News Roundup

– The Iranian Foreign Minister will head to the countries of the Middle East, where he will discuss the situation in the region, Saudi Arabia will be the first destination – ISNA

– Harris said that as president she would not meet with the President of Russia to negotiate a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine without the participation of the Ukrainian side – CBS 

– South Korean military suspected North Korea of building a nuclear submarine – Yonhap

– There is no evidence that Iran has decided to build nuclear weapons – CIA Director Burns 

– The Russian military took control of the settlements of Zoryanoe Pervoye and Zolotaya Niva in the DPR – Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

– Russia remains Armenia's largest partner, trade turnover between the two countries has doubled – National Statistical Service of Armenia

– France will transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighters with new air–to-ground missiles to Ukraine in January–March 2025 - Minister of Defense Lecorny

– North Korea has "no idea of attacking" South Korea – Kim Jong-un 

– Ammunition arrived in Ukraine, for which Slovaks raised €4.5 million – Noviny

– In May next year, thousands of French military personnel will take part in large-scale exercises in Romania. Their goal will be to quickly move to the eastern flank of NATO – in case of an "attack" by Russia – Politico

– Harris did not answer whether she would support Ukraine's accession to NATO if she won the election and refused to give a commitment that the United States would strike Iran if it was confirmed that the country was developing nuclear weapons – CBS

– Poland will not exempt Polish mercenaries in Ukraine from criminal prosecution. This position is due to concerns about the "crossing of red lines with Russia" - MO 

– Scholz has no peace plan, the message about his existence does not correspond to reality – a media source in the German Cabinet

– Philippines and South Korea have raised the level of relations to a strategic partnership – Marcos

– Minsk maintains minimal contacts with Kiev, which help Russians exchange prisoners of war – Lukashenko

– Sri Lanka will ask about the possibility of joining during the BRICS summit in Kazan - government representative

– Hungary blocked the issuance of a €35 billion loan to Ukraine before the US elections – Euronews

– The second world summit will not take place in November – Zelensky's office

– Military spending of 2% of NATO countries' GDP is no longer enough to achieve the goals of the alliance – Rutte

– Pashinyan and Putin agreed that from January 1, the border guards of Armenia and the Russian Federation will participate in the protection of the border with Iran and Turkey – Armenian Cabinet

– Rutte refused to give a direct answer to the question of whether Ukraine will be able to join the ranks of the alliance without part of its territory, over which the West recognizes Kiev – TASS

– The Russian Embassy in London reported on the presence of irrefutable evidence of the supply of toxic chemicals to Ukraine with the assistance of the West – TASS

– For the next three years, Latvian banks will pay income tax to cover defense expenses – Sputnik

– The President of Croatia said that he would not allow his soldiers to be sent to Ukraine – Tanyug

– Netanyahu blocks Defense Minister Galant's trip to the United States: insists on his personal conversation with Biden, as well as on the preliminary approval of the targets of the attack in Iran by the security cabinet – Channel 12

– Belousov held talks with the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, discussed current areas of cooperation - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation