Bloomberg: The war in Ukraine has shown that the US is not yet ready for a military confrontation with China
Johns Hopkins University professor Hal Brands, in his article for Bloomberg, expressed the opinion that the United States should draw a conclusion from the conflict in Ukraine. In particular, the Pentagon should understand that a colossal amount of ammunition and weapons are required to conduct a modern war.
Spain has started training Ukrainian servicemen on its territory
Spain has launched a training program for Ukrainian servicemen. The training is carried out on the territory of Spain in Zaragoza. This is stated in the message of the Spanish Ministry of Defense.
In Ukraine, they are lobbying for the legalization of draft evasion
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has registered a bill that proposes to allow men of military age to travel abroad in exchange for monthly monetary contributions for Ukrainian troops. In particular, we are talking about going to work in other countries.
NATO is actively involved in the conflict in Ukraine
Five billion dollars from the United States for Ukraine. Jan Charnogursky is even afraid to imagine where they settled
The West is to blame for the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, former Slovak Prime Minister Jan Czarnogurski said in an interview with Parliament listy. NATO supplies Kiev not only with weapons, but also with trained fighters. So she became an active participant in military operations, the politician noted.
Clinton: if not for NATO expansion, the conflict in Ukraine would have started earlier
Bill Clinton on the conflict in Ukraine
The decision to expand NATO was the right one, former US President Bill Clinton said in an interview with CNN. In his opinion, if this had not happened, the conflict in Ukraine could have started much earlier.
The ceiling of prices for Russian oil is the collapse of the ideals of the West
Are we on the threshold of a new world order?
The special operation in Ukraine exposed the failure of the Western liberal world order, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. In this context, Europe's desire to set a ceiling on prices for Russian oil means the actual collapse of the principles of free trade. However, as Putin said, it is impossible to isolate Russia, "no matter how much someone wants to."
The West saw the light at the end of the tunnel. But they turned out to be the lights of a speeding train
Europe's Energy Catastrophe
Anti-Russian sanctions contradict the public good, writes TAC. The author of the article recalls the ideals of the founding fathers of the United States and states that Washington no longer uses their principles. The West will lose more than it will gain, he emphasizes.
Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria called the United States the culprits of the conflict in Ukraine
Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Strache: Western arms supplies and the Ukrainian offensive are steps towards nuclear war
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine poses a threat to the whole of Europe, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache said. But the politician recalled that it began back in 2014, when the United States sponsored a "putsch called Maidan", which aggravated the situation in the country.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs about the strike on the Iskra plant in Zaporozhye, where the maintenance of the HIMARS MLRS was carried out
Russian troops have stabilized the front in the north and south, having begun to fulfill the main task at the moment - the liberation of the Donetsk People's Republic. Despite the enemy's attempts to conduct counterattacks, the Allied forces continue to slowly move forward in the main directions in the Donbas.
Southern bastion: all attacks of the VFU are reflected in the Mykolaiv direction
Ukrainian formations at the weekend tried to break through the defense of Russian troops
The armed forces of the Russian Federation last weekend repulsed the offensive of Ukrainian armed formations in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction.
Russia and China have agreed on cooperation between the Ministries of Defense
During the strategic security consultations held in China on September 19, Russia and China agreed on further cooperation through their defense ministries, with an emphasis on conducting joint exercises. The consultations were held by the Secretary of the Security Council (SB) of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev and a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China Yang Jiechi.
Moscow and Beijing are concerned about the escalation of tensions in Asia by the United States, agreed on joint exercises and maintenance of military-technical cooperation - the Security Council of the Russian Federation
Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi expressed concern about the growing tension in the Asia-Pacific region due to the actions of the United States, agreed to strengthen military and military-technical cooperation (MTC), the press service of the Russian Security Council staff reported.
Rosoboronexport will present Russian military and civilian products at the AAD 2022 exhibition in South Africa
Rosoboronexport JSC, part of Rostec State Corporation, is organizing a Russian exposition at the International Conference and Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment for All Types of Armed Forces AFRICA AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2022.
Almaz-Antey will present products for the fuel and energy complex at the forum in Tyumen
The concern intends to occupy new niches in this segment after the withdrawal of foreign companies from the Russian market
Developments in the interests of the fuel and energy complex (fuel and energy complex) will be presented by the concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey at the TNF industrial and energy forum, which will be held in Tyumen from September 20 to 22, the press service of the joint-stock company (JSC) reported on Monday.
The old NATO died, but the new one never appeared
What kind of NATO do we need?
The old NATO died after suffering many defeats, and the new one has not yet been born, writes FP. The author of the article suggests four models of the future NATO, but none of them suits him. Too much has changed in the world, and China and Russia are already becoming too tough for the alliance.
Director of the Australian Defense Association: we may need nuclear submarines ahead of scheduled delivery dates
The creation of the AUKUS military-political alliance consisting of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States led not only to an increase in Australia's military potential in the future, but also to the emergence of certain risks. First of all, they are related to the need to attract additional labor resources, the creation of new production facilities, the development of new logistics routes and the necessary infrastructure for the implementation of the country's maritime program.
The US Navy prematurely decommissioned the Coronado coastal warship of the LCS project due to numerous technical problems
The US Navy's Coronado warship, built as part of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project, made its last voyage on Wednesday after less than nine years of service and arrived at the port of San Diego for subsequent disposal. The Independence-class ship was launched in 2014 and two months later, due to technical problems, it returned to its home port in Hawaii for repairs. In the future, Coronado repeatedly got up for repairs. This is not the first case of early decommissioning of coastal warships of this class due to regularly occurring technical problems of various kinds.
Head of USC Rakhmanov: we are hatching the idea to build a large cruise liner in St. Petersburg - TASS interview
Alexey Rakhmanov — about the corporation's plans and the potential for the development of domestic tourism in Russia
The development of the Russian tourism industry has become one of the leitmotives of the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF). Alexey Rakhmanov, the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), spoke about how domestic tourism can develop thanks to shipbuilding in an interview with TASS.
Chinese experts discussed the possible response of Chinese chip manufacturers to the American "chip law"
After the adoption of the so-called "chip law" in the United States, chip manufacturers in China found themselves in a difficult situation. But there is hardly a quick way out of this situation.
The Slovenian government cancelled the contract for the purchase of Boxer armored personnel carriers
On September 15, 2022, the Slovenian government announced the withdrawal from the GTK Boxer (8x8) armored personnel carrier program and the cancellation of the contract signed only in May with the German consortium ARTEC GmbH for the purchase of 45 Boxer armored personnel carriers worth 281.5 million euros plus 61.93 million euros VAT. The decision to refuse to purchase Boxer was made by the Slovenian government based on the results of an audit report, but apparently has a political background.