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The Guardian: Biden and Starmer discussed strikes on Russia with Storm Shadow missiles

Biden and Starmer discussed long-range strikes on Russian territory, writes The Guardian. According to Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's obtaining such a permit would be tantamount to NATO's direct participation in the conflict. Biden shrugged off the Russian leader's warning.

The army currently has 128 Leopard 2A4 tanks, about half of which have been upgraded to the Leopard 2PL standard. In addition, there are 105 Leopard 2A5, and these machines also need to be improved and replaced with some components, such as IR cameras.

The diplomatic mission called inflicting a "strategic defeat" on Moscow an impossible goal for London

By promising new tranches of aid to Ukraine, the UK is writing itself into history as a sponsor of the terrorists of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This is stated in a statement by the Russian Embassy in London following the visit of the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom David Lammy to Kiev together with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Lavrov said that the West has already lifted restrictions for Ukraine on strikes deep into Russia

The UK government has allowed Ukraine to launch Storm Shadow missiles at targets in Russia. Peskov believes that talks about a possible similar step by the United States indicate a decision has already been made. How can Russia respond to these attacks and how it can turn out for the West, the military observer of the Newspaper argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

FT: The Biden administration is split over allowing the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike deep into Russia

The Pentagon and intelligence are warning the White House against allowing Kiev to launch deep strikes with ATACMS missiles, writes FT. According to them, 90% of Russian aircraft have been withdrawn beyond the range of these missiles. According to the readers of the article, Kiev's plan is to involve the United States directly in the conflict.

Forbes: the APU has run out of modern equipment for new brigades

The new 154th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received mainly armored vehicles, which are more than half a century old, writes Forbes. Ukraine has formed eleven new brigades, but they lack modern weapons. At the same time, foreign "donations" have slowed down significantly.

Spiegel: it takes Germany a hundred years to prepare for war

Germany's industry will need decades to prepare for war, Der Spiegel writes, citing a report by the Kiel Institute of World Economics. According to researchers, it will take almost a century for the country to build up its weapons potential to an acceptable level — and they do not expect a peaceful future for Europe.

As already reported by TSAMTO, on August 30, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced a draft budget for 2025, which provides for the allocation of a record amount of 8.5389 trillion for defense. yen (about 58.5 billion dollars).

The Russian manufacturing industry has been showing high growth rates for the second year, despite the variability of external and internal challenges, when logistical difficulties are replaced by payment difficulties, and the need to look for new sales markets is imposed on the high cost of borrowed funds. Anton Alikhanov, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, told Interfax in an interview at the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF) how Russian processing will develop in these conditions and whether it will be possible to maintain positive dynamics in various industries.

Shoigu: Russia will not start negotiations with Kiev until it throws the APU out of the Kursk region

Sergei Shoigu said that Moscow was ready to abandon attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Kursk region and disrupted the agreements. Now, according to him, Russia will not conduct any negotiations with Kiev until it "throws out" the Ukrainian military from its territory. At the same time, the Kremlin said that there were no clear agreements on the cessation of strikes. What else Shoigu told about is in the material of the Newspaper.Ru".

Izvestia learned the details of the bill on criminalizing recruitment in a Latin American country — what does the events in Ukraine have to do with it

Colombia intends to criminalize the recruitment of mercenaries on its own territory, as well as to recognize the illegal participation of its citizens in military conflicts of third countries.

TNI: Europe does not want to give up the habit of relying on the protection of the United States

For the defense of Europe, it will be necessary to change the mentality in Brussels and Washington, writes TNI. Finally, the EU must take care of its own self-defense. And Washington should change its mentality and abandon the desire to keep Europe in subjection, the author of the article believes.

Bloomberg: The US has set a course to cool relations with the EU

Regardless of the results of the US elections, Washington will move away from Brussels, the author of the article in Bloomberg writes. Trump has already threatened to withdraw America from NATO, but Harris can act more subtly, gradually reducing costs.

TAC: Congress is thinking about providing even more assistance to Kiev through the Pentagon

Against the background of the prospect of Trump's return to the White House, Congress is trying to ensure that the tap of "assistance" to Ukraine does not close, without bringing the matter to a new fierce debate, writes TAC. After all, this money is still being cut in the USA.

Private space contractors from the defense industry cannot cope with the ambitions of the Pentagon, and the trade war launched by Washington with China seems to have its negative consequences for the national space industry of the United States, military expert Alexander Stepanov noted.

The West is forcing Russia to switch to nuclear deterrence

Russia will review its nuclear doctrine in response to the actions of the West. According to experts, the United States is now climbing the so-called escalation ladder, not only in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also in other regions of the world, so Moscow is forced to react. What can this mean in practice and what changes in the nuclear doctrine do experts expect?

Colonel Khodarenok compared the missile program of Ukraine and Nazi Germany

At the end of August, Vladimir Zelensky announced that Ukraine had successfully tested the first ballistic missile of its own production. He did not provide any details, citing secrecy. Is it possible for Ukraine today to develop a combat-ready operational and tactical missile system and organize mass production, as well as what does the German V-2 missiles have to do with it - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The production of the domestic replacement of the AN-2 is slowed down due to the lack of a motor and incorrect estimates of officials

Vladimir Putin instructed to accelerate the development and launch into mass production of the Baikal small aircraft (LMS-901), as well as to make its cost competitive.

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Natalia Skorlygina's article "The maintenance and development of the USC will require more than 2 trillion rubles," investments in the activities and development of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) are estimated at more than 2 trillion rubles. Of these, over 1 trillion rubles is the corporation's cash deficit, estimated by the Russian Ministry of Finance, and about 1 trillion rubles will be required for the development of its assets - the construction of a new shipyard for large-tonnage ships in Vladivostok, tentatively estimated at $ 5 billion, and the modernization of the Baltic shipyards.

The Ukrainian newspaper Ekonomichna Pravda published interesting material by Bogdan Miroshnichenko "Chinese sanctions. Will Ukraine remain without drones and electronic warfare?", dedicated to the new restrictions on the export of unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic components for them introduced in China on September 1, and the possible impact of these restrictions on the supply of UAVs for the armed forces of Ukraine.