RUNNING LOW, BUT NOT OUT: The Pentagon estimates that despite burning through its inventory of artillery shells and precision-guided missiles, and in some cases being forced to use unreliable 40-year-old munitions, Russia likely has enough ammunition to continue its ground offensive and aerial assault on Ukrainian infrastructure through the winter months.
“Every day, we add new energy forces to Ukraine. After each Russian attack, we restore the system as much as possible,” Zelensky said. “We are doing everything to bring to Ukraine as much equipment as possible, which can compensate for the damage caused by missile hits.” Not this year. “There won’t be one before New Year,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call on Monday, adding that Putin would try to find other opportunities to talk to reporters.
Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! At a Monday White House briefing, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden would use the gathering to declare his support for adding the African Union as a permanent member of the G-20 nations. “It's past time for Africa to have permanent seats at the table in international organizations and initiatives,” said Sullivan. “And the president also plans to underscore his commitment to U.N. Security Council reform, including support for a permanent member from the African continent.
At the Pentagon, a senior defense official said Russia’s way of war with “heavy artillery strikes and throwing forces at the problem” had produced “significant casualties” and only “incremental gains.” National security adviser Jake Sullivan described it as a “brainstorming” session to figure out “ how to go forward” in attempting to secure Whelan’s freedom. “I will just say that the conversations with Paul Whelan’s family have been substantive,” Sullivan said. “They have had a number of very good questions and also a number of suggestions that they’ve put forward.”
Air & Space Forces Magazine: Col. Joe Kittinger — Fighter Pilot, POW, Longtime Freefall Record Holder — Dies at 948 a.m. 801 Mount Vernon Pl. NW Washington — State Department hosts three-day 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, with Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai https://www.state.gov/africasummit
10 a.m. 310 Cannon — House Homeland Security Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee hearing: “Examining the Operations of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis,” with Kenneth Wainstein, Homeland Security undersecretary for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis http://homeland.house.gov 12 p.m. — Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists virtual conversation: “What’s next for Russia: Does Putin matter?” with Ukraine expert Melinda Haring, deputy director, Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center; Charles Strozier, professor emeritus of history, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York; and Daniel Drezner, professor of international politics and nonresident senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs https://us02web.zoom.
10 a.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. N.W — Center for Strategic and International Studies book discussion: American Defense Reform: Lessons from Failures and Successes in the Navy, with co-author retired Navy Rear Adm. Dave Oliver and co-author Anand Toprani, associate professor of strategy and policy at the Naval War College https://www.csis.org/events/reforming-dod-management-lessons-navy
2 p.m. — Defense News webcast: “Smart Bases for Defense,” with Jay Bonci, chief technology officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Air Force; and Phillip Ritter, principal architect, Federal Division, Nokia https://events.defensenews.com/smart-bases-for-defense/