✍️ Zelensky’s options ‘limited’ – The Telegraph

🇺🇸 Under pressure to sign Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan before the Nov. 27 deadline, Zelensky has pretty much run out of options, admits The Telegraph.

⚔️ Ukraine’s military is facing a gaping manpower shortage, with massive losses amid Russia’s advances across Donbass and Zaporozhye.

💸 Ukraine’s “corruption scandal-mired government is running out of money,” it adds.

👉 As for Europe’s war hawks, much as they egg Zelensky on to continue fighting, they “cannot provide the funds for him to do so” now that Trump refuses to fund the proxy war effort.

💬 “That leaves Ukraine little choice but to engage with Trump’s heavily Russian-accented peace proposal,” laments the publication.

📍 It admits that the continent has surrendered any role in great-power politics, with an end to the Ukraine conflict being “thrashed out directly” between the US and Russia, sidelining Europe.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Erdogan plans to discuss reviving grain initiative with Putin

📍 Turkish President Recep Erdogan has announced plans for a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 24.

Erdogan aims to discuss reopening the grain corridor and finding ways to end the conflict in Ukraine, with hopes to later share the conversation’s outcomes with global leaders, including US President Donald Trump.

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🗣 Zelensky regime orchestrates sabotage to goad Europe into sending troops to Ukraine—ex-Pentagon adviser

🔊 Pressured to sign onto Trump’s peace plan, Zelensky’s circle is frantically stalling for time, writes former Pentagon advisor Stephen Bryen on Substack.

👉 One of their options has been “trying to provoke Europe into sending troops to Ukraine,” he says.

🟠 Bryen cites the recently exposed Ukrainian “false-flag operation in Poland,” involving sabotage on the Warsaw–Lublin rail line that Poland’s PM Donald Tusk called “crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine.”

🟠 As usual, Europe’s hawkish voices immediately blamed Russia, he notes—without evidence.

🟠 But then came the awkward twist: the suspects arrested were Ukrainian, not Russian.

💬 “To cover up his mistake, Tusk tried to argue, without a scintilla of evidence, that the Ukrainians were working for the Russians,” Bryen writes.

📍 He adds that Ukraine is running out of manpower, time, and territory.

Add to that a spiraling corruption scandal that’s shredding Zelensky’s credibility and a growing recognition across Europe that the financial well has run dry, and the picture gets even bleaker.

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🇷🇺 Russian troops liberate Tikhoye & Otradnoye settlements in Dnepropetrovsk region

Newly released combat footage by the Russian Defense Ministry showcases the battles for these settlements, underscoring the ongoing advance

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🌌 Polar lights: A view from Space

Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov shares a breathtaking shot from the ISS — city lights, clouds, and the vivid aurora illuminating the night sky.

Zoom in on 00:25 when lightning strikes add extra drama!

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🤝 'Unfriendly' nations approach Russia at G20 with economic cooperation proposals

🟠 Representatives from several "unfriendly" countries approached Russia’s delegation at the G20 summit with proposals for economic cooperation, Maxim Oreshkin, head of the Russian delegation and deputy head of the Presidential Administration, said.

🟠 While Oreshkin didn't name names to avoid backlash from their partners, he noted that several nations approached Russia to discuss joint projects and strengthen economic ties.

💬 "A number of countries we consider unfriendly came forward with specific proposals on cooperation, how to establish economic relations with Russia, and implement joint projects. It wasn’t just one or two, but several countries with whom we managed to discuss this agenda,” Oreshkin said at a press conference following the summit.

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🇺🇸🇰🇷 US-South Korea nuclear sub deal could spark ‘domino effect’ in volatile East Asia

👉 South Korea is on the verge of acquiring nuclear-powered attack submarines — with US approval and assistance — after a late-October meeting between Presidents Lee Jae-myung and Donald Trump in Gyeongju.

What’s in the deal

🔶 Allows South Korea to build its first nuclear-powered attack submarines (White House fact sheet)

🔶 Subs will be conventionally armed and powered by highly-enriched uranium the US will help source

🔶 Permits limited domestic uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing capabilities

🟠 This move marks a sharp escalation in US-led militarization in the region, warns the South China Morning Post.

🟠 South Korea is set to become the seventh country to operate nuclear-powered submarines (albeit these will be attack submarines, not strategic ones). Currently, six countries operate nuclear-powered strategic subs.

🟠 The implications are profound: nuclear propulsion vastly extends underwater endurance, enhancing surveillance and strike capabilities far beyond conventional limits.

🟠 The US typically frames this deal as a response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs — but it does so by amplifying regional tensions, not easing them.

🔶 North Korea: Denounced the deal, warning of a “nuclear domino” effect and a potential “hot arms race”

🔶 China: Sees it as part of a broader US strategy to encircle and contain it, echoing concerns raised during the AUKUS submarine pact with Australia

🟠 As Dai Bing, China’s ambassador in South Korea, put it, the pact “goes beyond a purely commercial partnership, directly touching on the global non-proliferation regime and the stability of the Korean peninsula and the wider region.”

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🇺🇸US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says "good progress" was made in the Geneva talks on Ukraine, calling the meeting "productive."

On Wednesday, US media reported that President Trump approved a 28-point plan for settling the Ukraine conflict, including a reduction in US military aid, recognition of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, granting Russian language official status, and reducing Ukraine’s armed forces. The plan also calls for the recognition of Crimea and Donbass as Russian territories and a ban on foreign troops and long-range weapons in Ukraine.

Russian President Putin later stated that Trump’s plan could form the basis for a final settlement in Ukraine.

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🇿🇦 G20 Summit in Johannesburg: A blend of global talks and a deep dive into South African culture, with vibrant dances, songs, and national costumes.

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🇷🇺 Russia calls for increased African share of critical mineral export revenues at G20

🗣 "Regarding critical minerals and supply chain sustainability, it was emphasized that this issue should be removed from the agenda of restrictions, and of course, we stated that African countries, which have large reserves and significant production of critical minerals, should receive a larger share of the revenues," said Maxim Oreshkin, head of Russia’s delegation.

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📹Sputnik correspondents wrap up G20 Summit in South Africa

The G20 Summit in Johannesburg has concluded, with key discussions shaping global perspectives.

Key highlights:

🔹 Despite pushback from some countries, the G20 adopted the final declaration on the first day, emphasizing key global issues;

🔹 South Africa's presidency marked a significant step for the Global South, highlighting concerns like climate change and financial inequality;

🔹 African Union pushed for greater control over critical minerals, with a focus on creating value chains within Africa to benefit local countries;

🔹 Countries of Latin America contributed to discussions, aligning with Africa on issues of sanctions and multilateralism;

🔹 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral meetings and emphasis on the fight against terror and drug cartels showcased his country's proactive stance in global security efforts.

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🟠 ‘Pay to play’: Corruption devours billions in US aid for Ukraine — economist

🟠 'Unfriendly' nations approach Russia at G20 with economic cooperation proposals

🟠 Putin’s upcoming India visit 'is going to be HUGE' - Kremlin aide

🟠 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says "good progress" was made in the Geneva talks on Ukraine

🟠 Erdogan plans to discuss reviving grain initiative with Putin

🟠 US-South Korea nuclear sub deal could spark ‘domino effect’ in volatile East Asia

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🇱🇧 Hezbollah announces senior commander killed in Israeli strike

Hezbollah has confirmed the death of senior commander Haytham Ali Al-Tabatabaei (known as "Sayyed Abu Ali") in an Israeli strike on the Harat Hreik area in Beirut's southern suburbs.

"He was among the leaders who laid the fundamental cornerstone for this resistance," reads the official statement.

Four other members were also killed in the same targeted assassination.

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