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Peskov answered whether the Kremlin received requests for a conversation between Putin and Trump Margarita Voloshina

The Western press previously reported on a telephone conversation between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, who recently won the US presidential election. The Kremlin denied this.

Now the dictator's representative Dmitry Peskov explained the reason why this dialogue has not yet taken place. This was reported by 24 Channel with reference to Russian propaganda media.

Why Putin did not speak with Trump

As Vladimir Putin's press secretary explained, Moscow has not received any requests for a possible conversation between the dictator and Trump, who has already managed to hold a number of telephone conversations with leaders of various countries.

No requests for a conversation with Putin have yet been received from Trump's team, Russian media quote Peskov as saying.

What does this preceded

Vladimir Putin recently spoke for the first time about Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election. He congratulated the Republican on his success and the fact that he would soon take the top post in the United States.

In response to a question, he stated that he was supposedly ready to talk to Trump: “I'm not ashamed to call him on my part, I just don't do it, because the leaders of Western countries first called me every week, and then they stopped.”

On November 10, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine released an intercepted conversation of the DPRK military in the Kursk region.

Intercepted conversation of the DPRK military in the Kursk region: details

Ukrainian intelligence officers managed to intercept a conversation of the DPRK military in the Kursk region on November 9.

The recording shows how the North Korean soldiers recruited by Russia to fight against Ukraine communicate with each other in their native language.

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From the intercepted broadcast, it is clear that the DPRK military first calls “repairman”, and then orders the group to return immediately.

– Fourth, fourth! Return! Third, second, return! Over! Return, return! Over! – the North Korean soldier called on air.

Recall that the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, during his last visit to Kyiv in office, said that the EU would continue to press in the future to prevent an increase in the presence of DPRK troops.

According to him, it was impossible to imagine that North Korean soldiers would fight against Ukraine.

This fact, Josep Borrell emphasized, is undoubtedly the globalization of war.

The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 991 years day.

On the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and on the map of air raids in Ukraine you can monitor the situation in the cities.

Mike Johnson to Retain Position as Speaker of House of Representatives in New Composition Vladislav Kravtsov

Mike Johnson will retain his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives under the new composition of the US House of Representatives. He received support as a candidate for this position from the Republican Party.

This is reported by 24 Channel with reference to the publication Axios. He has held this post since October 2023.

Why Johnson will retain his post as Speaker of the House

Journalists noted that Mike Johnson won the Republican nomination for a full two-year term as Speaker of the lower house of the US Parliament on November 13, after running for it.

He must be approved by the new composition of the House of Representatives, which is scheduled to begin working on January 3, 2025.

Before that, in January 2024, Johnson will need 218 votes to retain his post. Since then, his position has been shaky, because some Republicans did not support the speaker. But President-elect Trump told Republicans on Wednesday that he “stands 100% behind Johnson.”

Johnson, who won by a unanimous vote, was once widely considered to be the speaker pro tem after he replaced Kevin McCarthy, who was removed from the 118th Congress, according to the authors of the article. In addition, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was unanimously retained in his post, which includes setting the legislative agenda and calling the floor.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer will also remain in the new Congress.

By the way, Donald Trump also officially announced on November 13 that he would appoint Marco Rubio as the new US Secretary of State after the inauguration. He is known to be a hawk on China, Cuba and Iran.

The Temporary Investigative Commission (TIC) of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has put forward an initiative to liquidate the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TRSC and SP).

Instead of the liquidated bodies, it is proposed to create recruiting centers in which civilians will work.

What is known about the dissolution of the TSC and SP and can there be recruiting centers instead of the TSC — ICTV Facts collected the views of people's deputies, a political scientist and the military.

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Disbandment of the TCC

Thus, earlier the people's deputy Yulia Yatsyk, which was previously part of the Servant of the People faction, reported that the Supreme Council of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decided to put forward a proposal to disband the TCC and the SP as part of the mobilization, and instead create recruiting centers where civilians will work.

Thus, the parliament believes, it will be possible to free up TCC workers for military service, so that they can then staff the Defense Forces with them.

— In our report, we proposed to disband the TCC as a body and create (the Ministry of Defense is currently doing this) recruiting centers, including from among civilians. The employees of the recruiting centers are military personnel who can effectively perform their tasks in a combat zone, — Yatsyk stated.

According to her, with the implementation of this plan, it will be possible to form about ten teams of TCC workers.

How will the liquidation of TCC affect mobilization

Another MP, Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Roman Kostenko (Golos faction), spoke out against Yulia Yatsyk's words. According to Kostenko, if the TCC is liquidated, this could lead to a halt in mobilization.

MP Kostenko says that today Ukraine lacks a clear mechanism that could replace the work of the TCC and the SP.

— There were volunteers until mid-2023, all the rest are now forcibly mobilized. There are isolated cases of discrediting, this must be fought. But systematically — mobilization must be carried out, since this is the main way of attracting people to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, — MP Kostenko stated in an interview for Boryslav Bereza.

At the same time, a people's deputy from the European Solidarity faction, a member of the Rada's Temporary Investigative Committee Oleksiy Goncharenko stated that he was one of the initiators of the decision to dissolve the TCC.

— I supported and signed the decision to dissolve the TCC during a meeting of the Rada's Temporary Investigative Committee. I believe that the TCC should be replaced by recruiting centers with civilian workers, and people with combat experience should perform other tasks, — he wrote.

He noted that mobilization today is taking place using outdated, “Soviet” methods.

— I do not deny the need for mobilization, but it should be carried out in a new way, not the way the TCC is doing it now. It is unclear why military personnel who have been trained in artillery or tank operations are sent to fill out documents and “catch” people on the streets. These commanders are trained for other tasks. The recruitment process should be a civilian function. And military personnel who are transferred to serve in the TCC for health reasons should be released altogether. Let them work for the economy, — he wrote.

As an example demonstrating the problem of mobilization, he cited the “lack of six-month contracts”.

— There is still no opportunity for people with combat experience who are willing to return for a short period to sign such contracts. Instead, we continue to “catch” anyone off the street. And we still can't unblock this problem. We — are the Ministry of Defense, — he wrote.

Another deputy, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy Maryana Bezuglaya, also believes that the TCC and SP are not needed and should be liquidated.

Disbandment of the TCC: the opinion of the military

On the other hand, active military personnel are against the disbandment of the TCC.

Thus, the deputy commander of the 3rd assault brigade (3rd OShBR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine), Major Maksim Zhorin stated that the idea of ​​​​liquidating the TCC and SP with an alternative civilian body is “empty populism that is not worth discussing”.

— Instead of solving the problem, they want to create a new one. In the form of a new structure, with who knows what status and operating principles. How and on what grounds it will mobilize people is unclear. Our problem is not in the structure called TCC, but in its corruption. So fight corruption, and don't invent new institutions. Which, I am sure, will be just as corrupt, and also absolutely ineffective, — he wrote.

Before this, the representative of the Poltava TCC Roman Istomin stated that no brigade could be formed from the TCC workers, since they are civilians“.

He also added that in the matter of what concerns the TCC military personnel, there are no orders for their disbandment yet no.

Liquidation of the TCC: the position of a political scientist

Political scientist and head of the Agency for Modeling Situations Vitaly Bala in a conversation with Fakty ICTV stated that the proposal to liquidate the TCC is an “initiative of simple solutions”.

According to him, today society has really accumulated a lot of negative attitude towards the TCC, in particular, because of the so-called forced mobilization, better known as busification.

However, he continues, the situation will not change from the liquidation of such a body, and the deputies will get positive from it, since they will be the ones who “liquidated this negativity”.

— This is how it was, if you remember, when all the military commissars were fired. And these problems began precisely with the dismissal of military commissars. From my point of view, this is an absolutely wrong approach to this situation, because in fact the issue is not in the structure, but in the personnel who are there, — he says.

According to Vitaly Bal, what is important is how this body will function and what personnel will work in the TCC, and the problem with mobilization is broader and concerns not only military registration and enlistment offices, but also the military medical commission (VVK) and medical and social expert commissions (MSEK), which regularly cause scandals.

— In September 2023, there was a meeting of the entire Security Council of Ukraine regarding the reform of the VLK. We see that nothing has changed… That is, the era of simple solutions should have ended long ago, because they do not solve complex problems. Complex problems must be solved in a comprehensive manner, and not with simple solutions, — he believes.

According to Vitaly Bal, individual brigades are already creating their own recruiting centers, where future military personnel are recruited without the participation of the TCC. This practice can be expanded, he believes.

Recall that Fakty ICTV previously reported whether there is liability for failure to appear at the TCC upon summons and what the fines are.

The President of Poland lost part of his middle finger: Duda explained what happened Yaroslav Pogonchuk

Polish President Andrzej Duda has injured his right hand. He has lost the tip of his middle finger.

Reports 24 Kanal with reference to RMF FM. It is known that the Polish president lost part of his finger “in his personal time.”

How Duda lost part of his finger

The Secretary of State of the Chancellery of the President of Poland, Wojciech Kolarski, said that Duda injured his right hand “in his personal time,” and not while performing his duties as head of state.

A minor operation was needed, Kolarski said.

However, Duda's representative did not disclose the details of the injury and noted that “it happened in his personal time, while doing household chores.”

Note that in early October, Duda appeared on public with a bandage on two fingers of his right hand. Since then, Polish media have noted that the president's middle finger on his right hand is swollen and appears shorter than the others.

In particular, some publications reported that Duda could have been injured during renovations in his new apartment, since it is known that the president likes to do such work himself.

In the Kursk region, the enemy concentrated its efforts on conducting offensive assault operations, using a large number of vehicles to attack the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at several directions.

The acting head of the communications department of the 82nd separate airborne assault Bukovina brigade Viktor Kravtsov spoke about this on the air of the national telethon.

100 days of the Kursk operation: what is the situation

According to Kravtsov, overall the enemy is not successful. The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 26 units of enemy equipment.

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The enemy infantry, which dismounted in the areas where the equipment was destroyed, was also successfully destroyed.

— The enemy suffered losses, which led to a more or less calm day in our operational area. There were small attempts by small groups to carry out offensive assault actions, but these groups were destroyed and, as I already said, the enemy was not successful, — said the military man.

The speaker also said that the Russians are concentrating their forces in the Kursk region, bringing in more and more units.

— It is known that, due to the losses suffered by the Russian Marine Corps and Airborne Troops, the 76th Airborne Assault Division of the Russian Federation was redeployed here to resume offensive assault operations, — Kravtsov added.

The military man also said that the Ukrainian defenders need digital FPV drones. You can join the collection for the needs of the paratroopers of the 82nd separate airborne assault brigade of Bukovina on the platform Friends of the DShV.

Friends of the DShV: how to support the project

Friends of the DShV — this is a platform where everyone can donate for the needs of the Airborne Assault Forces.

The project was created for reliable and long-term support of Ukrainian soldiers who will effectively carry out combat missions, having the necessary electronic warfare systems, drones and other weapons.

To join the Airborne Assault Forces, you need to leave a request on the website and undergo preliminary training.

The media named the alleged US special envoy for peace talks with Russia, Sergei Popovich

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It has recently become known that newly elected US President Donald Trump will soon appoint a special envoy to negotiate with Russia to end the war. The main candidate, according to the media, is diplomat and lawyer Brian Hook.

Trump himself has not yet publicly named his candidates. This was reported by Channel 24 with reference to “Zerkalo Nedeli”.

Who can lead the negotiations with Russia

Trump is preparing to appoint a special envoy to negotiate with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. According to sources of “Zerkalo Nedeli”, the main candidate for this position is diplomat, lawyer and civil servant Brian Hook.

In 2021, he joined Cerberus Capital Management as vice chairman of global investments. He is also an adjunct professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.

Recall that Donald Trump will soon appoint a peace envoy to lead negotiations to end the war with Russia. He must find a way to a peaceful settlement. This work is expected to be on a volunteer basis. From 2017 to 2019, Kurt Volker was the special representative in the Ukrainian negotiations.

On the afternoon of November 13, the occupiers attacked an ambulance in Stanislav, Kherson region, with drones, which was evacuating the wounded.

This was reported by the chairman Kherson OVA Alexander Prokudin.

Drones attacked an ambulance in Stanislav

An enemy drone dropped explosives on an ambulance while it was transporting victims of another attack.

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A 45-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were injured by blast and shrapnel during a drone strike on a village earlier.

The ambulance was completely destroyed, but the medical workers were miraculously unharmed.

The photo shows what's left of it.

Photo: Oleksandr Prokudin

Photo: Oleksandr Prokudin

The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 994 days.

On the interactive map military actions in Ukraine and on the air raid map in Ukraine you can monitor the situation cities.

Russian drones in Belarus: “Shaheds” have been flying into the country for the fourth day in a row Nadezhda Batyuk

Russian drones are flying into the airspace of Belarus en masse. This is happening during the shelling of Ukraine.

At least 12 Russian drones were recorded flying into Belarus from Ukraine on the night of November 13. This was reported by 24 Channel with reference to “Belaruski Gayun”.

What is known about Russian drones in Belarus

The first drone flew in at approximately 22:09 near the city of Bragin. The drone left for the Chernihiv region, flew back into Belarus and flew to Kyiv.

In the morning, another drone was heading for Svetlogorsk/Babruisk. It was recorded near Rechnitsa. This means that “Shahed” was 70 kilometers from the border with Belarus. Having flown over the country for a total of about 200 kilometers, the drone made a circle and flew to the Kiev reservoir.

According to the publication, at least two drones were lost on the territory of Belarus. This is the fourth night in a row that Russian drones have flown into the country. For the first time in these days, Belarus has raised its air force.

On the night of November 13, during the attack on Ukraine, Russia used 96 air attack vehicles, including 90 “Shaheds”.

This is not the first time that Russian drones have flown into Belarus. On October 16, during the attack on Ukraine, one “Shahed” went off course and flew into Belarus. The drone entered the territory of the Gomel region of Belarus from the Chernobyl zone.

Explosions in Kharkiv On November 13, an enemy drone struck near a shopping center. Subsequently, another drone hit a residential building. There are casualties.

Igor Terekhov, the mayor of Kharkiv, reported this.

Explosions in Kharkiv: what is known

According to him, the UAV strike occurred near one of the shopping centers. Igor Terekhov specified that more than 20 parked cars were damaged in the parking lot near the shopping center, and the trolleybus contact network was also damaged. All emergency services are working at the scene.

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Later, the mayor said that another attack drone had been recorded. According to him, an enemy UAV hit an apartment building in the Saltovsky district. No fire. Four people were preliminarily injured.

The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Sinegubov, reported details about the injured. According to him, two injured people with shrapnel wounds were hospitalized – a 74-year-old man and woman. The 84-year-old woman was hospitalized with a hypertensive crisis. The 53-year-old woman was diagnosed with an acute stress reaction.

On November 12, a Russian drone detonated in an open area in Kharkov, injuring two women. An electrical pole and windows in two multi-story buildings were also damaged.

On the evening of November 11, Russian troops struck two districts of Kharkov – Kholodnogorsky and Novobavarsky. According to preliminary information, the Russians attacked the city with two missiles – ballistic and hybrid Grom-1E.

The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 994 days.

You can monitor the situation in the cities on the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and on the map of air raids in Ukraine.