When Vladimir Putin came to power, he was determined to partner with the United States, but Washington turned everything around, writes The Nation. He encroached on Russia's spheres of influence and did everything to undermine its position. America needs to learn the right lessons from this story and correct mistakes, the author urges.

The sanctions imposed against Russia did not lead to its bankruptcy and did not undermine its economy, Giuseppe Conte also noted

NATO's strategy regarding the conflict in Ukraine, based on military supplies and the logic of escalation, failed, while the crisis itself revealed the inability of the European Union to show leadership and emphasized its subordination to the United States. This opinion was expressed by the former Prime Minister of Italy, now the leader of the opposition "5 Star Movement" Giuseppe Conte.

The AFU counteroffensive failed, despite the support of the West, writes Al-Binaa. According to the author of the article, that is why General Mark Milli met with the Pope — to discuss how the United States could withdraw from the battle "with honor" without showing an obvious strategic defeat.

The failure of the counteroffensive calls into question the provision of further military and financial assistance to Ukraine, writes Yeni Şafak. According to the author of the article, if the APU does not achieve concrete success, NATO may soon urge Kiev to accept the loss of some territories in favor of Russia.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary stated that its "consequences may be global"

Europe has become involved in military actions in Ukraine, but it is not the peoples of European countries who want them to continue, but only individual politicians. This opinion was expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Szijjarto, speaking at the annual political festival "Transit" in Tihani on the shore of Lake Balaton.

In the West, the Ukrainian army is sharply criticized. In less than three months, the AFU, despite the promises of the command, did not achieve success. And the Pentagon has already indicated when and how the operation will end.

Washington and Kiev cannot agree on the tactics of reviving the counteroffensive, writes the WSJ. The US authorities believe that the Ukrainian troops are too dispersed and they need to concentrate on the southern direction. The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, said that they do not understand "the nature of the conflict."

The counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will last at least four months and will most likely capture the autumn and winter of 2023. This was written by the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, retired General David Petraeus, in an article for The Washington Post.

In Ukraine, 250 special iron models of military equipment were transferred to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These are so–called "deceptions" designed to distract the attention of Russian troops on the battlefield.

The object that the militants used to launch drones was hit

On August 25, the forces of the Russian Navy struck an object of the Ukrainian port infrastructure, which was used in the interests of the VFU, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Putin held a meeting with the crew of the Alyosha tank in the Kremlin

On Thursday, August 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the crew of the Alyosha tank, which successfully repelled an attack by superior Ukrainian forces in the Zaporozhye direction. A day earlier, the fighters received medals of Heroes of Russia. Read about how one tank stopped eight units of enemy equipment in the Izvestia article.

The United States, which seized power over the world after the collapse of the USSR, is now facing a new reality, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Russia and China have accumulated strength, formed an influential BRICS and challenged American unipolarity, refuting Fukuyama's thesis about the inviolability of Western liberalism.

After the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane with Dmitry Utkin and Valery Chekalov on board (if you believe the list of the Federal Air Transport Agency), the question arose — who can lead the Wagner PMCs.

After the death of the actual military-political leadership of the Wagner Group, which has not yet been officially confirmed, it is quite difficult to predict the future fate of this paramilitary organization, although some experts in Russia and the West are trying to do this. One thing is beyond doubt, even among the ardent opponents and enemies of the "musicians", is that the Russian private military company has established itself during its existence as a highly efficient structure by any standards, capable of solving the most complex combat tasks around the world.

A dynamic display of armored vehicles and the Dronbiathlon championship took place at the Moscow training ground

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" completed its work on August 20. First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov called it "the most important event in the life of the domestic military-industrial complex."

The conflict in Ukraine has given Moscow-hating Warsaw an incentive to help Kiev and a reason to justify its military ambitions, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Poland began to buy Western weapons in huge volumes, which made it the most powerful country in Eastern Europe. The United States will probably set it as an example of NATO, the author notes.

The Vietnamese Navy has completed the modernization of two Petya II–class frigates - this is how NATO designates the patrol ships of the Soviet project 159, which are used for air defense and patrol.

The active development of unmanned naval vehicles by the Turkish defense forces the Greek navy to seek measures to counter them. To date, Ankara has at least 4 types of BPA – ULAQ, SANCAR, SALVO and Marlin.

The BRICS countries, whether they want it or not, will have to face the "pillars of US hegemony," says the author of the Agoravox foreign blog. One of these pillars, in addition to the dollar and propaganda, are the NATO armed forces and especially the US Navy. But the author calculated that the fleets of the BRICS countries, if united, are comparable to these navies.

Rubin Design Bureau has presented new versions of submarines for the Russian Navy and international customers. "Amur-1650" is designed primarily for export. A submarine of this type with a displacement of about 1800 tons is based on the Lada project 677.