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Clashes between protesters and police continue in Tbilisi for the fourth night in a row over the suspension of EU accession negotiations. The opposition accuses the government of pro-Russian policies and deviating from the Western course.

In the Georgian capital Tbilisi, clashes between protesters and police took place for the fourth night in a row, indicating an escalation of protests across the country. this is reported by the BBC, reports UNN.

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The reason was the government's decision to suspend negotiations on Georgia's accession to the European Union. Tensions between the ruling Georgian Dream party and its opponents, who accuse the government of pursuing authoritarian and pro-Russian policies, have increased over the past few months.

The opposition accuses the government of deviating from the country's Western course, which led to mass protests in various regions of Georgia, where more than 3.7 million people live.

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Explosions have been heard in Kyiv on the evening of 1 December, as air defence forces have been responding to Russian drones.

Source: Ukrainian Air Force; Kyiv City Military Administration

Details: At 21:49, the Air Force reported a UAV flying towards Kyiv. An air-raid warning was issued in the capital.

At 22:07, there were reports of Russian UAVs approaching Kyiv from the east and south.

At around 22:20, explosions were heard in the capital.

The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that air defence systems were responding to the Russian drones.

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A 50-year-old Russian citizen illegally boarded a flight from New York to Paris without documents and a flower. The woman spent 6 hours in the toilet of the plane, claiming that she was fleeing from the pursuit of special services.

A 50-year-old Russian citizen illegally boarded a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Paris, traveling without a ticket and valid documents. This is reported by Le Figaro, reports UNN.

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Upon arrival at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, the woman was detained by Border Police, who found that she did not have travel documents. She was placed in a waiting area, from where it was planned to deport her to the United States, where she has a residence permit.

The woman explained her journey as an attempt to escape from persecution. She said that she was the victim of Polonium poisoning by Russian special services with the participation of American agents. The incident raises questions about security at airports, because the woman took advantage of the congestion of passengers to enter the plane unhindered. During the flight, she hid in the toilet, where she spent six hours until flight attendants found her before landing.

During the interrogation, it turned out that the woman has an expired "green card" of the United States, which still gives her the right to return to the States. Her Russian passport is also invalid, and her residence permit in Europe ended in 2022. French authorities planned deportation on November 30, but the woman refused to board the plane without a police escort. Her case is pending before the freedom Court, which decides on further detention.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced that Russia will deploy a significant number of North Korean soldiers to the front line against Ukraine, where they will almost certainly be used as cannon fodder.

Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with Japanese agency Kyodo News

Details: The president predicted that many North Korean troops will be sent to the front lines in the future, and it is "indisputable" that Russian leader Vladimir Putin intends to use them "as cannon fodder".

Zelenskyy did not disclose how many North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia’s Kursk Oblast have been killed or wounded fighting against Ukrainian forces. He said there are reports of around 12,000 North Korean troops being stationed in the region, but stressed that Ukraine needs to obtain solid evidence before announcing exact casualty figures.

The president also said the support Ukraine is receiving from its partners is "not enough" and urged NATO to invite Ukraine to join the Alliance as soon as possible.

Background:

• On 7 November, Zelenskyy announced that there were already casualties among North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk Oblast.
• The US has confirmed that North Korean troops have participated in combat operations in the region.
• According to The New York Times, a combined force of 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive in Kursk Oblast.
• The US has information that North Korea is preparing additional weapons shipments to Russia, including ballistic missiles, long-range self-propelled artillery, and multiple-launch rocket systems.

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In Romania's parliamentary elections, the ruling Social Democratic Party gets 26% of the vote, while the far-right forces get about 30%. The final results will depend on the votes of the Romanian diaspora.

In the parliamentary elections in Romania, the ruling Social Democratic Party wins 26% of the vote. This is reported by Reuters, reports UNN.

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At the same time, far-right parties are showing a strong result, receiving about 30% of support in polls.

The votes of hundreds of thousands of Romanians living abroad play an important role in the election results. According to preliminary estimates, their support may go to the far-right or center-right Union for saving Romania parties, which will significantly affect the final distribution of forces.

These results contrast with previous presidential elections, where far-right independent candidate Celin Giorgescu won. In Romania, the president has a significant influence on the formation of the government, since it is he who appoints the Prime Minister.

The final results of the elections are expected after counting the votes of the diaspora.

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Protests on the evening of 1 December have continued outside the Georgian Parliament’s building in Tbilisi and next to the country’s public broadcaster’s building. The police have used water cannons, while protesters have thrown stones and fireworks at law enforcement.

Source: Echo Kavkaza (Echo of the Caucasus), a Georgian service of Radio Liberty

Details: Starting at 17:00, a demonstration took place outside the Georgian public broadcaster building. Participants demanded, among other things, the resignation of the broadcaster's management.

Protesters called for airtime on the broadcaster to be granted to Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and leaders of four opposition parties that refuse to recognise the results of the parliamentary elections.

Protesters outside the Georgian public broadcaster building blocked Kostava Avenue.

Later, the Georgian president’s press service announced that Zourabichvili would give an interview to the public broadcaster on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Vazha Siradze, Head of the Patrol Police Department at Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, accused active demonstrators of engaging in acts of violence.

Near the Georgian Parliament building, protesters used fireworks and stones against law enforcement.

Police responded with water cannons, just like they did on 30 November.

Background:

• On Saturday, 30 November, protests resumed in Georgia against the Georgian Dream party’s decision to abandon negotiations on the country’s accession to the European Union. Demonstrations are taking place at several locations in Tbilisi, including outside the Georgian Parliament and near the Georgian Public Broadcaster.
• In addition to Tbilisi, protests are occurring in the cities of Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, and Telavi, with additional demonstrations planned in Kvareli and Gurjaani.
• Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has stated she will not leave her post after her term ends and announced her intention to "lead political processes" in the country.
• On the evening of 30 November, clashes occurred between demonstrators and police in the city of Tbilisi. Local media reported that protesters targeted special forces with firecrackers, while police responded with water cannons.

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In the Romanian parliamentary elections, 39 parties are competing for 465 seats in the bicameral parliament. The ultra-nationalist alliance for the unity of Romanians leads with 22.4% of support, ahead of the ruling party.

More than 3 million Romanians have already voted in the parliamentary elections in Romania. The turnout is higher than in the first round of the presidential election. About it UNN reports with reference to Digi24.

On Sunday, December 1, Romanians vote in parliamentary elections to take their representatives to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The elections are being held in a difficult context for Romania, and the Foreign Press calls them "the most important elections in the last 35 years.

39 parties and 19 minority organizations took part in the elections. Polling stations across the country opened on Sunday at 7:00 and will close at 21:00. Romanians of the diaspora have two days to vote – Saturday and Sunday.

According to the Romanian service of Radio Liberty, more than 10,000 candidates have registered to compete for seats in the bicameral parliament – 329 seats in the Lower House of the Chamber of Deputies and 136 seats in the Senate.

A pre-election poll conducted by Atlas Intel showed that the far-right ultranationalist Alliance for the unity of Romanians (AUR) leads with 22.4% of support, slightly ahead of the ruling Social Democratic Party (SDP) with 21.4%.

AUR takes a sharply anti-Western stance, questioning Romania's membership in the European Union and NATO, as well as promoting xenophobia and conspiracy theories.

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On November 29, the Romanian authorities began a recount after an election that rocked the country's political establishment with the victory of a little-known ultranationalist candidate. In addition, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine may decide to cancel the first round of presidential elections and reassign it.

Romania's National Broadcasting Council is asking the European Commission to investigate TikTok's activities due to suspected manipulation of the presidential election. The platform is accused of promoting pro-Russian candidate Kalin Giorgescu through fake accounts.

Irakli Kobakhidze categorically rejected the possibility of holding new parliamentary elections in Georgia. The prime minister called the current protests in the country "the beginning of the end of Liberal Fascism.

Georgian Dream prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze has ruled out the possibility of new parliamentary elections in Georgia, despite the protests that have engulfed the country. About it UNN reports with reference to NEWSGEORGIA.

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"There will be no repeated parliamentary elections in Georgia," Kobakhidze said.

He called the protests taking place in Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia "the beginning of the end of Liberal Fascism.

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In the center of Tbilisi on the night of December 1, clashes took place between demonstrators and law enforcement officers. Special forces used water cannons and smoke bombs, and the protesters responded with pyrotechnics.
In Tbilisi on the night of December 1, 50 protesters were detained demanding the resignation of the government and new elections.

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Protests in Georgia continue amid the political crisis caused by the decision of the government's Georgian Dream party to suspend the process of European integration. The protesters demand the resignation of the government, new elections and the country's return to the Euro-Atlantic path.

North Macedonian police arrested a Macedonian citizen for the first time on suspicion of preparing to join Russia's army and fight against Ukraine.

Source: North Macedonia’s Interior Ministry, as cited by European Pravda

Details: The North Macedonian Ministry of Internal Affairs identified the man solely by his initials, Ya. K.; he was arrested late on Friday 29 November.

It is claimed that the individual communicated on the Internet with a person posing as a representative of the Russian army, recruiting people for a payment of €3,000.

The suspect flew to Moscow in October with the intention of joining the newly-established military detachment.

During interrogation after returning to Skopje, the defendant stated that he was required to "sign a contract for service in the Russian army and be taken to a training camp", where he would be "trained to participate in hostilities in Ukraine."

The individual is accused of "participation in a foreign army, police, paramilitary or paramilitary formation," and if found guilty, he risks at least three years in prison.

Background:

• North Macedonia, which joined NATO in 2020 and has begun membership talks with the EU, has imposed sanctions on Russia and supplied weapons to Ukraine.
• North Macedonia signed a joint proclamation in February 2024 to support Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration.

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The UN agency stops the delivery of humanitarian aid through the Kerem Shalom checkpoint due to attacks by armed gangs. A solution could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians depend on international aid.

The UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Sunday it was suspending aid delivery through the main cargo checkpoint Kerem Shalom to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip due to threats from armed gangs that robbed the last convoys. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Associated Press.

The agency accused Israel's policies of violating law and order to a large extent.

The decision could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in tent camps and dependent on international food aid. experts have already warned of famine in the north of the territory, which Israeli forces have almost completely isolated since the beginning of October.

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It is indicated that the route leading to the Kerem Shalom checkpoint is too dangerous from Gaza. In mid-November, armed men robbed about 100 trucks that were traveling along the route, and he said the gangs stole a smaller batch on Saturday.

Kerem Shalom is the only checkpoint between Israel and the Gaza Strip That is intended for cargo transportation and is the main artery for delivering aid after the Rafah-Egypt checkpoint was closed in May. Last month, almost two-thirds of all aid delivered to Gaza came through Kerem Shalom, and in previous months, according to Israel, it was even higher.

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The UN agency blamed Israel for disrupting the humanitarian operation in Gaza, citing "political decisions to limit aid volumes," insecurity on aid routes, and Israeli attacks on Hamas-led police that had previously provided public safety.

Israel did not comment on the decision.

Israel claims that it allows sufficient aid to Gaza, and accuses the UN structures that provide humanitarian aid of unreliability.