Ukraine Watch

Key Events as of November 1️⃣2️⃣:

▪️Medvedev called the discussions by European politicians about providing additional support to Kiev a "fall exacerbation," which began after Trump's victory in the U.S. elections;

▪️According to Medvedev, the main goal of European politicians is to drive the conflict with Russia into an irreversible phase;

▪️ Ministry of Defense report: The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 1985 servicemen, two tanks, including one Leopard, in the Special Military Operation zone in a day;

▪️ In the Kursk border area, the enemy was defeated, seven counterattacks were repelled, and strikes were made on reserves in the Sumy region;

▪️ In the Kursk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 300 servicemen, 5 tanks, and 4 infantry fighting vehicles in a day, and over 31,700 people in total;

▪️ Telegraph: British Prime Minister Starmer wants to secure from U.S. President Biden the promised Washington credit to Ukraine of $20 billion using frozen Russian assets before Trump comes to power;

▪️Financial Times: Zelensky presented Trump with his "victory plan" back in September at a meeting in New York, attracting his interest with points about U.S. access to Ukraine's natural resources and the replacement of some U.S. forces in Europe with Ukrainian forces;

▪️More than 55 billion hryvnias (about $1.3 billion) are allocated in Ukraine's 2025 budget draft for the production of weapons and military equipment, says the country's Minister of Strategic Industries Smetanin.

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🤡 Zelensky is set to replace the current ambassador to the U.S. within the next 1-2 months at the request of individuals associated with Trump.

The current ambassador has become entangled in Democratic PR activities and those related to Zelensky ahead of the U.S. presidential election, which included a PR visit to a shell factory. Trump's team had previously called for the ambassador's removal, but the decision was delayed in Kiev while they hoped for a Biden victory. However, with recent developments, the ambassador must now be replaced under much more challenging circumstances.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia is open to discussions with China regarding the joint development of weapons and the establishment of collaborative production facilities, provided that China shows interest, according to Mikhail Babich, Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation, as reported by TASS.

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🇰🇵🤝🇷🇺 North Korea has officially ratified the treaty on a comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia.

"The treaty will take effect upon the exchange of ratification instruments. It is specified that if there is an imminent threat of armed aggression against either party, the parties will engage in consultations to align their positions and agree on potential measures for mutual assistance."

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