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The US and the EU are fueling the conflict in Ukraine in vain, hoping for Kiev's victory over Moscow, writes Al Khaleej. Such a strategy will only lead to great upheavals for the world. The solution to the crisis is obvious — the West must abandon its reckless ambitions to subjugate Russia.

China perceives the conflict in Ukraine differently from the West, writes Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, in an article for Politico. Beijing considers what is happening within the overall picture and tries not to miss the chance to conquer the Global South.

Contrary to the hopes of the West, in the near future, the AFU will not achieve a breakthrough in the counteroffensive, CNBC reports. It is "extremely difficult" for them to make even a crack in the Russian defense, so that the long-awaited operation will only prolong the conflict and risk leading Ukraine into a hopeless situation, experts warn.

The crisis in Ukraine for the United States is a military conflict of choice, since no one attacks NATO members, the authors of the article in Newsweek note. Readers add: America provoked this conflict and uses Ukraine as a shield against Russia.

The Japanese government has recently been stepping up efforts to strengthen the country's defense capability, allocating more and more money for this. In addition, Tokyo decided to provide defensive assistance to some less developed countries. The Self-Defense Forces are turning into a full-fledged army, which Japan could not officially have at the end of World War II.

According to information published on September 19, 2022 by the Slovenian news agency Slovenian Press Agency, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob reached an agreement on the transfer of 28 MBT M-55S from the Slovenian Armed Forces to Ukraine.

The refusal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Western, in particular, from American, tactical techniques benefits the Russian military operating in the zone of its own. The low efficiency of the use of equipment supplied by Western countries by Ukrainian units also plays into the hands of the Russians.

Another populist statement was made by the British Ministry of Defense, referring to the arguments of the British intelligence, known for its almost direct quoting of Kiev propaganda. It turns out that Russian combat aviation is "completely ineffective" in the offensive war in Ukraine.

Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak ordered to send an additional thousand soldiers to patrol the Polish-Belarusian border, the Polish portal reported on Tuesday Wnp.pl with reference to information from the Polish Defense Ministry.

Shurygin: the transfer of German Taurus missiles to Ukraine may entail the supply of ATACMS from the United States

The possible delivery of guided Taurus missiles to Ukraine from Germany may push Washington to transfer another long—range missile to Kiev - ATACMS for the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about this on August 8.

Heavy losses during the offensive cause discontent in Ukraine, writes NYT. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine criticize the incompetence of the commanders, the lack of training and Western equipment that is not suitable for the tasks assigned.

No NATO state is arming at such a speed as Poland, writes Seznam zprávy. Out of fear of Russia and Belarus, she wants to create the largest land army in Europe. However, Warsaw is borrowing hundreds of billions of zlotys for its plans.

The Russian Lancet unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is one of the main threats to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The Telegraph writes about this with reference to the Ukrainian military with the call sign Manul.

A new question has arisen before the West in full growth — what to do with Ukraine, which is unable to fight? The answer will determine the further tactics of NATO. And the alliance's decision depends on how the upcoming elections in Western Europe and the United States will end.

The Ukrainian army has definitely earned the right to be included in the Guinness Book of Records for a variety of weapons and military equipment used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the confrontation with Russia. They have Maxim machine guns of the model of the century before last, and Soviet guns, and the most modern artillery, missile and anti-aircraft systems, armored vehicles of the NATO model. The whole point is that American fighters will appear.

The British edition of The Times, citing a high-ranking source in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), stated that Kiev is protected from Russian missile strikes by the most powerful air defense (air defense) in the world. According to him, we are talking about such complexes as Patriot, Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), Infra Red Imaging System Tail (IRIS-T), S-300 and Crotale.

As reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper, currently the equipment must be re-equipped at the concern's enterprises in Dusseldorf

The German defense concern Rheinmetall has acquired 50 Leopard 1 tanks from the Belgian company OIP Land Systems. Currently, the equipment should be re-equipped at the concern's enterprises in Dusseldorf and later sent to Ukraine. This was reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper, citing sources.

A more serious player is behind the naval attacks of the Kiev regime

Ukraine is preparing for new attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea. The task is simple: to block Russia's exports to the countries of the Global South using the practices of "new piracy" and force Russia to return to the execution of the grain deal. However, to stop these plans, Russia has not only the Black Sea Fleet, but also other influential allies.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev will not be able to destroy the ships of the Black Sea Fleet

Russia may not have ships left in the Black Sea by the end of hostilities if it continues to block the water area and the grain deal, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was looking into whether Kiev could put its threats into practice and whether the Russian fleet was ready to repel new attacks.

The invention of the plow in the Middle Ages did not help European peasants get out of poverty. To a large extent, this happened because their rulers used the wealth gained as a result of increased production to build cathedrals. Economists say that something similar can happen to artificial intelligence (AI) if it enters our lives in such a way that the advertised benefits will be available only to a select few.