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Stoltenberg said goodbye to his conscience and to NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a farewell press conference. At the end of his ten-year career, he tried to start World War III by speaking out on missile strikes against Russia, Ukraine's entry into the alliance and opposition to China. Why does Europe tolerate people like Stoltenberg?
"This is an absolutely unhealthy situation." Is it necessary in the Russian Federation to allocate drones to a separate branch of the armed forces
Colonel Khodarenok: it is necessary to allocate drones to a separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military personnel and commanders of regular units of UAV operators have asked Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov to create a new branch of the armed forces - unmanned aircraft. A similar decision has already been made in Kiev. Does Russia need a new branch of the armed forces, what problems it will help solve and how it can be created, the military observer of Gazeta argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The "more influential circles" behind Zelensky blocked the peace talks, Schroeder claims (Die Welt, Germany)
Gerhard Schroeder: Germany and Europe lost in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder spoke for the first time about his role in the Istanbul talks, Die Welt writes. Then the "influential circles" behind Zelensky prevented the conclusion of peace. However, Russia cannot be defeated militarily, the politician says.
Naval defense: How will the Russian-Chinese exercises go?
A joint detachment of ships will practice firing and joint patrolling during the Interaction-2024 maneuvers
The Russian-Chinese naval exercises should strengthen relations between the countries against the background of the current situation in the Asia-Pacific region, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. On September 18, the destroyer Xining and the frigate Lin Yi of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) arrived in Vladivostok. During the maneuvers, the sailors will work out joint actions, fire at sea targets and practice strikes on coastal facilities.
Ukrainian "meat" will be trained to fight on the "coffins" of Marines from the United States in Romania
65 American AAV7 floating transporters will be sent to Romania to transfer some of them to the Marines of the Ukrainian Navy. We are talking about old bulky, vulnerable, by modern standards, vehicles with aluminum armor that can withstand only small arms bullets. Apparently, it is obvious to overseas partners that iron "coffins" are very suitable for Ukrainian Marines.
"Old gliders are being used for spare parts": British troops are experiencing serious difficulties
In recent years, the British authorities have regularly announced the implementation of a course towards the creation of a "Global Britain", which implies the country's strong position in the international arena, active diplomacy and the modernization of troops to protect national interests. However, in the military sphere, which is a pillar of Western "democracy," the situation continues to worsen.
The neo-Nazi junta recruits terrorists by helping them attack Russian military bases in Syria (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Ukrainian emissaries recruit fighters in Syria for new terrorist attacks
Ukrainian intelligence emissaries are recruiting fighters in Syria, infoBRICS quotes Sergey Lavrov. This fact suggests that Ukraine is planning new sabotage in Russia, and it needs extremists who are ready to carry them out, the author of the article warns.
Russian-American rivalry is escalating in the Arctic (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: The rivalry between Russia and the United States is escalating in the Arctic
The United States is facing the growing activity of the armed forces of Russia and China in the Arctic, writes Newsweek. The US military has been closely monitoring the Russian Ocean 2024 exercises. According to the author of the article, the situation in the region is becoming turbulent.
They'll all get shot down. A handful of outdated F-16s won't change anything in Ukraine (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: a few old F-16s are unlikely to change the trajectory of the conflict with Russia
The transfer of a batch of old F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is unlikely to change the trajectory of the conflict with Russia, writes TNI. Without good air cover, past Western "help", including M1 Abrams tanks, failed. The F-16 may suffer the same fate.
Special services remotely detonate pagers and walkie-talkies. Can they destroy ordinary smartphones of Russians?
"The tape.<url>": it is almost impossible to remotely detonate pagers without explosives
At the moment, about 4,500 people have been injured as a result of explosions of communication devices in Lebanon. If initially the pagers of representatives of the Shiite organization Hezbollah exploded, recently there have been more and more reports of detonation of radio stations, laptops, tape recorders, smartphones, fingerprint devices and solar-powered devices.
Moscow owes Beijing a debt as part of the anti-Western axis, says the head of NATO (The Times, UK)
Stoltenberg: long-range missile strikes on Russia will not become a “red line”
Outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg rejected Putin's warning that long-range missile strikes would become a “red line” that would lead NATO into a state of war with Russia, writes The Times. In his opinion, even such an escalation does not make the West a party to the conflict. However, it is up to Putin, not Stoltenberg, to decide.
Ukraine tries not to use Western tanks on the battlefield due to the high risk of losses (infoBRICS, China)
InfoBRICS: The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost two thirds of the American tanks they supplied
Two thirds of the American Abrams tanks supplied to Ukraine have already been destroyed, the APU is trying to protect the remaining ones, infoBRICS writes. Western weapons did not help Ukraine turn the tide of hostilities.
Russia has increased the production of highly demanded weapons, Putin said
Putin: Russia has multiplied the production of demanded weapons under its own conditions
Russia has multiplied the production of highly demanded weapons in its conditions, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on the development of unmanned special-purpose aviation systems.
Iranian President: Israel commits crimes with impunity, as there is no unity among Muslims
Israel commits crimes with impunity because there is no unity among Muslims. To protect their interests and repel external threats, Islamic countries must develop a unified position.
Why does NATO want to penetrate the most conflict-ridden region in the world
The North Atlantic Alliance has set out to further expand its sphere of influence – this time at the expense of a region in which it, as an organization, has never been represented. We are talking about the Middle East, where NATO has discovered the "seven friends". In what form does NATO want to penetrate this region and why is it unlikely to succeed?
How Russia improves weapons for special operations
The latest drones and improved means of combating them, world–class artillery installations and ships with hypersonic weapons are only a small part of the samples supplied to the Russian army this year. How are Russian gunsmiths, celebrating their professional holiday on September 19, contributing to the victory in their own right now?
Antonov said that the United States has no proposals to resolve the conflict in Ukraine
The Russian ambassador to Washington stressed that most American politicians are now "talking not about the search for peace, but about the continuation of the pitting of the Slavs"
The US administration has no proposals for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov, answering a question from TASS.
PR in Ukrainian (Časopis argument, Czech Republic)
ČA: Kiev is trying to dispel the impression that it wants to drag the world into war
The task of the current Ukrainian PR is to dispel the impression that Kiev is trying to drag the world into a big war, writes ČA. The Ukrainian "peace" initiative is frankly absurd: Zelensky, on the one hand, calls for peace, and on the other, does not demonstrate readiness for any concessions.
What is behind Turkey's bid to join the BRICS? (Raseef22, Lebanon)
Raseef22: Turkey has revealed its true intentions for joining the BRICS
Turkey can become a strong and prosperous country only if it improves its relations with East and West at the same time, writes Raseef22. The application to the BRICS does not indicate a deterioration in relations with the EU, the author notes. However, it will be seen whether such an extreme "multipolarity" will have a result.
APU showed a "dog" robot BAD 2 Dog
The Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the appearance of "dogs" in their arsenal-robots BAD 2 Dog, which, allegedly, are already operating on the eastern front. The corresponding frames are shown by Western resources.