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#Moscow is working on a plan to merge its biggest oil companies into a single national champion, a deal that would tighten President Vladimir #Putin’s grip on global energy markets and #Russia’s wartime economy.
Sstate-backed giant #Rosneft Oil would absorb fellow state producer #Gazprom Neft—a subsidiary of natural-gas exporter Gazprom—and independently-owned #Lukoil.
Russian President Vladimir #Putin signed into law a treaty on the country's strategic partnership with North Korea which includes a mutual defence provision, according to a decree published on Saturday.
The accord, signed by Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June after a summit in #Pyongyang, calls on each side to come to the other's aid in case of an armed attack.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-signs-mutual-defence-treaty-with-north-korea-2024-11-09/
„BSW-Chefin Wagenknecht: Mit zehn Prozent wie die Grünen stellt man keinen Kanzlerkandidaten auf“. Ist klar, #SarahWagenknecht - aber eine feindselige #Putin-nahe Partei nach sich selbst benennen geht schon klar? 🤔🇩🇪🇪🇺🤭 #Habeck #Wagenknecht #Demokratie #Tyrannophilie https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/bsw-chefin-wagenknecht-mit-zehn-prozent-wie-die-gruenen-stellt-man-keinen-kanzlerkandidaten-auf-100.html
"Steinmeier ist wutentbrannt auf mich zugestürmt"
Schriftsteller #MarkoMartin übte deutliche Kritik an Frank-Walter #Steinmeier, der #Bundespräsident reagierte ungehalten. Im Interview berichtet Martin, was passiert ist.
"Das #NordStream-Projekt sollte nach Moskaus Wunsch die #Ukraine isolieren zugunsten des #Putin-Regimes. Statt nun eigene Fehler einzugestehen, beschimpft Steinmeier andere Menschen, die das sachlich und in ruhiger Diktion ansprechen."
Wahlhelfer Burnout
Wahlhelfer Putin ist einerseits überaus erfolgreich in seinem Job, einer der Besten, wenn nicht sogar der Beste. Andererseits hätte er sich auch mal eine […] …
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https://cartoons.guido-kuehn.de/wahlhelfer-burnout/
#deutschland #Putin #usa #wahlen
Donald #Trump should call President Vladimir #Putin to open up a line of communications with #Russia and ultimately push toward a cease-fire in #Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s top aide said.
He spoke on the sidelines of a summit of European leaders in #Budapest on Thursday, which was also attended by Volodymyr #Zelenskiy.
Russian President Vladimir #Putin on Thursday described #China as #Russia's ally and threw his weight behind #Beijing's claims over #Taiwan, while stating that no countries had anything to fear from deepening Sino-Russian cooperation.
The two countries have not declared a formal military alliance, but Putin and Chinese President #Xi Jinping signed a "no limits" partnership deal in 2022, less than three weeks before Putin sent his troops into #Ukraine.
https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-says-china-is-russias-ally-backs-its-stance-taiwan-2024-11-07/
"If there is no neutrality, it is difficult to imagine the existence of any good-neighborly relations between #Russia and #Ukraine," #Putin said.
Putin said Russia had recognised Ukraine's post-Soviet borders based on the understanding that it would be neutral. The #US-led #NATO military alliance has repeatedly said that Ukraine would one day join.
Russian President Vladimir #Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald #Trump on winning the #US election, praised him for showing courage when a gunman tried to assassinate him, and said #Moscow was ready for dialogue with the Republican president-elect.
In his first public remarks since Trump's win, Putin said Trump had acted like a real man during an assassination attempt on him while he was speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July.
POINTS TO PONDER....
Will the fact that Iran has admitted they have kill squads out for Donald Trump, dampen Trump's buddy /buddy relationship with Vladimir Putin, who has close ties and working relationships with Iran?
It makes one wonder"
- Aure
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Ukraine #Russia #Putin
24 hours after an isolationist returned to the USA. ....
"NATO is an anachronism"
You were warned. !!
Since the July summit of the European Political Community (EPC), there has been a significant escalation of the war on the part of #Russia - the involvement of North Korean troops. The President of #Ukraine, Volodymyr #Zelenskyi, in #Budapest.
"We defend ourselves not from Russian words, but from Russian attacks. That is why we need a sufficient number of weapons, not support in negotiations. Hugging #Putin will not help."
https://president.gov.ua/news/prezident-nam-potribna-dostatnya-kilkist-zbroyi-ne-pidtrimka-94285
The British government said on Thursday it had imposed its biggest sanctions package against #Russia for 18 months, targeting people involved in the #Ukraine war, African mercenary groups and a nerve agent attack on British soil.
The foreign ministry said it had sanctioned 56 bodies and individuals, aiming to hurt Russian President Vladimir #Putin's war effort and Russia's "malign activity globally".
Reports appeard that two warships were hit in Russian Kaspiysk.
The "Tatarstan" and "Dagestan" missile ships were reportedly damaged in a drone strike on the Caspian Fleet in Dagestan.
Small missile ships of Project 21631 Buyan-M were also damaged.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war
