📹 Putin left a message hoping 'your wishes come true' on the wall at the RUSSIA EXPO

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The Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on Hezbollah's command center, infrastructure and facilities in Lebanon, the Israeli Army said

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🇷🇺 Russia’s Rostec ranked 10th in new SIRPI report on top 100 arms producers

The Russian state corporation Rostec has been put on the top 100 ranking list of arms producers and military services providers released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) for the first time.

According to a new fact sheet published on the SIPRI website, Rostec holds the tenth position in the list, with $16.8 billion in arms revenue in 2022.

Aside from Rostec, Russia is also represented in the SIRPI ranking by the United Shipbuilding Corporation in 36th position with $3.8 billion.

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Sputnik correspondent Russell Bentley awarded film prize

Bentley's short (14 minute) film, "The Monastery" won the "Immortal Regiment Award" at the Front Line International Film Festival in Rostov-on-Don, which showcased over 120 patriotic films about Russia's wars, history, and culture from around the world. The film is dedicated to the Donetsk militiamen who gave their lives to defend the Iversky Monastery during a January 2015 battle.

Here’s what Bentley had to say about his film: “The information war is simply the political/cultural variant of the economic and military wars that Russia is currently embroiled in. In order for Russia to defend itself and its future, and to bring about a new multipolar world, we must win on all three Fronts. As Pablo Picasso once said, ‘Art is a weapon.’”

Full film can be viewed here.

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🇷🇺🪖 Key points of Russian MoD briefing on progress of special military op in Ukraine:

▪️In the Kupyansk region, Russian forces repelled the attack of Ukrainian assault groups; Ukrainian losses amounted to 35 soldiers and three armored vehicles;

▪️In the Donetsk and South Donetsk areas, Russian troops carried out attacks on clusters of Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian losses amounted up to 400;

▪️In Krasny Liman region, five attacks were repelled. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 280 soldiers;

▪️In Zaporozhye, Russian forces repelled an attack by Ukrainian troops in the Nesterenka area. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 40 soldiers;

▪️The Russian air defense systems shot down 30 Ukrainian drones and a HIMARS MLRS projectile during the day.

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What do we know about Southern Gaza, which is currently being invaded by IDF troops?

◾️ The conventional boundary separating the northern and southern regions of Gaza is defined by Wadi Gaza, which happens to be the sole coastal wetland in this area.

◾️ There are 3 provinces: Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah;

◾️ The total population of Southern Gaza's provinces in 2022 exceeded 1 million (out of 2.2 million in general), according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics;

◾️ The latest UN update states around 1.8 million people are internally displaced in Gaza, most of them are in the south, living in overcrowded shelters;

◾️ Gaza's sole functioning power plant is situated along the Deir al-Balah boundary with Gaza City. It was forced to shut down on October 11th due to Israeli bombardment and a shortage of fuel.

◾️ There are 9 hospitals, 4 universities, 54 UNRWA schools, 66 PA schools and 15 private schools;

◾️ There are three border crossings: Salah al-Din (to Egypt, currently closed), Rafah (to Egypt, currently functioning as the sole exit point from Gaza), and Kerem Shalom (to Israel, presently closed).

◾️ Israeli officials have been urging Gazans to seek refuge in a designated "safe area" for the past few weeks. This area, known as al-Mawasi, is a narrow strip of land located along the Mediterranean coast, near the southern border with Egypt.

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Iran has received all the necessary guarantees regarding the release of funds frozen in the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said.

"Since the United States has shown that it is not reliable, we have acquired the necessary guarantees in this regard," Kanaani told reporters, as quoted by the local news agency, commenting on attempts by the US Congress to block Iran’s released funds once again.

Iran was sanctioned by US government that denied its sovereign right to develop national nuclear program. The sanctions restricted oil exports from Islamic republic and blocked Iranian governmental accounts. In 2023 due to efforts of Iranian diplomats, part of funds was unfrozen.

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🇺🇸🇦🇺 US plans to carry out joint hypersonic missile tests with Australia in 2024

"We're already in the process of working very closely with them [Australian Defense Department] to figure out [to] who do we integrate some of our [hypersonics] experimentations in Australia," Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said.

She added that the countries had intensified their partnership in hypersonic technologies over the past year and the tests are to be conducted next year. Technology is being developed as part of cooperation in terms of the AUKUS partnership between Australia, the US and the UK.

The news about hypersonic experiments came after the US Armed Forces admitted that a hypersonic weapon test failed in March, the website wrote.

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⚡️Russia pursues an independent policy and is open to cooperation, while not accepting bloc status, Putin told foreign ambassadors in the Kremlin

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📈💸 The price on gold grew almost 1% on Monday morning, surpassing $2,100 per troy ounce for the first time in history, the trading data showed.

As of 05:34 GMT, the price of the December gold futures on New York Comex exchange increased by $17.7, or 0.85%, to $2,107.15 per troy ounce. The December silver futures increased in price by 0.09% to $25.317 per troy ounce.

Gold prices historically grow on the eve of recession. Markets and investors are following the situation around unemployment and other indicators in the United States, counting on the US Federal Reserve System to decrease the interest rate.

The next session of the FRS is scheduled for December 13. Almost 98% of analysts surveyed by CME Group forecast the interest rate to be maintained at the current level of 5.25-5.5%.

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❗️Vladimir Putin's statements about Russia's aims while accepting credentials from foreign ambassadors:

▪️To actively promote humanitarian cooperation with foreign countries;

▪️To continue to contribute to the resolution of acute and global problems;

▪️To develop integration process within EAEU, SCO framework;

▪️To help increase the role of BRICS as its future chair;

▪️To continue to provide aid to Mali, including food assistance;

▪️To send grain to six African countries in need, some ships already unloading at destination.

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❗️Vladimir Putin's latest statements while accepting credentials from foreign ambassadors:

▪️Interrupted cooperation between Russia and Germany not beneficial to either side, Moscow stands for an equal partnership;

▪️No contacts in relations with Sweden, Stockholm's rejection of policy of non-participation in military blocs raises questions;

▪️Russia ready to improve relations with Slovenia if Ljubljana is ready for this;

▪️Putin says Russia ready for return to partnership relations with Luxembourg;

▪️Russia’s bilateral contacts with Australia interrupted, participation in bloc structures can not be ignored;

▪️Russia considers the expansion of investment cooperation with Kuwait a priority, will continue coordination on OPEC;

▪️Russia-Turkiye relations at good level, including energy cooperation;

▪️Putin says Moscow and London previously managed to build relations for stability, but current state of affairs is known;

▪️Impossible not to worry about Russian-Greek relations, hopes remain that mutual sympathy will be able to improve them in future;

▪️All ambassadors of foreign states can count on the support of Russia in their work.

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Avangard: Russia’s hypersonic weapon that cannot be intercepted

The weapon is a sophisticated addition to a ballistic missile that will ensure that the missile’s warhead reaches its intended target no matter how well it is defended.

After separating from the missile that launches it into the atmosphere, Avangard glides towards its destination at Mach 27 speed while its ability to perform sharp evasive maneuvers makes the prospects of shooting it down rather unlikely.

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🗣🇨🇭 Swiss expert on the future of the US dollar

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🗣 Nothing was planned in the White House about Gaza?

"The Egyptians have this kind of information on the ground. They say, 'Look, something's going to happen'. They relayed the information to the IDF, Shin Bet, the Mossad. Nothing happened. Now, you also already know that on the day of Al-Aqsa Flood itself, there was a 'stand down' order coming from Bibi himself, for 7 or 8 hours don't do anything. So what if we put this all together? Okay, they knew something was going to happen, and this was the perfect excuse for this whole crazy train to start rolling," Pepe Escobar, veteran geopolitical analyst, told Sputnik.

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🗣 Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the formation of a new world order while accepting credentials from foreign ambassadors

"The world is in a state of turbulence, undergoing a fundamental transformation. But the main trend is that the former unipolar system is being replaced by a new, fairer multipolar world order. I believe that this has already become absolutely obvious to everyone," Vladimir Putin said.

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🤔 Cash or gold: which is better?

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