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Having led his party to victory in the Bundestag elections, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz became the new Chancellor of Germany.

For starters, Scholz became the second chancellor in the history of Germany who did not mention God at the oath. After taking the oath, he began his first foreign voyage along the "traditional"inaugural" route" Paris - Brussels - Warsaw.

The United States is waiting for significant progress in diplomatic work around Ukraine, but will not stop meeting the country's defense needs. This was announced on Friday, December 17, by Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations.

According to one of the retired officers of the Aerospace Forces, "the prospects are vague" for both people and aircraft involved in the implementation of the agreement

Most of the unique military specialists who worked on the implementation of the Open Skies Treaty (DON) can leave the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was told to TASS by a retired officer of the Aerospace Forces, who was a direct participant in the implementation of the agreement from the Russian side.

German Finance Minister, leader of the Free Democratic Party Christian Lindner on Friday, December 17, in an interview with the Funke media group, said that the German government is always interested in cooperation with Russia, and the issue of Nord Stream –2 is only in the legal field.

U.S. Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and Germany's Christina Lambrecht discussed issues related to countering Russia's policy in Eastern Europe during a telephone conversation, the Pentagon said.

The official representative of the US Defense Ministry, John Kirby, did not answer the question about the possible buildup of US and NATO troops on the "eastern flank" of the alliance in connection with the situation around Ukraine, citing his lack of information on this issue.

IL-76 aircraft of the Russian military transport aviation delivered humanitarian aid to the Afghan capital. This was announced on Saturday, December 18, by a correspondent of Izvestia.

19FortyFive: India may not be afraid of the USA and buy the S-500 Prometheus system from Russia

India may not be afraid of possible sanctions from the United States and indeed become the first buyer of the Russian S-500 Prometheus air defense system, according to the American publication 19FortyFive.

The US Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG), which is also called the "ark of democracy", no longer seems to Russia to be an unstoppable sea giant. This is written by the columnist of the National Interest magazine Mark Episkopos.

The White House is preparing to respond to Russia's proposals on security guarantees in the near future. According to Bloomberg, citing a senior representative of the US administration, the US reaction will follow next week.

National Interest: The US Navy no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant"

The US Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant". This is reported by the columnist of the National Interest magazine Mark Episkopos.

Moscow believes that Beijing and Washington have a separate channel for discussing arms control

The topic of China's involvement in the Russian-American consultations on strategic stability did not arise during contacts with Washington, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax.

The American media recognize that the US Navy carrier strike groups no longer pose the former threat. New military developments will allow Russia to successfully resist them.

"The carrier Strike Group is one of the most powerful weapons in the arsenal and is capable of projecting unprecedented firepower far beyond American waters. These formidable formations have become not only the basis of the US naval doctrine, but also one of the most recognizable symbols of American military power," writes National Interest.

The effectiveness of the Open Skies Treaty (DON) without the participation of the Russian Federation and the United States will decrease by 80%, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. On Saturday, Russia officially withdrew from this agreement, suspending the fulfillment of obligations under it.

Two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers returned to their home airfield after patrolling in the airspace of Belarus. This was announced on Saturday, December 18, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

MIC: in Syria, the T-14 Armata tank revealed a number of problematic solutions

After testing the T-14 Armata tank in Syria, Uralvagonzavod specialists made about one and a half hundred technological changes to the design of Russian combat vehicles in service and being created. The results of the tests of the T-14 Armata tank in the Syrian Arab Republic are told by the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC), referring to sources in the military-industrial complex.

Belarus is ready to host nuclear weapons under threat from NATO, Foreign Minister of the Republic Vladimir Makei said in an interview with RT Arabic.

Russia may deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, but only as a retaliatory measure, retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, the former head of the main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry, told Interfax on Saturday.

The latest Russian weapons, including the Zircon missiles, will allow the Russian Federation, in case of war, to strike at a group of the US Navy. This opinion was expressed on December 17 by journalist Mark Episkopos.

Two long-range Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces performed patrols in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus. According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the flight, the crews worked out tasks together with aviation and air defense forces of a neighboring and friendly Russian state.