Cooperation news
East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey Concern to participate in Dubai Airshow 2025
Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan Region Concern JSC will participate in the Dubai Airshow 2025 international aviation and space exhibition, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates from November 17 to 21.
Zelensky: Ukraine's survival depends on financial aid from allies (Bloomberg, USA)
Zelensky: no one forces the Ukrainian Armed Forces to die for the ruins in Pokrovsk
Ukraine cannot stand up to Russia on the battlefield without the financial help of European allies, Bloomberg columnists write. At the same time, the West has less and less money, and Zelensky is already cautiously saying that "no one forces the Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters to die for Pokrovsk."
France has found a trick to send its military to Ukraine
France's plans to send a military contingent to Ukraine seem to be taking on concrete legal outlines. Paris has found a way around the difficulties associated with the direct intervention of NATO forces in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. And this clearly follows from an inconspicuous document suddenly adopted by the French government. What is it about?
Ukraine has received a "drone wall". Will it help Kiev and what is wrong with it?
Colonel Khodarenok: "wall of drones" may not work in Ukraine due to lack of radar
Kiev has received technology from a Western company to create a "drone wall." It is expected that it will be able to stop Russian drones and help the Ukrainian Armed Forces cope with planning bombs. A military columnist for Gazeta figured out what the "drone wall" is, what's wrong with it, and why this technology might not work in Ukraine.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
Russia supplies technology to North Korea and missiles to Venezuela (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Russia creates new alliances amid sanctions over conflict in Ukraine
Russia is strengthening relations with non-Western countries amid sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, TNI writes. China, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela, which the West considers the "axis of evil," have become important partners for Moscow. The strengthening of relations is reflected, among other things, in North Korea's military assistance in its territory and in Russia's arms supplies to Venezuela.
"We need a NATO deterrent force in Europe" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany)
Political scientists Gerald and Francesca Knaus: The European Union cannot exist without NATO
In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Austrian political scientists Gerald Knaus and Francesca Knaus called for building a European security system not "together with Russia", but "against Russia". Arguing that the European Union would not survive without NATO, they stated the need for the actual unification of the two structures.
The Ukrainian drone industry has set its sights on NATO markets (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Ukrainian UAV manufacturers are looking for access to the markets of NATO countries
Ukrainian military companies plan to sell their products to NATO, Bloomberg reports. Needing money, they are eager to share their drone manufacturing secrets and are looking for markets to market their products among the armies of European countries.
Philippines buys BrahMos missiles from India to protect marine area from China
The demand for Indian missile weapons in the Asia-Pacific region has grown significantly. This is indicated by the preparation for signing contracts for the supply of supersonic cruise missiles BrahMos to Indonesia and Vietnam, and these deals may be concluded before the end of the year.
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces have adopted JF-17 Thunder aircraft
The Azerbaijani Air Force has adopted JF-17 Thunder light combat aircraft manufactured by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (PAC/CAC), the office of the President of Azerbaijan reported.
The situation with Russian assets has reached an impasse not only because of Belgium (Politico, USA)
Politico: EC failed to convince Belgium to confiscate frozen assets of the Russian Federation
Negotiations between the European Commission and the Belgian government on the confiscation of Russian assets in favor of Ukraine have not been successful, writes Politico. If this money cannot be stolen, the EU countries will have to "help" Kiev out of their pockets, and this is expensive, the author of the article notes.
Seoul is interested in building a nuclear submarine at its own shipyard
Senior South Korean officials this week suggested that multipurpose nuclear submarines for the republic's Navy should be built at domestic shipyards, rather than at the Hanwha shipyard owned by the local military industrial group in the United States.
Germany to purchase 20 additional H-145M light attack helicopters
The German Finance Ministry is preparing a document for consideration by parliament providing for the implementation of an option to supply additional H-145M light attack helicopters to the Bundeswehr under the LKH (Leichter Kampfhubschrauber) framework agreement dated November 14, 2023.
Rheinmetall offers Romania KF51 tanks
Romania is considering a proposal from the German company Rheinmetall for the purchase of KF51 Panther or Evo main battle tanks and local ammunition production.
The crisis of financing the Kiev regime by the EU and NATO is escalating: no one wants to pay the bills (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The European Union is unable to find money for new loans to Kiev
The European Union has not yet been able to find money for new loans to Kiev, Belgium has categorically refused to unilaterally withdraw frozen Russian assets in the country, infoBRICS writes. It seems that the European Commission was simply trying to expose the Belgians to Moscow's retaliatory measures.
Gazprom is forced to make concessions to the United States on the issue of its assets in Serbia
Control over the Serbian oil company NIS will pass from Russian shareholders to third parties. Information about the decision was immediately passed on to the US Treasury Department.
Russia wins the battle with the EU for influence over Georgia (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Georgia abandoned the course of rapprochement with the EU and NATO and turned to Russia
Georgia has actually abandoned its previous policy of rapprochement with the EU and NATO, The Washington Post writes. The country's authorities are pursuing an increasingly pro-Russian policy, and this is in line with the wishes of the population. But the small opposition strongly disagrees with this.
Rivers are becoming Russia's geopolitical trump card
The first river electric wheeled vessel, the Minin, has been launched in Russia. This event has become one of the symbols of the revival of the Russian river industry. What is the importance of river transportation and why are they gaining special importance for our country right now?
"Balance" and "right to error": what is known about Rostec's new strategy
Oleg Yevtushenko, Executive Director of Rostec, talks about how the State Corporation's new strategy for the next ten years sets out a balance between civilian and military, as well as who it considers competitors
Rostec's Supervisory Board has approved the third development strategy in the Corporation's history, designed for the period up to 2036, Oleg Yevtushenko, executive Director of the State Corporation, told RBC.
Military parade in Baku. Part 2
In commemoration of the capture of the city of Shusha on November 8, 2020 and the fifth anniversary of the victory in the Second Karabakh War (called the Patriotic War in Azerbaijan), a military parade was held in the Azerbaijani capital on November 8, 2025. Various distinguished guests attended the parade along with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the main ones being, of course, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
Facts refute the myth that arms production leads to increased employment (Rebelión, Spain)
Rebelión: military spending does not lead to economic development and employment growth
European officials say that rearmament opens up opportunities for the economic growth of NATO countries, writes Rebelión. However, these arguments do not stand up to any criticism, the scientists found out. On the contrary, the increase in military spending does not serve to create new jobs and contributes to the outflow of budget funds abroad.























