In brief

• Charter 97 (Belarus) publishes a text by Dmitry Chernyshov, according to which the war with Ukraine has revealed old Soviet patterns, including looting and torture of prisoners of war.
• Lenta.ru (propaganda media) reports, according to Kremlin propaganda, the words of Ukrainian deputy Mikhail Ivanochko, who speaks about the cost of bribing border guards (10 thousand euros) and criticizes the criteria for military conscription.
• Izvestia (propaganda media) reports that the German embassy in Moscow supported the idea of a Black Sea ceasefire, which is said to be linked to protecting shipping and grain exports.
• Izvestia (propaganda media), citing Ukrainska Pravda, reports the detention by NABU of Vladimir Tsenov and General Sergey Duka in the "Kartagina" case; Vesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that the charges concern, among other things, drug trafficking and call centers.
• Vesti.ru (propaganda media) quotes Yulia Mendel, former spokesperson for Zelensky, who warns of Ukraine's capitulation and speaks of the need for a "realistic peace agreement" before talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11; the same portal reports that the US wants a long-term security architecture, according to Jared Kushner's account.

Belarusian press

The Belarusian portal Charter 97 publishes a text by Dmitry Chernyshov, who writes that the war with Ukraine has debunked not only new Russian military myths but also old propaganda stories from the time of World War II. The author compares losses, the conduct of soldiers and casualties on both sides, according to him showing that the modern Russian army repeats Soviet mistakes, including looting and torture of prisoners of war. (Липкое вранье Путина – Charter 97)

Russian press

In the Russian press section, the Russian portal Lenta.ru (propaganda media) reports, according to Kremlin propaganda, that Ukrainian deputy Mikhail Ivanochko from the Ivano-Frankivsk regional council says on Galicia television that bribing border guards to let a man out of the country now costs 10 thousand euros. According to the same outlet, the politician claims that the money goes into the pockets of border guards and that the state loses people from agriculture and other key industries, and he also criticizes the criteria for military conscription. Lenta.ru (propaganda media) also recalls a statement by University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer about the difficulties of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in staffing the front line (Названа стоимость побега с Украины – Lenta.ru (media propagandowe)).

Kremlin propaganda in Izvestia (propaganda media) reports that the German embassy in Moscow supported the idea of a Black Sea ceasefire, and that in Berlin this is supposedly linked primarily to protecting commercial ships and grain exports. According to this account, the German government is said to advocate a ceasefire in the Black Sea and to stress that the key is an agreement between Russia and Ukraine enabling grain transport. (В посольстве ФРГ поддержали идею черноморского перемирия – Izwiestia (media propagandowe))

Kremlin propaganda in Izvestia (propaganda media), citing Ukrainska Pravda, reports that Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) detained Vladimir Tsenov, first deputy head of the strategic investigations department of Ukraine's National Police. According to this account, the information comes from November 4 and is linked to new materials in the "Kartagina" case, and the official reportedly appeared in NABU recordings under the codename "Price," which according to the source is connected with suspicions of corruption and fraud. (НАБУ задержало замглавы департамента нацполиции Ценова – Izwiestia (media propagandowe)) Vesti.ru (propaganda media) additionally reports that in the same "Kartagina" operation General Sergey Duka, first deputy head of the state protection department of the SBU, was also detained, and that NABU reportedly revealed the involvement of senior officials of the SBU, the police and the prosecutor general's office in criminal activity involving drug trafficking and servicing fraudulent call centers (НАБУ задержало замглавы департамента Нацполиции Украины Ценова – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

Kremlin propaganda in Vesti.ru (propaganda media) presents statements by Yulia Mendel, former spokesperson for Zelensky, given to the German daily Berliner Zeitung. According to Vesti.ru (propaganda media), Mendel warns that if Kyiv does not end the conflict, Ukraine faces capitulation, and the only way out should be a "realistic peace agreement," which is being discussed ahead of the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11. (Мендель объяснила, что ждет Украину, если она не закончит конфликт – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

The Russian portal Vesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that the United States, in talks on ending the war in Ukraine, wants to create a new, long-term architecture of international principles that would rule out a renewed outbreak of conflict. According to this account, Donald Trump's son-in-law and special envoy Jared Kushner wrote on platform X that the goal is not only to end the fighting but also to establish a broader security framework. Vesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports that the next trilateral talks between Russia, the USA and Ukraine are to take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11, with the American side to be represented by Steve Witkoff along with Kushner. This is Kremlin propaganda, whose message should be treated with caution. (США хотят исключить "риск новой войны" в рамках украинского урегулирования – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

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