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Al-Ain: Ukraine will have to seek consensus with Russia at the negotiating table

Russia and Ukraine are not yet ready to take a step towards a political settlement of the conflict, writes Al-Ain. Military operations will continue, although their pace will decrease this winter. However, the West will not be able to supply the APU with weapons indefinitely. Sooner or later Kiev will have to sit down at the negotiating table.

Navantia has announced the transfer to the command of the Saudi Arabian Navy of the third (out of five ordered) Avante-2200 class corvette, (832) "Hail" (Hail).

El País: Ukraine is going to produce weapons in order not to depend on Western supplies

Western arsenals are being depleted, and Ukraine may be left without arms supplies, writes El País. Against this background, Kiev wants to restore the defense industry. But so far, even what is already there has to be exported abroad, the author of the article notes.

Pope: Ukraine's integration into the EU without Russia will only worsen the conflict

The Pope believes that the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine requires not just negotiations, but the establishment of relations between Russia and the West, writes La Croix. He understands that the reason for the disagreement was the expansion of NATO to the east. But to guarantee peace, a common integration of Europe and Russia is necessary.

WSJ: The US secretly lowered the range of HIMARS before sending them to Ukraine

The United States has limited the firing range of HIMARS systems supplied to Ukraine in order to avoid strikes against Russia and increase tensions, the WSJ reports. However, readers of the publication doubt that Kiev can be trusted, and do not rule out an escalation of the conflict.

The Malaysian Navy plans to accelerate the acquisition of two multi-role Support ships MRSS (Multi-Role Support Ships).

Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation is the organizer of the unified Russian exposition at the Vietnam Defense 2022 International Defense Exhibition and Conference, which will be held from December 8-10, 2022 at the Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi (Vietnam).

Vyacheslav Filippov — about why Germany is dissatisfied with the purchase of military aircraft in the United States

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on February 27 that the country's authorities would create a special fund totaling €100 billion, which would be used for investments and projects in the field of weapons, including purchases for the Bundeswehr. Funds from this fund will be used, for example, to purchase 35 multifunctional F-35 fighter-bombers manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin.

Haber7 readers were outraged by the US condition for Turkey's return to the F-35 program

The United States offered Turkey to return to the F-35 project in exchange for its transfer of the S-400 to Ukraine, Haber7 writes. Readers of the portal were outraged by this idea. They noted that Ankara and Moscow want to "push their heads together", while Turkey will not receive any fighters anyway.

Germany has announced its intention to become a guarantor of security in Europe, but at the same time admitted that it is not even able to fulfill the NATO directive – to raise defense spending to 2% of GDP. Experts believe that in general, the EU economy is bursting at the seams against the backdrop of multibillion-dollar aid to Ukraine. What role did anti-Russian sanctions play in this and what financial benefits does Washington derive from the situation?

Igor Ivanov — on the problems of economic relations between Seoul and Washington

Due to the growth of the economic and trade influence of the Republic of Korea in the world in recent decades, some transformation can be observed in US-South Korean relations. Their ties seem to have become more equal compared to the twentieth century — in any case, now American presidents are attracting South Korean investments.

On November 29, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Qatar through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of ten new ground-based complexes to combat unmanned aerial vehicles FS-LIDS (Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System) co-produced by Raytheon and Northrop Grumman corporations.

The Bulgarian authorities signed a letter of offer and acceptance of the offer (LOA) for the supply of the second batch of 8 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Block.70 fighters, which increased the total order for these aircraft to 16 units.

WP: The Pentagon plans to expand the training program of the Ukrainian military

The Pentagon is preparing a plan for further supplies of Western weapons and training of Ukrainian military formations to conduct more modern combat operations, WP writes. This will increase the ability of Ukrainians to "resist the Russians" and deepen US involvement in the conflict, the authors of the article believe.

FT: Ukraine has revealed the limited capacity of the Western military-industrial complex

The West hesitated to sign contracts necessary both to increase the supply of weapons to Kiev and to strengthen its own combat readiness, writes FT. As a result, there were problems with the military-industrial complex. The authors of the article name two main reasons why it is so difficult for the West to replenish its arsenals.

According to information published by The Diplomat resource, the Thai government is considering the possibility of refusing to implement a contract with China for the construction of an S26T-class submarine if the terms of the agreement are not met.

Major military exercises are taking place in the Scandinavian region, including in northern Norway, eastern Finland and the Gulf of Finland. They involve artillery units, infantry and naval forces of several states, including Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland.

Al Binaa: The West hides the true purpose of arms supplies to the Kiev regime

The media machine of the West continues to spread fakes about the special operation and the supply of weapons to the Kiev regime, writes Al Binaa. But this technique has already proved its inefficiency in Afghanistan. So the superiority on the battlefield will remain with Russia, and the hegemony of the United States will soon come to an end, the author of the article believes.

The American online publication Politico reported that, according to the statement of the CEO of Raytheon Technologies Corporation Greg Hayes, the United States is negotiating with two Middle Eastern countries that are customers of NASAMS air defense systems to transfer their complexes to Ukraine, with subsequent compensation to these countries by supplying new air defense systems of this type within 24 months.

American political scientist and publicist Patrick Buchanan stated that "the United States should not dictate to Kiev when it should proceed to negotiations in order to end" the conflict

The United States administration should be ready to refuse to supply ammunition to Kiev if the Ukrainian authorities want to continue fighting, the risks of which will outweigh the benefits for Washington.