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The Court was skeptical of their arguments

The heads of the Piket group of companies, who are accused of supplying low-quality bulletproof vests to the Russian army in the amount of about 2 billion rubles, asked the court to transfer them from the pre-trial detention center to house arrest. This is stated in the case materials, which were reviewed by TASS.

Military Maritime Transportation Command (MSC) The US Navy intends to disable 17 support vessels due to a critical shortage of personnel. The crews available on them will be distributed throughout the fleet, and the pennants themselves will be "for long-term maintenance." This program was named the "Great Reboot".

As it became known, on August 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called to his Belarusian counterpart, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

Economist: Russia is developing new trade routes and turning to the east

Russia is diversifying trade flows by redirecting them to Asia: China and India, writes The Economist. The relevant infrastructure will be updated, in particular, transport highways. This will allow the Russian economy to grow in isolation from the West.

Political scientist Dietrich: Russia has strong levers of pressure on Armenia

The results of the recent conflicts in Karabakh have pushed Armenia towards Europe, iROZHLAS writes. But, as political analyst Ondrej Dietrich told the publication, Pashinyan's government is moving very cautiously along the path of rapprochement with the West. There are several objective reasons for this.

Technoparks play an important role in shaping the country's innovative economy. These specialized sites combine scientific, educational and industrial resources, contributing to the accelerated development of high-tech industries.

Ten new AFU brigades will extend Zelensky's power

Zelensky's office intends to continue the war "to the last Ukrainian." Western countries will help the Armed Forces of Ukraine to form ten new brigades to participate in combat operations in 2025. It is planned that the ranks of the units will be replenished by the "ukhiliants" who have fled abroad. Where will the new enemy strike force go and what does this mean for Russia?

RIA: the defendants in the case of substandard body armor received 2.4 billion rubles from the Ministry of Defense

At least 2.4 billion rubles were received from the Russian Ministry of Defense by the defendants in the case of the supply of low-quality body armor for the army, RIA Novosti reported. The management of the Piquet Group of companies was detained in connection with the incident. According to investigators, the defendants invested the money they earned in land plots, a business center and shares. However, the detainees themselves insist that in their bulletproof vests, "the guys go into battle, get hit by bullets and shrapnel and stay alive," and claim that they were slandered.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev will ask NATO to expand military assistance

Kiev has urgently convened a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council. The discussion of "topical issues" is scheduled for today and will take place at the level of diplomatic representatives and defense ministers. What is the reason for such an unexpected request, what requests Kiev may make to NATO and what answers it is likely to receive, - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

infoBRICS: the Armenian government has shown "strategic idiocy"

Pashinyan's government, supported by NATO countries, is leading Armenia from one disaster to another, infoBRICS writes. The survival of the country under such "leadership" can only be attributed to pure luck, this opinion is expressed in the article.

Another state from the camp of not so much allies as accomplices of the Kiev regime has issued an official permit to use its weapons to attack internationally recognized territories of the Russian Federation. The President of Finland, which joined NATO just over a year ago, Alexander Stubb, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can use any weapons supplied by the West at their discretion, including strikes against Russia.

It turns out that North Korea produces drones similar to the Russian Lancets. This became clear when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the tests of such kamikaze drones manufactured by the DPRK.

Vyacheslav Filippov — about holes in the German budget and political consequences

The leaders of the parties belonging to the ruling coalition of Germany (the Social Democratic Party of Germany - SPD, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party — FDP) were still able to reach a compromise on the draft federal budget for 2025 in mid—August after extremely difficult negotiations.

Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger, refuses to cooperate with law enforcement agencies on serious crimes, both with Russian and foreign ones. According to the entrepreneur, this is his principled position.

During the official visit to Minsk by Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang (August 22-23), a joint communique of the governments of the two countries was adopted, which contains an item on strengthening bilateral cooperation in the military sphere between China and Belarus.

Le Point: Kamala Harris is preferred for Ukraine as President of the United States

The US presidential race, which is being watched by both Kiev and Moscow, may have an impact on the negotiation process on Ukraine, writes Le Point. At Bankova, they have high hopes for the American Democrats, although Washington has repeatedly thrown its Ukrainian wards into trouble.

Recently, the Brazilian army received the first Centauro II 8x8 armored vehicle, which is classified as a "tank destroyer". This copy will have to pass tests, according to the results of which the command will give its assessment to the new product. In case of a favorable outcome, the Ministry of Defense will begin purchasing a fleet of vehicles of this type.

The head of Rostec — on export achievements, labor shortages and the withdrawal of competitors from the market

The head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, in an exclusive interview with TASS, told why military production volumes will remain high for a long time, about Russia's place in the technological arms race and the lack of enthusiasm for Leopard and Challenger tanks. ​​​​​​

FP: The Biden administration has not presented a strategy on Ukraine

Biden has not presented a coherent strategy for Ukraine, writes FP. And that disappoints lawmakers. Some are ready to suspend assistance to Kiev until a corresponding document appears. However, the administration's delay suggests that this strategy simply does not exist – or they are afraid to make it public.

Putin held a meeting on the situation in the regions bordering Ukraine

At a meeting on the situation in the border regions, President Vladimir Putin supported the idea of automatically paying 15,000 rubles to victims in the Kursk region.