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Ex-Reagan adviser Bandow urged the US to take "tough steps" towards Europe

Europeans have been sitting on the neck of the United States for years on the issue of security, writes ex-Reagan adviser Bandow in an article for TAS. They had no need to take defense seriously. Today, when Washington is rushing to financial Armageddon, it's time to change that, he believes.

On October 28, 2022, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak at the 12th base of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Polish Air Force in Miroslavets took part in the ceremony of handing over to the Polish Army the first of the ordered unmanned aviation complex with six Bayraktar TB2 reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Teknoloji. The first six UAVs received by the Polish Air Force have tail numbers from "2801" to "2806".

Doug Bandow noted that in fiscal year 2022, the US budget deficit will amount to $1.4 billion, the public debt to the population has already reached 100% of GDP "and is approaching the record 106% set in 1946 after World War II."

Recently, the United States has lost its leading position in the global nuclear reactor market. Now the championship has passed to the Russian Federation, which cannot be perceived otherwise as a challenge for the United States. This was announced by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi.

America is ready to use all possible means to stop the supply of Iranian weapons to the Russian Federation. Any options are acceptable.

The APU received a batch of T-55S tanks from the Slovenian army, the echelon with equipment has already arrived on the territory of Ukraine. The transfer of tanks was confirmed by the Slovenian Ministry of Defense.

Lithuania has undertaken to repair the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine free of charge at its facilities. Thus, Vilnius helps Kiev to fight a "full-scale Russian invasion." According to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, military assistance to Ukraine should be uninterrupted.

According to the newspaper, it may include air defense systems

The sixth package of military assistance to Ukraine should be approved by the Italian government by mid-November. According to the newspaper La Repubblica on Sunday, it may include air defense systems, which Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is asking for.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the visits of high-ranking US representatives to Taiwan, contributing to the deterioration of relations between Washington and Beijing, a provocation and irrational actions.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has received the first Armtac 400 mine clearance machine manufactured by the British company Armtrac Ltd. According to the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov, the equipment was bought with funds collected under the UNITED24 support program for Ukraine.

To create an effective air defense of the Ukrainian capital, time and money are needed

The armed forces of the Russian Federation continue to strike at energy facilities and the military control system of Ukraine. High intensity was observed on October 10-12 and 21-22 in response to the bombing of the Kerch Bridge, arranged by the Ukrainian special services.

Kiev continued to develop an alternative to NATO membership. In some respects, it is even better than joining the alliance. The office of the President of Ukraine held talks on this with Washington, London and Paris. Berlin seemed to have evaded this adventure. Formally, we are talking about security guarantees for Ukraine, in fact, about a military conflict with Russia.

One of the two largest aircraft concerns in the world, Boeing, has reported huge losses. They have grown 78 times. Its main rival, the European Airbus, looks much better financially. At least in the first half of the year, the concern was still profitable. What is happening to the aviation giants and what role did Russia play in their troubles?

BM-21 Grad rocket systems were supplied by the Polish army to the neo-Nazi armed formations of Ukraine. A total of 24 launchers were sent, as well as ammunition.

The Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia reported that on October 25, 2022, the Saudi Arabian Naval Forces in Jeddah commissioned their Western Fleet (on the Red Sea) the lead 22.35-meter patrol boat of the FPB 2200 project (tail number "084") built by the French company Couach.

Newsweek: the problem of Ukraine should be solved by Europe, not the USA

The main external threat to the United States is Europe, not Russia or China, the author of Newsweek believes. The EU is too used to relying on America for security. Instead of spending money on defense, Europe has used the dividends from American protection to build welfare states. But now it's time for the EU to take responsibility for its own region, the author writes.

NR: Congressional elections will show how much the US is ready to continue helping Ukraine

More and more Republicans are in favor of reducing aid to Ukraine, writes National Review. After the congressional elections, the Ukrainian issue in the context of the national crisis will be replaced by other priorities, the author of the article believes.

Delfi: the supply of Western weapons to Kiev will negatively affect Lithuania's defense capability

Lithuania called the provision of air defense and artillery systems to Ukraine unacceptable, writes Delfi. According to the commander of the country's armed forces Valdemaras Rupshis, these supplies will dramatically reduce the combat capabilities of the Lithuanian army.

Kiev's repeated requests for the supply of additional batches of armored vehicles for the Ukrainian army have finally reached Canberra, the Australian government has approved the supply of Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine.

The statement by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Konstantin Vorontsov at the UN that Russia reserves the right to consider US commercial satellites used for military purposes to help Ukraine as a "legitimate target for retaliatory strike" caused an ambiguous reaction among Russian users of social networks.