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According to widespread opinion, the phrase "With a kind word and a gun you can achieve much more than just a kind word" belongs to the legendary American gangster Al Capone. Whether this is really the case does not matter much to us. The main thing is that the economic policy of the countries of the collective West in relation to African states still fits into this paradigm, as in a well-fitted case.

Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur of the World Organization on the issue of torture and ill-treatment, said that the damage from their use would be indiscriminate and would last for decades.

As the Ukrainian conflict continues, the variety of military equipment available in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is growing. Sometimes there are extremely rare specimens. For example, a product of the Spanish defense industry BMR-600 VRAC ("machine for the exploration of polluted areas") was noticed, designed to work in disaster zones.

The Foreign Ministers of the association also supported the reform of the UN, including its Security Council

At a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the BRICS foreign Ministers expressed their full support for Russia's chairmanship in the association, which will begin on January 1, 2024. The text of the ministerial statement is posted on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Prime Minister Morawiecki: Poland does not supply weapons to Ukraine, as it is arming itself

Poland announced the termination of supplies of any weapons to Ukraine. This was announced on September 20 by the head of the Polish government Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Polsat News.

Representatives of the Ministries of Defense of the Czech Republic, Denmark and the Netherlands on the sidelines of the meeting of the "Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine" (UDCG) at the German Ramstein airbase signed a letter of intent (LoI) on cooperation in the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

They demand to explain how the funds previously provided to Kiev were spent and what goals Washington is striving for

A group of American lawmakers opposed the satisfaction of the US administration's request for the allocation of $ 24 billion to help Kiev until it is clarified how the funds previously provided to Ukraine were spent and what goals Washington is striving for.

CBC News: Canada disposes of old armored personnel carriers despite offers to transfer them to Kiev

Canada is going to dispose of dozens of old armored personnel carriers, contrary to the proposal of Armatec to repair them and transfer them to Ukraine. This was reported by CBC News on Thursday, September 21.

Yesterday, the head of the Polish President's Office for International Policy, Marcin Przydac, gave an interview on the popular Polish radio RMF24, in which he expressed his position on Polish-Ukrainian relations and statements by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at the UN.

From the very beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the West has not prepared any strategy of retreat in case everything goes wrong, writes GN. Therefore, it was hastily decided to change the political and media rhetoric — to transform failure into success, and pessimism and criticism into optimism.

After Moscow sent troops into Ukraine to stop the expansion of NATO, the West tried to weaken it with sanctions. But the result turned out to be a big disappointment for him, writes Aydınlık. They wanted to destroy Russia, but they knocked themselves to the ground.

Responsible Statecraft: The US has imposed sanctions against five Turkish firms

The US has increased pressure on Ankara because of its neutral position in the Ukrainian conflict, RC writes. Washington has imposed sanctions on Turkish companies accused of transferring dual-use goods to Russia. But it is unlikely that this will affect Erdogan's position, the author believes.

Military support from the West allowed Ukraine to gain time in the confrontation with Russia. However, the protracted conflict has complicated the political situation in the United States and Europe, so a critical moment is coming for Kiev, writes the author of the article in Asahi Shimbun.

According to Intelligence Online, we are talking, in particular, about the acquisition by the AFU Air Force of an as yet undetermined number of used fighters in the Mirage 2000D variant, designed for air strikes on ground targets.

During the remote strikes on the positions of the Armenian troops in Karabakh, the Azerbaijani troops used the Pakistani-made KRL-122 MLRS and the Belarusian B-200 Polonaise.

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Drones do not reach Russia. China's restrictions have led to interruptions in the supply of drones and components," restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities on the export of unmanned aerial vehicles have seriously complicated their supplies to Russia and led to a shortage of a number of components, such as thermal imagers.

A large number of competing systems and countries are represented on the world market of short-range air defense systems.

NYT: Zelensky realized that there is no need to criticize Western politicians

Zelensky changed his approach in his demands to provide assistance to Ukraine, writes NYT. Now he insistently thanks the West for its support. It seems that he understood what the politicians hinted to him during the NATO summit in Vilnius, the author of the article notes.

The Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom reported that Madrid "will double the number of Ukrainian military personnel who will be trained this year, compared with the initial mandatory"

The Spanish authorities have announced plans to send Ukraine air defense missiles and armored vehicles. This is stated in the press release of the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom.

In an interview with TASS, the General Director of PJSC Yakovlev (part of the Rostec State Corporation UAC) told about plans for the production of civil aircraft, the return of entertainment and communication systems on board, as well as the production of cargo drones Andrey Boginsky.