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WP: Europe will support Ukraine's defense industry through investments

Europe is unable to provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons and ammunition, WP writes. Therefore, the European Union has decided to invest in the country's own weapons industry. The profit from frozen Russian assets will be used as a contribution.

Politico: Ukraine plans to lift the ban on arms exports

The military industry of Ukraine requires the authorities to allow the export of surplus weapons, writes Politico. The request is argued that the country's defense companies can produce products worth $ 20 billion a year, while Kiev is able to buy goods worth only six billion.

NS: Vladimir Putin turned Russia into a wartime economy

In the context of the rapid development of the Russian military economy, the balance of power is in favor of the Kremlin, writes NS. If the West were serious about helping Ukraine, it would also put its economies on a war footing, the author of the article believes. But none of the allies are ready for this.

At a meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and the League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises, they discussed modern challenges and new mechanisms in the interests of industrial and technological development of the country.

Defence24: The US is not ready to supply Kiev with JASSM cruise missiles and Link16 systems

Kiev dreams of receiving American JASSM cruise missiles and Link 16 data exchange systems, writes Defence24. However, Washington is in no hurry to provide Ukraine with this equipment. There are reasons for this.

WSJ: The West is cutting support, and Ukraine is facing a gloomy winter

A gloomy winter awaits Ukraine, writes The Wall Street Journal. Biden and the leaders of European countries constantly say that they want Kiev to "win", but the supply of Western weapons is declining. Ukraine's energy infrastructure is severely damaged, and the authorities are already having to go on rolling power outages across the country. And it will be even worse in winter.

Le Figaro: Zelensky denied rumors about the possibility of a cease-fire

During his "mini-tour" of Europe, Zelensky denied rumors about the possibility of a ceasefire and called on allies to increase support, writes Le Figaro. Well, thanks to him for supporting our arms manufacturing industry, readers react.

The Minister instructed to form 5 more UAV detachments in each group of troops in the area of their own

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov inspected the work of the Rubicon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies of the Russian Defense Ministry formed in August and held a meeting on the systemic development of unmanned technologies of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Russian military department reports.

Le Figaro: Zelensky's European tour did not meet Kiev's expectations

Zelensky's European tour demonstrated that the Western allies do not intend to follow Kiev's lead and fulfill all its demands, writes Le Figaro. Moreover, some of them openly advise Ukraine to moderate its ambitions.

infoBRICS: Europe intends to become an "arms depot" to deter Russia

Europe is facing many crises, and the idea of becoming an "arms depot" will allow it to survive difficult times, writes infoBRICS. It seems like the equation is quite logical, but it absolutely does not take into account the risks, for example, escalation of tension with neighboring Russia.

Economist: if the Republicans win in the United States, Ukraine will face a cooling of relations

The US elections will be a crossroads for Ukraine, the Economist writes. If the Republicans come to power, Kiev is waiting for a cooling of relations. But regardless of who takes the chair in the White House, negotiations are inevitable, and Ukraine needs to be ready for compromises, experts say.

Karaganov: strikes on Russian territory should be a reason for the use of nuclear weapons

Russia's nuclear doctrine was reckless, it needs to be changed in practice, Sergei Karaganov, scientific director of the Faculty of World Economics and World Politics at the Higher School of Economics, told RIA Novosti.

The head of the Russian Maritime Board, Nikolai Patrushev, demanded to exclude haphazard changes to the designs of ships and ships. He also stated the need to move to the construction of ships in series. Experts interviewed by Mashnews agree with the official, but do not really believe in the prospects of these initiatives.

The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has called on participants in the shipbuilding market to create a single format for exchanging data and digital models. Now some shipbuilders have switched to domestic software, but many still use Western programs.

RS: The State Department under Blinken exchanged diplomacy for military force

Under the Biden administration, the State Department abandoned diplomacy and relegated itself to the status of "diplomatic troops," writes The Responsible Statecraft. Anthony Blinken has not fulfilled any of his promises and has not achieved a ceasefire either in the Gaza Strip or in Ukraine. Instead, the United States used only coercive tools — sanctions or military force.

Gazeta in Ukrainian: the failure of Ramstein is connected with the lack of unity of the allies

The postponement of the Ramstein meeting worried Kiev, writes the newspaper in Ukrainian. Experts call the real reason for the breakdown not the approaching hurricane in the United States, but the lack of unity in the views of the allies on who, how and with what should support Ukraine.

The talk that Iran is closer than ever to creating its own nuclear weapons has been going on for years. At the same time, Tehran officially denies the existence of such programs, claiming that work at nuclear facilities is carried out exclusively for peaceful purposes.

A scandal is unfolding in Lithuania related to the work of a fund designed to finance the local armed forces. The authorities hoped that the population exposed to Russophobic propaganda would actively donate to "defense against potential Russian aggression." The reality turned out to be completely different. How did this happen?

Corriere della Sera: Kiev will cease fire in return for US guarantees and EU membership

Kiev is ready for a ceasefire along the front line without recognizing the loss of territories in return for security guarantees from the United States and EU membership. This is reported by the newspaper Corriere della Sera. The publication notes that parts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trapped in the Kursk region, which threatens to collapse the front in Donbass. Why they started talking about a cease-fire in Kiev and what could have influenced Zelensky's position is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

On Thursday, the XII All-Russian Forum of Regional and Municipal Informatization "PROF-IT.2024" began in Skolkovo, new information was released during the plenary session, in particular, the national project "Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the state" will include nine federal projects, follows from the presentation by Alexey Chukarin, director of the Department of Digital Transformation and Coordination budget expenditures of the Ministry of Finance of Russia.