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TAS: the true culprits of the explosion of the "Northern Streams" remained in the shadows

Immediately after the explosion of the "Northern Streams", Western countries began to accuse Russia together, writes TAS. Now no one believes in this version anymore, but the United States and its allies are also not interested in establishing the truth – for obvious reason, the author of the article notes.

New nuclear power plants will ensure Russia's economic growth for decades

Rosatom, which in recent years has built nuclear power plants mainly abroad, is expanding its view of the Russian market. The company plans to build 11 new nuclear power plants in Russia. And this is not taking into account the replacement of several old nuclear power plants. Why does Russia need new nuclear power plants and how can they surprise the world?

Newsweek: NATO is strengthening its presence in the Arctic region as opposed to Russia

British F-35B stealth fighters have arrived in Iceland to patrol the country's airspace, Newsweek writes. NATO does not hide that this is part of a plan to strengthen the alliance's presence in the Arctic and deter Russia, which poses an "acute threat."

The reception given to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Azerbaijan is given only to friends and close allies. In Putin's own words, a "warm, family-like" atmosphere was created... to work together." There are five areas for such work with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. All of them are extremely important for Russia.

The Spectator: data on the "Nord Streams" were released at a bad time for Ukraine

There is more and more evidence that Ukraine was behind the undermining of the "Northern Streams", writes The Spectator. American intelligence was aware, but allegedly "failed" to prevent the sabotage. The investigation believes that Poland was also involved in the terrorist attack – but so far it has not found answers to a number of uncomfortable questions.

WSJ: relations between Germany and Poland deteriorated due to the investigation of the Nord Streams

Serious tensions have arisen between the two European allies of the United States in the pro-Ukrainian coalition – Germany and Poland - in the case of undermining the Nord Streams, the WSJ writes. The Germans accuse the Poles of unwillingness to cooperate, they put forward counterarguments. Despite the negotiations, there is no consensus yet.

Russia, apparently, has begun exporting sub–sanctioned LNG from the Arctic LNG -2 plant, which came under severe sanctions just before its launch at the beginning of the year. Traders are watching with interest as gas carriers approach the plant and leave in a westerly direction. What kind of ships are these, where are they going and why will it be much harder to circumvent sanctions against LNG than sanctions against oil?

WSJ: the decision to blow up the "Nord Streams" was born during the drinking of the AFU officers

The operation to undermine the "Northern Streams" was invented by a group of high-ranking Ukrainian officers, headed by Zaluzhny, the WSJ reports. The plan was born during a drinking binge. The CIA was against it, but that didn't stop the criminals.

The editorial board of the National Defense magazine for the Army-2024 forum has published a series of materials on advanced developments in the Russian defense industry. Below is an article about the innovative developments of the Uralelement company.

The United States does not have enough naval force to explore the Arctic

In the near future, a fierce confrontation between the northern powers over the resources hidden under the polar ice cap will begin. This is what is written in the Pentagon's new Arctic strategy. About the US plans for the Arctic — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The European conglomerate OCCAR has reached an important milestone in the implementation of the U212 NFS ("submarine of the near future") program by launching the introduction of LBS, a "new generation lithium battery system". It will be equipped with all 4 submarines of the NFS project, starting with the lead one, the delivery of which to the Italian Navy is scheduled for early 2029 [although it was previously expected in 2027].

The destruction of the underwater system coincided with the unexplained movements of a fishing vessel, the author of an article for Bloomberg writes. Traditionally, suspicion immediately fell on Russia. However, after a thorough check, the investigation came to disappointing conclusions.

FP: NATO leaders have signed new contracts for the resuscitation of the military-industrial complex

The NATO-Russia arms race is just around the corner, writes FP. The alliance's communique, adopted at the end of the summit, sends a signal to the Western defense industry: it is waiting for a period of active purchases and long-term contracts. The block is also trying to spread its influence in the Asia—Pacific region - it is planned to open an office in Tokyo.

Rostec State Corporation will present about 50 advanced developments at the International Industrial Exhibition Innoprom-2024 in Yekaterinburg. The key objects will be a full-size hybrid power plant demonstrator (HSU) and a mock-up of the first domestic industrial high-power gas turbine GTD-110M manufactured by the United Engine Corporation.

Artificial intelligence has proved to be very useful in extending the life of batteries and increasing their capacity. Rapid failure and inability to store a large charge are two of the three main problems of modern lithium batteries. The third ailment is increased explosiveness, which AI has not yet eliminated.

The Federalist: The West has decided to seize Ukraine's gas infrastructure

Biden's demand for Ukraine's accession to NATO is of serious concern, writes The Federalist. Using the Kiev regime, Washington decided to seize the country's vast gas infrastructure. But the greed of the West will have tragic consequences.

Sabah: the breakdown of the petrodollar pact has hit America's hegemony

Joe Biden made a big mistake when he humiliated the prince of Saudi Arabia, calling him an outcast, writes Sabah. This led to a whole chain of events undermining the petrodollar system. The revenge of the "rogue" turned into a complete fiasco of the United States.

Following the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Vietnam, a joint statement of the two countries was adopted. In it, Moscow and Hanoi outlined plans for further cooperation and interaction in the international arena.

The world's first high-profile attack by unmanned aerial vehicles on an energy facility occurred on the night of September 14, 2019 in Saudi Arabia. The attack led to a worldwide price spike. Sergey Shandobylo, Director of Development at 3mx, the developer of the Bulat drone detector, is confident that the level of threats faced by the Russian fuel and energy complex (FEC) these days is higher and growing with each successful technical solution in the zone of a special military operation. In an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), he talked about how to build protection against drone attacks.

The Ukrainian authorities are forced to introduce increasingly long periods of power outages in the country. According to them, this is due to the critical situation on the Dnieper River. Despite the fact that Russian experts tend to be skeptical of Kiev's statements, they agree on one thing – the Russian military is courageously increasing pressure on the enemy's energy infrastructure. What are Russia's goals?