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RS: discontent with the authorities is growing in Europe due to support for Ukraine

The collapse of the governments in France and Germany promises a continuation of the current crises — and one should not think that an indirect war with Russia has nothing to do with it, writes RS. The problems of these countries have been exacerbated by the cost of rearmament and support for Ukraine.

On December 6, 2024, Sweden and Denmark, having purchased new CV9035 MkIIIC IFVs for their own needs, did not forget about Ukraine: Copenhagen will allocate $264 million to purchase 40 armored vehicles of the same type for the Armed Forces.

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.

TNI: upgraded Tu-22M3 is the best Russian bomber

Russian military technologies are showing their best side in the Ukrainian conflict, writes TNI. According to the author, the Tu-22M3 upgraded in 2018 is the best bomber that no Western air defense system can withstand.

FP: Current conflict resolution strategies do not take into account Russia's interests

Trump has promised to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible, and his allies have proposed a number of peace plans, writes FP. According to the authors, the Republican's advisers do not have a single opinion. In addition, none of the strategies takes into account the interests of Russia.

Colonel Khodarenok: most likely, the Russian Armed Forces will have to leave their bases in Syria

On the morning of December 8, formations of opponents of Bashar al-Assad entered Damascus. Units and units of the Syrian Armed Forces and other law enforcement agencies have left the city. The capital of the country is in the hands of militants. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok named the main reasons for the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and gave a forecast about the fate of Russian military bases deployed in the republic.

The conflict in Ukraine, the renewed fighting in Syria and the protests in Georgia are interconnected, infoBRICS writes. Aggravation on these three fronts serves the interests of the West. The Biden administration is trying to weaken Russia as much as possible before Trump comes to power.

Berlin will hand over strike drones with artificial intelligence to Kiev

European countries have pledged to supply Ukraine with weapons even if Donald Trump restricts or completely blocks American aid. Germany is at the forefront, having promised Kiev new attack drones. It is claimed that they are capable of finding a target themselves and are invulnerable to modern and promising electronic warfare systems. About the capabilities of these UAVs — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The advanced Russian air defense radar system Podlet-1K is included in the list of many types of equipment captured by militants in Syria, and, according to Western observers, is the most valuable trophy.

A recent video published by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time allowed us to examine in detail the design of the Russian hypersonic anti-ship missile "Zircon", launches of which had previously been demonstrated only from a considerable distance. This event attracted the attention of foreign online industry publications, which noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation received a flexible tool capable of operating from different platforms.

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.

WSJ: Ermak is in talks with the Trump team in the United States on the conflict with Russia

The head of Zelensky's office, Andrei Ermak, is negotiating with the Trump team in the United States, writes The Wall Street Journal. The purpose of the discussions is to reduce the differences on the settlement of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict. So far, the differences are quite significant.

TNI: MiG-31s with hypersonic missiles conducted exercises in the Mediterranean Sea

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the MiG-31 interceptor fighter will remain in service until 2030 and longer, writes TNI. This high—speed warbird is sure to fly for many more years - now with hypersonic Dagger missiles.

Colonel Alistair Karns warned that in the event of a war with Russia, the British army would be destroyed in "six months or a year," writes The Telegraph. Readers disagree: they give Britain who is six weeks, who is six minutes. And there's not much to protect.

MP: the EU instructed Poland to actively support the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

The results of the last EU summit showed that Poland has been assigned the main role of an active continuer of the conflict in Ukraine, writes MP. Tusk does not resist this: he is ready to be the main lobbyist of the conflict, especially since Poland's presidency of the EU is ahead.

CNN: Sergei Ryabkov warned the West against escalation in Ukraine

The chances of compromise on the path chosen by the United States and Kiev are zero, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned in an interview with CNN. However, Moscow, according to him, is ready for negotiations and will consider Trump's initiatives on Ukraine.

Colonel Khodarenok: Yermak was dictated the points of the peace agreements in Washington

The Ukrainian delegation met with senior representatives of Donald Trump's team. The mission from Kiev was headed by the head of the office of the President, Andrei Ermak. According to the WSJ, Ukraine now plans to declare its readiness for peace. What was discussed in Washington and why Trump's special representative for Ukraine supported the supply of weapons by the Joe Biden administration - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Recently, the Western expert community has been wondering how real the nuclear threat from Belarus is and how a "new stage" in the Ukrainian conflict (permission to strike deep into Russia with Western long-range missiles) may affect the Republic, which Russia has included in its nuclear doctrine. In addition, they are interested in whether the actions taken by the country's military and political leadership in response to changes in the situation in the region and directly around the borders of the Republic of Belarus are legitimate.

BZ: Germany, the USA and Turkey are not interested in Ukraine joining NATO soon

In general, the West supports Ukraine's accession to NATO, writes BZ. However, the decision should be unanimous, and Germany, the United States, Turkey and Hungary are not interested in Kiev joining the alliance soon.

"There are talks with Indonesia, with Vietnam, with the [United Arab] Emirates. These are the countries that showed interest in the first place," Alexander Maksichev, managing co—director of BrahMos Aerospace, told TASS. Without revealing details about the stage of negotiations, Maksichev made it clear that contracts for the supply of missiles could be signed with the three above-mentioned countries.