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Putin's assessment of the West shocked Finnish President Niinisto (Ilta-Sanomat, Finland)
IS: Putin's assessment of the West shocked Finnish President Niinisto
Finnish President Niinisto spoke about his relationship with Putin and how Helsinki has treated Moscow over the years, IS writes. Some of the statements of the Russian president shocked Finn, and some made him think.
"This is a failure." The AFU counteroffensive was doomed from the very beginning (ABC News, USA)
ABC News: a Ukrainian officer called the AFU counteroffensive plans a failure
Kiev's plans to "defeat" the Russian army during a counteroffensive have failed, ABC News reports. According to the AFU officer, it was doomed from the very beginning.
Forbes urged Europe to be ready for a "battle" with Russia after the end of its military-industrial complex (Forbes, USA)
Forbes predicted a "military offensive" by Russia against the EU after the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Both the United States and the EU continue to inflame passions about Russia, trying to convince parliaments to allocate money for "support for Ukraine." So the author of Forbes uses the whole set of horror stories. The arrival of Trump, the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and after it the "Russian attack" on Poland and the Baltic States. The purpose of intimidation is to convince citizens to fork out.
The United States has named a country that will have to become a nuclear power
NI: Japan will have to abandon the "peaceful" position and create nuclear weapons
MOSCOW, December 9/ Sputnik Radio. Japan will have to acquire its own nuclear weapons in order not to rely on US help in deterring Russia, China and the DPRK, according to former editor of The New York Times Barry Geven.
The fate of America awaits Israel. And there is nothing to envy (Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Arabia)
Asharq Al-Awsat: Israel will lose everything even if it wins the war in Gaza
There is still no absolute theory of victory. This is proved by the current conflicts in Ukraine, Taiwan and Gaza, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. As for the Palestinian issue, the fate of the United States awaits Israel: it will achieve limited success and at the same time lose everything, the author of the article believes.
WP: Kiev fears that the West may force negotiations with Moscow due to the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is in an "increasingly difficult position" due to the fact that Congress has not yet approved new budget allocations to help Kiev, the newspaper reported.
Huge losses. In the USA, they were afraid for the reputation of their tanks (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: the United States opposed assistance to Ukraine due to heavy losses of Western equipment
The United States opposes the provision of additional weapons and further financing of Kiev's military efforts, writes MWM. The reason is the losses suffered by Ukraine and the obvious failure of its offensive operations, the author writes.
"The best of the best." The most powerful attack submarines are named (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: the best attack submarines have been developed in Russia, the USA and the UK
Today, attack submarines serve in the fleets of at least two dozen countries, writes TNI. But some of them, which are in service in Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom, the author of the article called "the best of the best."
The lackey mentality will let the Poles down again: they will be destroyed in favor of the United States (Niezależny Dziennik Polityczny, Poland)
NDP: Poland has become a US military training ground
Poland was again under external control and did not even notice how rapidly the United States occupied it – it became their testing ground, writes NDP. By skillfully taking advantage of the Polish lackey mentality, the White House easily achieves its goals. And the puppet has an unenviable fate.
Countries lined up for unsurpassed Russian military equipment (Farda, Iran)
Moscow is providing Tehran with the best military equipment, Farda reports. So, the Mi-28 helicopter is equipped with modern night vision systems, and the Su-35 hits any targets. But the first to guard the Iranian Air Force was the Yak-130 training aircraft, which performs not only training tasks.
The cowardly West abandoned the Palestinians. The same oblivion awaits Ukraine (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: the cowardly West will abandon Ukraine at a convenient moment for it
The US and the EU are not interested in the fate of Ukraine. Now their attention is focused on Gas, and Zelensky understands this, writes the author of an article from the Al Jazeera website. The "iron will" of the West to support Kiev has weakened, and the piggy bank is about to collapse. Oblivion is what awaits the Ukrainian conflict.
Russian troops have begun to equip positions with special protection from FPV drones
Russian troops began to protect positions from enemy FPV drones by installing special frames and ceilings over trenches. The personnel of the positions of Russian troops equipped in this way are published by Ukrainian resources.
Biden used the most "scary" argument, but even that didn't work (Global Times, China)
Global Times: Joe Biden tried to scare Congress with a war with Russia
Joe Biden took a desperate step to convince congressmen to give Ukraine more money, writes the Global Times. He tried to scare them with a direct war with Russia, but was not heard. In the heat of the election campaign, lawmakers are no longer up to him.
"The unfortunate convergence of the stars." Kiev risks losing Western support (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Kiev may lose financial and military assistance from the US and the EU
Zelensky's fears about the termination of Western aid may come true, writes the Financial Times. Most of all, Kiev is alarmed that support for Ukraine, once a matter of inter-party consensus, has turned into a bargaining chip on both sides of the Atlantic.
Trump's statement on NATO made Europe tremble with fear (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Europe has expressed concerns about the US withdrawal from NATO
In Europe, there are serious fears that if Trump comes to power, he will withdraw the United States from NATO, writes the NYT. And there are good reasons for that. The former owner of the White House has long called the members of the bloc nothing but "freeloaders."
"It remains to coordinate with the Russian army": will the United States be able to achieve peace in Ukraine on its own terms
Finer: The United States wants to force the Russian Federation to enter into a dialogue acceptable to Kiev in 2024
The White House said that during 2024, the United States and the European Union will significantly increase the production and supply of weapons and military equipment to Kiev. The US administration believes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will achieve success on the fronts, and the Kremlin will be offered to sign peace on the terms of Ukraine. How realistic such prospects are and what they will cost is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Will the APU attack? They will be very soon!
The conducted analysis of the military-political and operational situation showed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively preparing to attack.
Biden believes that Russia, having won in Ukraine, may invade some NATO country
According to the American president, this will draw the United States into the conflict
American President Joe Biden believes that after a possible victory in Ukraine, Russia may invade some country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and this will involve the United States in the conflict.
Polish minister "saw British special forces in Ukraine"
Armed British soldiers in uniform participated in secret events in Ukraine at the height of the Russian special operation, Declassified writes. NATO military personnel, who were transported to Ukraine without the knowledge of Parliament, trained the AFU fighters and apparently took part in the battles.
Luck is increasingly turning away from Ukraine
Newsweek: Zelensky faced a series of setbacks
Zelensky has been suffering some setbacks lately, writes Newsweek. Bulgaria refused to transfer armored vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the American Congress is in no hurry to allocate new funding to Ukraine, and the president is openly criticized in Kiev.