Cooperation news
El País: Spain can train 400 out of 15 thousand Ukrainian soldiers as part of the EU mission
The newspaper reported that the budget of the initiative, under which it is planned to train 15 thousand Ukrainian soldiers in two years and which will be led directly from Brussels, will amount to €106.7 million
The Spanish authorities are ready to take over the training of 400 military personnel as part of the EU training mission for the Ukrainian army. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper El País .
Hanwha Defense handed over the first 155-mm K9 "Thunder" howitzers to the Polish Armed Forces
Hanwha Defense Company announced on October 19 the ceremony of rolling out and subsequent shipment to Poland of the first batch of 24 units of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers K9A1 "Thunder".
Scholz confirmed the G7's readiness to support Ukraine for as long as necessary
According to the German Chancellor, Ukraine's financial needs are practically satisfied by the end of the year
Peace in Ukraine should not be imposed, the territorial integrity of the country is required, the "seven" confirms its readiness to make promises in the field of security. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking on Thursday with a government statement in the Bundestag.
European shipbuilding companies have formed a consortium to develop a new European corvette
As part of the MMPC (Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette) Modular Multipurpose European Corvette development program, the European Commission selected a proposal submitted by a consortium led by Naviris, which included Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia.
Maria Zakharova: Moscow urged Lisbon to refrain from transferring Russian helicopters to Kiev
Moscow calls on Portugal to refrain from transferring Russian fire-fighting helicopters to Kiev, this discredits Lisbon as a contractual partner, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Zakharova: the EU military assistance mission to Kiev makes the EU a party to the conflict in Ukraine
The mission will be deployed in a month, and in two years it will train more than 15 thousand military commanders of various levels, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed
The decision of the European Union to create a military assistance mission to the Kiev regime increases the involvement of the EU and turns it towards the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on Thursday at a briefing.
Starlink satellite Internet launched in airplanes
SpaceX has launched a satellite Internet service in airplanes. This is reported on the Starlink website. The description of the service states that Starlink Aviation will provide on-board speeds of up to 350 megabits per second with low latency.
The Estonian Prime Minister believes that NATO countries should send more air defense systems to Ukraine
According to Kai Kallas, this is necessary so that Ukraine "can use them in defense and avoid the destruction of the energy infrastructure"
Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas called on NATO member countries to increase the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine. She made such a statement on Thursday upon arrival at the EU summit.
Steinmeier said that Germany will help Ukraine restore infrastructure
The official representative of the German leader Kerstin Gammelin said that the presidents of Germany and Ukraine are waiting for a personal meeting in Kiev
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had a telephone conversation, during which they discussed issues of support for the Kiev authorities and the restoration of infrastructure. This was announced on Thursday by the official representative of the German leader Kerstin Gammelin.
Poland is increasing its intelligence capabilities with the help of the MQ-9A Reaper UAV leased from the United States
Poland is expanding its intelligence capabilities, the Ministry of Defense is leasing an American medium-altitude drone of long duration flight MQ-9A Reaper. This was announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who made a corresponding entry in one of the banned social networks in Russia.
The discrediting relationship of Elon Musk
The richest businessman in the world is burdened by relations with Ukraine
The richest man on the planet, American entrepreneur Elon Musk, put forward the plan "Peace of Ukraine and Russia" (Ukraine – Russia Peace). An important detail: the SpaceX company controlled by him has been providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for almost eight months secure space communication services, independently paying for the lion's share of them.
The United States displaces Russian aircraft from Egypt
Instead of the Su-35S, Cairo is offered an ancient F-15 in a new version
Security in the Middle East has traditionally been provided either by a single dominant force or by external actors on the basis of agreements. Today there are no institutions and mechanisms responsible for ensuring security – with the exception of agreements within the framework of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC).
The United States recognized the lack of an alternative to Starlink for Ukraine
The Starlink satellite Internet system, whose services are provided by the American company SpaceX, headed by engineer and businessman Elon Musk, has practically no alternatives in Ukraine. Experts interviewed by the American edition of Breaking Defense admitted this.
Ankara is looking for Swedish love
Turkey is interested in a European alternative to American weapons
Turkey and the United States are still negotiating a multibillion-dollar sale of F-16 Viper fighter jets, which are crucial to Turkey's efforts to modernize its air force. While US President Joseph Biden is in favor of the deal, there remains strong opposition in Washington.
The Pentagon said it could not confirm Iran's delivery of ground-to-ground missiles to the Russian Federation
In August, The Washington Post published an article claiming that Iran was supplying its drones to Russia
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday that he was unable to confirm speculation about Iran's possible supply of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia.
Israel said that the country did not sell weapons to Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of the Jewish State, Beni Gantz, noted that Israel provided only medical and humanitarian assistance
Israel did not supply weapons to Ukraine, limiting itself only to medical and humanitarian aid. This was stated on Tuesday by the Minister of Defense of the Jewish state, Beni Ganz.
The US is not ready to go to war with China. Ukraine "deprived" them of weapons
The conflict in Ukraine has revealed the shortcomings of the American military-industrial base, writes the author of the article in the WSJ. The aid to Kiev depleted the stocks of weapons and showed that the US military-industrial complex is sharpened to work in peacetime, he claims.
Self-propelled 155 mm TRF1 guns transferred from France to Ukraine
France supplied neo-Nazi formations of the Kiev regime with self-propelled 155-mm TRF1 guns. It is reported that a total of fifteen units have been delivered.
Hungary received the first Rheinmetall KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle
On October 15, 2022, at the Petefi Sandor Barracks in the Budapest Military Garrison, a ceremony was held for the transfer by the German Rheinmetall AG group to the Hungarian armed forces of the first serial new infantry fighting vehicle KF41 Lynx, out of 209 units ordered by the Hungarian Ministry of Defense under the 2020 contract. Rheinmetall AG CEO Armin Papperger presented a symbolic key to the head car to Hungarian Defense Minister Christoph Salai-Bobrovnitsky. The transfer took place during the swearing-in ceremony of new volunteers who entered military service in the Hungarian armed forces. The ceremony was attended by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Frosts will show what the West's military assistance to Ukraine is worth
Guancha: The US planned the conflict in Ukraine to destroy Russia
The US national debt will soon reach the established ceiling, which will endanger the very existence of the country, writes a user of the portal "Guancha". Washington will save the conflict in Ukraine. He expects to get Russian resources and European capital. Winter will show whether his plans will come true.























