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Contacts between Kiev and Washington on this issue are carried out at a low level, the newspaper writes

The United States and Ukraine are holding low-level consultations on the supply of fourth-generation American multifunctional F-16 fighter jets, Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, MQ-1C Grey Eagle reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Kiev. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper Politico, citing its sources.

How the Ukrainian issue is changing the US national strategy. Part 1

The conflict in Ukraine has shown NATO allies that they can only defend themselves under the auspices of the United States, writes FP. At the same time, if Washington continues to place such an emphasis on Europe, its potential to resist China will fall, experts warn.

The meeting of the leaders of China and Russia brings an element of stability to this chaotic world

America does not abandon attempts to quarrel between Russia and China, but their cooperation is "as unshakable as a mountain," writes Huanqiu Shibao. Moscow and Beijing continue to strengthen it. So, at a meeting in Samarkand within the framework of the SCO summit, they declared their opposition to the "political virus of the West."

Washington is hiding behind Ukraine

Ukraine is digging a hole for itself, writes Rebelión. Sooner or later there will come a time when you will have to pay for military aid, but it will be impossible to do this. To cover the debt, Kiev will be required to place the country's territory at the disposal of the West, the author is sure.

Peskov answered the question about the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine with the advice to read the doctrine

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, when asked about the possibility of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, replied that everything is specified in the nuclear doctrine of the Russian Federation.

The former commander of US troops in Europe, General Ben Hodges, "looked into the future" and announced the alleged final defeat of the Russian army in Ukraine, the crisis of the current government, the resignation or overthrow of President Vladimir Putin and, as a result, the collapse of the Russian Federation into separate states. The general made gloomy predictions in an article on the pages of the British edition of The Daily Telegraph, which he titled accordingly: "We are preparing for the collapse of Russia."

As stated by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov, it is also necessary to provide a video surveillance system and facial recognition, in particular in crowded places

Employees of civil-military administrations (CAA) in the liberated territories should be armed in conditions when Kiev has switched to terrorist tactics. This was stated on Saturday by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

The Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters have proven themselves to be a highly effective combat vehicle capable of hitting almost any targets on the ground and in the air, regardless of the time of day and weather conditions. This became especially obvious during the special operation in Ukraine.

The German newspaper "Welt am Sonntag" reported that the German government, after much hesitation, issued a license to the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to sell 18 self-propelled howitzers RCH-155 caliber 155 mm/52 of new production to Ukraine, and also approved the German government financing of this contract worth 216 million euros.

During the negotiations on the state budget held this week, the Government of Estonia decided to allocate funds for the creation of a medium-range air defense system by 2025.

According to the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko, Vmlnyus will hand over M113 armored personnel carriers to Kiev

Lithuania will repair Ukrainian self-propelled artillery installations and hand over M113 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. This was announced on Saturday by the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko.

The head of the NATO military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said that more and more new modern weapons are coming to Ukraine.

Corruption Chain: How the White Helmets completely compromised the OPCW investigations in Syria

Grayzone writes about the falsifications carried out in Syria by the "White Helmets" on direct orders of the OPCW. The "Helmets" associated with Western governments resort to staged tricks, perjury, substitution of evidence. And the OPCW grossly violates its own principles of impartiality and changes the rules of investigations to please the West.

General Fabio Mini: "The Ukrainian counteroffensive is good for propaganda, but "on the ground" almost nothing has changed"

General Fabio Mini is an Italian military lawyer, and therefore about the role of the West in the events on He asks Ukraine a simple question. "If NATO actually acts as a participant in the conflict on the side of Ukraine, why is it not fixed in the documents?" After all, the supply of weapons in the current conditions is a military action.

How the Ukrainian issue is changing the US national strategy. Part 2

Experts told the author of the FP article how the Russian special operation in Ukraine will affect the US national strategy. In their opinion, the conflict allowed America to create a new Atlantic-Pacific partnership, but reminded that excessive activity in the economic war can scare away the allies.

Alexis Tsipras said that his SYRIZA-PA party, if it comes to power in the elections in 2023, intends to change the role of the republic in the geopolitical arena

Greece, by sending weapons to Ukraine, becomes part of the crisis around this country. This opinion was expressed on Saturday evening by the leader of the main opposition party, the Coalition of Radical Left Forces - Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA-PA), former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a speech at the 86th Thessaloniki International Exhibition.

And why it will be easier to intercept them than GMLRS used by Ukrainians for HIMARS complexes

Washington's deliveries of longer-range missiles to Kiev will be a "red line", crossing which the United States will become a party to the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this week. At the same time, Washington is actively discussing such a step. Izvestia investigated the threat posed by MGM-140 ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 km and other samples of American-made missile weapons.

The NATO command decided to expand its military presence at the borders of Russia a few years ago, and not now, as stated, allegedly because of the beginning of a military special operation of the Russian army in Ukraine. This was stated by the chairman of the NATO military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer.

Germany will give Kiev even more weapons. According to media reports, we are talking about heavy armored vehicles. The government of Olaf Scholz is under pressure from Washington on this issue. About what was promised to Ukraine — in the RIA Novosti material.

Russian troops are actively using allegedly Iranian kamikaze drones Shahed-136, renamed Geran-2, having inflicted several "destructive" strikes on Ukrainian armored vehicles in the Kharkiv direction. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to the statements of the Ukrainian military.