The presidents of Central and Eastern Europe called for increased military assistance to Kiev
The leaders of the Central and Eastern European states have stated that they will never recognize Russia's attempts to alienate any Ukrainian territory and support Kiev's bid to join NATO
The heads of Central and Eastern European countries have called for a significant increase in military assistance to Ukraine. The Presidents of the Baltic states, as well as Poland, Romania, Northern Macedonia, Slovakia, Montenegro and the Czech Republic made a corresponding statement on Sunday. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced this on his Twitter page.
Bulgarian Defense Minister refused to supply Ukraine with heavy weapons
Dimitar Stoyanov explained that there is a decision of the parliament on the provision of military-technical assistance, but not on the provision of weapons
Bulgaria will not supply Ukraine with heavy weapons, despite Kiev's request. This was announced to journalists on Thursday by the Minister of Defense of the technical government of the country Dimitar Stoyanov.
Blinken: The United States is not asking Kiev to stop using Western weapons in the regions that have entered the Russian Federation
The Secretary of State reiterated that Washington does not intend to recognize the results of referendums in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as the entry of these regions into the comp...
The United States does not object to the use by Kiev of Western weapons supplied to it as part of military assistance to the former parts of Ukraine that joined the Russian Federation. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said this at a joint press conference with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly at the State Department on Friday.
The head of the British Defense Ministry visited Kiev
Ben Wallace discussed with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexey Reznikov assistance to Ukraine
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace visited Kiev this week and met with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexey Reznikov. According to a message posted by Wallace on his Twitter page, an increase in the volume of military assistance provided to Ukraine was discussed at the meeting.
Biden signed a law including $12.4 billion in additional aid to Ukraine
Of these, $4.5 billion is proposed to be allocated for economic support of Kiev
US President Joe Biden signed a law on Friday to continue funding the US government until December 16, 2022, including $12.4 billion in additional aid to Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the White House.
Ambassador: Kiev has no restrictions from the United States on the shelling of territories controlled by the Russian Federation
As Oksana Markarova stated, the obligation not to use Western weapons against Russian territory concerns only the HIMARS MLRS
The agreement between Ukraine and the United States on the prohibition of shelling of the territory of Russia does not apply to regions that have come under the control of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova on Thursday in an interview with the Ukrainian edition of "European Truth".
Zelensky said he was "ready for a dialogue with Russia, but with its other president"
The President of Ukraine claims that Kiev has always offered to hold talks
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev is ready to negotiate a settlement with Moscow, but not with Vladimir Putin, and with another Russian president.
How the US and NATO train Ukrainian servicemen
Kiev is trying to create the most powerful army in Eastern Europe
Kiev leaders like to repeat the thesis of creating the most powerful army in Eastern Europe. The main argument is the full support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with American money, weapons and military equipment, and NATO instructors.
Why did Zelensky start putting pressure on NATO
Zelensky's submission of an application for Ukraine's accelerated entry into NATO indicates nervousness in Kiev. They understand that the entry of the lost territories into Russia cannot be canceled even by successes on the battlefield, for this they will have to resort to mass ethnic cleansing. The locals have already sworn allegiance to Russia and are getting used to the new reality. What will be the result of Zelensky's efforts, who is trying to remind himself of himself and arranges another bargaining with NATO?
Zelensky's application to NATO is a direct path to a nuclear conflict
Vladimir Zelensky has the worst idea he has ever put forward
Newsweek writes that Zelensky's last desperate step in the form of a demonstrative application for Ukraine's accession to NATO opens a direct path to a nuclear conflict. This idea closes the door to peaceful negotiations and contributes to the escalation of hostilities.
Accelerated entry into NATO and refusal to negotiate with Putin. What Zelensky said
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, addressing the residents of the country, signed an "application for accelerated accession" of his country to NATO. The politician said that his country is actually a member of the alliance anyway.
Pope: the conflict in Ukraine is a world War
Pope: "This is not a war between Russia and Ukraine, this is a world war"
Pope Francis Bergoglio believes that the conflict in Ukraine has gone beyond the bilateral and has turned into the status of a world war. He stated this in an interview with Il Corriere della Sera.
How European pacifists turned into warmongers
Pierre Lellouche: "Every time the West engaged in "regime change" in other countries, it was a disaster"
The former head of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Pierre Lellouche, is upset about the current confrontation between Russia and the West, which goes far beyond Ukraine. In an interview with Figaro, he notes that NATO missed the opportunity to negotiate with Russia back in the 90s.
The world is on the verge of destruction. NATO deliberately provoked Russia
The world is on the verge
The world is on the verge of total destruction due to US provocations, writes an Arab writer and political analyst for Asharq Al-Awsat. Russia tried to settle the Ukrainian conflict through negotiations, but NATO specifically provoked it, like manipulations with China and Taiwan.
The United States discussed with its allies the impact on the elite of the Russian Federation by confiscating assets
The country's authorities also touched on the topic of measures aimed at forcing Moscow to "pay reparations"
The United States authorities discussed on Friday with allies efforts to influence Russian elites by confiscating assets, as well as measures aimed at forcing the Russian Federation to "pay reparations." This is stated in a statement published by the American Ministry of Finance.
Europe has lost all reason. New sanctions against Russia prove it
The expansion of sanctions against Russia indicates the loss of Europe's strategic independence and the strengthening of recklessness
Europe, following the United States, is pursuing a tough anti-Russian line, writes Global Times. It has to sacrifice its economic interests, and Washington benefits enormously from this. Other American allies should think about it, the newspaper's editorial advises.
Russia and the EU are being removed from the arena of world powers
The bipolar world is being born before our eyes. Russia and the EU have fallen away as world powers. The USA and China remain
The explosion of Russian gas pipelines is a symbolic turn that marks the decline of the EU and Russia, writes the author of the article in Advance. He predicts the onset of a bipolar world in which the United States and China will compete. Readers of the publication do not agree with the forecasts of the author of the article.
The Ministry of Defense showed the work of the calculations of the MLRS "Hurricane" for the destruction of AFU facilities
On October 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense showed a video recording showing the work of the calculations of the multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Hurricane" of the Eastern Military District in the zone of a special operation to protect Donbass.
Russia accepts new regions and offers Ukraine negotiations again. Putin's speech in the Kremlin
Moscow will defend its new territories "with all available forces and means," the President stressed
Russia is ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine, but will not discuss the choice of residents of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions - they become Russians forever. This was stated on Friday by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony of admission to the country of four new regions.
Shoigu named categories of citizens that do not fall under partial mobilization
Shoigu: partial mobilization will not affect women and students of commercial universities
As part of the partial mobilization, women will not be called up. This was announced on October 1 by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.