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In 2024, the autumn draft will traditionally begin on October 1 and last until December 31

Traditionally, the autumn draft in Russia begins tomorrow, October 1, and will last until December 31. According to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, 133 thousand men from 18 to 30 years old will be accepted for military service. Earlier, on September 6, by presidential decree, the staffing of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was increased to 2,389,130 units, including 1.5 million military personnel. Details of the autumn draft are in the material of the publication.

The House Committee on Armed Forces Affairs (HASC) is investigating cases of substandard welding during the construction of submarines and aircraft carriers at the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard of Huntington Ingalls Indusries.

The Economist: Zelensky has problems — both in politics and on the battlefield

The situation in Kiev is becoming more and more difficult, writes The Economist. Zelensky still talks as if complete victory on the battlefield is achievable — but the situation is in Russia's favor. Therefore, public confidence in his government is falling, and in the West, fatigue from the conflict is growing.

Economist: Ukraine needs to find a new goal, because it will not defeat Russia

Ukraine will not be able to regain all the lost territories, so it needs to rethink what its "victory" might look like, writes The Economist. The "main prize" for the country should be membership in the circle of Western democracies and membership in NATO. Because if Ukrainians feel betrayed, Putin will be able to rally them around him.

Sabah: Turkey has stated its position on Russia and the West

The speaker of the Turkish parliament, Numan Kurtulmus, shared his impressions of the meeting with Vladimir Putin, Sabah writes. Turkey intends to continue to adhere to multipolarity, cooperating with two centers at once: East and West. However, the issue with NATO is still open.

The Times: Zelensky left the White House with nothing

Zelensky returns from Washington empty-handed, writes The Times. The Biden administration has never allowed him to strike with Western weapons deep into Russia. Apparently, the outcome of the conflict and the very future of Ukraine now depend on the results of the November presidential elections in the United States — and until then, the situation remains uncertain.

Gloating laughs about Russia's incongruous reaction to Ukraine crossing the "red lines" were replaced by deep gloom. The reason for everything is Vladimir Putin's speech at the Security Council meeting on nuclear deterrence.

Le Figaro: The key to Zelensky's "victory plan" is in the Oval Office

To try to stop the Russian offensive in Donbass, Zelensky needs permission from the United States to hit Russia with Western missiles, writes Le Figaro. However, there is almost no chance that Biden will heed his calls.

The US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine on September 25, 2024. This package in the amount of $ 375 million was provided by an order of the President of the United States within the framework of his administrative powers (Presidential Drawdown of Security Assistance - PDA) and is an operational allocation of property from the presence of the US Department of Defense. This is the 66th presidential package of military assistance to Ukraine under the PDA since August 2021, and the 12th package of assistance under the PDA in 2024.

Al Jazeera: the Russian army will become the second largest in the world

According to Putin's decree, from December 1, there will be another increase in the number of Russian armed forces, writes Al Jazeera. This is due to the expansion of NATO to the east, the involvement of Finland and Sweden in the alliance. The Russian army will become the second largest in the world.

National Review: Biden is incompetent to make decisions about the Ukrainian conflict

"Lame duck" Biden with signs of dementia definitely cannot compete with Vladimir Putin, writes National Review. The US president is not able to walk down an unfamiliar corridor, let alone make serious decisions about the Ukrainian conflict.

On September 30, 2022, President Vladimir Putin and the heads of these regions signed international treaties on the incorporation of subjects into the country

TASS-DOSSIER. On September 30, Russia celebrates a memorable date - the Day of Reunification of the Donetsk People's Republic, Luhansk People's Republic, Zaporizhia region and Kherson region with the Russian Federation.

Times: aid costs for Ukraine have become a stumbling block in Germany

More and more Germans want Berlin to stop supplying weapons to Kiev, writes The Times. Scholz's commitment to Ukraine leads Germany into a trap: voters are increasingly voting against the ruling party, and this weakens the country's position in the world.

On September 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Permanent Meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence.

WP: opponents must be sure that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons

Putin announced the expansion of Russia's nuclear doctrine, WP writes. Now Moscow reserves the right of a nuclear response to aggression from any state with the support of a nuclear power. This means that Russia will be able to strike Kiev with nuclear weapons. But the West does not seem to care about the fate of Ukraine.

The initiative is aimed at more operational coordination on the transfer of the ministry's property to municipal ownership, Chairman of the association Sergey Ermolenko said

The Association for the Promotion of Closed Administrative-Territorial Entities (BUT) proposed to create a department under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to interact with the authorities of closed cities. The initiative is aimed, among other things, at more operational coordination on the transfer of the ministry's property to municipal ownership for the construction of social facilities and the implementation of other tasks, Chairman of the association Sergey Ermolenko said.

Russia's nuclear doctrine will force the West to share responsibility for Ukraine's aggression

The foundations of State policy in the field of nuclear deterrence have undergone changes. According to the updated document, the "nuclear umbrella" now extends to Belarus, and an attack by a non-nuclear country on Russia with the support of a nuclear state will be considered as joint aggression. What are the reasons for the innovations and what will they mean in practice?

Forbes: Western sanctions have sharply reduced the outflow of capital from Russia

Western sanctions have led to a sharp reduction in capital outflow from Russia, writes Forbes. A number of sectors of the Russian economy, especially high-tech ones, are experiencing a real boom, which politicians in the West are unlikely to be happy about.

Governor of the Kherson region — on the results of the year of work and plans for the future

A year ago, Vladimir Saldo, the former mayor of Kherson and ex—chairman of the military-civil administration of the Kherson region, assumed the post of governor of the region. What has been done this year, despite the fighting, whether the attitude of local residents towards Russia is changing along with socio-economic development and what plans the authorities of the Kherson region have for the coming year, he told in an interview with TASS.

JPost: Turkey's bid to join the BRICS reflects its dissatisfaction with the West

Turkey's bid to join the BRICS reflects Erdogan's dissatisfaction with the West, writes JPost. This is Ankara's strategy aimed at strengthening relations with non-Western powers at a time when the US hegemony is weakening, experts say.