The UK says army action in Russia is declining; U. S. intelligence leaderUS says Putin is ‘more informed’ about the truth of demanding situations on the ground
The British Ministry of Defense, in its most recent intelligence assessment, noted new symptoms from an independent Russian media outlet that the public in Russia for the army’s crusade was “diminishing significantly. “
The United States expects a “reduced pace” in fighting during the winter months, U. S. intelligence leader Avril Haines said.
Haines, speaking at Reagan’s National Defense Forum in California, also alluded to beyond accusations through some that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisers could protect him from bad news, for Russia, about the evolution of the war, and said “increasingly. “more informed. ” Challenges facing the military in Russia. “
Russia will sell oil at a Western value cap even if it has to cut production, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday. The G7 and Australia agreed on value limits on Friday.
OPEC agreed to stick to its oil production targets at an assembly on Sunday. OPEC, which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia, angered the United States and Western countries in October when it agreed to cut output by 2 million barrels per day (bpd), or about 2% of global demand, from November to the end of 2023.
A draft solution is circulating at the United Nations in New York for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to hold Russian leaders accountable for crimes of aggression in Ukraine.
More than 500 Ukrainian towns remained active on Sunday after weeks of Russian airstrikes on the network of forces, an Interior Ministry official said.
Ukraine is imposing sanctions on 10 high-ranking clerics linked to a pro-Moscow church because they agreed to work with the Russian government or justified Moscow’s invasion, the security service said.