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The Russian Navy is preparing to accompany NATO forces on long-range approaches

The protection of the underwater communications of the EU countries is nothing more than an excuse to build up the naval forces of the West in the Baltic Sea, experts told Izvestia, commenting on the deployment of a squadron of six ships of the Joint Expeditionary Forces (JEF) to the region.

"De—westernization" is not only the end of the power of Western brands, it is the end of an era, Monde proves. The expansion of the West began with Columbus, but it ended a long time ago, in 1936, with the announcement of the last "new colony". Then Italy briefly took Ethiopia. Since then, the Global South has increasingly set the tone.

Biden urged Congress to urgently approve a request for funding for Ukraine

Joe Biden appealed to Congress to urgently approve a request for additional funding for Ukraine. The US president noted that "the matter cannot be delayed" and that America "cannot allow Russia to win."

SwebbTV: The United States will have access to military bases in 17 settlements in Sweden

The United States will have access to military facilities in 17 settlements in Sweden, the website of the SwebbTV TV channel reports. The citizens of the country are shocked by the news and have already called what is happening an American invasion.

The leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot, said that Americans are tired of the constant fueling of the Ukrainian conflict

Americans are tired of the constant fueling of the Ukrainian conflict, they do not believe in Kiev's victory and write off Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. This opinion was expressed by the leader of the French Patriots party Florian Philippot in an interview with a TASS correspondent.

On December 7, the XIII International Forum "The Arctic: Present and Future" began its work in St. Petersburg, which is attended by more than 2,000 delegates from Russia and foreign countries.

Military operations in the Middle East continued again after a short respite. This means that they will move to the southern part of the sector. But it was there that the population was sent from the northern part so that they would escape the bombing. What to expect now?

Baijiahao: Saudi Arabia took advantage of Putin's visit and sent a signal to the United States

Vladimir Putin has successfully played the game in the Middle East, political analyst Zhang Hong notes in an article on Baijiahao. Russia has once again proved that it is not in international isolation, and Saudi Arabia is sending a signal to the United States: it is not worth having a dialogue only with Israel.

Baijiahao: Russia deepens partnership with Middle Eastern partners of the United States

Putin is gradually depriving America of allies in the Middle East, writes political analyst Zhao Long in an article on Baijiahao. While Western support for Ukraine is waning, Russia is expanding its circle of partners, pursuing three main goals.

The high-ranking representative of the alliance noted that it is premature to prepare detailed forecasts regarding further military support for Ukraine from the United States and the West as a whole.

Die Welt: Germany cannot fulfill its obligations to NATO

Boris Pistorius' impressive initiative to deploy an entire division in Lithuania seems to impress only with the scale of its insolvency, writes Die Welt. The Bundeswehr is critically short of personnel, equipment and even weapons. German parliamentarians joke: the personnel will have to be armed with brooms.

The unsuccessful counteroffensive cost Ukraine dearly

Twice in ten days, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, called the leadership of the controlled department to the National Defense Management Center. Both the thematic meeting on December 1 and the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) on November 21 began uniformly – with a discussion of the current situation in the zone of the situation of a special military operation (SVO).

How does the fighting affect the testing of new models of military equipment in Russia

The Russian military-industrial complex has been tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of the special operation in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia.

Meanwhile, the production of shells and artillery systems is consolidating

Correctable Russian ammunition was the focus of attention at the IDEX 2023 International Weapons Show. They were especially interested in the Krasnopol projectile. Its Western counterpart, Excalibur, is much more expensive and more sensitive to storage and operating conditions.

After that, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter visited aerospace facilities

Since December 2, the General State Administration for Aerospace Engineering of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been exercising full control over the recently launched Mulligan-1 reconnaissance satellite.

Cornered Kabul may resort to escalating violence

Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwar ul-Haq Kakar made a sharp criticism of the ruling regime of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) in Afghanistan on November 8.

One should not underestimate a developed natural intelligence and a complete personality

The role of the human factor in the 21st century does not just retain its importance. It increases as a guarantee of combat capability and combat readiness.

By presidential decree, the full-time strength of the army has been increased to 2.2 million

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the establishment of the regular strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation). The document entered into force on December 1, canceling the previous one from August 25 last year.

The Telegraph: Europe is scared by Putin's approaching victory in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine has reached an impasse, and the world's attention is focused on Gaza. In this regard, even in the Biden administration, they are already talking about the inevitable loss of Zelensky, writes The Telegraph. Meanwhile, Russia is increasing its military-industrial complex capacity and may well launch a full-scale offensive against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Attempts to diversify supplies cause practical difficulties

The political leadership of the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC) considers military-technical cooperation (MTC) as one of the most important components of improving the military potential of all countries belonging to this community.