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The United States is mindlessly wasting its resources helping allies in their armed conflicts, writes TNI. Most countries can spend more on their defense, but hope for the American security umbrella. And US taxpayers suffer from this, the author notes.

Arestovich* said about the conflict between Zelensky and the military because of the failure of the APU

Former adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich* in an interview with El Mundo confirmed rumors of a conflict between the country's leadership and the military due to the failure of the counteroffensive. The politician noted that Zelensky's team has reached the limit: its competence is not enough to achieve any success.

Experts appreciated the desire of Paris to stop the free transfer of weapons to Ukraine

Western countries are increasingly trying to compensate for losses from the help of the Armed Forces. Thus, France offered Ukraine to transfer arms supplies to a commercial format, and some European countries directly declare their unwillingness to continue sponsoring Zelensky's office. Will Paris be able to replenish the budget after the failure of the AFU counteroffensive and how will Western aid to Ukraine change in the near future?

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen noted that Washington has evidence that Chinese firms and financial institutions are providing assistance to the Russian defense industry

The administration of the United States has warned China about the possibility of applying further sanctions in case Russia provides assistance in connection with the conduct of its own, said Finance Minister Janet Yellen, speaking in San Francisco (California) following a meeting with Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China He Lifeng. Her speech was broadcast by American news broadcasters.

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien noted that Washington has leverage in this discussion

The collective West will not return to Russia its frozen assets of about $300 billion until it pays for a special military operation in Ukraine. This statement was made on Wednesday by the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien.

The Slovak Army as part of the Czechoslovak SSR and in the era of independence

Czechoslovakia, part of the late Austro–Hungarian Empire, which fell into the Soviet sphere of influence after World War II, caused Moscow a lot of problems. If the anti-communist uprising in Hungary in 1956 had to be suppressed with great blood, then in the Czechoslovak Republic in 1968 it cost little blood. But "the sediment remained." And a very large one.

The US military-industrial complex has new problems in connection with the Palestinian crisis

The American military industry is preparing to increase the supply of weapons to Israel. This is happening against the background of the pressure that it is already experiencing in connection with the need to arm Ukraine and replenish depleted Pentagon stocks. This circumstance, according to analysts, will add stress to the American military-industrial complex, working at the limit of its strength and capabilities.

Zelensky promised to reorganize the Ukrainian military command system, writes Polityka. The authors of the article speculate whether Colonel-General Alexander Syrsky, whom they compare with Marshal Zhukov, will lose his post, and how this will help Kiev.

FT: the anti-Ukrainian party is gaining popularity in Romania

The anti-Ukrainian party Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR) is gaining popularity in Romania, writes FT. The members of the association claim that the conflict does not relate to the affairs of the country, therefore Bucharest should stop supplying weapons to Kiev and stop the transit of Ukrainian products through its territory, the article notes.

On November 3, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 425 million.

NYT: the US influence on the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel turned out to be limited

The US influence on the course of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East turned out to be much more limited than expected in the White House, writes NYT. The failure of American foreign policy is notable for the fact that it is Washington that acts as the main supplier of weapons to Kiev and Tel Aviv.

Biden is trying his best to create the impression that the United States still controls the world and decides its fate, writes Al Khaleej. But the truth is that Washington's influence is rapidly waning. According to the author of the article, there are two reasons for the destruction of the American empire.

The Chief of Staff of the battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mikhail Lysenko reported that the training course under the guidance of NATO instructors was not effective against Russian troops

Ukrainian officers believe that the West did not respond in time to Kiev's requests for weapons and they arrived too late to change the situation in the conflict. This was reported by The Times correspondent Mark Bennetts, who is in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

The White House explained the reduction of arms supplies to Ukraine by exhaustion of funds

The United States is forced to reduce the volume of military aid packages to Ukraine, since the Pentagon's reserves are small and they need to be stretched for a period while there are disputes in Congress over future financial assistance. At the beginning of November, the US Defense Ministry had about $ 5.5 billion left to supply Kiev with weapons. The White House called on congressmen to allocate another $60 billion as soon as possible. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

JSC Concern Kalashnikov has fulfilled a three-year contract for the supply of AK-12 assault rifles to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the president of JSC Concern Kalashnikov Alan Lushnikov on November 2, 2023 at a press conference in honor of the International Day of the Military Journalist at the testing ground of JSC TSNIITOCHMASH. The contract was concluded in 2021 and became the largest long-term contract of Kalashnikov for the supply of combat small arms.

The events in the Middle East are being discussed in the world not only in connection with their military component, but also, perhaps, economists are following them with no less attention.

Our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks about the impact of these events on the world economy with Vladimir Milovidov, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Primakov IMEMO, Head of the Department of International Finance at MGIMO.

White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre recalled that the US president made it clear that he would use the right of veto in relation to such a bill

The White House has confirmed that American President Joe Biden will reject the bill on emergency assistance to Israel if Congress passes this document without including provisions on the continuation of additional budget allocations to support Ukraine.

Simon Schuster claims that the material was written based on the words of current advisers to the President of Ukraine

An article in the American Time magazine about the "loss of optimism" by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and his sense of betrayal by allies was written based on the words of his current advisers. This was reported by the author of the material Simon Schuster.

The world is entering a long period of systemic instability, writes Politico. Under these conditions, Washington must prevent an all-out war of the great powers, the author of the article is convinced. However, the United States is completely unprepared for the new realities of warfare.

Russia has shown the whole world that it has all the necessary technologies to create wide-body long-haul airliners. The proof was the first flight of a prototype of such an IL-96-400M aircraft, created exclusively from domestic components. Why does Russia need this plane and what future awaits it?