🛢Hungary and Slovakia restore Russian oil supplies previously pumped through Ukraine

In September, Hungarian oil company MOL pumped approximately 300,000 tons of Russian oil to its refineries in both Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline, which passes through Ukraine. As a result, MOL's refineries, which were recently out of service for maintenance, were able to resume operations.

The Hungarian company's trading arm had been responsible for pumping oil purchased from LUKOIL that was transported through Ukraine after sanctions were imposed on the Russian company by Kiev in late June. Now, MOL takes these volumes directly before crossing the Ukrainian-Belarusian border and pays for the transit itself.

In total, Russian companies delivered 850,000 tons of oil to Slovakian and Hungarian refineries in September.

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🔸 Over 10 dead, 25 injured in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon

🔸 Fire breaks out at BAE Systems submarine shipyard in UK

🔸 NYT claims IDF attack on Iran hit IRGC-controlled space center

🔸 Attempted attack on Bryansk ‘intelligence op on part of NATO’ - analyst

🔸 Hungary and Slovakia restore Russian oil shipments that used to flow through Ukraine

🔸 Chinese top diplomat hails BRICS summit in Kazan as ‘a complete success’

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🗣Key statements of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the detention of Russian journalists in the US:

🔸 Russia will not leave the detention of Russian journalists at US airport unanswered.

🔸 Detention of Russian journalists at US airport is violation of US obligations in the field of ​​freedom of speech.

🔸 Detention of Russian journalists at the US airport is a demonstrative action, which shows the readiness of the USA to block inconvenient information.

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🇷🇺🪖New footage from liberated Selidovo in Donetsk People's Republic

The footage shows the Russian military destroying the enemy and taking dominant positions. At the same time, attack drone teams are striking enemy manpower and equipment, facilitating the advance of the attacking forces.

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🇮🇱⚔️🇮🇷 Israel warns Iran another attack will be met with ‘capabilities not used’ in latest air raid

Israel has warned Iran against making “the mistake” of carrying out another attack against it. If Iran were to launch missiles at Israel, the Israel Defense Forces would “hit extremely hard both the capabilities and the places that we spared this time,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi stated at the Ramon Air Base on Tuesday.

Israel “didn’t finish this event,” he added, because “we may be required to do it again.” Over 100 Israeli warplanes, including the fifth-generation F-35s, were reportedly involved in the IDF’s three waves of "precise" strikes on Iranian military targets on October 26.

The strikes that Tel Aviv described as a "response" to Tehran’s missile attacks on the Jewish state on October 1 claimed the lives of at least four Iranian soldiers, according to the Islamic Republic’s Defense Ministry.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the strikes as a "clear violation" of international law, adding that Iran "considers itself entitled and obligated to defend itself."

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🎥🎥 Lavrov takes part in 8th World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad

👉Watch the livestream here or follow the link to the Sputnik's website

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🗣 'The situation on the international arena has not become easier for 3 years, the collective West led by the US has increased the pressure on Russia' - Lavrov

Key statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 8th World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad:

🔸 Doomed to failure are all the efforts of our malefactors.

🔸 Russia is confidently conducting a special military operation to ensure its legitimate security interests.

🔸 The lives and safety of our compatriots, their right to preserve their memory and speak their native language will be protected.

🔸 Russia's isolation has failed - the BRICS summit in Kazan proves it. The countries of the Global South are aware of this.

🔸 The Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots is facing problems in Western countries, where attempts are being made to abolish Russian culture and the Russian language.

🔸 The focus of the first plenary session of the Congress is the defense of traditional values. This is especially important in the face of Western neoliberal pressure.

🔸 Putin's decree on the admission of conservative foreigners has already covered some 40 countries.

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🇮🇷⚔️🇮🇱IRGC deputy chief threatens Israel with 'crushing blows' in coming days

Iran will respond to Israel's attack soon, the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Reza Naqdi stated.

"In the coming days, you will see more crushing blows against the Zionist regime. We will surprise them with our initiative and ingenuity," the Iranian TV channel Al-Alam quoted General Naqdi as saying.

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Russian reporters show true reality of world, making life difficult for Western propagandists, says MFA spokeswoman

By showing things the way they truly are, Russian reporters are making it difficult for the West to tout their slanted narrative of the world, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

Speaking to Sputnik radio, the diplomat highlighted the recent assault against a RIA Novosti correspondent at a rally in Tbilisi.

Earlier, demonstrators belonging to the Georgian opposition confronted and harassed a Russian correspondent after hearing him speak Russian.

Specifically, the malevolent protestors encircled the reporter and shoved their loudspeaker right up to his ear, cranking its sound up to such a high frequency that the intensity of it knocked him to the ground.

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🇬🇪Georgian president summoned to Prosecutor's Office over her election fraud allegations

The Georgian prosecutor's office has summoned President Salome Zourabichvili over her claims of possible election fraud, with the interrogation date set for Thursday. The office added that it would question anyone who may have information on the matter.

"The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia (CEC) will simultaneously carry out all necessary investigative and procedural measures specified in the appeal of the CEC in order to examine the facts expressed by the President of Georgia, individual political parties and members of observation missions," the statement reads.

💬 "Based on the Central Election Commission’s complaint dated October 30, 2024, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has opened an investigation into the alleged falsification of the parliamentary elections," the office said in the statement.

Georgia held its parliamentary elections on Saturday. According to the final vote count announced by the election commission on Sunday, the ruling Georgian Dream party won 53.93% of the vote, while the nation’s four opposition parties combined won 37.78% to enter parliament.

The opposition has refused to recognize the results and demanded a new vote. Zourabichvili not only rejected the election results, but also called on the public to take to the streets.

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💰China files complaint with WTO over EU’s decision to impose tariffs on EVs

China does not recognize or accept this decision, the country’s Ministry of Commerce said, adding that the EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric cars represents a protectionist approach that is actually “unfair competition” under the pretest of “fair competition”.

The Ministry asserted that "China will continue to take all necessary measures to protect the rights and interests of its companies", and also added that such commercial disputes could provoke a "trade war."

Previously, the EU announced a decision to impose additional duties on electric vehicles from China amounting to up to 35.3%, which takes effect on October 30.

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🇷🇺🪖Key statements from the Russian Defense Ministry's daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:

◻️ Russian Air defenses shot down one HIMARS missile and 67 Ukrainian drones over the day.

◻️ Ukranian forces lost up to 515 troops in the Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr area of responsibility over the day.

◻️ Ukranian losses in Russia’s Battlegroup Yug combat zone amounted up to 520 militants.

◻️ Russian Battlegroup Vostok repelled two counterattacks, the enemy lost up to 115 servicemen and a tank.

◻️ Russian Air Forces hit the infrastructure of military airfields, oil depot and ammunition depots of the Ukrainian armed forces.

◻️ Ukraine lost up to 70 servicemen in the Russia’s Battlegroup Sever combat zone over 24 hours.

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