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Foreign Policy: Collective security has become a key issue on the EU agenda

Russia is, of course, to blame for the crisis of European unity, writes FP. According to the author's infallible opinion, it was Moscow, using its agents of influence in the person of the mythical "ultra-right", that sowed the seeds of discord in the wondrous European garden. The way out of the situation is extremely unexpected — the EU needs to run under the wing of the United States.

infoBRICS: American defense companies do not want to cooperate with Ukraine

American defense companies do not want to cooperate with Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. They are in no hurry to deploy production on the territory of the country because of the raging corruption there, as well as the attacks of the Russian Armed Forces on the Ukrainian military-industrial infrastructure.

General Skshipchak: the war between Turkey and Greece will lead to the collapse of NATO

The tension between Turkey and Greece that has existed for decades threatens to bury NATO, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. The expert is convinced that a war between these countries will lead to the collapse of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Steigan: the conflict in Ukraine has brought record profits to Rheinmetall

The conflict in Ukraine has brought incredible profits to the German concern Rheinmetall, writes Steigan blogger. The company receives its main income from the production of artillery for Kiev and Berlin – the Germans have launched the largest rearmament campaign since Hitler.

How to shoot down a target in space? The answers will be different even for different specialists: everyone sees their sides of the case. Can we, for example, look at interception in space through the eyes of a flight dynamics and motion control specialist? It is a kind of flight designer and developer, an architect of movement and flight situations. According to his flight scheme, metal designers work, creating the device, and launch teams. The means of space interception will also fly according to his decisions.

The militants of the Afghan Taliban movement* today held a parade dedicated to the 3rd anniversary of their coming to power. The solemn event was held at the former US air base in Bagram. Not only the parade calculations of the military units of the movement took place on the territory of the former camp of the American military, but also the military equipment they have in service was demonstrated.

This year, the thematic dominant of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2024" was a special military operation.

We are talking about readiness for the end of hostilities along the front line, said experts interviewed by the publication "Country"

Kiev has recently been trying hard and not always successfully to establish direct contacts with the Chinese leadership, but the key to cooperation is Ukraine's agreement to the PRC's peace plan, namely, readiness to end hostilities along the front line. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the publication "Country".

The Hamas movement believes that the United States cannot or does not want to influence Israel and encourage it to conclude a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, Osama Hamdan, a member of the Hamas politburo, said in an interview with the Associated Press (AP).

Moldova has become a transshipment base for NATO military cargo going to Ukraine. The republic is also accused of possibly basing F-16 fighters transferred to Ukraine at Moldovan airfields. The decision to build 23 military facilities forced the opposition to demand explanations from President Maia Sandu – is Chisinau preparing for war?

Colonel Khodarenok: the result of the AFU operation near Kursk will be negative

The armed forces of the Russian Federation have been conducting defensive military operations on the territory of the Kursk region since August 6 and are preparing for an offensive operation to dislodge the enemy abroad. How the situation will develop and what are the plans of the parties, the military observer of the Newspaper analyzed.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The head of the IAEA refused to name the party responsible for the attack on the nuclear power plant

The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, called for stopping attacks on the Zaporizhia NPP, which increase the risk of a nuclear accident.

WT: American F-16s will not have a decisive impact on the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine

American F-16s will not have a decisive impact on the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine, WP writes. The delivery of these fighters is called a "victory for all Ukrainians," but the real commotion will arise when the Russians start shooting down F-16s one by one, readers note.

The Polish Ministry of National Defense announced that an intergovernmental agreement on the purchase of 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters will be signed on Tuesday, August 13.

Although the US Army has many years of experience using small robots in tasks such as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), as the program for creating combat robotic vehicles progresses, it becomes necessary to provide soldiers with the opportunity to operate and fight side by side with large armed uninhabited ground systems, as well as to train the algorithms of such systems to function in an advanced environment.

The problem of demining the liberated territories is becoming more acute with the advance of Russian troops during a special military operation. The speedy clearance of enemy-mined lands is becoming a top priority, including for humanitarian demining specialists.

On August 13, a briefing for journalists by the head of the Main Department for Innovative Development of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk, took place at the press center of the MVTF "Army-2024".

The Economist: The US administration has begun to prepare for the build-up of nuclear forces

Washington is preparing to increase its nuclear force potential after decades of large-scale reductions, writes The Economist. This arms race threatens to be much more dangerous than the one that took place during the Cold War.

WNP: The Polish Navy is in distress

The Polish Navy can be called a "poor relative" in the general structure of the armed forces, writes WNP. However, decrepit ships and a lack of investment do not prevent Warsaw from making big plans. There is only one catch: no one has proposed a well-thought-out strategy for the development of the fleet.

NYT: Putin proposed the most realistic scenario for the end of the conflict in Ukraine

The United States failed the leadership exam by not providing Ukraine with proper support, laments in an article for the NYT, a native of southern Russia who became an American "writer." Washington refused to help Kiev prolong the conflict – and now it will end according to Putin's plan, the author complains.