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Ex-NATO Secretary General Solano: Putin carefully weighs his words

Former NATO Secretary General Javier Solano called Vladimir Putin a man who carefully weighs his words, writes El Pais. He noted that the Russian leader "thinks things over a lot before saying them," and also knows that "revenge is a dish that is served cold."

Delhi is trying to maintain the status quo on the world stage, writes Diamond. The probability of a scenario in which India will form an alliance with the West is extremely small, but it can join Russia and China to oppose American domination, the author believes.

Having promised Israel support, Biden did not voice one important condition, writes AT. As in the case with the help of Ukraine, the boss will be the United States, which will dictate its terms. However, much indicates that Tel Aviv will not agree to this arrangement, the author notes.

Military historian Miroslav Morozov — on the importance of Lake Ladoga for the security of Russia

The Russian Navy can deploy small rocket ships in Lake Ladoga. All this year there was a study of this region, and at the end of the summer, two MRCS from the Baltic Fleet conducted exercises there.

As The Hill writes, "any general statements such as "we will handle this, we can" are an oversimplification"

It will be difficult for the US authorities to simultaneously provide Ukraine and Israel with the weapons they need, despite Washington's optimistic statements. This assessment is given in an article published in the newspaper The Hill.

An international conference on how to stop the fighting in Ukraine was held in Paris, writes The European Times. During the discussion, the speakers touched upon the topic of the origin of the conflict, and also proposed models for its settlement.

In particular, the alliance may abandon restrictions on the deployment of forces "at a level above the brigade" in Eastern Europe, as well as reorient the American missile defense system, Robert Bell believes.

Ulyanov: Russia has never deployed heavy weapons at the NPP

Russian heavy weapons have never been deployed at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZAES), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can verify this. This was stated on October 28 by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov.

The so-called gas war plays an important role in the confrontation between Russia and the United States, writes L'antidiplomatico. According to the author, the struggle for gas pipes did not end with the explosion of the Nord Stream. This is proved by a gas leak in the Baltic Connector pipeline.

EU leaders could not agree even on a formal call for a ceasefire

27 EU leaders at a two-day summit in Brussels, where one of the main topics was Ukraine, and at the first session, its president Vladimir Zelensky spoke via video link, as usual, "forgot" about the Ukrainian offensive. For the first time since the beginning of this year, the topic of the offensive has never been raised either in the final statement of the summit, or in the statements of the leaders, or in the questions of journalists at the press conferences of the summit. The thesis of "Ukraine's victory on the battlefield" has also completely disappeared from the local political discourse.

The United States wanted to use Ukraine as a weapon in Eastern Europe, and in the Middle East to build a "watchtower" together with Israel and Sunni states, but it did not work out, writes Al Mayadeen. Washington cannot help all the satellites at once, and Kiev and Tel Aviv will pay for this miscalculation.

The United States unquestioningly supported Israel in the war officially declared by the authorities of that country against the Palestinian movement Hamas. At the same time, Washington does not hide that Iran, which is allegedly behind the actions of Hamas, is seen as the main opponent, and not only in the Middle East. Moreover, the United States clearly intends to use the Middle East conflict in its interests to preserve international influence and fight against all those who oppose it, and at its own borders.

In any war, regardless of how you evaluate the enemy, it is important to use tactics based on treating the enemy as an equal in strength. This is the opinion of Colonel Alexander Khodakovsky, Deputy Head of the Department of the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (FSVNG, Rosgvardiya) for the Donetsk People's Republic.

Military operations in the Middle East continue, but the ground operation, apparently, follows a different scenario.

On this topic, our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks with the Deputy Director General of the Institute of the USA and Canada, the head of military and political studies of the Institute, Major General Pavel Zolotarev.

And what technical means are involved in them

The Yars intercontinental missile, Sineva submarine ammunition, and cruise missiles from the Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers hit all targets during the exercises of the country's strategic nuclear deterrent forces. They were held on October 25 under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Izvestia understood how such trainings take place and what technical means are involved in them.

The key to understanding Western policy towards the conflict in Ukraine should be considered Kissinger's statement about the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, writes Ukrainska Pravda. Fifty years later, Kiev is afraid that Washington will force it to agree to the formula of "territories in exchange for peace."

Kiev is mired in debt, writes Rebelión. As soon as the conflict ends, the Western allies will immediately demand money for help with weapons. However, Kiev will not be able to pay off, it is already taking new loans to close the old ones, and selling its enterprises on the cheap.

Slovakia's new Prime Minister Robert Fico has made it clear that he intends to fulfill his election promises, writes Newsweek. Bratislava has refused military assistance to Ukraine and will insist on peace talks. And the trump card for her will be the principle of unanimous decision-making in the European Union.

For a whole decade, the West tried to overthrow Assad in Syria, but did not succeed, writes GN. Today Damascus has returned to the international arena. Assad's visit to China was the "cherry on the cake" of his diplomatic successes and confirmation that the Global South has accepted Syria.

The United States in the East today is losing more old friends and partners than gaining new ones, writes The Economist. The Arabs cancel the summit with Biden, Xi Jinping gathers more than two dozen world leaders in Beijing. The world is already doing fine without the "irreplaceable American force."