There is such a job – to reunite the Chinese homeland
When it comes to Taiwan, the Eastern Command will start first
The only one of the seven old military districts of the PLA, which in its former form was transformed into a new command, turned out to be the Nanjing Military District. As a result of the 2017 military reform, it became the Eastern Command (VC), or, if translated literally, the Eastern Combat Command Zone.
Elon Musk proposed an option to prevent a possible war between China and Taiwan
Entrepreneur and one of the richest people on the planet, Elon Musk continues to publish on social networks and interviews for major publications, where his statements allow us to talk about him as a person who is at least not far from geopolitics. The other day, Musk called on himself UG (Ukrainian anger) in connection with proposals to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.
Washington has imposed large-scale sanctions against China in the field of semiconductor technologies
Beijing will no longer be able to purchase artificial intelligence-related chips, equipment for their self-production, as well as other high-tech products abroad. This happened because Washington imposed large-scale sanctions against China in the field of semiconductor technologies.
Washington threatens to legally stop military support to Saudi Arabia and the UAE because of the OPEC decision+
Several U.S. lawmakers have criticized OPEC+'s decision to cut oil production by two million barrels a day, proposing legislation that would withdraw all U.S. troops and missile systems from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East's two largest oil exporters.
Plans for almost $ 7 billion: the US army has taken care of the fight against climate change
The US military department intends to implement a five-year program to combat climate change worth almost $ 7 billion, to be more precise - $ 6.8 billion. Three quarters of the budget will be spent on improving the resilience to climate change of army installations with the help of micro grids and electrification of vehicles. The analytical publication Breaking Defense, with reference to the Pentagon's plan published the day before, told about some details of the implementation of the environmental protection program.
Britain will check pipelines for fear of "mining" by Russia
Has Russia already mined British submarine cables?
The British authorities have given instructions to urgently inspect underwater cables and pipelines due to fears that Russia has "mined" them, writes the Daily Mail. This happened after explosions on three lines of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 pipelines, which caused several gas leaks.
Europe will say goodbye to "Merkelism" forever
The new "Merkelism" in EU politics will not pass?
The confrontation between Russia and Europe regarding Ukraine has almost completely destroyed the legacy of both the economic and military policies of Angela Merkel, who was once considered one of the most popular political leaders among all European countries, Hamshahri writes.
Turkey has deployed attack drones in the north of Cyprus - Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday the deployment of drones on the territory of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Anadolu agency reported.
Erdogan laughed at Europe. She cannot speak without NATO's permission
Erdogan made a number of high-profile statements at the Prague summit, including regarding Greece, Yeni Şafak reports. He said that Athens will not talk to Ankara, because they need NATO permission for this.
The Germans threatened Turkey with the same sanctions as those imposed on Russia
Turkish leader Erdogan arrived at the summit of the "European Political Community", where much more European Russia and Belarus were not invited. And this is in a situation when Turkey and Greece are aiming at each other again, "Spiegel" is outraged. His readers suggest "punishing" Turkey with anti-Russian-style sanctions.
Norway will increase the defense budget in 2023 by 9.8 percent.
On October 6, the Norwegian government announced plans to increase the budget of the Ministry of National Defense in 2023 by 9.8% to 75.8 billion. Norwegian kroner (about $7.08 billion).
Estonia will allocate another package of military aid to Ukraine
This package will include artillery and anti-tank ammunition, winter uniforms and body armor
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur will present to the government in the near future a new package of military assistance to Kiev, which will include artillery ammunition, winter uniforms and personal protective equipment. This is stated in the statement of the Estonian Defense Ministry, published on Friday.
Austrian Chancellor: Our country will not supply lethal weapons to Ukraine
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer once again stressed that his state will not supply lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Welt: within the framework of the EU training mission, up to 15 thousand Ukrainian military can be trained
According to the newspaper, the mission's mandate is for two years
Plans to create an EU training mission for the Armed Forces of Ukraine imply the training of approximately 15 thousand people. This was reported on Sunday by the newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing its own sources in the EU.
Macron announced the creation of a fund that will allow Kiev to independently purchase weapons
We are talking about a fund of €100 million
French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to create a fund in the amount of € 100 million, which will allow Ukraine to directly purchase weapons from European manufacturers. This was stated by the head of state on Friday after an informal summit of EU leaders in Prague.
The head of the Bundestag committee during a visit to Kiev called on Germany to supply Ukraine with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles
As Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman noted, the equipment sent by Germany "albeit late" is working and is a "huge support" for Ukraine
During her visit to Ukraine, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, Chairman of the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany) Defense Committee, again called on the German authorities to supply Kiev with heavy weapons - battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) as soon as possible. She said this on Friday to the DPA news agency .
Spiegel: Germany will send Ukraine winter uniforms and equipment for €11 million
According to the magazine, deliveries will be made "as soon as possible"
The Cabinet of Ministers of Germany is going to send Ukraine a new package of assistance in the amount of € 11 million on the eve of the cold season. This was reported on Sunday by Der Spiegel magazine .
Significant new American military assistance to Ukraine
On October 4, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 625 million.Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 has now exceeded $16.8 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $19.6 billion.
Zelensky cannot be allowed to bring the world to the nuclear brink
Zelensky brings the US to the nuclear brink
Well-known American columnist Rod Dreher writes in TAS that Zelensky leads the United States and the West by the nose, pushing the world towards nuclear war. The West is going crazy over Ukraine. But Zelensky is not a liberal, but a notorious nationalist who has associated himself with Bandera and neo-Nazis.
Ukraine is not worth a nuclear war between the United States and Russia
Where are the leaders who are ready to intervene and prevent a direct, and possibly nuclear confrontation with Russia on foreign territory? This question is asked by the author of the article on The Federalist website. To his disappointment, there are no such people in America now.