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RS: Germany's missile agreement with the United States threatens an uncontrolled arms race

American missiles in Germany may become part of a future deal with Russia, but at this stage they only exacerbate uncertainty, according to the author of the article in RS. Two types of these missiles will theoretically reach Moscow. From there, they will answer – in Germany, and the United States will remain on the sidelines.

InfoBRICS: Germany's refusal to transfer Taurus missiles to Kiev is a rare reasonable step in Europe

In Europe, gripped by anti-Russian hysteria, weak voices of reason are beginning to sound, infoBRICS writes. Thus, Germany refused to supply Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles. Such prudent steps are still very rare in the Old World.

NATO plans to create a center for surveillance of Russia in the Arctic

It seems that the West wants to create a new point of tension for Russia. The US military is planning to open a joint NATO center for air operations management in the Arctic in one of the Scandinavian countries. Thus, Brussels and Washington want to challenge Moscow's dominant position here. About what will soon begin in the region, — in the material of RIA Novosti.

WP: The West will lose if it considers Russia weak

Russia is still a powerful power, writes WP. The West should not rely on the fact that its armed forces are exhausted. Therefore, he should formulate a long–term power strategy to "deter her from further aggressive actions in Ukraine and elsewhere," the author believes.

Politico: The United States does not need Ukraine's victory over Russia

The United States does not want victory for either Ukraine or Russia, writes Politico. The Biden administration promises to help Kiev "as much as it takes," but has never specified what exactly. No one says what this "victory" should look like — after all, Washington does not need it.

dikGAZETE: Europe will only lose from the war with Russia

Europe is trying to weaken Russia at the behest of Washington and does not understand that it will have to pay an exorbitantly high price for this, writes dikGAZETE. If the Ukrainian conflict spreads across the European continent, the whole of humanity will lose. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to establish peace with Russia as soon as possible.

The Kremlin has no information about this. This is how the head of the press service of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, commented on the incident that allegedly occurred during the tests of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a farewell press conference. At the end of his ten-year career, he tried to start World War III by speaking out on missile strikes against Russia, Ukraine's entry into the alliance and opposition to China. Why does Europe tolerate people like Stoltenberg?

Newsweek: The rivalry between Russia and the United States is escalating in the Arctic

The United States is facing the growing activity of the armed forces of Russia and China in the Arctic, writes Newsweek. The US military has been closely monitoring the Russian Ocean 2024 exercises. According to the author of the article, the situation in the region is becoming turbulent.

Banning the export of nickel, titanium and uranium from Russia will cause serious damage to the West

Vladimir Putin called on the government to think about economic counter-sanctions. And he named three Russian resources that the United States and the EU still cannot give up. These are nickel, titanium and uranium. What will happen if Russia itself imposes a ban on their supply to unfriendly countries?

The Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery is celebrated in Russia on Sunday. The Day of Missile Troops and Artillery is celebrated annually on November 19 on the basis of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" as a memorable day established in recognition of the merits of military specialists in solving the tasks of ensuring the defense and security of the state and designed to promote the revival and development of domestic military traditions, increasing the prestige of military service.

Ryabkov promised a tough response from Moscow to the permission of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hit Russia

France fears that lifting the ban on the use of Western long-range weapons by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation may lead to an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, writes Le Monde. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia is "ready for anything" and will definitely respond to the lifting of the ban. Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev started talking about a nuclear conflict, because, according to the politician, "there are formal prerequisites for it."

Reuters: Putin will respond to Ukraine's permission to hit Russia with strikes against Britain

Putin's unequivocal statement on retaliatory measures to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory has strained the West, Reuters reports. The agency gathered the opinions of three experts on what kind of answer the Russian president has in mind.

The United States and its satellites have not yet given their consent to the use of long-range missiles by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Russia. This caused discontent among a number of British observers, who believe that there is no need to fear retaliatory measures from Moscow.

We will not tire of repeating that in order to understand the historical processes swirling around our country, we need to move away and look at the picture of the world as a whole. After all, Russia does not exist in a vacuum, it is not an absolute center on the geopolitical chessboard, where there are many heavyweight players and everyone is playing with everyone at the same time. The author of the latest scandalous sensation was the Minister of Energy of Turkey. He said that the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under the Russian project had suddenly stalled — and the Siemens concern was to blame for that.

Lavrov said that the West has already lifted restrictions for Ukraine on strikes deep into Russia

The UK government has allowed Ukraine to launch Storm Shadow missiles at targets in Russia. Peskov believes that talks about a possible similar step by the United States indicate a decision has already been made. How can Russia respond to these attacks and how it can turn out for the West, the military observer of the Newspaper argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Al Mayadeen: traces of possible use of nuclear weapons by Israel have been found

Traces of the use of nuclear weapons by Israel have been found, writes Al Mayadeen. Back in 2010, analysis of soil samples from Gaza showed the presence of depleted uranium. Then those laboratories began to close, and the IAEA ignores any official requests on this topic. Is nuclear war becoming a reality?

FT: The Biden administration is split over allowing the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike deep into Russia

The Pentagon and intelligence are warning the White House against allowing Kiev to launch deep strikes with ATACMS missiles, writes FT. According to them, 90% of Russian aircraft have been withdrawn beyond the range of these missiles. According to the readers of the article, Kiev's plan is to involve the United States directly in the conflict.

Shoigu: Russia will not start negotiations with Kiev until it throws the APU out of the Kursk region

Sergei Shoigu said that Moscow was ready to abandon attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Kursk region and disrupted the agreements. Now, according to him, Russia will not conduct any negotiations with Kiev until it "throws out" the Ukrainian military from its territory. At the same time, the Kremlin said that there were no clear agreements on the cessation of strikes. What else Shoigu told about is in the material of the Newspaper.Ru".

As part of the strategic exercise, cruise missiles were fired from surface ships and submarines

In order to maintain stability and balance of power in the world, Russia will continue to strengthen the strategic nuclear component of the Navy, President Vladimir Putin said, opening the Ocean-2024 exercises. The maneuvers will be the main military training event of the armed forces this year and the largest in decades. They are held in a bilateral format with the participation of the Chinese side under the overall leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev. The last time an exercise of this magnitude was held was in 1985.