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The interview given by the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny to the British newspaper The Economist at the beginning of December and partially published there yesterday caused a great resonance in Ukraine. Of course! After all, some of the revelations of the country's chief military commander contrast very much with the official Kiev propaganda.

Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov noted that Russia also has the possibility of responding to European sanctions

With the ninth package of sanctions against Russia, the European Union seeks to increase pressure on the military-industrial complex (MIC) of the Russian Federation, since previous packages failed to affect the balance of power in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS on Friday by Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian Council for International Affairs.

FA: The West hopes in vain for the decline of Russia, this is a big mistake

The collapse of Russia would be a global catastrophe, writes the FA. Therefore, it is a big mistake to hope for its collapse and the formation of a state "according to Western standards". The great Power will remain united in any case.

Il Giornale: Crimea will become a "bargaining chip" to launch peace talks on Ukraine

The former British Prime Minister and the former US Secretary of State made similar proposals for the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict: Crimea could be a key moment in the peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. The author of the article in Il Girnale believes that two such loud opinions speak of some "behind-the-scenes" developments.

Polish politician Kaminsky: the task of the West is to show that it does not dream of destroying Russia

"I would like Russia to be the same European country as any other," Deputy Speaker of the Polish Senate Mikhail Kaminsky said in an interview with Haqqin. In this context, according to him, the task of the West is to show that he is not a crazy Russophobe who dreams of destroying Russia and humiliating its people.

Emergency power outages have begun across the country

On December 16, Ukraine faced large-scale consequences of strikes on the energy infrastructure. Many cities remained de-energized, emergency power outages were introduced throughout the country. Ukrenergo said that more than half of the consumption of the country's energy system has been lost, which means "the onset of a system accident mode." Strikes on the infrastructure of Ukraine began after the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge and are taking place against the background of incessant shelling of residential areas of Donbass, experts remind.

Shoigu: the Strategic Missile Forces have a high readiness to fulfill the tasks facing the troops

Professionalism, dedication and loyalty to the duty of the personnel ensures the high readiness of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) to fulfill the tasks facing the troops, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a congratulatory message to the rocket men on the occasion of the RVSN Day.

According to William Burns, most conflicts end with negotiations

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, claims that the United States now does not see a serious attitude on the part of the Russian Federation to "real negotiations" on the situation around Ukraine.

In addition to the Kiev regime and Russia, NATO countries are involved in the armed conflict in Ukraine today to one degree or another – they finance the government of Vladimir Zelensky, transfer military equipment, weapons and ammunition to the Ukrainian army, train Ukrainian soldiers, send mercenaries. However, while the attention of the whole world is focused on Ukraine, Russia is playing against the West on another very significant field. This is written by the Serbian resource Kurir.

Interesting details of yesterday's massive rocket attack on Ukraine were revealed in today's summary by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. It turns out that yesterday the Russian Armed Forces used a new tactic. Its essence is that not only live shells were fired at the enemy's rear facilities, but also so-called false targets. Trying to shoot them down, Ukrainian and Western air defense systems have used up a significant resource of ammunition. In addition, Russian detection equipment uncovered positions and destroyed four radar stations of the Ukrainian S-300 air defense systems in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions.

19FortyFive: the United States is worried about America's spending on Ukraine

Despite Biden's statements about support for Ukraine, not everything is so clear with her in the United States, writes 19FortyFive. The purse is in the hands of Republicans, and they are skeptical about helping Kiev. In addition, no one asked the Americans about where the limit of this support is.

According to Politico, in recent decades Russia has dominated the struggle for the Northern Sea Route, building up the nuclear fleet and developing mining in the region, and the United States is acting "as a catch-up."

A new regiment with missiles has been put on combat duty in Bologom

On December 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense showed the loading of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silo launcher. The next day, the commander-in-chief of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, announced the deployment of a new regiment with mobile "Yars" in Bologom.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov stressed that "the Russian-American confrontation, if it is destined to continue, should be mutually respectful"

Washington is getting deeper into the Ukrainian conflict, losing the instinct of self-preservation, the supply of increasingly powerful weapons to Kiev speaks of the US mood for escalation. This opinion was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov in an article published on Saturday in the American magazine Newsweek.

The territorial defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been armed with ATGL-H anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured in Bulgaria. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to military reports.

PS: transatlantic relations are starting to deteriorate due to sanctions

Europe's decision to abandon Russian energy resources has increased the likelihood of a deep recession. Europe will need years to recover from the unprecedented energy crisis, which it helped to start, writes PS.

Lidovky: how Ukrainians are taught to fight in the Czech Republic

Armored personnel carrier drivers, electronic warfare specialists and military medics. These are professions in which the Czech army is ready to train Ukrainian soldiers, writes Lidovka. During 2023, more than four thousand fighters will undergo military training.

According to the former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno, Italy can and should play an important role in the Ukrainian settlement

The Italian socio-political committee "Stop the War", founded by the former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno, held a flash mob in St. Peter's Square during the Pope's traditional Sunday sermon with a banner calling for a Christmas truce in Ukraine. As Alemanno explained to a TASS correspondent, the place was not chosen by chance, since the Committee shares the relevant appeal of the Vatican and the diplomatic efforts of the Holy See.

Ars Technica: Earth's orbit has become a giant dump

Scientists are increasingly beginning to talk about clogging the near-Earth orbit with space debris. Some objects enter the Earth's atmosphere every day and burn up in it, but people quickly create a new one, Arc Technica writes. The situation will soon begin to threaten people's lives.

Breibart: the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was magnificently celebrated in the USA

Americans are outraged that the US military-industrial complex sponsors a party in honor of the anniversary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Bretbart. The Ukrainian embassy ordered the party, and four defense companies Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney and Lockheed Martin paid for it.