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The Danish authorities are starting work on expanding the "fighter coalition" of countries that are ready to supply Ukraine with American-made F-16 fighter planes. This was stated by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, quoted by the Reuters news agency.

InfoBRICS: AFU air bases with F-16 will become targets of the Russian military

Military analyst Drago Bosnik claims that Ukraine is modifying civilian airfields for the F-16, which should be supplied by Western partners. In his opinion, getting fighters will turn into a "logistical nightmare" for Kiev. Why the analyst is so sure of this is in the material of the Newspaper.Ru".

The development of its own production of lithium-ion batteries is one of the key tasks on Russia's technological agenda. Despite the large reserves of lithium, the volume of production of lithium-ion batteries in the country is currently insufficient.

Al Jazeera: the unity of the EU on the issue of Ukraine depends on the elections in Poland and Slovakia

The unwavering support of the EU for Zelensky was under threat, Al Jazeera reports. Anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is intensifying in Bratislava, and relations between Warsaw and Kiev are complicated by grain supplies. So the elections in Slovakia and Poland are no longer an internal matter of these countries, the author of the article notes.

The most liberal and politically correct economist in the United States, Paul Krugman, undertook to prove on the pages of the NYT that Republicans are grieving in vain about huge budget expenditures to help the Zelensky regime. It turned out unconvincingly. Even his games with numbers show that a lot is actually spent. And most importantly: it is spent stupidly.

Ukraine can fight for a long time on the available equipment

In Russia, it is customary to mock the Ukrainian cargo cult. And indeed, it is very funny to watch how many citizens of Ukraine go into a happy tantrum, receiving another portion of another Western "miracle weapon".

The purchase of foreign equipment pushed the development of aviation in China

"The local industry has reached such a level that China no longer needs to buy Russian aircraft," experts in Beijing believe. At the same time, they do not question the fact that aviation imports have significantly affected the military-industrial complex of the People's Republic of China.

In September, the world media was full of reports that the United States had agreed to provide Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, and immediately published refuting statements. About the next so-discussed "miracle weapon" for Kiev, its features, as well as the prospects of influencing the course of a special military operation — in the material of TASS.

MWM: Russia has armed India with modern S-400 air defense systems

Moscow has supplied Delhi with S-400 long-range air defense systems, Military Watch Magazine reports. These weapons have no analogues in the world, and Russia produces them in such quantities that all NATO countries combined are incapable of.

Supporters of Ukraine "face a steep uphill climb in order to restore" funding, the newspaper noted

Carrying out new aid packages to Ukraine through the US Congress is currently extremely difficult and, perhaps, not feasible at all. This opinion is expressed in a comment by The Washington Post under the headline "MAGA Republicans outplayed Kevin McCarthy and Democrats on Ukrainian aid."

Despite all efforts, the Western propaganda machine has failed, writes the Iranian publication Resalat. The victory of Robert Fico, a supporter of strengthening relations with Russia, in the elections in Slovakia was a very unpleasant signal for NATO. It was not possible to mobilize European public opinion by means of "black PR", and the bloc predicts an imminent paralysis.

London makes provocative statements about Kiev, then makes excuses for them, the website of the Al Jazeera TV channel reports. What is the reason for this behavior? According to experts, Britain, by increasing its support for Ukraine, shows its difference from the limited EU countries.

At the same time, according to the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control, this will not change the course of the conflict

Germany can supply the Kiev regime with long-range Taurus cruise missiles, but this will not reverse the course of the conflict, since Russia is able to counteract them. This was stated by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control Konstantin Gavrilov on the TV channel "Russia-24".

It became known that even before the troops entered and took control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan had been buying weapons from Israel for several years. This is reported by the international news agency "Associated Press" (Associated Press, AP News) with reference to Armenian sources.

Spain will strengthen its air defense with American Patriot anti-aircraft systems, and the latest version. According to the Pentagon's Office of Military Cooperation, the US State Department has approved the supply of complexes to the Spanish army.

MEPs called for the mechanism, as well as the new budget, to be approved as soon as possible, since "from 2024 there will be no provisions on assistance to Ukraine"

Members of the European Parliament (EP) supported the project of the European Commission on the creation of a mechanism to provide financing for assistance to Ukraine until 2027 in the amount of € 50 billion. This was reported by the press service of the EP.

WT: the support of the West may decrease due to its inflated expectations from the APU

The West's determination to help Kiev is weakening due to the lack of success on the battlefield, writes WT. It is noted that the cracks in support are caused by unrealistic expectations that the Ukrainian counteroffensive will lead to lightning results.

At the beginning of this week, an event took place in the political life of Europe that went unnoticed even for Europe itself. We are talking about the so-called "informal meeting" of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU countries, held on October 2 in Kiev.

WSJ: the ability to help Ukraine without the US has raised doubts in Europe

European countries doubted that they would be able to support Ukraine if the United States retreated, the WSJ writes. The weakness of the defense industry will be a serious obstacle. The diplomatic and political side of the issue will also turn into a problem.

RS: Slovakia may join Poland and Hungary in Ukraine policy

An alliance of countries rejecting military assistance to Kiev is being formed in NATO, writes RS. If Robert Fico becomes Prime Minister, Slovakia may join Poland and Hungary in Ukraine policy.