Al Ittihad: US interests in Ukraine are hindered by their confrontation with Russia

The United States is providing unlimited assistance to Ukraine to weaken Russia, writes Al Ittihad. So America is trying to deprive its competitor, China, of a strong ally. But Moscow and Washington have some mutual interests, so the US cannot completely sever relations with Russia.

HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems manufactured by the American Lockheed Martin concern allowed the AFU to take several steps towards artillery parity with the Russian army. However, according to the military, with the onset of cold weather, the effectiveness of this high-tech weapon was under threat.

Pskov paratroopers who are in the zone of their own, got chevrons with a portrait of Lavrov

Servicemen of the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division, who are in the special operation zone, said that they got chevrons with a portrait of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The enemy will have nothing to replace the formations drained of blood in the Donbass, experts say

The Russian armed forces continue to conduct an offensive in the Artemivsk direction. During the liberation of Kurdyumovka, more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks and six armored vehicles were destroyed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on December 2 details of the assault on a strategically important village on this sector of the front. Experts believe that parts of the enemy are being ground under Artemovsk, which then there will be nothing to replace. Also on Friday, a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter and a Su-25 attack aircraft were shot down.

The warring parties increase the economic impact on the enemy

Government figures in Kiev and the media controlled by them are persuading Ukrainians to leave the cities and spend the coming winter in the countryside. An employee of the president's office, David Arahamia (who was part of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks with the Russian side in Belarus) predicted the continuation of Russian strikes on infrastructure, so the beginning of December "will be very difficult."

Comparison of the special operation in Ukraine with the Great Patriotic War is unreasonable

A considerable part of Russian society has uneasy feelings about the course of the military campaign in Ukraine. Many people do not understand why we not only have not won yet, but sometimes we retreat – and from the territories included in the Russian Federation.

Iran will take part in the meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, which will be held on Monday, December 5, in Moscow. A delegation of Iranian parliamentarians arrived in Russia today.

Russia has one of the strongest special services in the world

The Foreign Intelligence Service is an important factor in ensuring national security. Her area of responsibility is the far abroad, where she works. The task is to provide our leadership with information about the plans and intentions of foreign rivals, opponents, or, as they are also called, partners.

Psychic-predictive abilities have once again failed your humble servant - they report that on November 29, 2022, representatives of the procurement agency [Ministry of Defense] Norway's FMA (Forsvarsmateriell) and the Polish company Mesko have signed a contract for 350 million kronor ($37.6 million) for the acquisition of Piorun MANPADS.

MWM: American Patriot air defense systems may be worse than the old S-300 modifications

The United States is considering the possibility of supplying Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, but this is a dubious idea, writes MWM. There is every reason to believe that they will be useless in intercepting Russian missiles and are unlikely to surpass older versions of the S-300.

Commercial satellites that help Ukraine fight can become "a legitimate target for retaliatory defeat," the Russian Foreign Ministry says. How did it happen that purely civilian vehicles began to be used for military purposes, what would happen if Russia really starts destroying them, and what could be the technological response of the Russian military to this challenge?

In the struggle between America and China for space, Australia will become a "pot of gold". And although Beijing is developing its space technologies very quickly, striving to "catch up and overtake" the Americans, the United States also has a strong trump card against it.

Recently, reports of various unpleasant incidents occurring with American military equipment, ships and aircraft have been appearing very regularly.

Shukan Gendai: Japan refused to partner with the United States in the development of a new fighter

Japan made an unexpected decision to abandon the joint development of a new fighter with the United States, writes Shukan Gendai. Washington, which has always suppressed its development in this area, found an excuse not to provide it with advanced data. Disappointed Tokyo finally drew conclusions — and chose other partners.

The new B-21 Raider strategic bomber will be demonstrated in the USA for the first time

Tomorrow in the United States, the latest B-21 Raider strategic bomber, made using low radar visibility technologies, will be presented to the general public for the first time. In America, it is considered a sixth-generation aircraft.

As reported on November 28, 2022, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, the Ulyanovsk branch of PJSC IL - Aviastar (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation), manufactured and handed over the next serial heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A, built in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The United States reacted to the statements of the Turkish authorities about their readiness to launch a new ground operation in northern Syria at any time. Earlier, Ankara said it would launch a military operation if the Kurdish armed groups did not leave three areas in northern Syria, including the Manbij and Tel Rifat areas.

Politico: Europeans blame Biden for the collapse of the EU industry, hiding an inconvenient truth

Europeans blame the United States for the failure of their industry, writes Politico. But their search for the culprit is just envy, the author of the article believes. Europe is uncompetitive on prices in a number of areas, and the market value of Tesla, for example, is four times higher than the entire German automotive industry.

Atlantico: on the day of Macron's visit to the United States, the French president was asked not to show off

France has long been dependent on the United States — primarily militarily, analysts remind Atlantico. Therefore, it is better not to resist the current economic dictate of Washington, shifting the consequences of its pandemic to the EU. But Macron can simulate "rigidity" in a conversation with Biden.

The President of Ukraine noted that "this is not a weapon that attacks the Russian Federation, so there is no need to look for compromises here"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants Israel not to seek compromises between Kiev and Moscow and to provide Kiev with air defense systems without hesitation.