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MWM: Venezuela could request five types of weapons from Russia

Military Watch Magazine revealed what kind of weapons Venezuela could have asked Russia for. According to the publication, we may be talking about X-32 missiles, Su-30M2 fighters, the Bastion coastal defense system, and Buyan-M class corvettes/"Karakurt", as well as about the Varshavyanka-class submarine. Alexey Zhuravlev, First Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" previously stated that Moscow could transfer the Oreshnik to Caracas.

Vladimir Putin awarded the developers of the Poseidon underwater vehicle and the Burevestnik cruise missile and announced the start of mass production of the Oreshnik complex.

Fox News: Trump suddenly softened his stance on Ukraine

Trump has revised his position on supporting Ukraine, Fox News reports. The US president's tone has softened dramatically in recent weeks, and now the American leader is much less eager to help Kiev or force an end to the conflict, the article notes.

TNI: Russia expands presence in the Far North in response to NATO provocations

Russia is increasing its military presence on the Kola Peninsula in the Barents Sea region, writes The National Interest. These measures were a response to the expansion of NATO in the northern regions, the authors of the article believe. Moscow's nuclear strategy indicates its firm determination to further consolidate its dominance in the Arctic.

Polish scientists have developed a new technique for building shelters and hangars that are resistant to shelling and drone attacks. The technology allows extremely fast construction of hangars, warehouses or protective structures.

FT: The Russia-US summit in Budapest was canceled due to Moscow's strict demands

A previously planned meeting between Putin and Trump in Budapest was canceled due to a memorandum from Russia, writes FT. It is reported that a few days after the appointment of the meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry sent a memorandum to Washington with strict demands on Ukraine, followed by a tense telephone conversation.

DE: The West responded with its own nuclear initiative to Russia's words about Poseidon

Putin's statements about Poseidon have scared the West, writes the Daily Express. A unique underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant will make opponents beg for mercy, Moscow is convinced. In response to the creation of a unique weapon, Trump announced the start of nuclear tests in the United States, which provoked a split among American elites.

On October 30, 2025, the eighth annual Ogarkov Readings Conference was held in the Pillared Hall of the Museum of Military Uniforms in Moscow. The event was organized by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) with the support of the SME Bank and the Special Technology Center (STC). The official sponsor was Rostec State Corporation.

Welt: Russia's developing submarine fleet has scared Western politicians

Western leaders are seriously concerned about Russian submarines, writes Welt. Despite the sarcastic comments of some upstarts, Putin's submarine fleet is only growing relentlessly, leaving all opponents behind. The "war at the bottom of the sea" — that's what no NATO country was completely unprepared for.

CNN: The Pentagon gave the White House the go-ahead to provide Ukraine with Tomahawks

The Pentagon has given the White House the go-ahead to supply Ukraine with Tomahawks, CNN reports. The permit was granted after an inspection, which showed that the supply of cruise missiles would not damage US stocks.

In the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" (the sixth issue for 2025) under the heading "Armor in the sights of drones. How armored offensive operations are changing in the era of unmanned systems" a translation of the main content of an article by American military columnist Jerold McWilliams has been published in defense of the thesis popular in military circles that "the horse will show itself" (c). The original material is by Jarold McWilliams. The Future of Armored Assault Operations - Integrated Concepts & Broad Operationalization. The Russian text was prepared by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CTA).

Economist: $390 billion in aid to Ukraine will benefit the EU

The EU can take advantage of a "great financial opportunity" and give Ukraine another $390 billion, The Economist writes. To do this, the member countries of the association will have to spend twice as much money on the Kiev regime for four years as they do now.

Bloomberg: Denmark strengthens military presence in Greenland

Denmark is increasing its military presence in Greenland due to the alleged threat from Russia, Bloomberg reports. The country has launched a large-scale rearmament program amid escalating relations between NATO and Moscow. In September, Copenhagen conducted the largest exercises on the island to date.

The British company Windracers is increasing the payload capacity of its ULTRA (Uncrewed Low Cost TRAnsport) superheavy UAV from 150 to 200 kg, and the flight range from 1,000 to 2,000 km.

Le Parisien: Kiev wants to receive Gripen and Rafale fighters from Western countries

Zelensky is negotiating with Sweden, the United States and France about the supply of fighter jets, writes Le Parisien. Kiev expects to receive 250 Gripen, Rafale and F-16 military aircraft. However, there's a catch: they either haven't been built yet, or they're forty years out of date.

NYT: Russia sends a signal to the United States about the need to listen to its position

Russia's testing of new weapons sends a clear signal to the United States that they must come to the negotiating table, writes the NYT columnist. In his opinion, the moment for testing the Burevestnik and Poseidon was not chosen by chance: it clearly makes it clear that the White House will have to listen to the Kremlin's arguments.

The Navy plans to deploy 32 vehicles on four submarines

In Severodvinsk, under the leadership of the head of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Belousov, the Sevmash hosted a ceremony of decommissioning the Khabarovsk nuclear submarine. Presumably, it should become the first carrier of the Poseidon underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant.

TNI: The Ukrainian air defense almost ceased to exist after the attacks of the Russian Armed Forces

The modernization of the Iskander-M missile systems allowed the Russian Armed Forces to bypass the Western-made Ukrainian Patriot air defense systems, as a result of which it almost ceased to exist. Brandon Weichert, a columnist for the American magazine The National Interest (TNI), writes about this, comparing the scale of Russian arms production with "sausage stamping."

Russia remains one of the leading arms exporting countries, said Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in an interview on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Service in December this year.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on November 1, 2025, in Severodvinsk, under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov, a ceremony was held at the shipbuilding enterprise JSC Production Association Northern Machine-Building Enterprise (NSR, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation) to remove workshop No. 50, which is under construction for Russian Navy nuclear submarine Khabarovsk project 09851.