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The Times: The US no longer insists that the APU does not strike at Russia

The United States has revised its assessments of the "threats" emanating from Russia and is no longer asking Kiev not to attack its territories, The Times reports. Now they are less concerned that the strikes inflicted by the APU may lead to escalation. They decided to ignore Moscow's warnings.

As the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyansky noted, on the topic of the meeting, representatives of the West "had essentially nothing to say"

Russia at a meeting of the UN Security Council, which was held on its initiative on Friday and was dedicated to the supply of weapons to Ukraine, told about the shelling of Donetsk, the West looked frankly pale at the meeting. This opinion was expressed by the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the world Organization Dmitry Polyansky.

Ex-Vice-Chancellor of Austria Strache: The EU "did not notice" Donbass for years, and we are now paying for it

Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache made a speech at a rally on Saturday in Vienna. The ex-leader of the Austrian Freedom Party recalled unpleasant facts for the EU about Ukraine, anti-Russian sanctions and migration.

According to the Ukrainian president, Oslo provides Kiev with military, economic and political support, humanitarian assistance and facilitates the purchase of gas

Norway has allocated $100 million to the Ukrainian authorities to restore the country's energy system. This was announced on Saturday by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

An Nahar: Asia, Latin America and Africa opposed the isolation of Russia

Not all countries see the need to confront Russia and sanctions against it, writes An Nahar. The Ukrainian conflict has shown that anyone who defends their interests, at the will of the United States, can suddenly find themselves in world isolation. And this is completely unacceptable.

The Armenian government has made a final decision on the establishment of the Foreign Intelligence Service. It's hard to believe, but it still did not exist in the republic, which can even be suspected of sabotage. The Armenians will not be able to copy the Russian analogue – the SVR - with all their desire. But their political intelligence will have a unique and valuable resource – the diaspora.

Ukrainian state concern Ukroboronprom has announced plans to jointly produce modern heavy weapons and drones with NATO countries. What kind of equipment and which states of the alliance can we talk about? How much can we trust the statements of the concern, whose main merit is the squandering of the Soviet legacy?

NATO is increasingly talking about the risk of a direct clash with Russia, but they hope to avoid it. Western media, citing sources in the Pentagon, report that the United States has already abandoned calls for Kiev not to strike at Russia. What does the West want to achieve with ultimatum statements addressed to Moscow?

Military expert Khodarenok told how to protect Russian airfields from APU attacks

In Kiev, after the UAV attacks on long-range aviation airfields, it was assumed that the armed forces of Ukraine would be able to hit any targets on the territory of Russia, including in Siberia. Military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" figured out what was behind such statements.

The Times: The US no longer insists that the APU does not attack the territory of Russia

The United States no longer insists that the Ukrainian military does not strike at Russian territory, because they are less afraid of escalation from Moscow, writes The Times. The newspaper claims that now Washington only asks not to attack the Russian civilian population and not to kill specific individuals. Now the United States is more likely to supply Ukraine with longer-range weapons, according to a newspaper source in the Pentagon.

Financial Times: Ukraine threatens to strike Russian facilities in Siberia

In Kiev, after drone attacks on military airfields in the Saratov, Ryazan and Kursk regions, it was assumed that the Ukrainian armed forces would be able to achieve "any goals" on the territory of Russia, including in Siberia.

The lower house of Congress approved the US defense budget for 2023 in the amount of $858 billion

The committees of both chambers of the US Congress on Armed Forces Affairs have agreed on a draft defense budget for fiscal year 2023 (started on October 1 of this year) in the amount of $858 billion. At a meeting on Thursday, the House of Representatives of the US Congress has already approved this project. Its priorities are the deployment of serial production of the B-21 Raider strategic bomber and nuclear submarines with Columbia ballistic missiles. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the details of this document.

In the last two days alone, Ukrainian formations have lost ten Western-made MLRS

On December 8, Vladimir Putin presented the Gold Star medals to the Heroes of Russia. The President of Russia stressed that the country's authorities will never forget to support the families and loved ones of the heroes of the Fatherland, including the dead and wounded. On this day, two HIMARS MLRS, five MLRS and MARS-II were destroyed in the area of the SVO. Experts note that Russian troops have successfully perfected tactics to combat these weapons systems. Also, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to attack in the Krasno-Limansky direction, where they inflicted sensitive damage to the enemy.

About 10,000 US Marines and navy personnel are participating in the exercises under a scenario that is based on the Force Design 2030 concept and a joint naval strategy to prepare forces for possible wars, including in the vast Indo-Pacific region.

The American military command makes it clear that they are carefully analyzing the Ukrainian armed conflict. One of the topics that is being discussed at the same time is related to the use of mobile phones by fighters not only in the area of direct combat contact, but also in the frontline lane, as well as on the approaches (entrances) to it.

Figaro: Macron was criticized in eastern Europe for saying "guarantees for Russia"

Macron's phrase that during the peace talks it will be necessary to give Russia security guarantees from NATO caused "gnashing of teeth" in the east and in the center of Europe. Figaro reported this, and readers in their comments noted the increased influence of Poland and the Baltic States on the "Russian policy" of the EU.

Sooner or later, the military component will end, experts say

The winter campaign will solve a lot during the special military operation — the future of Ukraine should be clarified according to its results, the interviewed experts told Izvestia. On December 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that achieving the results of its can be a long process. On the same day, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed three HIMARS and MLRS MLRS launchers in Krivoy Rog and the DPR, four more received "critical damage". And several attacks in the Red-Liman direction allowed the Russian troops to occupy advantageous frontiers.

U.S. Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin, Australia's Richard Marles and Great Britain's Ben Wallace noted progress in the implementation of the nuclear submarine construction project for Australia and spoke in favor of its speedy implementation, the Pentagon said.

Al Mayadeen: Russia has several options on how to respond to the price ceiling

Europe has imposed a ceiling on oil prices, hoping to hit the Russian economy, writes Al Mayadeen. But Moscow is already taking countermeasures. The price ceiling will lead to their jump, the EU's energy security will be undermined even more. So as a result, Europe will suffer more than Russia.

Newsweek: in February 2023 Surovikin will be at the gates of Kiev

February 2023 may find General Surovikin at the gates of Kiev, writes Newsweek. Two well-known authors believe that Russian strikes on the Ukrainian infrastructure have seriously destroyed the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Following the fall of Artemovsk, the Russians will gain offensive initiative.