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Sergey Lukonin, Head of the Economic and Political Sector of China at the Primakov IMEMO RAS, tells about what the meeting of US President Joe Biden with Chinese President Xi Jinping brought in an interview with our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov.

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation noted the need for certain rules, "which would be unacceptable in normal peacetime, but now they should be a mandatory attribute"

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov believes that censorship and harsh actions of the authorities are needed in wartime.

Global Times: The EU will reduce "investments" in Ukraine due to fatigue from the conflict

Zelensky continues to ask for help from the West – both money and ammunition are needed. However, he is unlikely to get everything he wants, writes Global Times. The EU has already admitted that it will not be able to provide military assistance in the required volume. As for finances, the allocations will probably have to be reduced.

Denmark recently provided Otter naval drones as part of military assistance to the Armed Forces. They are equipped with multipath echo sounders designed to map the bottom in order to increase situational awareness of the underwater space.

Daily Express: Avangard can be launched from outside the Earth's atmosphere

Russia has developed a new hypersonic missile "Avangard", writes the Daily Express. It can be launched from outside the Earth's atmosphere and is capable of striking several targets at once anywhere in the world in less than 30 minutes after launch. It is compared to a "meteorite".

Ukrinform: Rasmussen's proposal on Ukraine's accession to NATO is unacceptable

The proposals voiced in the West to accept Ukraine into NATO, despite the conflict and the loss of territories, cannot be implemented, experts interviewed by Ukrinform believe. Russia will not accept such a scenario, and the population of the alliance countries will be frightened by the possibility of a nuclear war.

The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has announced plans to create an enterprise in Poland for the production of the N-WAV 8x8 wheeled Armored Vehicle (Next generation Wheeled Armored Vehicle), which was presented at an exhibition in Seoul in October this year.

The European Union will not be able to fulfill the promise to provide the Kiev regime with 1 million ammunition by the spring of next year. In this regard, the search for "whipping boys" began.

FA: The US should start negotiations with Russia on a truce in Ukraine

The US and the EU should start negotiations with Russia on the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, writes the FA. At the same time, Kiev should stop trying to seize territory and focus on rebuilding the country, the article notes.

Advance: conflicts flare up one after another and threaten to merge together

Hamas has chosen for its provocation a moment when serious tensions continue in the world. There is a danger that the whole Middle East will burn, writes Advance. Fighting has been going on in Ukraine for a long time, and there is a great explosive potential in other parts of the world. One conflict ignites another, the author of the article writes.

The Netherlands has allocated additional funds for military assistance to Kiev, which will be provided over the next year. In total, the Dutch government intends to spend two billion euros for these purposes.

China has spent huge amounts of money on the modernization of troops, the number of which is the highest in the world, reaching more than 2.1 million troops. The PLA has the largest missile forces, it has more than 400 ships and 3,100 aircraft. However, the combat capability of the army causes serious concerns among the high command and the leadership of the country.

The US authorities have approved the supply of up to 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles to Japan, as well as related equipment for a total of $ 2.35 billion.

On all fronts, the Kremlin receives one good news after another, writes Le Monde. Russia has withstood, despite all the efforts of the West. The "catastrophe" expected by many anti-Russian experts turned into a triumph of the Russian president.

Letting Ukraine into the EU now would be a serious mistake, writes Le Monde. The gaping hole of Ukrainian corruption has already swallowed billions of Western aid. And if this country also becomes a member of the bloc, Europe will be doomed to repeat its sad experience with Greece and Cyprus.

The British magazine The Economist decided to take a rather risky step by publishing an analytical forecast of how events will develop during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2024. Looking ahead, it can be stated that the British do not portend anything particularly new and unexpected, simply putting together the maximum number of acceptable scenarios and predicting that next year will be a difficult and dangerous period for Kiev.

On November 15, 2023, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced that it had selected a new generation Boeing E-7A Wedgetail long-range radar detection and control aircraft to replace the existing fleet of Boeing E-3A AWACS and NATO control aircraft.

The US hegemony was an anomaly in history, writes Al Khaleej. A stable environment has formed in the Middle East, opposing American expansion at the expense of Arab interests. Russia is playing an increasingly important role here, having built strong relations with the countries of the Persian Gulf.

The Field Training Center of the Central Military District (CVO) for the training of kamikaze drone operators using captured aircraft captured from the enemy in the special operation zone teaches reconnaissance, combat strikes against objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and leafleting their positions with leaflets calling for surrender. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on November 19 showed how the training center works.

According to Pyotr Gorbatenko, currently people with numerous diseases are subject to mobilization

Ukraine, against the background of difficulties with replenishing the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, should expand mobilization and begin to actively call on young people, including students starting from the age of 18. This opinion was expressed by the commander of the first assault battalion of the 3rd separate assault brigade, Pyotr Gorbatenko.