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In which countries are the forces of the alliance and how do Russia and Belarus respond

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for improving weapons and ensuring competition among manufacturers of equipment and equipment for the army. On the same day, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced at a meeting of the joint board of the military departments of Moscow and Minsk that NATO was creating a collective defense system near our western borders.

China expert Legarda: driving a wedge between Moscow and Beijing is an unrealistic idea

Beijing will not abandon Moscow, writes El País. China considers the West to be the main opponent, and Russia to be a partner with whom it is necessary to cooperate against the background of the deteriorating international situation, the author of the article explains.

Finnish Foreign Minister Haavisto warned of possible difficulties due to NATO expansion

Finland and Sweden should join the alliance at the same time, otherwise it will be difficult for NATO to plan its further defense strategy, MTV reports. The publication quotes Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, according to whom negotiations at the official level still look promising — despite the fact that the Turkish press is fanning new scandals.

According to China's deputy permanent representative to the UN Geng Shuang, it is impossible to block Russia's resolution

China considers Russia's questions about the activities of US biological laboratories in Ukraine legitimate. This was stated on Wednesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council by the Deputy Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the World Organization Geng Shuang.

Al Binaa: Russia's victory over Ukraine and NATO is just a matter of time

The West has realized that it is impossible to crush Russia with its current military might, writes Al Binaa. Moscow's victory over the Kiev regime and NATO is just a matter of time. Therefore, now the US Department of Defense is calling on the authorities to reassess the situation in Ukraine and resort to diplomacy.

As the portal columnist writes 19fortyfive.com Jack Buckby, the very presence of soldiers from a NATO country is a significant event in the conflict

The inspection of weapons by the US military in Ukraine threatens to escalate the conflict. This was stated on Wednesday in an article for the portal 19fortyfive.com Columnist Jack Buckby.

The commander-in-chief of the Swedish armed Forces, Mikael Buden, advised against introducing new restrictions before the country's accession to NATO. His recommendations also concern prohibitions on the deployment of nuclear weapons. This was reported by Radio Sweden.

American economist Nouriel Roubini named ten "mega-threats" to humanity

Global warming, war and inflation — it seems that the world is gripped by crises. In an interview with Der Spiegel, American economist Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the global financial crisis, named ten urgent "mega-threats" and gave them an assessment.

Finland and Sweden intend to resolve nuclear issues only when they become NATO members, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson said at a meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Helsinki on Tuesday.

Le Monde: France proposed to make Paris the main Russophobe of Europe

In the Western media, the forecast is increasingly flashing that the EU's "center of gravity" is shifting to the east, closer to the front line in Donbass. So think the authors of the letter of experts in Figaro. Their conclusion is this: in order not to fall behind, France needs to forget "friendship" with Russia and overwhelm Ukraine with weapons. And then even the Estonians sent more.

Reducing the capacity of railways prevents Kiev from maneuvering reserves, experts say

The Russian armed forces are reducing Ukraine's military potential by hitting critical infrastructure, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on November 1. The strikes of recent days have disrupted the management of the VFU groups and their logistical support.

Wheeled tanks from Italy - B1 Centauro, apparently, will still appear in Ukraine. At least, they are mentioned in the plans of military supplies to the formations of the Kiev regime. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".

"Infernal threshing machines" - AZP-57 guns of the S-60 anti-aircraft artillery complex are involved in battles with the armed formations of the puppet Kiev regime. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".

In mid-November, an American AUG (aircraft carrier strike group) is expected to arrive in British Portsmouth. This will be the second AUG in European waters.

American expert Ashford recommended Kiev to abandon the Crimea and Donbass

The United States needs to start preparing for negotiations on Ukraine, the author of the article in Foreign Affairs believes. She calls on Washington to show wisdom and strive for a world that would take into account Russia's legitimate interests and achievements.

Walter Mead, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, believes that the Biden administration is too frivolous about the loss of US military influence in East Asia, where China's influence is increasing every year, and North Korea is inexorably increasing its nuclear arsenal. Political, diplomatic and economic stability can return to this region only if America's military superiority, which it lost after 15 years of pursuing an ineffective policy, is restored.

Recently, the United States announced the completion of the preparation of a Strategic Analysis of the situation in Outer Space. However, this document will not be published, although there is an unclassified version of the report. Such a decision by the White House, according to Breaking Defense, caused a sharply negative reaction from the expert community and the mass media.

WSJ: Putin's special operation is a failure of America and NATO

Biden does not want to spend money on defense, writes the WSJ. The concept of deterrence should be based not only on loud statements. The West failed to stop Putin's special operation, and he cannot allow such a blunder with Xi Jinping, the author notes.

Newsweek columnist Blakemore expressed concern about US aid to Ukraine

US aid to Ukraine raises three "red flags," writes Newsweek columnist Alice Blakemore. She is embarrassed that Biden "too actively" uses his extraordinary powers and much more often than European leaders "feeds" billions of dollars to Kiev, mired in corruption.

According to the Russian Defense Minister, new multinational battalion tactical groups are being created in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia

The number of the NATO grouping in Eastern and Central Europe has grown 2.5 times, now it is more than 30 thousand people and may increase in the near future. This was stated on Wednesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting of the joint board with the military department of the Republic of Belarus.