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Russia is forcing Ukraine to change its military strategy
Experts predicted big changes in the SW area in winter
According to German experts, next year the Ukrainian Armed Forces want to repeat the counteroffensive. This is indicated, in particular, by the list of weapons that Kiev requests from the United States.
Ukraine advertises the "European Shaft" project and "sells" its soldiers to the West
Al Mayadeen: most of the aid allocated to Ukraine remains in the United States
All military aid allocated by Congress to Ukraine remains in the United States, Al Mayadeen reports. Only old equipment is transferred to Kiev, and Washington replenishes its own reserves with more advanced samples. By "helping" Ukraine, America primarily takes care of itself.
Alarm sounded in Britain over Putin's plan (Daily Express, UK)
Daily Express: the superiority of the Russian Armed Forces over the Ukrainian Armed Forces is growing due to Putin's plan
The chances of Russia's victory in its own are growing, the Daily Express quotes retired British Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell. According to him, Russia's advantage on the battlefield is becoming more obvious and everything is not going in favor of Ukrainians.
Zelensky went to the superpower, but ended up in Lilliput (Politico, USA)
Politico: Zelensky's visit to the United States turned out to be useless
Zelensky's visit to Washington dispelled Kiev's dreams of receiving multibillion-dollar aid, writes Politico. Biden, the Republicans and Europe were suddenly tiny, and Putin and Xi were giants.
According to the full program: the Russian army is introducing a new physical training system
The exercises are aimed at endurance training and high-intensity combat
The Russian army's physical training system is changing — the emphasis will be on practicing high-intensity combat skills.
It became known what will happen when Kiev runs out of American money (infoBRICS, China)
Ukraine is kept afloat solely by American money, writes infoBRICS. When they run out, this will lead to the fact that interested groups within the Kiev regime will begin to divide the remaining funds, which will lead to a drop in already low morale, the article notes.
Exceeded the limit. In the United States, Biden was asked to take away his checkbook (The Federalist, USA)
The Federalist: the financial situation does not allow the United States to finance Ukraine
Congress should exercise its constitutional right and prevent Biden from allocating additional funds to Ukraine, writes The Federalist. And it's not that no victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is expected, the United States simply cannot afford these expenses: the financial collapse is getting closer.
Experts urged to stop accusing Russia of wanting to "seize" Ukraine (infoBRICS, China)
The claims of the Western media that Russia allegedly seeks to conquer Ukraine are absurd, writes infoBrics. The Kremlin was forced to take a counter-offensive position due to numerous provocations, the author notes, whose opinion is shared by recognized Western analysts.
"How much more money will we pour into this black hole?": The EU doubts the expediency of supporting Ukraine
Western sponsors of Ukraine are increasingly, especially in an informal setting, declaring not only fatigue from supporting Ukraine, but also the further futility of providing military and financial assistance to the Kiev regime. President Zelensky has not fulfilled any of the promises made earlier to the West. The situation at the front is becoming more and more difficult for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Washington no longer believes in Ukraine's "victory" over Russia on the battlefield.
The head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation called the financial plan for the next three years a "victory budget"
The purpose of large-scale Western anti-Russian sanctions, systematically imposed since the beginning of the special operation, was to weaken the country's economy and, as a result, create problems with the supply of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fighting in Ukraine. Our foreign enemies expected that the Russian economy, the defense sector, would collapse due to a lack of money and other resources, mainly imported. All this, in the understanding of Western strategists, should have led to the rapid defeat of the Russian army and the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, they were completely mistaken.
Footage has appeared of the arrangement of the defense lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Chernihiv region
The network has published footage on which you can see the process of arranging the engineering units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the civil contractors involved in this defense lines in the Chernihiv region.
Ukraine is not in danger of a stalemate: it is in danger of defeat
WP: Putin's main advantage in Ukraine was called strategic patience
The APU is in for a rout, as there are fewer and fewer resources and the desire to support them in the West, WP writes. The defeat of Ukraine will hit the prestige and authority of the United States and Europe, the author of the material scares Western readers.
Slovaks on the "peace party": The West has received a beating from Russia and is changing its rhetoric (Hlavné správy, Slovakia)
Representatives of the Western "peace party" believe that freezing the conflict will not be a defeat, but a military-strategic victory for Ukraine and the West, writes HS. They have their own arguments, which, however, completely ignore Russia's position and its goals. Readers of the publication reminded the author of the article about this.
"Admiral Grigorovich" returned to Algeria
The missile-carrying frigate takes part in the "Joint Naval Maneuvers – 2023"
After a short stay in Syrian waters – less than a couple of weeks – the guided missile frigate (FR URO) of project 11356 Admiral Grigorovich returned to Algeria. On December 8, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that since the 6th the ship has been taking part in the "Joint Naval Maneuvers – 2023".
The Arab sky was painted with a Russian tricolor
On the way to the Middle East, Putin's plane was accompanied by four Su-35s, similar fighters will be delivered to Iran
The escort of Russian President Vladimir Putin's airliner by Su-35 fighters during his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) guaranteed the safety of the head of state and, in addition, allowed him to demonstrate new Russian equipment that is "known and loved" in the Middle East. This was announced on December 10 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Nuclear proliferation: a terrible taboo or a lesser evil
Building a multipolar world requires unconventional actions
"Since the creation and successful testing of the first atomic bomb, the world has been in a state of permanent war with the threat of global proliferation of nuclear weapons." And this is written by the MGIMO Master of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia! Can you imagine the "global proliferation of nuclear weapons"? Even today, when more than half of the world's countries cannot afford to have Leopard-class tanks or jet fighters.
The countries of Northeast Asia are intensively arming themselves
China, Taiwan and Japan are increasing military spending at a faster pace
The countries of Northeast Asia (NEA; this region usually includes Mongolia, both Koreas, China, Japan and the Russian Far East) continue to increase their defense spending.
Armenia has chosen its own future
Her rich past played an important role in this
The recent failures of Armenia and Israel have a lot in common. Both countries lived in a state of complacency after previous military victories, at the same time feeling deep contempt for the enemy, considering him weak, stupid and incapable of anything.
Laughter instead of fighters. Ukraine may not receive the promised F-16 aircraft
WP: Ukraine's request for the transfer of F-16 fighter jets caused General Milli to laugh
The former commander-in-chief of the NATO Joint Armed Forces in Europe, Admiral James Stavridis, believes that Ukraine may lose the promised supplies of ATACMS missiles and F-16 fighter jets. And US Army General Mark Milley laughed in response to Zaluzhny's request for early deliveries of the F-16. Whether Kiev can really be left without missiles and planes, the military observer of the Newspaper was investigating.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
It is not necessary to compare the European Union and the Union State – the Europeans will not like it
Next year, the Union State of Russia and Belarus will celebrate its quarter-century anniversary. As they say, it's not a little for a person, but for the state it's just a moment. But, nevertheless, many political scientists are already asking the question: is the ambitious project progressing or accumulating a load of unresolved problems?