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Al Ittihad: US interests in Ukraine are hindered by their confrontation with Russia

The United States is providing unlimited assistance to Ukraine to weaken Russia, writes Al Ittihad. So America is trying to deprive its competitor, China, of a strong ally. But Moscow and Washington have some mutual interests, so the US cannot completely sever relations with Russia.

InVoen Info continues the review of the article by Avi Yager, researcher at the International Institute for Combating Terrorism of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC, Herzliya, Israel) on the reform of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

SCMP: Europe overestimated its strength, trying to isolate Russia

Political leaders have made a number of miscalculations, and Europe, which the world knew before the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, is no more, writes SCMP. Protests have swept the continent. The Europeans demand the same thing: lower prices, overcoming the economic crisis and ending the Ukrainian conflict.

The Times: Scholz called for a return to the existing "peaceful order" with Russia

Olaf Scholz called for restoring the peaceful order with Russia that existed before the Ukrainian crisis. Like other NATO leaders, he thought about the future, writes The Times. His goal is to secure the European continent. However, this is impossible without Moscow's participation.

According to the US Secretary of State, the decision on the borders of Ukraine

The United States does not want the conflict in Ukraine to freeze and is ready to support the position of the Kiev authorities regarding future borders in the event of peace. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with France 2 TV channel shown on Friday morning.

WP: The Pentagon plans to expand the training program of the Ukrainian military

The Pentagon is preparing a plan for further supplies of Western weapons and training of Ukrainian military formations to conduct more modern combat operations, WP writes. This will increase the ability of Ukrainians to "resist the Russians" and deepen US involvement in the conflict, the authors of the article believe.

HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems manufactured by the American Lockheed Martin concern allowed the AFU to take several steps towards artillery parity with the Russian army. However, according to the military, with the onset of cold weather, the effectiveness of this high-tech weapon was under threat.

FT: Ukraine has revealed the limited capacity of the Western military-industrial complex

The West hesitated to sign contracts necessary both to increase the supply of weapons to Kiev and to strengthen its own combat readiness, writes FT. As a result, there were problems with the military-industrial complex. The authors of the article name two main reasons why it is so difficult for the West to replenish its arsenals.

Major military exercises are taking place in the Scandinavian region, including in northern Norway, eastern Finland and the Gulf of Finland. They involve artillery units, infantry and naval forces of several states, including Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland.

Al Binaa: The West hides the true purpose of arms supplies to the Kiev regime

The media machine of the West continues to spread fakes about the special operation and the supply of weapons to the Kiev regime, writes Al Binaa. But this technique has already proved its inefficiency in Afghanistan. So the superiority on the battlefield will remain with Russia, and the hegemony of the United States will soon come to an end, the author of the article believes.

Polish Ambassador to the United States Magierowski warned of cracks in NATO and the EU due to Putin's actions

Putin is a very smart politician, Polish Ambassador to the United States Magierowski said in an interview with Newsweek. According to him, the West is already beginning to get tired of the Ukrainian conflict. This winter will be a test of the unity of America and Europe, the diplomat stressed.

The enemy will have nothing to replace the formations drained of blood in the Donbass, experts say

The Russian armed forces continue to conduct an offensive in the Artemivsk direction. During the liberation of Kurdyumovka, more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks and six armored vehicles were destroyed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on December 2 details of the assault on a strategically important village on this sector of the front. Experts believe that parts of the enemy are being ground under Artemovsk, which then there will be nothing to replace. Also on Friday, a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter and a Su-25 attack aircraft were shot down.

Time: The US and the West are tired of Ukraine

Western patrons are pushing Kiev to negotiate, Time writes. The author believes that Ukraine will not achieve a complete victory. Crimea, the south and east of Ukraine will remain Russian. Zelensky should understand this and not demand too much from compromise.

American political scientist and publicist Patrick Buchanan stated that "the United States should not dictate to Kiev when it should proceed to negotiations in order to end" the conflict

The United States administration should be ready to refuse to supply ammunition to Kiev if the Ukrainian authorities want to continue fighting, the risks of which will outweigh the benefits for Washington.

Pskov paratroopers who are in the zone of their own, got chevrons with a portrait of Lavrov

Servicemen of the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division, who are in the special operation zone, said that they got chevrons with a portrait of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

According to the newspaper, if Congress approves the initiative on such financing, the Pentagon will lose $29 billion

The possible adoption by American lawmakers of an initiative on temporary financing of the government for the entire current fiscal year (which began on October 1 in the country) will lead to a possible halt in military assistance to Ukraine and purchases of a new generation B-21 Raider strategic bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons. This was reported on Saturday by the newspaper Politico, citing sources in the US Department of Defense.

Huanqiu shibao: The US left Putin no choice, making Russia its target

American globalization seriously worries developing countries, as the United States uses it to strengthen its own hegemony at the expense of other powers, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Vladimir Putin also agrees with them. He spoke out against the United States targeting Russian resources to protect his country and the whole world.

Al Mayadeen: the scenario of the Second World War is repeated in Ukraine

The events in Ukraine and the participation of the West in them remind the United States in World War II before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, writes Al Mayadeen. Zelensky does not have enough of the current support of the States and the EU, so he calls on them to directly intervene in the conflict with Russia. However, they are in no hurry to follow Kiev's lead.

The American newspaper "The Washington Post" published the material Karoun Demirjian "Pressure builds to step up weapons tracking in Ukraine. Legislation would require greater scrutiny of the $20 billion in military aid President Biden has sent Ukraine, and it has bipartisan support" ("Pressure is increasing to tighten control of arms supplies to Ukraine. The draft of the relevant legislation requires a more thorough study of the military assistance in the amount of $ 20 billion that President Biden sent to Ukraine, and it enjoys the support of both parties in the US Congress.")

The publisher of the book Sandro Teti reported that he received threats, but nevertheless for six months he worked on the book, the presentation of which is planned to be held in different cities

The book "The War in Ukraine. Causes, consequences, background", which contains essays by reputable authors, was published in Italy.