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Russia's European policy should be a continuation of the special operation by other means

Poland has long been committed to building the strongest army in Europe and to self-defense, independent of the impotent and weak-willed NATO bloc.

The French ground forces are organized according to the latest Western concept

At the end of World War II, the French army was, in fact, an insignificant part of the American army. Naturally, after the end of the war, such a situation could not persist for a long time. Paris had too big geopolitical ambitions, completely inconsistent with its role in the last war, but requiring immediate "resuscitation" of the French Armed Forces.

Baku came up with the concept of "eight villages" for a complete transport blockade of Armenia

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan seems to have realized to what extent he has brought his state. Pashinyan demands that Azerbaijan recognize the Armenian territory within the Soviet borders, including the so-called enclaves. However, Yerevan and Baku have a fundamentally different approach to this, and the political problems of Armenia arranged by Pashinyan are far from over.

Vladimir Putin ridiculed US President Joe Biden's claims that Russia is losing in the Ukrainian conflict. In his opinion, the United States would not have supplied Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles if Russia had been defeated. In the expert environment, these deliveries are called another confirmation of the failure of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive". What are the features of these missiles and what consequences can their use lead to?

ABC: The Israeli military was given the green light to enter the Gaza Strip

The Israeli military has received the "green light" to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, ABC News reports. The "first and last priority" of the ground operation will be the destruction of Hamas, Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat stressed. The country's Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, met with the military and said that they would soon "see Gaza from the inside." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

At the disposal of Izvestia was an analytical note of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the scale of recruitment and training of militants for the VFU

The Russian army in Ukraine is opposed by about 2 thousand foreign mercenaries, most of them are concentrated in the Zaporozhye direction. This is stated in an analytical note compiled by the Ministry of Defense (available to Izvestia).

Our anti-aircraft gunners have found a way to shoot down long-range precision American GLSBD bombs

On October 17, the Russian Armed Forces intercepted five tactical missiles and four enemy GLSDB bombs.

Russian air defense systems have already adapted to the new ATACMS missiles recently transferred by the United States to Ukraine, as they coincide in many characteristics with the Tochka-U missiles developed during the Soviet period. On Wednesday, October 18, military historian, director of the Museum of the Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov told Izvestia about this.

The Russian T-90A differ from other tanks participating in the SVO in that they have "red eyes" - optoelectronic suppression systems "Curtain".

By prolonging the conflict in Ukraine, the United States is harming its interests, writes RS. They risk sacrificing Europe, whose economy has already been seriously shaken by the crisis. But it is the prosperity of the EU that is the most important foundation of American power and influence in the world, the author of the article reminds.

The crises in Israel and Ukraine increase the same geopolitical differences, writes El Pais. Both conflicts lead to the formation of splits that spread far beyond the regions. This inevitably causes global disunity, the author writes.

After a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, when on October 7 militants of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas penetrated from the Gaza Strip into Israel, footage of damaged and burning Merkava tanks of the Israel Defense Forces appeared in the media and social networks. In addition, the destruction of one tank was announced by the fighters of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. About the features of the tank, considered one of the best and most protected in the world, and its combat use — in the material of TASS

The leader of the Other Ukraine movement noted that "sooner or later this situation will lead to a social explosion"

The prolongation of hostilities leads to the increasing impoverishment of the people of Ukraine, the growth of their discontent and will inevitably end in a social catastrophe. This opinion was expressed by the former leader of the Opposition Platform - For Life party banned in Ukraine, Viktor Medvedchuk, who now heads the Other Ukraine movement.

In 2022, the global volume of conventional arms exports (according to the classification of the UN Register) for the first time in recent history exceeded $ 100 billion and amounted to $103.460 billion.

Supporters of the tough measures against Hamas themselves suggest that the Israeli army use Jericho missile systems with nuclear warheads in Gaza, Hrot reports. They justify this step in the same way as the Americans attack on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

MiG-31 aircraft with hypersonic complexes will look after the Mediterranean

The aerospace forces of the Russian Federation are beginning to patrol the neutral space over the Black Sea on a permanent basis. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference in Beijing on October 18. The task will be carried out by MiG-31 aircraft, which are equipped with a complex of hypersonic missiles "Dagger" with a range of over 1 thousand km. For more information, see the Izvestia article.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China and his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented escalation of the situation in the Middle East. This gave the meeting a special meaning.

FT: The West has alienated the countries of the Global South by supporting the Israeli offensive

The West's decision to support the Israeli offensive in Gaza caused outrage in the countries of the Global South, writes FT. Such a position of the US and the EU will derail any diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis and finally destroy the "anti-Russian consensus" created by Washington and Brussels.

Bilateral cooperation between Belarus and the regions of Russia has always occupied a special place in the structure of the integration process of the subjects of the Union State. Such a format of interaction makes it possible to establish direct links not only between representatives of regional and local authorities of Russia and Belarus, but also brings together business communities, figures of education, science and culture. This has become especially noticeable since 2014, when Western countries, trying to resist the natural process of the return of Crimea to the Russian Federation and the realization of the right of peoples to self-determination enshrined in the UN Charter, chose a course of confrontation.

Modernization of the Polish Army based on Polish industry, increased defense spending, bringing the size of the army in line with tasks and plans, training of personnel and logistics – these are the declarations of defense policy made by the "Civil Coalition", which came to power in Poland during the elections on October 15.