❗️ Norway and Britain want to lead a new coalition to provide Kiev with warships, the British Ministry of Defense said.

That West is investing in further hostilities supplying weapons and equipment to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry earlier said.

📊 Nearly half of American voters say the US is providing too much aid to Ukraine, revealing a fragility in domestic support ahead of Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington to seek additional funding.

The FT-Michigan Ross poll highlights that 48% believe the US is providing "too much" in military and financial support for Kiev's efforts against Russia, compared to 27% who think it's the "right amount" and 11% who think it's insufficient. This sentiment is much stronger among Republicans, with 65% saying the aid is excessive, while 52% of independents and only 32% of Democrats share this view.

These findings surface as Zelensky prepares for a meeting with Biden to emphasize the US commitment to Ukraine's war effort, and the poll's implications loom large for pro-Ukraine Republicans in Congress who face hurdles in securing the funding.

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📹 A Su-34 fighter-bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasny Liman direction with high-explosive bombs with a universal planning and correction module.

According to the Su-34 pilot, the flight took place at an altitude of 11 thousand meters, “behind the clouds.”

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Ukraine is functionally destroyed as a country - US Republican Senator J.D. Vance

He also believes that Ukraine will have to cede some territories to end the conflict with Russia.

"Our Ukraine policy is unsustainable. The average age of a soldier in their army is 43–older than me. No one can articulate what $61 billion will accomplish, so we need to be pushing a negotiated end to the war," he wrote on X.

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🇦🇷 The inauguration of Argentina's new president was marked by extravagant details:

▪️ Milei arrived at the parliament building in a nondescript dark blue VW;

▪️ He asked to have his five cloned dogs depicted on the presidential baton;

▪️ After the inauguration, he performed an excerpt from a rock band song with a crowd of supporters;

▪️ For the first time, the ministers of his government took the oath of office in secret, without the press or television;

▪️ The government now has half the number of ministries;

▪️ The Ministry of Security was headed by a politician who did not make it to the second round of elections, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was headed by an economist with no relevant experience;

▪️ The new Minister of Justice spent a month in jail for concealing evidence;

▪️ The Ministry of Human Capital (Education, Culture, Social Policy) was headed by a journalist with no management experience;

▪️ Miley appointed his sister as the head of his secretariat.

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❗️Deeply conspiratorial network of Ukrainian special services agents created under Western control has been destroyed in Crimea, Russia's Federal Security Service reported.

The targets of the planned attacks were Crimean head of state Sergey Aksenov, parliament speaker Vladimir Konstantinov, blogger Alexander Talipov and public figure Oleg Tsarev.

In addition, 14 acts of sabotage and terrorism were prevented. 18 Kiev agents and accomplices involved in 5 acts of sabotage were arrested, and 10 people have already been convicted of preparing terrorist attacks.

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❗️The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service is receiving information that the West is increasingly discussing the need to replace Zelensky, said the head of the service, Sergey Naryshkin.

Among the reasons cited are failures on the battlefield, boundless corruption and Zelensky’s loss of the ability to maneuver in the conflict with Russia in the interests of Washington.

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❗️in the West, the candidacies of Zaluzhny, Budanov, Ermak, Arestovich or Klitschko are being considered as possible successors to Zelensky, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said.

🇺🇸 The White House hopes that Zelensky's visit to the US tomorrow will put the issue of support for Ukraine "to the headlines," writes Politico.

The newspaper notes that most Republicans still support aid to Kiev, and Zelensky's arrival could "restart momentum" of support.

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🇵🇱 Donald Tusk will be sworn in as Prime Minister of Poland, most likely on December 13, the head of the Cabinet of the Polish President said.

Today, the Polish Sejm will consider the issue of a vote of confidence in the current Cabinet of Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki.

It is expected that parliamentarians will vote no confidence in him. This became possible after the victory of the opposition led by Tusk in the parliamentary elections.

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🇦🇺 Protesters blocked major streets in Sydney's central business district for the 9th week in a row in support of Palestine

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📹 Russian airborne assault troops, supported by armored vehicles, knocked out Ukrainian military personnel from their positions northwest of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and captured more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers

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❗️ Now the West is considering the option of creating a “cordon sanitaire” from Ukraine between Russia and Europe. And a successor is needed to play the role of the “Ukrainian Pilsudski,” notes the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.

Ukraine is ready to “jump and dance” to fulfill the EU membership requirements if asked, Kiev’s top diplomat Kuleba said

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❗️Holding presidential elections in the new Russian regions is possible, representatives of the Central Election Commission, the Ministry of Defense and regional authorities concluded during consultations

🇬🇧 The UK government announced on Monday the transfer of two Sandown-class minehunter ships to the Ukrainian armed forces as part of a new maritime coalition with Norway designed to provide further support to Kiev.

UK Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps will confirm the transfer of the vessels to Ukraine later in the day, the statement read. He is also scheduled to confirm further details of UK military support to Ukraine.

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❗️The Russian Central Election Commission has officially decided to hold voting in the presidential elections in new regions where martial law has been introduced

❗️ Negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU may be postponed until March 2024 amid objections from Hungary, Reuters reports