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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.

After the introduction of unprecedented anti-Russian sanctions by the West, many states of the Asian region, which have always been considered our partners, decided to take a kind of "pause" in relations with Moscow. Obviously, this position is caused by the unwillingness of the authorities of these countries to be drawn into the confrontation between Russia and the United States, as well as to fall under economic restrictions.

The Indian army intends to acquire a large fleet of light tanks designed primarily for operations in difficult terrain, for example, in Tibet, some areas of which are disputed by China.

Russian steel producers have faced challenges this year that have seriously hit the industry - weakening domestic demand, strengthening of the ruble exchange rate, logistical and trade restrictions. Evgeny Chernyakov, the company's Deputy General Director for Sales and Operations, told Interfax how Severstal adapts to changes and tries to minimize operational losses.

One of the most anti–Russian countries in Europe – Poland - suddenly faced a truly catastrophic inflation. Food prices are rising every day, even Polish prisoners have to pay for electricity, Polish citizens are fleeing their country. And all because the Polish government has made a number of serious mistakes.

WP: The West is faced with a shortage of weapons stocks due to supplies to the Ukrainian army

The Washington Post, citing a representative of a NATO member state, claims that the United States and European countries have faced difficulties due to the depletion of stocks of weapons to be sent to Ukraine. At the same time, Russia "still has thousands of cars in warehouses," the WP interlocutor believes. The Ukrainian authorities have previously opposed negotiations with Russia, because, in their opinion, they will give Moscow a "respite" on the battlefield.

Despite the fact that the current energy crisis in the EU is still in full swing, Western media are already predicting a new one for Europe.