Hungary cannot accept the proposal to replace the European Union budget, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said, adding that it was unacceptable to give Ukraine a four-year budget.
Orban is widely regarded as one of Vladimir Putin’s allies in the EU.
In a new ideological clash between Russia and the West, Moscow and China vetoed a U. S. -proposed solution to the U. N. Security Council over the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The mission aimed to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and called for pauses in the violence to allow for aid.
Meanwhile, a Russian-drafted solution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire has also failed to secure the minimum required.
The attack destroyed the factory and injured 20 people.
The U. N. ‘s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the explosions caused by the attack did not affect the plant’s operations or its connection to the grid, but that power was temporarily cut off at some external radiation tracking stations. .
In his nightly video address, Ukraine’s president said the attack provided additional evidence that tougher sanctions against Russia were needed.
The Russian military claimed its air defense forces had shot down two U. S. -made long-range ATACMS missiles fired across Ukraine at Russian targets, in what state media said was the first such launch.
Moscow’s Defense Ministry reported the interception in one of its regular reports on the war, offering additional details.
Last week, Ukraine said it had used U. S. -supplied missiles for the first time to inflict heavy damage on two airfields housing Russian helicopters and equipment.
Last week, Vladimir Putin said the United States was deepening the conflict in Ukraine and had made a mistake in supplying Kyiv with missiles that he said would not set the stage on the battlefield and could simply be rejected.
Ukraine’s gross domestic product grew by about 9. 1% year-on-year in September as the long-suffering country’s economy slowly recovers after being devastated by Russia’s invasion last year.
However, continued fighting, logistical disruptions, and attacks on the power formula remain major obstacles to growth.
The Economy Ministry said GDP in the first nine months of the year rose 5. 3% from last year, when Russia introduced its attack.
The G7 is expected to announce that it will ban imports of Russian diamonds until the end of the month.
The ban would be largely followed by a proposal for a package of European Union sanctions against Moscow, diplomatic sources told Reuters.
These photographs show Russia’s ability to launch a major retaliatory nuclear strike by land, sea, and air (see post at 4:47 p. m. ).
Europe must not weaken its solidarity with Ukraine while standing in solidarity with Israel after this month’s devastating Hamas attack, Italy’s prime minister said.
Ukrainians worry that their country’s health will decline as news about the war with Russia fades and the world waits to see what happens in Israel and Gaza.
Powerful explosions rocked the domain near Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant overnight, the U. N. nuclear watchdog said.
The explosions shattered windows but did not affect operation or connection to the grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
He added that the explosions also cut the strength of some external radiation tracking stations.
Russia has tested its ability to launch a major retaliatory nuclear strike, Sergei Shoigu said on state television.
“Practical launches of ballistic and cruise missiles were conducted during the training,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
Shoigu noticed that he was talking about training with Vladimir Putin on national television.
The Kremlin said a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from a control site in Russia’s Far East, a nuclear-powered submarine introduced a ballistic missile from the Barents Sea and Tu-95MS long-range bombers carried out control firings from the air. .
This comes after Russia’s chambers of parliament unanimously passed a law revoking the country’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which Moscow says aligns it with the United States.
Russia has said it has no plans to conduct a nuclear verification and will do so unless the United States does.