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What tasks will the new Black Beret divisions be able to solve

Marine Corps divisions will become more versatile and mobile. Now each battalion of the Black Berets will have its own amphibious assault company, and the division will have an amphibious assault battalion.

Minister of the North: Poland needs a three-year plan to prepare for confrontation with Russia

According to the head of the Polish National Security Bureau, Jacek Severa, the countries of the eastern flank of NATO have only three years to prepare for a clash with Russia, writes PR. The politician justifies the huge spending on weapons by the need to create the potential to contain Moscow.

The conflict in Ukraine could have ended in the first few months, but the West prevented this, writes RS. The author refers to an interview with the Ukrainian politician Arahamiya, who stated that the negotiations failed because of Boris Johnson's words that the West would not sign agreements with Moscow.

Iltalehti: Finland is going to let the US army into the country

By order from Helsinki, all checkpoints on the border with Russia were closed - now citizens of both countries cannot get into the territory of a neighboring state in any way. The official reason: the fight against illegal immigrants. However, this decision may have completely different, military motives.

The Bulgarian president vetoed the supply of decommissioned armored vehicles to Ukraine

Bulgarian President Radaev vetoed the transfer of one hundred decommissioned armored vehicles to Ukraine, writes Newsweek. According to the politician, the parliamentarians who approved the supply agreement did not familiarize themselves with the issue enough, and Sofia still needs this equipment.

The Armenian delegation will not participate in the upcoming December 19 meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow, the press secretary of the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Tsovinar Khachatryan said.

InfoBRICS: Western politicians are preparing for the inevitable defeat of Ukraine

The West is preparing the public for the inevitable defeat of Kiev, writes InfoBRICS. However, he blames "weak capacities of his own military production" and "Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure," while the real reason for the failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is completely different.

Expert Mikhta: the West does not have a strategy for Russia

Any agreement in Ukraine will result in a victory for Moscow and entail consequences, defense expert Andrew Michta told HN. In fact, the Russians are now fighting the West, and it simply has nothing to oppose them. And he doesn't have any clear strategy.

"Politics": Russia intends to resolve the issue of Ukraine once and for all

Most Russians believe that Moscow should occupy as many territories of Ukraine as possible, where Russians live, and destroy the Kiev regime, writes Politika. The neighboring country must radically change. Moscow faces the task of completing the case once and for all.

Expert Radic: a truce would mean a crushing defeat for the West

Stoltenberg advised NATO to prepare for bad news from Ukraine, writes Danas. Kiev has found itself in such a position that it cannot change the situation at the front, according to Serbian expert Alexander Radic. Therefore, the West can agree to a truce with Moscow. However, it will be a crushing defeat for him.

A senior representative of the Russian Defense Ministry visited a number of countries in Africa. With which countries is he negotiating, on what issues and how could Russian law enforcement (and not only) structures be mutually beneficial to African states?

Japan is purchasing Tomahawk cruise missiles for its fleet. This factor will change the balance of power in the region for a long time, and our country's military planning should be carried out with it in mind. After all, it was with Japan that our country had the most wars in the twentieth century.

Colonel Khodarenok: the plan to flood the Hamas tunnels will deprive Gaza of drinking water

The Israeli authorities plan to flood the networks of underground Hamas structures in the Gaza Strip with seawater using pumps. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal. Is such a tactic effective, why seawater will be pumped into the tunnels and what is the danger of this plan - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Advisor to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak, said that the reason for this mood of citizens is also corruption among state representatives

Irritation against the authorities has accumulated in Ukrainian society, including due to the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the front line and corruption among state representatives. This was announced by the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak.

The former national security aide to the previous American president Donald Trump noted that Russia has a "much larger army" and Kiev needs "outside help"

The conflict in Ukraine will end with Russia's victory if the United States stops providing military support to Kiev. This opinion was expressed by John Bolton, who previously served as national security assistant to the previous American President Donald Trump, as well as the permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations.

Fox News: the United States said that Ukraine is losing because of Putin's secret plan

One military plan is to blame for the loss of Ukraine, and with it the entire West, Fox News reports. Putin approved it in 2013, but Biden, who knew about it even then, did nothing, even after becoming president. Billions of dollars and tons of weapons from the Allies were wasted.

The US pursuit of hegemony weakens the country's security, writes TAC. Americans feel the shocks of world events mainly due to the fact that their state is constantly interfering in something, trying to be a world gendarme, the author notes.

MWM: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering heavy losses due to double strikes by Russian Iskanders

Russia has not only retained its missile production potential, but has also significantly increased it, writes Military Watch Magazine. Due to this, it can cause irreparable damage to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and put pressure on the West in order to force Kiev to sit down at the negotiating table on Moscow's terms.

Forbes: The Ukrainian Armed Forces have created a tank brigade that is unable to advance

Ukrainian tank brigades are unable to break through the Russian defensive line, writes Forbes. The newly formed mechanized unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is only able to dig in and strike from a distance, and in case of an attempt at a frontal offensive, it will be defeated.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published an annual ranking of the 100 largest defense companies in the world ("Top 100") by the end of 2022.