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The main evening news
on November 18th
“We have lost the war in Ukraine,” a Kremlin source told Meduza, one of Russia’s few opposition media outlets.
„Leaving the (Ukrainian city) Kherson has become a major trauma for the Russian elites. It is now clear that the war is lost. People are already thinking about how they will live after the end of hostilities.” the interlocutor of the newspaper also underlined.
„Outside the two capitals (Moscow and St. Petersburg) do not share the optimism of the “hawks”, He also wrote “Meduza”. “Among regional businessmen and politicians, there is already talk that Russian citizens are not fighting for their country,” said an anonymous activist from the ruling United Russia party. What happened in Kherson is perceived as a shame and a consequence of the chaos in the state.
Before February 24 (beginning of the war) we suspected that something was wrong. However, we are now convinced of that,” she also told the media.
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„The introduction of automatic voting only is a joint effort of the parties of Boyko Borisov and Kornelia Ninova. They elected Maduro, and now Maduro is to blame for them. Something happened and Borisov and Ninova turned 180 degrees.”
“The machines are certified according to all standards, how can we ‘touch’ them? I don’t know Maduro, but the supplier of the machines is a very serious company”.
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You wonder what’s the deal with paper ballots, how are they used across Europe?
You ask: we are a democracy, why should there be no choice? – and so, and so, and machine and paper?
You wonder: why bother us with newsletters, are we not going to vote anyway?
In order of questions:
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Brent oil futures for January, a reference for Europe, fell below the threshold of 88 dollars per barrel for the first time since 3 October on the ICE London exchange.
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Even one “no” is enough to stop us, we already have three: from Holland, Sweden and now from Austria.
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On Monday 21 November, President Rumen Radev will hold consultations with representatives of the parliamentary group of Democratic Bulgaria.
The meeting will start at 10:00 at “Dondukov” 2, reports the press center of the Presidency.
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The house of 37-year-old Zahari Shulev, accused of playing with a dog in the “Karpuzitsa” district of the capital, was gutted, reports “Telegraf”.
The two-story building at 2 Byala Ruja street has broken windows, a broken fence and a facade covered in eggs and rubbish of all kinds.
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Bad news! TV presenter Anahid Tacheva passed away today. The news was confirmed by her relatives.
He is one of the favorite faces of the First Program of national television from 1962 onwards.
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Navalny was moved to a cramped cell four days before his relatives’ visit, effectively depriving him of the extended visits he is entitled to in the penal colony.
Navalny adds that he has not seen his parents, wife and children for months.
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