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The Embassy of Japan in Ukraine has once again called on the remaining Japanese citizens to leave the country urgently.

“We call on citizens who still remain in Ukraine to evacuate immediately when it is safe,” the diplomatic mission said in a statement.

At the same time, Japanese diplomats urged compatriots not to approach Ukrainian state institutions, military facilities and airports, substations, cargo warehouses and other facilities that may be connected with railway communication. 

Earlier, Americans were called to leave the territory of Ukraine by the US Embassy in Kiev. This happened against the background of strikes that were inflicted on a number of major cities of Ukraine on Monday morning, October 10.

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President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he had agreed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the deployment of a joint regional grouping of troops.

According to Lukashenko, this decision was made in connection with the aggravation on the western borders of the Union State. It was discussed during a one-on-one meeting between the heads of state after the informal CIS summit in St. Petersburg, reports belta.by .

The basis of the grouping will be the Armed Forces of Belarus, Lukashenko said.

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Margarita Simonyan commented on the morning rocket attack on Kiev and other cities throughout Ukraine.

“The answer has arrived”, – writes the editor-in-chief of “Russia today” in his telegram channel.

In the next post, she explained what the “answer” was given to: “The Crimean Bridge was the same red line from the very beginning. It was obvious”. This was followed by a post listing folk wisdom” about “measure “seven times, “hurry up – you will make people laugh”, “the Russian harnesses slowly and rides fast”. “Proverbs explaining this morning,” Simonyan explained.

Earlier, the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov described his mood this morning, from his post it could be concluded that, like Simonyan, he is satisfied.

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Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ilya Kiva said that one of the strikes on Kiev was inflicted on the base and headquarters of the Azov regiment (banned in the Russian Federation, recognized as a terrorist organization). The ex-parliamentarian wrote about this in the Telegram channel.

Earlier, the Ukrainian media said that several explosions were heard in Kiev, information about them was confirmed by the mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko. According to him, the explosions were heard in the center of the city — in the Shevchenko district. Then the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko wrote on Twitter that one of the rockets in Kiev fell near the monument to Hrushevsky on Vladimirskaya Street. The office of the Security Service of Ukraine is located on this street, the office of the country’s President Vladimir Zelensky is located nearby.

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The people of Taiwan are not going to compromise on issues of sovereignty and democratic freedoms, the head of the island’s administration, Tsai Ing-wen, said on Monday, as quoted by the Central Taiwan News Agency (CNA).

According to her, the main consensus of the Taiwanese people, the ruling and opposition parties is that there is no compromise on issues of sovereignty and a way of life based on the principles of democratic freedoms. The head of the administration noted this in her speech in connection with the celebration of the “two dozen” holiday dedicated to the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution in China, after which the creation of the Republic of China was proclaimed.

In addition, Tsai Ing-wen stressed that confrontation “is absolutely not an option for both sides.” As specified, peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, respect for the aspirations of the inhabitants of the peninsula for sovereignty, democracy and freedom are the basis for the resumption of positive development of relations between the parties.

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Officer Oleksiy Oleksiuk, in an interview with the New York Times, said that the AFU faced a shortage of Ukrainian instructors.

According to the publication, at the moment this problem is one of the most important, because there is a “stream of young people who are waiting for their turn to join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

“Now all Ukrainian instructors are on the front line. They were either seriously injured or killed,” Oleksiuk added.

Correspondents of the American edition also talked with retired Colonel Andrew Melbourne. He visited the territory of Ukraine and developed an accelerated course for the training of local soldiers.

“According to him, weeks of preparation is very little fighting, but it’s better than nothing,” notes NYT.

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According to the leader of the Moldovan opposition party “Shor” Ilan Shor, Chisinau’s decision to rearm the armed forces will only lead to impoverishment of the population.

In an interview with RIA Novosti, the opposition leader stressed that Moldova does not need an army, since the country has a neutral status. He called for the money that should go to the armed forces to be used to pay pensions and increase salaries.

“Today we see that for 30 years our leaders have brought the country to poverty and to total poverty. Why do we need an army when the Constitution clearly states neutrality? We should not attack anyone and defend ourselves from anyone,” Shor said.

Previously, the President of Moldova Maya Sandu stated that the country’s authorities should rely on combat-ready armed forces in security matters, and not on the status of neutrality in the constitution.

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According to the HírTV channel, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto tried to justify himself after being criticized for negotiations with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

The politician recalled that only thanks to this meeting in winter in the homes of residents of the country, including those who criticize his actions, it will be warm.

“If I don’t meet with Lavrov, who can guarantee that we will be able to agree with Gazprom on a deferred payment?… So far, Gazprom has supplied us with everything it promised,” the minister stressed.

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According to the Washington Times, American parliamentarians have found a way to “take revenge” on Saudi Arabia after OPEC+’s decision to cut oil production.

It is clarified that members of the US House of Representatives have prepared a bill providing for the withdrawal of American troops from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

It is specified that in addition to the US contingent, air defense systems, including Patriot and THAAD complexes, will also be withdrawn from the territory of these countries.

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The head of the RF IC, Alexander Bastrykin, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that the investigation into the case of the Crimean Bridge bombing had already collected preliminary data and qualified the incident as a terrorist attack. According to Bastrykin, the responsibility for it lies with Ukraine, the accomplices were citizens of Russia and other states. Among other things, the head of the UK said that before the incident, the exploded truck was passing, including through NATO member countries.

“We have already established the route of the truck,” he said. – This is Bulgaria, this is Georgia, this is Armenia, North Ossetia, this is Krasnodar Krai.

“We are continuing expert research in terms of clarifying the goals and objectives of this undermining,” Bastrykin added.

Putin agreed with the presented conclusions and stated that it was a terrorist attack, the customers and perpetrators of which were the special services of Ukraine.

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