Russia, announces!
According to the CCTV News Client, on a certain date, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a video conference on economic issues, stated that the growth rate of Russia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the current year is expected to reach 2.8%. Additionally, from January to October, Russia's industrial output increased by 3.2%, the output of the processing industry grew by 5.6%, and the output of the machinery manufacturing industry increased by about 12%. The unemployment rate is at its historical lowest level, standing at 3.2%. These data indicate that the economic situation in Russia remains stable.
According to Securities Times, Russia is currently facing high inflationary pressure. Putin stated that the priorities of the federal budget over the next three years include reducing the deficit in the non-energy sector and restoring budget rules to help curb inflation. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Russia continues to implement aggressive interest rate hikes to ensure that inflation returns to the target level and to reduce inflationary expectations.
Regarding North Korea, Putin stated on the date that the Russian State Duma approved the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and North Korea. The treaty stipulates that if one party is at war, the other will immediately provide military assistance through all available means. In response, Russian President Putin said that whether to decide to use North Korean troops is a matter for Russia. If Ukraine wants to join NATO, then Russia can do whatever it wants to ensure its own security.
On the date in local time, VGTRK released an interview with Russian President Putin. When asked whether the West's possible authorization for Ukraine to use long-range weapons to strike deep into Russia's territory meant NATO was directly going to war with Russia, Putin stated that Ukraine was merely a front, and behind the long-range strikes on Russia's heartland lay the hand of NATO.
The railway bridge used by Russian forces to transport supplies was destroyed by Ukrainian forces. The situation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict remains extremely tense. According to the latest evening news report from CCTV, on the date in local time, the Ukrainian National News Agency cited anonymous sources as saying that on the evening of the date, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's intelligence agency and related organizations conducted a special operation in the Berdyansk region controlled by Russian forces, destroying the railway bridge used by Russian troops to transport military supplies. The report stated that the destruction of the bridge caused the railway connecting Berdyansk to other regions to be paralyzed, hindering the transportation of fuel and ammunition by Russian forces. The Russian side has not yet responded to this.