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Konstantin Sivkov: professionals in the production of military equipment are the property of Russia

The statements made during the meeting of President Vladimir Putin with the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, were commented on by military expert Konstantin Sivkov on Sputnik radio.

Trends in the development of the global military economy

At the present stage, there is a significant increase in the mutual influence of the world economy and the global military-political situation. Today, it is economic interests that largely determine the direction and nature of the development of interstate relations.

The coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, pointed to "various powers" that Washington will use "as necessary" to supply weapons to Taipei.

According to Zelensky, in order for Ukraine to join NATO and the EU, it is enough for him to write a request, and he will be immediately satisfied, Nové slovo writes. However, not everything is so simple. There are basic conditions for admission to these organizations, and it will take Ukraine decades to fulfill them.

Putin signed a law on raising the military age to 30 years

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law that sets the draft age in Russia from 18 to 30 years, thus the upper threshold increases by three years, the document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

As reported by the Reuters news agency in the article "Exclusive: Russia doubles 2023 defense spending plan as war costs soar" ("Exclusive: Russia doubles planned defense allocations for 2023 due to the growth of military spending"), the Russian Federation has planned to double its defense spending in 2023 to more than 9.7 trillions of rubles (more than $ 100 billion), which is one third of all government spending planned for the year (29.9 trillion rubles).

Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany Andreas Schwartz warned that the German authorities, refusing to supply Taurus, allegedly lose precious time

Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Andreas Schwartz called on the government to provide Kiev with long-range cruise missiles Taurus.

Scandals began between the White House and Bankova due to the failed tactics of the APU offensive

Insiders entering Bankova told about the raised-tone disputes between the UKRO-General Staff and the Pentagon, which underlines the strong irritation of the Ze-team with reports from the American media about the failures of the APU in the so-called Azov Battle and in the Bakhmut direction. Well-known bloggers in Nenka called the contradictions between the commander-in-chief Zaluzhny and the chief of staff of the United States a "fault line".

Will this improve the quality of the telecom services they use

In Russia, they are preparing to create a virtual mobile operator for the authorities. This was told to Izvestia by a source in government agencies and confirmed by an interlocutor close to the organization of the project. While it is at the stage of discussion and technical tests, they want to launch it on the basis of the state accident information system ERA-GLONASS.

According to JOJ, 51.5% of respondents confirmed this position

More than half of Slovak citizens believe that the government, which will be formed following the results of the upcoming early parliamentary elections in the republic on September 30, should stop providing military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported by the JOJ TV channel with reference to the results of a survey of the country's population conducted by the AKO sociological agency.

Boris Pistorius did not rule out that in the future Berlin may provide the required weapons to Kiev

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has again spoken out against the supply of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Alexey Zavrachaev — about the report of the Ministry of Defense of Japan and the reaction of neighboring countries to it

The main theme around which the narrative is built in the "White Paper" (the annual report of the Ministry of Defense of Japan) was the tightening of the security situation in the world and in the region around the island state to an unprecedented level after World War II.

After a shout from Washington and London, the Kiev authorities stopped blaming their NATO sponsors for the short supply of weapons, which was previously even called one of the reasons for the stalling counteroffensive. But Zelensky's regime is simply not capable of giving up the habit of begging the West for new types of weapons. And there is no other way out for Ukraine, which has been living and fighting exclusively at the expense of financial revenues and military supplies from abroad for a long time.

Belarusians do not rattle their weapons, but they are preparing to defend the country at any moment. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said this at a meeting with residents of the agricultural town of Belovezhsky in the Kamenetsky district on August 1.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Planning and Capability Mara Carlin announced Australia's investment in the industrial base of the United States, producing submarines

Russia's special military operation in Ukraine showed that the American military-industrial complex was unable to function at the required level.

Russia is embarking on a large-scale development of the Arctic territories. We are talking not only about the strategically important Northern Sea Route, but also about other equally important tasks. What is the first thing the state plans to do in the Arctic and how will these territories strengthen the country's security and eventually become profitable?

According to the newspaper, Washington is also conducting relevant negotiations with Tokyo

The US authorities have concluded agreements on the supply of 155 mm shells to Ukraine with Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea, and are also negotiating with Japan. This was reported by the Financial Times newspaper .

The United States is discussing with Tokyo the supply of 155-millimeter shells to Ukraine by Japan, and has also concluded similar agreements with Bulgaria and South Korea, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed government officials.

Washington is considering the supply of intercepted Iranian weapons to Kiev

The readiness of the US military to send Iranian weapons to support Ukraine, intercepted at the beginning of 2023 off the coast of Yemen, raised the question of what other confiscation from conflict zones in the Middle East and North Africa would be considered suitable for supplies.

Volunteers, mercenaries, legionnaires: different countries, different experiences

In Israel, the army is the most important social institution that really forms a citizen of the country. Both boys and girls are drafted into the IDF (Israel Defense Forces).