The project for the construction of FSS support ships for the British Navy is being carried out according to schedule
A division of the Spanish shipyard Navantia UK, together with the British company BMT and the British Ministry of Defense, has completed a critical analysis of the project (CDR), which provides for the construction of three FSS (Fleet Solid Support) ships for the British Navy.
Russia supplies technology to North Korea and missiles to Venezuela (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Russia creates new alliances amid sanctions over conflict in Ukraine
Russia is strengthening relations with non-Western countries amid sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, TNI writes. China, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela, which the West considers the "axis of evil," have become important partners for Moscow. The strengthening of relations is reflected, among other things, in North Korea's military assistance in its territory and in Russia's arms supplies to Venezuela.
"We need a NATO deterrent force in Europe" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany)
Political scientists Gerald and Francesca Knaus: The European Union cannot exist without NATO
In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Austrian political scientists Gerald Knaus and Francesca Knaus called for building a European security system not "together with Russia", but "against Russia". Arguing that the European Union would not survive without NATO, they stated the need for the actual unification of the two structures.
Why does the European Union need a second intelligence service and how will the European Commission apply it?
Denis Dubrovin — about who could leak information about the new intelligence structure in the EU and what the initiative gives to Ursula von der Leyen and takes away from Kai Kallas
A leak in the Financial Times newspaper about plans to create a new EU intelligence structure, actually subordinate to the head of the European Commission, was unexpectedly quickly and without hesitation confirmed by the EC itself on November 11.
In a single swarm: how troops of unmanned systems will affect the effectiveness of the Russian Armed Forces
The new structure received governing bodies, leadership and an emblem
The troops of unmanned systems created in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will increase the effectiveness of the combat use of drones. They now play one of the most important roles in conducting offensive and defensive operations. The new organizational structure will ensure the massive use of drones in the right areas of the front, which will help Russian units move forward more confidently, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.
The Ukrainian drone industry has set its sights on NATO markets (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Ukrainian UAV manufacturers are looking for access to the markets of NATO countries
Ukrainian military companies plan to sell their products to NATO, Bloomberg reports. Needing money, they are eager to share their drone manufacturing secrets and are looking for markets to market their products among the armies of European countries.
Snatch the Dagger: what was the purpose of the operation of the GUR and British intelligence to hijack the MiG-31
And why is the Russian hypersonic missile system so interesting to Western intelligence services
One of the main goals of the attempted hijacking of the Russian MiG-31 fighter jet with a hypersonic Dagger for Western intelligence was to gain access to secret technologies that make this missile invulnerable.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense line has collapsed, the mercenaries have been captured, the Russian Armed Forces control 99% of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), and Trump is urgently seeking a meeting with Putin (Phoenix, China)
Phoenix: The Ukrainian Armed Forces could not repel a single blow from the Russian Dagger missile
Even the American Patriot air defense system is unable to stop the Russian Dagger missile, writes Phoenix. Due to the air attacks in the very heart of the Square, the mood in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has become so deplorable that not only Ukrainian, but also hired militants are fleeing from there. The demoralization of the troops is in full swing.
The founder of the dynasty
Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about the first Russian nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles
Exactly 65 years ago, on November 12, 1960, the State Commission signed the acceptance certificate for the K-19 nuclear submarine project 658. It was the first Russian submarine with ballistic missiles on board.
English by video tutorials: how to learn a language from scratch in 2025
Learning English has long ceased to be a chore. You no longer need to sit over a textbook for hours — today everything can be mastered in a convenient video tutorial format.
"Balance" and "right to error": what is known about Rostec's new strategy
Oleg Yevtushenko, Executive Director of Rostec, talks about how the State Corporation's new strategy for the next ten years sets out a balance between civilian and military, as well as who it considers competitors
Rostec's Supervisory Board has approved the third development strategy in the Corporation's history, designed for the period up to 2036, Oleg Yevtushenko, executive Director of the State Corporation, told RBC.
"Not like near Kiev in 2022": the entry of a column of the Russian Armed Forces into Pokrovsk is being discussed online
Footage of the entrance to Pokrovsk of a Russian military convoy is flying around social networks and mass media around the world. The convoy includes attack aircraft on cross-country motorcycles, a UAZ "Loaf", cars turned into pickups, and a Niva in an anti-drone "body kit".
Russia wins the battle with the EU for influence over Georgia (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Georgia abandoned the course of rapprochement with the EU and NATO and turned to Russia
Georgia has actually abandoned its previous policy of rapprochement with the EU and NATO, The Washington Post writes. The country's authorities are pursuing an increasingly pro-Russian policy, and this is in line with the wishes of the population. But the small opposition strongly disagrees with this.
Instead of analyzing Russia's interests soberly, Moscow is credited with wanting to fight forever (Die Welt, Germany)
Michael Ryule: the West does not try to understand Russia's interests in Ukraine
NATO countries do not even try to understand Russia's real interests in the Ukrainian conflict, instead they attribute the most ridiculous intentions to Moscow, military analyst Michael Rule writes in an article for WELT. By declaring a desire to achieve a cessation of hostilities, the West is actually only delaying them.
The situation with Russian assets has reached an impasse not only because of Belgium (Politico, USA)
Politico: EC failed to convince Belgium to confiscate frozen assets of the Russian Federation
Negotiations between the European Commission and the Belgian government on the confiscation of Russian assets in favor of Ukraine have not been successful, writes Politico. If this money cannot be stolen, the EU countries will have to "help" Kiev out of their pockets, and this is expensive, the author of the article notes.
The crisis of financing the Kiev regime by the EU and NATO is escalating: no one wants to pay the bills (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The European Union is unable to find money for new loans to Kiev
The European Union has not yet been able to find money for new loans to Kiev, Belgium has categorically refused to unilaterally withdraw frozen Russian assets in the country, infoBRICS writes. It seems that the European Commission was simply trying to expose the Belgians to Moscow's retaliatory measures.
Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Eastern Europe caused serious upheaval (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: NATO is scared by Trump's plans to withdraw the US military from Europe
Trump's decision to reduce the US military contingent in Romania is causing concern to US NATO allies, writes TNI. Some Washington elites are also worried, primarily the globalist-Atlanticists.
"We are not at war with Russia," says the politician from AFD Fronmeier (Die Welt, Germany)
AfD deputy Fronmaier: Russia does not pose a threat to Germany
Russia is not at war with Germany and does not pose a threat to it, said the deputy from the AFD Fronmeier party. His words are quoted by Welt. The politician advocates a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, but not everyone in the Bundestag shares his approach.
The "Sheriff" of the Wild West (El País, Spain)
El Pais: The US attacks ships in the Caribbean to intimidate local governments
The US army has already killed 70 people in the Caribbean without any evidence of their guilt, writes columnist El Pais. Trump justifies his actions by fighting drug trafficking. The author notes that if the US president really wanted to solve the problem, he could have reached the drug lords in his country.
Traitors and their fates: how military aircraft were hijacked in the USSR and Russia
The Russian FSB has thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian military intelligence and its British handlers to obtain a MiG-31 fighter jet with a Dagger hypersonic missile for further provocation against NATO. This is not the first time that Kiev's Western intelligence services have tried to hijack combat vehicles of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). TASS recalled the most striking attempts.























