🇭🇺 🇪🇺 The European Union may deprive Hungary of the right to vote to conclude an agreement on the allocation of funds to Ukraine - Financial Times, citing European diplomats.

Brussels may apply Article 7 of the 2007 Treaty on European Union, which allows an EU member to be deprived of the right to vote in connection with a violation of European law. However, if at least one country of the union stands up for Hungary, they will not be able to apply the article.

"Maybe Hungary can create more problems," a senior EU official present at the summit stated. "Maybe Hungary can force us to use a few different tools. But ultimately Hungary cannot stop us providing money to Ukraine."

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🇷🇺 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will pay a work visit to China on December 19-20, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Latest news on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:

▪️ The death toll from Israeli shelling of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip has exceeded 100, according to Munir Al-Barsha, director general of the Gaza Health Ministry;

▪️ The UN Deputy Secretary General believes that the conflict in Gaza is not even halfway over, with "weeks and weeks" of fighting ahead. The UN is outraged and disappointed that the restraint of the IDF in the southern sector, promised by Israel and the United States, has not been ensured;

▪️ Israel has attacked the neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian state broadcaster Al Akhbar reported;

▪️ Two Syrian servicemen were injured in an Israeli attack on the Damascus governorate, the Syrian Defense Ministry said;

▪️ Israeli shelling of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip has left at least ten people dead, Al Jazeera reports.

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❗️A Sputnik source in the Erdogan administration revealed that there is no information about the alleged "secret meeting" of the Hamas leadership in the country. This was previously reported by the Israeli media. According to these sources, the purpose of the meeting was allegedly to coordinate positions on the conflict in Gaza.

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🇷🇺 Putin: Russia will pay special attention to the issue of preserving the Russian language during the CIS presidency

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MiG-31 shuts down Ukrainian economy by simply taking off

Russia’s MiG-31 supersonic fighter jets have proven highly disruptive for the Ukrainian economy, shutting down a large part of the nation’s business every time it takes to the skies, the National Interest reports.

The reason behind this dread is that the warplanes armed with state-of-art hypersonic Kinzhal missiles pose a serious threat to the country's air defense systems. Furthermore, the aircraft has maintained a "certain mystique" in the West due to its unique combat capabilities, according to the media.

During drills held in October, the MiG-31 was spotted operating in the stratosphere over the Barents Sea. The plane soared to an altitude of over 11,000 meters to intercept a hypothetical intruder. Therefore, it's hardly surprising that the warplane strikes fear into the Ukrainian military.

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The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry is completing work on the evacuation of Russians from Gaza, Minister Kurenkov said. A total of 1,124 people were evacuated during the operation.

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❗️Listening devices have been uncovered at both the offices of Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, and his personal assistant, Konstantin Bushuyev, according to reports from the Ukrainian media.

It has been reported that all personnel who had access to these offices are currently undergoing polygraph tests.

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🇮🇱 The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claim to have discovered "the largest Hamas tunnel" in the Gaza Strip at four kilometers long

The tunnel is purportedly wide enough for a large vehicle to pass through. It reaches a depth of up to 50 meters underground and is equipped with electricity, ventilation and a communications system, the IDF said.

It reportedly does not cross Israeli territory, but ends 400 meters before the now-closed Erez checkpoint on Gaza's northern border with Israel, according to the IDF.

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🇷🇺 A 6.02 mm cartridge suitable for shooting from an AK was patented in Russia

The ammunition is designed by the Tula Cartridge Plant. According to the description of the invention, the intermediate cartridge is designed to defeat the enemy, including lightly armored vehicles.

The material says that the length of the cartridge will be from 55 to 63 mm. The bullet with an armor-piercing core received an elongated, streamlined shape, and the cartridge case became bottle-shaped.

The developers expect that it will have improved external ballistic characteristics and penetration range compared to the 5.45 mm cartridge, but at the same time, the recoil, dimensions and weight of the weapon used will be less than in the case of the 7.62 mm.

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The latest 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia will be published and come into force on Monday, a source told Sputnik.

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🇵🇱🇰🇷 Poland has received 18 South Korea-made K-9A1 self-propelled howitzers, the Polish Defense Ministry's Armament Policy Department announced.

Polish government is actively building up national military power amid fears of a possible conflict with Russia. Warsaw plans to recruit thousands of soldiers and revamp old equipment with newly purchased replacements from American and South Korean defense companies.

Poland will soon have 66 K9 Thunder howitzers, produced by the Hanwha Defense company, at its disposal.

"Today a shipment of 18 brand new K9A1 self-propelled howitzers arrived at the port of Gdynia," the agency wrote on X.

Poland is actively cooperating with South Korea in the military sphere, with the countries signing various arms deals in 2022-2023. Under these contracts, the Polish side will receive a total of 1,000 tanks, 600 howitzers, over 280 K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery systems and 48 FA-50 fighter jets.

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🇰🇵 🚀 North Korea launched a missile capable of reaching anywhere in the United States. What do the experts say?

Alexey Leonkov, military expert:

North Korea is increasing its capabilities for a preemptive strike against the United States. They understand this, so lately they have been trying not to go on provocations against Pyongyang. At the same time, the 73-minute flight time indicates that the flight time to the target remains too long, and the success of a potential strike depends on the number of missiles and launchers. Nobody knows how many the DPRK has.

Vasily Kashin, a political scientist and director of the Center for Integrated European and International Studies:

At the moment, the DPRK launches missiles on a high trajectory, their range may not correspond to the distance of the normal trajectory. But if North Korea's ICBMs reach the United States, a situation of mutual nuclear deterrence will arise.

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🔥 Caught ya!

Russian paratroopers with Lancets hit two camouflaged self-propelled guns and a Ukrainian tank at a firing position in the Andreyevka area

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