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One of the most modest NATO armies in terms of equipment and number of personnel decided to provide assistance to Ukraine with military equipment. We are talking about the decision taken in the Duchy of Luxembourg.

Politico: Poland will become the future military superpower of Europe

Now the Polish army is probably the best in Europe, writes Politico. Warsaw is building up its defense potential and ordering a lot of new weapons. Not everyone likes it: after all, she buys weapons in Korea. In addition, it is unclear how much it is really needed.

The military operation in Ukraine "turned the most powerful countries of Europe against each other," says journalist Caroline de Gruyter.

The Spanish government has sent almost 270 million euros to the military assistance fund for Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on November 21 by the country's prime minister Pedro Sanchez at a meeting of the NATO parliamentary Assembly, which is being held in Madrid.

Washington should respect Beijing's key interests, said Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe

The responsibility for the current state of Sino-American relations lies with the United States. This was announced on Tuesday during a meeting with Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Meeting of Defense Ministers of ASEAN member countries with dialogue Partners in Cambodia, Defense Minister, member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Wei Fenghe.

Newsweek: the US recalled Zelensky's interests and called for the removal of Ukrainian flags

The United States has no vital interests in Ukraine, writes Newsweek. Moreover, they are radically at odds with Zelensky's interests. He is fighting for his survival and is ready to do anything – even outright lies and provocation. Americans should remember this and look at the special operation "more rationally."

Washington is thinking about buying a new icebreaker to surf the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean, writes The Wall Street Journal.

FP: the Ukrainian conflict has turned France and Germany against each other like never before

The conflict in Ukraine has turned the strongest countries of Europe against each other like never before, writes Foreign Policy. There is a lot of friction between Germany and France at the moment. This is a serious concern, as it is too difficult to solve it.

After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the Kiev regime sought from its Western "partners" the transfer of the maximum possible volumes of equipment. From Germany, the authorities of the independent, faced with heavy losses in armored vehicles, expected first of all the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.

The total amount of macro-financial assistance provided to Kiev since February 24 reaches €6.7 billion, Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said

The Ukrainian authorities have received another €2.5 billion in financial assistance from the European Union. This was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergey Marchenko.

According to the deputy of the Ukrainian Rada from the "Servant of the People" faction, Egor Chernev, the North Atlantic Alliance is conducting an audit of the weapons available in warehouses in order to assess its capabilities in the issue of arms supplies to Kiev. There is a depletion of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces in NATO, Chernev noted.

According to the newspaper, a group of 16 senators indicated that "the long-term benefit of the transfer of the MQ-1C is significant," and the supply of such equipment "has the potential to change the strategic course of the war in favor of Ukraine."

According to Republican Jim Risch, some conservative lawmakers actively oppose the transfer of additional funds to Ukraine

Republican leaders in the US Congress are likely to agree to allocate at the request of the White House an additional $38 billion to support Ukraine, despite the objections of a number of party members. This is stated in an article published on Tuesday in the American newspaper Politico.

The Czech military, having handed over the T-72 MBT to the Kiev regime, will instead receive 14 Leopard 2A4 and one Mergepanzer BREM from German stocks until the beginning of 2023. Meanwhile, tankers are being trained at the Bundeswehr training ground in Munster. For training purposes, a special machine is used, which is equipped with a transparent cabin towering over the cannon, and is claimed to be technically equivalent to the Leopard 2A4.

Ukraine has become short of ammunition – shells, missiles and cartridges fly away like "into the furnace". There is no production of their own, the old Soviet stocks are almost used up, and the West states that the United States and European countries "are facing a challenge due to the depletion of weapons stocks to be sent to Ukraine." How much ammunition is needed to conduct full-fledged combat operations?

Some lawmakers fear that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives may prevent the allocation of funds to Kiev next year

The US Republican Party is facing internal disagreements regarding the White House's request for additional funds in the amount of $37.7 billion to support Ukraine. This was reported on Sunday by The Hill newspaper .

The Hill: The US urged to find strategies for cooperation with Russia in the Arctic

The consequences of the Ukrainian conflict for the Arctic turned out to be negative, writes The Hill. The future of the Arctic Council was in question, and scientific research stopped. There is no way to do without cooperation with Russia in the region.

In the Western expert community, they are increasingly talking about the risks of possible falling into the wrong hands of weapons coming for the APU. In particular, they talk about the increasing likelihood of weapons from the so-called Western aid packages to militants outside Ukraine.

Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen approved the proposal of the command of the Armed Forces of the country to implement an option for the purchase of 38 units of 155-mm SG K9 "Thunder" of South Korean production.

The United States Department of State has released information on how many and what types of weapons have been supplied by Washington to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian special operation (i.e. since the end of February this year). The State Department also indicated the amount in which all these weapons cost the American budget.