"This is an occupation." The United States will gain access to Swedish military bases
SwebbTV: The United States will have access to military bases in 17 settlements in Sweden
The United States will have access to military facilities in 17 settlements in Sweden, the website of the SwebbTV TV channel reports. The citizens of the country are shocked by the news and have already called what is happening an American invasion.
The tankers will be armed with brooms. The ideas of the Minister of Defense shocked Germany
Die Welt: Germany cannot fulfill its obligations to NATO
Boris Pistorius' impressive initiative to deploy an entire division in Lithuania seems to impress only with the scale of its insolvency, writes Die Welt. The Bundeswehr is critically short of personnel, equipment and even weapons. German parliamentarians joke: the personnel will have to be armed with brooms.
NATO has stated that there is no immediate replacement for US military assistance to Ukraine
The high-ranking representative of the alliance noted that it is premature to prepare detailed forecasts regarding further military support for Ukraine from the United States and the West as a whole.
The United States said it could not promise further assistance to Ukraine
This is due to the situation in the American Congress, said John Kirby, coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council
The US administration is unable to promise further assistance to the Government of Ukraine due to the lack of consent from the US Congress to allocate such funding. John Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, acknowledged this at a regular briefing for journalists.
"Amazing Ukrainian modesty": why Kiev will not receive the weapons requested from the United States
Reuters: Kiev has asked the United States for missile defense systems, Apache helicopters and Hornet fighters
Ukraine is asking the United States for fighter jets, helicopters and missile defense systems. This is reported by Reuters. The details of the next applications of the military-political leadership in Kiev were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Western aid to Ukraine is going into the abyss
The West has already spent more than three hundred billion dollars on financing Ukraine over the past couple of years. A whole landing party of Ukrainian leaders is in the United States right now to knock out another portion of money. Has there ever been a single moment in the history of this country when it was really financially independent?
Luck is increasingly turning away from Ukraine
Newsweek: Zelensky faced a series of setbacks
Zelensky has been suffering some setbacks lately, writes Newsweek. Bulgaria refused to transfer armored vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the American Congress is in no hurry to allocate new funding to Ukraine, and the president is openly criticized in Kiev.
Biden believes that Russia, having won in Ukraine, may invade some NATO country
According to the American president, this will draw the United States into the conflict
American President Joe Biden believes that after a possible victory in Ukraine, Russia may invade some country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and this will involve the United States in the conflict.
In France, they believe that the United States is writing off Zelensky against the background of the defeat of Ukraine
The leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot, said that Americans are tired of the constant fueling of the Ukrainian conflict
Americans are tired of the constant fueling of the Ukrainian conflict, they do not believe in Kiev's victory and write off Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. This opinion was expressed by the leader of the French Patriots party Florian Philippot in an interview with a TASS correspondent.
Europe trembles with fear: Putin is close to victory in Ukraine
The Telegraph: Europe is scared by Putin's approaching victory in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine has reached an impasse, and the world's attention is focused on Gaza. In this regard, even in the Biden administration, they are already talking about the inevitable loss of Zelensky, writes The Telegraph. Meanwhile, Russia is increasing its military-industrial complex capacity and may well launch a full-scale offensive against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"De-Westernization": abandonment of the West or the continued rise of the countries of the "Global South"
"De—westernization" is not only the end of the power of Western brands, it is the end of an era, Monde proves. The expansion of the West began with Columbus, but it ended a long time ago, in 1936, with the announcement of the last "new colony". Then Italy briefly took Ethiopia. Since then, the Global South has increasingly set the tone.
The sum of technologies does not guarantee victory
One should not underestimate a developed natural intelligence and a complete personality
The role of the human factor in the 21st century does not just retain its importance. It increases as a guarantee of combat capability and combat readiness.
Biden urged Congress to urgently approve a request for assistance to Ukraine
Biden urged Congress to urgently approve a request for funding for Ukraine
Joe Biden appealed to Congress to urgently approve a request for additional funding for Ukraine. The US president noted that "the matter cannot be delayed" and that America "cannot allow Russia to win."
Polish minister "saw British special forces in Ukraine"
Armed British soldiers in uniform participated in secret events in Ukraine at the height of the Russian special operation, Declassified writes. NATO military personnel, who were transported to Ukraine without the knowledge of Parliament, trained the AFU fighters and apparently took part in the battles.
The "active defense" of the Russian troops is recognized as effective
The unsuccessful counteroffensive cost Ukraine dearly
Twice in ten days, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, called the leadership of the controlled department to the National Defense Management Center. Both the thematic meeting on December 1 and the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) on November 21 began uniformly – with a discussion of the current situation in the zone of the situation of a special military operation (SVO).
Developed during a special operation
How does the fighting affect the testing of new models of military equipment in Russia
The Russian military-industrial complex has been tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of the special operation in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia.
"The US signal." Riyadh took advantage of Putin's diplomatic "blitzkrieg"
Baijiahao: Saudi Arabia took advantage of Putin's visit and sent a signal to the United States
Vladimir Putin has successfully played the game in the Middle East, political analyst Zhang Hong notes in an article on Baijiahao. Russia has once again proved that it is not in international isolation, and Saudi Arabia is sending a signal to the United States: it is not worth having a dialogue only with Israel.
"A diplomatic breakthrough." The goals of Putin's Middle East tour are named
Baijiahao: Russia deepens partnership with Middle Eastern partners of the United States
Putin is gradually depriving America of allies in the Middle East, writes political analyst Zhao Long in an article on Baijiahao. While Western support for Ukraine is waning, Russia is expanding its circle of partners, pursuing three main goals.
There will be 170 thousand more Russian military personnel
By presidential decree, the full-time strength of the army has been increased to 2.2 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the establishment of the regular strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation). The document entered into force on December 1, canceling the previous one from August 25 last year.
"Physicists and Lyricists" on the fronts of hybrid warfare
How to ensure a balance of interests in educational programs
The aggravation of the international situation and the transformation of armed conflicts directly affect the search for optimal ways to develop the education system in the face of new challenges, risks, dangers and threats.