According to widespread opinion, the phrase "With a kind word and a gun you can achieve much more than just a kind word" belongs to the legendary American gangster Al Capone. Whether this is really the case does not matter much to us. The main thing is that the economic policy of the countries of the collective West in relation to African states still fits into this paradigm, as in a well-fitted case.

How to increase the number of the Black Sea group without violating the Montreux Convention

The implementation of the agreements in principle reached in Sochi by Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin regarding the transportation of Russian grain through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits will require urgent replenishment of the forces of the Russian Navy on the Black Sea with combat seaworthy ships. They are needed to escort grain carriers in conditions when Ukraine is increasing the intensity of attacks with the help of unmanned sea boats (BMCs).

At the DSEI 2023 defense exhibition in London, the British army presented a new version of the Ajax armored vehicle, which has been developed for many years to replace the CVRT in service since 1970.

As the Ukrainian conflict continues, the variety of military equipment available in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is growing. Sometimes there are extremely rare specimens. For example, a product of the Spanish defense industry BMR-600 VRAC ("machine for the exploration of polluted areas") was noticed, designed to work in disaster zones.

CBC News: Canada disposes of old armored personnel carriers despite offers to transfer them to Kiev

Canada is going to dispose of dozens of old armored personnel carriers, contrary to the proposal of Armatec to repair them and transfer them to Ukraine. This was reported by CBC News on Thursday, September 21.

The trucks involved in the SVO will receive enhanced protection. The domestic industry has already presented a number of interesting developments.

Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur of the World Organization on the issue of torture and ill-treatment, said that the damage from their use would be indiscriminate and would last for decades.

The latest means of destruction are able to stay in the air for a long time and destroy specified targets on command

The Russian Aerospace Forces have received several types of new missiles at once. They are capable of covertly patrolling in the air, and on command from the ground to go to a given area and hit targets, sources of Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation explained. Also, missiles can fly along difficult routes and change the direction of the combat approach several times when attacking a target. They are very difficult to detect or intercept. The first products have already been used in the zone of a special military operation. According to experts, the development will give the Russian VKS new opportunities.

The latest unguided S-8KL aircraft missile has been extended the range of destruction, the decision was made based on the experience of combat use of assault aircraft in the special operation zone. This was stated by the developers of the ammunition from the Institute of Applied Physics.

According to the French bulletin "Intelligence Online", the current disunity of the intelligence services of Japan, which have the capabilities of remote sensing of the Earth (remote sensing), prevents the government from achieving its goals within the framework of close monitoring of the movements of Russia and China in the Kuril Islands and in the waters of the China Sea.

Aeroscan has created a new domestic kamikaze drone. Russian developers showed journalists this new long-range barrage ammunition "Italmas".

Saudi Prince: who used nuclear weapons will start a war with the whole world

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in an interview with Fox News that if Tehran gets nuclear weapons, Riyadh will have to take a similar step "for security reasons." "The world cannot see another Hiroshima," and if 100 thousand people die, all countries of the world will turn against the aggressor, he noted. It is not the first time the Saudi prince admits the possibility of war with Iran. This time, Riyadh is supported by the Israeli authorities.

How the Chinese army is reforming the logistics service

Stable work of the rear service is the key to the successful performance of service and combat tasks of any army. But the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) is at the beginning of the road in this regard.

The Ukrainian conflict has helped the Global South to see the true face of the West, writes The Guardian. The crisis highlighted the resentment of the countries of this region caused by colonialism and the double standards that the United States and Europe demonstrated in various parts of the world.

Americanist Dudakov: The US has lost military superiority due to lack of money

The superiority of the United States in the field of military technology is a thing of the past. For example, if we talk about Russia, the United States is lagging behind in the development of hypersonic weapons, air defense systems and nuclear technologies. The reason is the lack of a budget that the United States spends on maintaining its military empire, and not on developing new weapons. Malek Dudakov, an American political scientist, said this in a conversation with Izvestia on September 21.

Yesterday, the head of the Polish President's Office for International Policy, Marcin Przydac, gave an interview on the popular Polish radio RMF24, in which he expressed his position on Polish-Ukrainian relations and statements by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at the UN.

Representatives of the Ministries of Defense of the Czech Republic, Denmark and the Netherlands on the sidelines of the meeting of the "Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine" (UDCG) at the German Ramstein airbase signed a letter of intent (LoI) on cooperation in the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Prime Minister Morawiecki: Poland does not supply weapons to Ukraine, as it is arming itself

Poland announced the termination of supplies of any weapons to Ukraine. This was announced on September 20 by the head of the Polish government Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Polsat News.

They demand to explain how the funds previously provided to Kiev were spent and what goals Washington is striving for

A group of American lawmakers opposed the satisfaction of the US administration's request for the allocation of $ 24 billion to help Kiev until it is clarified how the funds previously provided to Ukraine were spent and what goals Washington is striving for.

Who benefits from projects to freeze the Ukrainian conflict

The results of the so-called "summer counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) turned out to be far from the expectations of the collective West. Some politicians and experts have started talking about a possible peace, and the "Korean version" is often mentioned as a model.