❗️Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s latest statement on the Ukraine crisis:

▪️Kiev is trying to create the appearance of a nuclear disaster threat at the ZNPP by intentionally attacking the power plant;

▪️Russia classifies Ukraine’s attacks on the ZNPP as nuclear terrorism;

▪️The Russian Army takes measures to ensure the safety of the ZNPP;

▪️Ukrainian forces fired 33 large-caliber shells at the ZNPP, most were intercepted by Russian air defenses;

▪️The Russian Army continues to liberate Donbass;

▪️Russian forces protect critical facilities in the liberated territories;

▪️Losses of the Ukrainian Army exceeded 8,300 military personnel in November;

▪️Russian troops caused significant damage to Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the Lugansk-Donetsk and South Donetsk directions.

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Denmark Braced for Record Number of Bankruptcies As Inflation and Energy Crisis Bite

Despite record bankruptcy rates in Denmark over the past month, the economic recession will not end there. Industry professionals have forecast that the trend of bankruptcies will continue in the next few months, as unemployment rises and business customers seek new loans to stay afloat. Many Danish companies are still repaying their COVID-19 loans, and their business conditions have crumbled.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Calls for Review of Sanctions Against Moscow

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban supported the statement of French President Emmanuel Macron that the conflict in Ukraine affects Europe and the United States differently.

"President Emmanuel Macron is right: the cost of the [Ukrainian conflict] is not the same on both sides of the Atlantic. If we want European industry to survive, we must tackle the European energy crisis swiftly. It’s high time to re-evaluate sanctions," Orban tweeted.

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❗️Sixty Russian soldiers returned from Kiev-controlled territory - Russian Defense Ministry

⚡️One of the Ukrainian missiles struck a market in the center of Donetsk, a Sputnik correspondent reports. Information regarding possible casualties is being established

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

▪️Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft in the DPR;

▪️Russian troops took up position along advantageous lines and frontiers in the Krasny Liman direction, eliminating more than 80 Ukrainian servicemen;

▪️The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks in the Kupyansk direction, eliminating up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen;

▪️Russian forces continued their successful offensive in the Donetsk direction, repelling all attacks by the Ukrainian Army;

▪️Russian troops destroyed a temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries in the Kharkov region;

▪️The Russian Army thwarted an attack by Ukrainian forces in the South Donetsk direction, throwing them back to their original positions;

▪️Russian forces destroyed three Ukrainian munitions warehouses in the Zaporozhye region.

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📹 The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage showing missile launches targeting Ukrainian military command and controls systems, as well as defense industry and energy facilities

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❗️Sputnik has received exclusive hands-on details regarding the case of Alberto Enrique Giraldo Saray, a Colombian citizen who, according to investigators, used a US-controlled bot farm in Moscow to spread fake info about Russia's military operation in Ukraine on US instructions.

The story began in the spring of 2022, when thousands of Russian subscribers, mainly in regions bordering Ukraine, started to receive SMS messages about the allegedly huge losses of the Russian Army in the military operation in Ukraine. These messages also agitated against the operation itself, and urged Russians to go to rallies. However, concerned citizens complained to law enforcement agencies.

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Over 300 Underage Migrants Camp Near Louvre to Demand Social Housing

About 350 underage migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Maghreb, and other African countries have set up a tent camp in front of the Louvre demanding social housing in France. There are no parents with them and the police are not attempting to remove the camp.

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US, EU Reportedly Lose Track of $200 Billion in ‘Frozen’ Russian Funds

A finance expert explained that the “freeze” on Russian assets obligated foreign banks not to allow for their transfer back to Russia, on penalty of losing their ability to transact in dollars and euros. However, some Asian and African banks may not have felt the need to respond to requests for information from Western authorities regarding transactions involving Russia, he said.

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Mohammad Marandi, a professor of English literature and orientalism at the University of Tehran, discusses US-funded terrorist organizations.

💬 “... they have a lot of funding from the United States and then they create cells in Iran, they pay them through Bitcoin and then these cells, they carry out riots or they kill police officers and they report back. So they have to show footage of what they've done in order to be paid for their so-called operations. And that's why you see a few people. I haven't seen any of the riots personally, because it's not as I said, it's not like it's a big thing end to end in a huge city like Tehran. You can walk across the city and you won't see anything, but someone may be standing somewhere. And then there's suddenly a group of people or a small crowd of people carrying out a riot. But so since these people are affiliated to different groups in the West, they are they don't have a single ideology. They don't have any a single set of beliefs. They just carry out attacks on police officers, on public facilities, on public buildings, ambulances, banks. You know, they they burn buildings. They sometimes attack citizens. They set fire to houses of people who they're told to attack.”

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🇭🇺🇪🇺 The EU was unable to reach an agreement on an €18 billion aid package for Ukraine after Hungary’s veto on Tuesday.

Earlier, speaking at a conference in Budapest, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said he is not willing to put Ukraine’s interests before those of his own country.

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📹 Vassily Nebenzia, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, said he would not listen to the "bilious rhetoric" of the permanent representative of Ukraine, and left the chamber.

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⚽️🇲🇦🇪🇸 World Cup latest: Spain is out, beaten on penalties by Morocco 0-3

On December 10, the Morocco national team will meet in the quarterfinals against the winner of Portugal-Switzerland match.

Indonesia Bans Sex Outside Marriage, Even for Non-Citizens

🚫 In a bid to finally do away with the Dutch-era criminal code, the new law sets a 12-month jail term for adultery or sex outside marriage. At the same time, those found involved in adultery will only be prosecuted if they are reported by a spouse, parents, or their children.

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⚽️🇲🇦🇪🇸 Moroccan fans celebrate in Paris following Morocco’s stunning upset of Spain on penalty shootouts

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