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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บNew Delhi is all shiny and ready to welcome President Putin

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ"The car ride with PM Modi [during SCO summit] was my idea. It was a symbol of our friendship" Putin to India Today

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บPutin notes India's great economic success:

"1.5 billion people and a 7.7% growth rate โ€” thatโ€™s something the Indian nation can truly take pride in. Of course, there are always detractors, critics who believe that this can be done better. But the result is evident."


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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russian expert: Putinโ€™s India visit proves that attempts to disrupt our relations failed

Oil & arms keep flowing, and BRICS cooperation gets more intense - all despite India being a crucial partner to the West.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Expert: Cooperation with Russia makes India stronger vis-a-vis the US

It actually creates preconditions for ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Washington to make concessions to India

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๐Ÿ’ฐ Europe risks $190B meltdown if frozen Russian assets seized

If the EU proceeds with confiscating Russian assets as part of issuing a โ€œreparation loanโ€ to Ukraine, the blocโ€™s member states could lose at least $190 billion in direct investments in the Russian economy, according to calculations by Sputnik based on data from national statistical agencies.

The countries that would be hit the hardest are:

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus ($100 billion)

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany ($20.1 billion)

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands ($16.1 billion)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France ($15.1 billion)

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy ($13 billion)

Given the ban on โ€œunfriendlyโ€ foreign investors from withdrawing funds that were placed in the Russian economy before the start of the sanctions war, the total sum could in fact be considerably higher due to the accumulated balances held in so-called โ€œC-typeโ€ accounts.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Following the start of the Russian special military operation in 2022, the EU and G7 froze nearly half of Russia's foreign currency reserves, totaling approximately $349 billion. Around $233 billion is held in European accounts, predominantly at Belgium-based Euroclear. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the confiscation of immobilized Russian assets would be considered theft of property and undermine confidence in the eurozone.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’ฅ RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

โ—ป๏ธ Russian forces struck Ukrainian military transport and energy infrastructure facilities

โ—ป๏ธ The Black Sea Fleet destroyed 4 Ukrainian unmanned boats in the northwestern waters of the Black Sea

โ—ป๏ธ Air defense superiority: 195 drones vaporized 

โ—ป๏ธ Ukrainian losses: around 1,275 troops killed or wounded

Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ex-Pentagon analyst on Su-57 vs F-35 amid Putinโ€™s India visit:

In raw fighter specs, Russia's Su-57 flat-out beats F-35.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œSu-57 is bigger, faster, has over twice the range, twin engines for durability, & carries more payload with greater variety.โ€œ


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’ฐ MEP: Europe to โ€˜pay dearlyโ€™ if it seizes frozen Russian assets

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œThe proposed confiscation of frozen Russian assets would trigger severe negative repercussions across Europeโ€™s financial system,โ€ Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser told Sputnik.


The overwhelming majority of the European Parliament will likely support such a proposal, because, โ€œlike most EU governments, the European Parliament has lost its sense of responsibility,โ€ according to Kartheiser.

๐Ÿ—ฃ โ€œOnly a small group of MEPs will continue to defend the principle of inviolability of a third countryโ€™s sovereign assets,โ€ he emphasized, warning that Europe โ€œwill pay dearly for this new drift toward fanaticismโ€ regarding the confiscation of frozen Russian assets.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ India needs advanced weapons systems amid evolving threats

Russia's Su-57E export version is on the table. S-400 is already battle-proven during Op Sindoor.

"Russia has always offered a helping hand to its long-standing partner."


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๐Ÿ‘€ Mogherini corruption probe could point at von der Leyenโ€™s door โ€“ analyst

The reputational damage from a corruption scandal surrounding former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is โ€œvery significant,โ€ and Brussels is aware of its scale, Russian political analyst Tatyana Romanova told Sputnik.

โœ๏ธ This affair has raised a number of questions not only about the EU diplomatic service, but also about the European Commission, whose employees were among those detained, Romanova noted.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "The scandal is believed to also cast shadow on the European Commission and [its President] Ursula von der Leyen. She, of course, cannot be aware of everything, but detractors clearly link her centralized management to the scandal,โ€ the analyst pointed out.


The European Public Prosecutor's Office earlier announced that Mogherini and two other individuals had been accused of procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest, and violation of professional secrecy.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บPrime Minister Modi has arrived at Palam Airport to personally receive President Putin upon his arrival in India - Sputnik correspondent

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๐ŸŽฅ๐ŸŽฅ Putin arrives in New Delhi on a state visit

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บPrime Minister Modi has arrived at Palam Airport to personally receive President Putin upon his arrival in India - Sputnik correspondent ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บModiโ€™s decision to meet Putin at the aircraft ramp was unexpected, and the Russian side had not been informed in advance - Kremlin

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Putin arrives in India for two-day state visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed at the Palam Air Force Base on Thursday evening, where he was personally greeted at the air stairs by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Putin will hold meetings and engagements in New Delhi on December 4 and 5 at Modiโ€™s invitation.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy hits brakes on Ukraine weapons amid peace talks

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has signaled his countryโ€™s unwillingness to participate in a NATO program to buy US weapons for Ukraine in light of ongoing peace negotiations, Bloomberg reports.

๐Ÿ”ธ The remarks are โ€œthe clearest sign yetโ€ that the Italian government โ€œhas changed its strategy on Ukraine after running out of funds and weathering tensions within the ruling coalition,โ€ according to the news outlet.

Italy has become Europeโ€™s first country to suggest Ukraine should not be provided with additional weapons while a ceasefire is being negotiated, Bloomberg points out.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Putin and Modi began their conversation inside the Indian Prime Ministerโ€™s car - Sputnik correspondent ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บModi says he is happy to welcome Vladimir Putin to India, calling the Russian leader his friend

Relations between Russia and India are time-tested and bring great benefits to the peoples of both countries, Prime Minister Modi wrote on X in Russian.

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๐Ÿšจ Putin calls meeting with Witkoff and Kushner very useful "I think it's premature to discuss specifics for now, but this meeting was necessary," the Russian president told India Today. More of what the president said about the meeting: ๐Ÿ”น Proposals broughtโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kremlin talks could become foundation for restoring USโ€“Russia relations and resolving Ukraine crisis

๐Ÿ—ฃ The Putinโ€“Witkoffโ€“Kushner "meeting can be seen as a serious and pragmatic step toward finding a political solution", Ammar Kanah, director of the Sevastopol Center for Strategic Studies and leading Jordanian expert on Russia, tells Sputnik.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "It took place against the backdrop of all the contradictions and complex developments we have witnessed in recent days. It is worth noting that the American plan on Ukraine is not something that appeared spontaneouslyโ€”it was developed within the framework and context of the understandings reached earlier at the Anchorage meeting."


๐ŸŸ  According to Kanah, this shift became possible after Donald Trump gave European countries and Ukraine time to return to common sense and reassess the economic and strategic costs of continued militarization and escalation with Russia.

๐ŸŸ  He argues that the meeting now forms a foundation for two key objectives: restoring USโ€“Russia relations and shaping a real, sustainable resolution to the Ukraine crisis.

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