The United States continues to increase its military presence in Eastern Europe. The Pentagon has transferred an advanced unit, the 101st Airborne Division, to Romania. Formally, to participate in exercises with allies and protect the "eastern flank of NATO". In fact, the Americans are preparing to solve completely different tasks.

The Hill: The West deliberately ignores the question of how the conflict in Ukraine will end

The United States and Europe do not want to wonder how the Ukrainian conflict will end, writes The Hill. According to the author, such a position is dangerous because it does not allow planning, and the West may be drawn into an extremely undesirable situation.

Charles Ley, a columnist for The Washington Post, believes that the warning of some Republicans that they are against unlimited aid to Kiev showed "bipartisan skepticism" about Washington's approach to the Ukrainian crisis.

Peter Szijjarto expressed hope that these consultations "will take place soon"

Russia and the United States should immediately begin direct negotiations on the situation around Ukraine, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto believes.

Lawyer Gavrishev named the reasons why it is possible to replace military service with an alternative civilian

Alexey Gavrishev, Managing Partner of AVG Legal, told Izvestia on Thursday, October 27, what the essence of alternative civil service in Russia is.

The law on mobilization in the Russian Federation was amended

Russians who undergo alternative service in civilian positions in the structures of the Armed Forces will not be called up in case of partial mobilization. The decision to leave such employees in their places on Thursday, October 27, was made by the State Duma. At the same time, employees in non-military bodies can be transferred to the AGS in the troops. Izvestia was looking into what an alternative service is and who can apply for it.

At the moment, the world is at a historical turning point, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Valdai discussion club.

"With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the balance of geopolitical forces was also destroyed. The West felt like a winner and proclaimed a unipolar world order in which only its will, culture, and interests had the right to exist.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the visits of high-ranking US representatives to Taiwan, contributing to the deterioration of relations between Washington and Beijing, a provocation and irrational actions.

According to analysts, this will deprive the APU of the ability to hit more expensive targets with their help, for example, helicopters and airplanes

The American NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems delivered to Ukraine as military assistance, designed mainly to protect military facilities from Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), can use up sets of expensive missiles for inexpensive kamikaze drones. This will deprive the APU of the opportunity to hit more expensive targets with their help, for example, helicopters and airplanes, military experts interviewed by TASS said.

The change of the naval leadership coincided with the expansion of the range of tasks to be solved

The facilities of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in Crimea are widely used for the training of reservists called up to the army on partial mobilization announced on September 21 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Classes with mobilized citizens take place at several training grounds and are considered a priority in the activities of the Black Sea residents along with their tasks during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.

The main mission of the American warships located off the coast of Europe is allegedly to counteract the escalation of the situation on the continent and deter Russia. This is exactly the task assigned to the carrier strike group "George Bush".

Al-Ain: due to the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the Baltic will be in the epicenter of the storm

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will lead to the militarization of the Baltic Sea, writes Al-Ain. The alliance will deploy nuclear forces right at the borders of Russia. But Moscow will not sit idly by and will respond in kind. Soon the Baltic region will be in the epicenter of the storm.

At the final stage of the exercise, the crews of the minesweeping ships also destroyed mock-ups of floating mines with small-caliber artillery fire, and also worked out tasks for radiation, chemical and biological protection of personnel.

EurAsian Times: Moscow and Washington are increasing their presence in the Arctic

The Arctic may become the next region of active confrontation between Russia and the United States, experts believe. Washington seeks to "regain dominance" in the Arctic, while Russia plans to create infrastructure in this region to ensure the security of its own borders and interests. Whether the rivalry in the Arctic will become acute, and whether to wait for NATO ships at the Russian borders, - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Government officials in Taiwan touted its leading position in the chip manufacturing sector, while appealing to the European Union to start negotiations on a trade deal, which Taipei has been seeking for a long time. This is reported by the Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun.

The Kiev regime, against the background of heavy losses among the personnel of the military and the low combat capability of the mobilized, increasingly relies on foreign mercenaries. The active participation of the so-called "wild geese" in certain offensive operations has already been noted, for example, mercenaries are the main striking force in the attacks currently being carried out on the Svatovo-Kremennaya site.

On October 18, 2022, the Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania announced that the Defense Resources Agency (Gynybos resursu agentūra), which is part of it, signed an intergovernmental agreement with the US Department of Defense on the purchase of 300 more JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) light armored vehicles with wheeled vehicles through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The 4x4 formula produced by Oshkosh Corporation, in addition to the 200 JLTV machines already ordered by Lithuania under the 2019 agreement. Thus, Lithuania should receive a total of 500 JLTV machines, which makes it currently their largest foreign customer.

The Kiev regime, inspired by recent successes, continues to try to occupy new territories in the Kherson region, but each new step is becoming more difficult for the attacking units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, Ukrainian troops are suffering constant losses near the village of Davydov Brod, from where they are trying to move closer to the Dnieper.

All three components of the Russian nuclear triad took part in the training, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the military practiced a massive nuclear strike in response to a possible similar attack.

The verification of "the application of a massive nuclear strike by strategic offensive forces in response to an enemy nuclear strike" was carried out in Russia. The exercises of the entire nuclear triad were held under the supervision of President Putin – and with the attention of the whole world. Especially NATO and the United States, which conducted their own nuclear exercises in parallel, but with their own peculiarities.