Ex-head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Muzhenko: It's time for Ukraine to move to strategic defense

The counteroffensive was not successful, Ukraine needs to move to strategic active defense, writes InfoBRICS with reference to the former head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Muzhenko. Zelensky blames the West for this failure – despite the fact that Biden put his post on the line to finance Kiev.

Sokal's expert suggested that Ukraine is preparing to deliver a spectacular blow

Signals about the plight of Kiev may be only partially true, said Onet expert Witold Sokala. He claims that this is a psychological game orchestrated by Ukraine and NATO, and it has its own goals. However, the expert himself admits that he may be wishful thinking.

A little more than a week has passed since the next CSTO summit in Minsk ended its work, and the exchange of views on its content and results continues in the expert environment.

The President of Russia signed a decree on increasing the staffing of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This decision was made against the background of international instability and the emergence of new threats to Moscow. However, experts are confident that the execution of the document will not only secure the country, but also simultaneously solve a number of important tasks. What specific changes are we talking about and how will this affect Russia's economy and foreign policy?

Steigan: Russia is about to win in Ukraine, which looks like a "jar of spiders"

A "civil war" is breaking out in Kiev, Steigan writes. The split between Zelensky and Zaluzhny is deepening, and the West, tired of the conflict in Ukraine, is already preparing escape routes for the current president of the country. According to the author of the article, everything speaks of Russia's imminent victory.

The Spanish Navy has included a new submarine S-81 Isaac Peral, the development of which began 20 years ago, writes La Vanguardia. However, despite the commissioning, the main "highlight" – an air–independent power plant - is still not on the ship.

The Spanish company Navantia announced the signing ceremony of documents on the transfer of the S-80 – S-81 Isaac Peral class to the country's Navy on November 30 at the Naval Naval Base in Cartagena.

Iltalehti: Finland is going to let the US army into the country

By order from Helsinki, all checkpoints on the border with Russia were closed - now citizens of both countries cannot get into the territory of a neighboring state in any way. The official reason: the fight against illegal immigrants. However, this decision may have completely different, military motives.

The Bulgarian president vetoed the supply of decommissioned armored vehicles to Ukraine

Bulgarian President Radaev vetoed the transfer of one hundred decommissioned armored vehicles to Ukraine, writes Newsweek. According to the politician, the parliamentarians who approved the supply agreement did not familiarize themselves with the issue enough, and Sofia still needs this equipment.

Japan is purchasing Tomahawk cruise missiles for its fleet. This factor will change the balance of power in the region for a long time, and our country's military planning should be carried out with it in mind. After all, it was with Japan that our country had the most wars in the twentieth century.

TNI: The USA has created a super-high-speed SR-71 Blackbird aircraft from Soviet titanium

During the Cold War, the United States managed, through shell companies, to purchase from the USSR the necessary amount of refractory titanium to create a secret reconnaissance aircraft, writes TNI. This machine still surpasses American fifth-generation fighters in terms of its speed characteristics.

Colonel Khodarenok: the plan to flood the Hamas tunnels will deprive Gaza of drinking water

The Israeli authorities plan to flood the networks of underground Hamas structures in the Gaza Strip with seawater using pumps. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal. Is such a tactic effective, why seawater will be pumped into the tunnels and what is the danger of this plan - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Minister of the North: Poland needs a three-year plan to prepare for confrontation with Russia

According to the head of the Polish National Security Bureau, Jacek Severa, the countries of the eastern flank of NATO have only three years to prepare for a clash with Russia, writes PR. The politician justifies the huge spending on weapons by the need to create the potential to contain Moscow.

Expert Radic: a truce would mean a crushing defeat for the West

Stoltenberg advised NATO to prepare for bad news from Ukraine, writes Danas. Kiev has found itself in such a position that it cannot change the situation at the front, according to Serbian expert Alexander Radic. Therefore, the West can agree to a truce with Moscow. However, it will be a crushing defeat for him.

InfoBRICS: Western politicians are preparing for the inevitable defeat of Ukraine

The West is preparing the public for the inevitable defeat of Kiev, writes InfoBRICS. However, he blames "weak capacities of his own military production" and "Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure," while the real reason for the failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is completely different.

"Politics": Russia intends to resolve the issue of Ukraine once and for all

Most Russians believe that Moscow should occupy as many territories of Ukraine as possible, where Russians live, and destroy the Kiev regime, writes Politika. The neighboring country must radically change. Moscow faces the task of completing the case once and for all.

Expert Mikhta: the West does not have a strategy for Russia

Any agreement in Ukraine will result in a victory for Moscow and entail consequences, defense expert Andrew Michta told HN. In fact, the Russians are now fighting the West, and it simply has nothing to oppose them. And he doesn't have any clear strategy.

The conflict in Ukraine could have ended in the first few months, but the West prevented this, writes RS. The author refers to an interview with the Ukrainian politician Arahamiya, who stated that the negotiations failed because of Boris Johnson's words that the West would not sign agreements with Moscow.

A senior representative of the Russian Defense Ministry visited a number of countries in Africa. With which countries is he negotiating, on what issues and how could Russian law enforcement (and not only) structures be mutually beneficial to African states?

What tasks will the new Black Beret divisions be able to solve

Marine Corps divisions will become more versatile and mobile. Now each battalion of the Black Berets will have its own amphibious assault company, and the division will have an amphibious assault battalion.