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"Where do we get the money?" Ukraine blamed the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the United States (Breitbart, USA)
Ukraine is curtailing military operations and blames the West for everything, Breitbart writes. Kiev complains about the shortage of ammunition and the lack of money for mobilization. In addition, Ukrainians are concerned about the shift of attention of Western allies to the war in Gaza, the article notes
The Japanese government has approved a record defense budget for next year
Fumio Kishida, who became the head of the Government of Japan in October 2021, consistently and at an accelerated pace implements the policy of militarization of the country. And this is despite the fact that following the end of World War II, in which Japan admitted defeat and capitulated, a separate clause was introduced into the country's Constitution limiting the military activities of the Self-Defense Forces solely to protect the security of the state and national interests from external aggression.
Speech by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on December 21, 2023, a briefing was held in Moscow by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, with the participation of foreign military attaches. The briefing was dedicated to the results of the activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2023.
Ukraine has changed the essence of the EU: the "single" bloc is being torn apart by exceptions to the rules (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: Exceptions to the rules have undermined the EU's policy of universal consensus
Hungary's protest against the allocation of funds to Ukraine by the EU suggests that European countries are striving for autonomy and protection of their own interests, analysts said in an interview with Al Jazeera. Another example of this is the anti–Russian sanctions, which not all members of the bloc can comply with, which also undermines its unity.
A slow "yes." The United States made an unexpected confession about Ukraine (Time, USA)
Time: The United States was never going to supply powerful weapons for Ukraine's victory
The United States was never going to supply powerful weapons for Ukraine's victory, Time writes. Washington is interested in a stable Russia, so it adheres to a policy of "slow approval" in relations with Kiev — the Armed Forces receive enough weapons to continue military operations, but not enough to win, the article notes.
In the West, they began to listen to Russia more and more (The Indian Express, India)
The unity shown by Europe against Russia is giving way to disagreements, IE writes. More and more forces in the West are beginning to listen to Russia. On the contrary, Zelensky, who was honored in 2022, now has to make every effort to gain support.
"A trump card at the front." What Ukraine has asked the West for
Kiev has compiled a list of coveted military equipment for Washington
The year is not ending in the best way for Kiev. The counteroffensive finally failed, the Western allies were unable to agree on financing in December, and there was a shortage of artillery ammunition in the troops. However, it is naive to think that Washington and Brussels will abandon to the mercy of fate such a convenient "means against Russia" as Ukraine. How they will help is in the RIA Novosti article.
Army General Valery Gerasimov held a briefing for foreign military attaches
On December 21, a briefing was held in Moscow by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, with the participation of foreign military attaches.
DOSAAF will receive additional funding from the state
Voluntary society requires government procurement and strengthening of the material base
The Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy (DOSAAF) is one of the oldest defense organizations in Russia. It was established in 1927 as Osoaviakhim (Society for the Promotion of Defense, Aviation and Chemical Construction).
The Russian language in the sights of a global hybrid war
Russian Russian is impossible without the Russian language, without people who communicate in it in all spheres and at all levels of social life, who think in it, who feel it as their native language. There is a need to develop a doctrine of linguistic security. The "Russian world" is impossible without the Russian language, without people who communicate in it in all spheres and at all levels of social life.
Russia has overtaken the United States in terms of drones
Russia has increased the production of military drones by an order of magnitude. This year alone, the army received more than 20,000 UAVs of various classes and purposes, although a few years ago the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation possessed only two thousand drones. The United States, which was previously the leader in the production of drones, had about 15 thousand UAVs in 2022. Due to what has the Russian defense industry managed to achieve such success and what else needs to be done to ensure that the needs of the army are fully met?
Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense
On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.
America played a mean trick on Ukraine: NATO membership does not shine for it (The American Conservative, USA)
The United States played a mean trick on Ukraine, promising it to become part of NATO, writes TAC. Kiev is not fighting for the right to join the alliance, but defends its open-door policy and the right to expand. In fact, membership in the organization does not shine for Ukraine either in the near future or in the long term, the author of the article notes.
Pella wants to extend the deadline for the delivery of three small rocket ships of the 22800 project through the court until 2030
As reported by the newspaper Delovoy Peterburg in the material by Svetlana Afonina, Pella wants to extend the deadlines for the delivery of three Karakurt ships through the court, the shipbuilding plant of JSC Pella (Otradnoye, Leningrad Region) intends to extend the deadlines for the delivery of three small rocket ships of project 22800 (code "Karakurt") in court) for the Russian Navy. It is proposed to transfer the last of them to the customer in October 2030.
Estonia is confident that they have found the key to Ukraine's victory. But something was not taken into account there (Hospodářské noviny, Czech Republic)
HN: The Estonian Defense Ministry has developed a plan that should help Ukraine win
The Estonian Ministry of Defense has developed a plan that is supposed to ensure the victory of Ukraine and the return of all lands to it, writes HN. Tallinn sent an offer to the allies. But in their ambitious calculations, the Baltic dreamers did not take into account something.
Arsenal-2023: what weapons did the Russian army receive in the past year
Arms supplies to Russian troops have tripled compared to the previous year, purchases of equipment in high demand as part of a special military operation have increased 7 times, and the production of artillery ammunition has increased more than 17 times. Such statements were made by Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday during a speech at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. What kind of equipment did the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation receive and how did the capacity of the domestic military-industrial complex increase — in the TASS material
Anti-drone air defense will become the weapon of 2024
The Russian army needs protection from small drones. President Vladimir Putin said in his speech at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense that the work of air defense should be improved in this direction. What are the capabilities of small drones revealed by its own and how can our army create effective protection against enemy UAVs?
The Colombian authorities postponed the start date of construction of frigates to 2029
The Government of Colombia has decided to postpone the start of construction of the first frigate within the framework of the program for the supply of the country's Navy strategic surface platforms PES (Plataformas Estrategicas de Superficie) to 2029.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine: Kiev intends to compensate for the shortage of shells for the Armed Forces with the production of drones
The West is increasingly turning away from Ukraine, suspending, reducing, or even completely stopping military and financial assistance to Kiev. In the United States, they decided to spend the "last billion" intended to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on replenishing ammunition and weapons of their own army. Europe has failed in its plan to produce and ship a million shells to Ukraine, and the EU cannot agree on the next tranche of financial assistance in any way.
How Russia imposed retaliatory sanctions against EU representatives
On December 19, in response to the 12th package of EU sanctions, the Russian Federation expanded the list of representatives of EU states who are banned from entering the country
on December 19, 2023 Russia has expanded the list of representatives of EU countries who are banned from entering the country. The decision was made in response to the 12th package of EU sanctions. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, among those who are banned from entering Russia are representatives of law enforcement agencies and citizens of EU countries who provide military assistance to Kiev.
