The Kremlin: A great global storm has begun

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that a “great global storm” arising from the actions of the West had begun. This is what TASS reported. Peskov adds that Russia “will be able to maintain overall stability in the midst of this storm.” Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Alexander Novak argued that the Nord Stream blockade was only due to European sanctions that prevented adequate reforms through contract breaches and did not rule out an increase in gas prices in Europe that could affect “record levels”. TASS always reports it.

Von der Leyen: ‘Proceed with sanctions in Moscow’

Phone call between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This was announced by Zelensky on Twitter, noting that “the allocation of the next tranche of total financial aid to the EU was discussed as quickly as possible” and the need to prepare the eighth package of sanctions, including a ban on issuing visas to Russian citizens. “For the Ukrainian president, she coordinated the phone call ” Measures to limit Russia’s profits from the sale of oil and gas.” In the phone conversation, the Ukrainian president adds, “the possibility of a rapid assessment was considered by the European Commission once Ukraine fulfills its seven recommendations” for Ukraine’s entry into the EU.

Zelensky: Moscow is preparing an attack on the Europeans

This winter, Russia is preparing to launch a decisive energy offensive on all Europeans. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky In his evening video message, citing UNIAN.
“These days, Russia is trying to increase the energy pressure on Europe even more: the gas pumping through Nord Stream has been completely stopped. Why are they doing this? Russia wants to destroy the normal life of every European, in all countries of our continent. The Ukrainian president said he wanted to weaken and intimidate all of Europe and every country.
According to Zelensky, since Russia cannot do this with the power of conventional weapons, it does so with the power of an energy weapon and It is trying to strike with poverty and political chaos where it cannot be hit with missiles. For Zelensky, in order to protect themselves from this, everyone in Europe needs more unity, coordination and mutual assistance.
“This winter, Russia is preparing a decisive energy attack on all Europeans. The main answers to this must be two things: the first is our unity, Unity in defense against a terrorist stateThe second is to increase our pressure on Russia – and then repeat -. This is it Tougher penalties at all levels Restricting Russia’s oil and gas revenues. And the more attacks we launch together, the fewer attacks these terrorists will be able to carry out.”

Mykolaiv bombing

while, On the war frontThe Kyiv General Staff reported that the city of Mykolaiv was still at the center of the Russian offensive: during the night it was bombed.
From an intense missile launch, explosions also occurred in Kherson. In Mykolaiv, three medical centers, two schools, a hotel and a museum, as well as apartment buildings, were severely damaged. At the moment there are no casualties.
In his daily post, British Ministry of Defense He speaks on the basis of intelligence about the “morale and discipline problems” that will plague Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, adding to the casualties and significant fatigue. There is discontent among the Moscow forces for wages and wages There is a high probability that “large bonuses to the fighters” will not eventually be paid, London wrote, adding that certain “corruption” between Russian officers and “ineffective military bureaucracy” also play their part.
Some Ukrainian media also appear A video posted by The Insider, an American websitewhich, according to the Kyiv Independent itself, could not be independently verified and confirmed, and which would report multiple missile launches in rapid sequence from the vicinity of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhya, occupied by the Russians.