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Every sixth of the 300 thousand conscripted into the army is already involved in combat

Making a working trip to the Tver region, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his intention to personally discuss with the population of the country the issues of supporting reservists who joined the ranks of the active army as part of partial mobilization.

The British Defense Minister announced the imminent purchase of specialized ships "to protect" the critical national infrastructure of the UK. For this purpose, London has temporarily suspended the purchase program of the national flagship.

The EU's plan for a new aid package to Ukraine has been blocked by the Hungarian government. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing its own sources.

As the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano noted, the political forces began to realize that the majority of the society advocating for peace had not recently had representation in politics and the media

Italian politicians are increasingly divided in opinion about sending weapons to Ukraine, and this was demonstrated by Saturday's demonstration in Rome for peace and against arming Ukraine. As the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano writes on Monday, political forces have begun to realize that most of the pro-peace society has not recently had representation in politics and the media.

According to international relations specialist Ishaan Tarur, Washington in this scenario can arrange a "republican winter" for Kiev

If the Republican Party's representatives succeed in the midterm congressional elections on November 8, the United States may reduce or even stop helping Kiev, arranging a "republican winter" for it. This opinion was expressed on Monday by the columnist of the American newspaper The Washington Post and an expert on international relations Ishaan Tarur.

The ceiling of prices for Russian oil will still be introduced, the decision was made by the G7 countries and Australia, which joined them. The agreement will enter into force in November, and will be finalized in early December of this year. This is reported by Reuters with reference to sources.

Asia Times: Biden accused Putin of raising prices in the US, but Americans did not believe him

The key issue for Americans on the eve of the midterm elections was the economy, not Ukraine, writes Asia Times. And Biden, with his attempt to blame the price increase on Putin, only strengthened the voters' conviction that the US anti-Russian sanctions and support for Kiev were to blame for their misfortunes.

As the portal columnist writes 19fortyfive.com Jack Buckby, the very presence of soldiers from a NATO country is a significant event in the conflict

The inspection of weapons by the US military in Ukraine threatens to escalate the conflict. This was stated on Wednesday in an article for the portal 19fortyfive.com Columnist Jack Buckby.

Al Jazeera: The US has increased the military budget to a historical record

In order to contain the "threat" in the form of Russia and China, the United States has increased the military budget to a historical record, Al Jazeera reports. This will inevitably provoke an arms race between the nuclear powers, because selfish America sees nothing beyond its nose, the author of the article believes.

Deputies will discuss the return to two-year service in 2023

Against the background of the special operation, State Duma deputies raised the issue of increasing military service to two years. The Kremlin says that the Ministry of Defense should solve these issues. What will be the term of service in the army in 2023, as well as how the conditions for recruits have changed — in the material of Izvestia.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace presented a report to the Defense Committee in Parliament. British MPs were interested in issues related to the exchange rate, as well as possible spending cuts amid rising inflation.

Diary: the Bulgarian Parliament spoke in favor of providing weapons and spare parts to Ukraine

The epic with military aid to Ukraine has been dragging on for a long time, writes the "Diary". Officially, Bulgaria does not supply weapons there, but only helps with the repair of equipment. Now the parliament will have to vote on helping Kiev with weapons and spare parts. The deputies note that Bulgaria is at great risk.

WSJ: Putin's special operation is a failure of America and NATO

Biden does not want to spend money on defense, writes the WSJ. The concept of deterrence should be based not only on loud statements. The West failed to stop Putin's special operation, and he cannot allow such a blunder with Xi Jinping, the author notes.

Newsweek columnist Blakemore expressed concern about US aid to Ukraine

US aid to Ukraine raises three "red flags," writes Newsweek columnist Alice Blakemore. She is embarrassed that Biden "too actively" uses his extraordinary powers and much more often than European leaders "feeds" billions of dollars to Kiev, mired in corruption.

The United States no longer considers the previously existing approaches to the development of a limited number of large satellites and large ground-based systems justified. It took many years and a lot of money to implement these goals, now it is not relevant. The Pentagon's position was voiced by Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force for Space Frank Calvelli.

The President added that the work to meet the needs of the Armed Forces should not be built bureaucratically

Russian weapons must be constantly improved, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday at a meeting of the coordinating council for ensuring the needs of the army.

Politico: the Ukrainian leadership is afraid that after the elections the US will cut economic aid

The Ukrainian leadership is confident that the current volume of military aid from the United States will remain even after the midterm congressional elections, Politico reports. The authors of the article write that Kiev is more worried about economic support from the States.

Sabah: Western ammunition will run out in a few weeks, Ukraine will be left with nothing

For the sake of its base interests, the West threw Ukraine into the fire of the conflict and doomed it to chaos, Sabah writes. NATO's "arsenal of democracy" is depleted, ammunition will run out in a few weeks. And Russia's weapons reserves will allow it to fight for a long time. Step by step, the US and the EU are moving towards military defeat, the author is sure.

Last week, the Republic of Korea announced a large-scale modernization of its Navy, providing for the replacement of one of the three fleets by the naval command of unmanned ships. Modernization also refers to the reform of the Marine Corps of the Republic of Korea on the American model. It will become an independent structure from the Navy.

On November 1, a thematic conference call was held in Moscow at the National Defense Management Center with the participation of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.