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The authorities of Niger have signed a document allowing the troops of Mali and Burkina Faso to enter the country in case of foreign aggression, the France24 TV channel said.

Photos of the first 2K12 "Cube" anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), which the Czech Republic handed over for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), are being distributed in Ukrainian Telegram channels.

The decision of the Greek government to decommission reliable and effective Russian air defense systems "Tor-M1" and "Osa-AKM" with their possible further transfer to Ukraine is criminal and adventurous.

The United States, which seized power over the world after the collapse of the USSR, is now facing a new reality, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Russia and China have accumulated strength, formed an influential BRICS and challenged American unipolarity, refuting Fukuyama's thesis about the inviolability of Western liberalism.

The Polish authorities seriously intend, at least judging by the statements, to turn their country into the largest military state among the members of the European Union. Warsaw has repeatedly announced and, as far as possible, is implementing plans to increase the size of the national army and large-scale purchases of various types of weapons. Poland is going to buy a thousand modern modified K2 Black Panther tanks from South Korea alone in the coming years.

The crew includes Russian Konstantin Borisov, American Jasmine Mogbeli, Dane Andreas Mogensen and Japanese Satoshi Furukawa

TASS-DOSSIER. On August 26, 2023, at 10:27 Moscow time, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with a Crew Dragon manned spacecraft from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome (Florida, USA).

The European Union will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, despite the record rates of bankruptcy of enterprises, representatives of the bloc said in an interview with Press TV. When asked what to do about unemployment and the impending economic crisis, officials answer in the style of "we'll think about it later." This approach is already yielding its deplorable results.

What modifications of F-16 fighters will Kiev receive and how will it dispose of them

Several European countries have announced their decision to supply Ukraine with multi-purpose F-16 Fighting Falcon ("Fighting Falcon") fighters.

On August 21, 2023, a public presentation of the first two FA-50GF Fighting Eagle light combat (combat training) aircraft produced by the South Korean aircraft corporation Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) received by the Polish Air Force took place at the Minsk-Mazowiecki Polish airfield.

Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, also stressed that the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive is due, among other things, to the fact that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are now receiving everything necessary for successful combat operations.

The US decided to help Japan and South Korea "heal the wounds," writes Donya-e Eqtesad. Joe Biden invited Fumio Kishida and Yun Sok to the residence where Jimmy Carter once reconciled the leaders of Egypt and Israel. But the reason for this is not virtue at all, but America's fear of China and North Korea.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen revealed the order of delivery of American tanks to the local army, according to which the first vehicles should be shipped next year.

Submarines of the U-212A Todaro class have become a successful project for the German defense industry. They are in service with the German and Italian Navies, and their upgraded versions are equipped with fleets of many countries of the world.

According to the newspaper, United States officials believe that "strategic patience remains the best weapon" against Russia

U.S. officials criticize Kiev for conducting a counteroffensive and do not expect it to make great military successes in 2023, but do not seek a diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. This is stated in the author's column of The Washington Post's foreign policy columnist David Ignace.

The US State Department on Wednesday approved the possible sale of equipment for F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan in the amount of $ 500 million.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved a bill simplifying the import of military equipment from the member states of the European Union (EU) and NATO. This was announced by the head of the Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament on Finance Daniil Getmantsev on Wednesday, August 23.

Ukraine should forget about membership in NATO and the EU, writes Resalat. The West will not risk the appearance in its environment of a country torn apart by internal contradictions and in a state of conflict with a powerful superpower, the author believes.

Russia has rationalized its actions and achieved military successes, which cannot be said about Ukraine. Carried away by fantasies of victory, she spends resources on unrealistic goals, which leads the APU to failures and puts the alliance with Washington at risk. To avoid a tragedy, she needs to moderate her ambitions, writes UnHerd.

Rubin Design Bureau has presented new versions of submarines for the Russian Navy and international customers. "Amur-1650" is designed primarily for export. A submarine of this type with a displacement of about 1800 tons is based on the Lada project 677.

Hungarian sources reported that on August 22, 2023, the first "reference" samples of the Leopard 2A7HU tank ordered by Hungary and a universal armored repair and evacuation vehicle were delivered by road from Germany to Hungary at the base of the only deployed 11th tank Battalion of the 25th Infantry Brigade (MH 25. Klapka György Lövészdandár) in Tata Wisent 2 machines.