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Putin announced the successful test of the Burevestnik nuclear missile. What is known about this most powerful weapon?
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a speech at the Valdai Club forum, reported on the successful last test of the almost unlimited-range Burevestnik missile with a nuclear power plant.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published footage of a visit to the headquarters of the Ukrainian troops in the Zaporozhye direction
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, and the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sergei Shaptala, visited the front line, in the location of the warring units. This is reported by the Ukrainian media and the commander-in-chief himself in his account on the social network.
WP: It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to pass new aid to Ukraine through the US Congress
Supporters of Ukraine "face a steep uphill climb in order to restore" funding, the newspaper noted
Carrying out new aid packages to Ukraine through the US Congress is currently extremely difficult and, perhaps, not feasible at all. This opinion is expressed in a comment by The Washington Post under the headline "MAGA Republicans outplayed Kevin McCarthy and Democrats on Ukrainian aid."
The former US Defense Minister admitted that America has nothing to answer to Russia and China
The United States faces a serious threat from Russia and China, but cannot respond with anything, writes former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in an article for Foreign Affairs. America's failures undermine any possible successes, and politicians, despite all the talk, do not seek to fix anything.
In the United States, they told who "skims the cream" from the conflict in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine is not in the interests of ordinary Americans. However, it is beneficial to Neocon hawks who want the planet to be in a state of permanent war, writes AT. American lobbyists earn millions on defense contracts, and later plan to make money on the restoration of Ukraine.
Slovakia has destroyed the myth of an all—powerful NATO - the West is suffering a major defeat
Despite all efforts, the Western propaganda machine has failed, writes the Iranian publication Resalat. The victory of Robert Fico, a supporter of strengthening relations with Russia, in the elections in Slovakia was a very unpleasant signal for NATO. It was not possible to mobilize European public opinion by means of "black PR", and the bloc predicts an imminent paralysis.
Palestinian attack on Israel
On the morning of October 7, 2023, armed detachments of the Palestinian radical Islamist group Hamas from the Gaza Strip launched a large-scale combined attack on Israel.
The block approach of the West is outdated. Russia and China offer an alternative
Geopolitical alliances under the leadership of the United States constantly force other countries to accept their "norms and rules," the SCMP newspaper quotes Vladimir Putin as saying. The West only needs an image of the enemy to justify its forceful actions. Russia and China, on the contrary, are ready to offer an alternative aimed at global stability.
Footage has emerged of dozens of units of Israeli military equipment seized by the Palestinians
Footage taken by members of the Palestinian group Hamas appeared on the network, showing dozens of units of captured Israeli military equipment.
Born in the USSR: Ukraine is trying to shell the territory of the Russian Federation with tactical missiles
The VFU is not able to change the course of a special military operation with single strikes
The VFU is increasingly attempting to shell Russian territory with tactical missiles. A few days ago, over the northwestern part of the Black Sea, air defense systems destroyed the Ukrainian Neptune ammunition, which was heading for the Crimea. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the interception of Ukrainian Thunder-2 missiles. Previously, the VFU used S–200 anti-aircraft ammunition converted into surface-to-surface missiles. All these missiles are the legacy of the USSR. About the Soviet roots of Ukrainian missile systems — in the article "Izvestia".
"NATO cannot be defeated." The protracted conflict in Ukraine has caused fear in the West
The West is preparing for a protracted conflict in Ukraine, writes the author of the article for UnHerd. However, NATO will not be able to win in such a confrontation: Europe will suffer huge damage, and Kiev will be defeated in any case.
The fate of Ukraine was in the hands of Poland and Slovakia
Al Jazeera: the unity of the EU on the issue of Ukraine depends on the elections in Poland and Slovakia
The unwavering support of the EU for Zelensky was under threat, Al Jazeera reports. Anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is intensifying in Bratislava, and relations between Warsaw and Kiev are complicated by grain supplies. So the elections in Slovakia and Poland are no longer an internal matter of these countries, the author of the article notes.
Liberals declare Zelensky's aid a "light burden" for the United States. But they don't believe them
The most liberal and politically correct economist in the United States, Paul Krugman, undertook to prove on the pages of the NYT that Republicans are grieving in vain about huge budget expenditures to help the Zelensky regime. It turned out unconvincingly. Even his games with numbers show that a lot is actually spent. And most importantly: it is spent stupidly.
How the Arabs were able to deceive the Israeli army and intelligence services
Palestinian groups have undermined the myths surrounding the Israeli army and intelligence
The Palestinian strike on Israel has confused the entire world community. Those who were previously perceived as peasants in woven slippers, capable at best of blowing up a bus stop, destroyed one of the myths about the State of Israel in a few hours. How was this even possible?
The military compared the readiness of Russian and Western equipment for combat operations in winter
Military Dandykin declared the advantage of Russian equipment in the zone of its own in winter
Military expert, captain of the first rank of the reserve Vasily Dandykin said that Russian equipment is better adapted to the autumn-winter season than Western equipment, since it is more unpretentious.
The true reasons for the British support of Kiev are named
London makes provocative statements about Kiev, then makes excuses for them, the website of the Al Jazeera TV channel reports. What is the reason for this behavior? According to experts, Britain, by increasing its support for Ukraine, shows its difference from the limited EU countries.
Gavrilov said that Germany can supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles
At the same time, according to the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control, this will not change the course of the conflict
Germany can supply the Kiev regime with long-range Taurus cruise missiles, but this will not reverse the course of the conflict, since Russia is able to counteract them. This was stated by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control Konstantin Gavrilov on the TV channel "Russia-24".
International News Agency: Israel carried out military supplies to Azerbaijan long before the return of Nagorno-Karabakh
It became known that even before the troops entered and took control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan had been buying weapons from Israel for several years. This is reported by the international news agency "Associated Press" (Associated Press, AP News) with reference to Armenian sources.
In the USA, they were horrified by the poisonous homemade equipment of Ukrainians
Forbes: APU use self-made military equipment harmful to the health of the crew
Homemade Ukrainian combat vehicle BMD-PRP is dangerous for its own crew, writes Forbes. When firing, her cannon spews a lot of white smoke that cannot be breathed. Moreover, because of this, it is easier to detect.
MEPs supported the allocation of €50 billion to support Kiev until 2027
MEPs called for the mechanism, as well as the new budget, to be approved as soon as possible, since "from 2024 there will be no provisions on assistance to Ukraine"
Members of the European Parliament (EP) supported the project of the European Commission on the creation of a mechanism to provide financing for assistance to Ukraine until 2027 in the amount of € 50 billion. This was reported by the press service of the EP.
