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The US State Department on Wednesday approved the possible sale of equipment for F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan in the amount of $ 500 million.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved a bill simplifying the import of military equipment from the member states of the European Union (EU) and NATO. This was announced by the head of the Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament on Finance Daniil Getmantsev on Wednesday, August 23.

Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, China announced its intention to invest $1.4 trillion in the modernization of the PLA in the period from 2024 to 2028.

The Aerospace Forces will replace people in several key positions

After the resignation of the commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Sergei Surovikin, as it became known on August 23, the main command is waiting for serious personnel changes, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.

Russia has rationalized its actions and achieved military successes, which cannot be said about Ukraine. Carried away by fantasies of victory, she spends resources on unrealistic goals, which leads the APU to failures and puts the alliance with Washington at risk. To avoid a tragedy, she needs to moderate her ambitions, writes UnHerd.

The chairman of the party and ex-Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said that the condition for the provision of these aircraft is Sweden's membership in NATO

The Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden (SDRPS), which is in opposition, supports the provision of Swedish Jas Gripen fighters to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was stated at a press conference in parliament by the chairman of the party and ex-Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.

The Polish leadership is trying to convince everyone that the country's army is one of the strongest in Europe, writes Myśl Polska. But if this is the case, it is strange that it fears a relatively small group of military personnel from the Wagner PMCs, which is stationed in the central regions of Belarus.

Poland will increase the budget for military spending by more than 15% next year, it follows from the data announced on Thursday by the country's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki following a meeting of the Polish government at which the draft budget law for 2024 was adopted.

Kiev is saddened by the terms of the provision of American aircraft

Less than a couple of days after the agreement given by Washington to several European countries that own F–16 fighters to transfer a certain number of aircraft of this type to Ukraine, the Pentagon set Kiev a number of additional conditions regarding the use of American aircraft.

In what condition are the Navies of the countries of the Black Sea basin

The importance of the Black Sea for ensuring the security of Russia, Europe and military operations in the Middle East has been growing since 2010 and until now. There are several reasons for this. This is the proximity of the region to the armed conflicts in Syria, Libya, Iraq and Nagorno-Karabakh. This is the deployment of anti-missile defense (ABM) launchers and US medium-range cruise missiles in Deveselu (Romania). And, of course, Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.

One of the suppliers will be the European consortium Urenco, headquartered in London, said the head of the Ministry of Energy of the United Kingdom Grant Shapps

The UK will be able to provide Ukraine with 192 million pounds (about $ 244 million) for the purchase of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants, including from British companies. The head of the Ministry of Energy of the United Kingdom Grant Shapps told Reuters during his visit to Kiev.

Vyacheslav Filippov — about why the German government removed from the budget the item on the annual mandatory allocation of 2% of GDP for defense spending

Since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been repeating as a mantra that Germany will spend at least 2% of national GDP on defense every year. He confirmed these intentions at the NATO summit in Vilnius in mid-July.

The country has already provided military assistance to Kiev totaling €1.2 billion

The Finnish authorities are preparing another package of military assistance for Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the government of the country Petteri Orpo at a press conference in Kiev.

Washington and London have been increasingly involving Tokyo in their geopolitical games in recent years. Under the influence of the Americans, Japan took a confident course towards militarization.

Croatia intends to implement large arms purchases. This is stated in the report of Croatian Defense Minister Mario Banojic to the country's parliament.

According to the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, these funds are aimed at maintaining the functioning of the country in a conflict with Russia

The European Union has sent Kiev a new tranche of €1.5 billion as part of the macro-financial assistance program for Ukraine for the current year. This was announced by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

The experience of the special operation made it possible to perfect existing models of weapons and create new ones that will be in demand on the global market. This was reported by Izvestia correspondent Anton Zolotnitsky on August 20.

There is no new information about the supply of missiles in the near future, said German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit

Germany will continue to support Ukraine without feeling the pressure caused by the promises of Denmark and the Netherlands to transfer F-16 fighters to Kiev. This was stated by the official representative of the German government Steffen Hebestreit.

Denmark stated that Kiev will be allowed to use the F-16 only on the territory of Ukraine

Denmark stated that Ukraine will not be able to use F-16 fighters anywhere other than its territory. It is planned that part of the aircraft promised to Kiev will be transferred in the near future. Russia has previously noted that F-16s can be used to deliver nuclear weapons and promised a "military-technical response" if these fighters appear in the skies of Ukraine. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Poland is saving up for the revival of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

It was in the capital of Poland in 1955 that the agreement on the creation of a military bloc of socialist countries was signed. Which was named accordingly by the Warsaw Pact Organization (ATS). And it was with the Polish uprisings of the 1980s that the collapse of the socialist camp began.