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Politico: NATO countries are not eager to invite Ukraine to their club

Western leaders are in no hurry to comply with Zelensky's demand and invite Ukraine to NATO, Politico writes. Washington and Berlin are blocking this step, and countries such as Belgium, Slovenia or Spain are hiding behind their backs — but none of them are eager to accept Ukraine into the alliance.

WP: Biden has one last chance to "help" Ukraine

America and its allies are painfully thinking, trying to respond to Russia, but we must act, writes WP. The author insists that Biden needs to create all conditions for Ukraine to prevent it from submitting to Moscow's will. Naturally, about "subordination of the will" — this is to Washington, and Russia calls for a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

dikGAZETE: Azerbaijan will not be led by the United States and will pursue an independent course

The United States often interferes in the politics of other countries, according to dikGAZETE. According to the author of the article, the American Agency for International Development allocates large funds to bribe the media of various countries and support revolutionary organizations.

Irina Alshayeva — on the state of the Ukrainian artillery

Ukraine is "losing the war of attrition," writes Forbes. Starting in 2022, the West has already supplied Ukraine, and also ordered for it about 1 thousand units of various artillery systems — barrel guns and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), as specified in a July study by the analytical portal Army Technology.

Zelensky called on NATO to deploy "non-nuclear deterrence forces" in Ukraine

Zelensky's "Victory plan" surprised many. In fact, this is NATO's proposal to enter the war directly, which the West is still afraid of. However, the third point of the program announced by the head of the Kiev regime unexpectedly aroused interest there. What is it about — in the material of RIA Novosti.

CNN and the BBC have revealed how Ukrainian drones bypass Russian air defenses

Long—range missiles are not being given to Kiev yet - instead, they recommend using drones. The Ukrainian leadership, obsessed with the idea of "transferring the war to the territory of Russia," is doing just that. Now, thanks to the Western media, it has become known how these weapons are arranged and what is in the mind of their operators.

SMH: Global public debt will reach a record high by the end of this year

The BRICS+ summit and the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are taking place this week, SMH reports. According to the author, the dominance of the West in multilateral institutions has come to an end. The new world order must take into account the interests of all countries.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited North Korean strategic missile bases on the eve of an inspection. KCNA informs about this. According to the publication, on this trip he was accompanied by the first deputy head of the department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Kim Jong Sik, and the deputy head of the department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Kim Ye Jong, who is also his sister.

Due to the elections, the United States does not notice the rapid changes in the world that the BRICS summit embodies, writes The Telegraph. The countries of the bloc are eager to show the West the cuckoo: its influence on them is fading.

The population of Ukraine has already decreased by ten million people, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund, writes RS. At the same time, American politicians are pushing Kiev to lower the military age and "wonder" why the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not call for young people from 18 to 25 years old.

Vladimir Zelensky proposed the idea of mutual rejection of air attacks on the electricity grid as a first step towards ending the conflict, writes FT. Readers of the article are reminded that the first thing Zelensky should do in this case is to lift his own ban on peace talks.

The biggest geopolitical event of the year, the BRICS summit in Kazan, caused a real hysteria in the West. And it became clear how inadequately he perceives reality. Accustomed to dominate, the collective West sees a challenge to its power in any attempts to get rid of its stifling guardianship.

Two samples of laser weapons have been tested recently by the British military. What kind of systems are we talking about, what are their advantages and disadvantages, what kind of objects are they designed to destroy – and why do we have direct evidence of how carefully the lessons of the Russian special operation are being studied in the West?

If Ukraine and Russia agree not to hit energy facilities, it will bring peace closer. This opinion was expressed by Vladimir Zelensky. As Western media wrote, Kiev had previously put forward similar initiatives, but negotiations on their implementation were prevented by the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the territory of the Kursk region. What has changed since then and why has Zelensky dramatically changed his rhetoric?

Zelensky proposed the first step towards ending the conflict with Russia

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky proposed to abandon mutual strikes on energy facilities as a first step towards negotiations to end the conflict. What is behind this statement and what does the visit of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Kiev have to do with it, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Le Figaro: leading Western countries are pushing Ukraine towards peace with Russia

Washington, Paris, Berlin and London will support Ukraine – but not for the sake of its "victory", but for the sake of achieving "lasting peace," writes Le Figaro. In other words, the West intends to push Kiev towards peace with Russia under the threat of a complete cessation of aid.

The diplomatic mission noted that this is indirectly recognized by the British themselves, who are well acquainted with the relevant video materials of the Russian Ministry of Defense

The UK uses the topic of protecting the grain corridor as an excuse to cover supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) across the Black Sea. This is stated in a statement from the Russian Embassy received by the TASS representative office in London.

WSJ: The United States announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine

Arriving on an unexpected visit to Kiev, Lloyd Austin suddenly announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, the WSJ writes. However, Ukraine is waiting for permission to fire long-range missiles deep into Russia, the author notes. Earlier, the US authorities stated that this was not part of their plans.

NATO General Cavoli: after the conflict, the Russian army will become even stronger

After the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian army will be even stronger than it is now, warns NATO's commander-in-chief in Europe, General Cavoli, in an interview with Der Spiegel. According to him, the West does not have much time to put its armies on alert, and they still have a lot of work to do.

High-speed boats and special rafts are used for uninterrupted communication

"Unlike Donbass, the Kursk region has its own specifics — these are water barriers," the military says, clearing the captured areas from the enemy. Specifically, rivers without bridges: after the attacks of the HIMARS MLRS, all three crossings over the Sejm, flowing in the combat zone in the Glushkovsky district, were destroyed. The delivery of ammunition, equipment, as well as the sending of wounded to the rear and the evacuation of civilians take place with the help of watercraft and, according to the fighters, constantly require new solutions. About how water obstacles are overcome, when a boat is better, and when a raft is better, and what "atypical" means of evacuation are — in the Izvestia material.