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The United States no longer considers the previously existing approaches to the development of a limited number of large satellites and large ground-based systems justified. It took many years and a lot of money to implement these goals, now it is not relevant. The Pentagon's position was voiced by Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force for Space Frank Calvelli.

Italy has frozen the shipment of the sixth package of military aid to Ukraine, according to the Italian press, the reason was the "excessive appetites" of Zelensky and his entourage. At the same time, this does not mean the end of arms supplies to Kiev, they will continue after clarifying the list of really necessary for the Armed Forces.

Shoigu: NATO has moved from deterrence to collective defense near Russian borders

NATO is creating a full-scale collective defense system near Russia's borders, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting of the joint board of the military departments of Moscow and Minsk.

The President added that the work to meet the needs of the Armed Forces should not be built bureaucratically

Russian weapons must be constantly improved, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday at a meeting of the coordinating council for ensuring the needs of the army.

The head of the Office of Strategic Systems Programs of the US Navy, Vice Admiral Johnny Wolf, is confident that it will be possible to install hypersonic weapons on a Zumwalt-class destroyer in 2025 and on a Virginia-class submarine in 2029, writes Defense News.

TNI: The US is ready to hold arms control talks with the DPRK

The United States has stated that the DPRK can test nuclear weapons at any time and is ready to hold arms control talks, writes TNI. This position caused confusion among the author of the article – after all, Washington does not consider North Korea a nuclear power.

It seems that the diplomatic efforts of Moscow and the Russian president personally in resolving the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh have once again had, albeit not final, but very significant success. The Armenian authorities agree with Russia's proposal to leave the discussion of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh for the future, for an indefinite period. Prime Minister of the Republic Nikol Pashinyan said this in Parliament on Wednesday.

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Russia reserves the right to withdraw from the grain deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 2. According to him, this will happen if the guarantees provided by the participating countries of the treaty are violated.

The United States sent the newest reconnaissance aircraft to the borders of Ukraine

On October 31, an American Challenger 650 reconnaissance aircraft was flying in Romanian airspace, a number of Russian media reported, citing data from the Flightradar24 web service. Earlier, the same aircraft was spotted in Poland. "Newspaper.Ru" - about the purposes of such flights in the sky near the border of Ukraine, about the ability of such aircraft to detect an aerial target and systematically adjust the work of air defense.

The main enemy of the United States in the Middle East – Iran – is preparing to attack the recent ally of the Americans – Saudi Arabia, according to American media. Anonymous leaks from the White House and the appearance of the "red banner of retribution" over a mosque in the Iranian holy city are cited as confirmation, which was interpreted as a sign of an imminent war. Are Russia's two Middle Eastern partners really on the verge of a fight?

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia spoke at today's meeting of the Security Council, which was devoted to the so-called "grain deal" and the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the bay of Sevastopol. Recall that the enemy used both air and sea-type drones to attack. Moreover, the attack was carried out through the existing security corridors provided specifically for the export of its agricultural products from the ports of southern Ukraine.

In total, we are talking about 954 units of power equipment, said the head of the department Dmitry Kuleba

Governments and companies from 12 countries have agreed to supply Ukraine with energy equipment, including generators and heat guns. This was announced on Monday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba.

dikGAZETE: grain will not be delivered to poor countries without Turkey and Russia

The West, with the help of Ukraine, provoked Russia to withdraw from the grain deal, writes dikGAZETE. With this "terrorist attack" he wanted to keep Moscow silent about the needs of poor countries. Then Europe will continue to fill only its hangars with grain. But this plan will fail if Russia enters into a new agreement with Turkey.

Politico: the Ukrainian leadership is afraid that after the elections the US will cut economic aid

The Ukrainian leadership is confident that the current volume of military aid from the United States will remain even after the midterm congressional elections, Politico reports. The authors of the article write that Kiev is more worried about economic support from the States.

It can be resumed only after the situation around the terrorist attack in Sevastopol is clarified

Traffic along the grain security corridor has been suspended after the terrorist attack in Sevastopol, which was committed by Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on October 31.

Sabah: Western ammunition will run out in a few weeks, Ukraine will be left with nothing

For the sake of its base interests, the West threw Ukraine into the fire of the conflict and doomed it to chaos, Sabah writes. NATO's "arsenal of democracy" is depleted, ammunition will run out in a few weeks. And Russia's weapons reserves will allow it to fight for a long time. Step by step, the US and the EU are moving towards military defeat, the author is sure.

Slovenia sent a batch of its M55S tanks to the armed formations of the Kiev regime. Video footage has appeared on the Network showing the transfer of this equipment by rail. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".

The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Makarov", allegedly almost destroyed by Ukrainian naval drones during the attack on Sevastopol on Saturday morning, turned out to be quite safe and sound and calmly stands at its parking place. The footage of the undamaged ship was taken the day after Kiev's loud statements.

The Kiev nationalist regime, which regularly receives NATO weapons for shelling Russian regions, has focused on drones, artillery, tactical armored vehicles and other platforms and systems. However, small arms still play a very big role in combat. As part of the military sponsorship of Ukrainian militants, the US army is secretly in the process of evaluating and deploying a number of new small arms and related technologies.

TNI: The US should put Zelensky at the negotiating table with Putin

The United States is mindlessly conducting policy in Ukraine on the "autopilot of escalation," writes TNI. The Biden administration is blinded by false "moral obligations." This will only worsen the conflict to the point of a nuclear collision. The US urgently needs to look for compromises, the author believes.