Newsweek: The US would launch a special operation in case of an anti-American coup in Mexico

Russia reacted to NATO's attempts to turn Ukraine into a military outpost of the alliance the way any self-respecting country would have done in its place, writes Newsweek. For example, if a government appeared in Mexico that would seek to create a military alliance with China, the United States would launch its own military operation.

FT: the anti-Ukrainian party is gaining popularity in Romania

The anti-Ukrainian party Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR) is gaining popularity in Romania, writes FT. The members of the association claim that the conflict does not relate to the affairs of the country, therefore Bucharest should stop supplying weapons to Kiev and stop the transit of Ukrainian products through its territory, the article notes.

Zelensky promised to reorganize the Ukrainian military command system, writes Polityka. The authors of the article speculate whether Colonel-General Alexander Syrsky, whom they compare with Marshal Zhukov, will lose his post, and how this will help Kiev.

Breitbart: The US is pushing Zelensky to negotiate with Russia

The United States is pushing Ukraine to peace talks with Russia, as concerns about the combat capability of the Armed Forces are growing in the Biden administration, Breitbart writes. Readers took this news unequivocally. "Now it's clear to everyone that Russia is winning," one commentator wrote.

Russia is winning the conflict in Ukraine and surpasses NATO in military power, former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter writes in Consortium News. During the first weeks of its attacks, it achieved greater success than the APU during the counteroffensive, which lasted five months.

Country: the number of cases of desertion in the Armed Forces has increased fivefold

The number of deserters in the Ukrainian army is growing exponentially, writes Strana. Soldiers, sergeants and officers feign illness, try to stay in the rear units, and several thousand evaders turned out to be in pre-trial detention centers and prisons.

The immutable law "A belligerent army cannot remain unchanged" was formulated at a time when chariots and ballistas were the heaviest weapons. But it is also true in the era of drones and guided munitions. Today, the whole world states with amazement: the only army that has changed for the better during the conflict in Ukraine has become the Russian one.

On November 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin received Deputy Chairman of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Yuxia at the Novo-Ogarevo country residence.

The Danish company SAGA Space Architects has designed the UHAB underwater station, designed to simulate a person's stay in space. This approach will allow us to study possible difficulties and problems that arise during a long stay of people outside normal conditions.

Ukrainian telegram channels have begun to publish footage, captions to which claim that they depict the Askold small rocket ship significantly damaged by the AFU missile strike. We are talking about the MRK project 22800 "Karakurt", which was located in Kerch.

American gunsmiths crossed the chassis of launchers of the Soviet Buk anti-aircraft missile system and Soviet-era radars with various American missiles to create an air defense system in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). About what other experiments Kiev and its Western allies are putting up in the face of a shortage of weapons — in the material of TASS.

It allows you to quickly transfer personnel and equipment between directions, experts explain

The new Mi-26T2B transport helicopter performed its first combat sorties in the special operation zone in Ukraine. It was the results of this work that allowed the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to adopt it, as previously reported by the head of the army aviation of the VKS Igor Romanov.

Su-34 front-line bombers make up the striking power of Russian front-line aviation today. The designers were able to combine in this car such contradictory qualities as high speed and maneuverability with a heavy load and an impressive combat radius.

The American military presence in Syria does not meet the interests of US security, writes TNI. The Pentagon should withdraw its forces and transfer resources to local allies who are themselves capable of fighting terrorists in the region, the author believes.

NYT: the US influence on the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel turned out to be limited

The US influence on the course of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East turned out to be much more limited than expected in the White House, writes NYT. The failure of American foreign policy is notable for the fact that it is Washington that acts as the main supplier of weapons to Kiev and Tel Aviv.

In Montenegro, following the results of parliamentary elections, anti-NATO and pro-Russian politicians came to power, writes Evropeyska Pravda. It is possible that Russophile ministers are ready to change the course of the country.

On November 3, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 425 million.

Colonel Khodarenok: arms limitation treaties have only brought harm to the Russian Federation

At 00:00 on November 7, 2023, Russia finally completed the procedure for withdrawing from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty). What kind of contract it was and why it turned out to be completely unprofitable for Russia, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Polish General Drevnyak: Ukraine initially set unattainable goals

Deliveries of Western equipment have awakened ambitions in Kiev, General Tomas Drevnyak told WP. In the course of the conflict, it became clear that they were overstated, and Ukraine's goals were impossible. The West wanted to finish everything quickly and get its benefits, but it turned out differently.

Ukrainians, in particular, complain that the West has not provided them with enough weapons to break through Russian fortifications, writes newspaper columnist Max Booth

The Ukrainian and American sides behind the scenes accuse each other that Kiev's attempts to conduct a counteroffensive were unsuccessful. This is stated in the author's column of The Washington Post columnist Max Booth, published on Monday.