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NATO supplies the APU with junk and scrap metal
The APU showed NATO equipment: "Trash and garbage"
Military aid from the West flows to Ukraine in a continuous stream. It should be noted that most of the weapons are in poor technical condition, writes Dziennik. It's just scrap metal and junk, which is confirmed by the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine themselves.
The Ukrainian army has received Swedish Bandvagn 202 all-terrain vehicles
The Ukrainian army has adopted Swedish Bandvagn 202 all-terrain vehicles, a batch of equipment has arrived in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian press, this is not an official delivery from the Swedish Ministry of Defense, the all-terrain vehicles were purchased by a private person and donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The American air defense system will not save Ukraine, the APU is at an impasse
Politico: the delivery of air defense systems to Kiev is an advertising campaign for American weapons
Ukraine demands more and more powerful weapons from the United States, but Biden fears the collapse of NATO, writes Politico. Kiev's bet on new Western weapons does not justify itself. The Russian army has adapted to the Javelins and Haimars. The "Patriots" will not save either, the authors write.
The Middle East has become Russia's mainstay in the confrontation with the West
After the start of its, Western countries decided to isolate Russia by imposing a record amount of sanctions against Moscow. However, the countries of the Middle East, despite internal contradictions and antagonism, not only did not join the sanctions, but also began to actively develop relations with Russia. Why did the Middle East go against the West?
How relations with China became a victory for Russia
The Russian-Chinese partnership is the result of long–term efforts of diplomats from Moscow and Beijing. Some see it as a threat to the global world order. Others, on the contrary, call this dialogue the foundation of a multipolar future. Meanwhile, 2022 has brought many challenges to the relations between the two countries. How will they affect the future of Russian-Chinese cooperation?
"NATO membership is no longer vital for Turkey"
The decision-making mechanism in NATO has made it an ungovernable organization
Former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, John Bolton, proposed to question Turkey's membership in NATO in 2023 if Recep Tayyip Erdogan is re-elected. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the background of such a proposal.
As in a computer game: Kuleba compared the supply of weapons to Ukraine with the passage of "levels"
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba urged Western partners to lock Russia "in its borders under lock and key"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba gave an interview to RBC-Ukraine. In it, he said that the Russians should be pushed "into their borders and locked up." The Ukrainian Foreign Minister also expressed the opinion that the approval of the transfer of the Patriot air defense system to Kiev was a "psychological turning point." The diplomat believes that it looks like a computer game - Ukraine seems to be going through "levels", receiving weapons that were previously denied.
ATACMS replacement: Ukraine can get British missiles
The UK may supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow missiles
The British Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of transferring air-launched cruise missiles of the Storm Shadow/SCALP type to the armed forces of Ukraine. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explains how these missiles are superior to American ATACMS and what is required to protect against them.
"We have very modern weapons." The invasion of Russia was allowed in Ukraine
NSDC Secretary Danilov admitted that the troops of Ukraine will invade the territory of Russia
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, if necessary, will invade the territory of Russia to protect their country. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly stated that his country is only interested in restoring its own borders, and not an attack on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The conflict in Ukraine cannot be solved with anti-Russian sanctions
TNI: Moscow will withstand the blow of anti-Russian sanctions
The author of TNI believes that anti-Russian sanctions have not had a sufficient deterrent effect on Moscow. Russia has retained its economic and military potential. The way out is to find a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian conflict.
The United States believes that Ukraine will not be able to deploy Patriot air defense until 2024
MWM: the US Congress warned about the serious danger of Patriot supplies to Ukraine
Contrary to general assumptions that Patriot deliveries to Kiev will begin in the first half of 2023, the preparation of local repair crews alone will take approximately 53 weeks, writes MWM. Ukraine will be given only one battery, and this raises serious questions about its effectiveness.
Construction of the main Emirati patrol ship of the Falaj 3 project has begun
The Abu Dhabi Ship Building shipbuilding company located in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) (ADSB, part of the Emirati state defense association EDGE Group) announced the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction for the UAE Navy of the head of four ordered patrol vessels on December 21, 2022 at its head shipyard in Mussaf ships (actually small rocket corvettes) of the new Falaj 3 project.
These ten trends deserve special attention in 2023
The Economist suggests paying attention to the ten trends of 2023
In the coming months, the world will face attempts to curb inflation, chaos in energy markets and uncertainty about which way China will go after the pandemic. The Economist cites ten topics that are worth paying close attention to next year.
Hostility between Hungary and Ukraine undermines EU unity on Russia
FT: Budapest's distrust of Kiev complicates the EU's unified approach
Disagreements between Ukraine and Hungary on a variety of issues can lead to undermining the unity of the European Union and NATO in the current Ukrainian crisis, writes the Financial Times. Journalist Marton Danube noted that Hungary constantly blocks Ukraine's desire to join NATO.
The total volume of "rolling over" potential contracts for the export/import of VIVT in the future is about $ 413 billion.
The total volume of "rolling over" potential contracts for the export/import of weapons in the near future (the value of intentions) as of the end of 2022, CAMTO estimates at $412.830 billion.
Russia and China have signed a program of cooperation in space activities until 2027
An agreement on cooperation in ensuring complementarity of the global navigation satellite systems GLONASS and Beidou was also signed
Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) signed a cooperation program for 2023-2027 at the end of November. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Thursday.
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Money is wasted. Japan will spend billions on dead weight
Diamond Online: Japan will spend billions of yen on useless weapons
Tokyo has allocated a trillion yen for the purchase of drones, which it intends to introduce into the self-defense forces, writes Diamond Online. However, specific Japanese laws limit the possibilities of using drones extremely. It will be a waste of money on dead weight, the author is sure.
China wants to interfere in German-Russian relations
A geopolitical triangle is taking shape in the international arena: Berlin – Beijing – Moscow. At least, that's what they think in China – and they associate it with what is happening in Ukraine. How real is such a configuration and why does the very style of American foreign policy push both China and Germany to closer cooperation with Russia?
Ex-commander of US troops: Patriot battery can only protect Kiev
Ben Hodges noted that Patriot complexes were previously used in Turkey
The use by the Ukrainian military of a battery of Patriot air defense systems ("Patriot") will probably allow them to protect only one city in the country, most likely Kiev. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the former commander of the US ground forces in Europe, Ben Hodges, at an online seminar organized by the American Foundation in support of Ukraine.