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10 thousand North Korean troops, which Russia transferred to the Kursk region, may enter into battle against the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the coming days.

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller announced this at a briefing on November 4.

DPRK troops against Ukraine — State Department position

— Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has already reported that about 8,000 North Korean soldiers arrived in the Kursk region on Thursday.

We currently estimate that about 10,000 have arrived in the Kursk region and may begin participating in the fighting in the coming days, — he indicated.

At the same time, Miller indicated that he could not confirm or deny the information that the military from North Korea is already involved in the war against Ukraine.

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At the same time, the spokesman for the US State Department emphasized that when North Korean troops enter Ukrainian soil, they will become a legitimate target for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Trump can really stop the war in Ukraine, but there is a significant nuance Angela Figin

The Republican presidential candidate can stop the war in Ukraine. His method is simple: give Vladimir Putin everything he wants.

Trump has no other option. Uriel Epstein, executive director of the Renew Democracy Initiative, explained to Channel 24 what consequences this will have for the world.

Trump is ready to work with dictators

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has repeatedly stated that Russia's goal is not to seize Crimea or Donbass, but to destroy Ukraine as a state. Moreover, he has repeatedly threatened Western European countries, in particular Poland, Lithuania, and Moldova.

We must understand that even if Trump becomes president and forces Ukraine to give up its territories in the east of the country, it is unlikely that Putin will stop. However, Trump will not understand this, Epshein noted.

According to him, things will not get better under Trump. He will be ready to work with these dictators if they offer him favorable conditions. At least the Biden administration has the right rhetoric. The current US president is, at least in small amounts, transferring weapons to Ukraine.

Pay attention! The head of the Center for Military and Legal Studies, military expert Alexander Musienko, said that one should not rush to hasty conclusions immediately after the elections and recalled that Ukraine will continue to receive the promised aid from the US one way or another.

What will happen if Trump “stops” the war in Ukraine

The Republican presidential candidate and his aides do not look at the world as a whole. They have tactical ideas about specific conflicts.

They don't care about Ukraine, but they support Israel and may support Taiwan. They look at all these conflicts as individual things, not as a single problem. They don't understand that dictators cooperate with each other. This should have been understood by now after North Korea sent its troops to Russia to help Putin, – said the executive director of the Renew Democracy Initiative.

There will be big problems in the Middle East if Trump gives up Ukraine, because one of Putin's key allies is Iran, which supports Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations around Israel. If Ukraine loses, Russia will help Iran, because Tehran helped the Kremlin, and the situation will worsen for Israel.

The Taiwanese parliament emphasized the importance of helping Ukraine, because they understand that Xi Jinping is closely monitoring the events in Ukraine.

I believe that if the CIA's forecast had come true and Ukraine had lost in four days, Taiwan would no longer exist as an independent state. China is waiting for an opportunity, and if Ukraine loses, this opportunity will appear, Epstein noted.

Wagner's men are controlling more and more territories in Africa. If Ukraine is defeated, Wagner mercenaries will have even more opportunities to advance.

“Putin is like a spider in the center of a web. If you take him away, the web may fall apart, and if he continues to eat, the web will grow, and this is a great threat to the freedom of the world,” added the executive director of the Renew Democracy Initiative.

In the Odessa region, in the Belgorod-Dnistrovsky district, a deputy of the Kyiv City Council, Sergei Mamoyan, died in an accident.

This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Odessa region and sources RBC-Ukraine.

As reported by law enforcement, the accident occurred yesterday, November 3, at 19:00 in the Starokazatskaya OTG.

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Sergey Mamoyan died in an accident: what is known

40-year-old resident of the Kiev region Sergey Mamoyan, driving a Toyota SUV, lost control on the ring road and drove off the road into a ditch. That's where the car overturned and caught fire.

A 52-year-old woman was in the car next to the deputy, and she also died.

Two more passengers in the back seats were injured and hospitalized.

In particular, the 51-year-old woman was diagnosed with spinal and upper limb contusions, and the 55-year-old man was diagnosed with collarbone and rib fractures.

Photo: State Administration of the National Police in the Odessa region

Photo: State Administration of the National Police in the Odessa region

The head of the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky district police department, Pavel Bobchinsky, reported that investigators have launched proceedings under Part 3 Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

We are talking about the violation of traffic safety rules or the operation of transport by persons driving it, if they resulted in the death of several people.

A number of forensic examinations have been ordered as part of the proceedings. The investigation continues.

It is known that on October 25, 2020, Sergey Mamoyan was elected as a deputy of the Kyiv City Council 9th convocation on the OPZZh list. He was the deputy head of the standing commission of the Kyiv City Council on transport, communications and advertising.

Before that, since 2015, he was a deputy of the Poltava Regional Council of the 7th convocation from &#8220 ;Party of ordinary people of Sergey Kaplin”. Head of the parliamentary commission on issues of fuel and energy complex and subsoil use. He also held senior positions in MALDS Group LLC from 2007 to 2018.

By the way, on the morning of November 4th there was a fatal accident on Teremki in Kyiv. There are dead and injured.

The President of Slovakia did not allow any willing Slovak to fight for Ukraine Sofia Rozik

Several citizens of Slovakia tried to get permission to go and fight on the side of Ukraine. But Slovak President Peter Pellegrini rejected all of these requests.

Four people asked to join the Ukrainian army, 24 Kanal reported, citing TASR.

Slovaks must obtain permission to fight in a foreign country

During his term, Pellegrini officially received four requests from people who expressed a desire to fight against Russia.

One of them was submitted by a citizen during the term of former President Zuzana Čaputová. But his fate was decided by the current head of state, who took over Slovakia in the spring of 2024.

TASR learned about this from the Office of the President of the Slovak Republic.

If citizens of Slovakia want to legally join the fighting on the side of the Ukrainian army, they must ask the president of the republic in advance for permission to serve in the armed forces of another state, the department explained at the same time.

Otherwise, they face criminal prosecution.

By the way, Pellegrini himself supported Ukraine and the transfer of military aid before becoming president, but then, together with Prime Minister Fico, they spoke out against the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Slovak President also stated that supporting a war that has not achieved results in two years is a tragedy.

Kamala Harris is the Democratic Party's presidential candidate and her chances of winning are about the same as her opponent, Republican Donald Trump.

Her candidacy was supported by President Joe Biden, who announced his withdrawal from the election race.

Who is Kamala Harris – ICTV Facts have collected everything that is known about Kamala Harris, her biography and facts from life.

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Kamala Harris: biography

Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964 in Oakland, California to a doctor and Stanford professor university.

After graduating from Westmount High School in 1981, Harris attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., majoring in political science and economics.

In 1989, she earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in California.

In 1990, Harris was admitted to the State Bar of California.

Kamala Harris served as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California, in her youth. She held this position from 1990 to 1998.

In 2000, she joined the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, where she became the chief of the Community and Neighborhood Division, which oversees civil enforcement issues.

In 2003, Harris became the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco. She held this position from 2004 to 2011.

As San Francisco's district attorney, the politician created a special hate crimes task force that focused in particular on hate crimes against LGBT children and teens in schools.

Harris convened a national conference to combat the “gay-trans panic” that is used to explain violent hate crimes. She also supported same-sex marriage in California.

In January 2019, she announced her readiness to fight for the title of the first female president of the United States.

The politician then withdrew her candidacy from the election race and publicly supported Joe Biden, and in 2020, after winning the election, he appointed her vice president of the United States.

Kamala Harris became the first female vice president in history.

Kamala Harris is married. Harris married lawyer Douglas Emgoff on August 22, 2014.

Kamala Harris has no children, while her husband has two.

Kamala Harris's attitude towards Ukraine

Throughout her political career, Kamala Harris has condemned Russia's aggression, beginning with the occupation of Crimea.

Harris has repeatedly stated that support for Ukraine is not charity, and that the future of Ukrainians is a strategic interest of the United States.

In June 2024, Kamala Harris represented the United States at the 2024 World Peace Summit in Switzerland.

She commented on Putin's conditions for “ending the war” and stated that Russia's actions, if not punished, “would encourage other aggressors and lead to the possibility of a war of conquest and chaos rather than order and stability— what threatens the whole world”.

2024 Elections

In the US presidential election, Kamala Harris confidently added points to the supporters of the Democratic Party after her candidacy became a replacement for the incumbent President Joe Biden.

Over the months of the election campaign, Harris was able to raise more than one and a half billion dollars in support and attract segments of the American population that were lacking to support Biden, for example, white elderly women, who traditionally support Republicans.

As a result, according to the results of sociological research on the eve of the US presidential election, where Kamala Harris is competing with Republican Donald Trump for the top post in the White House, the Vice President of the United States has an equal amount of support from voters, and sometimes even ahead of the 45th US President Trump.

Rheinmetall to launch second defense plant in Ukraine soon – Rutte Vladislav Kravtsov

The German arms company Rheinmetall is already completing construction of its second plant in Ukraine. It is planned to be put into operation soon.

This was reported by 24 Channel with reference to a statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

What Rutte said about the second Rheinmetall plant in Ukraine

The NATO Secretary General noted that Rheinmetall only recently opened its first plant in Ukraine.

The construction of the second plant will be completed soon, the Rutte.

The NATO chief also stressed the decisive role of the German defense industry in providing military aid to Ukraine and meeting the Alliance's technical needs.

Rutte also emphasized the joint efforts of American and European companies, which intend to jointly manufacture 1,000 missiles for the Patriot air defense systems in Bavaria.

In addition, Mark Rutte stressed that NATO countries must increase the pace of production in order to ensure security for a billion citizens. Therefore, for this purpose, the Alliance is increasing its support for Ukraine and is already cooperating with the European Union and other partners around the world.

By the way, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov recently threatened to “strike” the Rheinmetall plant that had started operating in Ukraine. To this, the German company responded that their capacities in Ukraine are well protected, and they are planning to open a total of 4 plants in the country.

In the first days of the full-scale invasion, Russia offered Ukraine an agreement that essentially meant Kyiv's capitulation.

Radio Liberty reports this, citing its own sources.

What agreement did the Russian Federation offer Ukraine after February 24, 2022

Journalists received a draft agreement from a Ukrainian source familiar with the negotiations. And a Russian source close to the negotiations confirmed its authenticity. It is noted that both spoke anonymously.

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A project called The Treaty on the Settlement of the Situation in Ukraine and the Neutrality of Ukraine is dated March 7, 2022.

It was handed over to the Ukrainian delegation on the same day during the third round of talks in Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus. It is the first known document outlining Moscow's terms for a peace agreement after the start of a full-scale invasion.

The publication notes that if the Ukrainian authorities had agreed to these terms back then, the country would have turned into a puppet entity, with a fictitious neutral status, a tiny toothless army, no protection from NATO states, and no chance of regaining control over Crimea or Donbas. In addition, it would be necessary to recognize the “independence” of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

What the document contains

The document from March 2022 contains six pages of the main agreement and four pages of appendices.

18 articles cover various areas: the parameters of Ukraine's neutrality (military and international obligations), border issues, humanitarian issues (language, religion, history), and the lifting of sanctions against the Russian Federation.

Russia's demands according to the document

• Ukraine was to reduce its army to 50,000 people, including 1,500 officers.
• Ukraine was asked “not to develop, produce, purchase, or deploy on its territory missile weapons of any type with a firing range of more than 250 km.”
• Russia wanted Ukraine to recognize the independence of the LPR and DPR within the administrative regions of Ukraine (as of February 24, 2022, the Russians controlled only part of these regions and did not occupy them completely even now).
• The Kremlin demanded the lifting of all sanctions, both Ukrainian and international. and the withdrawal of all international claims filed since 2014.
• Ukraine must take on the costs of restoring the infrastructure of Donbass, destroyed since 2014.
• The Russian Federation insisted that the Russian language receive the status of a state language and demanded the restoration of all property rights of the UOC MP.
• In the document, the Russians also demanded “to cancel and no longer introduce any bans on symbols that are associated in states with the victory over Nazism”, that is, in fact, to legalize Soviet and communist symbols in Ukraine again.

The Russian side added to the document a list of Ukrainian laws, which its authors called examples “nazification and glorification of Nazism”.

— The agreement would have left Ukraine very vulnerable, as Russian troops would have remained in place and Kyiv would have had no way to defend itself or seek security support from the West. Kyiv would have had to pay for the restoration of Donbas, — writes Radio Liberty.

In addition, documents from the next stages of negotiations, including the draft agreements of March 17 and April 15, indicate that during the negotiations on some issues, the parties came closer together.

The negotiation process stalled at the end of 2022, when the parties argued over the main provisions of the draft agreement. At the same time, the Russian army retreated from northern Ukraine because it was unable to capture Kyiv or force Ukraine to capitulate.

Will American Ukrainians Influence the Election Results in the “Swing” States: BBC Analysis Vladislav Kravtsov

Americans of Ukrainian descent are actively watching the presidential campaign and possible election results. The extent to which America will support our country in the confrontation with Russia directly depends on this.

The fate of each candidate now depends on the results in 7 so-called “shaky” states, and Ukrainian Americans may have an influence on the course of the elections. This was reported by 24 Channel with reference to the BBC article.

How Ukrainians in “swing” states can influence the elections

Journalists reported that in Philadelphia, 190 kilometers northeast of Washington, about a hundred activists with blue and yellow flags gathered on the stairs that became recognizable thanks to the film “Rocky”.

Demonstration organizer Mary Kalina, the daughter of Ukrainian migrants who moved to the United States after World War II, noted that the issues at stake for Ukraine are existential.

Interesting! Philadelphia is located in the key swing state of this election, Pennsylvania. According to national polls, the gap between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump there is so small that a victory in this state could actually be the key to the White House for one of the candidates.

What are the current forecasts for the US elections by state: see the map

There are 120,000 Ukrainian-Americans living in this state. And that's more than the number of people whose votes were decisive in the previous two elections. So we have the potential to be very influential, Mary Kalina said.

The woman also noted that although many Ukrainian-Americans traditionally prefer Republicans, she hopes that Kamala Harris will win on November 5.

Mary Kalina recalled that it was Harris who promised to work to ensure Ukraine's victory in the war.

Please note! Pennsylvania is also home to more than 700,000 Polish-Americans, who traditionally support the Republican Party. However, more and more of these voters are concerned about increasing Russian aggression and the likely decline in support from the United States, so they may support the Democrat.

Since the race between candidates in the state is extremely tight, even a few thousand votes could be decisive in determining the outcome of the election.

Roman Strakovsky, who moved to the United States from Kyiv when he was a child, noted that he knows many people who voted for Republicans all their lives, but now came to the polls to support Harris.

“I believe that there is a real risk that if Trump is elected, support for Ukraine will either completely disappear or be significantly reduced,” Roman emphasized.

Journalists noted that the results of the upcoming US elections could significantly affect the level of support Ukraine may receive in the future.

At the same time, the candidates' promises regarding war against Ukraine during the race could affect who exactly becomes the next American president.

The US presidential election process is different and can seem long and confusing for European democracies.

The election process in the United States takes several months, and usually two candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties make it to the finals. The future president occupies the Oval Office in the White House for four years with the right to be re-elected for another term, but no more than two terms for one politician.

The immediate final of the future presidential elections in the United States will take place on November 5, 2024.

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ICTV Facts looked into how the US presidential elections function, how they differ from the primaries, and what the process of nominating candidates is.

How elections take place in the USA

When there is one year left before the US elections, candidates from the two main political parties – Democrats and Republicans – begin their election campaigns. This part of the campaign involves creating their team and holding rallies to seek support and raise funds for their campaigns.

It often happens that under conditions when the current US president from one of the two parties has served only one term in office and plans to run for another four-year term, then his party may not nominate other candidates, but adhere to the policies of the current head of the White House.

This, for example, happened in the 2020 elections, when Republican Donald Trump was the only candidate from the party, since he held the office of US President. Then candidates were nominated only by the Democratic Party.

A similar thing happened in 2024, when the current US President, Democrat Joe Biden, ran for a second term. He subsequently withdrew his candidacy, and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris will compete against Trump in the November 5 presidential election.

Debates within the party

At the start of the election campaign, Democratic and Republican candidates participate in televised debates. During the debates, each candidate answers tough questions about how they plan to implement their policies if they win. They also get a chance to defend their positions on issues and policies against other candidates.

It is noteworthy that a US presidential candidate can refuse to participate in debates, as Republican Donald Trump did in his 2024 election campaign, not attending a single intra-party debate with other Republicans.

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Election Begins: Primaries and Caucus

The main stages of voting are the primaries and caucus, which help select delegates who will represent the American people at upcoming conventions. These are two ways people help states and political parties choose presidential candidates.

State and local governments determine the dates of primaries or caucuses. These dates, as well as the time between the primary and general elections, have a significant impact on how early candidates begin their campaigns and how and when they spend their campaign money.

In the lead-up to the presidential election, victories in primaries held early in the year, such as New Hampshire, can influence the outcome of primaries in other states.

Caucus

A caucus is the stage at which party members select the best candidate through discussion and voting. It is a meeting of local members of a political party to select delegates to the national party convention. A caucus is considered to be a substitute for a primary election.

A delegate is someone who will be authorized to represent others as an elected representative at a political party conference.

Primaries

During a primary (or preliminary election), party members vote for the best candidate to represent them in the general election. In most states, primaries are held six to nine months before the presidential election. Primary voters select their preferred candidate anonymously by casting secret ballots.

The focus is on the results of the states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. The results in these regions usually determine who will be the final presidential nominee of each party, as these are where the most undecided voters are.

In addition, during the primaries, there is such a thing as Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday is the Tuesday in early February or March of a U.S. presidential election year when the vast majority of states hold primaries. This year, Super Tuesday fell on March 5.

National Conventions

To become the presidential nominee, a politician from the Democratic or Republican Party must win a majority of delegates among his or her fellow party members. Each party then holds a national convention to select a final presidential candidate.

At this point, the delegates elected during the primaries and caucuses “endorse” their favorite candidates. In simple terms, the delegates from the states go to the national convention to vote for their politicians. The final presidential candidate from each party is officially announced after the conventions are over.

If no politician has received a majority of the party's delegates during the primaries and caucuses, the politician from the party is elected by the representatives at the convention. This is done through additional rounds of voting.

Traditionally, it is at the national conventions that the presidential candidate selects his running mate.

In general, presidential candidates campaign across the country to gain support from the general public.

Presidential General Election

In addition to the primary stage, there is also a popular vote, which is closer to the understanding of European democracies. Thus, in the general election, residents of all US states vote for one president and vice president. The names of the candidates are included on the general election ballot.

Notably, candidates from minor political parties and independent candidates may not hold a national convention. But they can be included on the ballot in each individual state if they meet the eligibility requirements.

The elections themselves take place on the first Tuesday in November, but the process does not end there.

When people cast their votes, they are actually voting for a group of people known as electors. Each candidate running for president in his or her state has his or her own slate of electors. When an American votes for a presidential candidate in a general election, he or she is effectively voting for the electors that candidate prefers.

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Electoral College

Unlike European democracies, the president and vice president are not elected directly by ordinary Americans. Instead, they are chosen by electors through a process called the Electoral College.

The Electoral College Voting Stage — is the process in which electors, or representatives from each state, vote to determine who will be president. Each state gets a certain number of electors, roughly equal to its population.

It is the institution called the Electoral College that ultimately determines the future head of the White House.

Because of this election system, which occurs through intermediaries (electors), there may be situations when both candidates have an equal number of states that supported them, but due to the number of electors, the votes to determine the next president of the United States are different.

Inauguration

As in other countries, after the announcement of the final voting results, the candidate who received the most electoral votes does not immediately become president. To ensure a smooth transition of power from one head of the White House to another, a buffer period of approximately two months is given, during which the outgoing president passes on the necessary information about the situation in the country to the future American leader.

Accordingly, since the elections take place in November, the inauguration of the US president takes place on January 20. Only after this does the winning candidate officially become president.

The inauguration process is traditionally held in front of the Capitol building, where the US Congress is located. It always attracts a lot of attention not only from Americans but also from the entire world, as the newly elected president usually gives a commencement speech about how he sees the future of the United States.

After the actual inauguration, the president holds other ceremonies, including a ball and a ceremonial parade.

It is noteworthy that in situations where the vice president becomes president (for example, after the early end of the term of the head of the White House), he takes the oath of office, but there is no public ceremony.

Harris voted early in the US presidential election Diana Kwasniewska

Kamala Harris voted early in the US presidential election. The US Vice President said that she voted by mail.

Kamala Harris said on November 3 in Detroit that she voted early in the presidential and congressional elections, Channel 24 reports, citing the vice president's statement, which was broadcast on C-SPAN.

What Harris said

Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris said during a conversation with reporters that she voted in the elections.

I filled out her mail-in ballot. So I voted, – said Kamala Harris.

She later posted a video online in which she holds a ballot in her hands and called on Americans to also vote.

“Yes, this is going to be a tight race, but we are going to win,” said Kamala Harris.

Harris said that she has already voted: watch the video

Kamala Harris called on Americans to be sure to go to the polls and emphasized that every vote counts and can be decisive.

Also Harris reminded citizens that they can vote using online resources during the upcoming elections.