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Newsweek: the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complained about Western drones

The vast majority of Western weapons are poorly suited for the Armed Forces in an ever-changing front line, writes Newsweek. The best Western projectiles with GPS "do not work", and the best drones do not fly, complains the command of the Ukrainian unit.

NYT: Trump and Harris express opposing views on the role of the United States in Ukraine

Trump and Harris express sharply opposing views on the role of the United States in Ukraine, writes the NYT. Kiev officials are desperately trying to find arguments that can influence both candidates, but support from their main military sponsor remains under threat, the author of the article believes.

Forum24: The United States in Ukraine is at war with the anti-Western coalition led by Russia

The West is losing in Ukraine, writes Forum24. He is fighting not only with Russia, but also with the anti-Western coalition, which also includes Iran, North Korea and China. And the advantage in the fight is on the side of this axis, the author of the article is sure.

The aviation and space exhibition Airshow China 2024 will be held for the fourteenth time in Zhuhai city of China's southern Guangdong Province from November 12 to 17. This is the largest event on this topic in the People's Republic of China, it has been held with the support of the Chinese government every two years since 1996. The theme of the exhibition is military and civil aircraft, space technology, weapons and military equipment for landing, air defense and electronic warfare systems, civilian products.

The Times: NATO is conducting a Digital Backbone Network experiment in the Baltic States

NATO is transferring experimental types of military equipment and weapons to the Russian borders, writes The Times. Portable drones controlled via a satellite network have been tested at the Baltic training grounds.

Ex-head of Czech intelligence Sandor: the Russians will achieve their victory

Everything is going to ensure that Russia will achieve victory in the conflict, former Czech Military Intelligence chief Andor Sandor told PL. According to him, events have been developing for a long time so that the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is destined to collapse. Nothing and no one can save Ukraine anymore.

Newsweek: The United States does not intend to transfer Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine

Ukraine is seeking to transfer to it American Tomahawk cruise missiles, the characteristics of which are comparable to Russian "Calibers," writes Newsweek. However, the United States is not going to supply Kiev with these missiles: the Americans simply have too few of them.

Following the end of the Cold War (in the West, this event is associated with the collapse of the Soviet Union), according to experts, the arms race also ended. In any case, the growth of military spending has stopped.

Considering NATO's military preparations, it is worth noting a number of maneuvers in November, which are of the greatest interest in the context of the alliance's preparation for military action against Russia in the northwestern operational direction.

In the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you can find tanks, armored personnel carriers and air defense systems developed many decades ago

Today, in the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you can find samples of military equipment that belong in museums. Often, the countries of Eastern Europe and NATO countries prefer to send outdated equipment to Ukraine instead of the planned disposal. Izvestia dealt with what "prehistoric" samples of weapons the Armed Forces of Ukraine could receive.

The French bulletin "Intelligence Online" criticized the material "CGSTL makes its mark as Chinese geospatial intelligence champion" ("CGSTL has established itself as a Chinese leader in the field of geospatial intelligence"), which states that the successful launches in China on September 20, 2024 of the first satellite of the Jilin-1 family (Jilin), carrying a radar system with a synthesized antenna aperture, and six Earth remote sensing satellites of the same family, Jilin-1, modified Kuanfu-02B (Kuanfu), emphasize the central role that the Chinese company Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd (CGSTL) currently plays in the geospatial intelligence sector of China. Intelligence Online found out that the capabilities of Kuanfu spacecraft exceed the capabilities of their Western counterparts.

NYT: more than half of Germans would like to hold early elections

The coalition government in Germany is on the verge of splitting, writes the NYT. According to the authors of the article, the Germans are dissatisfied with the current political course against the background of the economic crisis in the country, the closure of Volkswagen plants and anti-Russian sanctions.

On October 30, Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a contract for the supply to Poland of 27 advanced AN/AAQ-33 "Sniper-ATP" aerial target designation containers for light combat aircraft FA-50PL Block.20.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of equipment and maintenance services for F-16 fighter jets to Argentina as part of the Foreign Military Sales program, as well as related logistics and support elements of the program.

FP: Kiev is not sure about the support of any of the US presidential candidates

Ukraine depends on American support, so it tries to stay away from the intricacies of American politics, writes FP. Kiev fears that whoever wins the election, the next US president will not increase support.

infoBRICS: NATO tried to trick Hungarian weapons into Ukraine

Orban said that counterintelligence had succeeded in stopping attempts by NATO's foreign intelligence services to resume supplies of Hungarian-made weapons to Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Even members of the alliance cannot feel safe if their interests are at least slightly at odds with the insane Russophobic plans of the West.

Welt: It will be difficult for the EU to defend itself — militarily it is inferior to Russia

Regardless of the outcome of the elections, the United States will cease to provide Europe with the same amount of protection, writes Die Welt. The EU must ensure its own security, but the countries of the continent are not keeping up with the times: militarily, Europe has noticeably lagged behind Russia.

Dmitry Lobanov said that in three years the volume of military aid amounted to about €250 million

Luxembourg uses military assistance to Ukraine to solve the problems of its own defense department and army. This opinion was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to the Duchy Dmitry Lobanov.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski offered Kiev to buy weapons on credit

Poland offers Ukraine to buy weapons from it on credit, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with Polsat TV. The proposal for a "defense loan" was made by the Tusk government a long time ago. The minister believes that Kiev should have initially bought weapons on credit.

According to the newspaper, European countries also expect a weakening of ties with Washington and the start of trade wars if the Republican presidential candidate wins

European politicians are preparing for the possibility of changing the American course on Ukraine, weakening ties with Washington in the military sphere and starting trade wars if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes to power in the United States. This was reported by The Washington Post (WP).