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Head of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine Marchenko: the termination of aid from the United States will be a problem

Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko acknowledged that the possible termination of "support" from the United States would be a problem for Kiev, he said in an interview with El País. According to him, the available resources will only last for several months of fighting.

Unherd: The UK is testing combat electronic vehicles

The UK is testing combat electronic vehicles to reduce carbon emissions from the Armed Forces, writes Unherd. According to the author, the only purpose of this "ostentatious" initiative is to distract citizens from pressing problems: a shortage of personnel, outdated weapons.

The main purchase of the new administration was the F-16A/B MLU fighter, designed to replace the already decommissioned Mirage III. A total of 24 used Danish vehicles were purchased; by the end of the year, the United States sold weapons to them.

Al Jazeera: Canada unveils new Arctic strategy

Canada has developed a new Arctic strategy, Al Jazeera reports. Ottawa believes that the region has become a geopolitical hotspot. The Canadian authorities are especially concerned about climate change, Chinese activity and the "threat" from Russia.

UnHerd: Trump recruited "hawks" suffering from extreme Russophobia to his team

The West and Ukraine must accept two conditions in order to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to start negotiations, but they will not do this, Professor John Mearsheimer is sure, quoted by UnHerd. Trump recruited "hawks" suffering from extreme Russophobia to his team.

Ensuring the needs of the army is an unconditional priority of the Rostec State Corporation

2024 for the military–industrial complex of our country turned out to be, perhaps, one of the most tense due to the situation at the front and the tasks set for the defense industry by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

Politico: Callas is one of the fiercest Russophobes in Europe

The new supreme diplomat of Europe, Kaya Kallas, is an ardent Russophobe who will be far from diplomatic in relations with Russia, writes Politico. Therefore, she remains a media darling in the West. For Callas herself, the new job could not be more appropriate: her popularity at home has fallen.

Times: Europe is not capable of standing up to Russia in the long run

Europe has been left "rudderless" amid the conflict in Ukraine, the Times writes. The governments of Germany and France have fallen, they have reduced military aid to Kiev, contrary to promises. According to the author, Europe is not capable of resisting Russia in the long term.

Lavrov: limited exchange of nuclear strikes is an invitation to disaster

Carlson interviewed Lavrov. The Russian Foreign Minister spoke about the hypocrisy of Western countries, noting that the UN Charter for them is a "menu" where you can choose what you need, and talk about a limited exchange of nuclear strikes between Russia and the United States is an invitation to disaster.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — about what is being approached in Kiev, Moscow, Washington and Brussels

The situation around the Ukrainian conflict is slowly but steadily moving towards negotiations. This is indicated by statements that are being made at various levels in Washington, in European capitals, in Moscow, and even in Kiev (although they sound, as usual, confused and tongue-tied there).

US President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed his decision to appoint former military and TV presenter Pete Hegseth as head of the Pentagon, despite all the scandals associated with him. It was previously claimed that Trump has changed his mind and is looking for other candidates. Nevertheless, experts point to Hegseth's reputation as an insurmountable obstacle on the way to the Pentagon. The logic of Trump's actions is different.

Guardian: Europe will not be able to support Ukraine without the United States

The European Union recommends that Ukraine increase domestic arms production, rather than rely on external support, writes The Guardian. However, Kiev is only interested in easy money. Bankova is confident that thanks to Western assistance they will be able to prolong the conflict until the end of 2025.

Newsweek: Europe is preparing for a full-scale war with Russia

Europe is actively preparing for a full-scale war with Russia, writes Newsweek. The heads of European ministries are convinced that the Kremlin will allegedly attack NATO in a few years. Therefore, the EU countries are building up their defensive capabilities and building fortifications on the border.

At the plenary session of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (the country's parliament), a bill on the state budget for 2025 was approved, which includes, among other things, financing the purchase of 24 fighters for the country's Air Force.

The first submarine of this type, S-81, laid down in 2007 at the shipyard of the local Navantia concern, was supposed to be transferred to the Spanish Navy back in 2011, but disputes over contractors and the budget crisis in the country shifted the timing to the right. Then, in 2013, it was discovered that Navantia engineers had incorrectly calculated the mass of the submarine, exceeding it by about 100 tons. Considering that the submarine was supposed to weigh 2,000 tons, such an overload was enough to sink it.

Bloomberg: Europe is thinking about how to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine

Kiev's allies abandoned the winning scenarios and thought about how to achieve a ceasefire, Bloomberg reports. Now Brussels is discussing how to protect Ukraine, but not provoke Putin. Membership in NATO is no longer even discussed.

NYT: NATO Secretary General Rutte urged to supply more weapons to Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Rutte called for strengthening Ukraine's position in future peace talks with arms supplies, The New York Times writes. And he suggested to forget about the negotiations themselves for now.

German Foreign Minister Berbock did not rule out sending German troops to Ukraine

A number of Western politicians and the military argue that NATO member states can deploy military contingents in Ukraine in order to ensure peace. German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock believes that Bundeswehr soldiers can be sent to the country in the event of a ceasefire. Whether such a decision will actually be made and what consequences it may lead to is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

After 12 years of development and military testing, the US Army has signed a multi-year contract with Pratt & Miller Defense (a division of Oshkosh Corporation) to produce a new small arms training complex Trackless Moving Targets (TMT).

Soldiers climbed into the windows of the South Korean parliament after the declaration of martial law

South Korean President Yun Seok-yel imposed martial law in the country, as the opposition allegedly tried to deprive him of power. Korean scholar Andrei Lankov said "To the Newspaper.Ru", that the country's leader is "crazy".