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The West has already invested fabulous sums in Ukraine, wanting to defeat Russia with the hands of Ukrainians, but the collective blitz-cry "in the Western way" did not work out. Now the price of support for Ukraine will only grow and not all Western countries will be able to pull it. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

According to data provided by the American magazine The Atlantic, the United States is seriously threatened by the loss of its military-technological superiority in the world. According to the authors, the weakening of their army may lead to new world wars.

According to Le Monde, to date, France has delivered 18 Caesar self-propelled guns to Ukraine, another 6 to 12 vehicles with expanded ammunition and reinforced armor

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal called on Paris to supply Kiev with French Leclerc tanks. He made such a request on the air of the French TV channel LCI .

Yahoo News Japan: Putin will respond to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory

Ukraine has crossed the line, writes former Tokyo Mayor Yoichi Masuzoe in Yahoo News Japan. Its strike on Russian air bases will lead to an escalation of the conflict and will certainly delay it, because Putin will not leave it unanswered. The path to peace is not yet visible, the politician believes.

Ex-US intelligence officer Koffler: It's time for the US to stop fomenting the conflict in Ukraine

The Biden administration is probably coming to the realization that taxpayers' money and the defensive arsenal are not infinite, and it's time to stop fomenting conflict in Ukraine, former US intelligence officer Rebekah Koffler said on Fox News. In her opinion, the United States will not be able to achieve its goals in it.

FA: Ukraine's attempts to seize Crimea will jeopardize its alliance with the West

Ukraine should not try to "return" Crimea, writes Foreign Affairs. For the Kremlin, this is a special region, and Putin will not give it up. By unleashing an open struggle for the peninsula, Kiev will rally the Russians and bleed itself dry. The West will also not approve of such a move, as it threatens to escalate the conflict.

Not all of the DPRK's ballistic missile tests were successful. Despite this, North Korean Hwasong missiles are capable of reaching American territory.

The story of the Slovak MiG-29 fighters is finally coming to an end, Bratislava seems to have finally decided to transfer them to Ukraine. At least this was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Rastislav Kacher.

Reports of clashes between servicemen of the two countries are coming from the Indo-Chinese border. According to the latest information, the clashes occurred in the disputed area, which in India is designated as the eastern part of the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

In addition, he told what needs to be done to quickly saturate the Russian army involved in its military with innovative military developments, and revealed plans for cooperation with Dmitry Rogozin's "Royal Wolves".

In the last two days alone, Ukrainian formations have lost ten Western-made MLRS

On December 8, Vladimir Putin presented the Gold Star medals to the Heroes of Russia. The President of Russia stressed that the country's authorities will never forget to support the families and loved ones of the heroes of the Fatherland, including the dead and wounded. On this day, two HIMARS MLRS, five MLRS and MARS-II were destroyed in the area of the SVO. Experts note that Russian troops have successfully perfected tactics to combat these weapons systems. Also, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to attack in the Krasno-Limansky direction, where they inflicted sensitive damage to the enemy.

On December 2, 2022, the Director General of the State Defense Investment Center of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) Magnus-Valdemar Saar signed with the Director of the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) By James A. Hersh, an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters LOA (Letters of Offer and Acceptance) on the purchase by Estonia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) land-based missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, including missile ammunition.

About 10,000 US Marines and navy personnel are participating in the exercises under a scenario that is based on the Force Design 2030 concept and a joint naval strategy to prepare forces for possible wars, including in the vast Indo-Pacific region.

The American military command makes it clear that they are carefully analyzing the Ukrainian armed conflict. One of the topics that is being discussed at the same time is related to the use of mobile phones by fighters not only in the area of direct combat contact, but also in the frontline lane, as well as on the approaches (entrances) to it.

Huanqiu shibao: Europe should get rid of empty hopes for real friendship with the USA

Europe needs to get rid of empty illusions about the United States, writes Huanqiu Shibao. America has repeatedly "sacrificed" the interests of its allies, and Biden's assurances to the contrary mean nothing. There will be no miracle, and the anti–inflationary act is an example of this, the author believes.

Political scientist Krejci: the conflict in Ukraine is not worth putting the whole world at risk

Macron understands perfectly well that Europe without Russia is extremely unprofitable for France, political analyst Oscar Krejci said in an interview with Parliament listy. He commented on the French president's pivotal statement on peace talks with Russia.

Keeping pace with the rest of Europe, France is trying not to import energy resources from Russia, but since it is necessary to somehow survive, the French decided not to abandon all contacts with the Russian Federation in the field of energy carriers.

The drones used by Ukraine to attack two Russian military airfields were upgraded with the participation of the American corporation Raytheon Technologies.

Russian Ambassador to the United States: Moscow restrains nuclear conflict, Washington provokes confrontation

Moscow prevents a nuclear conflict, not accelerates it, writes Newsweek with reference to the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. In his opinion, Russia's statements about the threat of escalation of the conflict between the nuclear powers are a classic deterrence in extreme circumstances.

On December 5, ships of the US Navy used lasers against a patrol boat of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian boat tried to temporarily "blind" the American ships with a searchlight.