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WP: the conflict in Ukraine needs to be resolved by diplomatic methods

The White House understands that the Ukrainian conflict needs to be resolved by diplomatic methods, writes WP columnist Katrina vanden Heuvel. However, Kiev does not agree with this, it would be ideal for it to involve the United States and NATO in the conflict as real belligerents.

The US Navy said on Tuesday it had intercepted a vessel (fishing) in waters near Iran that was smuggling a "huge" amount of explosives. An American patrol boat intercepted a schooner on which, during the inspection, more than 70 tons of ammonium perchlorate were found, which, according to representatives of the US Navy, is usually used for the production of rocket fuel, as well as explosives.

After the meeting of the heads of defense departments in Brussels, the European Defense Agency (EDA) issued a statement on the need for a significant increase in defense spending of all EU countries.

Ukraine will not receive the Swedish self-propelled howitzers Archer, for the supply of which Kiev hoped so much, artillery systems were not included in the new package of military assistance for the Ukrainian army. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced the allocation of funds to support Ukraine.

EP: Hungary is not a friend of Ukraine, but a member of the EU and NATO, and this should be taken into account

Ukraine has the full support of the EU states, with one exception, the name of which is Hungary. The Hungarian government, headed by Viktor Orban, has not only not severed relations with Vladimir Putin, but on the contrary, is trying to get closer to him in addition.

Bloomberg: the fall of missiles in Poland forced NATO to think about extreme measures

NATO will have to determine a further action plan regarding the missile incident in Poland, Bloomberg reports. If their launch was intentional, the alliance will have to think about extreme measures — for example, the application of the article of the NATO Charter on collective defense.

Analyst Volsky: no one attacked Poland. It was an accident

The Polish authorities confirmed that the missiles that fell in Przevodow were Russian-made. Gazeta quotes the words of military analyst Yaroslav Volsky, who stated that they ended up on Polish territory by accident. "No one attacked us," he added.

Alexey Podberezkin, director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, Doctor of Historical Sciences, commented on the incident with the missiles falling on the territory of Poland on Sputnik radio.

CNN: Ukraine has recognized the use of air defense near the site of the missile crash in Poland

Ukraine informed NATO allies about the deployment of an air defense system on November 15 near the border with Poland, where two people were killed when a rocket fell on the same day, CNN writes. The Polish president admitted that it was a Ukrainian air defense missile. Military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" tells where the projectile came from and why its fall led to human casualties.

Seventh meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine plans to satisfy the requests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

On November 16, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold the seventh meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine (Ramstein-7). This meeting will be held in an online format at the Pentagon. The forum will allow defense ministers of almost 50 countries to discuss further efforts to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine with weapons, military and special equipment.

Business Insider: the missile incident in Poland was called a gift for Ukrainian propaganda

The missile incident in Poland was a gift for Ukrainian propaganda, Simon Miles, an expert on Russia, told Business Insider. In his opinion, Kiev will use it as an excuse to get even more Western aid.

94 countries voted for the document, 14 voted against, 73 abstained

The participants of the special session of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the creation of an international register of damage allegedly caused by Russia to Ukraine, as well as recognizing the need to create a mechanism for damages. This is reported by a TASS correspondent.

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation believes that the United States and Great Britain are trying to put a legal basis for the theft of Russian assets in other countries

After the resolution on Russian "reparations" to Ukraine, the UN General Assembly should call on the United States to compensate Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and other countries affected by the Americans. This opinion was expressed on Monday by the Deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in his Telegram channel.

Newsweek: Ukraine is running out of reserves, the US should expand its military-industrial base

Due to military supplies to Ukraine, the United States is seriously depleting its arsenal of ammunition, writes Newsweek. Military columnist Caleb Larson believes that the States urgently need to "remove" the economy from the rails of peacetime and introduce a system of long-term contracts for ammunition.

TAC: America was advised not to corner Russia

The US policy makes Russia feel that it has been cornered, writes the author of the article in TAC. Washington ignores Moscow's warnings and continues to push. But it is impossible to put anyone in a hopeless situation, the author of the article warns.

The rare Israeli-made Amir armored car was in service with the AFU for a relatively short time. As soon as he lit up the other day on the line of combat contact, information about his destruction by the Lancet kamikaze drone appeared almost immediately on the Network. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons"

Washington expects a slowdown in hostilities with the onset of winter

The US authorities are ready to continue to supply military assistance to Ukraine for as long as necessary. This was stated on Monday by a high-ranking Pentagon representative.

Canada has announced the allocation of another military aid to Ukraine, the statement of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was made during the G20 summit in Indonesia.

The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, made a statement against the background of frequent conversations of foreign politicians about the need to find a compromise in the Ukrainian conflict and transition from hostilities to diplomacy.

The Command of the future of the US Army (Army Futures Command, AFC ) in the period from September 19 to October 18, 2022 completed the next stage of the integrated program "Project Convergence" (Project Convergence).