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On December 21, 2022, it was announced that the Colombian government had provisionally selected the French Dassault Rafale fighter in a tender for the purchase of new aircraft to replace the Israeli IAI Kfir C10 fighters in the Colombian Air Force. The decision was confirmed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Minister of National Defense Ivan Velasquez.

Haber7 readers are outraged by the US supplies of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine

In light of Zelensky's visit to Washington, Blinken made a statement about the supply of weapons to Ukraine, Haber7 reports. Readers of the portal are outraged by the sending of Patriot air defense systems to Kiev: they refuse to provide them to Turkey, a NATO country, but they give them to Ukraine just like that.

A scandal is breaking out in Bulgaria regarding the export of weapons to Ukraine. At the center of the proceedings is the former Minister of Economy and Industry, and now the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Cornelia Ninova, and the acting Minister of Economy and Industry in the official government, Nikola Stoyanov.

WP: Biden refused to supply Zelensky with heavy weapons for Ukraine

Despite smiles and thanks, Zelensky did not receive the main thing from Biden — heavy tanks and long-range missiles, writes WP. Biden showed reasonable caution, not allowing the Ukrainian leader to involve the United States and the entire NATO in a direct military clash with the gaining strength of Russia.

The Russian Ambassador stressed that there had been numerous conversations with American colleagues about the danger of the US administration being drawn into the Ukrainian conflict

Russia would like to receive an answer whether citizens of the United States or other NATO countries will be included in the number of specialists who will service Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) in Ukraine. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov in an interview with TASS.

After the start of a special military operation in Ukraine, China took its usual neutral position, not succumbing to the anti-Russian hysteria that engulfed the West. Beijing continues to develop relations with Moscow, at the same time declaring the inviolability of the principle of territorial integrity of states, and demonstrates in every way that it intends to adhere to this approach in the future.

According to the deputy chairman of the Presidium of the NAS of Belarus Oleg Chernyshev, "six of the most worthy" candidates are now undergoing a medical examination

More than 3 thousand candidates from Belarus have applied for a space flight, six applicants have been selected from them. This was announced by the Deputy chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus Oleg Chernyshev on Saturday.

On December 21, 2022, the ceremony of handing over to the Austrian Air Force at the airfield in Langenlebarn took place the first of 18 new Leonardo AW169 multi-purpose helicopters ordered, which received the official Austrian name Lion ("Lion").

Atlantico: the full rapprochement of Kazakhstan and the West is hindered by the recession of the European Union on the topic of LGBT

The journalist of the Atlantico analytical portal draws attention to all the discrepancies between Astana and Moscow and is happy to note the "indelicate" words of the Russians regarding Kazakhstan. Luring this important country away from Russia is hindered only by geography and the ultimatum tone of the West itself on some topics.

The Telegraph: Russian SVO and Zelensky's visit to Washington is a humiliation for Europe

Zelensky's visit to Washington, not Brussels, is a disgrace for the European Union, the author of the article in the Telegraph believes. In his opinion, Europe failed to provide adequate support to Kiev and showed weakness of will and cowardice.

One of the reasons is the fear of a harsh reaction from Russia, said the former head of the National Security Council of the country Yaakov Nagel

Israel will not want to supply Ukraine with its Iron Dome air defense systems, including due to fears of a harsh reaction from Russia. This opinion was expressed on Friday in a column for the American magazine The National Interest by the former head of the National Security Council of Israel, Yaakov Nagel.

The head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on the creation of a scientific lunar station. Earlier, Roscosmos was instructed to sign a memorandum of understanding with China on cooperation in the creation of an International Scientific Lunar Station (ISS). What will the station look like and how much will joint work with Chinese colleagues help Russian cosmonautics?

Rebellion: Europe itself does not understand what troubles it is preparing for itself by shipping weapons to Ukraine

The EU countries have gradually overtaken the United States in the supply of weapons to the Kiev regime, writes the Spanish "Rebellion". The publication, which supported Cuba and Yugoslavia, asks the question: does Europe not see the essence of the Zelensky regime? After all, these weapons will then be turned against the EU itself.

The American authorities are looking for an opportunity to shorten the training period, CNN reports

The US Department of Defense will begin training Ukrainian servicemen in the very near future to manage the Patriot air defense system, it will take several months. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday by a high-ranking Pentagon representative, whose statements are quoted by CNN.

Judging by the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, among the damaged equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, civilian pickups converted for military purposes have been increasingly coming across. Ukrainian militants use these SUVs mainly as part of the DRG. In the Polish online edition Defence24.pl a whole article dedicated to this topic has been published.

The US leader also stressed that the US administration does not believe that the transfer of American Patriot air defense systems to Kiev leads to an escalation

The United States and other Western countries do not seek war with Russia or World War III by supplying weapons to Ukraine. This was stated on Wednesday by US President Joe Biden at a joint press conference with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky following talks at the White House.

Biden signed a memorandum on the allocation of a package of military assistance to Kiev in the amount of up to $1 billion

The United States has decided to allocate a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $1.85 billion, which for the first time will include Patriot air defense systems. This is reported in a written statement issued on Wednesday by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Vasily Golovnin — about what changes the Japanese policy in the field of armaments has undergone and how it is treated in the country

The Japanese government seems to be solving a difficult task now — how not to pronounce out loud the overly aggressive term "preventive strike against a potential enemy" and at the same time make it clear to Beijing and Pyongyang that Tokyo is ready to use its armed forces without hesitation if it seriously suspects its neighbors of an imminent attack.

The publication believes that the goals of the negotiations of the two heads of state differed

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was unable to achieve the goal of his visit to the United States and obtain more modern weapons for offensive operations. This opinion is contained in an article published on Wednesday by The Washington Post (WP) on the results of the Ukrainian leader's trip.

Macron proposed the principles of ensuring security in Europe

Macron said that Europe should reduce its dependence on NATO and develop its own defense potential, the WSJ reports. According to the President, the new security guarantees should be equally applicable to Russia, Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries.