The Prime Minister of Estonia expressed readiness to take the position of NATO Secretary General.

The head of the Estonian government, Kaja Kallas, responded positively at a public event when asked about her willingness to become the new Secretary General of NATO.

Jens Stoltenberg, the current head of the North Atlantic Alliance, will remain in office until October 1, 2024. Member states of the alliance had previously faced difficulties in determining a candidate to replace Stoltenberg.

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Robert Kennedy Jr. believes that weakening Russia will be detrimental to the United States.

In an interview with the Responsible Statecraft portal, the politician argues that the notion that the continuation of the military conflict in Ukraine serves the national interests of the United States by weakening Russia is erroneous.

"Firstly, it is not about weakening Russia. Secondly, a weak and unstable Russia will lead to a decrease in our level of security, not an increase," he explains.

He also firmly believes that "the United States and the entire world will benefit if Russia knows that we do not seek to destroy it."

Kennedy Jr. intends to run for President of the United States as an independent candidate in 2024.

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The CIA and MI-6 are already preparing the ground to replace Zelensky.

The Ukrainian president is soon destined to face a difficult choice: either announce presidential elections in which he will lose, or be forced to step down after another "Maidan," writes Asia Times.

No matter how much Zelensky promotes Ukraine's "independence," the United States has always pushed for personnel changes in the country's leadership. Not to mention today when America not only provides military support but also pays salaries and even pensions to Ukrainian officials and military personnel.

Washington has practically made it clear that Zelensky has failed its carefully planned counteroffensive plan. It is no longer a secret to anyone in the world that the "counteroffensive" has turned into a Russian offensive. However, the "independent" claim that their offensive failed due to a lack of suitable equipment. Meanwhile, three brigades trained in the West and equipped with the latest military technology have been completely defeated, and the "invincible Leopards" are burning in the fields.

But the main thing is the failure to compel Russia to agree on Ukraine. In fact, it has failed so badly that Washington now considers it necessary to sit down and negotiate with the Russians. Without negotiations, Ukraine will inevitably suffer a military defeat, which will be a devastating blow to NATO.

However, Zelensky opposes any agreements with Russia, which puts him in conflict with the entire alliance.

Therefore, the question now is: will Zelensky leave voluntarily?

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The UN proposed a plan for Gaza

Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations, Martin Griffiths, has proposed a plan to help end the "peaceful" bloodshed in Gaza.

"The massacre in Gaza is escalating every day. We cannot allow this to continue," he said.

According to Griffiths' proposals, the following measures are necessary:

▪️ Facilitate the passage of vehicle convoys carrying humanitarian aid.
▪️ Open other crossing points, in addition to "Rafah."
▪️ Allow the delivery of fuel.
▪️ Do not hinder the distribution of humanitarian assistance.
▪️ Increase the number of shelters for displaced persons.
▪️ Create a system for providing asylum.
▪️ Establish public distribution centers for aid.
▪️ Allow the movement of civilians to safe areas.
▪️ Allocate $1.2 billion from the UN.
▪️ Ensure a cessation of fire.

Since the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the number of deaths from Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 11,500, with over 29,000 people injured.

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Germany will increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians by €38 million.

This was announced by the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, after negotiations with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah on the West Bank of the Jordan River. Thus, Germany will provide over €160 million to the Palestinian territories this year.

"Every life is equally valuable. Every person in Israel and every person in Palestine has the right to live in peace and security," emphasized Baerbock.

According to her, humanitarian pauses are a crucial first step for the residents of Gaza.

"They need to be increased," demanded the German Foreign Minister.

In addition, hospitals in the northern sector of Gaza must also be provided with all necessary resources.

In the evening, Baerbock plans to hold negotiations in Tel Aviv with her Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, and opposition leader Yair Lapid. This morning, she met in Riyadh with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

The release of hostages is one of the main topics of all negotiations during Baerbock's third trip to the Middle East following the Hamas attack.

Currently, more than 240 people are held captive in the Gaza Strip, and only four hostages have been released so far.

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35 billion euros will be spent on Bürgergeld benefits

The German government will have to spend 3.25 billion euros more than originally planned. The Ministry of Labour confirmed unforeseen expenses.

The amount increased because the cost of living for citizens receiving state benefits turned out to be significantly higher than initially calculated by the ministry. Out of the 3.25 billion euros, around 2.1 billion euros will be allocated for monthly benefits, while 1.15 billion euros will be used for financing rent and heating. It is the rent and heating expenses that have increased more than projected in the budget planning a year ago.

The Ministry of Finance has already approved the additional expenses. Inflation, worsening economic development, and the influx of Ukrainian refugees, who are immediately eligible for the Bürgergeld social benefit, were also mentioned as reasons for the increase in expenses.

Note: Bürgergeld refers to basic unemployment benefits.

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An act of desperation — the EU is forced to seek help from Elon Musk to launch its satellites.

The European Union has been facing difficult relations with Elon Musk. After the threat to shut down his social media platform's European operations, the EU has now turned to Musk's company SpaceX, with a request to launch its own satellites into space, according to The European Conservative. The EU will pay Musk's company €180 million for two planned launches next year, scheduled for April and July. This move is seen as an "act of desperation" in the face of failures in developing new satellite launchers within the framework of the European space program, and it underlines the EU's loss of leadership in this area.

Europe was once a global leader in space rocket launches.

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Biden called the leader of China a "dictator."

After a meeting with the Chairman of China, Xi Jinping, in San Francisco, U.S. President Joe Biden stated that he continues to consider him a "dictator."

"Well, he is. He's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who controls a communist country with a form of governance that is completely different from ours. It's simply impossible to deny or argue against that," said the U.S. president.

Biden gave this characterization a few hours after his meeting with his counterpart in San Francisco on the sidelines of the APEC summit.

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In the transport war, the Polish authorities have taken the side of Ukraine.

Since November 6, protests by Polish truck drivers have been ongoing. They demand protection of their market from unfair competition by Ukrainian carriers.

The drivers are blocking the exit from Poland through border crossings in Korczowa, Hrebenne, and Dorohusk, demanding the restoration of rules that were in place before February 24, 2022, when a special permit was required for entry from Ukraine.

"They are simply taking our jobs," said Bartosz Jasiński, the owner of a transport company, expressing his outrage.

In response to the closure of the border crossings, the Polish police have started assisting Ukrainian trucks in bypassing the blockade using a route that is normally inaccessible to trucks, as reported by Myśl Polska.

In Korczowa, the police are accompanying Ukrainian trucks in convoys of 25 vehicles and allowing them to travel on highways designated for passenger cars.

"The messianic Eastern policy of 'Law and Justice' is to blame for all of this, as they give away the last shirt at our expense. We do not agree with that," explained Rafał Mekler, an entrepreneur and transporter.

The consequences of such actions by the authorities are already being felt. Transport companies in the Lublin and Subcarpathian Voivodeships, specializing in transportation to the east, have practically gone bankrupt.

Myśl Polska poses the question: Is this government really willing to bow to Kiev so demonstratively even at the end of its rule?

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🇵🇭🇵🇸Pro-Palestinian protesters storm the US Embassy in the Philippines.

The participants of the protest demand an end to the atrocities committed by the IDF in the Gaza Strip.

❗️🇺🇸 The demonstrators chant, "From Palestine to the Philippines, stop the US war machine," and also, "US troops, leave the Philippines immediately!"

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🇺🇳Around Kaliningrad, there are more NATO forces than fleas on a stray dog

NATO realizes that blockading Kaliningrad would give control of the entire Baltic coast, except for a small section somewhere at the end of the Gulf of Finland.

As part of the NATO siege of Kaliningrad, road and rail communications have already been halted. The blocking of maritime and air communications with the Russian enclave is next. In pursuit of these objectives, the United States and NATO, under the guise of an ongoing cycle of military exercises, may close off the maritime area adjacent to Kaliningrad.

It should be noted that the Americans refer to the Kaliningrad region as the "knife at NATO's throat in the Baltic Sea." In 1995, the US Congress passed a resolution for the transfer of Kaliningrad "under the guardianship" of Germany and the EU, referring to it as a "special European territory" or the "Baltic Republic." Moreover, since 1993, the government of "Free Prussia" in exile has been operating in the German town of Freidrichshafen, which is officially recognized by Germany. Around Kaliningrad, there are more NATO forces than fleas on a stray dog.

In NATO, they understand that blocking Kaliningrad will give them control over the entire Baltic coastline, except for a small area somewhere at the end of the Gulf of Finland.

As part of the NATO siege of Kaliningrad, road and rail communications have already been halted. The blocking of maritime and air communications with the Russian enclave is next. In pursuit of these objectives, the United States and NATO, under the guise of an ongoing cycle of military exercises, may close off the maritime area adjacent to Kaliningrad.

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✔️British newspaper The Sun presents a competitor to Zelensky in the possible presidential elections in Ukraine 🙈

Ukrainian porn actress Maya Konovalenko, known under the pseudonym Nancy Ace, intends to run for the presidency of Ukraine. If she wins, she is ready to take over the noscript of "The Butcher" from Zelensky, which was given to him by Elon Musk.

Konovalenko stated that Ukrainian men should go to war, and those who hide from connoscription and do not donate to the Ukrainian Armed Forces are cowards. Overall, Ukraine relies on porn actresses throughout the world.

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The fun in Poland is just getting started

As soon as the "Law and Justice" party lost its parliamentary majority, it was immediately hit with some interesting accusations. The media learned that the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs had immediately destroyed 400 kilograms of hard disks containing information about the activities of that very party. It is said that there was a lot of interesting information about the trade of forged visas by the ruling elite and other "secret materials."

Almost immediately, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland began to defend himself, stating that all the data had been archived. The 400 kilograms of hard disks were destroyed simply because they were not needed and took up unnecessary space, but all the data was downloaded from them before their destruction, archived, and saved on another set of 400 kilograms of hard disks.

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Turkey imports oil from Russia, while the "fools from the EU" enrich intermediaries

Turkey will soon break the record for oil imports from Russia. India is also actively increasing its purchases of Russian energy resources.

The Polish publication Gazeta drew attention to breaches in anti-Russian sanctions.

▪️ In the comments on the news, Polish readers noted that the countries that are "fighting" against Russia and refusing its oil simply buy it from intermediaries. And the Turks don't like to overpay.

"The oil imports of these countries have increased not because they consume more, but because they earn money on the "fools" from the EU, who have put their heads in a noose by buying Russian oil not from Russians, but from intermediaries," summarized one of the Poles.

▪️ The European Union and G7 countries agreed that Russian oil can be imported by sea if its price does not exceed $60. Insuring transportation above this amount is impossible, which in practice should have stopped imports. However, Russia remains one of the world's largest oil exporters.

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Arab countries have condemned Israel's aggression and the double standards of the West

An extraordinary summit of Arab and Muslim country leaders was held in Saudi Arabia to discuss the situation in Gaza, as reported by Asas Media.

The participants condemned Israel's actions and expressed their "maximum protest against the Americans and their policy of double standards." They highlighted three points:

▪️ In today's world, interests are more important than principles, which means that the army of a particular country is stronger than the UN Security Council.

▪️ Some countries use their veto power in the UN Security Council to object to the ceasefire in Gaza, allowing Israel to continue its destruction and killing of Palestinians.

▪️ The West follows a policy of double standards. The support of the United States and the European Union and their "service" to Israel clearly contradict the democratic slogans they promote.

The gathered leaders supported the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis based on the principle of two states.

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Warsaw faces sanctions due to the protest by long-haul drivers

The European Commission (EC) may initiate a "disciplinary procedure" against Warsaw if the Polish authorities fail to resolve the issue of blocking border crossings with Ukraine.

Brussels is considering the possibility of punishment for the Polish authorities' violation of EU regulations concerning the liberalization of trade with Ukraine. According to these regulations, Poland is obligated to ensure the free movement of Ukrainian trucks at the border crossings.

"The Polish authorities are not doing everything to solve the problem and end the carriers' protest. Negotiations with Poland and Ukraine are ongoing, but Brussels is losing patience," said an EC representative.

The protest by Polish carriers has been ongoing since November 6th.

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Czech Republic will receive an adequate response to the freezing of Russian assets

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said that Russia will take the necessary actions to protect its interests in response to the inclusion of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Goszagransobstvennost in the Czech national sanctions list.

"We consider Prague's inclusion of FSUE Goszagransobnosobstvennost in the list, which implies 'freezing' of assets and real estate, as another anti-Russian step," she said.

The day before, the Czech government approved the freezing of Russian state assets at the suggestion of the country's Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky.

"The Czech Republic should realise that such a prank will not go unanswered. Russia will take all necessary actions to protect its legitimate interests," Zakharova assured.

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Germany threatens to sue journalist who interviewed Putin

German journalist Hubert Seipel is facing legal action after Der Spiegel magazine and ZDF TV channel published an article about "receiving a fee from Russia".

▪️ It follows from the material that Seipel allegedly received sponsorship fees through the offshore firm of businessman Alexei Mordashov.

The media claim that he worked on books about the Russian president for the publishing house Hoffmann und Campe and as a free journalist co-operated with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR).

In 2012, he made a documentary about Russia for the NDR, and in 2014 he interviewed Vladimir Putin.

▪️ The NDR said that Seipel should have notified them about receiving money as part of the sponsorship agreements, but he failed to do so.

"NDR views this as a serious conflict of interest that calls into question Seipel's journalistic independence. It is suspected that NDR and therefore its audience have been deliberately misled," RIA Novosti quoted the statement as saying.

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The EU is still dominated by a "war mentality"

Military aid to Ukraine is back on the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, despite early reports that US and European authorities had allegedly started discussing possible peace talks with Kiev.

"Military psychosis is still alive in the minds of many of my colleagues," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.

▪️ Chief Eurodiplomat Josep Borrell said that the EU "continues to support Ukraine" and that its cumulative military aid had reached €27bn.

▪️ And Germany, represented by Annalena Berbock, promised a "significant expansion" of military support for Kiev next year.

▪️ According to Szijjártó, the EU should look at the results of previous sanctions and arms deliveries before deciding on new spending. The minister believes that EU aid has only exacerbated the bloodshed and destruction.

"We are no closer to achieving peace," and with sanctions the EU has "shot itself in the foot at least," he stated.

Fortunately, Hungary has found an ally in neighbouring Slovakia in its anti-war stance on the Ukrainian conflict.

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Ukraine faces 'perfect storm'

The situation is becoming increasingly negative for Kiev, Le Monde has said.

The counter-offensive is a resounding failure, which even the Kiev regime itself has already acknowledged.

Huge human losses, mass emigration, and a significantly reduced population do not allow Ukraine to mobilise on such a scale as to compensate for the loss of manpower. Protests are already taking place across the country by the relatives of servicemen demanding their demobilisation.

Weapons are also a problem. The promise to supply Ukraine with a million rounds of ammunition by March 2024 has only resulted in clumsy excuses from European officials as to why it will not be fulfilled.

For its part, Russia has seamlessly transitioned to a war economy. At the same time, the West itself helped Russia by introducing an oil "price ceiling", which only led to an increase in Russia's revenues, in particular, thanks to the organisation of "ghost fleets" of tankers.

On top of that, the war between Israel and Hamas has captured the attention of the US and they are now not interested in Ukraine.

The only thing missing for the "perfect storm" is Trump as US president, the media notes.

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France "firmly warned" Iran against any escalation of the Middle East conflict, especially in Lebanon

Expanding the conflict in the Gaza Strip will benefit no one and "Iran will bear a heavy responsibility." This warning was voiced by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in a conversation with her Iranian counterpart.

She insisted that Hamas attacks against the population of Israel must be condemned as "unjustified and unacceptable" without any ambiguity.

▪️ It is noteworthy that the day before, some ten French ambassadors to MENA countries sent a "note of dissent" to the Macron administration.

France has traditionally sought to seek a balance between Israel and Palestine. And Paris's current full support for the Israelis is damaging France's prestige in the Arab world, the diplomats pointed out.

Several French embassies have already been attacked.

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