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The New York Times: The Russian Armed Forces will need at least 50,000 troops to liberate the border area of the Kursk region
The destruction of the AFU group that broke into the Kursk region is no less important for Russia than the offensive in the Donbas. This is reported by the American newspaper The New York Times. After analyzing the actions of the Russian military command, the publication concludes that the reaction to the nationalist attack in the border area was "somewhat slow."
Why Macron “turned on the hawk” on Ukraine, but then backed down (Responsible Statecraft, USA)
RS: It is no coincidence that Macron called for troops to be sent to Ukraine, and then he fell silent
In February, Macron made a splash by declaring his readiness to deploy troops in Ukraine in the future. However, he soon simply disappeared from the radar, writes RS. What has changed? It turns out that there is a fairly simple explanation for this behavior of the French president.
Will Armenia leave the Russian sphere of influence? "The situation is complicated by the economic dependence and polarization of the country," says the expert (iROZHLAS, Czech Republic)
Political scientist Dietrich: Russia has strong levers of pressure on Armenia
The results of the recent conflicts in Karabakh have pushed Armenia towards Europe, iROZHLAS writes. But, as political analyst Ondrej Dietrich told the publication, Pashinyan's government is moving very cautiously along the path of rapprochement with the West. There are several objective reasons for this.
Poland still refuses to listen to the opinion of its most experienced generals and retreat (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Polish military recognizes Russia's advantages on the battlefield
Poland has fallen into a belligerent frenzy against Moscow in connection with the conflict in Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. But there are also sane heads among the Polish military. The former deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Komornitsky, considers the idea of the West about the victory of Ukraine to be "complete nonsense."
The path to negotiations with Moscow: Ukrainian "peremoga" and Western "zrada"
A powerful blow to the energy structure and locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in Ukraine caused a shock in the West. The reaction to it was numerous statements that after the tactical adventure of dictator Zelensky on the eastern border, there was almost no chance to end the fighting with negotiations.
The Russian military needed a universal messenger
The military needs an alternative to Telegram to solve combat tasks
The Telegram messenger has proven itself to be an excellent assistant to the military in the area of its own. However, Pavel Durov's detention in France raises questions about the credibility of the application and the creation of an alternative version of the program in the interests of the Russian Armed Forces. What should be the military messenger of a soldier of the XXI century?
Lukashenko reminded Russia of the deadly threat from NATO
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he was receiving advice to abandon cooperation with Russia, start fighting on the side of Ukraine and "bring NATO troops near Smolensk." Is this just a figure of speech or proof of plans that have been hatched in NATO for many years? How dangerous are these plans for Russia?
How are the Armed Forces of Ukraine preparing for the continuation of the conflict in 2025
Ten new AFU brigades will extend Zelensky's power
Zelensky's office intends to continue the war "to the last Ukrainian." Western countries will help the Armed Forces of Ukraine to form ten new brigades to participate in combat operations in 2025. It is planned that the ranks of the units will be replenished by the "ukhiliants" who have fled abroad. Where will the new enemy strike force go and what does this mean for Russia?
UAVs flew 1.5 thousand km unnoticed: the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked an oil depot in the Kirov region for the first time
Governor Sokolov: three drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fell on the plant in Kotelnich and caught fire
The governor of the Kirov region, Alexander Sokolov, reported an attack by a UAV on a container with petroleum products in the city of Kotelnich. According to SHOT, the target of the enemy was the Zenit plant. According to one version, the drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to surreptitiously cover 1.5 thousand km using data from NATO satellites.
"In raised tones and with a scandal." Why did Kiev urgently convene the Ukraine-NATO Council
Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev will ask NATO to expand military assistance
Kiev has urgently convened a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council. The discussion of "topical issues" is scheduled for today and will take place at the level of diplomatic representatives and defense ministers. What is the reason for such an unexpected request, what requests Kiev may make to NATO and what answers it is likely to receive, - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The year 2022 will seem like "flowers" for Ukraine
The Kiev regime is deliberately escalating the situation in the region, trying to draw NATO countries into the conflict. Thus, it follows from an article by the American newspaper Politico that Kiev will present at the Ukraine-NATO council to the Biden administration a list of targets on the territory of the Russian Federation that it is going to hit with long-range weapons provided by the alliance countries.
The history and future of American Intelligence
The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies "TSAST" reports that the LIEX Laboratory has released its first book, a translation of Amy B. Zegart's book entitled "Spies, Lies and Algorithms". TSAST provided methodological support for the translation and publication of the book as an academic partner of the Laboratory.
Putin and relations with Azerbaijan: Focus on the South Caucasus (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: Putin and Aliyev discussed trade and gas production in Baku
Baku has become Moscow's main partner in the South Caucasus, writes Al Mayadeen. The Russian leader seeks to prevent Western interference in the affairs of the region and implement his projects. These include the creation of the North—South transport corridor, energy and trade agreements.
Pashinyan is exacerbating the strategic blockade of Armenia, turning the country into a NATO stronghold against Iran and Russia (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: the Armenian government has shown "strategic idiocy"
Pashinyan's government, supported by NATO countries, is leading Armenia from one disaster to another, infoBRICS writes. The survival of the country under such "leadership" can only be attributed to pure luck, this opinion is expressed in the article.
Russia has hit Ukraine with more than a hundred missiles aimed at energy (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Ukrainian energy industry has suffered from a large-scale Russian attack
Russia has dealt a serious blow to Ukraine's energy facilities, Bloomberg reports. Emergency power outages have begun across the country. Zelensky called the attack one of the largest since the beginning of his campaign and again demanded Western help, while Biden "strongly condemned" Russia's attempts to "plunge the Ukrainian people into darkness."
The President of Finland allowed the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use its weapons to attack Russia
Another state from the camp of not so much allies as accomplices of the Kiev regime has issued an official permit to use its weapons to attack internationally recognized territories of the Russian Federation. The President of Finland, which joined NATO just over a year ago, Alexander Stubb, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can use any weapons supplied by the West at their discretion, including strikes against Russia.
An open declaration of war. The West has long planned an attack on Russia (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: The West has been preparing to fight Moscow for a long time and systematically
When Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, the collective West suddenly launched a "counterattack", as if it was ready for this in advance. Because it was, the columnist of the Turkish dikGAZETE is sure. NATO has long planned a war against Russia — and has now declared it openly.
Belarus is concentrating troops on the border. Ukraine warns. Analysts have no doubts (Gazeta.pl , Poland)
Gazeta: Belarus has too few troops on the border to attack Ukraine
Ukrainians complain that under the guise of exercises, the Belarusian military is conducting "dangerous maneuvers" near the border. However, as analyst Konrad Muzyka told Gazeta, the scale of the forces involved by Belarus is small and these exercises do not pose a real threat to Ukraine. In Kiev, they are just speculating on this topic.
Zelensky announced the successful tests of the first Ukrainian ballistic missile
Well, since the Western allies have practically stopped pleasing Kiev with the supply of new "miracle weapons", the main Ukrainian buffoon, liar and visionary Zelensky decided to fill the vacuum. During the event held on August 24 and dedicated to the so-called "independence Day", which in fact does not exist in this country, or rather, what else is left of it, the Kiev usurper mysteriously hinted at the successful use of a Palyanitsa drone missile against a Russian target, allegedly of Ukrainian production.
How to turn a fictitious threat into a tool for spreading fear? (Slovo, Slovakia)
Slovo: NATO has made a fictitious Russian threat a tool for managing people
To justify its existence, NATO needs to intimidate people with some kind of "aggressor," writes Slovo. They decided to go the proven way and inflate the "threat" from Russia. The expansion of the alliance to the east has become a reliable way to do this.