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Quote: As a sage once asserted, there is no truth in news and no news in truth.

Nov 13

This gained traction from yesterday the farming production and trade media and now in Bloomberg

China’s Purchases of US Soybeans Stall Despite Trade Truce

China’s purchases of American soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world’s two biggest economies.

After a flurry of orders late last month — which were the first of this season — Chinese imports of US cargoes seem to have faltered, according to traders who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. They said they were not aware of new shipments. The pause is fueling uncertainty over whether the biggest consumer of American soybeans will import as much as US President Donald Trump’s administration claims to expect.

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Car bombs in India: India has officially condemned Monday’s Red Fort blast in Delhi that left 13 dead and more than 20 injured as a “heinous terror attack.”

A resolution passed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet on Wednesday said the act was carried out by “anti-national forces.” It denounced the “dastardly and cowardly act” and reiterated the country’s policy of “zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms.”

What is not so promiment in the media, is that similar attacks are ocurring in Pakistan.

Death toll rises following Pakistani car bomb blast

At least 12 people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bomb attack outside the Judicial Complex in Islamabad, Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed.

Pakistan is of course also investigating and condemning and words are flowing.

In May of this year, we saw the four-day conflict between India and Pakistan, the most serious military crisis in decades between the two rivals. I trust this time they will keep their cool and understand that both of them is under destabilization.

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The Israeli delegation was expelled from the COP30 climate summit in Brazil.

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The internet is exploding with Epstein emails. The vote to have a vote on disclosing the complete Epstein files has passed, so, all of this dreck will most probably be open information. I have no problem with exposing issues of old fat predominantly white men harming very young women but have no interest in the nitty gritty or the noise of the second (third?) coming of Epstein.

Caitlin Johnston comments: One of the craziest things happening right now is how there’s been report after report after report showing that Epstein really was an Israeli intelligence operative, based on publicly available documents, and yet it’s had no measurable impact on mainstream media or politics.

There is enough in the emails exposed up to now, to make Trump an immediate lame duck and the last of Trump’s MAGA will lose the faith most probably. If the Americans on the site could give us a sense of the local zeitgeist I would appreciate it. I hope the political outcome is contained and the rest of us can continue with making our lives productive. If two genocides with all the horror cannot be stopped by the world, the Epstein files are noise, yet must be exposed. Here is a comparison:

Dubai the Sunni run hub of global prostitution. Administered by debaucherous Gulf Arab servants of Israel. Here you can drink, buy women, dress up in gold from paramilitary groups in Sudan, and pretend to be pious as Palestians are turned into charred skeletons. But look tall… pic.twitter.com/cYhNgBXE6M

— Ryan Dawson (@RyLiberty) December 10, 2024

For us, this information is of course important: https://x.com/AmberWoods100/status/1988657144250646673

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Trump signed the end of the government shutdown last evening, and this is a temporary budget. The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to fund the government through January 30, 2026, paving the way to end the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history.

According to NPR, the bill passed 222–209, with six Democrats joining Republicans, who hold a slim majority in the chamber. Two GOP legislators voted against the measure. President Donald Trump signed the bill into law later Wednesday evening.

Nov 12

Epstein rises again.
https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/165254

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Key outcomes of Putin–Tokayev talks in the Kremlin:

🔹 Over 90% of mutual trade now settled in national currencies, Putin says;

🔹 Russia remains a top investor in Kazakhstan, with over 17,000 Russian-participated businesses operating there;

🔹 Enhanced cooperation planned in rare earth metals extraction;

🔹 Joint efforts underway to increase capacity at road border crossings;

🔹 First launch from the Baiterek space complex expected by end of 2025;

🔹 Russia welcomes the widespread, unrestricted use of the Russian language in Kazakhstan;

🔹 Tokayev has praised fruitful collaboration with Russia’s Rosatom, including on the nuclear power plant project;

🔹 An agreement has been signed to reintroduce Amur tigers from Russia to Kazakhstan.

Putin and Tokayev sign Declaration to elevate Russia–Kazakhstan relations to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership

Kazakhstan now joins the group of nations maintaining strategic partnerships with Russia — including:

🇨🇳 China
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇷 Iran
🇰🇵 North Korea
🇻🇳 Vietnam
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇧🇾 Belarus (in the military sphere)

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Dmitry Peskov is funny without trying to be. I’ve been convinced that all these visits to the White House uses the only technique that works, accepted by all visitors. “Flatter Trump”. You get further with honey. And it is meaningless prattle, but, Trump likes it and he falls for it. Earlier, during the Central Asia — USA summit, Tokayev called Trump a great statesman.

Peskov says today: The Kremlin saw Tokayev’s greeting to Trump during his visit to Washington. “It’s just that many of those who come to the White House start speaking exactly like that,” he told Kommersant, adding that he sees “nothing strange” in the greeting.

The UK tried to set up some communication with Russia while involved in war and serious attempts at destabilization. Russia won’t have it, and has not been kind in the rhetoric department. I do wonder who slammed the phone down?. The Kremlin confirmed contact with UK’s Powell. Powell is UK PM Starmer’s national security advisor. ‘There was a lack of any intention or desire to listen to our position’ — Peskov. Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov commented that the call ended poorly and did not open a desired back-channel.

The myth that Russia will speak to anyone is now sorely tested. Who slammed the phone down?

More and more people in the US and Europe start to realize that their donations to Ukraine drown in a corruption. ‘Significant portions of the money they take from their taxpayers is being stolen by the Kiev regime’ – Peskov.

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Nine attacks of the 32nd Mechanised Brigade and 425th Skala Assault Regiment of the AFU from Grishino (Donetsk People’s Republic), including attacks using armoured hardware, to release the encircled group of the AFU troops were repelled. 17 units of armoured hardware and up to 40 troops were eliminated. RT has an interesting column on Pokrovsk without overtly referring to the terrible human slaughter. https://www.rt.com/russia/627586-battle-world-is-watching-pokrovsk/

Ukrainian serviceman Nikolay Timchenko had been taken prisoner near Krasnoarmeysk and told how his comrades and he had been sent to a slaughter.

‘We saw many dead and wounded men when moving along the road. Seeing this, we already realised we were to be cannon fodder. In Pokrovsk, there was constant shelling and we couldn’t raise our heads. They began to surround us. We surrendered without a single shot,’ Nikolay recalls.

Nikolay called on the AFU servicemen to lay down their weapons and surrender:

‘Men, don’t listen to anyone! Listen to your voice and heart. Commanders deceive you. You’d better to give up without a fight. No one will touch and hit you here’.

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Russia is in a tit for tat mood diplomatically. Russia’s foreign ministry issued on Nov 11 a list of Japanese added to those facing “indefinite” prohibition. The new names included the spokesman Toshihiro Kitamura, as well as journalists and academics.

Japan decried as “absolutely unacceptable” on Nov 12 Russia’s extension of an entry ban to 30 more citizens, among them a foreign ministry spokesperson, after Tokyo’s sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Japan has protested against the “regrettable” move, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a briefing on Nov 12, adding that people-to-people exchanges between the two countries remain important. This is just the same as the ninnies of the rest of the west. Declare sanctions and cry when you are hit back.

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi had to defend her remarks on Taiwan remarks after Chinese criticism. Takaichi previously said that if military force were to be used in a Taiwan conflict, including the use of warships, it could be considered a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan. That classification is significant because it would provide a legal justification for Japan to deploy its military to help defend ‘friendly nations’.

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The actuality of these White House overblown statements on trade and deals. Here is but one example:

Trump’s deal with South Korea is bogged down in details over the agreed submarine.

Two weeks after US President Donald Trump and South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung met and announced they had resolved months of negotiations over tariffs and security issues, the two sides have yet to release any agreement on paper.

South Korean officials say the delay appears to centre on discussions over their request for Washington’s blessing to build a nuclear-powered submarine, which Lee raised publicly when he met Trump on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific forum in South Korea in October.

Washington has approved Seoul’s use of nuclear fuel for the submarine but the factsheet is taking longer to finalize because relevant US departments are still giving feedback and there continue to be adjustments on the wording, a senior South Korean presidential official said on Nov 7.

Countries take the media coverage on any one of these statements, and then afterwards it is rolled in red tape.

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Trump is still trying to rescue Netanyahu from the revulsion of the world.

US President Donald Trump has formally requested that Israeli regime’s president, Isaac Herzog, grant a pardon to regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in connection with his corruption case.

Nov 11

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, led by the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), entered the .U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility (USSOUTHCOM AOR), Nov. 11.

The maritime forces’ arrival comes after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed the Carrier Strike Group to support the President’s directive to dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations and counter narco-terrorism in defense of the Homeland.

“The enhanced U.S. force presence in the USSOUTHCOM AOR will bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States homeland and our security in the Western Hemisphere,” said Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell. “These forces will enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations.”

With more than 4,000 Sailors and dozens of tactical aircraft aboard, Gerald R. Ford provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders increased capacity to project power through sustained operations at sea. The first-in-class carrier can simultaneously catapult launch and recover fixed-wing aircraft on its flight deck, day or night, in support of tasked operations.

The carrier strike group will augment joint forces already in the area of responsibility, including the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and embarked marine expeditionary unit, under a Joint Task Force, created to defeat and dismantle criminal networks that exploit our shared borders and maritime domains.  There is more …

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4329588/gerald-r-ford-carrier-strike-group-enters-us-fourth-fleet/

Venezuela is conduction large scale military drills.   On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) will carry out military exercises corresponding to an advanced phase of “Plan Independence 200,” aimed at optimizing command, control and communications within both armed and unarmed defense strategies for the protection of Venezuela.

Through an official statement, Defense Minister Gen. Vladimir Padrino Lopez said the ongoing exercises include the massive deployment of land, air, naval, river and missile units. They also involve drills with various weapons systems and include participation by military units, the Bolivarian Militia, citizen security agencies, and the Comprehensive Defense Commands.

“All these forces will be deployed across the entire national territory. In perfect military–police–civilian coordination, they will carry out various tasks to ensure the integration of the elements of national power in the mission of confronting imperial threats,” the FANB statement said.

The military exercise also includes the full activation of the Comprehensive Defense Management Bodies (ODDI) in all states, federal entities and municipalities to carry out interinstitutional and community coordination to guarantee the multisectoral support required for national mobilization.

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Mr Lavrov has a set of statements to Russian media.  I have only the Ria Novosti rendition and have not seen a formal transcript.  Here is the article from Ria:  https://ria.ru/20251111/lavrov-2054239497.html   

No matter Mr Lavrov’s careful diplomacy, the US reneged on Anchorage but Russia is still keeping a half-open door.

Key statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

🔹Russia is ready to discuss preparations for a Putin-Trump summit with the US if and when the US renews its proposal for the summit;

🔹The topic of a Russian-US summit in Budapest and the ongoing discussion about nuclear testing should not be linked;

🔹The latest phone talks with US State Secretary Rubio were good and polite, confirming movement based on the understandings reached at the meeting in Alaska;

🔹The next step after the talks with Rubio is to have a meeting between representatives of the Russian and US Foreign Ministries, military, and special services;

🔹Russia sent the US a non-paper a few days before the Putin-Trump conversation to remind the US of the understandings reached in Anchorage;

🔹In his phone conversation with Putin, Trump did not say a word about Moscow allegedly sending a provocative document on Ukraine;

🔹The Financial Times report about the reasons for the cancellation of the Putin-Trump summit contains many lies, including on the issue of the sequence of events;

🔹Russia is alarmed by US statements that nuclear weapons tests will pursue geopolitical goals;

🔹Russia is ready to discuss with the US suspicions that Russia allegedly secretly resumed nuclear testing, stating that these accusations are untrue;

🔹Russia’s proposal on offensive arms limits is not related to a deadline; a commitment to the idea can be announced at any time before February 5, 2026;

🔹Lavrov believes that Europe’s attempts to drag the US into the camp of supporters of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine are not without success;

🔹US’s actions in Venezuela’s situation under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking are unacceptable;

🔹Moscow does not know how the UK will disown itself of the involvement of its intelligence in the attempted hijacking of a MiG-31 from Russia for a provocation.

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Russia & Kazakhstan forge strategic alliance

👉 This agreement will undoubtedly open a NEW era in bilateral relations, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

He also revealed that the construction of the Kazakh first nuclear power plant, led by Russia’s Rosatom, would allow the country to complete the full nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mining to electricity production

🔊 Tokayev mentioned that Putin “enjoys unwavering respect as a global statesman” in Kazakhstan, adding that “his name is on the lips of politicians and ordinary people in virtually every country.”

📍 The head of Kazakhstan visits Russia on November 11-12, where he is to hold talks with Putin on topical issues.

[It seems as if these leaders’ visits to the White House serves to keep Trump calm, but at the end of the day, friends will be friends. Unwavering support as a global statesman and his name is on the lips of politicians and ordinary people in virtually every country is a step up from what was used as a Trump Pacifier. To today, in the Kazakstan Foreign Affairs website, there are no photos of handshakes with Trump or formal dinner during the C5+1 visit. Photos are those of the Kasakstan delegation. I have not seen a formal Kazakstan notification that they have indeed joined the Abraham Accords].

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Key statements of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

🔹Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an informal meeting with Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the Kremlin as part of the Kazakh leader’s state visit to Russia;

🔹Kazakhstan is a strategic partner of Russia, and such frequent communication between the leaders is an integral part of mutually beneficial cooperation;

🔹Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan is multifaceted and covers virtually all areas;

🔹Putin attaches great importance to the trilateral cooperation between Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan in the gas sector;

🔹There is an opportunity to organize a conversation between Putin and US leader Donald Trump as quickly as possible if necessary;

🔹The work to determine the feasibility of conducting nuclear tests in Russia continues, and there is no news yet;

🔹No explanation has yet been received from US counterparts regarding nuclear tests;

🔹Russia is building its relations with the new Syrian leadership and hopes that the bilateral track will continue to develop independently.

Nov 10

Syrian “Interim-President” and friendly neighborhood terrorist, Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives at the White House and meets with US President Donald Trump.

His resume .. Started at Al Qaeda and now at the IMF!”  President Ahmad al-Sharaa was seen arriving at the IMF headquarters in Washington today, entering the debt trap.

Syria is now a ‘geopolitical ally’ of the US – al-Sharaa told Fox News.  And about that al-Qaeda stuff, that’s ‘a matter of the past’.  This is precisely what they are planning for Netanyahu.   al-Sharaa, aka al-Jolani is prologue.

Syria has signed a declaration of political cooperation with the US-led international coalition fighting the Islamic State terror group (IS, ISIS), Syrian Information Minister Hamza Al-Mustafa says.  Next most probably:  Takfiris sign the Abraham Accords and normalize ties with zionist-israel.  The killing of minorities in Syria continues.  Greater Israel is growing in West Asia.

Marwa Osman:  We are witnessing the birth of the bastard child of the zionist regime.  Syria is not self-sufficient any longer but debt-ridden, violent, with a consistent threat of terrorism.  Exactly the same as the other countries that were destabilized in the area like Libya.

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Did you know there’s a street in Tehran where 4 religions share the same street corner?

• A mosque 🕌
• A church ⛪️
• A synagogue 🕍
• A fire temple 🔥

At the intersection of Jomhouri Street and 30-Tir Street in Tehran where 4 religion worshippers: Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians worship peacefully together, which is why the area is known as “The Crossroads of Religions.”  We should rename it to Jerusalem.

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U.S. forces conducted two lethal kinetic strikes against vessels allegedly involved in narcotics smuggling in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in six casualties.

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Media reports that the US Senate supported a package of government funding bills that should end the longest government shutdown in the country’s history. It will keep the lights on until January 30, reversing Trump’s federal layoffs and restoring SNAP food aid through 2026. (Of course the retail mass buying for the holidays cannot be disturbed). Details are scant at the moment and take with a grain of salt.

The shutdown has stripped workers at US overseas military bases of their pay. Salaries were interrupted for ‘thousands’ working at overseas bases in Europe. In Germany, the local govt stepped in to pay 11,000 US base workers. In Italy and other countries, services are now fueled only by hope – AP report, but this has been reported widely.

So I would like to make a small bet. As soon as everyone gets paid again, as soon as the hysteria subsides, the US Americans will be back to their normal activities .. spending like crazy for the holiday season and overconsuming like there is no tomorrow. There are few that will learn from this experience and harden themselves and their circumstances. I had the wonderful privilege to shortly chat with one, who, together with family seriously think and work and pray and meditate, paying attention to maintaining life, hearth, home and relationships with neighbors, even though this may include making some longer term changes. It made my day!

For the rest of us, it will be wise to follow a similar approach. If empires collapse, the planet is involved. See how difficult it is for BRICS to disentangle from the US Dollar. The US military bases where workers are not being paid do contribute to local income in other countries. There is a reason why the empire is empirical. This falling empire may decide to take the world with it and collapse the global financial system. We hear from Russia that their dollar trade is now only a statistical anomaly, and this sounds positive. Yet, the countries and businesses with which Russia deals are not entirely free of dollar trade. So, even Russia, with its statistical anomaly, will be affected if the empire decides to bring down the world financial system, in the hope that it can quickly build a new one and remain the world’s leader. I do not put such an event beyond the realms of possibility and put it squarely within the realms of probability. The current leader of the Dollar Empire has declared bankruptcy too many times to ignore this possibility. The US debt, actually the indebtedness in the West, is unpayable to my understanding. The results of such an event cannot be analyzed (at least by me) due to the numerous variables involved. The mantra from George Galloway is currently my mantra during this era. Trust in God but Tie Up Your Camels!

Happy new week!

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Peskov:

The Kremlin has seen publications about the scandal in Japan regarding the Kuril Islands; the Russian ownership of these islands is not in doubt, Peskov said.

The belief in Ukraine’s ability to win on the battlefield is a deep misconception, Peskov stated.
He noted that the negotiations on Ukraine are stalled not because of Russia: Europeans are inciting Kyiv, convincing that Ukraine can win by military means.

Other main points from Dmitry Peskov’s statements:

▪️ Peskov called the reports about Lavrov “disappearing” from the public space absolutely false: “You will see the minister”;

▪️ The number of supporters of peace on Russia’s terms will grow in Ukraine, despite the intimidation of society;

▪️ Russia would like to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible, but it is important to achieve the initially set goals;

▪️ Russia continues to remain open to a political-diplomatic path to settlement in Ukraine, this option is preferable;

▪️ The situation on the fronts is dynamic and eloquently indicates the inevitable daily deterioration of the Kyiv regime’s positions;

▪️ Kazakhstan is a specially privileged partner of Russia, Moscow is actively finalizing preparations for Tokayev’s state visit to Russia;

▪️ Putin always informs his counterparts about events on the fronts and in the settlement during negotiations, and will do so during the meeting with Tokayev;

▪️ Moscow is aware of Astana’s readiness to facilitate the settlement process in Ukraine and highly values it;

▪️ The Kremlin is unaware of Hungary’s initiatives to settle the situation in Ukraine;

▪️ The Kremlin expects a substantive visit of Putin to India by the end of the year;

Nov 9

Trump is firing on his Truth Social. All is about Biden and all is about blaming anyone on the current US situation. He is sweating up a storm trying to change the local narrative. It is sad. I think his Truth Social Robot typer will need a maintenance visit soon! But, now there is a scandal being manufactured. Trump says Brazil tore up the rainforest to build a 4-lane highway for COP30. Overstated of course. And also old. This is a long-term Brazilian transportation project and I heard about it vaguely already months ago. But Trump is desperate to change the current narrative. This narrative is very angry because of SNAP not being paid, unpayable debt and government shutdown. The Trump narrative is looking like old limp overcooked spaghetti. Civilization is far beyond into the future. Something is not working for him any longer. Chickens are coming home to roost. We have him promising 2,000 bucks to everyone .. from the Tariff pool, while that other snotty nose Bessent in the background mumbles about the 2,000 bucks could be in tax refunds. There is no money there. This is just a bribe to people driven to the edge of their ability to maintain. (Yeah, I know it is not really edgy, as they have no idea what those that they shoot at endure).

So I am not sure about the 4 lane highway but it seems nobody in Brazil is spun up – and consider this a normal project. Fox News commentators in this video quoted is proud to showcase their extreme stupidity on COP30, on EV’s and on everything, if it does not have Trump in gold on it. Would someone deprive the demented from his computer? It is going to burst into flames imminently. The New Ballroom features biggly! Tell him he needs to go to sleep otherwise he will sleep again in all serious administrative meetings this coming week.

Sleepy Joe Biden is now Dozy Demented Don.

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Weekly summary (7 days from November 1 to 7)

Weekly losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in equipment: 2 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1 multiple launch rocket system, 7 tanks, 109 armored vehicles, 1497 drones. Also destroyed, finally stopped matching – from 542 (according to the weekly summary) to 681 cars (according to the daily report), and from 76 (according to the weekly summary) to 191 (according to the daily report) art installations.

Weekly losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were the lowest since the beginning of September and fell to 9540 soldiers (10115 a week earlier), of which 3285 were in the Pokrovsky direction (3520 a week earlier), 1695 in the South Donetsk direction (1950), 1540 in Kupyansk (1600), 1470 in Kharkiv-Sumy (1320), 1095 in Donetsk (1330), 455 on Chersonsky (395).

No information is provided about the Ukrainian soldiers who have surrendered.

Average daily losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decreased to 1363 military personnel (1445 a week earlier). Minimum losses were recorded on November 6 – 1250, maximum on November 3 – 1485.

Also, during the week, 7 group strikes were carried out on the rear regions of the former Ukraine. The losses of the AFU fighters were not counted, of course.

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Key statements from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with RIA Novosti:

🔹 Moscow will respond on the principle of reciprocity if Russia’s frozen assets are transferred to Ukraine;

🔹 The seizure of frozen Russian assets will not save Kiev as it will not be able to repay any debts or settle its loans;

🔹 The Anchorage agreements with the US are a compromise, but Russia does not abandon its fundamental principles;

🔹 The territorial integrity of Russia and the results of the 2014 and 2022 referendums are not up for discussion within the framework of agreements with the US;

🔹 Russia is now waiting for the US to confirm that the Anchorage agreements remain in force;

[Exactly what I thought.  There was a Putin-Trump handshake agreement.  The US reneged, as they do.  Russia is turning the screws.]

🔹 The US has informed Russia through diplomatic channels that it is considering Moscow’s proposal to adhere to New START limits after February 2026;

🔹 Russia will not persuade the US to accept the proposal on New START limits and is prepared for any development.

Peskov said:  If another country violates its obligations under the nuclear test ban, Russia will have to do the same to maintain parity.

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro: “They think life is a bad Hollywood movie where they’re always the heroic Rambo-style winners and the rest of us, Latinos, Mexicans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Caribbeans, Africans, are the villains. Let them keep their fading empire and their ugly story”

Nov 8

Zone 404 is now dark.  All state-owned thermal power plants in Ukraine have been shut down, and there is no electricity generation, Ukraine’s Centrenergo says.

(Shut down or Shot up? – it is the latter).  It looks like the next phase of concentration is transport infrastructure facilities that supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Russia left in the dark regarding Trump’s resumption of nuclear testing

‘We have not yet received any explanation what Trump meant when he made the announcement’ — FM Lavrov

Nov 7

Mocking continues.

Hegseth the Horrible: “To the men and women of this department, you are our allies in this effort, you are Obi-Wan Kenobi”.

Hegseth says US faces ‘a 1939 moment’

‘Enemies gather, threats grow’. ‘You feel it, I feel it’. Obi-Wan would say fear leads to the Dark Side.

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China launches third aircraft carrier

The ‘Fujian’ is its first with electromagnetic catapults for larger aircraft

A fourth carrier under construction

US leads with 11 carriers

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The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil has seen the lowest participation of world leaders at such an event since 2019, disappointing the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

(And for this LULA almost messed up the BRICS summit!  For this, they took the Chair of BRICS for only 6 months.)

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Smelling the roses🦋🌹 We’ve all been here.

Actually testing emojis. If you take a look at the comments window, you will find some new emojis. Could everyone kindly test one or two today? ⬇️ There, down below.

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Even with Gaza facing extreme shortages, Israel allowing in less than 28% of the required aid, blocking protein-rich food, keeping Rafah closed while 20,000 patients await evacuation, Trump still claims that Gaza is going on very well.

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NATO grows

Azerbaijan hosts first-ever NATO delegation in Baku.

President Ilham Aliyev announced that Azerbaijan will now transition its military to NATO standards, working closely with Turkey to modernize and phase out Russian-made weapons.

NATO officials called Azerbaijan a “valuable partner.”

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Another day, another little boat blown up in the Caribbean, according to “War Bro” Hegseth. (They need half a navy for this?)

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Key statements of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

🔹The lack of trust between Russia and Ukraine is evident;

🔹The pause in the negotiation process was caused by Kiev slowing down the settlement, as well as due to provocations from Kiev and Europe;

🔹The Europeans’ provocation of Kiev to continue fighting only worsens Ukraine’s situation;

🔹A Russia-US summit must be preceded by scrupulous work, and Washington agrees with Moscow on this;

🔹A Russian-US summit will certainly be in demand by both countries at some point;

🔹The sale of Lukoil assets and the Ukrainian settlement are unrelated; they are of different dimensions;

🔹All of Lukoil’s interests, in terms of international trade rules, must be respected, and the violations of these rules harm the overall global trade regime;

🔹Russia welcomes only those peacekeeping steps on the Korean Peninsula that meet North Korea’s interests;

🔹Russia respects Pyongyang’s legitimate right to ensure its security, even through missile launches.

Nov 6

Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords tonight.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is expected to formally announce Astana’s entry during his meeting with President Trump tomorrow.

Kazakhstan already maintains diplomatic relations with Israel — but this move signals a deeper alignment between Central Asia and the U.S.–Israel–Gulf bloc.

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The UN Security Council approved a resolution removing Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from the international sanctions list.

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A little news that makes one smile!

One small bite for a man, one giant swallow for mankind!

Those nifty Chinese; they built an oven for barbecue on their orbiting Tiangong Space Station.  Here are the first pics of them eating their first barbecue. Global Times reports:
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Trump is hosting the leaders of five Central Asian nations — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — at the White House today, Reuters reports.

Washington aims to expand its influence in this resource-rich region, long part of Russia’s strategic sphere and now increasingly courted by China. Western powers see Central Asia as key to reshaping global supply chains and reducing dependence on both Moscow and Beijing.

The U.S.-led “C5+1” platform, launched in 2015, serves as Washington’s main vehicle for economic, energy, and security cooperation with the five states. The region holds vast reserves of uranium, copper, gold, rare earths, and other critical minerals — resources that both Russia and China have historically controlled and that the U.S. now seeks to access directly.

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Russia continues to destroy Ukrainian fighters in the cauldrons.  It is unclear how many Ukrainian fighters have laid down their weapons. It is brutal: https://t.me/mod_russia_en/24093 😢   The areas are being leafletted continuously so that Ukrainian servicemen know how to surrender.  It is saddening that so many mercenaries were recruited from the LAC and with no knowledge, went to fight for the money.  It suits Ukraine, as the meat grinder kills them and then they don’t have to be paid and the family back home in the LAC never receives what is due.   Apparently there are some 17 South Africans somewhere in a cauldron as well. While Russia has literally gifted mankind by keeping this war contained, wars never remain contained.  NATO is making sure of that.  In reality, it is hard to pay attention to anyone from NATO.  Rutte is double messaging as usual, on the hand hand calling for a cease fire and on the other:

Rutte calls on NATO countries to be prepared for a “long-term confrontation” with Russia

He claims that the alliance has already “turned the tide on ammunition”, stating that NATO is currently opening dozens of new production lines and expanding existing ones.

“As for the future, Russia will continue to be a destabilizing force in Europe and around the world. And Russia is not alone in its attempts to undermine global rules. As you know, she is cooperating with China, North Korea, Iran, and others”.

This is a smidgeon of what is happening in the cauldrons:

➡️ Assault detachments of the 6th Army continue to destroy the encircled enemy group close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region). Three attacks of the 144th Mechanised Brigade, the 92nd Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 15th National Guard Brigade to unblock the encircled formations were repelled near Nechvolodovka and Blagodatovka in Kharkov region.

⚡️ The attempt of a group of servicemen of the 116th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU to break out of the encirclement in a western direction has been thwarted. A breakthrough of an enemy assault group to the destroyed Oskol River crossing for its restoration was thwarted close to Petrovka (Kharkov region).

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This is very serious. One may also call it insane: Nuclear Tests: A step too far?

Dmitry Medvedev:
No one knows what Trump meant about ‘nuclear testing’ (he probably doesn’t himself). But he’s the president of the United States. And the consequences of such words are inescapable: Russia will be forced to assess the expediency of conducting full-fledged nuclear tests itself.

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Dmitry Polyanskiy – First Secretary of the Russian Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

We are all deeply concerned by the dangerous escalation in the Caribbean. The US is continuing its military build-up along the shores of Venezuela and unlawful strikes against alleged ‘drug boats’. Trying to diffuse tensions, Russia, during its Presidency in the UN Security Council in October, proposed a draft Presidential Statement to address this concerning situation.

The draft was balanced and uniting: a call for restraint and dialogue to resolve disagreements, a reaffirmation of the Zone of Peace in Latin America and the emphasis on cooperation to jointly counter drug trafficking and transnational organized crime.

Unfortunately, only one Council member (guess who) rejected this initiative, displaying no intention to de-escalate or to seek diplomatic solutions.

Russia rejects warmongering and sabre rattling. Those who reject diplomacy as the only way to solve contentious issues among countries will bear full responsibility for the fallout of their reckless behavior.

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North Korea has deployed another 10,000 soldiers to the border with Ukraine to assist Russia, – South Korean intelligence and of course, take with salt. This is also distributed from Russian Channels who may not be completely reliable. I am leaving this here because I have a sense that North Korea will start acting on behalf of the Global Majority. Do we have DPRK soldiers in Venzuela?

▪️The intelligence agency informed lawmakers that an estimated 10,000 North Korean troops are currently stationed near the Russian-Ukrainian border.

▪️Among them are construction troops helping to restore Russian regions from the effects of Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes.

➖”Since September, about 5,000 North Korean construction troops have been gradually deployed to Russia and are expected to be mobilized for infrastructure restoration,” said legislator Lee Sung Kwon.

▪️”Ongoing signs of training and personnel selection have been detected as part of preparations for deploying additional troops,” he added.

Juche time

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Key statements of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

🔹The Kremlin sees great interest from Western journalists in Putin’s proposal to visit the areas where Ukrainian troops are encircled;

🔹Kiev conceals the dire situation of the troops in Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), rejecting Russia’s offer to allow the media to visit the encircled Ukrainian troops;

🔹The Kremlin is unaware of any Ukrainian journalists who would be willing to travel to the zone of the encircled Ukrainian troops;

🔹Russia is systematically developing a weapons system designed to reliably guarantee its security.

🔹The development of Russia’s weapons system should become a reliable shield against the “hotheads” potentially ready to take rash actions;

🔹Russia has not received any clarification from the US regarding the nuclear tests announced by Trump and has no clarity on what types of nuclear weapons the US plans to test;

(A previous comment stated that Russia is not sending front-line maps to the USofA on a daily basis as they apparently routinely did).

🔹The Kremlin does not think the Trump opponent’s victory in the New York mayoral election and the conflict in Ukraine are connected, it is an internal US matter;

🔹The Kremlin expresses regret over the Moldovan government’s continued policy of antagonizing Russia;

🔹Moldova continues to deny everything connected to Russia, to the detriment of the interests of a significant portion of its population.

🔹Russia’s Council on Interethnic Relations will discuss the preparation of a new national strategy until 2036.

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There is desperation  from the Ukraine as proxy (but really from London and Washington and perhaps the Germans and French) to hot exfiltrate something or somebody from the cauldrons in the Ukraine.  Nobody is getting out.  It is tight.  The choice is surrender or die.

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Hegseth brags about Trump admin blowing up yet another boat in the Caribbean

The U.S. Department of War publishes footage of the sixteenth strike on a boat it claims was involved in drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The strike resulted in the deaths of two people, bringing the total number of casualties in the strikes to 67.
‘We will find and destroy ALL ships intending to traffic drugs to America in order to poison our citizens. Protecting our homeland is our ABSOLUTE priority’

Still no proof they’re drug boats, but all the proof that they are itching for a US war against Venezuela.

For those who missed this:  Russian State Duma Defense Committee Deputy Chairperson, Alexei Zhuravlyov, stated that Russia “recently delivered” an unspecified number of Pantsir-S1 and Buk-M2E air defense systems to Venezuela for protection against the United States.

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Israeli social media platforms are outraged by the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, the first American Muslim to assume this position, QNN Translation reports.

Mamdani’s victory, attributed in part to his progressive policies and grassroots support, drew particular attention for his outspoken positions on Palestine. He has called for holding Israel accountable for its atrocities in the occupied territories and has publicly advocated for the prosecution of Netanyahu.

Israeli media “TV7”: Dozens of conscripted Orthodox (Haredi) Jews, fearing arrest by the Israeli army, are permanently leaving the occupied territories for New York.

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The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has denied reports of a US anti-cartel operation planned on Mexican soil, stating that no such mission will take place and that Mexico has not given consent to any foreign military action.

Sheinbaum emphasized that national security operations remain under Mexican jurisdiction, amid growing speculation about US military planning in the northern states.

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China’s ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning expressed Beijing’s firm opposition to the use and threats of use of force in international relations.

China ‘FIRMLY OPPOSES’ US intervention in Nigeria – FM spokeswoman

Beijing rejects ‘using religion and human rights as an excuse to interfere in another country’s internal affairs’.

“We stand against moves that undermine peace and stability in the Latin America and Caribbean region, and oppose unilateral and excessive ‘enforcement operations’ against other countries’ vessels,” Mao said.

“The normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Venezuela are cooperation between two sovereign states, which does not target any third party and is not subject to disruption or influence from any third party,” she added.

Mao’s comments echo remarks by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova over the weekend “firmly” denouncing the US’s “use of excessive military force in carrying out actions in anti-drug operations.”

💬 “Such actions are in violation of both US domestic legislation…and the norms of international law,” Zakharova said, adding that Russia “confirms our firm support for the Venezuelan leadership in defending its national sovereignty.”

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Attacks on Yemen incoming: 

Major General Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daeri, Defense Minister of the Saudi-Emirati government, visited the situation and the deployment of forces on the fronts of Maris, Al-Fakher, and Al-Jabareh in Al-Dhalea Governorate.

This visit was conducted within the framework of possible preparations of these forces for confrontation with Ansarallah. The Saudi-Emirati government’s forces are preparing for a ground conflict with Ansarallah, and one of the possible conflict fronts will be the difficult and mountainous axis of Al-Dhalea Governorate.

This is in full cooperation with zionist-israel.  See War & Genocide.

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Africa is beginning to burn.  The Sahel countries are in continual anti-terrorist activity.  Other countries are being drawn in, albeit now only on borders.

The Rapid Support Forces, backed by the UAE, took control of the city of El Fasher in Darfur last week after a siege lasting nearly 18 months.

Some of its forces posted videos showing gunfire at civilians, including at the city’s maternity hospital.

The fall of El Fasher grants the Rapid Support Forces control over the capitals of the five states in Darfur, raising concerns about the potential de facto division of Sudan along the east-west axis.

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