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Italy may send SAMP/T anti-aircraft missile system to Kiev
Earlier, the Italian government announced the preparation of a new package of weapons for Ukraine
Rome plans to send air defense systems to Ukraine, possibly including the SAMP/T anti-aircraft missile system. At the same time, Italy reported some problems related to the training of Ukrainian calculations and the subsequent maintenance of this system, and the head of the Italian Defense Ministry, Crozetto, announced the suspension of arms supplies to Kiev from December 31.
As part of Operation Irini, the EU Navy intercepted two loads of armored vehicles for Libya
Dozens of BATT UMG armored vehicles intended for delivery to Libya in violation of UN sanctions were seized as part of the Irini naval operation conducted by the Navies of the European Union countries.
The big race of medium-range missiles
The Kremlin and the White House went to disarmament for a long time, and then abandoned it
The Treaty between the USSR and the United States on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-range Missiles (INF) officially terminated on August 2, 2019. The parties that concluded it in December 1987, apparently, reacted to this event without much regret. And there were plenty of reasons for this.
Moscow is looking for its place in the new world
It's time for our country to forget the role of junior partner
The VII Scientific and Practical Conference of Analysts of Russia (NPKA-2022) "New World Order" was held at the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. The role and place of Russia". The Forum was held with the support of the staff of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the committees of the Federation Council and the State Duma. Among the organizers and partners of the conference are scientific institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MSU, RUDN, RANEPA, MGIMO, Rosstat and other institutions and organizations. The organizing committee was headed by Nikolay Bordyuzha, Chairman of the executive committee of the association "Analytics".
Russia has no friends
Russian foreign policy against the background of the Ukrainian crisis
Since March 2014, the West has been trying to turn us into a "rogue state". This year, these attempts have become fiercely hysterical. The result, to put it mildly, is not obvious. Except for the "collective West" itself (aka the "world community", aka the "civilized world"), no one is going to break off relations with us.
The Price of peace
Trybuna: Poland called for peace in Ukraine, even at the cost of losing territories to it
Former Polish Finance Minister Grzegorz Kolodko advocates an early end to the conflict in Ukraine. Even at the cost of losing part of its territories, Trybuna writes in a review of his book "War and Peace". In it, the author blames the Western countries for the Ukrainian tragedy.
The US is modernizing its nuclear arsenal: digging a hole in Europe and driving the world into chaos
People's Daily: American obsession with nuclear weapons will ruin Europe
The US Department of Defense will accelerate the deployment of B61-12 atomic bombs in Europe as part of a plan to modernize nuclear weapons, the People's Daily reports. But Washington's true goal is to strengthen control over The EU and suppress its independence, the author of the article believes.
The United States believes that all countries should make more efforts for Russia to complete its
Washington noted the intention of US President Joe Biden to "discuss the Ukrainian crisis in detail" with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping during the G20 summit
The US authorities believe that all countries of the world, especially those that maintain relations with Moscow, should make more efforts to "convince Russia" to complete a special military operation in Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday at a briefing by Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan.
WSJ: South Korea will sell 100 thousand artillery shells to the United States for shipment to Ukraine
We are talking about a secret deal between Seoul and Washington, the newspaper clarifies
The Republic of Korea will sell 100 thousand artillery shells to the United States for their subsequent transfer to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by The Wall Street Journal newspaper, citing sources.
New shipments of American weapons for Ukraine
On November 10, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 400 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now amounts to more than $18.6 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $21.4 billion.
Military Air Defense destroyed the Tochka-U missiles with the help of the Pantsir-S1 missile defense system
Calculations of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1" continue to protect units of the Russian military from means of air attack in the zone of a special military operation. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published footage of the work of the military of the Western Military District (ZVO) on the ZRPC.
Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: We need to negotiate with foreign countries on financing the Starlink satellite communication system
Ukrainian officials confirm the problems that have arisen with the use of the Starlink satellite communication system from Elon Musk's company.
Bridge of Inaccessibility
Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about the reasons for the abandonment of the right bank of the Kherson region and the immediate prospects of a special operation
In August of this year, the Ukrainian command threw into battle the strategic reserves accumulated over six months.
The Pentagon promised to help Ukraine build a layered air defense system
Ukraine wants to create a reliable air defense system capable of closing the sky from Russian missiles and drones, as well as aircraft, and the United States will help it in this. This was stated by Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh.
NYT: there were disagreements in the US administration on the issue of negotiations between Moscow and Kiev
According to the publication, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milli, calls for diplomacy, while advisers to American President Joe Biden believe that it is too early to talk about negotiations.
Ukraine and the Czech Republic are creating a defense cluster for the production of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces
The Czech Republic and Ukraine are creating a defense cluster, whose task will be the production of weapons and ammunition, as well as the repair and restoration of military equipment of the Armed Forces. The corresponding agreement was signed by Ukroboronprom and the Intergovernmental Agency for Defense Cooperation (AMOS) under the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic.
Kosachev: Ukraine's refusal to negotiate with Russia is enshrined in Ukrainian legislation
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky earlier put into effect the decision of the NSDC on the impossibility of negotiations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin
Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said that Ukraine's refusal to negotiate with Russia is enshrined in Ukrainian legislation. The senator wrote about this in his Telegram channel, commenting on the words of the head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price, that the United States is waiting for signals from Russia about readiness for serious negotiations on Ukraine.
Poland and Greece support Ukraine's bid to join NATO
Politico newspaper: a number of NATO countries, including Greece, support Ukraine's bid to join the alliance
In October, at a closed meeting in Brussels, a number of UN countries, including Greece and Poland, supported Ukraine's application to join the alliance. This is reported by the newspaper Politico.
US State Department: America will protect Azerbaijan from the "Iranian threat"
America will protect Azerbaijan from the "Iranian threat". We are talking about Tehran accusing an Azerbaijani citizen of organizing a large-scale terrorist attack in Shiraz.
Pashinyan accuses Aliyev of violating the Sochi agreement on non-use of force
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev of violating the statement adopted following a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on October 31.