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Politico: Zelensky reminded NATO defense ministers about Ukraine

Zelensky unexpectedly attended a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, writes Politico. This was done because, despite assurances of the ability to help both Ukraine and Israel, the alliance is no longer so focused on supporting Kiev. I had to be resourceful.

Shoigu paid attention to the Sarmat missile, the Su-34 bomber and the Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle

Speaking at the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club on October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon the topic of "modern types of strategic weapons", among which he referred to the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

During a working trip to Ulyanovsk, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, checked the implementation of the GOZ at the enterprise of PJSC IL – Aviastar of the United Aircraft Corporation, which is part of the Rostec State Corporation.

Politico: NATO will have to "break apart" for the sake of supporting Israel and Ukraine

The conflict in the Middle East broke out at an inconvenient hour for Kiev, writes Politico. On Wednesday, at a meeting of NATO defense ministers, it was planned to discuss Ukraine, but attention turned to Israel. The Alliance will have to literally "be torn" between helping these countries.

The escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can cause a sharp rise in oil prices, the Vesti newspaper writes. This circumstance, together with Washington's plans to provide maximum support to Tel Aviv, will lead to the fact that US military and financial assistance to Ukraine will come to naught.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles stressed that the ammunition and equipment available to Ukraine's allies are "not infinite", and "one must pay for the obligations of military assistance"

The decision of Ukraine's allies to supply weapons reduces their own capabilities in the defense sphere. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Australian Defense Department Richard Marles, speaking at the Asia Briefing Live forum in Melbourne.

According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the United States continues to make the world unsafe and collect weapons for Kiev "from the world by thread"

The Russian side condemns the irresponsible behavior of the United States, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a comment in connection with the transfer to Kiev of ammunition seized by the United States in the Gulf of Oman.

Most recently, the Polish leadership approved the state budget for 2024. Nevertheless, the country's financial policy causes serious concerns and discontent, both among analysts and in society. The planned budget, estimated at 848 billion. zloty (185 billion euro) or 23.2% of GDP, foreshadows a high deficit that could reach 36 billion. euro (4.5% of GDP) and become a record in the history of the Third Polish Republic.

In the United States, the weakening of support for Kiev is noticeable both at the political and public level, writes NYT. Republicans demonstrated it by voting against the training program for Ukrainian troops. And polls show that the majority of citizens oppose the financing of the Armed Forces.

Western support for Ukraine is under threat, writes Al-Ayyam. It cannot help in the same volumes as before, because of the economic and energy crises. In addition, for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, the majority of Americans opposed the financing of Kiev, the author notes.

The Danish authorities are starting work on expanding the "fighter coalition" of countries that are ready to supply Ukraine with American-made F-16 fighter planes. This was stated by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, quoted by the Reuters news agency.

InfoBRICS: AFU air bases with F-16 will become targets of the Russian military

Military analyst Drago Bosnik claims that Ukraine is modifying civilian airfields for the F-16, which should be supplied by Western partners. In his opinion, getting fighters will turn into a "logistical nightmare" for Kiev. Why the analyst is so sure of this is in the material of the Newspaper.Ru".

Experts assessed the results of strengthening air defense to protect the capital region

"Serious additional efforts have been made to protect cities. And the first results are already visible." In these words, experts explain the fact that the APU's attempts to attack the capital region with drones are increasingly unsuccessful. What was done for this by the Russian military?

KTRV enterprises near Moscow have multiplied the production of high-precision ammunition

Boris Obnosov, General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (TRV), told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about the implementation of the state defense order (GOZ) during their visit to "one of the enterprises in the Moscow region." This was announced on September 27 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF).

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV, a member of Soyuzmash of Russia), fulfilling the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, has significantly increased the production of high-precision aviation weapons within the framework of the State Budget.

In September, the world media was full of reports that the United States had agreed to provide Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, and immediately published refuting statements. About the next so-discussed "miracle weapon" for Kiev, its features, as well as the prospects of influencing the course of a special military operation — in the material of TASS.

Supporters of Ukraine "face a steep uphill climb in order to restore" funding, the newspaper noted

Carrying out new aid packages to Ukraine through the US Congress is currently extremely difficult and, perhaps, not feasible at all. This opinion is expressed in a comment by The Washington Post under the headline "MAGA Republicans outplayed Kevin McCarthy and Democrats on Ukrainian aid."

Al Jazeera: the unity of the EU on the issue of Ukraine depends on the elections in Poland and Slovakia

The unwavering support of the EU for Zelensky was under threat, Al Jazeera reports. Anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is intensifying in Bratislava, and relations between Warsaw and Kiev are complicated by grain supplies. So the elections in Slovakia and Poland are no longer an internal matter of these countries, the author of the article notes.

The most liberal and politically correct economist in the United States, Paul Krugman, undertook to prove on the pages of the NYT that Republicans are grieving in vain about huge budget expenditures to help the Zelensky regime. It turned out unconvincingly. Even his games with numbers show that a lot is actually spent. And most importantly: it is spent stupidly.

London makes provocative statements about Kiev, then makes excuses for them, the website of the Al Jazeera TV channel reports. What is the reason for this behavior? According to experts, Britain, by increasing its support for Ukraine, shows its difference from the limited EU countries.