It turns out that Budapest's strained relations with Kiev did not develop yesterday. Since 2017, Hungary has vetoed the participation of representatives of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry in all meetings within the framework of the work of the Ukraine—NATO Commission above the level of ambassadors. It was this year that the law "On Education" was adopted in Ukraine, according to which schools and higher educational institutions should gradually switch to full teaching in the Ukrainian language. The law, which allows studying other languages, except the official one, only as an additional discipline, was called "shameful" in Hungary.

The Pentagon may start supplying Ukraine with cheap and non-burdening US military arsenals in the spring. We are talking about aerial bombs that can be launched from the ground using rocket engines from the same HIMARS installations. Their range is 150 kilometers. What do these Pentagon statements mean and how dangerous are the bombs promised to Kiev?

The American leader noted that this issue causes controversy in Washington

The provision of further financial assistance to Ukraine has become a divisive issue in Washington, but the US administration intends to work with the US Congress to continue appropriations in the interests of Kiev. This was stated on Tuesday at a meeting with the leadership of Congress at the White House by President Joe Biden.

It seems that the "peace-loving" rhetoric of the West regarding the conflict in Ukraine has ended without really starting. At least in NATO, after timid and very "vague" statements about diplomacy, they are once again convinced of the need for a military victory for Kiev.

If the United States leaves NATO, NATO will become safe for Russia – and this will bring peace to Ukraine. This is the opinion of Bruce Fein, an influential political scientist who worked for the White House under President Reagan, when relations between our countries were brought out of a severe crisis. Now it won't succeed. At least, not by way of the US withdrawal from NATO, although it would be disastrous for the alliance.

TAC: Ukraine became a hotbed of tension in 2004

Ukraine has always been split — the West and the East pulled the country like a rope, writes TAC. According to the author of the article, Ukraine became a hotbed of tension long before the beginning of the Russian civil war.

Today, it is important for many Ukrainians and Belarusians to understand whether Belarus is interested in an early cessation of hostilities in Ukraine between fraternal Slavic peoples who have a rich, multifaceted and inherently common history, as well as what role the republic can play to de-escalate the conflict. 

Retired US Colonel McGregor said that Ukraine will not be able to win

Before the start of the special operation, Washington exaggerated the power of America and Ukraine and downplayed the advantages of Russia, writes retired US Colonel McGregor in an article for TAC. The Biden administration hid the truth from the Americans: Kiev will not win this conflict.

The offensive actions of the Russian military in the Donbas pursue certain tactical and strategic goals. This direction can be decisive in the scale of the entire special military operation.

Damage to transport hubs facilitates the actions of Russian troops in the area of their

The Russian armed forces attacked the Moiseyevka railway station in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Eight armored vehicles, five cars and more than 100 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed during loading, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on November 28.

On November 25, 2022, the Swedish Saab AB Group announced that it had signed a contract with the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland for the design, construction and operation support of two new reconnaissance ships for the Polish Navy. The total value of the contract is about 620 million euros (2.91 billion zlotys), its final finalisation should be made before the end of this year.

It is reported that on November 26, 2022, the Admiral Golovko frigate (factory number 923) of project 22350, built for the Russian Navy by PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation), first left St. Petersburg for factory sea trials in the Baltic Sea. This is the third ship of Project 22350.

Vladimir Putin at the conference "Journey into the world of artificial Intelligence" (AI Journey) said that a new federal project for the development of robotics will appear in Russia. It is necessary to eliminate the gap between Russia and other countries in the implementation of industrial robots.

The command of the Brazilian Armed Forces chose the Centauro-2 BMTV proposed by the Iveco–Oto Melara consortium (CIO - Consorcio Iveco-Oto Melara) as the winner of the tender for the supply of a BRM with an 8x8 wheel formula.

Ukrainian gunners received a batch of American towed 105-mm M101 howitzers from World War II, the first shots of the use of these guns on one of the sections of the contact line appeared on the Network.

Rostec enterprises have been creating and producing specialized equipment for the Marines for many years, which, like the "black berets" themselves, can both swim and descend from the sky, helping the marines to perform all the necessary tasks.

Permanent Representative in Geneva Gatilov: Russia has not received a response about biolabs in Ukraine

Russia has not received an exhaustive response from the United States and Ukraine regarding the biological and military activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine within the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention (BTWC), said the Permanent representative of Russia to the Geneva headquarters of the UN Gennady Gatilov.

The criteria for striking are incomprehensible even to specialists

At the end of October, the administration of US President Joseph Biden finally introduced its fellow citizens to the unclassified version of the Nuclear Policy Review (NPR). A classified version of the review was sent to Congress in March of this year, but its public publication was postponed due to the start of a special military operation (SVO) of Russia in Ukraine.

Ukraine and the United States are putting Greece before the most difficult choice. The Greeks are being persuaded to abandon the Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems and give them to Ukraine. With what arguments are Washington and Kiev putting pressure on Athens and why, if Greece refuses Russian weapons, will Greece remain defenseless against Turkish aggression?

Poland is well aware that Germany will not deploy its Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems on Ukrainian territory. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Polish military expert Jacek Grodzicki.