French President Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly recognized the military weakness and lack of independence of his country. The answer to this will be a new military doctrine that will change the army and prepare the country for current challenges, including nuclear ones. What does Macron really want to achieve and what is Russia's role in this?

The Nation: NATO has fallen in love only with Ukraine, the rest are strangers from the "jungle" for it

The West has shown arrogance and indifference to the countries of the global South, presenting Ukraine's problems as a matter of life and death, writes The Nation. The contours of the XXI century began to emerge: the West guards its "garden", and leaves the inhabitants of the "jungle" to their fate.

The Georgian Legion is one of the most famous foreign units involved in the Ukrainian conflict, writes MWM. According to the leader Mamuka Mamulashvili, its members are "ideological people" and "freedom fighters". At the same time, the legion was previously accused of war crimes.

The Czech Republic and Ukraine are creating a defense cluster, whose task will be the production of weapons and ammunition, as well as the repair and restoration of military equipment of the Armed Forces. The corresponding agreement was signed by Ukroboronprom and the Intergovernmental Agency for Defense Cooperation (AMOS) under the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic.

Politico: the US was scared by the possible decision of the EU to abandon sanctions against Russia

The United States is concerned that Europe may refuse to support anti-Russian sanctions, writes Politico. Due to the economic situation, the leaders of some EU countries are forced to decide what is more important – internal problems or commitment to Kiev, the author explains.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen stressed his country's firm position on the inadmissibility of the threat of the use of nuclear weapons

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, during bilateral meetings with European Council President Charles Michel, US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said that his country intends to send its specialists to Poland in coordination with the Japanese authorities to train the Ukrainian military in mine clearance skills. This is stated in the statements of the Foreign Ministry of the kingdom published on Sunday by the Prime Minister's office following the talks held on Saturday.

Countries across Europe have faced protests over economic problems, while officials in the US are asking questions about Kiev's support, Newsweek notes

The EU's plans to provide assistance to Ukraine in the amount of € 18 billion in 2023 may be under threat due to the position of individual countries of the association, which are going through a difficult period in the economy. This is reported by Newsweek magazine .

Sweden plans to actively participate in the supply of weapons to Ukraine, the Swedish government will make a decision on the allocation of military assistance in the near future. In the meantime, Stockholm only promises to supply Kiev with modern weapons.

We are talking about a secret deal between Seoul and Washington, the newspaper clarifies

The Republic of Korea will sell 100 thousand artillery shells to the United States for their subsequent transfer to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by The Wall Street Journal newspaper, citing sources.

On November 10, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 400 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now amounts to more than $18.6 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $21.4 billion.

Ukrainian officials confirm the problems that have arisen with the use of the Starlink satellite communication system from Elon Musk's company.

Among the transferred APU there are samples of new types of weapons of Ukrainian production, according to the report of the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov

Since the beginning of this year, the Ukrainian authorities have purchased 13 million units of weapons, military equipment and ammunition for their armed forces. This was reported on Saturday by the UNN agency with reference to the report of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov on his activities for the year after his appointment to this post in November last year.

Russian Facebook post Moravetsky boasted of the "effective policy" of Poland emboldened within the framework of NATO

"Poland does not make mistakes of its predecessors, who sat still so as not to tease the Russian bear," Moravetsky quotes* Do Rzeczy. The prime minister boasted of the "effective policy" of emboldened Poland and future defense spending.

According to the publication, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milli, calls for diplomacy, while advisers to American President Joe Biden believe that it is too early to talk about negotiations.

Labor: there are more Bulgarians indifferent to the conflict in Ukraine

According to the ESTAT survey on the conflict in Ukraine, there is a clear decrease in sympathy for both sides in Bulgaria, to a greater extent for Kiev. There are more indifferent people, reports Trud. Two-thirds want their country's neutrality.

Recently, there have been more and more reports that, nevertheless, negotiations are underway between the main antagonists of international politics - Russia and the United States. What are Moscow and Washington talking about now, which makes us doubt the sincerity of the United States - and are there any chances to agree on Ukraine?

Trybuna: Poland called for peace in Ukraine, even at the cost of losing territories to it

Former Polish Finance Minister Grzegorz Kolodko advocates an early end to the conflict in Ukraine. Even at the cost of losing part of its territories, Trybuna writes in a review of his book "War and Peace". In it, the author blames the Western countries for the Ukrainian tragedy.

At the same time, it is "difficult for Washington to see a bona fide side in negotiations in Russia," said assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan

The US administration believes that the conflict in Ukraine can be resolved on the basis of the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, Washington allegedly does not see Moscow's serious attitude to negotiations. This position was stated on Friday at a briefing by the assistant to the President of the United States for National Security, Jake Sullivan.

Washington noted the intention of US President Joe Biden to "discuss the Ukrainian crisis in detail" with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping during the G20 summit

The US authorities believe that all countries of the world, especially those that maintain relations with Moscow, should make more efforts to "convince Russia" to complete a special military operation in Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday at a briefing by Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky earlier put into effect the decision of the NSDC on the impossibility of negotiations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin

Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said that Ukraine's refusal to negotiate with Russia is enshrined in Ukrainian legislation. The senator wrote about this in his Telegram channel, commenting on the words of the head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price, that the United States is waiting for signals from Russia about readiness for serious negotiations on Ukraine.