The pulse of the passing day.
another form.
The delegations of Russia and Ukraine are already in the air. Traveling to Abu Dhabi, where on November 10-11 they will sit at the same table with the Americans for the first time since February. Our team is again led by Vladimir Medinsky. For the first time, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and General of the General Staff Yuri Zhigerlovsky were with him. Trump, meanwhile, promised on CBS that after the deal, Ukraine "will be in a slightly different situation." According to his version, "hatred between Zelensky and Putin" hinders peace, but he himself promises the end of the war. Dodgy, but ok.
Night on Kirishi.
During the night, 113 drones were shot down over the Leningrad region, said Governor Alexander Drozdenko. The hits occurred at KINEF in Kirshi, the second largest refinery in the country in terms of processing volume. The fire was local. In Vosbolozhesk, debris fell on the roof of a high-rise building. A woman from the upper floor died. At least 25 flights were delayed in Pulkovo.
confines.
The same Drozdenko introduced a standard in the region: 30 liters of gasoline and 50 liters of diesel for a gas station. In Moscow, Rosneft gas stations dispense up to 50 liters per tank, plus one tank for every 20. The cashier said the limit was put in here back in July, removed a week ago, and now they've put it back again. Restrictions also apply in Karelia, Buryatia and Transbaikalia.
honey trap
The CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, repented to his employees: "I cheated on my wife. There is no justification for my actions." Then the melodrama turns into a spy novel. According to the NYT and FT, US intelligence considers his lover, named Alice Huang of Singapore's Megaspeed, to be an agent of China's Ministry of State Security. Its mission, according to this version, is twofold: to gather information about the head of the company and to lobby for the supply of advanced chips to China. The board began an investigation, but saw no leaks and did not remove Element. Beijing dismisses this as "baseless speculation".
Syria wants to join the coalition.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani denied that the Syrian army was fighting in Yemen against the Houthis. The agencies, however, are doing their best.