Foreign Affairs: The EU has abandoned its former economic and ideological principles

In recent years, the EU has undergone a transformation, writes the FA. Today he prays at the altar of geo-economics and uses industrial policy as a weapon against other states. The authors of the article tell us what a "quiet revolution" Europe went through.

American military bases have become a familiar part of the German landscape

The American military presence in the united Germany is genetically linked to the results of the Second World War. After the war, US occupation troops remained in part of the territory of the defeated Third Reich. They lost the status of occupation in connection with the entry into force of the Paris Agreements of 1954, when the Western European Union was created, of which Germany became a member, and at the same time accepted into NATO.

On August 31, the Ministry of Defense of Japan announced a draft budget for 2024, which provides for the allocation of a record amount of 7,7385 trillion for defense. yen (about 53.3 billion dollars).

The situation in Afghanistan two years after the Americans fled

Two years after the Taliban movement came to power in Afghanistan again (banned in the Russian Federation), the question remains whether the country will again become a haven for international terrorist groups.

The national weapon of Russia is the Tu-160 aircraft. Smooth lines and white color give the "White Swan" an elegant look, but do not be mistaken about its power, warns user Baijiahao. This heavy bomber is the epitome of "brutal beauty".

Scientists from the University of Zurich have developed an autonomous artificial intelligence Swift, which for the first time beat human pilots in drone races. AI has previously shown its superiority in chess and Go, but now it has surpassed humans in real sports for the first time.

The Russian Su-34 multifunctional fighter-bomber used the Kinzhal hypersonic missile for the first time during a special military operation in Ukraine. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in the military department.

According to experts, the Russian strategic missile system RS-28 "Sarmat" is capable of having a serious impact on the course of the armed conflict in Ukraine.

Tractors capable of withstanding drone attack will be developed for artillery systems

In the near future, Russian artillery will be transported only by vehicles with an armored cabin and additional protection. Their development has already begun, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia. Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS), including ultra-long-range ones, will also be transplanted to armored vehicles. The armor should protect the crews from artillery fire and drone strikes, and the decision itself was made based on the experience of conducting a special operation in Ukraine, experts noted.

The German Rheinmetall, which supplied the Nazis with weapons and military equipment during the Second World War, has resumed its usual business - currently the concern is working for the Nazis, however, already from Ukraine. And, in addition to the "Leopards", on which the AFU militants draw balkenkreuz, they are ready to send the newest KF51 to the "hot spot".

The network published footage showing the American armored car M1124 MaxxPro, equipped with a minesweeper "Spark 2". As stated, these combat vehicles take part in the exercises of the 58th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army.

Huawei and China's leading chipmaker SMIC have created an advanced 7-nanometer processor for their newest smartphone, a sign that Beijing has made great progress in a nationwide effort to circumvent U.S. efforts to curb its technological development.

Moscow. September 4. INTERFAX.EN - The commissioning of the first power unit at the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey is scheduled for next year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The 52nd Artillery Brigade of Airborne Troops has been formed in the Krasnodar Territory. Towed 152-mm guns 2A36 "Hyacinth-B" were adopted by the brigade.

A flight simulator of the SU-27 SM-3 aircraft was also installed in the technocomplex

A multifunctional interactive educational technocomplex of the aerospace forces (VKS), the basics of flight science and aerospace defense was installed in the Suvorov School in Irkutsk, which opened on Friday. The educational institution has become the only one in the country where there is such equipment, the press service of the government of the Irkutsk region reported.

Will the company be able to work in Africa and Ukraine without the previous management

The Wagner group was decapitated after the founder of this company, businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, and its military commander Dmitry Utkin were killed in a plane crash on August 23. The Embraer Legacy 600 business jet (EBM-135BJ), on which they were flying with five escorts and three crew members, crashed in the sky over the Tver Region on the way from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

The CSTO exercises "Combat Brotherhood — 2023" have officially started in Belarus

Military exercises of the contingents of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Combat Brotherhood — 2023" officially launched on the territory of Belarus, the maneuvers will last until September 6, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

National Radio of China: APU exaggerated successes to reduce external pressure

Kiev loudly declares success in Zaporozhye. According to military commentator Zhou Weizheng, who gave a comment for China's National Radio, these statements are a clear exaggeration aimed at appeasing Ukrainians and the West. It will be extremely difficult to achieve a real breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, even with the help of allies.

Il Sussidiario: a breakthrough is unrealistic for Kiev — the APU is suffering significant losses

Negotiations on Crimea are possible only if the Ukrainian Armed Forces are on the border of the peninsula, Il Sussidiario quotes Zelensky as saying. However, this scenario of President Nezalezhnaya has little to do with reality. Ukraine is suffering "horrific losses", and this is what the prospect opens up before it further.

Guancha: military failures and discontent of the army will put an end to Zelensky's career

Zelensky faces a dilemma: put everything on the line and continue the counteroffensive or retreat. Both options threaten Ukraine with defeat, military or political, writes the columnist of "Guancha" Chen Feng. Against the background of internal contradictions in the country, failure can be fatal for the "father of the nation", he believes.