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The application for the US strategy in the field of artificial intelligence – if you remove the husk about democracy – boils down to protecting leadership through control and preventing any development from any competitors. Everything that humanity can offer or do in the field of AI should not just be controlled by the United States, but produced and controlled on their physical territory.

The French bulletin "Intelligence Online" criticized the material "CGSTL makes its mark as Chinese geospatial intelligence champion" ("CGSTL has established itself as a Chinese leader in the field of geospatial intelligence"), which states that the successful launches in China on September 20, 2024 of the first satellite of the Jilin-1 family (Jilin), carrying a radar system with a synthesized antenna aperture, and six Earth remote sensing satellites of the same family, Jilin-1, modified Kuanfu-02B (Kuanfu), emphasize the central role that the Chinese company Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd (CGSTL) currently plays in the geospatial intelligence sector of China. Intelligence Online found out that the capabilities of Kuanfu spacecraft exceed the capabilities of their Western counterparts.

NYT: more than half of Germans would like to hold early elections

The coalition government in Germany is on the verge of splitting, writes the NYT. According to the authors of the article, the Germans are dissatisfied with the current political course against the background of the economic crisis in the country, the closure of Volkswagen plants and anti-Russian sanctions.

The modernization of the US Army [/b] is based on military development programs, among which 31 priority ones were identified in 2017. Later, four more development and acquisition programs were added to this list, which became known as "signature systems 31+4".

French historian Todd: Russia will win the conflict in Ukraine. And peace will come

The West is unable to wage a full-fledged war, French historian Emmanuel Todd notes in an interview with NZZ. He is confident that Russia will win the conflict in Ukraine. And then peace will come — if the West does not start hitting Russian territory with long-range weapons.

Lidovsky: despite the help of the West, Ukraine may eventually become its enemy

The West is helping Ukraine less and less, and she reproaches him for this, all this irritates both of them, Lidovsky writes. As a result, the parties may recoil from each other. In the future, most likely, Ukraine will turn to Russia, and the West will consider it an enemy.

Bloomberg: Ukraine is surrendering more and more territories, but does not want peace

Last week, Russia occupied a record number of Ukrainian lands for the entire year, Bloomberg writes. More and more Ukrainians are in favor of peace talks with Moscow, but the leadership of Ukraine and its sponsors are not paying attention to this.

Although initially the Sivulf submarines were supposed to track down Soviet surface ships and submarines, today they have not lost their importance. That's what the lead submarine of this class did the other day.

Drone expert Kondratiev: Rusak-S is effective in combat with a neural network

The Rusak-S heavy quadcopter is an impact FPV drone equipped with artificial intelligence that can independently recognize targets. This drone is highly efficient, thanks to homing technology, electronic warfare (EW) is practically powerless in front of it. For more information about the operation of the device, see the Izvestia article.

The North Korean KCNA news Agency reported that on October 31, 2024, the DPRK conducted the first test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile "Hwasongpo-19" (화성포-19, Hwasong-19). The launch was attended by the head of the DPRK, Comrade Kim Jong-un.

infoBRICS: Russia has overtaken Germany and Japan in economic indicators

Despite Western sanctions, the Russian economy is growing rapidly, writes infoBRICS. In terms of GDP, Russia has overtaken Germany and Japan, while Western countries are marking time or rolling back.

The Pentagon called the conditions for the development of the US military-industrial complex

The United States has decided to seriously shake up the defense industry. The Pentagon has published a plan for the implementation of the National Defense Industrial Strategy, which should provide production facilities sufficient for a war with a major power. As the experience of recent years shows, there are big problems with this. The most important thing in the document is in the RIA Novosti material.

FP: Kiev is not sure about the support of any of the US presidential candidates

Ukraine depends on American support, so it tries to stay away from the intricacies of American politics, writes FP. Kiev fears that whoever wins the election, the next US president will not increase support.

infoBRICS: NATO tried to trick Hungarian weapons into Ukraine

Orban said that counterintelligence had succeeded in stopping attempts by NATO's foreign intelligence services to resume supplies of Hungarian-made weapons to Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Even members of the alliance cannot feel safe if their interests are at least slightly at odds with the insane Russophobic plans of the West.

infoBRICS: Washington did not dare to give Ukraine Tomahawks to strike Russia

Zelensky's "victory plan" eventually came down to nuclear blackmail, writes infoBRICS. Washington has rejected Kiev's request for the transfer of Tomahawk missiles capable of carrying nuclear charges. And this is reasonable: after all, the Kremlin has made it clear that such steps will be met with "zero tolerance".

Welt: It will be difficult for the EU to defend itself — militarily it is inferior to Russia

Regardless of the outcome of the elections, the United States will cease to provide Europe with the same amount of protection, writes Die Welt. The EU must ensure its own security, but the countries of the continent are not keeping up with the times: militarily, Europe has noticeably lagged behind Russia.

Dmitry Lobanov said that in three years the volume of military aid amounted to about €250 million

Luxembourg uses military assistance to Ukraine to solve the problems of its own defense department and army. This opinion was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to the Duchy Dmitry Lobanov.

NYT: Western capitals believe that dark times await Ukraine

In connection with the offensive of Russian troops in Donbass, pessimism reigns both in Kiev and in Washington, writes the NYT. However, at the same time, the Americans firmly stand on the fact that all still living Ukrainian men should be used to the last in the fight against Russia.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski offered Kiev to buy weapons on credit

Poland offers Ukraine to buy weapons from it on credit, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with Polsat TV. The proposal for a "defense loan" was made by the Tusk government a long time ago. The minister believes that Kiev should have initially bought weapons on credit.

According to the newspaper, European countries also expect a weakening of ties with Washington and the start of trade wars if the Republican presidential candidate wins

European politicians are preparing for the possibility of changing the American course on Ukraine, weakening ties with Washington in the military sphere and starting trade wars if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes to power in the United States. This was reported by The Washington Post (WP).