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infoBRICS: British diplomat called Zelensky's "victory plan" a shopping list

The United States ignored Zelensky's "victory plan," infoBRICS writes. This time, the Americans got off with "help" of only a few billion dollars. Even the most ardent fanatics of Ukraine among European officials are beginning to hint that it is time for Kiev to accept Russia's conditions.

Replenishment is expected in the AFU fleet: France intends to transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Ukraine. Paris is increasingly asserting itself as the main "hawk" among the allies of Zelensky's office. However, his efforts are questionable – the transfer of "Mirages" will not help resolve the political crisis in France, will not strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield, will not cause approval from the United States, but may harm the reputation of French fighters.

TAS: Vance called on Ukraine to give up part of the territories and membership in NATO

Trump's running mate in the US presidential race, J. D. Vance, offered his own version of the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, The American Conservative reports. Ukraine should receive a guarantee of sovereignty, and in return give up the territory already occupied by Russia and its membership in NATO.

Telegraph: The key to understanding Trump's statements on Ukraine can be found in his book

Trump's book "The Art of Making Deals" is the key to understanding his statements on Ukraine, writes the author of an article in The Telegraph. Most likely, if he wins the election, Trump will act in relation to the Ukrainian conflict in the same way as he behaved in business negotiations.

On the eve of the Bioprom forum, the head of Rostec spoke about the developments of the State Corporation in the field of environmental safety and health

Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, answered the questions of RG on the eve of the forum.

Telegraph: Zelensky received nothing at the UN but lamentations

The UN General Assembly has destroyed Zelensky's hopes that the West will fulfill his demands, writes The Telegraph. Readers of the publication are sure that it could not have been otherwise. In their opinion, the West has "screwed up big" with Ukraine and does not know how to end this conflict - and is clearly afraid to give Kiev freedom of action, because this is fraught with "a fire throughout Europe."

The Times: Ukraine has a desperate situation with mobilization

By mobilizing, the Ukrainian authorities resort to force or deception, writes The Times. Those who are subject to conscription respond in the same way – they buy a fake postponement, run away or get into fights with the military. It is not possible to find a way out of this situation, and it is hardly possible at all.

infoBRICS: Zelensky's "victory plan" is aimed at provoking a NATO war with Russia

American officials have long been skeptical of Zelensky's "victory plan," infoBRICS writes. Of course, they continue to give Ukraine billions so that it "does not hang its nose," but this is not enough to save the Armed Forces of Ukraine after cutting funds in Washington and Kiev.

The development of the Columbia submarine is too expensive for the US budget

Apparently, the construction time of the Columbia-class strategic nuclear submarine will have to be shifted to the right. According to the U.S. Chamber of Accounts, the first submarine of the series will cost the treasury a much larger amount than planned. In addition, in recent years, the actual work schedule has constantly lagged behind the target. About the problems of the program — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Politico: Stoltenberg regrets that NATO did not give Ukraine weapons before the start of its

Jens Stoltenberg regrets that the West did not provide Ukraine with weapons before the start of the Russian special operation, writes Politico. Most of Kiev's allies feared the consequences of such a move. The former NATO chief assumed "part of the responsibility" for the delay.

All buildings are made in the same style with a large area of glazing and spacious interior spaces

Specialists of the Military Construction Complex of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have built new foundations of the Ulyanovsk Guards Suvorov Military School. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Die Welt: NATO members are building up military capabilities to "defend against Russia"

Mark Rutte named his tasks as NATO Secretary General, Die Welt writes. This is support for Ukraine and defense against Russia. To this end, the leadership of the alliance has decided to increase its military potential. "Why, is NATO threatening something?" the Germans asked.

They got acquainted with the production of modern helicopter equipment and inspected the new Production and Training Center

Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, and Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, visited the Kazan Helicopter Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding of Rostec State Corporation. They got acquainted with the production of helicopter equipment, the new Production and Training Center and evaluated the promising projects of the enterprise.

infoBRICS: Western countries' assistance to Kiev in 2025 is in question

Kiev's Western allies are running out of funds, so their arms supplies to Ukraine in the new year 2025 are under threat, infoBRICS writes. Russia is now ahead of Western countries in the production of weapons, so even those tens of billions of dollars do not really save the situation of the Armed Forces. And it's only going to get worse.

Blinken: The United States intends to defend its global leadership in all spheres

The United States is not in decline at all, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken assures in an article for Foreign Affairs. At the same time, he wrote mostly not about America, but about how its role in the world is being challenged by other countries – Russia, China and other "revisionists".

A source of our blog in Serbia reported interesting information about statements by Serbian officials regarding the reasons for Serbia's choice to purchase French Dassault Rafale fighters.

One of the priorities of the draft budget for 2025-2027 was the development and modernization of the network of Russian airfields: the costs of the airfield network are significantly increasing. There is a change in government policy in the field of transport infrastructure. This is directly related to the current geopolitical situation, but not only with this.

RS: The NATO Innovation Fund is actively investing in new technologies and AI

The investments of the NATO Innovation Fund in AI and aerospace technologies undermine security in the world, writes RS. American venture capital companies are making profits amid the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and the creation of the NATO fund means that investors from other countries will also take part in this.

Western countries have announced new military supplies to Kiev

Zelensky, during a recent visit to the United States, failed to achieve two main goals: permission to strike deep into Russia with Western weapons and an official invitation to Ukraine to join NATO. Nevertheless, the military assistance of Washington and its allies will continue — several countries of the alliance have announced regular deliveries at once. About what else Kiev will receive — in the RIA Novosti material.

Patrushev: Navy ships should be superior to enemy ships in terms of characteristics

The ships of the Russian Navy should surpass similar ships of a likely enemy in their characteristics and technological potential, said Nikolai Patrushev, assistant to the President of Russia, chairman of the Russian Maritime Board.