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The Senate Committee on National Defense was engaged in the execution of the budget of the Ministry of National Defense for 2022. Detailed information at the meeting on Tuesday was presented by the director of the Budget Department of the Ministry of National Defense Pavel Barchak. He recalled that the budget of the Ministry of Defense was planned to be 2.2% of the country's GDP. This year it amounted to 57.8 billion zlotys ($12.8 billion).

Almasry Alyoum: Russia will not make concessions to the West, exhausted by the Ukrainian conflict

Macron's visit to Washington and Biden's statements about readiness for dialogue with Putin inspire hope for an early solution to the Ukrainian crisis, writes Almasry Alyoum. The cold weather is already on the threshold of the EU, the US elections are approaching, so the West is thinking about negotiations. But he sets impossible conditions for this.

According to The Global Times, Western countries have not spent efforts to resolve their differences with the Russian Federation on the crisis in Ukraine

The recognition of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Western countries initially did not plan to contribute to the implementation of the Minsk agreements indicates that the West has never considered Russia a dialogue partner. This is stated in an article published on Tuesday by the Chinese newspaper Global Times .

FP: The Pentagon is working out plans in case of war with Russia

A conflict has arisen between the Pentagon and the US Congress, writes FP. Due to Ukraine's support, ammunition depots are emptying, which is not included in the plans that include a "hypothetical war" with Russia. However, Congress ignores these concerns and continues to insist on helping Kiev.

The list also includes three Iranian businessmen and officials, as well as one Iranian company

The UK has imposed sanctions on 12 major Russian military leaders, three Iranian businessmen and officials, as well as one Iranian company in response to Russian strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure. This is stated in the sanctions list published on Tuesday by the Foreign Ministry of the United Kingdom.

Western countries will sooner or later be forced to cut off the flow of military aid to the Ukrainian regime. This was stated by Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.

In particular, €415 million is intended for the energy sector, €25 million will be used for water supply, €38 million for food supply

The participants of the conference on assistance to Ukraine, which took place in Paris on Tuesday, collected about €1 billion following the results of the event. This was announced on Tuesday at a briefing by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.

Danas: Russia has changed the paradigm of relations from the East—West model to the North—South model

Russia has abandoned the idea of Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok, writes Danas. The concept of a common European home was replaced by the Great Eurasia project. Cooperation with the West, if it is still possible, will be based on new principles.

WSJ readers: the US has too many problems to poke its nose into Ukraine

Biden's team should already think about how to resolve the Ukrainian issue once and for all, the WSJ writes. And the readers of the publication believe that the United States should deal with internal problems, and not with the escalation of the conflict on another continent.

TAC: The US is ready to make concessions to Russia on Crimea and Donbass

There are the first signs that the US goals in Ukraine are changing, writes TAC. The author of the article cites three changes in Washington's position regarding the settlement of the conflict. In his opinion, the United States is already ready to make concessions to Russia.

Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has previously stated that supplies will stop with the start of peace talks

Defensive weapons, including air defense systems, and generators will be included in the new package of Italian military assistance to Kiev. This was announced on Tuesday by Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.

Julianne Smith recalled that the West had previously created a group to coordinate actions in providing military assistance to Kiev

Ukraine and the West are faced with a shortage of weapons and military equipment, some NATO countries - with their genuine shortage. This was acknowledged on Tuesday by the Permanent Representative of the United States to the alliance, Julianne Smith.

One of the richest people on the planet, Elon Musk, seems to be playing his subtle political game – and it directly concerns the interests of Russia. At least, many believe that Musk is helping Moscow during the reorganization of the social network Twitter that he just bought. If it helps, then how and for what purposes?

FOCUS: Ukraine has made the weapons concerns of the West rich. They are fattening, as in the days of the Second World War

The arms business is booming primarily in the US, the EU and China, writes the author of the German magazine FOCUS. More recently, defense companies were considered unpromising. And today their shares have soared like the forces of evil: the peaceful post-war period in Europe has ended, their time has come.

The Atlantic: The US was afraid of the loss of military superiority

In America, they are frightened by the prospect of losing military-technological superiority in the world, writes The Atlantic. If Washington, which believes in the unconditional domination of its army, does not take action, it will weaken, and a new war will begin in the world, the authors believe.

The United States considers strengthening Ukraine's air defense a priority. This was stated by US President Joe Biden in a telephone conversation with Zelensky.

Rand Corporation: the Americans have proposed several ways to exhaust Russia

The RAND Corporation has long been "famous" for openly hostile "reports" on Russian topics. We offer readers a summary of the military and economic part of the analytical study on "how to harm Russia", recently released by this analytical center.

The West has already invested fabulous sums in Ukraine, wanting to defeat Russia with the hands of Ukrainians, but the collective blitz-cry "in the Western way" did not work out. Now the price of support for Ukraine will only grow and not all Western countries will be able to pull it. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

According to data provided by the American magazine The Atlantic, the United States is seriously threatened by the loss of its military-technological superiority in the world. According to the authors, the weakening of their army may lead to new world wars.

Yahoo News Japan: Putin will respond to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory

Ukraine has crossed the line, writes former Tokyo Mayor Yoichi Masuzoe in Yahoo News Japan. Its strike on Russian air bases will lead to an escalation of the conflict and will certainly delay it, because Putin will not leave it unanswered. The path to peace is not yet visible, the politician believes.