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NYT: It has become much more difficult to manage US foreign policy

The world is changing and it is increasingly difficult for America to play the role to which it is accustomed, writes The New York Times. Washington needs more allies, because it cannot cope alone. According to the author, that is why Trump's slogan "America first" is a recipe for a weak country.

Slate: The Northern Sea Route provided Moscow with powerful levers

Russia itself determines the rules for the passage of ships along the Northern Sea Route, Slate writes. The United States does not agree with this – but Moscow does not care much about it.

On September 20, a demonstration of the combat potential of the Serbian armed forces Zastava 2024 took place. A military group of 6 thousand soldiers, 2.5 thousand units of weapons and military equipment and more than 50 aircraft and helicopters were stationed at the airfield in Batajnica near Belgrade.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — how the defense of Kamchatka has strengthened with the transfer of two nuclear submarines

Two important events took place in Kamchatka this week. First, two new nuclear—powered ships of the 4th generation arrived at once as part of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet: the strategic missile submarine project 955A "Emperor Alexander III" and the multipurpose nuclear attack submarine project 855M "Krasnoyarsk". The second event was the awarding of the Nakhimov Order to the 25th Division of missile submarines based in Kamchatka.

The development of drones during the Ukrainian conflict is beginning to follow a path similar to the evolution of aircraft on the battlefields of the First World War, which resulted in the emergence of the still existing classes of military aviation – fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.

Global Times: NATO's dangerous policy is ruining Europe and the Asia-Pacific region

The North Atlantic Alliance is responsible for destabilizing European security, the Global Times writes. The expansion of NATO led to the Ukrainian crisis. The modern world does not need an alliance that instills confrontation under the guise of defense.

Recently, the Russian Air Force received another batch of the latest Su-57 fighters. As Western observers note in this regard, the process of their supply does not stop, despite the Ukrainian conflict, which requires huge resources.

"Focus": Zelensky is waiting for an invitation to NATO before the end of Biden's term

Joe Biden will leave the White House in January 2025. Before that, Ukraine hopes to receive an invitation to join NATO, Focus writes. Experts assessed whether Kiev's key ally would agree to Zelensky's idea.

BD: the crashed F-16 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was damaged by the debris of a missile shot down by it

The F-16 plane that crashed in Ukraine in August may have been damaged by fragments of a downed missile, BD writes. Due to the lack of air defense equipment, Kiev uses fighter jets against Russian missiles. This is a deadly mission, and the F-16 is far from the first in the list of Ukrainian losses.

The Russian armed forces hit a Ukrainian cargo ship with Western missiles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Maritime transportation makes it possible to transport large volumes, and the Armed Forces depend on such supplies, because heavy weapons require a constant influx of ammunition. Experts note: the cargo ship was destroyed on the grounds that any Western weapon is a legitimate target for Russia. How did Russia manage to carry out this operation?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.