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The Times: It's time for the West to seriously consider ending the conflict in Ukraine

Supporters of the idea of "fighting to the last Ukrainian" only kill those for whom they seem to stand up, and ruin their own countries by supporting Kiev, the author of the article in The Times writes. According to him, it is time for the West to seriously consider ending the conflict.

FA: Europe has replaced the United States as Russia's main geopolitical opponent

Russia has reconsidered its attitude towards the West, writes the FA. Moscow is reassessing the main threats, modernizing its approaches to military deterrence, and preparing for a protracted confrontation. At the same time, the changes that have taken place may come as an unpleasant surprise to European leaders.

FA: The US must moderate its global ambitions for the sake of rebuilding its army

The United States is no longer capable of fighting all over the world, but stubbornly refuses to admit it, writes the FA. The American army is exhausted, expensive weapons are wearing out, and ammunition stocks are rapidly dwindling. Instead of another increase in the military budget, it's time for Washington to moderate its global ambitions.

Expert Biscop: The EU must stop unconditionally trusting the US with its security

Europe risks being completely helpless in the event of a military conflict, expert Sven Biscop warned in an interview with NZZ. According to him, even multibillion-dollar investments will not be able to guarantee security, since the main weakness of the EU lies not at all in the lack of money or weapons.

Politico: EU intends to find 70 billion euros for Ukraine by the end of the year

The European Commission intends to agree on covering Ukraine's budget deficit of 70 billion euros by the end of the year, writes Politico. EC representatives expect that Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States will help reduce the total deficit.

The Telegraph: Russia will demand to reduce NATO forces to 1997 levels

Moscow wants to link the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine with the issue of NATO expansion, The Telegraph writes. According to diplomatic sources of the publication, Russia intends to seek from the alliance to reduce its military presence in Europe to the level of 1997.

Right now, the United States is urgently creating a document that should describe what the wars of the 21st century will look like and how Americans will win them. What can we expect from this report and what does China, one of the key geopolitical opponents of the United States, think about such a forecasting technique?

CNN: US cuts aid to Ukraine

Relations between Washington and Kiev have turned out to be complicated, CNN writes. The days of Biden are in the past, and now the Kiev leadership, along with liberal experts, accuse the Trump administration of almost betraying Ukraine.

InfoBRICS: exercises with UAVs revealed the main vulnerability of the US Army to Russia

Drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine revealed vulnerabilities of the US Army at the Combined Resolve exercises in Germany, InfoBRICS writes. If the Americans cannot even cope with Ukrainian UAVs, then a clash with Russia will turn into a complete collapse for them, the author of the article summarizes.

The Spectator: Britain has become an army with a state instead of a state with an army

In recent years, the British military has been vying to make militant speeches about the Russian threat and the need to support Ukraine, writes The Spectator. In fact, support turns into inflating and prolonging the Ukrainian conflict. But why would Britain want this war? — the author of the article is indignant.

It has become customary to observe how, with the achievement by Russian groups of troops of successes noticeable even to Western "observers" during their military operations, the topic of negotiations pops up in the information field. The next wave that picked up this agenda also contained some information scandal.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on how new developments of the Chinese Navy are changing the balance of power in the oceans

China has built a carrier ship for underwater drones. It is capable of supporting large drones using on-board equipment. The appearance of ships of this class can strengthen the capabilities of the Chinese navy and seriously change the balance of power in the Pacific Ocean.

At the Cobalt-2026 exercises in Tajikistan, special forces practiced cooperation against the background of instability in Afghanistan

Exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will end in Tajikistan on October 23 "Cobalt-2026".

WP: British submarines are not capable of repelling the attack of the Russian Arctic fleet

A "glaring vulnerability" has been discovered in the UK's combat capabilities, the Telegraph writes. Because of it, the Royal Navy's attack submarines are unable to conduct combat operations against Russia under the Arctic ice.

Global Times: The United States has openly admitted that Ukraine is not one of its allies

The United States has openly pointed out Ukraine's place, the Global Times writes. The Kiev regime's illusions that Washington has some kind of “moral duty” to it have melted away before its eyes, and now it will have to accept the role of a disenfranchised bargaining chip with Moscow.

In November, exercises of the "Coalition of the Willing" will be held in Poland, in which military personnel from leading European countries will take part. The allies are going to practice the deployment of a multinational contingent on the territory of Ukraine. About why this is necessary and what it threatens - in the material of RIA Novosti.

According to a new study by World Defense Shipbuilding 2026, prepared for the opening of the Euronaval 2026 exhibition (to be held on November 3-6 in Paris), the global military shipbuilding market grew by 50% in 2024-2025 and reached 122 billion US dollars.

Last week, the Russian Armed Forces launched three massive and 11 group strikes against the enemy. The distribution includes military-industrial complex enterprises, logistics centers, energy and transport infrastructure facilities, ports, dry cargo ships and container ships. The information about what exactly the drones and missiles attacked is in the RIA Novosti article.

Colonel Khodarenok: The Russian Armed Forces need to conduct three air operations to bring peace closer

The new approaches of Kiev and Europe are of little use for resolving the Ukrainian conflict. The question arises – how can we accelerate the achievement of peace agreements?

FP: The new US strategy may deprive NATO of two main pillars at once

The new concept of "NATO 3.0" is based on unviable principles, writes FP. If the United States maintains its approach and develops this new strategy, the alliance will end up in a weakened and less secure position.