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Hungary’s ruling coalition does not want to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO until Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson visits his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán in Budapest.

Orbán’s party “Fidesz” told broadcaster ATV about this condition on Friday.

The ruling coalition also includes the Hungarian Christian Democratic People’s Party (KNDP).

Hungary is the only NATO member that has not yet ratified Sweden’s accession to NATO.

Budapest is delaying ratification because, as the government explains, it is offended by Sweden’s criticism of the rule of law situation in Hungary.

Kristerson met Orbán briefly in Brussels on Thursday during a special EU summit.

The Swedish Prime Minister told his country’s journalists at a press conference that he had “a good conversation with Viktor Orbán”.

He did not say more specifically when deeper talks with Hungarian representatives could take place.

The Swedish Prime Minister has previously made it clear that he would not like to go to Budapest until Hungary has ratified the agreement and Sweden does not have the ratifications of all NATO members.

2024-02-02 22:01:07
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Information about the death of Russian General Valery Gerasimov in Ukraine’s attack on Russian military facilities in occupied Crimea on Thursday is spreading on social networks, but this information hardly corresponds to the truth. , announced Serhiy Bratäuk, the press representative of the Southern Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“There are many versions of what could be wrong there, I even heard the famous surname Gerasimov. That would be good news, but, in my opinion, it hardly corresponds to the truth . But the fact that several high-ranking officers or generals of the Russian occupation army were hit in this command center is the truth,” he told the “Espresso” TV channel.

The Security Service of Ukraine has announced that it cannot comment on the information about the possible death of Gerasimov.

During the Ukrainian attack on Russian military facilities in the occupied Crimea on Thursday, one Russian command post was hit, as well as the occupiers’ defense system on the peninsula was seriously damaged, announced the head of the press center of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine. if NatÄ lija Humeņuk.

“Not only one command post was hit, a really strong battle took place during the past 24 hours, including the serious damage of the defense system on the Crimean peninsula,” he emphasized.

Humeņuka said that this is not the first such damage, which forces the adversary to seriously reform its defense system.

“Now they have the same history again with displacement, trying to maneuver and deploy both their own defense systems and the objects it protects in other places ,” she clarified.

Humeņuka also indicated that the Russian military forces have recently moved the launch sites of the “Shahed” unmanned combat aircraft. If in the past they mainly used Cape Euda, then in several strong previous attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it was recorded that they were launched from the vicinity of Balaklava.

“The defense forces worked in this direction so that the enemy would not feel so safe in this area and would always remember that Crimea is Ukraine and we are fighting for it. «nÄ mies,» said the representative of the Ukrainian army.

At the same time, Humeņuka added that the explosions at the Crimean bridge are more like a cover for women, “trying to protect this additional configuration object”.

“However, our concerns and fears about its fate are not unfounded – our battle work continues, there are still many objects we need to work on. And for every strong result if it is worth noting, we will definitely inform,” the head of the press center of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine emphasized.

The afternoon of January 4 was a riot in Crimea. The occupation authorities announced one of the most massive attacks on the peninsula. Explosions were heard near Sevastopol.

Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that a military object of the Russian occupiers – a command post – had been hit in the occupied Crimea.

On the evening of January 4, explosions rang out in Crimea for the second time during the day. The occupiers claimed that drone attacks were imminent. The Crimean channel on the “Telegram” platform reported the sound of explosions and air defense work in Saksa district, Novorossiysk, Novofedorivka, Yevpatoriya and Vilino. In addition, it was reported about the closure of traffic on the Crimean bridge.

2024-01-05 14:53:14
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In Iran, at least 103 people were killed in explosions near the grave of General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US air strike in January 2020 at the Baghdad airport, according to Iranian media.

People had gathered at Soleimani’s tomb in the Saheb al-Zaman Mosque in Kerman to commemorate his death.

At least 141 people were injured in the explosions. Some of them are in critical condition, according to Iran’s official news agency IRNA.

Referring to informed sources, “Tasnim” agency reports that “two bags with bombs” exploded at the scene of the event, which were detonated remotely.

The explosions happened 10 minutes apart.

The deputy governor of Kerman announced that the incident was a terrorist attack.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Soleimani was the commander of the Quds Force, an elite unit of Iran’s armed forces. He was killed by a US drone strike near Baghdad airport.

He coordinated the activities of armed units loyal to Iran in Iraq and other countries, including their operations against the Islamic State group.

2024-01-03 15:38:45
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