Ruble’s weakening has no relation to US sanctions — deputy foreign minister

Moscow used its new Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile in response to the West’s decision to authorize strategic-depth strikes on Russia

Dmitry Suslov pointed to a crucial message in the President's speech: "Russia firmly believes that the West has moved from a proxy war to a direct war" and that the sides are already "in a state of global conflict"

Previously, Elon Musk said on the X social platform, commenting on Zelensky’s supposition that the United States cannot force Ukraine to "sit and listen" at the negotiating table because Ukraine is an independent country, that Zelensky has an "amazing sense of humor"

According to th statement, London is promoting new rounds of escalation

The Central Bank said on June 13 that it would fix official dollar and euro rates against the ruble on the basis of reports of banks on results of transactions in the over-the-counter currency market

Andrey Kartapolov added that the special military operation in Ukraine "will continue its course until all tasks are completed"

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"European politicians need to think twice about what they do next, especially since Donald Trump, who will take office in two months, replacing the current White House occupant, has already expressed his commitment to the policy of peace," Krasimir Karakachanov said

"The enemy positioned in the fortified area in Velikaya Novoselka in the south of the DPR is already trapped in a kill zone," the source said

According to it, the 1,000-page "Operation Germany" plan lists all infrastructure facilities that deserve special protection, and also contains a procedure for defense or "measures to deter Russia on NATO’s eastern flank"

Russia will continue developing pipe gas supplies and will "continue supplying competitive energy resources to partners and the whole world," Pavel Sorokin noted

The Department of State and other US agencies "should continue to engage our competitors in real and substantive dialogue," Rear Admiral Thomas Buchanan said

Olaf Scholz stated that only the Social Democratic Party of Germany could maintain a balance between caution and clear support for Ukraine

"A diplomatic search for balance and mutual understanding should be the goal, instead of further escalation," Alice Weidel said

Department of Defense Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh gave no answer to the question of how could Ukraine prepare for this kind of attack

Over the day, the enemy lost 150 troops, four motor vehicles, an artillery piece and two mortars

Trump’s inauguration will take place on January 20, 2025

The New York Times reported earlier, citing sources, that US President Joe Biden had authorized the use of US-made ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles for strikes inside Russia

According to the ministry, the targets were destroyed by air-to-surface missiles

US officials believe that ramping up weapons supplies to Ukraine is unlikely to change the situation in the combat zone short term, but it may help Kiev strengthen its stance in case a truce is reached

It is pointed out that Simion’s popularity has propelled him to number two in the polls after Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu

According to the president, the missile is code-named Oreshnik, which can roughly be translated as hazel bush

These missiles pose a threat not only to Ukraine but also to the entire Western world, including continental Europe and Great Britain, Abdullah Agar stressed

The Russian president said that "all the goals we set for ourselves are being achieved"

"A large-scale investment program for expanding production capacities at defense sector organizations is being implemented", Vasily Tonkoshkurov said

According to the security services, Ukrainian troops still have access to several unpaved roads, which are also under Russian fire control

According to Donald Tusk, "no one knows how the conflict will end"

The former Austrian foreign minister stressed that she "counted on rational Western decision-makers, but irrationality is unfortunately on the rise among them"

Viktor Orban recalled that Russia has "one of the most powerful armies in the world, which boasts the most advanced, most powerful weapons"

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 21 that the United States and its NATO allies had earlier announced that they would authorize Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons to hit inside Russia, after which American and British missiles struck Russian military facilities in the Kursk and Bryansk regions

Spokesman Lin Jian highlighted Washington's use of double standards in handling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within the United Nations

The Belarusian leader noted that they want to go to Warsaw

Russia will also engage in nuclear deterrence against those countries that offer their territory, maritime zones, airspace, and resources for aggression against it

According to the Russian president, it can install a nuclear warhead on this missile, if necessary, Deputy Chairman of Turkey’s Patriotic Party Hakan Topkurulu said

"Ukraine should be forever grateful that President Putin is calm, rational and kind - because Zelensky is practically begging for his country to be flattened," American political commentator Jackson Hinkle said

The important message in Vladimir Putin’s speech was that "Russia does believe that the West has shifted from a proxy-war to direct war" and that the parties find themselves in "a global conflict" now, Dmitry Suslov said

Maria Zakharova quoted the US Senator, who called the ICC a "Kangaroo court" and ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan a "deranged fanatic"

Russian forces liberated seven communities in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past week, the Defense Ministry reported

According to Nikolay Patrushev, the "imposed sanctions restrictions are aimed at thwarting the implementation of Russia’s Arctic projects"

Maria Zakharova stated that the US-NATO construction project, ongoing for nearly a decade with complete disregard to Russian security concerns, has consistently been a focus of Russia's attention

"As a result, the goals that the enemy apparently set have not been achieved," the Russian leader said

Kim Jong Un added that negotiations with the US only confirmed the North Korean view that Washington’s hostile policy remains unchanged

Earlier, Tucker Carlson said that Joe Biden's approval of long-range missile strikes by the Ukrainian army deep inside Russia could threaten US people

"An automated warning was sent 30 minutes before the launch," Dmitry Peskov said

According to the Russian foreign minister, this represents the "confrontational logic" of the West

Robert Fico also rejected the belief that this escalation would not impact "those living far away, in Spain, England, or America"

TASS has compiled congratulatory messages and reactions to Donald Trump's apparent win

Putin’s position can be traced back to his 2007 address at the Munich Security Conference, Tiberio Graziani says

According to the report, at least 15 Ukrainian servicemen were killed as a result of the attack

Angela Merkel added that another fallacy was the belief that the status "would act as a deterrent," and that Moscow "would accept these developments without taking action"

"Democratic institutions in the country have been destroyed, rendering dialogue between the government and the people impossible," Viktor Medvedchuk said

"We know what kind of developments are being carried out there, but this will happen tomorrow or in a year or two, but we have such a system already today," the president said

"Our friends are living in the Arab world," the politician noted

"Russia has repeatedly stated that such actions will receive a response – and it will be a stronger one," Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin stressed

Alexander Lukashenko also emphasized that a real information war has been underway for a long time

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell confirmed that the US administration had lifted restrictions for US-supplied missiles to be used for strikes up to 300 kilometers inside Russia

The measure is taken in response to the anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors on Thursday

It will be held on November 25

According to Daniel Davis authorizing US long-range weapons to be used against Russia is "foolhardy to the highest order," "especially because there is no military upside for doing so"

According to Belarusian Security Council State Secretary Alexander Volfovich, "the West does not support peace, it supports war"

Andrey Belousov stressed that Russian troops have accelerated their advance in the special military operation zone and have effectively disrupted Kiev's 2025 military campaign

The decision was reportedly made in response to the anti-Iran resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency

"Based on the tasks and the range of this weapon, it can hit targets across entire Europe, which sets it apart from other high-precision long-range weapons," Sergey Karakayev said

According to his data, Kazakhstan’s plans on oil supplies to Germany over the Druzhba oil pipeline for 2025 remain at the same level of 1.2 mln metric tons

According to the French military source, Russia's recent use of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile should be taken in the context of possible negotiations regarding the ongoing Ukrainian conflict

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Robert Fico pointed out that "more and more evidence show that the West seeks to prolong the war in Ukraine for various reasons"

"There is more in the Russian arsenal than many believe," said Karin Kneissl, the former Foreign Minister of Austria

Apart from that, one violation of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 linked with the flights by the US-led coalition unmanned aerial vehicles was reported

The French interior ministry said earlier that an emergency meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council will be held on November 26 following Russia using its new missile against a Ukrainian defense sector facility

Col. (Ret.) Lawrence Wilkerson confirmed to TASS that the launch of ATACMS missiles would be impossible without "US/NATO satellite feeds and/or personnel"

Turning to the Labour Party’s domestic policies, Andrey Kelin said Starmer’s plans to spur the economy were "not met with applause by the population

Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a precision strike on Ukraine’s Yuzhmash defense industry facility in retaliation for the use of US-and UK-made weapons for strikes on Russia

Lin Jian also reaffirmed Beijing's position on the Ukrainian issue

Over the day, the enemy lost more than 150 people, while five Ukrainian servicemen surrendered

At the same time, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi once again criticized Russia’s actions in Ukraine

According to the Russian foreign minister, such behavior is "typical of the Democrats"

Department of Defense Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh also claimed that Washington, while helping Ukraine, is not attempting to turn the conflict into a large-scale regional confrontation that spills beyond the country’s borders

According to the politician, Western nations need to understand that they are fighting on Ukraine’s side

Energy facilities backing Ukrainian defense industry extensively attacked

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said it in an interview

Andrey Kelin also recalled that the policy of the Russian leadership enjoys the full support and confidence of the country's population

Tatyana Moskalkova said that, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 112,337 people had been evacuated from the Kursk Region alone

The New York Times reported on November 17 that US President Joe Biden had authorized the use of US-supplied ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles for strikes inside Russia

China produced 81.9 mln metric tons in October, up 2.9% on an annualized basis

The head of state also approved citizenship applications from foreign nationals and stateless persons residing in the country

According to the Russian foreign minister, the West is directly involved in the use of long-range weapons against Russia, as not a single missile could be launched without its involvement

The Russian diplomat reminded that over the past two years, several Russian journalists were killed by the Kiev regime, including Darya Dugina, Maxim Fomin (Vladlen Tatarsky), Oleg Klokov, Boris Maksudov, and Rostislav Zhuravlyov

Alexander Frolov, deputy director general of the Institute of National Energy, stressed that the new restrictions do not directly impact buyers of Russian gas who pay for it in rubles

Speaking in a televised address, the head of state assured that Russia will issue notifications before using this type of missile

The Russian Defense Ministry announced earlier in the day that the country’s latest Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile hit all the targets at a major Ukrainian military-industrial enterprise in Dnepr (Dnepropetrovsk) with its MIRVed warheads

The company stated it would seek damages amounting to 230 million euro for failing to receive the contracted volume of gas from the Russian company for delivery to Germany

Maria Zakharova noted that the Russian Embassy in Helsinki has sent requests to clarify the situation

The president stressed that given the weapon’s special power, it "will be provided precisely to the Strategic Missile Forces"

Russia got the support of 129 countries in a November 20 vote in New York at the 40th plenary session of the UN General Assembly

"No, there have been no notifications, for Russia has no such obligation with regard to intermediate-range missiles," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a televised address to the nation on November 21, announcing that in response to the West’s decision to authorize strategic-depth strikes on Russia, Moscow used its new Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile for the first time

Foreign Policy pointed out that Western officials should stop insisting in public speeches on the need to achieve a strategic defeat for Russia

Here are the key statements, made during the meeting

Belarus faced widespread disruptions to mobile Internet access in 2020 due to the protests that erupted across the country