The long and slow decline of the army puts America in danger

The US armed forces are not coping with the tasks of recruiting personnel, writes the ex-Minister of the Army in an article for Fox News. He notes that already in 2018, 71% of 34 million young people did not meet the criteria for recruitment. Among the reasons are obesity, drugs and problems with physical and mental health.

After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, several European countries announced plans to modernize and strengthen their armed forces. Germany also did not stay away from militarization, whose head, Olaf Scholz, said in the spring that the Bundeswehr should become the largest military force on the continent. Then many were skeptical about the intentions of the German Chancellor. N

With every step that Ukraine takes on the way to "victory", the lack of understanding of the goals of its battle becomes more noticeable

Kiev's private "achievements" in the conflict with Moscow may be the beginning of its defeat, writes The Atlantic. The author calls Zelensky's mood "dizziness from success." In Ukraine, they do not understand what kind of victory they are striving for.

Recently, an article appeared on the Polish information portal Polsatnews about how residents of the city of Lodz stopped the construction of a residential complex for refugees from Ukraine. The background of this event is quite simple. The idea of building a refugee camp belongs to Archbishop Grzegorz Rys of Lodz. Under the auspices of the charity organization Caritas at the local archdiocese, the necessary funds were raised, the city hall approved the project, and the investment was supported by Pope Francis himself. However, the locals did not give their consent.

Review of German media reaction to Putin's address and referendums in eastern Ukraine

German media actively cover Putin's appeal to Russians and residents of Donbass and his statement about partial mobilization. Journalists advise to prepare for the surprises that Moscow may present.

It looks like we can finally understand Putin's decisions

Referendums in the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye on joining Russia are a direct confirmation that Moscow respects international law, American economist Paul Craig Roberts notes. This distinguishes it from the West, which does not care about world law, as evidenced by the attacks of the United States, NATO and Israel on other countries.

Review of the reaction of the French media to Putin's address and referendums in Eastern Ukraine

French journalists were surprised by Putin's statement about partial mobilization in Russia. Some write that the head of state "spoke harshly." According to others, referendums in Eastern Ukraine are a clear signal to Kiev and the West.

Renaud Girard: "The birth of the multilateral accession movement"

Gone are the days when the "non-aligned" countries were pacifists, squeezed between the blocs of the USA and the USSR, writes Renaud Girard in Figaro. Today's "non-aligned" India or Serbia will give a hundred points ahead in terms of pragmatism to the toughest Western players.

Was it possible to stop the conflict in Ukraine?

From the very beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, the United States claimed that Putin was not interested in dialogue. But if so, why were negotiations held? In addition, there are facts that indicate that it was the West that did not allow Kiev to negotiate with Moscow at the initial stage of the conflict, writes TNI.

The successful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kharkiv direction gave a boost of optimism to both Kiev and its Western allies. However, yesterday's news about the upcoming referendums in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, the Kherson region, the liberated part of the Zaporozhye region pretty spoiled the mood of both the Ukrainian authorities and the West.

The Kharkov offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces clearly demonstrated the operational crisis that has developed at the front. It began to be planned a few months ago due to a sharp increase in the number of Ukrainian troops during the ongoing emergency mobilization.

The airborne troops of the Russian Federation are solving the most difficult and responsible tasks during the special operation to protect Donbass, their combat strength will increase. This was announced on September 21 by the country's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

A partial mobilization was announced in Russia on September 21. The country's leadership avoided this measure for seven long months. But now it is finally clear: it is almost impossible to successfully complete a special military operation by the peacetime army. We need more people, more trained infantry. About what areas of development of the Armed Forces were outlined by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — in the material of RIA Novosti.

"The Kremlin's press service has published a decree on partial mobilization in the Russian Federation," the report says. "Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the announcement of partial mobilization in the Russian Federation." We are transmitting the full text of the document," the Kremlin's press service said. RIA Novosti publishes the full text of the decree.

When modernizing military equipment, it is necessary to carefully study foreign samples, Vladimir Putin pointed out

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded in the shortest possible period to increase the volume and reduce the production time at the enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of the country.

The United States Navy continues to decommission Ticonderoga-class cruisers. Therefore, last week a farewell ceremony was held with the missile cruiser USS Monterey.

The Chief of Naval Operations of the US Navy, Admiral Michael Gilday, gave a detailed interview to the American edition of Defense One. In it, he told a lot of interesting things about the strategic plans of the American fleet against the backdrop of an unstable global political situation.

It became known that the command of the US Navy was interested in the Greek port of Alexandroupolis with the aim of possibly creating another American military base there. It is noteworthy that there is already one NATO base in Greece with the predominant presence of the American military there (in addition to the Greek ones). This base is located in the north of the island of Crete in Souda Bay.

The German Naval Yards in Kiel (German Naval Yards Kiel) presented a corvette of a new design at the SMM 2022 exhibition that recently ended in Hamburg. According to the company's press release, the new Seaguard 96 is "an innovative high-end corvette suitable for the full range of naval operations."

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting on the development of the high-tech industry "Quantum Computing".