China increases arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa

China is expanding the export of weapons and military equipment to the Middle East and North Africa, taking advantage of the fact that Russia is focused on conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, and the bans of the US Congress restrict the export of American weapons to some countries in the Middle East region.

The chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said that Beijing "does not respect the values" of the alliance

Chinese Ambassador to Iceland He Zhulong and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik engaged in a verbal sparring on the topic of attitude to the situation around Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.

NYT: The US got involved in a war not only with Russia, but also with China

The US presidential administration has adopted new export rules that will deprive China of the opportunity to buy the most advanced semiconductors in the West, the NYT reports. In fact, the author of the article notes, Washington has declared a technological war on China "because of the tight control within the PRC itself and the creeping expansion of its presence" abroad

CNBC: in the US national security strategy, Biden paid special attention to Russia and China

The Joe Biden administration has published a US national security strategy, CNBC reports. The article notes that the American president sees Russia as an immediate danger, and China as a long—term threat.

The new US National Security strategy: how to subjugate the whole world

On October 12, US President Joseph Biden signed a new "US National Security Strategy". Its text is published by the official website of the White House. The document defends without a shadow of a doubt the leading and guiding role of the United States in the world.

Europe without Russia faces deindustrialization and large financial losses. This is the most pessimistic, but quite likely scenario.

Protocols on admission to the North Atlantic Alliance have already been signed by all its members, except Budapest and Ankara. Therefore, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is rushing Hungary and Turkey to approve the entry of new members into NATO as soon as possible.

The Hungarian Parliament may ratify the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO on October 24

Finnish Socialist MEP Eero Heinjaluoma claims that Hungary, one of the two countries that have not yet ratified the application of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Alliance, will vote for the membership of these countries in the Alliance at the parliament session on October 24.

According to the Estonian Defense Ministry, the head of the country's military department, Hanno Pevkur, said in parliament that in order to ensure sustainable financing of national defense, expenditures for these purposes should reach a constant level of 3% of GDP.

The Ministry of Defense of the country noted that it coincides with Tallinn's plans to update the stocks of weapons and equipment

Estonia's military assistance to Ukraine does not have a negative impact on the defense capability of the Baltic Republic, since it coincides with Tallinn's plans to update its stocks of weapons and equipment.

The planned training mission will be the first on EU soil

European instructors within the framework of the EU training mission being created will train thousands of Ukrainian military personnel to operate weapons systems that are supplied to Kiev, "sniper skills", and will also carry out medical training. This was reported by The New York Times on Thursday, citing Western diplomats and officials.

Romania will voluntarily allocate $1.4 million to strengthen the defense capabilities of the countries of the Black Sea region and Jordan - Mass media

The President of Ukraine has agreed with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he had agreed in a telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud to provide Riyadh with macro-financial assistance to Kiev.

Norway intends to allocate up to 210 million norv. kronor ($20.16 million) from the funds that were donated to the UK-led International Fund for the Purchase and Transportation of Weapons to Ukraine.

Nahman Shai made his statement after The Washington Post published information according to which the United States and its allies believe that Iran can supply Russia with a batch of ballistic missiles.

According to MEP Serhiy Lagodinsky, Ukrainians have the right to self-defense

The German Union-90/Green Party overwhelmingly voted at the party congress in Bonn on Saturday in favor of increasing arms supplies to Ukraine.

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.