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Some lawmakers fear that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives may prevent the allocation of funds to Kiev next year

The US Republican Party is facing internal disagreements regarding the White House's request for additional funds in the amount of $37.7 billion to support Ukraine. This was reported on Sunday by The Hill newspaper .

Fatal mistake: what the US wrote about NATO expansion in 1997

The decision to expand NATO to Russia's borders could inflame nationalist, anti-Western and militaristic sentiments in the country's public opinion and lead its foreign policy in a direction decidedly unfavorable for the United States, American diplomat George Kennan wrote in the New York Times in 1997.

The power units and one of the special corps of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant came under fire from the VFU

Armed formations of Ukraine on November 19 and 20 actively shelled the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. Ammunition exploded near the power units of the station, and one of them hit the roof of the special corps No. 2, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on November 20.

Baijiahao: Washington's defense will not stop the Russian "Borey" strike

Russia has found a way to keep America from reckless actions, writes user Baijiahao. The secret is the new submarines of the Borey project. They are able to lie low and strike an unexpected blow anywhere in the world. These "authentic sea gods" really scare the USA, the author believes.

The Hill: The US urged to find strategies for cooperation with Russia in the Arctic

The consequences of the Ukrainian conflict for the Arctic turned out to be negative, writes The Hill. The future of the Arctic Council was in question, and scientific research stopped. There is no way to do without cooperation with Russia in the region.

In particular, the President of Russia is very familiar with the structure of the station itself, Rafael Grossi noted

Russian President Vladimir Putin knows perfectly well all the details of what is happening at the Zaporozhye NPP (ZAES). This was announced by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi in an interview with CBS, broadcast on Sunday.

The heads of the CIA and SVR have not found a better place to meet than Turkey

Sergei Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), and William Burns, head of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), spoke face-to-face. To do this, they urgently needed the help of aviation – both flew on their planes to hospitable Ankara. The conversation of the scouts was not announced in advance, all confirmations and comments were received after its completion.

The Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) positively perceives the results of the recent meeting of the "Moscow format" on Afghanistan, while speaking out for the participation of its representatives in such meetings in the future.

Ukrainian armed formations have started operating Italian two-axle Iveco ACM 90 all-terrain vehicles. According to "RG: Russian weapons", several cars of this model were seen near the line of contact.

NS: the US position on Russia and China will lead to "tectonic shifts"

Despite the obvious weakening of American power in international relations, the United States does not want to give up positions, writes Novi Standard. It is unclear how much longer the United States will be able to hold out, and what Washington's goals are in Ukraine, but Europe, dependent on them, is already entering the "uncontrolled zone".

TV2: after unfounded accusations against Russia, Zelensky may lose the trust of the West

After the incident with the fall of a rocket on the territory of Poland, Zelensky did not hesitate and immediately accused Russia of escalation, writes the website of the Danish TV channel TV2. According to the military expert, such a sharp reaction in the context of the conflict is "understandable", but unfounded accusations against Moscow can undermine confidence in Kiev.

China Daily: The Asia-Pacific region was warned about the beginning of a zombie apocalypse by NATO

NATO has become a relic of the past and exists only thanks to the support of the United States, writes China Daily. Under their leadership, the alliance provokes global chaos and conflicts under false slogans. Now he has a new target.

The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the workshops of enterprises in Zaporozhye and Dnipropetrovsk region

In Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, missile strikes with precision weapons destroyed the workshops of a military enterprise, in Zaporozhye — the workshops of the Iskra plant, the Russian Defense Ministry said on November 17. According to experts, the Pavlograd plant produced thousands of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, which are now dotted with Donbass. And in Zaporozhye, they were engaged in the repair of radar for anti-aircraft complexes. The Russian Armed Forces continued to conduct defensive actions in the area of the SVO, and to move forward in the south Donetsk direction.

Noonpost: Kiev wanted to provoke a military clash between NATO and Russia with the incident in Poland

One of the explanations for the incident in Poland may be Ukraine's desire to provoke a military clash between NATO and Russia, writes Noonpost. Although there are no results of the investigation yet, Kiev blames Moscow for the missile strike. But it is obvious even to the West that Russia could not have acted so unwisely.

Sabah: At the G20 summit, America had to give up all its claims

The US hegemony is doomed. America was defeated in the new Cold War and was unable to win over Russia's allies to its side, Sabah writes. Therefore, Zelensky, who, at the suggestion of America, threw his country and people into the fire, now can only be pitied.

In recent months, multibillion-dollar sums have been spent to support Kiev, Marjorie Taylor Green stressed

The current US administration, spending billions of dollars to support Ukraine, is "waging an indirect war" with the Russian Federation. This opinion was expressed on Thursday at a press conference by a member of the US House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Green (Republican, from Georgia).

The MT-T multi-purpose heavy tractor, rare for Ukraine (Product 429AM), was destroyed by a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone strike. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".

We talk about new developments of the domestic defense enterprise for medicine

To heal serious wounds in a few days, and not to spend long weeks in the hospital, to completely defeat or learn to restrain the development of oncological diseases — these desires seem either unattainable, or the prospect of long decades.

The Polish authorities are negotiating the acquisition of an additional 200 M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems for 20 launchers ordered by Warsaw back in 2019. This was reported in the American corporation Lockheed Martin. The company predicts that the demand for weapons will remain at a high level for at least 10 years ahead. This is due to the current difficult military-political situation in the world.

The missile launched by the DPRK on Friday flew about 1 thousand km, reaching a maximum altitude of 6.1 thousand km, the rocket's flight speed reached 22 Mach, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean military.