The likelihood of an armed conflict between China and Taiwan is becoming increasingly high. This forces both Taiwanese and American analysts to study more closely the capabilities of Taiwan's armed forces in the context of the prospect of opposing the Chinese offensive. At the same time, the problems of the Taiwan army are discussed.

Washington is losing influence in the Pacific region. His attempts to include the Pacific island States in his sphere of interests are often unsuccessful.

Recently, many European countries have started talking about the need to strengthen defense capabilities, increase military spending and even create the largest armies on the continent. France did not stay away from this trend either. The day before, the Ministry of the Armed Forces of the Fifth Republic published the defense budget for 2023 and provided some details on the procurement of military equipment and equipment for the Navy.

At the same time, Zbigniew Rau stressed that "this would not be a necessary procedure, because it is possible to use conventional weapons, for example, aircraft or the launch of appropriate missiles, and not necessarily from Ukrainian territory."

There is a split in NATO over military support for Ukraine, the space for maneuver of the United States is narrowing

The conflict in Ukraine has reached an impasse, and in order to reverse the situation and achieve a truce, Kiev needs further support from the West, writes Mainichi. However, the United States is busy with midterm elections, and Europe is afraid to speak out against Moscow.

The delivery, which will become one of the largest during the conflict in Ukraine, is paid for by the American side

South Korean-made weapons worth 75 billion kronor (about $2.9 billion) will be delivered to Ukraine in transit through the Czech Republic. This was reported on Thursday on the website of the newspaper Mladá fronta DNES .

On September 28, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 1.1 billion.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 $16.2 billion. The total amount of US military aid to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $19 billion.

America is in full swing with its own "mobilization" to help Kiev. On the website of the private security company Silent Professional, an announcement was posted about the recruitment of former professional military personnel to "work" in Ukraine. For the first time, a message about the search for mercenaries to be sent to Ukraine appeared in closed access on the recruiting company's website back in the spring. The ad has now been moved to the main page with a priority status.

The head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price, said that "when it comes to certain systems with an extended range, these systems can be used on the sovereign territory of Ukraine."

"His words should be taken seriously": Merkel on Putin and future relations with Russia

Since the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been criticized for outwardly respectful relations with Putin, Stern writes. Merkel replied. She advised to "demonstrate political wisdom" and heed Putin's recent warnings.

Donald Trump admitted that the incidents on the "Northern Streams" could lead to war. Threats of the "collapse of all hell" on Russia for the alleged possible use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine are also multiplying. Against this background, the probability of a full-scale conflict between the great powers is increasingly being discussed in the world. What are the chances that the development of the geopolitical situation will go according to the worst scenario for the planet?

Tulsi Gabbard, an ex-member of the US Congress, said that if the US involvement in the diversions on Russian gas pipelines to Europe is proved, it will have serious consequences up to a "nuclear holocaust". Gabbard said this in an interview with the American Fox News channel.

The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) regularly publishes analytical notes on key developments in the field of defense and international politics. Naturally, the first place on the organization's website is given to the situation in Ukraine.

This direction has become extremely important for both sides, military experts explain

Ukrainian troops failed in the Krasnolimansk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry said on September 28. During the attempted offensive, the VFU suffered heavy losses, the department stressed.

Despite the colossal losses of personnel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to concentrate manpower and equipment for the offensive on the territories liberated by Russia. What factors are forcing the Ukrainian command to launch rapid attacks and in which sectors of the front can they occur?

After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the main tactical unit on the battlefield became the BTG – a consolidated grouping consisting of separate units of a regiment or brigade. In many ways, their widespread use was due to an acute shortage of personnel, which forced the formation of at least minimally staffed units, which became BTG battalions, reinforced with personnel and equipment.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the country's allies violate some agreements and do not provide military-technical support.

On September 14, 2022, fighting began on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which led to another escalation of the long-standing conflict between the two countries. The last such episode occurred in April 2021, when about 55 people died on both sides.

The American edition of Defense News published Joe Gould's material "US sees a chance to gain arms market share from sanctioned Russia" ("The US sees a chance to win back a share of the arms market from sanctioned Russia") about the benefits that the US government and American and Western arms manufacturers hope to extract on the world market from the inevitable significant drop in Russian defense exports in the future due to the large-scale sanctions imposed against Russia.

The Pentagon has published another list of weapons and military equipment that will be transferred to the army of the Kiev regime. This list suggests that the United States will continue to supply Ukraine with shock weapons, gradually increasing its supplies. If by now the United States has claimed that no more than 16 universal Haimars missile launchers have been delivered to the Kiev military, now it is planned to transfer 18 such MLRS at once.