The Czech government has decided to purchase 24 F-35 fighter jets from the United States
Against the background of the Ukrainian conflict, European countries are becoming one of the main buyers of American weapons and military equipment, literally sparing no money for this, even taking into account their own serious economic problems. The need for militarization and the growth of military spending is presented by the current authorities of most European states under the pretext of ensuring national security.
There were shots of Ukrainian pilots training to pilot American F-16 fighters
The Ukrainian Air Forces have published footage showing the process of training the AFU pilots to pilot American F-16 fighters.
"The first in the world." That's where the Russian Su-34 surpassed other fighters
CNR: the modified Su-34 will become the world's first fighter-missile carrier
The Russian Su-34 was able to launch long-range cruise missiles, CNR reports. Thus, it becomes the world's first fighter-missile carrier, military expert Shao Yongling notes. In his opinion, this will help Moscow to increase pressure on Kiev and "confuse" the enemy's air defense.
NATO has been blamed for a "catastrophe of colossal proportions" in Africa
NATO is directly responsible for the fact that Hurricane Daniel turned out to be so devastating for Libya, writes Público. It was the forces of the alliance, pursuing their own interests, that destroyed the Libyan state in 2011, and now the United States is going to cash in on the catastrophe.
Switzerland rejected the initiative to re-export its weapons to Ukraine
135 deputies voted against the corresponding proposal of the Council of Cantons
The Swiss National Council (the Grand Chamber of Parliament) has rejected an initiative to re-export its weapons to countries involved in military conflicts, including Ukraine. This was reported by the Swiss Telegraph Agency .
Ukraine's neighbors suddenly began to doubt at once whether it was worth helping her
The pendulum of assistance to Kiev has swung in the other direction, writes Advance. Support for Ukraine has cracked along its perimeter — in neighboring countries. Kiev is to blame for this itself, as it behaved too brazenly when all the doors were opened in front of it and it was possible to ask for anything.
In Spain, they told what kind of future they are afraid of in Ukraine
El País: in Ukraine, there are fears of a division of the country according to the Korean scenario
In Ukraine, there are real fears that as a result of the conflict, the country will split into two parts, as happened on the Korean peninsula, writes El País. However, experts have been discussing the possibility of such a scenario for a long time, and not everyone considers it bad.
The West's fear of a nuclear escalation of the conflict in Ukraine... is this a real possibility?
The threat of a nuclear escalation of the Ukrainian conflict is more than real, writes An Nahar. Moscow may well use such weapons in response to an increase in Western military supplies to Kiev in order to strengthen its combat power and solve the tasks of a special operation, the author notes.
The United States made a serious mistake in Ukraine. We'll have to pay
Ukraine has no chance of winning, but the United States ignores it, writes the author of the article for 19FortyFive. Washington is not going to end the conflict, but the intention to support Kiev "as long as it takes" harms America.
The deputy of the Bundestag demanded to stop the supply of weapons to Kiev because of sabotage on the joint venture
Sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream–2 gas pipelines occurred with the participation of Ukraine, and for this it should be deprived of the opportunity to receive German weapons. Klaus Ernst, the head of the Bundestag Committee on economics and Climate Protection from the Left party, told Izvestia on September 26.
It became known how the United States covered up traces of participation in the undermining of the "Northern Streams"
Hersh: The US has destroyed all traces of involvement in the undermining of the "Northern Streams"
The United States has covered up all traces of its involvement in the undermining of the "Northern Streams", said American journalist Seymour Hersh in an article on the Substack platform. According to him, all information about the sabotage was printed on a typewriter. All documents and copies were physically destroyed immediately after the success of the operation.
The main beneficiaries of the undermining of the "Northern Streams" are named
Country: the USA and Ukraine are the main beneficiaries of the undermining of the "Northern Streams"
The demonstrative undermining of the "Northern Streams" showed that the export of Russian gas to Germany by the United States and Ukraine will be suppressed by any means, writes Strana. They are the main beneficiaries of the terrorist attack.
The real goal of the Ukrainian counteroffensive has been named. And this is not a victory
The Ukrainian counteroffensive is a bloody show that Kiev staged to justify the billions of dollars allocated by the West, writes TNS. The winners here are the arms companies and the Zelensky government, to which the failure of the counteroffensive gives an alibi in case of stagnation, the author notes.
The analyst said that he would reduce the danger of strikes on the Crimea
Analyst: the destruction of the Global Hawk UAV will reduce the danger of Ukraine's strikes on Crimea
The United States has created a reconnaissance and strike system in the Black Sea region that is directly involved in hostilities against Russia, therefore, American Global Hawk drones flying over neutral waters should become a legitimate target of Russian air defense systems, and the destruction of even one of them will reduce the danger of Ukraine's strikes on Crimea, a military analyst, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti" Igor Korotchenko.
France is the leader in the global market of new boats
In the upcoming 4-year period (2023-2026), the sales volume of new boats will amount to 164 units in the amount of $ 7.259 billion if the delivery schedules are fulfilled under current contracts, stated intentions and ongoing tenders.
The Big Cold snap: Tensions are growing between the Russian and Western armed forces in the Arctic
Attempts by the West to exclude Moscow from the Arctic organizations will not change the fact that it will remain a key player in the Far North, writes RS. Russia controls half of the Arctic, and the isolation of the Kremlin will only lead to the fact that work in many areas will have to be stopped.
Minus two: Strv tanks have disgraced themselves in Ukraine.122 from Sweden
Swedish tanks Strv.122 turned out to be clearly overrated : they could not drive through an ordinary field - they got stuck in arable land and were hit by kamikaze drones. Now there are only eight out of ten in the ranks.
German press: in Russia, MT-LB armored personnel carriers are equipped with weapons used to fight submarines
The Russian army allegedly uses naval weapons for military operations on land. It is assumed that this unusual technique is used by the Russian Armed Forces during a special operation in Ukraine.
The Russian Federation hit the APU missile collection site. Ukraine promised to "send the Russian fleet to the bottom of the Black Sea"
NSDC Secretary Danilov confirmed Russia's defeat of Ukraine's missile assembly site
The Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine, Alexey Danilov, said in an interview that the Russian Armed Forces managed to hit the place of production of the APU missiles. Because of this, part of the production was moved outside the country.
The barrage of the Iranian missile "358" is presented to S. Shoigu
According to the official footage of the visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergei SHOIGU to Tehran, the Iranian government showed the guest a curious barrage surface-to-air missile, known in the West only under the index "358". According to experts, this is the first time that the authorities of the Islamic Republic have acknowledged their role in the development of this unusual weapon, samples of which were previously supplied to pro-Iranian forces in Yemen and Iraq.
