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Foreign intelligence is oriented to the West
Russia has one of the strongest special services in the world
The Foreign Intelligence Service is an important factor in ensuring national security. Her area of responsibility is the far abroad, where she works. The task is to provide our leadership with information about the plans and intentions of foreign rivals, opponents, or, as they are also called, partners.
Sea junction between Lebanon and Israel
The Eastern Mediterranean has been replenished with another border
The waters of the Eastern Mediterranean wash the shores of Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel and Egypt. There are a lot of problems accumulated here. Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the demarcation of the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon.
Problems at the front cannot be solved with a miracle weapon
Although the American space intelligence gives Russia serious trouble
The fighting in Ukraine highlights the trends in the development of modern combat systems, which appeared even before it began. But now these hostilities significantly affect these trends.
The special operation turns into a conflict of attrition
The warring parties increase the economic impact on the enemy
Government figures in Kiev and the media controlled by them are persuading Ukrainians to leave the cities and spend the coming winter in the countryside. An employee of the president's office, David Arahamia (who was part of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks with the Russian side in Belarus) predicted the continuation of Russian strikes on infrastructure, so the beginning of December "will be very difficult."
The US is caught between Russia and Ukraine
Al Ittihad: US interests in Ukraine are hindered by their confrontation with Russia
The United States is providing unlimited assistance to Ukraine to weaken Russia, writes Al Ittihad. So America is trying to deprive its competitor, China, of a strong ally. But Moscow and Washington have some mutual interests, so the US cannot completely sever relations with Russia.
The Israel Defense Forces: Transformation and its operational consequences. Part V
InVoen Info continues the review of the article by Avi Yager, researcher at the International Institute for Combating Terrorism of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC, Herzliya, Israel) on the reform of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Europe is on fire: its leaders made a gross mistake about Russia
SCMP: Europe overestimated its strength, trying to isolate Russia
Political leaders have made a number of miscalculations, and Europe, which the world knew before the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, is no more, writes SCMP. Protests have swept the continent. The Europeans demand the same thing: lower prices, overcoming the economic crisis and ending the Ukrainian conflict.
Scholz announced a possible return to a "peaceful order" with Russia
The Times: Scholz called for a return to the existing "peaceful order" with Russia
Olaf Scholz called for restoring the peaceful order with Russia that existed before the Ukrainian crisis. Like other NATO leaders, he thought about the future, writes The Times. His goal is to secure the European continent. However, this is impossible without Moscow's participation.
Blinken said that the United States does not want the freezing of the Ukrainian conflict
According to the US Secretary of State, the decision on the borders of Ukraine
The United States does not want the conflict in Ukraine to freeze and is ready to support the position of the Kiev authorities regarding future borders in the event of peace. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with France 2 TV channel shown on Friday morning.
The Pentagon will train the Armed Forces to conduct "sophisticated campaigns"
WP: The Pentagon plans to expand the training program of the Ukrainian military
The Pentagon is preparing a plan for further supplies of Western weapons and training of Ukrainian military formations to conduct more modern combat operations, WP writes. This will increase the ability of Ukrainians to "resist the Russians" and deepen US involvement in the conflict, the authors of the article believe.
"NATO's weapons are not ready." Winter may deprive the Ukrainian army of its main trump card
HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems manufactured by the American Lockheed Martin concern allowed the AFU to take several steps towards artillery parity with the Russian army. However, according to the military, with the onset of cold weather, the effectiveness of this high-tech weapon was under threat.
The Ukrainian conflict has exposed the West's problems with weapons
FT: Ukraine has revealed the limited capacity of the Western military-industrial complex
The West hesitated to sign contracts necessary both to increase the supply of weapons to Kiev and to strengthen its own combat readiness, writes FT. As a result, there were problems with the military-industrial complex. The authors of the article name two main reasons why it is so difficult for the West to replenish its arsenals.
Several major military exercises are being held in Scandinavia at once
Major military exercises are taking place in the Scandinavian region, including in northern Norway, eastern Finland and the Gulf of Finland. They involve artillery units, infantry and naval forces of several states, including Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland.
The US hegemony will not stand against Russia's military superiority in Ukraine
Al Binaa: The West hides the true purpose of arms supplies to the Kiev regime
The media machine of the West continues to spread fakes about the special operation and the supply of weapons to the Kiev regime, writes Al Binaa. But this technique has already proved its inefficiency in Afghanistan. So the superiority on the battlefield will remain with Russia, and the hegemony of the United States will soon come to an end, the author of the article believes.
"A very smart politician": Polish ambassador to the United States spoke about Putin and Ukraine
Polish Ambassador to the United States Magierowski warned of cracks in NATO and the EU due to Putin's actions
Putin is a very smart politician, Polish Ambassador to the United States Magierowski said in an interview with Newsweek. According to him, the West is already beginning to get tired of the Ukrainian conflict. This winter will be a test of the unity of America and Europe, the diplomat stressed.
Offensive pressure: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation grind Ukrainian units near Artemivsk
The enemy will have nothing to replace the formations drained of blood in the Donbass, experts say
The Russian armed forces continue to conduct an offensive in the Artemivsk direction. During the liberation of Kurdyumovka, more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks and six armored vehicles were destroyed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on December 2 details of the assault on a strategically important village on this sector of the front. Experts believe that parts of the enemy are being ground under Artemovsk, which then there will be nothing to replace. Also on Friday, a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter and a Su-25 attack aircraft were shot down.
Zelensky's military prospects are gloomy
Time: The US and the West are tired of Ukraine
Western patrons are pushing Kiev to negotiate, Time writes. The author believes that Ukraine will not achieve a complete victory. Crimea, the south and east of Ukraine will remain Russian. Zelensky should understand this and not demand too much from compromise.
The United States is considering transferring the NASAMS air defense system from Middle Eastern countries to Ukraine
The American online publication Politico reported that, according to the statement of the CEO of Raytheon Technologies Corporation Greg Hayes, the United States is negotiating with two Middle Eastern countries that are customers of NASAMS air defense systems to transfer their complexes to Ukraine, with subsequent compensation to these countries by supplying new air defense systems of this type within 24 months.
Expert: The US should not supply weapons to Kiev if the risks of conflict outweigh the benefits
American political scientist and publicist Patrick Buchanan stated that "the United States should not dictate to Kiev when it should proceed to negotiations in order to end" the conflict
The United States administration should be ready to refuse to supply ammunition to Kiev if the Ukrainian authorities want to continue fighting, the risks of which will outweigh the benefits for Washington.
Politico: the adoption of temporary government funding in the US will reduce aid to Kiev
According to the newspaper, if Congress approves the initiative on such financing, the Pentagon will lose $29 billion
The possible adoption by American lawmakers of an initiative on temporary financing of the government for the entire current fiscal year (which began on October 1 in the country) will lead to a possible halt in military assistance to Ukraine and purchases of a new generation B-21 Raider strategic bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons. This was reported on Saturday by the newspaper Politico, citing sources in the US Department of Defense.