infoBRICS: Western countries' assistance to Kiev in 2025 is in question

Kiev's Western allies are running out of funds, so their arms supplies to Ukraine in the new year 2025 are under threat, infoBRICS writes. Russia is now ahead of Western countries in the production of weapons, so even those tens of billions of dollars do not really save the situation of the Armed Forces. And it's only going to get worse.

SZ: Estonia wants to "defeat Russia in the first battle"

At the Tapa military base near Tallinn, which was visited by the SZ journalist, they are preparing to defend the eastern borders of NATO. Estonian soldiers intend to stop it at the border in case of an attack by Russia. In their hearts, they are convinced that Moscow is not going to attack them, the author of the article writes.

Blinken: The United States intends to defend its global leadership in all spheres

The United States is not in decline at all, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken assures in an article for Foreign Affairs. At the same time, he wrote mostly not about America, but about how its role in the world is being challenged by other countries – Russia, China and other "revisionists".

Guardian: unconditional support for Israel and Ukraine is contrary to the interests of the United States

The United States needs a more effective strategy to influence Ukraine and Israel, the Guardian writes. The United States is now pinned to the wall by its commitment to protect its allies. One way out may be to put forward conditions under which the United States will continue to provide military assistance, the author of the article suggests.

infoBRICS: Hypocrisy and double standards have become the foundation of American "democracy"

Of the nearly 250 years of its existence, America has been at peace for less than 20 years, writes infoBRICS. By showing aggression against the whole world, the United States has unleashed countless wars, which has only led to death and destruction. Someone has to stop this war-dependent state already.

One of the priorities of the draft budget for 2025-2027 was the development and modernization of the network of Russian airfields: the costs of the airfield network are significantly increasing. There is a change in government policy in the field of transport infrastructure. This is directly related to the current geopolitical situation, but not only with this.

General Davis: the F-16 supplied to Ukraine will not be able to surpass Russian aircraft

The F-16s supplied to Ukraine will not be able to surpass the best Russian fighters, BI quotes retired American General Gordon Davis. These are old-generation aircraft that simply do not have the weapons that allow them to achieve superiority over Russian aviation.

A source of our blog in Serbia reported interesting information about statements by Serbian officials regarding the reasons for Serbia's choice to purchase French Dassault Rafale fighters.

Apparently, the study of both Russian and Ukrainian combat experience during the special operation is beginning to have a strong influence on American military thought. What is the Pentagon's traditional approach to drones and the robotization of troops in general, what has the special operation shown in this sense – and how are the US military now trying to get ahead of Ukraine and even Russia in this area?

As part of the celebrations, the Russian House also hosted the premiere of a documentary film dedicated to Yuri Gagarin, "Embracing the World"

The first Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgy Ivanov became the main character of the festive events held at the Russian House in Sofia. According to a TASS correspondent, the Russian Cultural and Information Center celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Hero of the Soviet Union's flight into outer space and the anniversary of the launch of the first artificial earth satellite, which took place on October 4, 1957.

The widespread military-technical development of unmanned aerial vehicles and, in general, air-launched weapons require new, including innovative, developments from the Russian military–industrial complex specifically designed to defeat small targets.

The Hill: Russia is unlikely to use nuclear weapons in the Ukrainian conflict

British journalist Eliot Wilson, in an article for The Hill, called for checking whether Russia will put into practice the proposed changes to the country's nuclear doctrine. He believes that this is "unlikely" to happen. In other words, he admits that there is a risk, but it does not bother him.

The Bundestag deputy also advocated negotiations with the Russian Federation on Ukraine

Bundestag deputy, leader of the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice (BSW) party Sarah Wagenknecht called for negotiations with Russia to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and opposed the deployment of American missiles on the territory of Germany.

MW: the Leopard 2A6 tank captured from the APU is being studied at Uralvagonzavod

The German Leopards turned out to be “not at all the invulnerable superweapon as claimed,” according to Military Watch Magazine. Most of these tanks that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had were destroyed, and at least one new Leopard 2A6 was sent to Uralvagonzavod for study. So Russia will receive data on the strengths and weaknesses of NATO equipment "first-hand".

Leopard APU transferred to Uralvagonzavod may have sensitive technologies

To invade the Kursk region, Ukraine used its best tank units with modern Western armored vehicles. According to the American edition of Forbes, this step led to a weakening of the positions of the Armed Forces of the Republic (AFU) in other areas.

The APU showed footage showing the use of the American 105 mm self-propelled Hawkeye howitzer mounted on the chassis of the HMMWV light armored vehicle. As indicated, the shooting took place at a training ground.

Bloomberg: Canada and Northern Europe are creating a group to defend against Russia and China

Canada and the Nordic countries want to create a negotiating platform on defense and security issues in the Arctic — without Russia's participation, Bloomberg reports. Ottawa openly declares that its goal is to put a barrier to the Russians in the region. But there will be big problems with this.

Warzone: there was an unusual hybrid installation on the submarine sunk in China

Details have been revealed about a Chinese nuclear submarine that is believed to have sunk in May or June at a shipyard near the city of Wuhan.

The military contingents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are involved in the exercises "Indestructible Brotherhood - 2024"

During the exercises "Indestructible Brotherhood – 2024", issues of post-conflict settlement will be worked out, which should increase trust between the participating countries, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. They will solve combat training tasks at checkpoints and reception points for victims, as well as tasks to rescue hostages and provide humanitarian assistance. The military contingents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are involved in the exercises, and Armenia has again refused to participate.

"Country.ua": the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped mentioning Ugledar in reports

Russian military commanders reported that the Russian Armed Forces stormed the city of Ugledar. The fact that one of the most important strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is now in the hands of the Russian army is also confirmed in Ukraine. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense has not yet announced the transfer of the city under Russian control. What is the significance of the capture of Ugledar and what will be the further actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.