The Government of Canada has signed a letter of proposal and acceptance of an offer to purchase up to 16 P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales program, Boeing said.

Domestic equipment will avoid "friendly fire"

The special equipment of the "friend-foe" system for UAVs has been tested and is ready for mass production, Rostec State Corporation told Izvestia.

MWM: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering heavy losses due to double strikes by Russian Iskanders

Russia has not only retained its missile production potential, but has also significantly increased it, writes Military Watch Magazine. Due to this, it can cause irreparable damage to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and put pressure on the West in order to force Kiev to sit down at the negotiating table on Moscow's terms.

For the first time in Russia, a team of scientists from MISIS University, the Russian Quantum Center (RCC) and the company KuSpace Technologies conducted a joint experiment on the transmission of messages protected by quantum cryptography between Russia and China, the university's press service reported.

The third aircraft carrier of national construction, Fujian, is undergoing mooring tests, and its construction program is being implemented in accordance with the plan, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on November 30.

On December 1, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

No air defense system can destroy the Russian Lancet barrage munition during an attack, because it is produced at very high speed. This was told by a military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov. In a conversation with Lenta.<url>" he listed other effective weapons of Russia in the zone of a special military operation (SVO).

The former President of Kazakhstan noted his country's active mediation efforts to reconcile the parties on the basis of the Minsk agreements

The main reason for the Ukrainian crisis was the actions of external forces seeking to sow discord between Russia and Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in the memoirs of the former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

The front froze in anticipation of Russian missile strikes

Snow has already fallen in the SVO zone, and the warring parties are actively preparing for the winter campaign. After an unsuccessful offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine strengthen their defenses, feverishly trying to restore the combat capability of battered brigades. Russian units are pressing near Donetsk and gathering forces. About the situation on the front line — in the material of RIA Novosti.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: we should prepare for bad news from Ukraine

In an interview for German broadcaster ARD, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that Ukraine is in a "critical situation" and things could get even worse due to insufficient assistance from the West. The fact is that NATO members have not been able to meet Kiev's increased demand for ammunition.

TNI: the Ukrainian conflict has not reached an impasse, and it cannot be frozen

Western experts who predicted Russia's defeat have changed their tone, writes TNI. Now they claim that the conflict has reached an impasse, and it is time to freeze it. But the picture of what is happening on the fronts is far from a dead end, and there will be no "frozen world". There are no prerequisites for it.

Italy has surrendered, writes FQ editor-in-chief Marco Travaglio. After a wave of Russophobic decisions, Rome conceded. Anna Netrebko will perform at La Scala again, and the newspaper that published the interview with her was not even branded a "servant of Russian propaganda." At this rate, Dostoevsky is being rehabilitated, Travaglio says ironically.

Evrensel: Ukraine's victory is impossible, and the West has lost faith in changing the situation

In Ukraine, the situation is not at all "stalemate", as they say in the West. Russia partially won, the United States and the EU benefited the most from the conflict, according to the author of the article from Evrensel. Kiev is the undisputed loser, and nothing will change its position.

Russia Matters: Russia's successes will force the United States to conclude a peace agreement

Washington understands that Kiev will not win, and negotiations need to begin, writes Russia Matters. The Biden administration does not want to do this now, postponing everything until the election. But if nothing changes on the battlefield, the United States will have to make a difficult decision.

infoBRICS: a new package of anti-Russian sanctions was threatened because of Ukraine

Greece supported Ukraine with money and weapons, and also boycotted Russia, the author of the article from infoBRICS recalls. Kiev repaid Athens by blacklisting its shipping companies. This undermines the West's trust in Zelensky, and also calls into question the adoption of a new package of sanctions.

WNP: The West is not able to help Ukraine with ammunition, but promises

Kiev found itself in a difficult situation, writes WNP. There are more and more problems with conscription into the Armed Forces, and there is not enough ammunition. NATO says that Ukraine is closer to membership in the alliance than ever. But it won't help her on the battlefield in any way. Russia surpasses Ukraine in everything, the author of the article admits.

Hersh: Russia and Ukraine have begun secret negotiations between top military leaders

American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Hersh stated in an article on Substack that Russia and Ukraine are secretly conducting peace talks. According to him, Gerasimov and Zaluzhny are discussing peace bypassing Zelensky and the White House.

RP: The US should force Ukraine to negotiate with Russia

Washington cannot call for negotiations only behind closed doors, but publicly insist that only Ukraine can decide to start a peaceful settlement with Russia, writes RP. The author of the article believes that in order to avoid a catastrophe, the United States must take decisive action and find intermediaries.

Zelensky: the AFU counteroffensive did not achieve the results they wanted to achieve

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky announced Kiev's plans to build defensive structures from Donbass to the western part of the country.

Zelensky announced a new phase of the conflict with Russia with the onset of winter

Vladimir Zelensky said that with the onset of winter, a new phase of the military conflict began in Ukraine.