Wolfgang Schmidt earlier spoke in support of the position of the German government regarding the supply of heavy weapons to Kiev, which still avoids transferring such equipment to Ukraine

The chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, sharply criticized the statements of the head of the department of the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt, who compared calls to supply Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine with the hopes of the Third Reich for a V2 ballistic missile.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made it clear this week that the United States and its NATO allies have almost exhausted the possibilities of providing Ukraine with modern weapons. Washington is increasingly talking about reducing stocks to such a level that in the event of a further escalation of the conflict in Europe, the US army will have nothing to fight with and defend its allies. Despite the fact that just further military assistance to Kiev can provoke a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia.

The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada wants to force Canada to explain itself for the lack of decisions on the supply of armored vehicles to Ukraine

Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the "Voice" faction Inna Sovsun accused the Canadian authorities of insufficient military support for Kiev.

According to the newspaper, this topic has been raised recently at several meetings, including with the participation of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

The United States authorities are dissatisfied with the pace and volume of economic assistance that their European allies are providing to Ukraine, this topic has been raised recently at a number of meetings, including with the participation of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. This was reported on Saturday by The Washington Post, citing sources.

The American magazine "Popular Mechanics" published interesting material by Kyle Mizokami "U.S. Troops Can't Help Ukrainians Fix Their Weapons in Person. So, They Video Chat Instead" ("US troops cannot help repair weapons to Ukrainians personally. Instead, they communicate in a video chat") about the system of remote service support of American weapons supplied to Ukraine implemented by the American army.

The journalists of the American edition of Politico learned exactly what Kiev requested from the Pentagon as part of the next military assistance. Journalists note that there are currently "tons of lists going around in official offices in Washington, although we were reliably informed that this one is the most up-to-date." Among Kiev's wishlist are no less than 300 tanks, 1000 BPM, 30 MLRS HIMARS and their derivatives, 250 15-mm artillery systems, 500 ATGM, 1000 MANPADS and many more, so to speak, in small things.

On October 14, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 725 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 reached approximately $17.6 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 20.3 billion.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the circumstances under which NATO may use nuclear weapons are "extremely remote," while he stressed that the alliance will closely monitor Russia's upcoming nuclear exercises.

Denis Shmygal at the same time admitted that the capacity of the backbone networks is reduced due to numerous destructions

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said on Friday that the power supply disrupted as a result of Russian strikes has been restored throughout the country, and rolling blackouts are no longer applied.

French MEP Thierry Mariani noted that within the EU there are also supporters of more active participation in the military operation in the person of Poland and the Baltic countries

French MEP Thierry Mariani accused some EU partners of trying to indirectly weaken the economy by increasingly dragging countries into the Ukrainian conflict and called for finding ways of peaceful settlement. He stated this on the air of the BFM TV channel on Friday evening.

As noted by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishina, Kiev hopes to increase Western aid

The armed forces of the Russian Federation are fighting in Ukraine with units of the Ukrainian army trained by NATO, and this is actually a confrontation between the North Atlantic Alliance and Russia. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishina in an interview published on Saturday with Newsweek magazine .

During one of the demonstrations, the collection of signatures against sanctions against the Russian Federation was launched

Several hundred supporters of the "Sovereign and People's Italy" party took part in a rally on Saturday in the square of the Holy Apostles in the center of Rome, a TASS correspondent reports.

Rebelión: Europe behaved like a colony when it submitted to the interests of the US military-industrial complex

Europe behaved like a colony when it submitted to the interests of the American military-industrial complex, writes the author of the article for Rebelión. The conflict in Ukraine is needed by the United States to restore hegemony, and the Europeans, if they do not wake up, will soon have nothing to eat, he warns.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov: The US does not want to take into account Russia's security concerns

The United States today, as during the Caribbean crisis, does not want to take into account Russia's concerns related to direct threats to its security, demonstrating non-negotiability, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin noted that the organization will continue to support Kiev

The North Atlantic Alliance will not be involved in hostilities in Ukraine, but will continue to support Kiev and defend every inch of its territory. This was announced on Thursday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

TNR: the ambivalent position of the United States on Ukraine threatens the whole world

The borders of NATO's participation in the Ukrainian conflict are intentionally blurred, the author of the article in National Review believes. For the first time since the Cold War, the West is letting the world know that in the event of an escalation, it will enter into a direct clash with Moscow. According to the author, the American people should resist this dangerous decision.

The entry of new territories into Russia has brought the level of escalation of the conflict in Ukraine to a new level, writes TAC. According to the author of the article, Kiev's claims to join NATO have no prospects – instead, it is urgently necessary to sit down at the negotiating table to resolve the situation.

Deputy Head of the Department Mikhail Bogdanov noted that in the case of the last vote on the draft resolutions of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine, more than half of the abstaining countries are African states.

The Kiev regime continues to transfer troops to the east. The APU, inspired by the success in the Kharkiv region, want to occupy as much territory as possible before the autumn thaw. They are going to attack in several directions.

Since the beginning of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to liberate Donbass and demilitarize Ukraine, the total losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to 123,133 servicemen. Such figures are called by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in an appeal to the Ukrainian military.