Another Russian Official Mysteriously Dies After ‘Falling’ from Boat

"A Russian energy executive has died in mysterious circumstances after falling overboard as he sailed around the Pacific coast. Ivan Perchorin, 39, was Putin’s point of contact in his Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, an organization that sources gas and oil from those regions for Russia. The energy bigwig’s body was found a day after he went missing. According to the Russian paper, Komsomolskaya Pravda, he had fallen from a boat as it sailed near Cape Ignatiev." TP

Germany Calls For A "Refugee Summit" As New Migrant-Wave Strains Cities & States

"After the travel restrictions due to the pandemic were lifted, migration pressure is noticeably increasing again in Germany, with some experts predicting that Germany may once again need to resort to housing migrants in hotels and gyms as seen during the height of the 2015/16 migrant crisis. Due to a large majority of German states blocking new refugees, some German politicians are now calling for a “refugee summit” to help coordinate during the crisis before it grows out of control." ZH

Putin and Scholz hold phone call

"Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone with Scholz calling on Putin to withdraw his forces from Ukraine and Putin highlighting Ukraine’s “blatant violations of international humanitarian law.” RT

Georgia comments on opening ‘second front’ against Russia

"Georgia would consider opening a ‘second front’ against

Russia, but only if its people
support the idea in a referendum, an MP and head of the leading parliamentary force – the ‘Georgian Dream’ Party – said.

Irakli Kobakhidze was commenting on statements made by some Ukrainian officials in recent months, who had called on Tbilisi to join its fight against Russia." RT

Blackouts Across Much of Ukraine as Russian Missiles Blast Power Plants, Waterworks

"The missile strikes, which left Kharkiv the Kharkiv region and Ukrainian-controlled areas of Donetsk in darkness, with partial blackouts also reported in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy. Water supplies are also said to have been impacted by the bombardment." Breitbart

 

Russians Killed Two Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Staff, Abused Others

"Russian forces controlling Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have killed two staff

at the facility and detained and abused dozens of others, the head of Ukraine's nuclear energy agency told AFP. "Two people were beaten to death. We do not know where about ten people are now, they were taken [by the Russians] and after that we have no information about their whereabouts," Kotin said, adding about 200 people had been detained." MT

FSB Arrests Russian Factory Director Accused of Spying for Ukraine

"Russian security services said Tuesday they had arrested an employee of an aerospace factory on suspicion of high treason for passing classified defense-related information to Ukraine.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that it had detained a Russian national suspected of "high treason for transferring data to Ukraine to the detriment of Russia's security."

The FSB said the Russian citizen — a resident of the Moscow region — had photographed "classified top-secret technical documents," and sent them via mobile phone to an employee of an aviation factory in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa." MT

Ukraine threatens teachers with jail

"Ukrainian forces detained an unknown number of teachers in Kharkov Region, after taking
several cities in a major counteroffensive, Kiev confirmed on Monday.

Those who taught local children under the Russian curriculum will now face criminal charges in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk told the Ukrainian media outlet Strana." RT

Risk of military conflict is real – Serbia

"Kosovo is challenging Serbia’s security and creating the risk of violent clashes in the region,
President Alexander Vucic warned while addressing the national parliament.

Vucic accused Kosovo authorities of exacerbating tensions on the territory’s border with Serbia by increasing the presence of special forces." RT

Armenia Requests Russian Military Assistance As Fighting Breaks Out With Azerbaijan

"The overnight outbreak of fighting in multiple spots along the Armenian-Azerbaijan border is
serious enough for Yerevan to have asked for its powerful ally Russia's help. This has been revealed hours after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a late night telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin." ZeroHedge

Freeze for Global Agenda: U.N. Demands European Nations Do Not Return to Fossil Fuels over Energy Crisis

"The world is grappling with the worst energy crisis in generations however the U.N. has warned Europe a return to fossil fuels in response to soaring prices and winter shortages must not be considered under any circumstances.

Russia has reduced supplies of gas to Europe since its invasion of Ukraine, sending fuel prices soaring, while supply chain issues in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic have also hit deliveries.

Despite those travails, “There is no room for backtracking in the face of the ongoing climate crisis,” deputy U.N. rights chief Nada Al Nashif told the United Nations Human Rights Council.

She claimed the devastating floods affecting more than 33 million people in Pakistan are an example of what will happen to the world’s climate if there is a massed return to fossil fuels instead of seeking alternatives.

“How many more tragedies of this sort do we need before the urgency of the moment jolts us into action?” she pleaded.

Speaking at the opening of the council’s 51st session in Geneva, Al Nashif acknowledged soaring energy prices in Europe “threaten to impact the most vulnerable as winter approaches.”

Al Nashif pointed out “some E.U. member states are turning to investments in fossil fuels infrastructure and supplies” and declared they must stop." Breitbart

Germany refuses to give battle tanks to Ukraine

"German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has rejected demands to supply Kiev with Leopard 2 main battle tanks during a keynote speech at a German Society on Foreign Relations event on Monday." RT

Ukraine's 2nd Largest City Plunged Into Total Darkness As Russia Strikes Key Infrastructure

"Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second largest city and is the biggest population center closest to
Russia's border, has been plunged into total darkness amid alleged Russian attacks on key infrastructure sites, including large power stations." ZH

Kyiv Claims 'Astonishing' Advances in East Ukraine

"Kyiv said its forces were making lightning gains in the east of the country in a
shock counteroffensive to recapture territory that fell to Russia shortly after Moscow's February invasion.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meanwhile arrived in the Ukrainian capital for a surprise visit, which she said was to demonstrate Berlin's support for Ukraine in its battle against Russia." MT

Germany ‘prepared’ for Russian gas shutdown

"Germany can cope with the current energy crisis, and is ready to deal with a potential Russian

natural gas shutdown, the Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.

“We live in serious times… But we are prepared. Prepared, for example, for Russia to largely cut off gas supplies because of the war against Ukraine,” Scholz said in a video address.

“We have set up terminals on the north German coast to import liquefied natural gas. We have been saving gas. We are once again using the production capabilities of coal-fired power plants. At the beginning of next year we will have the opportunity to use the remaining southern German nuclear power plants if that is necessary… We have put together a comprehensive aid package to support those who cannot easily cope with such challenges financially,” the chancellor said." RT