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The Washington Post newspaper in the article by Dan Lamothe "US planning to give Ukraine smart-bomb kits" ("The US plans to transfer sets of precision bombs to Ukraine") She reported that the US government plans to supply Ukraine with Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) planning and correction modules for aviation bombs. Ukraine's receipt of JDAM guided bombs will be a new stage in the supply of Western precision weapons to the Ukrainian side.

The upgraded T-72M, intended for one of the African countries, may enter service with the formations of the Kiev puppet regime next year. Czech sources refer to Richard Kuben, the commercial director of Excalibur Army, who made such a statement.

The commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, on the eve of the Day of Strategic Missile Forces, which is celebrated on December 17, gave a detailed interview to the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

Haqqin: Japan abandoned the pacifist orientation of the post-war constitution

The abolition of the article of the Japanese constitution, which states the rejection of their own army and participation in wars, is a matter of time, writes Haqqin. The militarization of the country is gaining momentum. Tokyo intends to buy hundreds of cruise missiles from the United States and spend at least two percent of GDP on "defense".

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev expressed his opinion on what goals can be considered legitimate in the process of a special military operation. He published it as a post on his Telegram channel.

WSJ: the US recognized the lack of Patriot complexes

Washington has demonstrated complete negligence, the WSJ editorial board believes. He did not purchase enough Patriot air defense systems. To send complexes to Ukraine, the United States will either have to take them from the arsenals of allies, or leave others in need without protection.

Henry Kissinger named three options for resolving the Ukrainian crisis

The crisis in Ukraine must end through negotiations, the "patriarch" of American foreign policy, Henry Kissinger, wrote in an article for The Spectator. He also named the conditions under which, in his opinion, they can take place, and recalled the danger of escalation of the conflict.

The former US Secretary of State also suggested that the international community, including China, is still deterring Russia from the alleged possible use of nuclear weapons

Former Secretary of State (1973-1977) and National Security Adviser to the US President (1969-1975) Henry Kissinger announced a turning point in the conflict in Ukraine, which should be used to reach a negotiated settlement and avoid escalation fraught with global catastrophe. Kissinger's article titled "How to avoid a New World War" is posted on the website of the British weekly The Spectator on the eve of the Saturday issue of the magazine.

Al Mayadeen: Merkel was "having an affair" simultaneously with Russia and the United States

Although Merkel was "having an affair" with both Washington and Moscow, the current German Chancellor Scholz understands the damage the confrontation with Russia is causing to the German economy, writes Al Mayadeen. Germany is in dire need of it, as it depends on its energy resources. Therefore, Berlin will restore ties with Moscow.

Ahdath: Europe will not be able to cope with any crisis without the help of the United States

Europe is too dependent on the United States for political decisions, writes Ahdath. Moreover, the EU does not have enough money or the necessary volumes of defense production. This casts doubt on the fate of his "autonomous" policy, and further assistance to Ukraine, and success in the fight against Russia.

Prototypes of drones will be finalized taking into account the proposals of military experts, they are planned to be put into mass production from March 2023

The authorities of the Krasnodar Territory are ready to compensate up to 30% of the costs to manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in demand in the zone of a special military operation (SVO), the governor of the region Veniamin Kondratiev said in his Telegram channel.

The commander of the territorial defense forces of Poland, Lieutenant General Weslav Kukula, during an interview with Defence24, told what a modern army should be like. The high-ranking military made his conclusions based on the data obtained from observations of what is happening in Ukraine.

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.