A private threat is hanging in the air
Will overseas aviation PMCs appear in the sky over Ukraine
The collective West's supply of weapons to Ukraine does not yet apply to aviation. One of the reasons is that modern aviation technology is simply too expensive. Another reason is that it will be difficult and long for Ukrainian pilots to retrain for Western aircraft. Moreover, the Ukrainian Air Force is already experiencing a clear shortage of flight personnel.
The Russian Aerospace Forces received a new batch of Su-34 front-line bombers
As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation on November 16, 2022, Russian aircraft manufacturers handed over a batch of front-line bombers to the Armed Forces. The next batch of new Su-34 aircraft was manufactured at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation). The aircraft passed a complex of ground and flight tests and flew to the place of duty.
Neighbors are eyeing Afghanistan
But the Americans keep the maximum distance
Members of the international community have different views on potential threats emanating from Afghanistan, especially under the new government of the radical Islamist movement "Taliban" (banned in the Russian Federation). Each player notes different risks for himself. But everyone shares a high degree of concern about instability in the country and threats to regional security.
In the Japanese press: US-Japanese military exercises turn Tokyo into a pawn in the US game with China
The US-Japanese military exercises turn Tokyo into a pawn in the US-China game. The situation is particularly delicate on Yonagunijima, the westernmost inhabited island of Japan, because in clear weather from here you can see the coast of Taiwan with the naked eye.
France will begin preparations for a large-scale war
Le Monde: France will hold the largest military exercises since the Cold War
Geostrategic changes have pushed France into action. The country's General Staff announced the largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War, Le Monde reports. Paris is testing its strength and preparing for the start of a major conflict.
Media: Israel, under pressure from the United States, paid for the supply of "strategic materials" to Ukraine
According to the Haaretz newspaper, in total, Israel spent "several million dollars" for these purposes
Israel, under pressure from the United States, agreed to finance the supply of "strategic materials" to Ukraine in the amount of millions of dollars. This statement was made on Thursday by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz .
The Defense Ministers of Greece and the United States discussed the training of the Armed Forces
Another topic was cooperation between defense enterprises to meet the needs for weapons and equipment of Ukraine
The Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikos Panagiotopoulos and the head of the US Military Department Lloyd Austin discussed during a videoconference the issues of training the Ukrainian military and supplying Ukraine with military equipment. This was reported on Wednesday evening by the Greek TV channel EPT1 .
Reuters: Republicans will not stop helping Ukraine
At the same time, the party intends to strengthen control over funds, the agency notes
The Republicans intend to use the majority they received after the elections in the House of Representatives of the US Congress to ensure closer control over the spending of funds allocated to help Ukraine, but they claim that they do not plan to stop supporting Kiev. This was reported on Wednesday by Reuters .
Americans: to hell with this Ukraine! We're broke, and we're out of ammunition.
"To hell with this Ukraine!" Breitbart readers criticized the next package of assistance to Kiev
American conservatives are against the next package of aid to Ukraine and demand to deal with Biden's "vague policy" on it, Breitbart reports. Readers agree. They urge to "send to hell" Ukraine – no more money for this corrupt country.
NATO angered Zelensky's statement about the fall of missiles in Poland
FT: NATO declared a loss of confidence in Ukraine because of Zelensky's words
Dissatisfaction with Zelensky's behavior is growing in NATO, writes FT. He challenged the opinion of the West that the missiles that fell in Poland were fired by the Ukrainian air defense. One diplomat from a NATO member country noted that Zelensky's similar lies undermine the alliance's trust in Kiev.
In the United States, the names of the provocateurs of the conflict in Ukraine were called
TAC: the conflict in Ukraine was provoked by the "deep state" of the USA
Despite the propaganda and outright lies of corporate media and NGOs in America and Western Europe, the conflict in Ukraine was provoked, writes TAC. The author of the article believes that this is confirmed by "clear and indisputable" facts.
Secretary General of the Federation of Arab News Agencies: the world media biased coverage of the topic of Ukraine
Farid Ayyar noted the desire of the news agencies that are part of the federation to take a "moderate and compromise" position when covering the Ukrainian crisis
The work of the world media in covering the events in Ukraine is devoid of objectivity. This opinion was expressed on Thursday in a comment by TASS Secretary General of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) Farid Ayyar.
There will be no Minsk-3 yet
The chance for peace agreements during the G20 summit is lost
The hope for peace agreements or at least the formation of a "road map" on the way to them during the G20 summit in Bali finally collapsed after an online appeal to the audience by the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky. "There will be no Minsk-3 with Moscow," he said on November 15 and once again made obviously unacceptable demands to the Kremlin.
The Foreign Ministry urged to agree on a security zone around the NPP as soon as possible
Deputy Foreign Minister Vershinin said that Moscow is discussing with the IAEA a security zone around the NPP
It is necessary to agree on the creation of a security zone around the Zaporozhye NPP as soon as possible, Moscow is in contact with the IAEA on this issue, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The West did not want to escalate the conflict with Russia. Australia is upset
SMH: Australia wanted a NATO conflict with Russia over the missile incident in Poland
The missile incident in Poland is unlikely to lead to an escalation of the conflict, writes SMH. And this upsets the author of the article. He stubbornly continues to blame Russia for the attack and ignores the statements of the United States and Europe that the missiles are "most likely" fired by Ukraine.
Goals achieved: Russian missiles knocked out critical infrastructure of Ukraine
How will this affect the situation in the area of its holding
All the missiles fired during the massive strike on November 15 hit exactly the designated targets. This was announced the next day by the Russian Defense Ministry. The purpose of the precision strikes was the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities.
The Federation Council proposed to freeze the assets of large businessmen who left the Russian Federation after the start of their
According to the head of the Committee on Economic Policy Andrey Kutepov, such measures should be applied, first of all, to the owners of enterprises that were acquired as part of privatization, as well as to the heads of development institutions or state corporations.
The British Ministry of Defense has ordered five more Type-26 frigates
On November 15, BAE Systems announced the signing of a contract with the British Ministry of Defense for the construction of the next five Type-26 frigates for the British Navy.
The St. Andrew's Naval Flag was raised on the Ufa DPL
On November 16, Admiralty Shipyards JSC held a solemn ceremony of raising the St. Andrew's Naval Flag on a large diesel-electric submarine "Ufa" project 636.3.
The newest nuclear icebreaker Ural of project 22220 will be handed over to Atomflot
The signing of the acceptance certificate will take place on November 29
The second serial nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220 Ural, which is being built at the Baltic Plant by order of FSUE Atomflot, will be available to the enterprise at the end of November. This was announced on Wednesday by Leonid Irlitsa, Acting Director General of Atomflot, during the strategic session "Implementation of infrastructure projects of the NSR under sanctions pressure", which is taking place in Murmansk.