America was warned against making a mistake in the economic war with Russia
How the Ukrainian issue is changing the US national strategy. Part 2
Experts told the author of the FP article how the Russian special operation in Ukraine will affect the US national strategy. In their opinion, the conflict allowed America to create a new Atlantic-Pacific partnership, but reminded that excessive activity in the economic war can scare away the allies.
The US reaction to the conflict in Ukraine will be a fundamental mistake
How the Ukrainian issue is changing the US national strategy. Part 1
The conflict in Ukraine has shown NATO allies that they can only defend themselves under the auspices of the United States, writes FP. At the same time, if Washington continues to place such an emphasis on Europe, its potential to resist China will fall, experts warn.
There is no military equipment on the territory of the NPP, only security - the permanent Representative of the Russian Federation in Vienna
Calls for demilitarization of the territory of the Zaporizhia NPP are unrealistic - there are no heavy military equipment and army units on it, and the Russian side does not intend to remove security units from the station, said Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna.
Zaporozhye NPP requires a safety zone
What the IAEA inspectors in Energodar wanted and could not do
The autumn counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) led to an escalation of the conflict in the zone of the special military operation (SVO). On the morning of September 11, the last of the six power units was stopped at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The corresponding decision was caused by the incessant shelling of the object from heavy artillery. Further escalation is fraught with the threat of a repeat of Chernobyl or Fukushima.
Biden threatened Russia with international consequences when using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
The US President did not answer the journalists' question about Washington's specific actions
US President Joe Biden has warned that if chemical or tactical nuclear weapons are used in Ukraine, Russia faces international consequences. Excerpts from his interview with CBS with a corresponding statement were made public on Friday.
General Mini: the situation of the Ukrainian troops has even worsened, they are now in the field
General Fabio Mini: "The Ukrainian counteroffensive is good for propaganda, but "on the ground" almost nothing has changed"
General Fabio Mini is an Italian military lawyer, and therefore about the role of the West in the events on He asks Ukraine a simple question. "If NATO actually acts as a participant in the conflict on the side of Ukraine, why is it not fixed in the documents?" After all, the supply of weapons in the current conditions is a military action.
The Russian army retreated from Kharkov
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced an operation "to curtail and organize the transfer of troops"
The local offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched on September 6 on Balakleya by the forces of three or four personnel brigades with the support of territorial defense units led to unexpected consequences. After three or four days of fierce fighting, the Russian army retreated fifty kilometers, leaving the third largest city in the Kharkiv region, Izyum, as well as the western part of Kupyansk. The new line of defense now runs along the banks of the Oskol and Seversky Donets rivers.
The crew of the Ka-52: We don't even count the eliminated enemy manpower
The Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters have proven themselves to be a highly effective combat vehicle capable of hitting almost any targets on the ground and in the air, regardless of the time of day and weather conditions. This became especially obvious during the special operation in Ukraine.
In Zaporozhye, they offered to provide the staff of the CAA with weapons for self-defense
As stated by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov, it is also necessary to provide a video surveillance system and facial recognition, in particular in crowded places
Employees of civil-military administrations (CAA) in the liberated territories should be armed in conditions when Kiev has switched to terrorist tactics. This was stated on Saturday by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.
Ukraine gets an energy blow
Fire damage to thermal power plants de-energized entire areas
On the night of September 11-12, Ukraine plunged into darkness: the settlements of Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions were de-energized, partially the light disappeared in Kiev, Odessa and Kramatorsk.
The State Duma told about the formation of the Crimean volunteer regiment
A regiment of volunteers will be formed in Crimea to participate in a special military operation in Ukraine, the first battalion called "Tavrida" has already gone to the front, said Mikhail Sheremet, a State Duma deputy from the Crimean region.
In Kirov, a division named after Shironin will be formed to participate in the SVO
The region also has support measures for the participants of the special operation and their families
TASS, September 16. The division named after Hero of the Soviet Union Pyotr Shironin will be formed in the Kirov region to participate in a special military operation, the press service of the head of the region reported on Friday.
Kuban Cossack army forms new detachments to participate in the special operation
Kuban Cossack army forms new detachments to participate in a special operation in Ukraine
The representative of the press service of the Kuban Cossack army, Maria Borovik, told RIA Novosti about the preparation of the Cossacks for further participation in the special operation and the formation of additional detachments to participate in a special military operation in Ukraine.
Ramzan Kadyrov announced the creation of a new OMON unit "Akhmat-1" in Chechnya to participate in its
A new OMON unit "Akhmat-1" numbering two thousand fighters has been created in the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov said, who published a corresponding entry in his TG channel the day before.
Donbass liberated: the goals of the special military operation do not change
Vladimir Putin commented on the Ukrainian counteroffensive and the terrorist methods of official Kiev
The main goal of the special military operation is the liberation of Donbass, President Vladimir Putin said on September 16 at a press conference following his visit to the SCO summit in Samarkand. He stressed that the plan of its implementation is not subject to adjustment.
About the special operation plan, sanctions and the meeting with Xi Jinping. What Putin said in Samarkand
The Russian Federation, for the time being, responds with restraint to Kiev's strikes on its civilian objects, the president noted
Russia does not change the plan of a special military operation in Ukraine and reacts with restraint to attempts of terrorist attacks by Kiev only "for the time being," Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference on Friday following a visit to the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand.
Russia is bored with the West. She found a worthy replacement for him
Russia is moving closer to China
Over two decades, Russia and China have significantly strengthened cooperation in all areas – partly in response to deepening tensions with the West, Dmitry Simes writes in an article for TAC. The conflict in Ukraine has only accelerated Moscow's turn to the East.
Russia and China have figured out how to shake up American society
Five reasons why the growing strategic partnership between Russia and China poses an existential threat to the United States
China and Russia are attacking the United States on all fronts, Fox News quoted Rebekah Koffler as saying. She lists five reasons why their strategic tandem poses an existential threat to America.
Russia and China have declared their readiness to cure the world of the "Western disease"
The meeting of the leaders of China and Russia brings an element of stability to this chaotic world
America does not abandon attempts to quarrel between Russia and China, but their cooperation is "as unshakable as a mountain," writes Huanqiu Shibao. Moscow and Beijing continue to strengthen it. So, at a meeting in Samarkand within the framework of the SCO summit, they declared their opposition to the "political virus of the West."
Tehran has moved closer to Moscow. But not all Iranians liked it
Strengthening relations or Russian control? The history of Russian-Iranian rapprochement after the conflict in Ukraine
In recent years, Iran has been actively engaged in strengthening relations with Russia, writes Sasapost. The countries became even closer after the start of the special operation in Ukraine. But some Iranians are concerned that such "close cooperation" will develop into "control" of Tehran by Moscow.
