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Russian ex-President Medvedev says Japanese PM should disembowel himself

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday of shameful subservience to the United States and suggested he should ritually disembowel himself.

Reuters

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Vladimir Putin ally claims World War 3 has already started - calls for nuclear strikes

TV propagandist Vladimir Solovyov told Russians that Moscow should target the West to disrupt NATO countries from sending supplies to Ukraine - it comes as Western countries continue to send aid

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Russian army on ropes after dramatic 75% plunge in artillery fire in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin's boys are only firing artillery at around 75 per cent of their wartime high, a massive drop, which could be due to dwindling stockpiles of rockets or a reassessment of tactics

Daily Mirror

Russia steps up assault on eastern Ukraine – as US to provide weapons training to Kyiv’s troops

While Ukraine can count on the support of Western nations, Moscow appears to be sustaining heavy losses in both troops and equiment

The Independent UK

Patriarch Kirill: The politically influential head of the Russian Orthodox Church

Born Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, Kirill has been the sixteenth patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church since he was enthroned in 2009. He has attracted international scrutiny with open declarations of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022.

France 24

Russia backs banning of maps disputing official 'territorial integrity'

Russia's government extended support to a legislative amendment that would classify maps that dispute the country's official "territorial integrity" as punishable extremist materials, the state-owned TASS news agency reported on Sunday.

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Russia's Medvedev snaps back after U.S. appeal over Ukraine war

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned the United States that hypersonic missiles would soon be close to NATO's shores after the U.S. embassy said in a video it stood in solidarity with Russians who opposed the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Former Russian President Says Elon Musk Will Be America’s Next President

Former Russian President Says Elon Musk Will Be America's Next President

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Civil war will break out in US, Elon Musk would become President, predicts Putin aide Dmitry Medvedev

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has predicted that a civil war will break out in the US resulting in California and Texas becoming independent states. Elon Musk would become the President after the end of the new civil war in US, Medvedev said in a series of tweets.

The Times of India

Star rising in Kremlin, Russia's Medvedev predicts war in West

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an arch loyalist of Vladimir Putin given a new job this week, predicted war between Germany and France next year and a civil war in the United States that would lead to Elon Musk becoming president.

Reuters

West plotting to assassinate Putin and risks triggering nuclear war, claims Kremlin

They include the EU collapsing because Britain rejoins and NATO seeking to assassinate the Russian leader, a forecast from the deputy head of Vladimir Putin’s security council, Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and premier

Daily Mirror

Medvedev: Only Russia's Nuclear Arms Preventing West from Declaring War

Russia's nuclear arsenal and the rules Moscow has laid out for its use are the only factors preventing the West from starting a war against Russia, a top ally of President Vladimir Putin said in an article published on Sunday. Former President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's Putin and China's Xi to confer this week - TASS quotes Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will speak before the end of the year, Russian state news agency TASS said on Monday, without giving details of the timing or format.

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Only Russia's nuclear arms preventing West from declaring war - Putin ally

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Kremlin: More US Arms to Ukraine Will Aggravate War

The Kremlin warned Wednesday that increasing the supply of US arms to Kyiv would aggravate the devastating 10-month war ignited by Russia's illegal invasion and "does not bode well" for embattled Ukraine. "Weapon supplies (by the US) continue, the assortment of supplied weapons is expanding. All this, of course, leads…

The Independent UK

Kremlin warning: More US arms to Ukraine will aggravate war

The Kremlin is warning that increasing the supply of U.S. arms to Kyiv will aggravate the devastating 10-month war ignited by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Medvedev Meets China’s Xi in Beijing, Says Ukraine Conflict Discussed

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has undertaken a surprise trip to Beijing and held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which he said they discussed the Ukraine conflict. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, posted a video on his Telegram channel showing him meeting Xi, smiling for…

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China hopes all parties in the Ukraine crisis maintain restraint -President Xi

China hopes all parties in the Ukraine crisis will maintain restraint and resolve security concerns through political means, President Xi Jinping told Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of the United Russia party, during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.

Reuters

Russia's Medvedev meets China's Xi in Beijing, says Ukraine conflict discussed

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has undertaken a surprise trip to Beijing and held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which he said they discussed the Ukraine conflict.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Russia only hurts itself with its inflammatory discourse on Kazakhstan

It has been a turbulent year in Russian-Kazakh relations. Russia’s oil rich neighbour, which straddles central Asia and eastern Europe, started the year by asking for Russia’s help in restoring stability after protests erupted in its major cities.

The Independent UK

Ukraine stalemate sets stage for possible winter escalation

With the war in Ukraine grinding through its 10th month, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition, which could set the stage for a new round of escalation

Bangkok Post

Russia ramping up production of 'most powerful' weapons: Medvedev

Russia's ex-president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday the country was ramping up production of new-generation weapons to protect itself from enemies in Europe, the United States and Australia.

Bangkok Post

Putin Grips Economy Tighter to Supply Russian War Machine

After a string of battlefield losses in Ukraine in recent months, President Vladimir Putin faces a big test at home: mobilizing Russia's economy to feed the war effort.

Daily Mirror

Desperate Vladimir Putin recruits violent football hooligans for his war in Ukraine

A mob of notorious Russian football hooligans - known as "Ultras" - are being mobilised into a reconnaissance and sabotage squad and sent to fight for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

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