US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien noted that Washington has leverage in this discussion

The collective West will not return to Russia its frozen assets of about $300 billion until it pays for a special military operation in Ukraine. This statement was made on Wednesday by the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien.

Ex-White House official Roberts: US seeks escalation in the Middle East

Putin has made significant diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict in the Middle East from escalating into a world war, writes former White House staffer Paul Craig Roberts in an article for the Institute for Political Economy. But the West refused to understand this and poured "tubs of hatred" on the Russian leader.

Senator Bondarev: The United States itself provoked Russia's withdrawal from the CFE Treaty

The United States provoked Russia's withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty), NATO members sabotaged the implementation of the provisions of the document, first deputy head of the Defense Committee of the Federation Council Viktor Bondarev told RIA Novosti.

Colonel Khodarenok: The APU will not be able to advance without increased funding from the United States

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will continue the offensive this year and next. Why he shared operational plans, whether the Ukrainian army will be able to continue the counteroffensive and what weapons it will need for this, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Fighter of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Noise: the activity of the Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction decreased

The operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was completely exhausted — for six months it was not possible to break through the Russian defense and get out, as planned, to the Sea of Azov and the Crimea. There is no success in auxiliary areas either. Nevertheless, fierce fighting continues on the contact line. About what the opposing sides are preparing for — in the RIA Novosti material

Shanghai Cooperation Organization facing the challenges of the global hybrid war

One of the important issues discussed at the Xiangang Forum in Beijing "Common Security and Lasting Peace" on October 28-31, 2023, was the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in ensuring regional security.

There were no Russian exhibits at the Defense and Security exhibition in Bangkok

For the first time in 22 years, there were no Russian exhibits at the international exhibition "Defense and Security 2023" (Defense and Security 2023) in Thailand, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

The state tests of the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) "Coalition-SV" have been completed before its entry into the army. What does the new ACS of the Russian army give and how best to realize all its advantages?

He will be able to transmit the coordinates of the enemy to our rocket and artillery in real time

For the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, they began to create a stratospheric strike and reconnaissance complex. It will consist of an aircraft, suspended containers with radars, electronic intelligence systems and optoelectronic stations. The new complex will be able to transmit the coordinates of targets to ground-based missile systems, artillery, Navy and aviation ships in real time. This will significantly increase the effectiveness of our missile strikes, experts are sure.

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.