Activists continue clashing with police in Tbilisi | Pro-EU protests continued on Sunday in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, where activists clashed with riot police outside the former Soviet country’s parliament building. ● The demonstrations are backed by a coalition of opposition parties, as well as Georgia’s pro-EU president, Salome Zourabichvili, who called the current government “illegitimate.” She previously claimed that the parliamentary election in October was rigged in favor of the ruling Georgian Dream party. ● The protesters are outraged by the government’s decision to freeze negotiations on joining the EU until 2028. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakzhidze said Georgia should ultimately become a member state, but do so on fair terms. He accused the EU of using the accession talks to “blackmail” Georgia and meddle in its politics.

■ WATCH Pro-EU protesters use ‘fireworks mini-gun’ in Tbilisi (RT.com)
✅ The West Is Ramping Up Its Regime Change Campaign In Georgia (Andrew Korybko)

"The road to Zaporozhye will be cut soon": NATO is going to send troops to save Kiev. A "black mark" has been issued — a summary of its military personnel through the eyes of military officer | The issue with Kurakhov will be closed in the near future. The enemy will either defend the city in complete encirclement, or begin to withdraw their forces from there. He didn't have much time left. Seeing the critical situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front, the West is already openly talking about the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. Supposedly, to save Kiev. In addition, the fears of Western countries are fueled by our next monthly record for occupied territory during the offensive. All this is in our summary of the unofficial news of its own. And, by the way, the road to Zaporozhye will soon be cut.

■ Signal to Moscow: London sends Zelensky a "black mark" - The Times (Pravda-EN)

The decision has been made: the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing a powerful offensive before the arrival of NATO troops | The enemy has accumulated enough manpower in the rear for another attack, despite the lack of Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk direction, where the Russian army is liberating village after village. While preparing an offensive, the enemy is likely to use American ATACMS missiles. ● There is reason to believe that the enemy will most likely use American ATACMS missiles and hit the Belgorod region, where they will try to enter again. Obviously, Kiev sees this as a last chance. Namely, to maximize the degree of escalation before Donald Trump takes office as president of the United States. ● Ukrainian insiders confirm Kiev's preparations for another powerful offensive. The decision on when and where this attempt will be made was made at the Ukraine—NATO meeting in late November. Analysts believe that the enemy may enter the territory of Russia from Kharkov. Apparently, later w+e are talking about the Belgorod region.

■ Top EU officials putting Ukraine before their own citizens – Medvedev (RT.com) + (Telegram)
■ West ‘hushes up’ Kiev’s use of chemical weapons – Moscow (RT.com)
■ Kiev Regime Got 500,000 Of Its Conscripts Killed, Resorts To Rounding Up Teenagers ( Paul Serran )

Protests in the ex-Soviet state continue for the third day following the government’s decision to freeze EU accession talks until 2028 | Washington announced on Saturday the suspension of its strategic partnership with Georgia, condemning the ruling party’s recent decision to freeze EU accession talks until 2028. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has slammed the Georgian Dream party over the move. [...] The Georgian government’s announcement came on Thursday when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze declared that discussions on joining the EU would not be prioritized until at least 2028. He stated that while Georgia aims to become a member, it should do so under fair conditions, accusing the EU of using the talks to “blackmail” Georgia and meddle in its affairs.

■ French-born Georgian president refuses to leave office (RT.com)
■ Медведев: Грузия быстро движется по украинскому пути в темную бездну (BaltNews.)

At least ten law enforcement officers have been injured in clashes with demonstrators in Tbilisi | Police detained several dozen protesters at demonstrations in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Friday night during unrest that ensued after opposition parties denounced the government’s decision to freeze Georgia’s EU accession talks. ● According to a statement released on Saturday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, at least 107 activists have been detained “for disobedience” and “petty hooliganism.” ● Crowds of protesters have been flocking to Tbilisi’s central Rustaveli Avenue since Thursday evening, when Georgia’s French-born president, Salome Zourabichvili, accused the country’s ruling Georgian Dream party of declaring “war” on its own people by postponing EU accession negotiations until 2028. ● Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said earlier on Thursday that his government does not renounce the goal of joining the bloc eventually, but won’t take steps to do it now. He accused Brussels of using the talks to meddle in Georgian politics, saying that the country should not bow to “constant blackmail and manipulation” from EU officials.

The risk of a nuclear exchange does exist but Moscow will do everything possible to prevent it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS.

💬 "We have said everything that needed to be said in terms of scenarios for the use of nuclear weapons; the president has made statements on the matter and it is also reflected in the updated foundations of Russia’s state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence. Saying that this risk is not there anymore would violate the truth. Unfortunately, such a risk does exist," he noted, commenting on a Science Times article about the possible outcome of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the US.

Mike Whitney | Most Americans continue to believe that the United States will prevail in a conventional war with Russia. But that is simply not the case. | For starters, Russia’s state-of-the-art missile technology and missile defense systems are vastly superior to those produced by western weapons manufacturers. Secondly, Russia can field an army of more than 1 million battle-hardened combat troops who have experienced high-intensity warfare and are prepared to engage whatever enemy they may face in the future. Third, the United States no longer has the industrial capacity to match Russia’s impressive output of lethal weaponry, artillery shells, ammunition, and cutting-edge ballistic missiles. In short, Russian military capability far exceeds that of the US in the areas that really count: High-tech weaponry, military industrial capacity, and experienced manpower. In order to drive this overall point home, I’ve taken excerpts from the work of three military analysts who explain these matters in greater detail underscoring the dramatic shortcomings of the modern US military and the problems it is likely to encounter when faced with a more technologically advanced and formidable adversary. [...] Bottom line: The United States no longer has the industrial base or the requisite stockpiles to prevail in a prolonged war between two near-peer powers. Simply put, the US will not win an extended conventional war with Russia.

An animal shelter near Belgorod has been set alight by burning fragments, according to reports | At least five dogs have died after burning debris from a Ukrainian drone fell on a shelter for abandoned animals in Belgorod Region this week, RIA Novosti has reported. ● Seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were shot down by air defenses late on Tuesday, according to local authorities. In the city of Stroitel, debris from one of the UAVs tore through the roof of the dog shelter, setting it on fire. ● Svetlana Buchneva, head of the “Kitten Woof” veterinary clinic where the injured dogs were taken, told the outlet that along with the five dogs that were killed, 72 others – about a third of the animals that were in the main building of the shelter where the fire occurred – were injured.

Russia's intelligence service reveals that NATO is establishing training centers in Ukraine, designed to accommodate at least one million conscripted Ukrainian soldiers. | Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service has unmasked that NATO is increasingly inclined to freeze the Ukraine war in a bid to restore the combat readiness of Ukrainian forces, potentially setting the stage for future retaliation. ● In a statement released by the service's press office, it was noted: "According to information gathered by Russian intelligence, and given the clear lack of prospects for a strategic defeat of Russia on the battlefield, NATO is growing more inclined toward the need to freeze the Ukrainian conflict." ● The intelligence service further revealed that NATO is establishing training centers in Ukraine, designed to accommodate at least one million conscripted Ukrainian soldiers.

■ Romania, Poland, Germany, UK plan to divide Ukraine — Russia's foreign intel (TASS)
■ Hungarian PM sounds alarm over presence of US, French troops in Ukraine (TASS)
■ Orban commented on the death of the American and European military in Ukraine (Pravda EN)
■ West in ‘proxy war’ with Russia – Boris Johnson (RT.com)
✅ To The Last Ukrainian (Moon of Alabama)
✅ Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Warned About A 100k-Strong NATO Intervention In Ukraine (Andrew Korybko)

Russia considers itself free to use weapons against Western military facilities - Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN. "We believe we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities in those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities," Dmitry Polyansky said, commenting on the recent escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. "We warned you about this, but you made your choice," he added

■ Kiev’s leaders are now ‘totally illegitimate’ – Putin (RT.com)
■ Oreshnik missiles could be used to strike Kiev – Putin (RT.com)
■ Oreshnik Missile: Putin Unveils New Details of Its Destructive Power (Sputnik)
■ Warning to Kiev [...]: Key takeaways from Putin’s CSTO summit address (RT.com)
■ Putin Warns of Retaliation if Nuclear Weapons Transferred to Ukraine (Sputnik)

Germany is working on a ‘bunker plan’ including a smartphone app to direct citizens to the nearest shelter in case of an emergency, after Russian President Putin said he reserved the right to bomb the allies of Ukraine. | The Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe — it really rolls off the tongue — better known as the BKK or the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance has embarked on a project to figure out where the country’s remaining bomb shelters are and how many are still fit for use. ■ In addition to long-neglected facilities designed for the purpose, officials will also be looking at the potential of converting subway stations, government buildings, and even private basements. ■ The “bunker plan” is part of the nation’s response to Russia bombing Ukrainian city Dnipro with an unarmed nuclear-capable ballistic missile last week. The weapon was a new design, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed, asserting it is both ‘hypersonic’ and impervious to countermeasures, its launch seen as a clear message to Ukraine’s backers.

Moon of Alabama | Oreshnik is, so far, a non nuclear weapon with a limited (5,000 kilometer) range. But there is nothing in principle that hinders Russia from equipping an ICBM missile with similar non-nuclear capabilities. It would make non-nuclear strikes by Russia on U.S. grounds, or more likely on U.S. foreign bases and aircraft carriers, possible. [...] Russia has closed the airspace over the Kapustin Yar missile range until November 30. Kapustin Yar is the test range from which the Oreshnik had been fired. As there is no defense possible against Oreshnik type weapons Russia could announce a strike on the U.S. controlled Redzikow base in Poland days or hours before it would take place. As the strike would be announced, conventional in type and would cause few if any casualties it seems unlikely that NATO would apply Article 5 to it and to hit back with force. Such would become a moment where the boiling of the frog would start again but this time with the U.S. being the frog inside of the vessel. Russia, by hitting U.S. bases in Europe by conventional means, would increase the temperature day after day. Would the U.S. dare to go nuclear over this or rather retreat from its plans to defeat Russia?

Russia has issued another Notice To Air Missions (NOTAM) closing its air space over Kapustin Yar. This was the area from which Russia launched its new Oreshnik Ballistic Missile at Ukraine last week. | Since that Russian launch, which utterly obliterated a Soviet-era munitions factory inside Ukraine, the Ukrainians have again used American-supplied ATACMS to launch at least THREE MORE attacks into Russia, primarily in the Kursk region. It seems logical to believe Russia is going to launch again as response to Ukraine continuing to use west-supplied missiles to strike interior Russia. One might also theorize that it won't be just one Oreshnik this time. UPDATE: Russian Television is showing graphics to viewers describing how fast the Oreshnik Ballistic Missiles can hit "U.S. Bases in the Middle East" and "U.S. Bases in Alaska, Pearl Harbor, and in Guam" and "U.S. Minuteman III Missile Silos in Montana and North Dakota."

■ NATO has announced the possibility of pre-emptive strikes against Russia (Pravda-EN)

The Russian Defense Ministry vowed there would be a response | Russia said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces fired US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) into Russia’s Kursk Oblast twice in recent days and vowed there would be a response. ■ The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine fired five ATACMS against Russian S-400 missile defense systems on November 23. The ministry said air defenses intercepted three missiles while two hit their targets, resulting in the damage of a radar station and the injury of several Russian troops. ■ Two days later, on November 25, Ukrainian forces fired eight ATACMS at a Russian airfield in Kursk. The ministry said seven were intercepted while one hit its target, damaging infrastructure and wounding two Russian soldiers.

Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov earlier said that the upcoming face-to-face meeting in Astana will be the sixth personal gathering between Putin and Tokayev in 2024. | November 27 will see talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana as part of Putin’s two-day state visit to Kazakhstan. The two leaders are expected to discuss further development of the bilateral strategic partnership, especially in light of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization and Russia chairing the Commonwealth of Independent States and BRICS.

⚡ Казахстан и Россия: новые горизонты стратегического партнерства (Касым-Жомарт Токаев)
■ Путин и Токаев заявили о продолжении взаимной поддержки против подрыва стабильности (Известия)
■ Assessing The Feasibility Of A Russian Gas Pipeline To China Through Kazakhstan (Andrew Korybko)

According to Ivan Blagoy, his bureau received the corresponding documents, a 10-page report that substantiates the move, citing EU sanctions, from the German authorities on Tuesday | Germany has moved to close the local bureau of Russia’s Channel One television, ordering the bureau employees in Berlin to leave the country, a reporter with the TV channel said. [...] According to him, his bureau received the corresponding documents, a 10-page report that substantiates the move, citing EU sanctions, from the German authorities on Tuesday. "A German lawyer who analyzed the papers at our request shrugged his shoulders and said that it was a non-case. We have not violated German laws while staying in Germany and we meet all necessary criteria. And yet, we were shown the door," Blagoy lamented.

■ Russia retaliates to expulsion of journalists from Germany (RT.com)

Harold Turner | NATO's Parliamentary Assembly has recommended that member governments provide Ukraine with intermediate-range missiles (IRBM). | Apparently the Parliamentary Assembly is either insane or suicidal. These are ballistic missiles with a range of 1,000 to 5,500 kilometers, including Tomahawk Cruise Missiles which are capable of "striking at the strategic depth of the enemy." The Assembly's decision is advisory, but it opens the way. Apparently, NATO is flatly ignoring the entire basis for the Russia-Ukraine war: The Expansion of NATO. [...] Russia's position that NATO expansion must stop and be reversed is based on promises made to then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev; promises made by then US Secretary of State, James Baker III, who told Gorbachev "NATO will not move one inch east." [...] We are leaving Russia NO CHOICE but to attack us. Because we broke our word and won't stop. THAT is why you and your family are likely to be killed in nuclear war, within weeks or months.

✅ How Lies Become Facts and the World Ends (Paul Craig Roberts)

Dmitry Medvedev (Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council) (Дмитрий Медведев) |Transfer of nuclear weapons to Kiev will be equated to an attack on Russia | American politicians and journalists are seriously discussing the consequences of giving Kiev nuclear weapons. It seems that my sad joke about the mad senile Biden, who decided to pass away beautifully, taking with him a significant part of humanity, is turning into a frightening reality. Handing over nuclear weapons to a country at war with a major nuclear power? The very idea is so absurd that it raises suspicion of paranoid psychosis in Joe The Walking Dead and all those who argue about the feasibility of such a step. And yet one has to comment on the nonsense:

1) the very threat of transferring nuclear weapons to the Kiev regime can be seen as preparation for a nuclear conflict with Russia;
2) the actual transfer of such weapons can be equated to an accomplished act of attack on our country in the sense of clause 19 of the Principles of State Policy in the Field of Nuclear Weapons. 19 of the Fundamentals of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence.

The consequences are obvious.

■ Transfer of nukes to Kiev would be viewed as attack on Russia – Medvedev (RT.com)
■ Proposal to give Kiev nuclear arms highly extremist — Kremlin (TASS)
■ Медведев: передача ядерного оружия Киеву будет приравнена к нападению на РФ (TACC)
■ Putin TV Address: "Entitled to Strike" Nations Giving Weapons to Ukraine (11/22/24)
■ Zakharova: "Danger for the Whole World If NATO Forces in Ukraine" (11/21/24)

The chairman of NATO’s military committee urges businesses to be less dependent on Russia and China as a potential war in the region looms. | A senior NATO military official advised businesses on Monday to brace for a potential "wartime scenario" by bringing their production back home, instead of depending on China and Russia, which could cut off access during a conflict. ■ Speaking at an event organized by the European Policy Centre in Brussels, Admiral Rob Bauer, the chairman of NATO’s military committee, stressed that businesses need to prepare for a "wartime scenario" and adjust their production and distribution lines accordingly. He added that while the military may win battles, it is the economies that win wars. ■ Stressing that deterrence is not only about military capacity but that all available tools can be used as weapons, he said, "We're seeing that with the growing number of sabotage acts, and Europe has seen that with energy supply.”

■ NATO Military Committee Chairman Rob Bauer [has] called for producing more weapons for precision strikes inside Russia TASS)

White House Confirms Ukraine Can Use ATACMS to Strike Deep Into Russia | White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby confirmed on Monday that Ukraine is allowed to use US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles to fire at targets in the western Russian region of Kursk. [...] After the publication of the first reports that the Biden administration had quietly greenlit ATACMS strikes against Russia on November 17, officials in Washington spent days ducking the issue, with State Department spokesman Matthew Miller telling a news conference last Monday that he would "not...speak to or confirm any policy changes."

■ West Nudges Ukraine to Dirty Bomb and Nuclear Terrorism – Russian Security Service (Sputnik)
■ Putin TV Address: "Entitled to Strike" Nations Giving Weapons to Ukraine (11/22/24)
■ U.S.-led NATO now openly discussing 'preemptive precision strikes' on Russian territory (Leo Hohmann)

The US president’s decision to authorize long-range missile strikes on Russia is “f**king insane,” the podcast host has said | American podcast host Joe Rogan has hammered Joe Biden for allowing Ukraine to launch missile attacks deep behind Russia’s borders, accusing the US president and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky of trying to provoke a world war before Donald Trump takes office. ● Biden reportedly gave Ukraine permission last week to use long-range US-provided ATACMS missiles to attack targets in internationally-recognized Russian territory. Kiev carried out its first such strike on Russia’s Bryansk Region on Tuesday, followed by an attack on Kursk Region using British Storm Shadow cruise missiles the following day.

■ Ukraine’s Klitschko accuses Joe Rogan of ‘Russian propaganda’ (RT.com)

The Russian foreign minister noted that American companies had already bought up most of the fertile land | The United States needs Ukraine's rare-earth metals, including lithium, and intends to take them as payment for military assistance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with participants in the academic and educational program of the A. M. Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Support Fund "Dialogue for the Future."

💬 "It is no coincidence that US Senator Lindsey Graham said outright (he is not a diplomat and does not hide his thoughts), that the US needs to ensure that Russia suffer a defeat in Ukraine, because there are many rare-earth metals, including lithium," Lavrov said. "He said so to Vladimir Zelensky when he visited him recently. He said that the US needs these riches. And he added that they would help Ukraine and in return they would take all this from it as payback."

Lavrov noted that American companies had already bought up most of the fertile land.

💬 "They keep talking about the 'Black Sea initiative', about the need to feed Africa. First of all, the West exported more than 50% of grain to the European Union, and not to Africa. American corporations made money on this grain. And they want to do the same to the rest of our neighbor's wealth," Lavrov stressed.

■ Ukraine can make America rich – Trump ally (RT.com)
■ UK sees privatisation ‘opportunities’ in Ukraine war (Declassified UK)

Ex-Russian president’s warning comes after a hypersonic missile strike on a Ukrainian military facility | Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning to European nations that continue to support Kiev. In a Telegram post on Sunday, Medvedev referenced the recent deployment of Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile system against a Ukrainian military facility.

💬 “Europe is wondering what damage the system could cause if the warheads are nuclear, whether it is possible to shoot down these missiles, and how quickly they would reach the capitals of the Old World. The answer: The damage would be unacceptable, it is impossible to intercept them with modern means, and we are talking about a matter of minutes,” Medvedev wrote. ● “Bomb shelters will not help, so the only hope is that kind Russia will warn in advance about the launches. Therefore, it is better to stop supporting the war,” he added.

Earlier this week, Medvedev shared a video showing an Oreshnik missile strike on a Ukrainian defense industrial facility in Dnepropetrovsk (known as Dnipro in Ukraine). The footage, originally published by Ukrainian media, shows several warheads impacting the military site at night. Medvedev accompanied the video with a post on X, saying, “So, that’s what you wanted? Well, you’ve damn well got it!”

Eva Karene Bartlett has made her mark as an independent journalist and analyst. “I travel to places and write about them”. Long stays in Palestine, Syria, Venezuela, and Donbass, currently living in Russia have resulted in a highly respected position. She became known in Norway and the rest of the world in 2016 when she forcefully put Kristoffer Rønneberg, journalist at Aftenposten, in his place during a press conference on Syria at the UN. In October, the Tolfa International Forum was held for the first time in the town of Tolfa in Italy, specifically at the 400-year-old Convento Cappuccini.

Maria Zakharova has slammed Paris for greenlighting Ukrainian strikes into internationally-recognized Russian territory | France’s greenlight for Kiev strikes on internationally-recognized Russian territory will only hurt Ukraine and further escalate the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Saturday. ■ Her remarks followed a statement by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. In an interview with the BBC, Barrot said that Paris does “not set and express red lines” on its support for Kiev, and that long-range strikes on Russian soil may be carried out by Ukraine “in the logics of self-defense.” “This is not support for Ukraine, but rather it is a way to finish it off,” Zakharova told TASS, referring to Barrot’s statements. ■ The French minister did not confirm whether missiles from his country had already been used by Kiev for long-range strikes on Russia. When asked by the BBC whether his “no red lines” comment meant Paris could send French troops to fight alongside Ukrainians, he said he “does not discard any option.”

■ Ukraine can make America rich – Trump ally (RT.com)
■ UK sees privatisation ‘opportunities’ in Ukraine war (Declassified UK)

NATO should understand it is “directly at war” with Russia, Dmitry Medvedev has warned | The conflict between Moscow and Kiev could be swiftly ended with no additional loss of lives if only NATO came to its senses and abandoned its belligerent policy towards Russia, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Al Arabiya in an interview published on Friday. ● Allowing Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons for strikes into internationally-recognized Russian territory has made the US-led bloc a direct party to the conflict, said Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council. Kiev has launched several strikes using US-made ATACMS and HIMARS systems, as well as British-made Storm Shadow missiles.

■ What Has Happened May Have Dire Consequences (11/19/24)

Paris places no “red lines” on its support for Kiev, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said | French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said that Ukraine may use French missiles to attack targets in internationally-recognized Russian territory, without confirming whether such strikes have already taken place. ■ In an interview due to be broadcast by British state broadcaster the BBC on Sunday, Barrot said that Paris does “not set and express red lines” on its support for Kiev, and that long-range strikes on Russian soil may be carried out by Ukraine “in the logics of self-defense.” ■ France has provided Ukraine with an unknown number of SCALP-EG cruise missiles, which Kiev has already been using to attack targets in Crimea and the four former Ukrainian regions that joined the Russian Federation in 2022. The SCALP-EG, known as the Storm Shadow in the UK, is an air-launched British-French cruise missile with a maximum range of 550km (390 miles). ■ Barrot’s comments came a day after the Ukrainian military confirmed that Storm Shadow missiles were used for the first time in an attack on Russia’s Kursk Region, where Ukrainian troops launched a cross-border invasion in August. Russian air defenses shot down two of the British missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Just two days ago, Russian President Putin made clear in a televised address that the use of these weapons against interior Russia makes the countries who supplied the weapons "parties to the conflict." | Video below shows that after an "URGENT" meeting in the wee hours of Saturday morning in Russia, between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Federation Council, Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) trucks carrying live "TOPOL-M" nuclear ICBMS are on the move on roads in Russia. The TOPOL-M carries only ONE warhead: a One-Megaton Nuclear bomb. At least THREE (3) of these TEL trucks, carrying ONE TOPOL-M each, are seen in the video, on-the-move inside Russia. [...] The sole purpose of this weapon is to utterly destroy entire cities: Knowledgeable observers might think: London, Paris, and Washington, DC. The fact that THREE of these missiles are now openly on the move inside Russia is likely no coincidence. It has been three separate countries, the United States, The United Kingdom, and France, that have supplied long-range weapons which are now being used by Ukraine to attack interior Russia.

■ Something is Happening; Putin Holding "URGENT" Security Council Meeting (Hal Turner)
■ Report: US and European Officials Discussed Giving Ukraine Nuclear Weapons (Antiwar.com)
■ Trump’s Vow to End the War Could Leave Ukraine With Few Options (NYT)

London has said it would comply with the ICC war crimes warrant for the Israeli leader | Britain would most likely honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he came to visit, a spokesman for 10 Downing Street has said. The Hague-based ICC announced on Thursday it was seeking Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the Gaza conflict. Israel and the US have denounced the move.

■ Hungary to invite Netanyahu despite ICC warrant (RT.com)
■ Berlin has a “historical responsibility” to Israel (RT.com)

Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in what would be the first use in war of a weapon designed to deliver long-distance nuclear strikes. | The launch, if confirmed, highlights rapidly rising tensions in the 33-month-old war after Ukraine fired U.S. and British missiles at targets inside Russia this week despite warnings by Moscow that it would see such action as a major escalation. Security experts said it would be the first military use of an intercontinental ballistic missile. ICBMs are strategic weapons designed to deliver nuclear warheads and are an important part of Russia's nuclear deterrent.

■ Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for first time, Kyiv says (Novaya Gazeta)
■ Russian Air Defenses Shoot Down Two UK-Made Storm Shadow Missiles (Sputnik)
■ Russia Fires ICBM at Ukraine; Says New U.S. Base in Poland Now a Priority Target for Destruction (Hal Turner)