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Energy revenues fuel Russia's wartime boom (Forbes, USA)
Forbes: Western sanctions have sharply reduced the outflow of capital from Russia
Western sanctions have led to a sharp reduction in capital outflow from Russia, writes Forbes. A number of sectors of the Russian economy, especially high-tech ones, are experiencing a real boom, which politicians in the West are unlikely to be happy about.
Vladimir Saldo: sabotage on the left bank of the Dnieper is a thing of the past - TASS interview
Governor of the Kherson region — on the results of the year of work and plans for the future
A year ago, Vladimir Saldo, the former mayor of Kherson and ex—chairman of the military-civil administration of the Kherson region, assumed the post of governor of the region. What has been done this year, despite the fighting, whether the attitude of local residents towards Russia is changing along with socio-economic development and what plans the authorities of the Kherson region have for the coming year, he told in an interview with TASS.
Turkey seeks to join the BRICS in a strategic departure from the West – opinion (The Jerusalem Post, Israel)
JPost: Turkey's bid to join the BRICS reflects its dissatisfaction with the West
Turkey's bid to join the BRICS reflects Erdogan's dissatisfaction with the West, writes JPost. This is Ankara's strategy aimed at strengthening relations with non-Western powers at a time when the US hegemony is weakening, experts say.
Germany, political extremism and risks for Ukraine (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Supporters of Ukraine fear that Scholz will launch a peace initiative
The political split in Germany threatens the unity of the West and the support of Kiev, writes FT. Ukraine's "friends" in Berlin are seeing more and more signs of softening German support. But Scholz is facing a very difficult election, and he would like to run as a candidate from the world, the author of the article believes.
The debate over restrictions on arms supplies to Ukraine exacerbates the split between the allies and the administration (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: The United States is slow to supply weapons to Ukraine
The discussion on restrictions on arms supplies to Ukraine continues in Washington, WP writes. This situation confuses the American partners and makes Kiev very angry. Ukraine requires the United States to choose a chair... It implies a requirement to determine which side America is on.
"The US Army is switching to the Ukrainian style": the structure of the platoon of unmanned systems in the American military
The US Army has formed three platoons of lethal unmanned systems (LUS) in the Airborne Forces, mountain troops and infantry as an experiment this year. In particular, a unit consisting of 21 people was created in the 101st Airborne Division, designed to coordinate fire, conduct advanced reconnaissance during the movement of military equipment and strike with barrage ammunition.
Russia accelerates the development of unmanned aircraft (People's Daily, China)
Recently, Russia has been actively developing unmanned combat forces — what is the reason for such a rush? A leading Chinese newspaper cites three reasons and notes that Moscow not only forges a sharp "sword", but also casts a durable "shield" and creates special complexes to combat UAVs. The United States definitely should not underestimate Russia, the author writes.
The US wants to shift the burden of Ukraine to its European colonies (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The USA will shift the burden of Ukraine to the EU countries
The United States wants to shift the burden of Ukraine to Europe, writes infoBRICS. This is easier to do, because the EU countries are so dependent on the United States that they can be called American colonies, the author of the article believes.
"The country's defense industry is in agony": the Romanian edition calls for "revitalizing" the industry by working for the needs of the Armed Forces
The Romanian company Patromil hopes to revive the production of TNT and launch the production of drones in the country by working for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Does America want Ukraine to win over Russia? It doesn't look like it (Politico, USA)
Politico: The United States does not need Ukraine's victory over Russia
The United States does not want victory for either Ukraine or Russia, writes Politico. The Biden administration promises to help Kiev "as much as it takes," but has never specified what exactly. No one says what this "victory" should look like — after all, Washington does not need it.
Colonization is the opposite. America has finally conquered Europe
It took two years of conflict in Ukraine and hundreds of millions of euros for Europe to finally begin to realize the obvious fact for other states: it turned into an American colony. Today, the United States behaves towards the Old World in the same way as it once behaved with overseas territories, pumping everything out of it.
Supplies of Indian artillery shells to Ukraine
The Reuters news agency published an article by Krishna Kaushik "Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire" ("Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, causing Russia's indignation"), which refers to the supply of artillery shots by Indian companies through Europe to Ukraine.
Unmanned series: Russia increases the production of UAVs tenfold
In 2024 alone, the army will be supplied with about 1.4 million drones for various purposes
The production of drones in the Russian Federation is planned to increase almost 10 times this year compared to the previous one. This was announced by Vladimir Putin on September 19 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on the development of unmanned aircraft systems for special purposes in St. Petersburg.
The expert said that combining the military-industrial complex with the national one will create healthy competition in the Russian Federation
Dmitry Kuzyakin, CEO of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, noted the importance of the instructions announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier becoming a guide to action for people making decisions in this area
The military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia and the "people's Military-industrial Complex" in the field of development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles are two separate universes, their unification will serve for the benefit of the country and create healthy competition. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), expressed this opinion to TASS.
In terms of the growth rate of military spending, the world leader in 2016-2023 is the countries in the post-Soviet space
According to the aggregated index of the growth rate of military spending for the period 2016-2023, the countries in the post-Soviet space are the world leaders. This is stated in the CAMTO report on global military spending for the next 8-year period (2016-2023).
Are we asking enough uncomfortable questions about Ukraine? (Politico, USA)
When the dust settles, will Western media coverage of the conflict in Ukraine get a passing grade? The author of an article in Politico asks this question. In his opinion, the West took the side of Kiev and ignored many important points.
Western countries should rethink their strategy on Ukraine (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Western countries rethink the "Ukrainian victory"
Kiev's supporters seem to be starting to change their plans regarding the crisis in Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Success of the Sun Russia's hopes of resolving the conflict by military means are being destroyed. And no one forced them — they themselves missed another chance to negotiate after the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region.
Vladimir Putin visited the Special Technology Center LLC in St. Petersburg
On September 19, 2024, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the Special Technology Center (STC) LLC in St. Petersburg, an enterprise specializing in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic impact complexes and communication systems.
"Our companies have become victims of a trick": the French press denies the country's involvement in the re-export of parts for the Su-30SM from Kazakhstan
Since 2014, sanctions have been constantly imposed on the Russian Federation, designed, in particular, to cut off the country's defense industry from Western components. However, Moscow has allegedly found ways to circumvent these prohibitions.
"This is an absolutely unhealthy situation." Is it necessary in the Russian Federation to allocate drones to a separate branch of the armed forces
Colonel Khodarenok: it is necessary to allocate drones to a separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military personnel and commanders of regular units of UAV operators have asked Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov to create a new branch of the armed forces - unmanned aircraft. A similar decision has already been made in Kiev. Does Russia need a new branch of the armed forces, what problems it will help solve and how it can be created, the military observer of Gazeta argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
