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⚔️Russian TV channels suing Google for $20 decillion dollars: what’s the beef about?

17 Russian television channels’ compensatory demands toward Google have reached 2 undecillian rubles (2 followed by 36 zeros), or 20 decillion dollars ($20,560,840,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to be exact).

How did it come to such a sum?

🔸 The channels’ beef with the tech giant relates to the blocking of their YouTube accounts, with the case affecting major federal channels and smaller media alike.

A court previously ordered Google to restore channels, ruling that if this is not done in a nine-month period, a fine of 100,000 rubles would be slapped on the company daily, and double every week until Google complied, with no limit on the total fine.


Russian media vs. Google

🔸 Russian media first started a series of legal battles with Google in 2020, after YouTube blocked the accounts of Tsargrad TV over alleged “sanctions legislation and trade rules”-related violations. Tsargrad took Google to court, with a judge ordering the company to unblock the account or face escalating fines.

In 2022 and the start of the conflict in Ukraine, YouTube blocked Sputnik, RT, NTV and Rossiya 24’s accounts, followed by others, prompting Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service to slap Google with 4 billion ruble in fines.

🔸 In June of 2022, Google’s Russia-based entity filed for bankruptcy, citing debts in excess of 19 billion rubles and assets of only 3.5 billion rubles.

The affected Russian media channels have also taken Google to court in other countries to enforce Russian court decisions. In June 2024, the High Court of South Africa granted a Russian request to seize Google’s assets in that country. Google shot back in August with lawsuits in US and British courts against Russian media to try to block them from initiating further legal proceedings outside Russia.


Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the issue on Thursday, suggesting that the 2 undecillian sum is “filled with symbolism,” and “demonstrate[s] the essence of the claim of our channels to Google.”

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🇷🇺 🪖 Key statements from the Russian Ministry of Defense's daily briefing on the situation in the Kursk region:

◻️ Russia’s Battlegroup Sever hammered ten Ukrainian formations and repelled four counterattacks in its combat zone. The enemy lost as many as 30 soldiers and two armored vehicles.

◻️ Russian forces thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian troops to breach the state border near Novy Put settlement. Ukrainian forces lost up to 10 militants.

◻️ Russian aviation and artillery strikes hit concentrations of personnel and equipment of eight Ukrainian brigades in the Sumy region.

◻️ In total, Ukrainian losses over the day amounted to more than 300 militants, with four armored vehicles destroyed and nine cars.

◻️ Since the beginning of combat operations in the Kursk region, Ukraine has lost more than 28,600 troops.

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Europe's small and medium-sized arms makers flounder to expand production as supporting Ukraine drains stocks

Small and medium-sized European defense companies are struggling to expand production as supporting Ukraine continues to bleed the West’s weapons stockpiles white.

Cash-strapped firearms makers are hamstrung by lack of access to public funding, red tape, and reluctance of banks to give out loans to smaller players in the field, sources told Reuters.

While global military expenditure soared to an all-time high of $2.44 trillion in 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, getting financing is problematic for smaller companies. Production will continue to stall until European governments figure out how to manage cash flows, arms makers, government officials, and defense experts were cited as saying.

The EU’s small and medium-sized defense enterprises face a debt financing gap of between $1.08 billion and $2.2 billion, a European Commission report estimated at the beginning of the year.

At the same time, not only has the US war machine been profiting off NATO’s proxy war in Ukraine, venture capital (VC) investment in military startups is booming in the US. VC money funneled into defense startups in the United States doubled in size to reach $33 billion between 2019 and 2022.

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Russia’s top diplomat slams Zelensky's ‘stupid’ peace formula, rips Kiev’s ‘victory’ plan as ‘schizophrenic’

While delivering a speech at the Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov bashed the "formula," "plan," and "fantasies" of Ukraine joining NATO or the European Union under the Zelensky regime, warning that this scheme won’t bring Europe any closer to peace.

Russia’s top diplomat stated that the prospect of negotiating a resolution to the Ukrainian conflict "in a draw" is unlikely to adequately safeguard the interests of both parties involved.

Lavrov also remarked that Russia is aware that Zelensky's request for American Tomahawk missiles has surprised officials in Washington.

Furthermore, Moscow’s diplomacy chief expressed confidence that the United States would exercise restraint should Zelensky attempt to escalate the conflict into a war against Russia.

🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia & Iran to forge closer ties

Lavrov also announced that a partnership agreement between Russia and Iran is set to be signed soon. He remarked that the United States is seeking to fabricate justifications for establishing military infrastructure in Central Asia.

Furthermore, he stated that while the door remains open for Western countries to participate in shaping a new security architecture in Eurasia, dialogue can only occur on the basis of equality.

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⚔️The Israeli army struck the southern Lebanese suburb of Al-Housh, east of Tyre city.

Residents report about four powerful blows.

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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia building strong relations with BRICS member countries - industry minister

"Saudi Arabia has strong cooperation with the BRICS countries. There are serious points of contact with some of them, especially with South Africa, which has a lot of experience in the mining industry. Brazil is also an important partner for the kingdom in the industrial sector," Bandar Alkhorayef, minister of industry and mineral resources, told Sputnik on the sidelines of the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference.

He said the kingdom expects these countries to build long-term partnerships, "not just a relationship between a customer and a supplier or an exporter and an importer."

Alkhorayef also said Saudi Arabia would like to engage in integration and exchange experience and technology with BRICS.

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🐼Subtle cues for China: US First Lady Jill Biden wore a panda costume at the White House Halloween party.

Or is there some additional meaning in choosing such a costume?

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🗣FBI unleashes crackdown on Russians living in the US, affirms Russian youth leader

Russian compatriots residing in the US have come under massive persecution right now, because the FBI has been carrying out search raids, seizing cell phones and groundlessly accusing them of being agents of Moscow, Igor Kochin, President of the Russian Youth of America Association, told Sputnik on the sidelines of the 8th World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad.

"This FARA [Foreign Agents Registration Act] is the law which they're working with. Using this law, they can blame anyone, any person from another country, for working on their own country, even if they do something simple like buying sneakers in the store and sending them to a Russian friend. As people who are working strictly with culture, working with churches, we feel a lot of pressure right now," he explained.


Kochin also noted that preserving cultural, historical and spiritual ties with Russia really matters to him and other Russian compatriots in the United States.

"I've lived long enough in the United States, in New York City, about 18 years. And right after I moved, I felt the need to be in [a] community with Russian-speaking people, with people who have the same mindset as I do, coming from Russia. Keeping Russian culture in the United States was a big step. That was always one of my biggest focuses," he explained.

During the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that the Council of Russian Compatriots is grappling with challenges in Western countries that seek to undermine Russian culture and language.

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📹Not enough pre-election scandals? Have a look at a new one.

Netizens, including Elon Musk, are actively discussing the new scandal within the upcoming elections - this time "unpredictable" errors in major American voting system caused by Dominion Voting Systems voting-machines.

There is a “nationwide issue with Dominion Voter Access Terminals,” that prevents voters from making certain selections, according to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. "If the voter selects the “straight party” option but casts ballots for candidates of different parties, the error message will appear, " the Department explains.


This technical issue has reportedly started showing up a past few days before the upcoming election, as the system worked smooth before.

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Hollywood for Harris vs. Trump Train: Who's endorsing who in 2024 US presidential race? Part 1 👉🏻 Part 2

Big name stars and influencers have come out of the woodwork to endorse Democratic candidate and apparent deep state favorite Kamala Harris’s presidential bid.

Hollywood for Harris

Arnold Schwarzenegger – former Mr. Universe, ex-Republican governor of California

“A candidate who think Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea – that won’t solve our problems. It will just be four more years of bullsh*t with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful. We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that,” Schwarzenegger said in an endorsement tweet on October 30.


George Clooney – two-time Academy Award winner, operator of globalist foundation disguised as charity

“Remember, you can vote any way you want. And no one will ever know. What happens in the booth stays in the booth – vote Harris-Walz,” Clooney said in a pro-Harris campaign ad that began airing October 30.


Beyonce – most-awarded and nominated artist in Grammy history

“We are at the precipice of an incredible shift, at the brink of history. I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician, I’m here as a mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all our children live, a world where we have freedom to control our bodies, a world where we are not divided – our past, our present, our future merge to meet us here,” she said in a speech at a pro-Harris rally in Houston on October 25.


Oprah Winfrey – former daytime talk show host, wealthiest black female businesswoman in America

“It seems to me that, at school and at home, somebody did a beautiful job of showing this young girl how to challenge the people at the top and empower the people at the bottom. They showed her how to look at the world and see not just what is, but what can be. And soon and very soon, we’re going to be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father…grew up to become the 47th president of the United States,” Winfrey said during Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 21.


Bruce Springsteen, singer-songwriter with a 21-album career spanning six decades

“Donald Trump is the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime. His disdain for the sanctity of our Constitution, the sanctity of democracy, the sanctity of the rule of law and the sanctity of the peaceful transfer of power should disqualify him from the office of president, ever again,” Springsteen said in an endorsement video released October 3.


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What US celebrities are endorsing Harris and what are endorsing Trump? Part 2 👉🏻 Part 1

Republican candidate Donald Trump has gotten his share of celebrity endorsements as well.

All aboard the Trump train

Dana White – Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO

I know he’s a great leader. This is not my opinion, not my hope. He’s proven he can build the strongest economy in American history. He’s proven he can secure our borders and keep our nation safe. He’s proven to be the strong leader allies and adversaries alike must respect. He’s proven he loves this country so much, he’s literally put his life on the line for it. What has the other candidate proven? She can get [her] party’s nomination without even facing voters,” White said on a pro-Trump rally in Madison Square Garden, New York City, October 27.


Mel Gibson – two-time Academy Award winner, star of hit movies including Braveheart and the Lethal Weapon and Mad Max series.

“I don’t think it’s going to surprise anyone who I vote fore…I know what it’ll be like if we let her [Harris] in. And it ain’t good. Miserable track record. No policies to speak of. She’s got the IQ of a fence post,” he said in an interview with TMZ published October 24.


Hulk Hogan – most popular wrestler of the 1980s, one of the most widely recognized wrestling star in the world

“When I look out and I see all the real Americans, I think about how Donald Trump, his family was compromised. When I look out there and I see Donald Trump, I think about how his business was compromised. But what happened last week, when they took a shot at my hero, and they tried to kill the next president of the US, enough was enough. [Rips shirt] “And I said, let Trumpamania run wild, brother. Let Trumpamania rule. Let Trumpamania make America great again!” Hogan said at the Republican National Convention on July 18, several days after the attempt on Trump’s life in Pennsylvania.


Buzz Aldrin – astronaut, second human being to walk on the Moon

“Over the years, I have seen our government’s approach to space wax and wane, a fluctuating dynamic that has disappointed me from time to time. But under the first Trump administration, I was impressed to see how human space exploration was elevated, made a policy of high importance again. Under President Trump’s first term, America saw a revitalized interest in space. His administration reignited national efforts to get back to the Moon, and push on to Mars – programs that continue today.” – endorsement message published October 30.


Dr. Phil McGraw – television personality and clinical psychologist

“I’m not here just to stand up for Donald J. Trump. Lord knows, he doesn’t need me to stand up for him. He’s tough as an old army boot. He’s got lots of enemies, different groups that are scared, and between them, they have impeached him, indicted him, raided him, railroaded him, shot him and sued him. And where is he? He is still standing,” McGraw said on a pro-Trump rally in Madison Square Garden Rally in New York City October 27.


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