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Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, November 15th

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the minister will hold a series of bilateral talks and meetings on the summit’s sidelines

The request was filed by Bundestag member Andrej Hunko of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance - Reason and Justice party

According to the report, it is not ruled out that Joe Biden may allow to use American missiles to deliver strikes not only on the Kursk Region but also elsewhere in Russia

According to Scott Ritter, Ukraine and Western countries are also concerned about the results of the US election and the victory of Donald Trump

The potential launch of long-range weapons from Ukrainian territory or elsewhere is defined in detail in Russia’s new nuclear doctrine, Viktor Bondarev noted

Alexander Mazur stressed that all the information is reported to the top officials

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, November 18th

According to Andrey Marochko, from November 9 to November 15, the battlegroups North, West and South destroyed 32 Ukrainian tanks, 75 field artillery guns and over 320 different combat vehicles

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward his latest peace proposal for the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, which envisages the recognition of the status of Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions as Russian constituencies

"The conversation was detailed but revealed that little has changed in the Russia president’s views. This is not good news," Scholz said

Earlier, The New York Times reported, citing sources, that US President Joe Biden had authorized strikes from the territory of Ukraine deep into Russia with ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles

"The Military Industrial Complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives," he said

US-based NPR broadcaster notes that the stock of such missiles in Ukraine is limited, since they have already been used during the conflict

According to Sarea, the Houthi drones "successfully hit their targets" in Israel

Reports on whether Kiev is authorized to use the UK-supplied missiles for deep strikes on Russia have been controversial over the past few months

According to the political scientist Boris Mezhuyev, in all likelihood attempts to replace the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, and pit India, Russia and China against each other are coming

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov represents Russia at the event

The Ilta-Sanomat daily pointed out that Alexander Stubb had been in the presidential office for eight months already, but never managed to hold any talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

According to Dnepropetrovsk Region Governor Sergey Lysak, damage was reported in the region’s Nikopol District

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday

"He [Scholz], like another lame duck in the US - Joe Biden, has nothing to offer," Prof. Thomas Eger of the University of Cologne told the Bild newspaper

Spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States Liu Pengyu stressed that Beijing stood for a peaceful and diplomatic settlement of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

Lack of due support, and accommodation issues, are the reason

At the same time, the president noted that once upon a time "Vladimir Lenin gave away the whole of Ukraine when he created the Soviet Union"

The French leader said that a conversation with Putin is possible "when relevant conditions and circumstances appear," the BFMTV television channel reported

Western intelligence services have effectively become the SBU’s overseers, Aleksandr Mazur noted

Russia still urges the Kiev regime to stop sending its citizens to death and killing Russians in Ukraine, Peskov noted

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, marking their first phone conversation since December 2022

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 Alexander Lavrentyev, there are "in fact Russian troops stationed" in Syria

Denis Pushilin specified that the situation in Kurakhovo is hopeless for the Ukrainian army, however, the Ukrainian units have not been ordered to retreat

Meanwhile, Le Figaro reported that the perpetrator stated his intention to commit suicide

Dmitry Peskov said that "these strikes are carried out by those countries that give permission, because targeting, other maintenance is not done by Ukrainian servicemen"

Adgur Ardzinba, Leader of the Abkhazian Popular Movement, said that the entire cabinet is to resign

Earlier, The New York Times reported, citing sources, that Biden had authorized strikes from Ukrainian territory deep into Russia using ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles

"Russia's position was clearly worded by the Russian president on June 14, 2024," Sergey Lavrov stressed

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, November 13th

According to Le Figaro, Kiev "will be able to use SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles for these purposes"

According to sources, many in Trump's team are reportedly disappointed

Apart from that, two violations of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 linked with the flights by the US-led coalition unmanned aerial vehicles were reported

The newspaper has not yet responded to a TASS inquiry asking why the statement was removed

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, namely the Kursk Region

Apart from that, in his words, a newspaper employee and a police officer received wounds

The gas pipeline is ready for operation, the Russian President said

Pentagon chief said that following a meeting with his Australian and Japanese counterparts

Most of the intercepted talks deal with military issues, using a special talk chart, Andrey Marochko specified

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian pointed out that Beijing has always encouraged and supported all efforts aimed at the peaceful settlement of the crisis

Ukraine lost more than 100 servicemen, a tank, an armored fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, two D-30 122-mm howitzers, a mortar and an electronic warfare station over the past day

According to Maria Zakharova, Ukrainian social media accounts are meanwhile speculating that the Zelensky regime plans to present the received Western missiles as Ukrainian, changing the labels to use the weapons to attack Russia

According to Dmitry Suslov, retaliatory measures may include the handover of more advanced weapons to the forces "that are directly fighting against the US, particularly, in the Middle East"

116 countries, including Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Serbia, and Syria, supported the document

In the Mediterranean Sea, the missile frigate’s crew will accomplish missions as part of the Russian Navy’s standing taskforce

Energy facilities backing Ukrainian defense industry extensively attacked

"Russia's proposals are well known and outlined, in particular, in a June speech at the Russian Foreign Ministry," the Russian president said

The Belarusian leader noted that they want to go to Warsaw

According to former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter, the United States "is a direct party to the invasion and occupation of Russian soil," because it helped Kiev plan its incursion into the Kursk Region

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 15

The lease term for this property by the Consulate General of the Russian Federation expires at the end of this month, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said

Russian President Vladimir Putin has already clarified his position on US long-range missile attacks on targets inside Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented

Russian army hits Ukrainian energy facilities

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga said earlier that the total military help from the US and European states to Kiev had exceeded 100 bln euro

On November 18, the top Russian diplomat is expected to speak at plenary session on issues of fighting against poverty and famine, as well as of reforming global institutions

Alexander Rapolyuk noted that they had originally been sent to the Kursk Region under the pretext of replacing their comrades, but upon arrival, they found that the servicemen they were meant to replace had already been killed

Earlier The New York Times reported that US President Joe Biden has allowed to use US-supplied long-range missiles, known as the Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to strike inside Russia

According to Ramzan Kadyrov, fighters from the 34th Akhmat-Russia motorized rifle regiment conducted reconnaissance using unmanned aerial vehicles

"It’s quite clear that Europe will play its part in resolving" the conflict, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff said

"Russian President Putin has repeatedly said that we have never refused to negotiate," the Russian foreign minister reiterated

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

Abkhazia should rely on the union with Russia and build its own state, Abkhazian President Aslan Bzhania said

According to the Japanese broadcaster, Tokyo is concerned that the cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang has allegedly an impact on security in Europe and Asia

"In Russian, of course, through an interpreter," he said in an interview for the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin"

"The global situation is approaching the dangerous threshold," Kim Jong Un said

Students from technical schools and institutes attended these covert camps, which were also overseen by Western intelligence agencies, Aleksandr Mazur noted

The phobia is so strong that special precautions need to be taken before her meetings

Peter Szijjarto pointed out that "the supporters of war in Washington and Brussels have launched a final, desperate attack on the new reality"

Moscow's position should be absolutely clear to everyone, Dmitry Peskov pointed out

"The American imperialism has entered a phase of madness and revenge," the Venezuelan president noted

Military and financial support provided to Ukraine is not a way of solving the crisis, Mazgut said

Justice Minister Anri Bartsits emphasized that President Aslan Bzhania had already proposed a perfectly legal solution to resolve the current political crisis

"I suspect most everything will be under review," a member of Trump’s transition team said

Russia’s S-400 Triumf is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles, and surface targets

"Russian President Vladimir Putin told Olaf Scholz in detail about Russia's vision of what is happening, about possible prospects for the development of the situation," Dmitry Peskov said

According to Sue Gough, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, an office at the US Department of Defense that investigates unidentified anomalous phenomena, "is continuing its review of the historical record of US government UAP programs"

According to Ilter Turan, Ukraine lacks the capacity to sustain its confrontation with Russia for an extended period without support from the US and Europe

Boris Pistorius, however, noted that he sees no changes in Moscow’s course

The Turkish proposal envisages establishing a demilitarized zone in eastern Donbass and placing international troops there

Earlier, the entrepreneur opined that the bloodshed in Ukraine would end soon

"There is the law, and from the viewpoint of the law I am an elected president," he said

Meanwhile, the Netherlands has repeatedly stated that it imposes no restrictions on the use or range of weapons, including F-16 fighter jets, the country is supplying to Kiev

Aleksandar Vulin stressed that such an action leads to "devastating consequences for the global community"

According to Andrey Kartapolov, Russia "will definitely" respond to such a decision by Western countries

"Nevertheless, there is every possibility Trump will repeal the decision - indeed, his camp has already accused Biden of trying to 'escalate' the conflict", Lisa Haseldine pointed out

These weapons were authorized for use in the Kursk Region only, the news outlet said

Commenting on the Russian side's assessment of the conversation, the top diplomat emphasized that there is already a corresponding comment from the Kremlin

No further details have been provided

"The conditions that President Putin laid out in June remain fully relevant," Dmitry Peskov said

The blast did not cause serious damage, the staff have been evacuated

According to Abbas Araghchi, since the presidency of late Ebrahim Raisi, Iran-US talks were held through the mediation of Oman, but the process has been suspended since May

Separatist activities in Taiwan are incompatible with peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, Xi Jinping added