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The Russian army is rapidly rearming
Supporting figures and facts are presented at the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The events of the past year have confirmed that the West continues to wage a hybrid war against Russia. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 19 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF). NATO countries supply the Kiev regime with intelligence information in real time, send military advisers, and transfer modern weapons systems.
About the APU and ITS. Gerasimov summed up the activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2023
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Gerasimov summed up the work of the Ministry of Defense in 2023
MOSCOW, December 21/ Sputnik Radio. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – the first Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Valery Gerasimov, held a briefing for foreign military attaches, at which he summed up the activities of the Russian Defense Ministry in 2023.
"Pawns and a rich fool." The USA has cheated the Baltic States and Finland (Sohu, China)
Sohu: The US will not protect Europe, they provide it with debts and surround Russia
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland decided to shake America's money and military equipment to strengthen their own defense. But the United States has its own plans, writes user Sohu. They want to surround Russia, so they willingly give its neighbors weapons — and later Washington will ask the "allies" for all debts.
"Push the boundaries." Trump will apply a new strategy in Ukraine (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: in case of re-election, Trump may supply Kiev with long-range systems
Biden's strategy regarding the conflict in Ukraine had no specific purpose and was limited only to the futile spending of billions of dollars, writes TNI. Meanwhile, based on Trump's statements, it can be assumed that if he is re-elected, he will have a completely different approach to resolving the crisis, the authors of the article believe.
"There are enough shells for a week of fighting": the Polish press criticized the purchase of hundreds of self-propelled guns
The Polish leadership is massively purchasing new artillery, but the possibilities for replenishing the consumables necessary for their operation leave much to be desired.
Sergei Ryabkov: Diplomatic relations with the United States are not a totem to be worshipped
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax that Russia will not feel safe until a generational change takes place in the leadership of the United States and NATO, the current "comatose" state of Russian-American relations and their prospects, and the future of arms control
Patted on the shoulder: the United States flattered Poland by presenting it as the leader of the European Union (Rzeczpospolita, Poland)
US Deputy Secretary of State O'Brien: The US wants to see Poland as the leader of the European Union
Poland's cooperation with the United States is becoming closer and closer, US Undersecretary of State for European Affairs James O'Brien said in an interview with RP. Washington wants Warsaw to be the leader of the EU. Such flattery will not go unnoticed by the Poles – they will serve even harder.
"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.