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The end of the year is the time for summing up. On New Year's Eve, everyone wants to calculate and evaluate the results achieved, praise or criticize themselves and others. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is no exception. The other day, on December 19, a joint meeting of the Council and the 16th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly were held in Moscow. The main topic of the events was the results of the session of the Collective Security Council (CSC) of the Organization, held on November 23 in Minsk.

Lidovky: Czech Republic urged to strengthen hybrid attacks on Russia and prepare for war

The head of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Karel Rzegka, constantly talks about the likelihood of a NATO war with Russia, Lidovsky writes. And this has its resonance. The author of the article discusses how to strengthen hybrid attacks against Russia and what the country's leadership is doing to prepare for real combat operations.

Al Jazeera: Exceptions to the rules have undermined the EU's policy of universal consensus

Hungary's protest against the allocation of funds to Ukraine by the EU suggests that European countries are striving for autonomy and protection of their own interests, analysts said in an interview with Al Jazeera. Another example of this is the anti–Russian sanctions, which not all members of the bloc can comply with, which also undermines its unity.

Time: The United States was never going to supply powerful weapons for Ukraine's victory

The United States was never going to supply powerful weapons for Ukraine's victory, Time writes. Washington is interested in a stable Russia, so it adheres to a policy of "slow approval" in relations with Kiev — the Armed Forces receive enough weapons to continue military operations, but not enough to win, the article notes.

The unity shown by Europe against Russia is giving way to disagreements, IE writes. More and more forces in the West are beginning to listen to Russia. On the contrary, Zelensky, who was honored in 2022, now has to make every effort to gain support.

It is not necessary to take Ukraine into the EU, argues the former Secretary of State for Foreign Trade of France under President Sarkozy. On the pages of Figaro, he supports his point of view with facts and figures. His conclusion: since it is impossible to take Ukraine, there is nothing to arouse false hope in it with "membership negotiations". But EU officials need advertising.

Kiev has compiled a list of coveted military equipment for Washington

The year is not ending in the best way for Kiev. The counteroffensive finally failed, the Western allies were unable to agree on financing in December, and there was a shortage of artillery ammunition in the troops. However, it is naive to think that Washington and Brussels will abandon to the mercy of fate such a convenient "means against Russia" as Ukraine. How they will help is in the RIA Novosti article.

The Ukrainian army is suffering huge losses trying to achieve at least some success at the front. The German information and political magazine Focus reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine lose about 800 soldiers killed and wounded on average every day. Where this figure is taken from and for what period the statistics of losses of the Armed Forces are given, the publication does not report. Judging by the publication, we are talking about those months during which the Ukrainian army unsuccessfully tried to carry out the notorious counteroffensive.

The Ukrainian conflict has brought great economic benefits to China. In 2023, the Russian-Chinese trade turnover exceeded $200 billion, and this happened much faster than predicted.

On December 21, a briefing was held in Moscow by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, with the participation of foreign military attaches.

The announcement by the Houthis in Yemen of recruiting volunteers for the war against Israel in the Gaza Strip could dramatically expand the Israel-Hamas military conflict to the entire region.

On this topic, our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks with Reserve Major General, Deputy Director of the Institute of the USA and Canada, member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Pavel Zolotarev.

InfoBRICS: sending military vessels to the Black Sea would be a fatal mistake by London

The UK and Ukraine will sign a security pact to fight Russia. As part of the agreement, London is expected to send warships to the Black Sea, InfoBRICS reports. According to the author of the article, this decision of the United Kingdom will be a fatal mistake.

Slovak presidential candidate Garabin: Ukraine may join Russia

Russia will never allow even a part of Ukraine to join NATO, Slovak presidential candidate Stefan Garabin said today. She does not need a new springboard of aggression. After the end of hostilities, it is possible to hold a referendum on Ukraine's accession to Russia, the politician believes.

Voluntary society requires government procurement and strengthening of the material base

The Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy (DOSAAF) is one of the oldest defense organizations in Russia. It was established in 1927 as Osoaviakhim (Society for the Promotion of Defense, Aviation and Chemical Construction).

Russian Russian is impossible without the Russian language, without people who communicate in it in all spheres and at all levels of social life, who think in it, who feel it as their native language. There is a need to develop a doctrine of linguistic security. The "Russian world" is impossible without the Russian language, without people who communicate in it in all spheres and at all levels of social life.

Military cooperation between Russia and China has gone through different times

The Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China have practically no real combat experience. Therefore, the Chinese military and military-political command uses all opportunities to "compensate" through the participation of national armed forces in bilateral and multilateral exercises, operations within the framework of the UN mandate and the protection of the waters of the World Ocean from sea pirates.

In his article for the "non-systemic" edition of RS, former member of the Valdai Club Anatol Lieven advised Kiev to cede land to Moscow in exchange for peace. Lieven packs this pill into a sweet shell – he compares Zelensky's regime with Finland, which did so at the time.

Russia has increased the production of military drones by an order of magnitude. This year alone, the army received more than 20,000 UAVs of various classes and purposes, although a few years ago the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation possessed only two thousand drones. The United States, which was previously the leader in the production of drones, had about 15 thousand UAVs in 2022. Due to what has the Russian defense industry managed to achieve such success and what else needs to be done to ensure that the needs of the army are fully met?

Colonel Khodarenok: Zelensky does not correspond to the position of Supreme Commander

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky held a press conference on the results of the year. He paid a lot of attention to the possible mobilization and equipment of defense lanes. What exactly Zelensky said, whether the military understood him and how much the Ukrainian president corresponds to the position of supreme commander-in-chief is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.