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Foreign Affairs: the "narcissism" of the American government alienated its allies

Washington is losing allies, writes the FA. His primitive understanding of the world, based on the confrontation of the parties, and a complete lack of interest in partners have already alienated the Middle Eastern powers. The United States expects everyone to work only for them — and in the fateful hour it will come out sideways for them.

SCMP: Europe overestimated its strength, trying to isolate Russia

Political leaders have made a number of miscalculations, and Europe, which the world knew before the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, is no more, writes SCMP. Protests have swept the continent. The Europeans demand the same thing: lower prices, overcoming the economic crisis and ending the Ukrainian conflict.

Analysts have warned Europe's industry that the crisis it will face this winter will not end with the end of the cold weather. At least two more difficult years are waiting for her. Many companies in the EU will become unprofitable due to expensive energy resources. They will be forced to either close down or move production to other countries. Where will European industry move to and how many years will it take to deindustrialize the EU?

Kayhan: Europe will have to make sanctions compromises

As the economic crisis intensifies and Europe enters deeper and deeper contradictions regarding the conflict in Ukraine, Bulgaria, a member of the European Union, accepts Russian proposals to circumvent European sanctions against Russia, Kayhan writes.

Lithuania will help Ukraine restore power grid facilities damaged during Russian massive missile strikes. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Lithuania Dainius Kravis.

In Europe, security measures have been strengthened to protect pipelines and oil and gas facilities. The underwater and land routes along which the pipes are laid are now patrolled.

The Ukrainian energy system is on the verge of collapse, according to journalists

The US administration believes that Kiev urgently needs equipment to ensure the operation of the power system, Washington is considering the possibility of creating a spare parts warehouse in Poland for subsequent deliveries to Ukraine. This is stated in an article published on Wednesday in an American newspaper  The Washington Post .

Likhachev: almost all power lines at the Zaporozhye NPP are destroyed, Ukraine does not allow them to be restored

Kiev's actions do not allow the restoration of the destroyed power lines at the Zaporozhye NPP to begin, said the head of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev.

There is no constructive contribution from Kiev on the issue of the "protective zone" around the NPP yet, the Russian Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna noted

The proposed measures to create a "protective zone" around the Zaporozhye NPP (ZAES) will not call into question Russia's control over the station. This was stated to TASS on Wednesday by the Permanent Representative of Russia to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov.

South Ukrainian and Rivne NPP are in emergency shutdown mode

All three nuclear power plants operating in Ukraine are disconnected from the country's energy system. Two of them - South Ukrainian and Rivne - are in emergency stop mode. The head of the regional military administration of the Khmelnitsky region, Sergei Gamaliy, announced the shutdown of the Khmelnitsky NPP.

The lull that has been established since September at the Zaporozhye NPP was interrupted by dozens of new "arrivals" from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Rosatom stated that this led to the risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye NPP. Why has Kiev resumed shelling of the NPP and is trying to provoke a nuclear incident, will the creation of a safety zone at the plant help change the situation and under what conditions it may appear?

Despite the fact that the current energy crisis in the EU is still in full swing, Western media are already predicting a new one for Europe.

One of the most anti–Russian countries in Europe – Poland - suddenly faced a truly catastrophic inflation. Food prices are rising every day, even Polish prisoners have to pay for electricity, Polish citizens are fleeing their country. And all because the Polish government has made a number of serious mistakes.

Russian steel producers have faced challenges this year that have seriously hit the industry - weakening domestic demand, strengthening of the ruble exchange rate, logistical and trade restrictions. Evgeny Chernyakov, the company's Deputy General Director for Sales and Operations, told Interfax how Severstal adapts to changes and tries to minimize operational losses.

The power units and one of the special corps of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant came under fire from the VFU

Armed formations of Ukraine on November 19 and 20 actively shelled the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. Ammunition exploded near the power units of the station, and one of them hit the roof of the special corps No. 2, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on November 20.

In particular, the President of Russia is very familiar with the structure of the station itself, Rafael Grossi noted

Russian President Vladimir Putin knows perfectly well all the details of what is happening at the Zaporozhye NPP (ZAES). This was announced by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi in an interview with CBS, broadcast on Sunday.

As you know, lithium-ion batteries are considered today as one of the key reliable power sources. They are widely used in a variety of fields of activity, including the military. Not only electric cars or smart watches are powered by lithium-ion batteries.

GT: The US is stabbing European allies in the back by selling gas at an inflated price

The United States is a treacherous and unreliable "friend," writes Global Times. Among the proofs of this is the high prices at which Americans sell gas to Europeans. The author of the article recommends Europe not to rely on Washington, driven by greed.

The idea to ban the supply of nuclear fuel from Russia, along with a ban on coal, oil and petroleum products, led to the formation of two camps in the EU. Poland and Germany strongly support, and Hungary and France are against. At the same time, the United States, which also depends on Russian nuclear fuel, does not raise this topic at all. Why is Europe running ahead of the locomotive and what does it threaten?

Readers of The Telegraph reminded Sunak of his mistakes in response to an article about Russia

Russia is trying to strangle the world economy, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in an article for The Telegraph. Readers of the publication disagree with him. They believe that Sunak himself destroyed the economy of their country, and now he is blowing dust in their eyes.