region for offensive elsewhere and to preserve combat effectiveness

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🇷🇺 General Sergei Surovikin has announced the withdrawal of Russian forces from the right bank of the Dnepr River, citing the difficult tactical situation and Ukrainian plans to attack the city of Kherson.

What motivated the commander's decision? What is it meant to accomplish? How does the move tie in with broader strategic considerations?

👉 Here are a few possible ideas.

❗️Scott Ritter, a military analyst and former US Marine Corps intelligence officer, tells Sputnik why the Russian MoD's decision to withdraw from parts of the Kherson region to the left bank of the Dnepr River was right.

💬 “This is a decision that seemed to focus on preserving the lives of thousands of Russian soldiers over holding on to territory which has no intrinsic value in the short term. I think it was a just decision, one that was made based upon purely military objectives.”

👉 FULL INTERVIEW HERE

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Acting Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo confirmed on Wednesday that Kirill Stremousov, the deputy head of the regional administration, had died in a car accident in the region.

"It is very hard for me to tell you that Kirill Stremousov died today. He died on the territory of the Kherson Region, moving in a car that got into an accident," Saldo said on Telegram.

Later in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Stremousov with the Order of Courage posthumously.

💬 "And the most crucial rift is currently between the EU and the US. Even the French president who has had quite a vast educational background, I'm under the impression that he also doesn't really understand supply and demand and the ensuing market forces, because a few weeks ago he was complaining in public about the unfair prices by the US for their production. Right? Right. Nobody sets the price. And all of this is completely misunderstood."

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🇺🇸 All in all, the former president endorsed 200 candidates during the GOP primaries, with 37 of them fighting for highly contested seats. Meanwhile, the liberal press raised the alarm on November 9 that a total of 150 "2020 election deniers" are projected to have won the midterm race, in a reference to Trump supporters who believe that the latest presidential election was awash with irregularities and fraud.

▪️The Trump political brand was put to the test on November 8, and it appears that the midterms bode well for the former president: the GOP's projected win in the House will bring an end to the Dems-led probe into his supporters, with the January 6 Committee on Capitol Attack becoming thing of the past.

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🔹 No interference in US voting process
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🗣️"While the press and the pundits were predicting a giant red wave. It didn’t happen,” Biden told reporters. “It was a good day I think for democracy. And I think it was a good day for America.”

📹 The Russian MoD has shared footage showing the training of mobilized servicemen at Western Military District facilities in the rear area of the special military operation

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❗️Scott Ritter, a military analyst and former US Marine Corps intelligence officer, tells Sputnik why the Russian MoD's decision to withdraw from parts of the Kherson Region is a temporary one.

💬 ”Unless the Ukrainian occupation of Kherson occurred in partnership with a larger peace agreement that guaranteed them possession of Kherson in perpetuity, this is, I believe, simply a temporary state of affairs that ultimately, once Russia is able to assemble the totality of the 300,000 men that were mobilized and then carry out combat operations reflective of this new military capacity, that Russia will recapture Kherson, reoccupy the right bank of the Dnepr River and as I said before, have the possibility of advancing further into Ukraine up to and including the capture of the city of Odessa.”

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💬 “…there is a fatigue in terms of supporting Ukraine with billions, whether it's in military aid or in financial aid, because there is a growing need among US households, families to deal with high prices. And one of the consequences of the self-imposed embargoes on oil and gas is, of course, also an oil price crisis in the US, which hits the average customer.”

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