Russia considers itself free to use weapons against Western military facilities - Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN. "We believe we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities in those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities," Dmitry Polyansky said, commenting on the recent escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. "We warned you about this, but you made your choice," he added

■ Kiev’s leaders are now ‘totally illegitimate’ – Putin (RT.com)
■ Oreshnik missiles could be used to strike Kiev – Putin (RT.com)
■ Oreshnik Missile: Putin Unveils New Details of Its Destructive Power (Sputnik)
■ Warning to Kiev [...]: Key takeaways from Putin’s CSTO summit address (RT.com)
■ Putin Warns of Retaliation if Nuclear Weapons Transferred to Ukraine (Sputnik)

Germany is working on a ‘bunker plan’ including a smartphone app to direct citizens to the nearest shelter in case of an emergency, after Russian President Putin said he reserved the right to bomb the allies of Ukraine. | The Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe — it really rolls off the tongue — better known as the BKK or the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance has embarked on a project to figure out where the country’s remaining bomb shelters are and how many are still fit for use. ■ In addition to long-neglected facilities designed for the purpose, officials will also be looking at the potential of converting subway stations, government buildings, and even private basements. ■ The “bunker plan” is part of the nation’s response to Russia bombing Ukrainian city Dnipro with an unarmed nuclear-capable ballistic missile last week. The weapon was a new design, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed, asserting it is both ‘hypersonic’ and impervious to countermeasures, its launch seen as a clear message to Ukraine’s backers.

Moon of Alabama | Oreshnik is, so far, a non nuclear weapon with a limited (5,000 kilometer) range. But there is nothing in principle that hinders Russia from equipping an ICBM missile with similar non-nuclear capabilities. It would make non-nuclear strikes by Russia on U.S. grounds, or more likely on U.S. foreign bases and aircraft carriers, possible. [...] Russia has closed the airspace over the Kapustin Yar missile range until November 30. Kapustin Yar is the test range from which the Oreshnik had been fired. As there is no defense possible against Oreshnik type weapons Russia could announce a strike on the U.S. controlled Redzikow base in Poland days or hours before it would take place. As the strike would be announced, conventional in type and would cause few if any casualties it seems unlikely that NATO would apply Article 5 to it and to hit back with force. Such would become a moment where the boiling of the frog would start again but this time with the U.S. being the frog inside of the vessel. Russia, by hitting U.S. bases in Europe by conventional means, would increase the temperature day after day. Would the U.S. dare to go nuclear over this or rather retreat from its plans to defeat Russia?

Russia has issued another Notice To Air Missions (NOTAM) closing its air space over Kapustin Yar. This was the area from which Russia launched its new Oreshnik Ballistic Missile at Ukraine last week. | Since that Russian launch, which utterly obliterated a Soviet-era munitions factory inside Ukraine, the Ukrainians have again used American-supplied ATACMS to launch at least THREE MORE attacks into Russia, primarily in the Kursk region. It seems logical to believe Russia is going to launch again as response to Ukraine continuing to use west-supplied missiles to strike interior Russia. One might also theorize that it won't be just one Oreshnik this time. UPDATE: Russian Television is showing graphics to viewers describing how fast the Oreshnik Ballistic Missiles can hit "U.S. Bases in the Middle East" and "U.S. Bases in Alaska, Pearl Harbor, and in Guam" and "U.S. Minuteman III Missile Silos in Montana and North Dakota."

■ NATO has announced the possibility of pre-emptive strikes against Russia (Pravda-EN)

The Russian Defense Ministry vowed there would be a response | Russia said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces fired US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) into Russia’s Kursk Oblast twice in recent days and vowed there would be a response. ■ The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine fired five ATACMS against Russian S-400 missile defense systems on November 23. The ministry said air defenses intercepted three missiles while two hit their targets, resulting in the damage of a radar station and the injury of several Russian troops. ■ Two days later, on November 25, Ukrainian forces fired eight ATACMS at a Russian airfield in Kursk. The ministry said seven were intercepted while one hit its target, damaging infrastructure and wounding two Russian soldiers.

Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov earlier said that the upcoming face-to-face meeting in Astana will be the sixth personal gathering between Putin and Tokayev in 2024. | November 27 will see talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana as part of Putin’s two-day state visit to Kazakhstan. The two leaders are expected to discuss further development of the bilateral strategic partnership, especially in light of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization and Russia chairing the Commonwealth of Independent States and BRICS.

⚡ Казахстан и Россия: новые горизонты стратегического партнерства (Касым-Жомарт Токаев)
■ Путин и Токаев заявили о продолжении взаимной поддержки против подрыва стабильности (Известия)
■ Assessing The Feasibility Of A Russian Gas Pipeline To China Through Kazakhstan (Andrew Korybko)

According to Ivan Blagoy, his bureau received the corresponding documents, a 10-page report that substantiates the move, citing EU sanctions, from the German authorities on Tuesday | Germany has moved to close the local bureau of Russia’s Channel One television, ordering the bureau employees in Berlin to leave the country, a reporter with the TV channel said. [...] According to him, his bureau received the corresponding documents, a 10-page report that substantiates the move, citing EU sanctions, from the German authorities on Tuesday. "A German lawyer who analyzed the papers at our request shrugged his shoulders and said that it was a non-case. We have not violated German laws while staying in Germany and we meet all necessary criteria. And yet, we were shown the door," Blagoy lamented.

■ Russia retaliates to expulsion of journalists from Germany (RT.com)

Harold Turner | NATO's Parliamentary Assembly has recommended that member governments provide Ukraine with intermediate-range missiles (IRBM). | Apparently the Parliamentary Assembly is either insane or suicidal. These are ballistic missiles with a range of 1,000 to 5,500 kilometers, including Tomahawk Cruise Missiles which are capable of "striking at the strategic depth of the enemy." The Assembly's decision is advisory, but it opens the way. Apparently, NATO is flatly ignoring the entire basis for the Russia-Ukraine war: The Expansion of NATO. [...] Russia's position that NATO expansion must stop and be reversed is based on promises made to then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev; promises made by then US Secretary of State, James Baker III, who told Gorbachev "NATO will not move one inch east." [...] We are leaving Russia NO CHOICE but to attack us. Because we broke our word and won't stop. THAT is why you and your family are likely to be killed in nuclear war, within weeks or months.

✅ How Lies Become Facts and the World Ends (Paul Craig Roberts)

Dmitry Medvedev (Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council) (Дмитрий Медведев) |Transfer of nuclear weapons to Kiev will be equated to an attack on Russia | American politicians and journalists are seriously discussing the consequences of giving Kiev nuclear weapons. It seems that my sad joke about the mad senile Biden, who decided to pass away beautifully, taking with him a significant part of humanity, is turning into a frightening reality. Handing over nuclear weapons to a country at war with a major nuclear power? The very idea is so absurd that it raises suspicion of paranoid psychosis in Joe The Walking Dead and all those who argue about the feasibility of such a step. And yet one has to comment on the nonsense:

1) the very threat of transferring nuclear weapons to the Kiev regime can be seen as preparation for a nuclear conflict with Russia;
2) the actual transfer of such weapons can be equated to an accomplished act of attack on our country in the sense of clause 19 of the Principles of State Policy in the Field of Nuclear Weapons. 19 of the Fundamentals of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence.

The consequences are obvious.

■ Transfer of nukes to Kiev would be viewed as attack on Russia – Medvedev (RT.com)
■ Proposal to give Kiev nuclear arms highly extremist — Kremlin (TASS)
■ Медведев: передача ядерного оружия Киеву будет приравнена к нападению на РФ (TACC)
■ Putin TV Address: "Entitled to Strike" Nations Giving Weapons to Ukraine (11/22/24)
■ Zakharova: "Danger for the Whole World If NATO Forces in Ukraine" (11/21/24)

The chairman of NATO’s military committee urges businesses to be less dependent on Russia and China as a potential war in the region looms. | A senior NATO military official advised businesses on Monday to brace for a potential "wartime scenario" by bringing their production back home, instead of depending on China and Russia, which could cut off access during a conflict. ■ Speaking at an event organized by the European Policy Centre in Brussels, Admiral Rob Bauer, the chairman of NATO’s military committee, stressed that businesses need to prepare for a "wartime scenario" and adjust their production and distribution lines accordingly. He added that while the military may win battles, it is the economies that win wars. ■ Stressing that deterrence is not only about military capacity but that all available tools can be used as weapons, he said, "We're seeing that with the growing number of sabotage acts, and Europe has seen that with energy supply.”

■ NATO Military Committee Chairman Rob Bauer [has] called for producing more weapons for precision strikes inside Russia TASS)

White House Confirms Ukraine Can Use ATACMS to Strike Deep Into Russia | White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby confirmed on Monday that Ukraine is allowed to use US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles to fire at targets in the western Russian region of Kursk. [...] After the publication of the first reports that the Biden administration had quietly greenlit ATACMS strikes against Russia on November 17, officials in Washington spent days ducking the issue, with State Department spokesman Matthew Miller telling a news conference last Monday that he would "not...speak to or confirm any policy changes."

■ West Nudges Ukraine to Dirty Bomb and Nuclear Terrorism – Russian Security Service (Sputnik)
■ Putin TV Address: "Entitled to Strike" Nations Giving Weapons to Ukraine (11/22/24)
■ U.S.-led NATO now openly discussing 'preemptive precision strikes' on Russian territory (Leo Hohmann)

The US president’s decision to authorize long-range missile strikes on Russia is “f**king insane,” the podcast host has said | American podcast host Joe Rogan has hammered Joe Biden for allowing Ukraine to launch missile attacks deep behind Russia’s borders, accusing the US president and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky of trying to provoke a world war before Donald Trump takes office. ● Biden reportedly gave Ukraine permission last week to use long-range US-provided ATACMS missiles to attack targets in internationally-recognized Russian territory. Kiev carried out its first such strike on Russia’s Bryansk Region on Tuesday, followed by an attack on Kursk Region using British Storm Shadow cruise missiles the following day.

■ Ukraine’s Klitschko accuses Joe Rogan of ‘Russian propaganda’ (RT.com)

The Russian foreign minister noted that American companies had already bought up most of the fertile land | The United States needs Ukraine's rare-earth metals, including lithium, and intends to take them as payment for military assistance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with participants in the academic and educational program of the A. M. Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Support Fund "Dialogue for the Future."

💬 "It is no coincidence that US Senator Lindsey Graham said outright (he is not a diplomat and does not hide his thoughts), that the US needs to ensure that Russia suffer a defeat in Ukraine, because there are many rare-earth metals, including lithium," Lavrov said. "He said so to Vladimir Zelensky when he visited him recently. He said that the US needs these riches. And he added that they would help Ukraine and in return they would take all this from it as payback."

Lavrov noted that American companies had already bought up most of the fertile land.

💬 "They keep talking about the 'Black Sea initiative', about the need to feed Africa. First of all, the West exported more than 50% of grain to the European Union, and not to Africa. American corporations made money on this grain. And they want to do the same to the rest of our neighbor's wealth," Lavrov stressed.

■ Ukraine can make America rich – Trump ally (RT.com)
■ UK sees privatisation ‘opportunities’ in Ukraine war (Declassified UK)

Ex-Russian president’s warning comes after a hypersonic missile strike on a Ukrainian military facility | Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning to European nations that continue to support Kiev. In a Telegram post on Sunday, Medvedev referenced the recent deployment of Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile system against a Ukrainian military facility.

💬 “Europe is wondering what damage the system could cause if the warheads are nuclear, whether it is possible to shoot down these missiles, and how quickly they would reach the capitals of the Old World. The answer: The damage would be unacceptable, it is impossible to intercept them with modern means, and we are talking about a matter of minutes,” Medvedev wrote. ● “Bomb shelters will not help, so the only hope is that kind Russia will warn in advance about the launches. Therefore, it is better to stop supporting the war,” he added.

Earlier this week, Medvedev shared a video showing an Oreshnik missile strike on a Ukrainian defense industrial facility in Dnepropetrovsk (known as Dnipro in Ukraine). The footage, originally published by Ukrainian media, shows several warheads impacting the military site at night. Medvedev accompanied the video with a post on X, saying, “So, that’s what you wanted? Well, you’ve damn well got it!”

Eva Karene Bartlett has made her mark as an independent journalist and analyst. “I travel to places and write about them”. Long stays in Palestine, Syria, Venezuela, and Donbass, currently living in Russia have resulted in a highly respected position. She became known in Norway and the rest of the world in 2016 when she forcefully put Kristoffer Rønneberg, journalist at Aftenposten, in his place during a press conference on Syria at the UN. In October, the Tolfa International Forum was held for the first time in the town of Tolfa in Italy, specifically at the 400-year-old Convento Cappuccini.

Maria Zakharova has slammed Paris for greenlighting Ukrainian strikes into internationally-recognized Russian territory | France’s greenlight for Kiev strikes on internationally-recognized Russian territory will only hurt Ukraine and further escalate the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Saturday. ■ Her remarks followed a statement by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. In an interview with the BBC, Barrot said that Paris does “not set and express red lines” on its support for Kiev, and that long-range strikes on Russian soil may be carried out by Ukraine “in the logics of self-defense.” “This is not support for Ukraine, but rather it is a way to finish it off,” Zakharova told TASS, referring to Barrot’s statements. ■ The French minister did not confirm whether missiles from his country had already been used by Kiev for long-range strikes on Russia. When asked by the BBC whether his “no red lines” comment meant Paris could send French troops to fight alongside Ukrainians, he said he “does not discard any option.”

■ Ukraine can make America rich – Trump ally (RT.com)
■ UK sees privatisation ‘opportunities’ in Ukraine war (Declassified UK)

NATO should understand it is “directly at war” with Russia, Dmitry Medvedev has warned | The conflict between Moscow and Kiev could be swiftly ended with no additional loss of lives if only NATO came to its senses and abandoned its belligerent policy towards Russia, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Al Arabiya in an interview published on Friday. ● Allowing Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons for strikes into internationally-recognized Russian territory has made the US-led bloc a direct party to the conflict, said Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council. Kiev has launched several strikes using US-made ATACMS and HIMARS systems, as well as British-made Storm Shadow missiles.

■ What Has Happened May Have Dire Consequences (11/19/24)

Paris places no “red lines” on its support for Kiev, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said | French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said that Ukraine may use French missiles to attack targets in internationally-recognized Russian territory, without confirming whether such strikes have already taken place. ■ In an interview due to be broadcast by British state broadcaster the BBC on Sunday, Barrot said that Paris does “not set and express red lines” on its support for Kiev, and that long-range strikes on Russian soil may be carried out by Ukraine “in the logics of self-defense.” ■ France has provided Ukraine with an unknown number of SCALP-EG cruise missiles, which Kiev has already been using to attack targets in Crimea and the four former Ukrainian regions that joined the Russian Federation in 2022. The SCALP-EG, known as the Storm Shadow in the UK, is an air-launched British-French cruise missile with a maximum range of 550km (390 miles). ■ Barrot’s comments came a day after the Ukrainian military confirmed that Storm Shadow missiles were used for the first time in an attack on Russia’s Kursk Region, where Ukrainian troops launched a cross-border invasion in August. Russian air defenses shot down two of the British missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Just two days ago, Russian President Putin made clear in a televised address that the use of these weapons against interior Russia makes the countries who supplied the weapons "parties to the conflict." | Video below shows that after an "URGENT" meeting in the wee hours of Saturday morning in Russia, between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Federation Council, Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) trucks carrying live "TOPOL-M" nuclear ICBMS are on the move on roads in Russia. The TOPOL-M carries only ONE warhead: a One-Megaton Nuclear bomb. At least THREE (3) of these TEL trucks, carrying ONE TOPOL-M each, are seen in the video, on-the-move inside Russia. [...] The sole purpose of this weapon is to utterly destroy entire cities: Knowledgeable observers might think: London, Paris, and Washington, DC. The fact that THREE of these missiles are now openly on the move inside Russia is likely no coincidence. It has been three separate countries, the United States, The United Kingdom, and France, that have supplied long-range weapons which are now being used by Ukraine to attack interior Russia.

■ Something is Happening; Putin Holding "URGENT" Security Council Meeting (Hal Turner)
■ Report: US and European Officials Discussed Giving Ukraine Nuclear Weapons (Antiwar.com)
■ Trump’s Vow to End the War Could Leave Ukraine With Few Options (NYT)

London has said it would comply with the ICC war crimes warrant for the Israeli leader | Britain would most likely honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he came to visit, a spokesman for 10 Downing Street has said. The Hague-based ICC announced on Thursday it was seeking Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the Gaza conflict. Israel and the US have denounced the move.

■ Hungary to invite Netanyahu despite ICC warrant (RT.com)
■ Berlin has a “historical responsibility” to Israel (RT.com)

Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in what would be the first use in war of a weapon designed to deliver long-distance nuclear strikes. | The launch, if confirmed, highlights rapidly rising tensions in the 33-month-old war after Ukraine fired U.S. and British missiles at targets inside Russia this week despite warnings by Moscow that it would see such action as a major escalation. Security experts said it would be the first military use of an intercontinental ballistic missile. ICBMs are strategic weapons designed to deliver nuclear warheads and are an important part of Russia's nuclear deterrent.

■ Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for first time, Kyiv says (Novaya Gazeta)
■ Russian Air Defenses Shoot Down Two UK-Made Storm Shadow Missiles (Sputnik)
■ Russia Fires ICBM at Ukraine; Says New U.S. Base in Poland Now a Priority Target for Destruction (Hal Turner)

Maria Zakharova (Мария Захарова) (Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman) | The appearance of North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) forces on the territory of Ukraine will mean joining the war against Russia. This statement was made by the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, on 21 November.

■ She commented on Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahna's statement about the need to send the military to Ukraine because of the peace agreement US President-elect Donald Trump proposed.

■ “I don't understand, maybe it somehow doesn't dawn on them that the appearance of NATO contingents on the territory of Ukraine will mean the alliance's entry into a war against our country,” Zakharova said at a briefing.

■ She added that this could lead to catastrophic consequences for European countries and the whole world. The diplomat also recalled that Russia had already “repeatedly talked about this.”

■ Earlier, on 12 November, the chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said that NATO would have sent troops to Ukraine a long time ago if Russia did not have nuclear weapons. According to him, Russia's nuclear arsenal distinguishes it from the Taliban (the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) in Afghanistan when it comes to fighting NATO forces.

■ The special operation to protect Donbas, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region. (DeepL + Grammarly)

■ ‘Radical NATO wing’ pushing for war with Russia – Moscow (RT.com)
✅ Leaks expose secret British military cell plotting to ‘keep Ukraine fighting’ (Kit Klarenberg)
✅ Leaked documents: British spies constructing secret terror army in Ukraine (Kit Klarenberg)

Kit Klarenberg | Leaked files show top UK military figures conspired to carry out the Kerch bridge bombing, covertly train “Gladio”-style stay-behind forces in Ukraine, and groom the British public for a drop in living standards caused by the proxy war against Russia. | Emails and internal documents reviewed by The Grayzone reveal details of a cabal of British military and intelligence veterans which plotted to escalate and prolong the Ukraine proxy war “at all costs.” Convened under the direction of the British Ministry of Defense in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the cell referred to itself as Project Alchemy. As British leadership sabotaged peace talks between Kiev and Moscow, the cell put forward an array of plans “to keep Ukraine fighting” by imposing “strategic dilemmas, costs and frictions upon Russia.” ■ The leaks obtained by The Grayzone expose a hidden hand behind Britain’s policy in Ukraine, showing in unusually granular detail how it aimed to engineer a long, grinding war through covert operations that stretched the bounds of legality.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched what is reported to be twelve (12) "Storm Shadow" cruise missiles, into Kursk, Russia. But video below records FOURTEEN (14) explosions. | Reports are saying that the target of this particular attack was near the historic Baratynskys' estate, now a sanatorium under the control of the Russian presidential administration. The Russian Governor of Kursk claims two missiles entered its airspace and both were intercepted, but did not specify which type of missiles. The Russian military journalist, 'Two Majors', says 12 Storm Shadows were in fact used. Ukraine has neither confirmed nor denied.

■ British state media confirms ‘Storm Shadow’ strike deep inside Russia (RT.com)
■ Biden To Send Antipersonnel Mines To Ukraine (Moon of Alabama) | U.S. president Joe Biden was found to be too senile to stand for re-election. But that does not hinder the powers that be to let him launch world war III.

On Monday, the Yi Peng 3, a Chinese-registered bulk carrier, was suspected of damaging two fiber-optic data cables beneath the Baltic Sea, which connect Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Lithuania. The bulk carrier is anchored in Kattegat Bay alongside a Danish Naval vessel. | The ship tracking website MarineTraffic shows the Danish Naval vessel "DNK NAVY PATROL P525" alongside Yi Peng 3 in Kattegat Bay. Both vessels are anchored. "Denmark exercised the right under Art. X of the Submarine Cables Convention. It's been done only once before, by the USA in 1959," the X user said.

■ Chinese ship suspected in Baltic Sea cable damage (RT.com)

The CIA is funding online troll communities to tarnish the country’s image, Chay Bowes has said | Bowes argued that the US-led disinformation campaign is using all means possible to rationalize lies and tarnish the image of Russia, including “mass bot farms like NAFO, who are funded via the CIA,” which is injecting millions of dollars into spreading fake content about the country. The journalist was referring to a collective of internet trolls identified by their fanatical support for the Ukrainian military.

Moscow’s updated nuclear doctrine is a response to Western threats, Türkiye has said | The West should pay attention to Russia’s updated nuclear doctrine, which reflects Moscow’s right and ability to defend itself from threats, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. ■ Moscow unveiled the proposed changes to its strategic deterrent in September, while Ukraine was still clamoring for permission to use Western weapons for long-range strikes into Russian territory. The new doctrine was officially adopted on Tuesday, hours after Ukraine’s US-supplied missiles were used to target Bryansk Region.

💬 “I think that this statement by Russia is, above all, a measure taken in response to the stance taken against it, concerning the use of conventional weapons,” Erdogan said on Tuesday at a press conference following the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ● “I think that this issue must be considered by NATO officials. Russia has the right and ability to protect itself and to take measures for its defense. And it was compelled to take these measures,” Erdogan added.

👉 Britain ("Ukraine") fires Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time (Sky News)
■ ВСУ нанесли массированный удар ракетами Storm Shadow по России на фоне разрешения Запада (lenta.ru)
■ Russian Army Acquires New Cutting-Edge Fighter Jets (Global Times)
■ Фицо назвал безответственным решение США разрешить Украине бить вглубь России (Известия)
✅ Biden To Send Antipersonnel Mines To Ukraine (Moon of Alabama)
✅ The US Approves Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia (Glenn Diesen)
✅ ATACMS Madness – Has Biden Pushed the Nuclear Button on Trump’s Inauguration? (Seth Ferris)

SVR chief: The latest version of the document, the core principle is that nuclear weapons are a last resort to ensure the protection of the country’s sovereignty | The West acknowledges that Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine has significantly weakened the efforts of the United States and NATO to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, making victory in conventional warfare unachievable, said Sergey Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), in an interview with National Defense magazine. ■ The West has responded cautiously to President Vladimir Putin's announcement of changes to Russia’s nuclear deterrence strategy, he explained. "They realize that the revisions Putin outlined have largely undermined the attempts by the United States and NATO to achieve a strategic defeat of our nation. Furthermore, the expanded criteria for using nuclear weapons essentially rule out the possibility of defeating the Russian Armed Forces on the battlefield," Naryshkin noted.

■ Full Text of Russia's Updated Nuclear Doctrine (Sputnik Exclusive)
■ Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine makes defeat over its army impossible — SVR chief (TASS)
■ Нарышкин: обновление ядерной доктрины исключает возможность победы над ВС РФ (TACC)

Russia has begun mass-production of, and full distribution of, nuclear blast and radiation shelters for the public. The top photo, taken this past summer, shows what the shelters look like. | The "KUB-M" package includes 2 modules - a technical module and a module for people, where 54 people can hide. The mobile shelter provides protection from various threats, including natural disasters and man-made accidents. It can protect against light radiation from a nuclear explosion and radioactive contamination. Once laid in place, the shelters are then surrounded by "Mafia Blocks"...cement blocks weighing approximately 3,000 pounds EACH, stacked one atop another and then over the roof. [...] These portable nuclear shelters are the final stage of Russia's preparation for conflict with NATO. The fact that these shelters are now being deployed, is a very ominous sign.

■ REPORTS: Russia Evacuates Political Class to Nuclear Bunkers in Ural Mountains (Hal Turner)

According to the report, CCTV cams were not installed on Christie Miller road in Salisbury | The UK police has no CCTV video footage to prove the involvement of Russian citizens Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov in the March 4, 2018 Salisbury incident, according to a report published as part of the public inquiry hearing into the case. ■ According to the report, CCTV cams were not installed on Christie Miller road in Salisbury, where former spy Sergey Skripal and his daughter Yulia lived at the time of the attack. ■ At the same time, the police suggests that the perpetrators smeared the doorknob with the Novichok agent on March 4, 2018, during their second visit to Salisbury.