Cooperation news

Slovak MiG-29 fighters, which Bratislava is taking off combat duty and decommissioning, will definitely be sent to Ukraine. This will happen, most likely in early September.

"You don't need a bath, but a wet towel!"

The crisis of energy supply lies its dark shadow on all Western states. The German politician even advises Germans not to use the shower, but to rub themselves with a wet towel. However, the NATO Secretary General, talking about the approaching cold winter, said that the West would use "all its strength" to support Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Nazi formations are not yet at risk of sending the improved main combat T-72M1R received from Poland to the line of contact.

Chinese trap for the USA

The fierce competition between the United States and China is draining the foreign policy of the States, writes the FA. Washington, in opposition to Beijing, loses sight of all constructive goals that should underlie America's strategy. Such a course leads to an increase in the danger of nuclear conflict, "kills" the US leadership in the world and undermines American democracy.

The 55th meeting of the Coordinating Committee on Air Defense under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member States was held in the city of Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyzstan).

More than two million people became guests of the VIII Army International Games, the closing ceremony of which took place on August 27 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in the Moscow region.

Joint actions on the defense of maritime communications will be carried out in the Sea of Japan by Russian and Chinese ships during the strategic command and staff exercise "Vostok-2022", the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos is an example of successful cooperation between Russia and foreign countries in the production of military products. For more than 20 years, Brahmos has been successfully producing supersonic cruise missiles of the same name, constantly improving them. This year, a landmark event happened for the company: in January, the first export contract was signed for the supply of Brahmos missiles to the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Alexander Maksichev, co-director of Brahmos from the Russian side, told Sergey Safronov about the plans of the company and the prospects for concluding new contracts in an interview with the head of the profile editorial office of MIA Rossiya Segodnya, Sergey Safronov.

All frigates of Project 11356 purchased in Russia will be armed with Brahmos missiles, Alexander Maksichev, co-director of BrahMos Aerospace from the Russian side, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Swiss government has blocked the initiative to hold a referendum on the acquisition of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning-2 fighter jets for the country's Air Force.

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a division of Raytheon Technologies, announced the signing of a contract for the supply of NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) medium-range air defense systems.

Apparently, the Nigerian Air Force has received ASELPOD container targeting systems developed by the Turkish company Aselsan for JF-17 "Thunder" fighters.

The US military department has become more active in using sea transport to supply Ukraine with weapons, military equipment and ammunition. This is reported by The Washington Post, referring to representatives of the Pentagon.

Is Britain tired of Ukraine after six months of conflict?

The British government was surprised by the willingness of the country's population to support Ukraine. However, winter is getting closer, gas prices continue to rise, and the British are gradually beginning to realize the sacrifices they have to make, writes The Times.

Ministry of Defense: the Vostok-2022 exercises are not directed against specific states and blocs

The Vostok-2022 exercises are defensive in nature and are not directed against specific states and military alliances, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said during a briefing for foreign military attaches.

In the event of a conflict in the Pacific Ocean, two archipelagos are not to be envied

Relations between China and the ASEAN countries are extremely difficult. Beijing is actively imposing "great friendship" on its southern neighbors. At the same time, China's neighbors are quite justifiably afraid that this "friendship" will turn into aggression from the north.

Army-2022 Forum: Collective intelligence and artificial intelligence

On August 21, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" completed its work. Once again, the forecasts of our so-called Western partners about the isolation of Russia have been put to shame. Tens of thousands of specialists, experts, members of foreign delegations, ordinary citizens attended the events of the forum. The Forum has become a new breakthrough for Russia in military and military-technical activities.

Ukraine chastised Spain over weapons: "We are dissatisfied, we are not being supplied with what we could have"

The Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid said that Kiev is dissatisfied with the Spanish military aid, writes El Mundo. According to the readers of the publication, Ukraine behaves like a mafia when it demands weapons. They believe that Zelensky should not even be sent water pistols.

Will France fight against Russia? Eric Ciotti is perplexed about the statements of Emmanuel Macron...

France should have done everything possible to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine, writes Boulevard Voltaire. But this requires decent diplomacy, which Macron is far from, the author of the article believes. Putin will not listen to him

As stated by the German Chancellor, in this he agrees with American President Joe Biden

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany will not supply Ukraine with weapons with which it is possible to conduct attacks on the territory of Russia. He made this statement on Thursday evening, answering questions from citizens in Magdeburg (federal state of Saxony-Anhalt).