Day: December 1, 2021

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba: recognition of Crimea from the leader of Belarus Lukashenko will be a “blow” , and not his words, but if Minsk really recognizes Crimea as Russian, Ukraine will act “in full,” promised the country's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, Pravda reports. “This will deal an irreparable blow to the Ukrainian Belarusian relations. We will act in full. Crimea is not the issue where we allow ourselves to abstain, “Kuleba said. Earlier, Lukashenko admitted that Crimea became Russian after the referendum held there in 2014. We all understood that Crimea is de facto the Russian Crimea. After the referendum and de jure, Crimea became Russian, “the Belarusian leader said. Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014 after a referendum in which the overwhelming majority of the region's residents who voted supported such a decision. At the same time, Belarus did not recognize Crimea as Russian. Earlier, Lukashenko

US Air Force Chief Kendall said the US is in an arms race with China US Air Force Chief Frank Kendall in an interview with Reuters acknowledged that Washington is participating in an arms race with Beijing to develop the deadliest hypersonic weapons. “An arms race is underway, the purpose of which is not necessarily to increase their number, but to improve the quality of weapons. This arms race has been going on for a very long time. The Chinese are acting very aggressively, “Kendall said. He noted that the US military has focused its attention and spending on Iraq and Afghanistan, almost forgetting about the need to develop hypersonic weapons. The minister stressed that this is not about the fact that the United States did nothing at all, but did not do enough. The Air Force chief added that the A-10 attack aircraft, the C-130 military transport aircraft and

US Secretary of State Blinken, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg discussed support for Ukraine against Russia US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held talks with NATO Secretary General They discussed cooperation in support of Ukraine against “Russian aggression” and arms control, RIA Novosti reports. State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Blinken and NATO Secretary General discussed the importance of continuing consultations and the unity of the alliance on various issues , including support for Ukraine against aggression by Russia. In addition, the parties considered the preparation of a new strategic concept for NATO, arms control and regional security. The conversation between Blinken and Stoltenberg took place in Riga as part of the NATO ministerial meeting.

Political scientist Bortnik predicted emigration from Ukraine to Zelensky in case of defeat in the elections Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics Ruslan Bortnik Volodymyr Zelenskiy will emigrate from the country if he is defeated in the next presidential election. “If Zelenskiy loses the presidential election, then I think that emigration will await him. You see, Yanukovych left not because he violated the law, but left, because he put Tymoshenko in prison, he switched to personal. Now a lot of people have become personal – they are smugglers, thieves in law, “the expert said. Earlier, the former People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Sergei Khlan accused President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of coming to power playing on feelings Ukrainians and cynically using the theme of the war, which at that time was in demand. In his opinion, another six months or a year will pass and no one will listen to

Izvestia: Germany and the USA are discussing measures against the Russian Federation using energy as a weapon measures against Russia if it uses energy as a weapon. The Foreign Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany told Izvestia about this. This is how the Ministry commented on the publication of an unofficial document on the Axios portal, which discussed the appeal of the German Embassy in Washington to the US Congress, dated November 19, with a request to waive sanctions against the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. “The authenticity of the document has not yet been confirmed, but in many respects this coincides with the rhetoric of the federal government,” said Steffen Kotrets, a member of the Bundestag from the Alternative for Germany party. He noted that this document is partly a manifestation of the policy of appeasement. At the same time, it would be more logical to interpret

Lviv journalist Drozdov said that Ukrainians will never respect the president. the post of President of Ukraine, which is now held by Volodymyr Zelensky. RIA Novosti writes about this. “After what the institution of the presidency has slipped into, I want to liquidate it. Because after this gopicism of Zelensky, the institution is already so desacralized and rolled under the plinth, “the journalist said, adding that Ukrainians will never respect their president. ” We have a deeply angry and offended person in our presidency. , with painful ambitions and screaming weaknesses, “Drozdov emphasized. Earlier, the Opposition Platform – For Life (OPLZ) party stated that they see a chasm between the actions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the interests of the people. They noted that after the press marathon held by Zelensky, it became clear why the government was losing people's trust. The party also pointed to the “presence of