Sweden announced an increase in the amount of military aid to Ukraine by four at once, – VBC. According to the publication, the new Swedish government on Wednesday announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth three billion Swedish kroner (287 million US dollars) and a package of humanitarian aid worth another 720 million kroner (69 million dollars). According to reports, the Minister of Defense of Sweden, Pahl Junsson, said that the new package will include, in particular, anti-aircraft systems and ammunition for them from the warehouses of the Swedish army. https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/st...21257309192193

I received signals that Putin wants direct negotiations - Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had received signals from Western partners regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s desire for direct negotiations with Ukraine.

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine.

"I received signals. That Putin wants direct negotiations. I received such signals. I proposed a public form, because Russia is waging a public war," the president told reporters.

He also confirmed a meeting with CIA Director Burns. "Yesterday, Burns sat in the bomb shelter. And then we talked with him. We discussed all the issues that are important to us. We know each other. He is on the side of Ukraine," Zelensky said. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3381105

USA, Netherlands and Czech Republic are working together to provide Ukraine with modern tanks, - Austin

The United States of America, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic are working together to provide Ukraine with modern tanks.

US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin said this during a meeting of the Advisory Group on the Security of Ukraine at the Ramstein Air Base, Censor.NET informs with reference to Espreso.

Austin also spoke about 7 countries that have either already handed over the promised equipment to Ukraine, or have promised to allocate it as well in the process of delivery.

"We understand the role of gathering this contact group, because it is very important for us to coordinate the support that Ukraine needs. We understand that 7 countries have either already handed over the promised equipment or promised to allocate it, and now it is in the process of being delivered. At that time, the USA, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic are working together to deliver modern tanks to the Ukrainians. Also, the next package of defense aid is being discussed in the US," the official said.

According to Austin, the world sees the success of the Armed Forces and should support Ukraine in the future.

"We are also implementing an industrial program on behalf of Ukraine, involving the work of the contact group. We foresee an increase in support for Ukraine and will continue to train the military, as well as provide additional defense equipment. With our support, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are now able to defend their territory. We see what successes they are achieving, so we need to help and support that kind of courage," Austin said.

The Minister also added that the partners should do more than they can to meet the needs that are currently arising in Ukraine, in particular, to ensure the uninterrupted supply of electricity and heating.

We will remind you that on November 16, the seventh meeting will take place in the Rammstein format.

The sixth meeting of the heads of defense departments in the "Ramstein" format, which included about 50 countries, took place in October in Brussels.

According to the results of Ramstein-6, the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley publicly identified the main priority of providing assistance in the creation of an integrated anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense system of the Ukrainian sky. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3381065

More than 400 Russian spies were expelled from Europe this year, - head of MI5 McCallum

In 2022, European countries expelled more than 400 Russian spies. It was a surprise for Putin.

This is reported by Reuters with reference to the report of the head of the British MI5 counterintelligence, Ken McCallum, Censor.NET informs.

According to the official, more than 600 Russian officials were expelled from Europe, 400 of them spies. He noted that this is the biggest strategic blow against the Russian special services in recent European history.

"This dealt the most significant strategic blow to Russian intelligence services in recent European history, and together with the coordinated waves of sanctions, the scale caught Vladimir Putin by surprise," he said.

In addition, McCallum noted that Great Britain has refused more than a hundred applications for Russian diplomatic visas for reasons of national security. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3381106

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Germany allocates EUR 1 million to support energy sector of Ukraine - Embassy

The Federal Foreign Office of Germany allocates EUR 1 million to Ukraine to support the energy sector of Ukraine.

This is stated by Censor.NЕТ with reference to Twitter of of the German Embassy in Ukraine.

"In response to Russia's numerous attacks on the civilian energy infrastructure of Ukraine, the Federal Foreign Office of Germany is allocating 1 million euros as emergency aid, which will be contributed to the Energy Support Fund for Ukraine," - the statement reads.

Source: https://censor.net/en/n3381115

Czech Republic plans to conduct training for 4 000 Ukrainian military

At the meeting on Wednesday, the Czech government expressed its consent to the stay and training of 4 thousand Ukrainian soldiers next year.

As informs Censor.NЕТ, this is stated by "European truth" with reference to Ceske Noviny.

"The government has approved the training of Ukrainian military in the Czech Republic," Czech Defense Minister Jana Černohová said after the government meeting.

The exercises will be held in five shifts, each of which will involve up to 800 servicemen.

"They will take place until the end of 2023," the Minister added.

The first will take place this year.

The exercise is based on a bilateral agreement between the governments of the Czech Republic and Ukraine, but in the future it will be handed over to an EU support mission. EU defense ministers agreed on the need to prepare the training mission at an informal meeting in Prague in August. The mission was formally launched by the EU Council this week.

Subsequently, the Czech Republic is to allocate up to 55 people to the EU mission, who will operate in other EU countries.

This year the training of Ukrainian soldiers should cost 195 million crowns, next year - 780 million. The money will be allocated from the budget of the Ministry of Defense, after the training is transferred to the EU mission, it will be partially reimbursed from the EU financial instruments. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3381113

Several possibilities:

1. possibility of being a total screw-up by Ukraine accidentally sending missiles towards Poland

2. Possibility of Ukraine intentionally firing missiles at Poland and blaming Russia, trying to get NATO more involved.

3. Ukrainian anti-missile ordnance falling on polish ground following russian missiles, that were on the way to Poland, and followed by ukrainian intercepting rockets.
Then it would be a russian provocation, or a total russian screw-up.

4. those were indeed russian missiles and intentionally targeted at Poland.
To sow dissent in NATO, and trying to make NATO do something stupid.

Look at what happened in Bali, at which time.
"Lavrov went home from Bali and reported to his boss, who then responded immediately, so Western leaders could discuss it in person on Bali.

The Russians will never admit to it, of course, as well as NATO's also not interested in admitting to the truth, so they rather ask Ukraine for taking the blame for it, which they'll do. But they still got the message."

The missiles' trajectories have been obviously followed, so the west is aware of where they started from, when and by whom. Exactly.

My take is (as said before) that it was an intentional russian attack.
The western response of playing it down would be logical.
Do not follow Putin on his next try of stepping up escalation.
Ignore it.
Do not officially react to provocations and escalation, while exactly knowing what happened, maybe waiting for a time slot to return the favour. And make Russia know it.

I am still undecided what version of the Poland-Missile incident I should believe. The very first american reaction came form a - media jargon - "high ranking intelligence officer" who said it were a Russian missile for sure. Later came the dementis from others and that it were an Ukrainian SAM.

The reason for NATO trying to hide a Russian missile hitting Poland, deliberatly or accidentally, may be to not let this escalate, not wanting to get drawn into something by activating article 4. So, a motive is given. However, a motive alone is not already an evidence.

I withhold a final opinion forming. Currently it is not possible to form an educated opinion.

Images of the impact sites in Poland are circulating now. Has anyone, any credible source competently and independently commented on whether the visible craters and damages correspond to the warhead and fuel load of S300 missiles, and why not one but two missiles should have malfunctioned or strayed off simultaneously and impacted so close to each other? I don't want to trust NATO's official report alone. It was mentioned that one of the craters were 20m wide and 5m deep. Thats a bit much for a medium range SAM, imo, even if adding exploding remaining fuel (whats left of it after an already longer flight) to the exploding warhead'S effect. On the other hand, the reliability of these descriptions is not really confirmed either.

Grrr, seems either me or some people in some media get that thing with two missiles wrong!? :06:

AFU know that giving Russia break is mistake, they will not make it, - Pentagon

Ukrainians know that giving Russia time to rest and rearm is a mistake they will not allow.

This was stated by the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, Censor.NET informs.

"I don't think the Ukrainians will let them stand. I think the Ukrainians will continue to put pressure on them. And so that dynamic on the battlefield is going to change - you know it's going to keep changing.

Ukrainians know that allowing them to rest and rearm is a mistake. This is an operational error and I don't believe they would make such a mistake. You know, my goal is to make sure that Ukraine has the means to do everything necessary to ensure that they (the Russians. - Ed.) do not last," he emphasized. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3381248

De-occupation of Crimea and Donbas will put end to war, - Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that only the return of the territories occupied by Russia will allow the war to end.

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to Bloomberg.

During a conversation with Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwaite, Zelensky stressed that a simple ceasefire will not be enough, Ukraine needs the return of the occupied territories, in particular Crimea and Donbas.

"Crimea is part of Ukraine. It's not just a state within a state, it's part of our country and part of our sovereignty. ... That's why the de-occupation of Crimea and Donbas will really put an end to the war," the President said. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3381241

USA and Russian Federation agreed not to use nuclear weapons, - Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan said that he is aware of the agreement between the Russian Federation and the United States not to use nuclear weapons.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to Reuters.

Erdogan told reporters about the existence of such agreements on the way back from the G20 summit in Indonesia.

According to him, the agreements between the Russian Federation and the USA were reached earlier this week in Ankara.

Erdogan also added that the two countries should meet frequently to prevent a new world war.

It is known that on November 14, CIA Director William Burns and the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Serhiy Naryshkin held a meeting in Ankara. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3381274

NATO now says the missile crashing in Poland was an Ukrainian SAM where they forgot to activate the self-destruction system that would have allowed remote or autonomous destruction of the missile.