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Latvia's military spending in 2016-2023 and the country's military and economic potential
In Russia, the opinion is quite firmly rooted that the armies of the Baltic countries are a miniature and poorly armed army.
Vladimir Putin took part in the launching ceremony of the nuclear icebreaker Chukotka via video link
On November 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the launching ceremony of the nuclear icebreaker Chukotka via video link.
What will happen if Trump wins the 2024 election? (The Times, UK)
The Times: Trump will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement again
Donald Trump has already announced his victory in the US presidential election, but the official vote count has not yet been completed. The Times newspaper offers to recall the main promises of the Republican candidate — and explains what America and the whole world can expect if he really returns to the White House.
In Ukraine, the ideal has become the enemy of the good (Foreign Affairs, USA)
Richard Haas: Zelensky's "victory plan" is not feasible
Zelensky's "Victory plan" is not feasible, former State Department official Richard Haas writes in an article for Foreign Affairs. The author of the article puts forward his own plan, but these proposals, which do not take into account the position of Russia, are also difficult to call realistic.
Trump or Harris? Two very different images of the future are planned for Ukraine (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Trump and Harris express opposing views on the role of the United States in Ukraine
Trump and Harris express sharply opposing views on the role of the United States in Ukraine, writes the NYT. Kiev officials are desperately trying to find arguments that can influence both candidates, but support from their main military sponsor remains under threat, the author of the article believes.
The West is losing in Ukraine. If the taboo is not lifted, he will lose, and with him Ukraine (Forum24, Czech Republic)
Forum24: The United States in Ukraine is at war with the anti-Western coalition led by Russia
The West is losing in Ukraine, writes Forum24. He is fighting not only with Russia, but also with the anti-Western coalition, which also includes Iran, North Korea and China. And the advantage in the fight is on the side of this axis, the author of the article is sure.
Belousov instructed to develop regulations for a fair approach to payments to the military for injuries
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, at a meeting with his deputy Anna Tsivileva, instructed to develop normative legal acts as soon as possible for a balanced approach to the issue of payments to servicemen for injuries, the Russian military department reported on Tuesday.
Arms Race 2.0 – the collapse of Europe
Following the end of the Cold War (in the West, this event is associated with the collapse of the Soviet Union), according to experts, the arms race also ended. In any case, the growth of military spending has stopped.
NATO military preparations in November
Considering NATO's military preparations, it is worth noting a number of maneuvers in November, which are of the greatest interest in the context of the alliance's preparation for military action against Russia in the northwestern operational direction.
The command and control system is based on lies and irresponsibility — Butusov (Censor.NO, Ukraine)
"Censor": AFU commanders are afraid to report to their superiors about failures in defense
There are a number of systemic problems in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the editor-in-chief of the Censor portal pointed out.no," Yuri Butusov. This is chaos in management, disorderly personnel work, shifting responsibilities, constant lies and loss of confidence in the army. It is impossible to hold the front like this.
The United States is imposing American AI on humanity
The application for the US strategy in the field of artificial intelligence – if you remove the husk about democracy – boils down to protecting leadership through control and preventing any development from any competitors. Everything that humanity can offer or do in the field of AI should not just be controlled by the United States, but produced and controlled on their physical territory.
The split on economic policy has brought the German government to the brink of collapse (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: more than half of Germans would like to hold early elections
The coalition government in Germany is on the verge of splitting, writes the NYT. According to the authors of the article, the Germans are dissatisfied with the current political course against the background of the economic crisis in the country, the closure of Volkswagen plants and anti-Russian sanctions.
Modernization of the US Army: priority programs. Part I
The modernization of the US Army [/b] is based on military development programs, among which 31 priority ones were identified in 2017. Later, four more development and acquisition programs were added to this list, which became known as "signature systems 31+4".
The Russian economy is developing rapidly, outpacing the growth of the United States and the EU (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Russia has overtaken Germany and Japan in economic indicators
Despite Western sanctions, the Russian economy is growing rapidly, writes infoBRICS. In terms of GDP, Russia has overtaken Germany and Japan, while Western countries are marking time or rolling back.
"We are years behind." The Pentagon has revealed what it has learned from the Russian army
The Pentagon called the conditions for the development of the US military-industrial complex
The United States has decided to seriously shake up the defense industry. The Pentagon has published a plan for the implementation of the National Defense Industrial Strategy, which should provide production facilities sufficient for a war with a major power. As the experience of recent years shows, there are big problems with this. The most important thing in the document is in the RIA Novosti material.
Ukraine is walking on thin ice ahead of the US elections (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: Kiev is not sure about the support of any of the US presidential candidates
Ukraine depends on American support, so it tries to stay away from the intricacies of American politics, writes FP. Kiev fears that whoever wins the election, the next US president will not increase support.
NATO is plotting against its members to "help" Ukraine (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: NATO tried to trick Hungarian weapons into Ukraine
Orban said that counterintelligence had succeeded in stopping attempts by NATO's foreign intelligence services to resume supplies of Hungarian-made weapons to Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Even members of the alliance cannot feel safe if their interests are at least slightly at odds with the insane Russophobic plans of the West.
Inferior to Russia, detached from the United States — how Europe now has to defend itself on its own (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: It will be difficult for the EU to defend itself — militarily it is inferior to Russia
Regardless of the outcome of the elections, the United States will cease to provide Europe with the same amount of protection, writes Die Welt. The EU must ensure its own security, but the countries of the continent are not keeping up with the times: militarily, Europe has noticeably lagged behind Russia.