London allowed the possibility of supplying Kiev with Storm Shadow cruise missiles

United Kingdom Defense Minister Ben Wallace did not rule out the supply of Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine. At the same time, the final decision has not yet been made. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the details of the transfer of Western-made aircraft weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The interview given by the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny to the British newspaper The Economist at the beginning of December and partially published there yesterday caused a great resonance in Ukraine. Of course! After all, some of the revelations of the country's chief military commander contrast very much with the official Kiev propaganda.

According to the former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno, Italy can and should play an important role in the Ukrainian settlement

The Italian socio-political committee "Stop the War", founded by the former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno, held a flash mob in St. Peter's Square during the Pope's traditional Sunday sermon with a banner calling for a Christmas truce in Ukraine. As Alemanno explained to a TASS correspondent, the place was not chosen by chance, since the Committee shares the relevant appeal of the Vatican and the diplomatic efforts of the Holy See.

Il Giornale: Crimea will become a "bargaining chip" to launch peace talks on Ukraine

The former British Prime Minister and the former US Secretary of State made similar proposals for the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict: Crimea could be a key moment in the peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. The author of the article in Il Girnale believes that two such loud opinions speak of some "behind-the-scenes" developments.

The former US Secretary of State also suggested that the international community, including China, is still deterring Russia from the alleged possible use of nuclear weapons

Former Secretary of State (1973-1977) and National Security Adviser to the US President (1969-1975) Henry Kissinger announced a turning point in the conflict in Ukraine, which should be used to reach a negotiated settlement and avoid escalation fraught with global catastrophe. Kissinger's article titled "How to avoid a New World War" is posted on the website of the British weekly The Spectator on the eve of the Saturday issue of the magazine.

Henry Kissinger named three options for resolving the Ukrainian crisis

The crisis in Ukraine must end through negotiations, the "patriarch" of American foreign policy, Henry Kissinger, wrote in an article for The Spectator. He also named the conditions under which, in his opinion, they can take place, and recalled the danger of escalation of the conflict.

FA: The West hopes in vain for the decline of Russia, this is a big mistake

The collapse of Russia would be a global catastrophe, writes the FA. Therefore, it is a big mistake to hope for its collapse and the formation of a state "according to Western standards". The great Power will remain united in any case.

According to William Burns, most conflicts end with negotiations

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, claims that the United States now does not see a serious attitude on the part of the Russian Federation to "real negotiations" on the situation around Ukraine.

Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov noted that Russia also has the possibility of responding to European sanctions

With the ninth package of sanctions against Russia, the European Union seeks to increase pressure on the military-industrial complex (MIC) of the Russian Federation, since previous packages failed to affect the balance of power in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS on Friday by Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian Council for International Affairs.

19FortyFive: the United States is worried about America's spending on Ukraine

Despite Biden's statements about support for Ukraine, not everything is so clear with her in the United States, writes 19FortyFive. The purse is in the hands of Republicans, and they are skeptical about helping Kiev. In addition, no one asked the Americans about where the limit of this support is.

The commander of the territorial defense forces of Poland, Lieutenant General Weslav Kukula, during an interview with Defence24, told what a modern army should be like. The high-ranking military made his conclusions based on the data obtained from observations of what is happening in Ukraine.

Ahdath: Europe will not be able to cope with any crisis without the help of the United States

Europe is too dependent on the United States for political decisions, writes Ahdath. Moreover, the EU does not have enough money or the necessary volumes of defense production. This casts doubt on the fate of his "autonomous" policy, and further assistance to Ukraine, and success in the fight against Russia.

Al Mayadeen: Merkel was "having an affair" simultaneously with Russia and the United States

Although Merkel was "having an affair" with both Washington and Moscow, the current German Chancellor Scholz understands the damage the confrontation with Russia is causing to the German economy, writes Al Mayadeen. Germany is in dire need of it, as it depends on its energy resources. Therefore, Berlin will restore ties with Moscow.

PS: transatlantic relations are starting to deteriorate due to sanctions

Europe's decision to abandon Russian energy resources has increased the likelihood of a deep recession. Europe will need years to recover from the unprecedented energy crisis, which it helped to start, writes PS.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov stressed that "the Russian-American confrontation, if it is destined to continue, should be mutually respectful"

Washington is getting deeper into the Ukrainian conflict, losing the instinct of self-preservation, the supply of increasingly powerful weapons to Kiev speaks of the US mood for escalation. This opinion was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov in an article published on Saturday in the American magazine Newsweek.

Head of the medical department of the Ministry of Defense Trishkin: our opponent is aiming, including at doctors

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are deliberately targeting Russian doctors working in the zone of a special operation to protect Donbass. This was announced on Thursday, December 15, by the head of the Main Military Medical Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Dmitry Trishkin.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that up to 97% of Russian servicemen are returning to service after injuries received during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.

Emergency power outages have begun across the country

On December 16, Ukraine faced large-scale consequences of strikes on the energy infrastructure. Many cities remained de-energized, emergency power outages were introduced throughout the country. Ukrenergo said that more than half of the consumption of the country's energy system has been lost, which means "the onset of a system accident mode." Strikes on the infrastructure of Ukraine began after the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge and are taking place against the background of incessant shelling of residential areas of Donbass, experts remind.

What unites the events in Ukraine, Vietnam and Afghanistan

For the first time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a Russian military airfield on August 9, 2022. At the airfield near Saki in the Crimea, according to American satellite intelligence, 7 to 10 Su-24 and Su-30SM aircraft were damaged or destroyed.

What lessons are being learned in China from the Ukrainian crisis

With regard to the special military operation (SVO) of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, China, on the one hand, maintains "benevolent neutrality" towards Russia. On the other hand, China makes it clear to the United States that Russia should not count on any official interaction with it on issues of sanctions, military or political support for its own in Ukraine.