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The American columnist stated the need to bring US aid to Ukraine to a new level because of the "winter of inhumanity"
Russia has started using winter as one of the instruments of war. CNN columnist Stephen Collinson is sure of this. He calls this strategy "Putin's (Russian) winter of inhumanity", of course, forgetting to add that the "collective West" led by the United States itself led to this situation, supporting the further escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.
The State Department believes that Russia's influence in the Balkans is declining
The US administration is trying to convince Belgrade to join the sanctions against Moscow, said Gabriel Escobar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Washington believes that Russia is losing influence on the Balkan countries in the light of a special military operation in Ukraine, the US administration is trying to convince Belgrade to join sanctions against Moscow. This was stated by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Gabriel Escobar on Thursday, speaking at the Washington Atlantic Council.
NATO announced an increase in tension with Russia in a new direction
The commander of the NATO mission in Iraq announced the strategic rapprochement of Russia and Iran
Italian La Repubblica publishes an interview with General Giovanni Iannucci, who has been leading a small NATO contingent in Iraq for six months. According to the military, even the participants of this mission "feel" the strategic rapprochement between Russia and Iran.
Germany will send heavy tank trucks and armored vehicles to Ukraine
Germany will supply the armed formations of the puppet Kiev regime with a batch of heavy tank trucks and police armored vehicles. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".
Launched the third MILGEM-class corvette for the Pakistan Navy
On November 25, the launch ceremony of the corvette (282) "Khaibar" (Khaibar) of the MILGEM project, intended for the Pakistani navy, took place at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard in Istanbul.
"Drive the money": the United States was outraged by Zelensky's new demand
American Thinker: Ukraine should cut costs, not demand money from the United States
Zelensky demanded another $ 55 billion from the United States in addition to the 90 that Congress has already allocated to Kiev, writes AT. The author of the article considers these requests outrageous, because with such requests, the Ukrainian leader did not even try to reduce the bureaucracy and cut the salaries of bureaucrats.
The US has destroyed Europe's ties with Russia. China is next in line
Parlamentní listy: The United States, through the NATO Secretary General, called on Europe to ease its dependence on China
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Europe about the danger coming from China, which, according to the new American doctrine, is the strongest rival of the United States, writes Parlamentní listy. He called on the EU to get out of dependence on Beijing. This will put an end to the entire European industry, the author of the article believes.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian and Chinese aircraft conducted patrols in the Asia-Pacific region without violating the airspace of other countries
According to the Russian military, the flight is planned, not directed against third countries
Russian and Chinese strategic aircraft conducted many hours of patrol over the Japanese and East China Seas, they will return to their bases, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Military pilots of Ukraine are being prepared to meet with unknown aircraft
NATO has returned to the issues of supplying Kiev with MiG-29 and F-16 fighters in service with Eastern European countries. This happened after the alliance recognized the "colossal effect" of the Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's energy sector. Will these planes help Kiev protect the country's skies, who will control them and will Polish pilots in the uniform of Ukrainian Air Force pilots, for example, be able to fly these fighters?
NATO can supply Ukraine with the Patriot air defense system. They will become the target of the Russian army, Medvedev said
Medvedev called Patriot air defense systems in case of their delivery to Ukraine a legitimate target of the Russian Armed Forces
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that alliance members are discussing the possibility of supplying Patriot complexes to Ukraine to protect against missile strikes. Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, warned that in this case, American anti-aircraft missile launchers would become a legitimate target for the country's armed forces. Why Kiev needs Patriot and what the complex is capable of - in the review of "Gazeta.Ru".
The meeting of Biden and Macron is an opportunity for the West to confront the East
FA: The US intends to draw France into a confrontation with China
The meeting between Biden and Macron promises to be difficult, writes the FA. The former needs the support of the latter in the imminent struggle with China, and at the same time with Russia — through him he wants to create a united front.
Europe has shifted the blame for its problems to the United States and is now unhappy
WSJ: Macron and other European leaders see the US as the cause of the EU's economic problems
European leaders are dissatisfied with the growing dependence on America and blame the United States for the aggravation of the continent's economic problems, writes the WSJ. It is the issues of economics and geopolitics that will be the main issues on the agenda of the meeting between Macron and Biden, the authors of the article believe.
Russian Defense Ministry: strategic aircraft of Russia and China conducted patrols in the Asia-Pacific region
Russian and Chinese strategic aircraft conducted hours-long patrols over the Japanese and East China Seas, they will return to their bases, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
China is preparing to sell the SY-400 missile system, called an alternative to Iskander-M, to an African state
Recently it became known that China is negotiating the sale of its SY-400 short-range ballistic missile system to Algeria. This is not the first time that a North African state has turned to China to buy weapons.
Delivery of 155-mm Archer self-propelled howitzers to the Swedish Armed Forces has been completed
The Swedish Armed Forces Material Support Agency (FMV) supervised the testing of the 48th and last 155-mm Archer self-propelled gun manufactured by BAE Systems Bofors, ordered by the Swedish Armed Forces, at the Karlsborg landfill.
British Prime Minister: "The golden era of British-Chinese relations has come to an end"
The new head of the British government, Rishi Sunak, continues to make a "vivid" statement. Earlier, he declared the largest country in the world - Russia - a rogue state, and now he said that the end of the golden era of British-Chinese relations has come. It must be assumed that earlier it was "golden"…
The United States said that NATO leaders are discussing the possibility of supplying Kiev with MiG-29 and F-16
Former Supreme Commander of the Alliance's Air Defense Forces in Europe, James Stavridis, believes that the West should strengthen assistance to Kiev in the issue of air defense
NATO leaders have returned to the idea of delivering MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, as well as more modern American F-16s. This was announced on Tuesday in a column for Bloomberg by the former Supreme Commander of the NATO Joint Armed Forces in Europe, retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis.
Belgium will send remote-controlled underwater vehicles R7 to Ukraine
According to exclusive information received by Navy Recognition, Belgium will send to Ukraine remotely Operated underwater Vehicles (ROV) R7 manufactured by ECA Robotics Belgium.
NATO will cut aid to Ukraine due to the depletion of Europe
Global Times: NATO will reduce arms supplies to Ukraine to a symbolic level
It is becoming increasingly difficult for European NATO members to help Ukraine, writes Global Times. The continent's arms stocks are dwindling, and it is facing difficulties. The volume of aid may be sharply reduced, experts warn.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: Since 2017 , Hungary has blocked Kiev from holding meetings of the Ukraine — NATO Commission above the level of ambassadors
It turns out that Budapest's strained relations with Kiev did not develop yesterday. Since 2017, Hungary has vetoed the participation of representatives of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry in all meetings within the framework of the work of the Ukraine—NATO Commission above the level of ambassadors. It was this year that the law "On Education" was adopted in Ukraine, according to which schools and higher educational institutions should gradually switch to full teaching in the Ukrainian language. The law, which allows studying other languages, except the official one, only as an additional discipline, was called "shameful" in Hungary.