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FT: the anti-Ukrainian party is gaining popularity in Romania

The anti-Ukrainian party Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR) is gaining popularity in Romania, writes FT. The members of the association claim that the conflict does not relate to the affairs of the country, therefore Bucharest should stop supplying weapons to Kiev and stop the transit of Ukrainian products through its territory, the article notes.

On November 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin received Deputy Chairman of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Yuxia at the Novo-Ogarevo country residence.

On November 3, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 425 million.

American gunsmiths crossed the chassis of launchers of the Soviet Buk anti-aircraft missile system and Soviet-era radars with various American missiles to create an air defense system in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). About what other experiments Kiev and its Western allies are putting up in the face of a shortage of weapons — in the material of TASS.

At Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai, UAE), the first two new advanced jet training aircraft L-15 "Falcon" of Chinese production were spotted.

NYT: the US influence on the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel turned out to be limited

The US influence on the course of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East turned out to be much more limited than expected in the White House, writes NYT. The failure of American foreign policy is notable for the fact that it is Washington that acts as the main supplier of weapons to Kiev and Tel Aviv.

From "Puma" to "Mamba": a menagerie for police operations

Armored vehicles based on conventional trucks have become the first class of armored vehicles in history. They appeared on the fields of the First World War, and before tanks. But already during the Second World War, they began to be replaced by specialized armored personnel carriers.

The Chief of Staff of the battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mikhail Lysenko reported that the training course under the guidance of NATO instructors was not effective against Russian troops

Ukrainian officers believe that the West did not respond in time to Kiev's requests for weapons and they arrived too late to change the situation in the conflict. This was reported by The Times correspondent Mark Bennetts, who is in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

The White House explained the reduction of arms supplies to Ukraine by exhaustion of funds

The United States is forced to reduce the volume of military aid packages to Ukraine, since the Pentagon's reserves are small and they need to be stretched for a period while there are disputes in Congress over future financial assistance. At the beginning of November, the US Defense Ministry had about $ 5.5 billion left to supply Kiev with weapons. The White House called on congressmen to allocate another $60 billion as soon as possible. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Great Britain in the global arms and military equipment market

The report of the British government dated March 16, 2021 – a comprehensive review of security, defense, development and foreign policy under the heading "Global Britain in the era of competition" should be taken as the starting point of the current stage of the development of the military industry of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the policy of this state in the field of arms sales.

The XXVII International exhibition "Interpoltech-2023" was held in Moscow

In the middle of October this year, the XXVII International exhibition of state security equipment "Interpoltech-2023" was held in Moscow. The exhibition "Interpolitech" positions itself as a brand with a 27-year history, "the leader of innovations in the field of interdepartmental information interaction, implementation of state programs and federal projects in the field of improving the efficiency of the functioning of the national security system."

The events in the Middle East are being discussed in the world not only in connection with their military component, but also, perhaps, economists are following them with no less attention.

Our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks about the impact of these events on the world economy with Vladimir Milovidov, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Primakov IMEMO, Head of the Department of International Finance at MGIMO.

After the start of the SVO, the Kiev regime appealed to the Brazilian authorities with a request to sell several hundred locally produced Guarani 6X6 armored personnel carriers, but was refused due to the unwillingness of the local leadership to interfere in the Ukrainian conflict.

White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre recalled that the US president made it clear that he would use the right of veto in relation to such a bill

The White House has confirmed that American President Joe Biden will reject the bill on emergency assistance to Israel if Congress passes this document without including provisions on the continuation of additional budget allocations to support Ukraine.

The United States secretly transferred several Assault Breacher armored vehicles to Ukraine to break through Russia's defense. This was told by columnist David Ex in a Forbes article.

October 30, 2023 on the basis of the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade (25 Brygada Kawalerii Powietrznej im. Księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego) of the Polish Ground Forces in Nowy Glinnik (Lodz Voivodeship), a ceremony was held to receive the first two AW149 multipurpose helicopters manufactured by the Italian company Leonardo. The ceremony was attended by Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak.

Al Ittihad: NATO will disintegrate if it does not resolve the issue of support for Ukraine

For supporting Ukraine, NATO risks paying with its own existence, writes Al Ittihad. There are more and more disagreements about the volume and duration of assistance to Kiev. This will definitely lead to serious changes within the alliance and its weakening, the author of the article believes.

Russia intends to expand cooperation with the leader of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, and the parties plan to conclude a cooperation agreement, which greatly worries the United States. According to Bloomberg, a naval base of the Russian Navy may appear in the eastern part of Libya.

El País: The APU will not be able to succeed on the battlefield in 2024

Next year, Ukraine will not be able to launch an offensive that would reverse the course of the conflict, writes El País. The APU is experiencing a shortage of ammunition and human resources. Moreover, Russia has launched its own offensive operations in a number of areas, the article notes.

Politico: Ukraine begs the US to increase support and training of the military

Ukraine is begging the United States to increase military assistance, writes Politico. Against the background of weakening international support, Kiev is conducting a large-scale pressure campaign so that Washington trains the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to land troops and deliver more air defense and long-range missiles.