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Washington should respect Beijing's key interests, said Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe

The responsibility for the current state of Sino-American relations lies with the United States. This was announced on Tuesday during a meeting with Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Meeting of Defense Ministers of ASEAN member countries with dialogue Partners in Cambodia, Defense Minister, member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Wei Fenghe.

Newsweek: the US recalled Zelensky's interests and called for the removal of Ukrainian flags

The United States has no vital interests in Ukraine, writes Newsweek. Moreover, they are radically at odds with Zelensky's interests. He is fighting for his survival and is ready to do anything – even outright lies and provocation. Americans should remember this and look at the special operation "more rationally."

FP: the Ukrainian conflict has turned France and Germany against each other like never before

The conflict in Ukraine has turned the strongest countries of Europe against each other like never before, writes Foreign Policy. There is a lot of friction between Germany and France at the moment. This is a serious concern, as it is too difficult to solve it.

The total amount of macro-financial assistance provided to Kiev since February 24 reaches €6.7 billion, Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said

The Ukrainian authorities have received another €2.5 billion in financial assistance from the European Union. This was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergey Marchenko.

The Ukrainian command continues its desperate attempts to break through the Russian defense in the LPR with strikes both from the north on the Svatovo-Kremennaya line and from the south, attacking the combat formations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from the Seversk area in the direction of Lisichansk. One of the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the southern flank was caught on a video published by the TG channel "Military Chronicle": the enemy tried to seize the fortified area created along the T-13-02 highway between the settlements of Berestove and Verkhnekamenka.

According to the deputy of the Ukrainian Rada from the "Servant of the People" faction, Egor Chernev, the North Atlantic Alliance is conducting an audit of the weapons available in warehouses in order to assess its capabilities in the issue of arms supplies to Kiev. There is a depletion of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces in NATO, Chernev noted.

According to Republican Jim Risch, some conservative lawmakers actively oppose the transfer of additional funds to Ukraine

Republican leaders in the US Congress are likely to agree to allocate at the request of the White House an additional $38 billion to support Ukraine, despite the objections of a number of party members. This is stated in an article published on Tuesday in the American newspaper Politico.

Ukraine has become short of ammunition – shells, missiles and cartridges fly away like "into the furnace". There is no production of their own, the old Soviet stocks are almost used up, and the West states that the United States and European countries "are facing a challenge due to the depletion of weapons stocks to be sent to Ukraine." How much ammunition is needed to conduct full-fledged combat operations?

"The risks of regional confrontation are increasing again. Who benefits from this? USA". In such words, political scientists describe the background of a number of harsh actions and statements of the Turkish president, including those addressed to Russia. Why is Erdogan accusing Moscow of something it didn't do, and what could it lead to?

The lull that has been established since September at the Zaporozhye NPP was interrupted by dozens of new "arrivals" from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Rosatom stated that this led to the risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye NPP. Why has Kiev resumed shelling of the NPP and is trying to provoke a nuclear incident, will the creation of a safety zone at the plant help change the situation and under what conditions it may appear?

Some lawmakers fear that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives may prevent the allocation of funds to Kiev next year

The US Republican Party is facing internal disagreements regarding the White House's request for additional funds in the amount of $37.7 billion to support Ukraine. This was reported on Sunday by The Hill newspaper .

Fatal mistake: what the US wrote about NATO expansion in 1997

The decision to expand NATO to Russia's borders could inflame nationalist, anti-Western and militaristic sentiments in the country's public opinion and lead its foreign policy in a direction decidedly unfavorable for the United States, American diplomat George Kennan wrote in the New York Times in 1997.

The power units and one of the special corps of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant came under fire from the VFU

Armed formations of Ukraine on November 19 and 20 actively shelled the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. Ammunition exploded near the power units of the station, and one of them hit the roof of the special corps No. 2, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on November 20.

The Hill: The US urged to find strategies for cooperation with Russia in the Arctic

The consequences of the Ukrainian conflict for the Arctic turned out to be negative, writes The Hill. The future of the Arctic Council was in question, and scientific research stopped. There is no way to do without cooperation with Russia in the region.

The Nation: the conflict in Ukraine has revealed global contradictions in the international community

The international community, whose rules and interests are constantly referred to by world leaders, simply does not exist, writes The Nation. The diverse reaction to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict only highlighted the global differences prevailing between the states.

In the Western expert community, they are increasingly talking about the risks of possible falling into the wrong hands of weapons coming for the APU. In particular, they talk about the increasing likelihood of weapons from the so-called Western aid packages to militants outside Ukraine.

The Turkish press, citing sources in the military department, writes that Turkish troops "may begin a ground special operation in northern Syria in the near future." The materials say that the operation will be directed against the cells of the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. In Turkey, this movement is recognized as a terrorist one.

The United States Department of State has released information on how many and what types of weapons have been supplied by Washington to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian special operation (i.e. since the end of February this year). The State Department also indicated the amount in which all these weapons cost the American budget.

The Iranian military from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party "Kamleh" in Iraq, which is located in the province of Erbil. This was far from the only attack on facilities on Kurdish territory.

After the introduction of unprecedented anti-Russian sanctions by the West, many states of the Asian region, which have always been considered our partners, decided to take a kind of "pause" in relations with Moscow. Obviously, this position is caused by the unwillingness of the authorities of these countries to be drawn into the confrontation between Russia and the United States, as well as to fall under economic restrictions.