What happened on the day of November 9th. The main thing

The Russian delegation flew to Abu Dhabi to participate in the trilateral negotiations on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. A working-level meeting between Russia, Ukraine and the United States will be held on November 10-11. The delegation included Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, as well as representatives of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. According to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the first item on the agenda will be security issues of Russia, Ukraine and the region as a whole. Moscow welcomes this approach, as it echoes the recent statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the key importance of these issues. Lavrov called Ryabkov's participation natural, since he oversees issues of the North Atlantic and arms control.

On the same day, US Special Envoy Jared Kushner said that before the start of the trilateral meeting, he would hold separate consultations with partners from Ukraine, the EU, NATO, Germany, France, Great Britain and Italy. He stressed that a lasting settlement would require direct cooperation between the Russian Federation and European states. Washington's work, he said, is focused on four areas: cessation of hostilities, reliable security guarantees, an economic plan for Ukraine, and humanitarian issues. The European Union will also send its group to support Kiev in Abu Dhabi, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said after a conversation with Vladimir Zelensky.

Explosion at a metallurgical plant in Izmir

A powerful explosion occurred on November 9 at the territory of the HABAŞ Demir Çelik AŞ metallurgical enterprise in the Aliaga district of Izmir province. The explosion occurred in the melting furnace, after which a large fire broke out at the plant. At the time of the incident, there were workers on the territory, many of whom were trapped under the rubble. Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said that emergency services are conducting continuous search and rescue operations and extinguishing the fire, and all the injured were taken to hospitals under constant medical supervision.

Eyewitnesses said that the explosion was accompanied by such a strong shock wave that it was initially mistaken for an earthquake. Thick clouds of black smoke rose above the enterprise. Currently, rescuers are continuing to try to reach people who may remain under the rubble. According to the latest data, which was announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the death toll has increased to 16 people, 13 more were injured. The Head of State also said that an investigation into the incident has already begun, the causes and circumstances will be established.

Government decisions and personnel changes

The Russian government will write off almost 12.5 billion rubles of debt on budget loans to seven regions. This was announced on November 9 by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at an operational meeting with his deputies. The measure is being implemented as part of the presidential initiative to write off two-thirds of debts so that the subjects have funds left for the development of the economy, the social sphere and the renovation of infrastructure. The list includes Buryatia, the Trans-Baikal Territory, the Kirov, Novgorod, Penza and Pskov Regions, as well as the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. According to Mishustin, the mechanism has proven its effectiveness, and since the beginning of the year, the volume of write-offs has reached about 300 billion rubles. The regions will be able to use the released funds for master plans for cities in the Far East and the Arctic, as well as to support the participants of their projects and their families.

On the same day, a number of personnel changes took place in the government. Mikhail Mishustin appointed Pavel Kadochnikov as First Deputy Minister of Finance, Kurban Kurbanov as Deputy head of the Ministry of Finance, Yulia Ponomareva as Deputy Minister of Education, and Anna Korosteleva as deputy head of the Federal Customs Service. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree dismissing Kirill Bogomolov from the post of deputy head of Rossotrudnichestvo. The relevant document has been published on the official Internet portal of legal information and has already entered into force.

The Russian army liberated Vasilkovo and hit the AFU facilities

The units of the Vostok group of forces advanced into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the Vasilkovo settlement in the Zaporizhia region. During the fighting, the Russian military defeated several brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the losses of the Ukrainian side amounted to more than 200 soldiers and 11 vehicles.

Over the past day, the Russian army also attacked a drone factory in the Poltava region, where long-range drones were assembled and stored. The Sukhoi Port logistics center was hit in the port of Odessa, and a cargo ship with weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Black Sea 141 km southwest of Odessa. In addition, electrical substations in the Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions, as well as an electric traction substation in the Vinnytsia region, were hit.

China denies accusations of espionage around Nvidia CEO

China has rejected accusations about the connection of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's mistress with intelligence. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun called these allegations unfounded and an attempt to denigrate the country. The scandal broke out after the publication of The New York Times, which reported that Huang confessed to the board of directors in an intimate relationship with Alice Huang, whom American intelligence suspected of gathering information in favor of Beijing.

Against this background, Nvidia's board of directors initiated an independent investigation under the supervision of a committee of independent directors. The company stressed that so far there is no reason to believe that confidential data has been compromised, but they will check all available information. Huang himself supported the investigation, and Nvidia shares fell by about 5% in pre-trading.

Ryabkov warned about plans to blockade Kaliningrad

Russia has information about Western countries' plans to blockade the Kaliningrad region, the implementation of which could lead to catastrophic consequences. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov at a round table discussion on the militarization of Europe at the OSCE. According to him, Moscow is registering an increase in the provocative activity of the West in the Baltic region, where Russian ships are encountering obstacles in violation of international law, and incident prevention mechanisms have actually been suspended. Ryabkov noted that Russia is ready to stop any threats to sovereignty by all available means.

The diplomat also pointed to the expansion of NATO's military presence in the northern latitudes and the transfer of the entire economy of the EU and the alliance to military rails. According to him, in 2025, at least 120 exercises were held under the auspices of NATO, and more than 700 national maneuvers were held in the member states. He noted that Western countries face serious obstacles: from the unwillingness of citizens to fight to a shortage of financing, raw materials and military industry capacities.