The Comprehensive Partnership Agreement between the Russian Federation and the DPRK provides for military and other assistance to one of the countries in the event of an attack on the other
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Russian Federation and the DPRK stipulates that in the event of an attack on one country, the other country will provide it with military and other assistance.
Europe is worried, and India is making plans (Financial Times, UK)
FT: The EU is disappointed that India does not feel a threat to peace from Russia
Europeans' misgivings about global stability do not resonate in New Delhi, writes the FT. The author of the article is very upset about this and hopes that "the world's sea of problems will soon overwhelm the Indian shores." Only for India to side with the West against Russia.
"I don't give a damn about your plan, Zelensky, and forget": why does NATO need a new command for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Rutte: the new body of the alliance for Ukraine will help change on the battlefield
The NATO Secretary General visited the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance and the new NATO command in Germany, created to promote security and training of personnel in Ukraine. Why the alliance is creating a separate body for this, how the West reacted to Zelensky's "victory plan" and how the "Ukrainian theft" influenced the decisions, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The Kremlin perceives the West — including Germany — as an enemy (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: the heads of the German special services are alarmed by the activity of Russian intelligence
The heads of the German intelligence services warn of the growing threat of espionage, sabotage and disinformation from Russia, writes Die Welt. They claim that Moscow "perceives the West and Germany as an enemy." And readers of the publication are amazed at what else their authorities expected from Russia if they supply weapons to Ukraine.
Donald Trump is the only one who will save us from Armageddon (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: the escalation of the conflict with Russia will be fatal for the United States and the whole world
By supplying Ukraine with more and more weapons, the United States continues to provoke an escalation of the conflict with Russia — and it is not a fact that in the end it will not react, writes Newsweek. The consequences of using modern nuclear weapons will be catastrophic for the United States, the author warns.
Boris Johnson called Putin a "scoundrel" after a fierce phone conversation about Ukraine (Daily Express, UK)
DE: Putin angered Johnson — he did not believe that Ukraine would not be accepted into NATO
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was outraged after a "fierce" telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin in the fall of 2021, the Daily Express reports. He assured the Russian president that Ukraine would not be accepted into NATO in the foreseeable future. But Putin demanded that Western leaders announce this officially.
Nuclear fumes: what threats do the Steadfast Noon exercises pose to Russia
The Kremlin believes that NATO maneuvers lead to escalating tensions
During the NATO exercise Steadfast Noon, which started on October 14, missions in which alliance aircraft will carry US nuclear warheads will be practiced. About 2,000 people from 13 countries and more than 60 aircraft will take part in them. The Kremlin believes that the exercises lead to increased tension. Experts noted that the territory of the maneuvers was chosen so as not to directly affect Russia's strategic interests, but at the same time to show it its strengthened forces on the northern flank after Sweden and Finland joined the bloc. About the increasing activity of NATO near the northern borders of Russia and the possible consequences of this — in the material of Izvestia.
NATO has dragged Finland into a nuclear standoff with Russia
NATO is conducting the traditional nuclear exercise Steadfast Noon. However, Finnish fighters will take part in them for the first time. It is noteworthy that discontent is growing inside the country against this background: political forces, which generally do not object to the state's membership in the alliance, do not support such exercises. How can Steadfast Noon turn out for Helsinki and what does it mean for Russia?
Stability in the Balkans is Turkey's strategic priority (Sabah, Turkey)
Sabah: Turkey has identified stability in the Balkans as its priority
The Balkans and Turkey undoubtedly have a special relationship, Sabah writes. Ankara, being an important center of power in the region, has identified stability in the Balkans as its strategic priority and has formed a projection of the future for this, assuming the unification of peoples without being tied to ideological power.
Aerial refueling — acrobatics or the need for military aviation - TASS Opinions
Refueling in the air is a difficult and very risky element of flight. To this day, viewers of various aviation holidays and airshows are watching its implementation with bated breath. High flying skills are required from pilots, because the planes need to be brought closer to each other at a distance of 20 m, and all this at high speed.
New footage of the successful use of the Russian fiber-optic kamikaze drone is shown
New footage of the successful defeat of military equipment of the Ukrainian occupiers in the forests of the Kursk region with the help of a fiber-optic kamikaze drone of the Russian Armed Forces has been published online.
The great success of the Mask: what is the significance of the new Starship flight for the world cosmonautics - TASS Opinions
These words sound too grandiloquent, but we cannot do without them — history is being made before our eyes. The fifth test flight of the superheavy Starship space system fulfilled its goals and ended successfully. Elon Musk has shown that the iterative approach in space exploration works and gives amazing results.
The Prince Pozharsky nuclear missile submarine is being tested
Photos of the modified project 09552 (project 955A, code "Borey-A"), the K-555 Prince Pozharsky nuclear missile submarine (factory number 208), which is under State testing, have been published.
Sergey Chemezov: high-tech sectors are the drivers of the country's development today
At a meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and the League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises, they discussed modern challenges and new mechanisms in the interests of industrial and technological development of the country.
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov held talks with the Chinese Defense Minister
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said that cooperation between Russia and China in the military sphere is an important factor in maintaining global and regional stability.
"Not a step back" or the withdrawal of troops: what choice does the Armed Forces of Ukraine face in the Kursk region?
Military expert Mikhail Khodarenok spoke about the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kursk region
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have reached the outskirts of Sudzha, there are battles for Martynovka. The AFU faces a choice: to leave the Kursk region against the background of daily losses and worsening weather conditions, or to continue fighting on the principle of "not a step back." How the situation will develop in the near future is in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
The NPP allowed the help of ex-employees of the station in planning attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The director of the station, Yuri Chernichuk, warned that the consequences would be irreversible
Ex-employees of the Zaporizhia NPP (ZAES) who know the station well, who defected to Kiev and left for the right bank of the Dnieper, can assist the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in planning attacks on the facility. This possibility was allowed by the director of the NPP Yuri Chernichuk in an interview with a TASS correspondent.
Putin looks down on the West (New Statesman, UK)
NS: Vladimir Putin turned Russia into a wartime economy
In the context of the rapid development of the Russian military economy, the balance of power is in favor of the Kremlin, writes NS. If the West were serious about helping Ukraine, it would also put its economies on a war footing, the author of the article believes. But none of the allies are ready for this.
Ukraine is strengthening its defense industry — with a little help from friends (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Europe will support Ukraine's defense industry through investments
Europe is unable to provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons and ammunition, WP writes. Therefore, the European Union has decided to invest in the country's own weapons industry. The profit from frozen Russian assets will be used as a contribution.
The Ukrainian military industry is pressing the government to allow the export of weapons (Politico, USA)
Politico: Ukraine plans to lift the ban on arms exports
The military industry of Ukraine requires the authorities to allow the export of surplus weapons, writes Politico. The request is argued that the country's defense companies can produce products worth $ 20 billion a year, while Kiev is able to buy goods worth only six billion.























