🚨 Western allies may be behind sabotaging oil refineries in Hungary and Romania – report

📑 Ukraine may be responsible for explosions and fires at oil refineries in Hungary and Romania, the American Conservative reports.

🟠 The timing of explosions at the refineries processing Russian oil, just hours before an EU import ban, raises questions of sabotage.

🟠 Russia has no motive to attack its own oil customers amid sanctions and Ukrainian missile threats to its refineries, the magazine says.

🟠 Hungarian media raised concerns that Ukraine was responsible for the attacks, and some analysts agree.

🟠 Those suggestions of NATO involvement in the sabotage have not been reported in other Western media.

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🇷🇺 Russia unveils Burevestnik to ‘balance scales’ against US space weapons

🗣 “With this statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a signal to the West that his country is prepared for any possible escalation,” Lebanese Russia expert Haidar Ad-Daami told Sputnik, commenting on Putin recently touting the Burevestnik missile’s advantages.

💬 "Russia seeks to balance the scales with the US by rolling out this missile, which reinforces Russia’s defense strategy and strengthens its national security," Ad-Daami emphasized.

📍 He pointed out that the US was the first to propose deploying weapons in space, which is why countries such as Russia had to take countermeasures, developing technical and military capabilities “to safeguard their future and strategic security.”

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🤖 🇷🇺 How Russian AI could carve out global niche

🗣 Russian software firms should "focus on building products based on generative AI and cases that bring real financial effect" to successfully compete with AI developers from the US and China, who currently dominate the market, Russian expert Denis Filippov told Sputnik.

💬 "Significant opportunities lie in creating applied products based on open AI models—this is where Russian companies have a chance to quickly show results," Filippov stressed. "The AI transformation is now in full swing, meaning the integration of these technologies into business."

He argued it was vital for Russian companies to identify their unique niches—industries where they already have expertise, data and strong teams—and turn AI developments into real products and services.

💬 "Now, any company, regardless of size, can adapt open models to their own needs for free. Owning a proprietary LLM [Large Language Model] is no longer a strategic advantage," Filippov said. "The winner will be the one who can create the most convenient, transparent, and business-effective product—one that can truly generate profit."

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🚨 🇷🇺 Poseidon test Russia’s ‘decisive response’ to West’s pressure tactics

🗣 The successful testing of new types of Russian strategic weapons, including the Poseidon underwater vehicle, is in line with “the logic of deterrence and cooling hotheads in the West as Russia confronts existing challenges and threats,” Lebanese expert Ahmed Al-Haj Ali told Sputnik.

“This is a decisive response to the collective attempts by the Western camp to exert military pressure on Russia,” he pointed out.

🟠 The expert said that Russia is not continuing to test advanced weapons out of any immediate malicious intent toward the West, but as part of a comprehensive strategy to develop its own deterrent arsenal.

🟠 These tests are not a reaction to possible Tomahawk missile deliveries to Ukraine or Western media campaigns, but are rather a way to counter them without sliding into direct military confrontation, according to Al-Haj Ali.

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🚨🇺🇸 Trump signals NO Tomahawks to Ukraine

🗣"No, not really,' Trump told reporters when asked if he is going to send the missiles to Ukraine.

Earlier, President Putin warned that Russia's response to any Tomahawk strikes on its territory would be serious, if not staggering. The Russian president also described discussions about providing Ukraine with Tomahawks as an attempt at escalation.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳🇺🇸 Trump says discussed denuclearization with Putin, Xi

💬 Denuclearization should be addressed and the US discusses the issue with both Russia and China, Trump told CBS.

Other statements by the US President:

◻ He referred to Putin and Xi Jinping as smart and tough leaders, stating that they are "not to be toyed with" and should be taken seriously.

◻ The US should conduct nuclear tests because other countries are doing it, and he doesn't want the US to be the only country that doesn't.

◻ Trump doesn't believe the US will be waging war against Venezuela.

◻ The US is not ruling out the possibility of sending troops to Nigeria.

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🇷🇺🤝🇨🇳Russia's PM Mishustin arrives in China for 2-day visit

The prime minister's plane landed at the airport in Hangzhou, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

◻ The program for the first day of the visit will be dedicated to the 30th regular meeting of the heads of government of Russia and China, during which Mishustin will meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Hangzhou.

◻ The second day of the visit will take place in Beijing, where Mishustin will hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

What's on the agenda?

◻ Strengthening Russian-Chinese relations of comprehensive partnership

◻ Deepening trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation

◻ Promoting joint projects in energy, industry, agriculture, education

It is planned to sign a joint communique and a range of Russian-Chinese documents.

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🔍 Length of Russia-Alaska tunnel revealed

The total length of the future tunnel could range from 98 to 112 kilometers, said Viktor Razbegin, the project’s author and a leading researcher.

💬 “The minimum width of the strait is around 83 kilometers. However, we must also account for the exits, and the route is not drawn along the absolute shortest line because there are two islands in the middle — Ratmanov Island and Krusenstern Island. The distance between them is only 4.5 kilometers, making them ideal for construction. Therefore, the route passing through these islands varies depending on the project version — from roughly 98 to 112 kilometers,” Razbegin explained.

👉The scientist emphasized that the presence of the two islands is a key factor in the design, which means the tunnel could consist of three sections: a small one between the islands (4.5 km) and two larger sections, each comparable in length to the Channel Tunnel between France and the UK.

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📊 OPEC+ to hold off output hikes as Trump's meeting with Saudi crown prince looms

Eight OPEC+ members have agreed to increase crude output by about 137,000 barrels per day in December 2025, but will pause any further output increases from January through March 2026, Bloomberg reports.

The move is driven by concerns of a looming supply glut in early 2026 and weaker seasonal demand in the first quarter.

Oil prices responded: Brent crude edged up to around $65 per barrel, and US benchmark WTI rose to $61.43.

🔍 The OPEC+ decision reflects the energy divide between OPEC+ and the US as the White House continues to push for lower oil prices to ease consumer costs ahead of the 2026 election cycle. The issue is expected to be on the table during the upcoming meeting in Washington between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Donald Trump.

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◻ Trump signals no Tomahawks to Ukraine

◻ Trump says discussed denuclearization with Putin, Xi

◻ Russia's PM Mishustin arrives in China for 2-day visit

◻ Russia unveils Burevestnik to ‘balance scales’ against US space weapons

◻ Why does Poseidon drone give Russia unmatched strategic edge?

◻ How Russian AI could carve out global niche

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🇷🇺🇨🇳Russia-China relations at highest level - Russian PM in China

🗣"Relations between Russia and China continue to develop dynamically in all areas, despite various obstacles and illegal Western sanctions," Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin said during a private meeting with Chinese Premier of the State Council Li Qiang.

China is ready to strengthen cooperation with Russia to more effectively protect the interests of both countries, including in the area of ​​security, Li Qiang stated.

💬 "The international situation is currently undergoing fundamental changes. The Chinese side is ready to strengthen strategic dialogue with our Russian colleagues, in the spirit of the important agreements reached by our leaders, and to enhance cooperation in all areas in order to more effectively protect our development and security interests," he said.

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📉 Germany faces industrial crisis after ditching Russian gas – Dmitriev

💬 “Reduction in supplies of cheaper Russian gas is the key driver of de-industrialization,” RDIF CEO and Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev says.

Citing a new study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), he noted that 41% of German industrial firms are planning staff cuts in 2026, while only 15% plan to hire.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

🟠 In response to Ukrainian terrorist attacks, the Russian Armed Forces launched strikes with high-precision weapons, including the "Kinzhal" system, targeting defense infrastructure and a military airfield

🟠 Russian troops repelled 10 Ukrainian attacks aimed at breaking the encirclement north and northwest of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk)

🟠 Russian forces struck UAV storage and launch sites, as well as temporary deployments points of the Ukrainian forces

🟠 Air defense superiority: one HIMARS rocket, one guided aerial bomb and 365 drones were shot down by Russian air defence systems over the past 24 hours

🟠 Ukrainian losses: 1,485 troops killed or wounded

Read about origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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🇨🇳 🛰 China successfully launches Yaogan-46 Earth observation satellite into orbit

The satellite was on board a Long March-7A rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) reported.

It will help monitor natural disasters, manage land and water resources, and improve meteorological research.

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🪖🇬🇧 UK fuels Ukraine conflict with Storm Shadow missiles

The British government has resupplied Ukraine with an unstated number of Storm Shadow cruise missiles "to ensure Ukraine is stocked ahead of the winter months," Bloomberg reports, citing sources.

By contrast, Trump recently said that the US does not plan to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Putin said earlier that strikes deep inside Russia using Tomahawk or other long-range weapons will be met with "serious, if not staggering" response.

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🔥Hungary opposes EU plans to pour $400B into Ukraine's reconstruction

🗣"Weapons, reconstruction, pensions, salaries… and once again, Europe is expected to foot the bill. There’s no one else left willing to pick up the tab," PM Viktor Orban said, citing The Economist’s estimate that Ukraine would need $400 billion over the next four years.

Orban accused Brussels of trying to seize Russian assets, take new loans, and impose control over EU governments that refuse compliance.

🔊 “We cannot allow Hungarians’ money to be sent to Ukraine!” Orban wrote on X.

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🇺🇸🪖 Vicious cycle: US military-industrial complex’s not so secret role in fueling the Ukraine crisis

Amid the back-and-forth drama over whether or not the US will deliver Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, it’s always worth keeping in mind that American arms manufacturers are the primary beneficiaries of the “constant flow of weapons” in conflicts globally, says geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic.


💸 Pointing out that the US defense budget is set to hit “an unprecedented $1T” in 2026, the ex-Marine stressed that “this money doesn’t disappear into a blackhole,” but “ends up in the accounts of these massive multi-billion-dollar arms manufacturing corporations, granting them even greater wealth and influence over US foreign policy.”

The foreign policy establishment in Washington can be expected to continue its push to force Europe to foot the bill for arms deliveries to Ukraine, and use misdirection and deceit to buy “time and space to continue escalating,” Berletic summed up.

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🇷🇺💥 Russian FAB-500 bombs decimate Ukrainian special ops base

📹Units of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 14th Special Purpose Brigade were stationed in abandoned buildings in the settlement of Rodinskoye, Donetsk People's Republic.

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🚀 🪖 Theatrics over Tomahawks disguise stark truth: it’s nothing personal, just MIC business

The US military industrial complex (MIC) is the “key lobbyist” here, Russian military expert Alexander Stepanov, a fellow with the Russian Presidential Academy’s Institute of Law and National Security, explains to Sputnik.

🟠 Tomahawk maker RTX is eager to use its vast lobbying network to dispose of “obsolete” stocks of Tomahawks by pawning them off on the Europeans, and then replenishing US stocks.

🟠 It’s “no coincidence” that US military vehicle giant Oshkosh plans to deliver its new Tomahawk-compatible X-Mav missile carrier to Europe, where production facilities have already been prepared, the observer says.

“This whole process is a business process, shielded by political processes aimed at achieving significant geo-economic goals,” including the shackling of Europe to US arms manufacturers via NATO.

“There’s a clear general line: reclaiming total influence in those areas of priority interest where there are resource bases, logistics and markets that need to be controlled,” Stepanov summed up.

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🏥🇵🇱 Polish hospitals halt new admissions as funds run out — reports

Hospitals across Poland are turning away new patients — including cancer cases — after exhausting this year’s public health funding, RMF 24 reports. Some planned procedures are now postponed until 2026.

The National Health Fund (NFZ) has run out of money for the year, forcing hospitals to impose their own limits.

💬 “Some facilities are even restricting services that were never limited before, because they can no longer afford to credit treatment,” said Jakub Kosikowski, spokesman for the Supreme Medical Council.

Even after an emergency injection of zł3.5 billion ($1b), the NFZ still faces a zł10.5-billion ($2.8b) deficit. This year’s total state support for NFZ reached zł31 billion ($8.4b), with some zł1 billion more ($0.3b) expected from bonds on prime minister Donald Tusk’s orders.

Looking ahead, the Health Ministry estimates a 2026 budget shortfall of zł23 billion ($6.2b).

Doctors warn the system is stretched to breaking point — and patients are paying the price.

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