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"Only this is needed." What will change in the Russian army
In Moscow, at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense summed up the results of the outgoing year, discussed proposals to strengthen the army. About what decisions were made — in the material of RIA Novosti.
The United States is transferring a new $1.85 billion package of military assistance to Ukraine with the Patriot system
Biden signed a memorandum on the allocation of a package of military assistance to Kiev in the amount of up to $1 billion
The United States has decided to allocate a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $1.85 billion, which for the first time will include Patriot air defense systems. This is reported in a written statement issued on Wednesday by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Putin held a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense. The main thing
Putin urged to analyze NATO weapons and use them for the construction of the Russian Armed Forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin held an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense, at which topical issues of the foreign agenda of the Russian Federation were touched upon, in particular, the course of a special military operation to protect the population of Donbass. The main statements of the Russian leader are in the material of Izvestia.
Promotion task: how the SVO in Ukraine is changing the Russian army
The current level of development of the Russian Federation does not require the authorities to militarize the country
The authorities will not engage in the militarization of Russia and its economy — the level of development of the country today simply does not require it. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin on December 21, speaking at the final meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Tokyo will get "Tomahawks": why Japan revised its military doctrine
Vasily Golovnin — about what changes the Japanese policy in the field of armaments has undergone and how it is treated in the country
The Japanese government seems to be solving a difficult task now — how not to pronounce out loud the overly aggressive term "preventive strike against a potential enemy" and at the same time make it clear to Beijing and Pyongyang that Tokyo is ready to use its armed forces without hesitation if it seriously suspects its neighbors of an imminent attack.
Ex-head of French intelligence: the United States involved Russia in the conflict in Ukraine
Former head of French intelligence Jouye: the conflict in Ukraine was provoked by America
The conflict in Ukraine was provoked by America, former French intelligence chief Alain Jouye told Mondafrique. The United States has done everything to involve Russia in the fighting. Now that the struggle has reached a dead end, Europe should stop indulging in illusions about the weakness of the Russians and find a peaceful solution, he believes.
Speech by the Minister of Defense of Russia at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
On December 21, 2022, an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of President - Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during which the results of the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 were summed up and tasks for the next period were defined. The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, made a report at an expanded meeting of the Board.
Biden told why Ukraine will not receive all the requested weapons
Biden: The US does not want to provoke a Third World War
President Joe Biden explained his unwillingness to provide Ukraine with all the modern weapons it wants, saying that the provision of longer-range missiles and other sophisticated equipment could lead to tensions in US alliances in Europe, including NATO.
Close-up: what will the Russian army do in 2023
At the board of the Ministry of Defense, Putin and Shoigu summed up the results of the outgoing year and decided on the near future
Russian President Vladimir Putin held an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense on December 21, at which the results of the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the outgoing year were summed up and tasks were set for the next one. Details are in the material of Izvestia.
Vladimir Putin: we will improve the Armed Forces and the entire military component of the state
Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 21 at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense made a response after the report of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
WP: Zelensky's visit to the United States did not achieve the goal of getting more modern weapons
The publication believes that the goals of the negotiations of the two heads of state differed
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was unable to achieve the goal of his visit to the United States and obtain more modern weapons for offensive operations. This opinion is contained in an article published on Wednesday by The Washington Post (WP) on the results of the Ukrainian leader's trip.
Macron: Europe – independence from NATO, Russia – security guarantees
Macron proposed the principles of ensuring security in Europe
Macron said that Europe should reduce its dependence on NATO and develop its own defense potential, the WSJ reports. According to the President, the new security guarantees should be equally applicable to Russia, Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries.
That's why Ukraine, that is, America, will never defeat Russia
Sabah: The West mercilessly sacrificed Ukraine for the sake of "the dream of a Russia without Putin"
The United States does not have the courage to engage in a direct armed clash with Russia, Sabah writes. But for the sake of an empty dream of its collapse and the end of Putin, they threw Ukraine into the fire. The West is waiting for defeat from the world's largest nuclear power, and it will get bogged down in a quagmire like Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, the author of the article believes.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, held a briefing for military attaches of foreign states
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, held a briefing for military attaches of foreign states on December 22.
Gerasimov estimated Western aid to Ukraine at almost $ 100 billion
Western countries are increasing the volume of military assistance to Ukraine in order to prolong the conflict on the territory of the country, Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, said during a briefing to military attaches of foreign states on December 22.
Putin: Russia will "snap" Patriot complexes that will be delivered to Ukraine
The President said that the resources of Western countries and NATO "are not on the verge of exhaustion"
Russia will snap up the American Patriot air defense systems, which will be delivered to the Kiev regime. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to journalists.
Congress v. Ukraine. Biden will have to try for Zelensky
Al Jazeera: Zelensky made his first foreign trip since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine
The United States has put a lot of effort into organizing Zelensky's visit to Washington, Al Jazeera writes. The Congress gathered for the sake of "special attention to democracy," but this does not mean that the requests of the Ukrainian president will be satisfied. Biden will have to find weighty arguments why America should continue to fund the new "51st state."
What is known about the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system
US President Joe Biden, at a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, announced that as part of military assistance, Washington would provide Kiev with a battery of this missile system and train the Ukrainian military to work with it.
The United States will provide Ukraine with a battery of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system
On December 21, 2022, on the occasion of the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Washington, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new large-scale package of American military assistance to Ukraine for a record amount of $ 1.85 billion to date.
Few people will miss 2022
Project Syndicate: 2022 confirmed that the lessons of history continue to be ignored
In the outgoing year 2022, we have convinced not only that history is returning, but also that it retains the ability to surprise us, writes the author of the article in Project Syndicate. He names the ten main events of the outgoing year and offers to learn from them.