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Slovakia is withdrawing Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from combat, and F-16 fighters of the Czech and Polish Air Forces will patrol the airspace of the republic. The corresponding agreement was signed by the premiers of the three countries on the eve.

Is Europe going to split because of the conflict in Ukraine?

Britain supports Kiev more actively than other European countries. However, winter will be a test of strength, including for London, writes The Nation. One of his decisions can destroy the already fragile unity of Europe on the issue of Ukraine.

It is possible that Putin, who has made a huge bet, will simply win a bet with a divided West

This week, Josep Borrel admitted that preserving the unity of Europe is a "daily struggle." And it's going to get harder. Putin's main calculation turned out to be correct — his will to win is stronger than the will of the West to resist, writes The Telegraph.

Kazakhstan suspends the export of military products, the ban on the supply of military equipment, weapons and ammunition to foreign states will be in effect for a year, until the end of August 2023. The relevant decision was made by the Government of the Republic.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told how you can cheat the American drone ScanEagle

Washington has announced additional military assistance to Kiev of about $3 billion. Among other things, the Pentagon will supply the Ukrainian army with ScanEagle drones designed for artillery reconnaissance. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how these UAVs work.

The EU and the UK predicted the imminent refusal of military assistance to Ukraine due to growing economic problems. These are the forecasts of American and European analysts. At the same time, a call was made in the US Congress not to give "a single dollar" to the Ukrainian conflict. How likely is the curtailment of Western aid to Kiev?

The UN vote on Ukraine's anti-Russian resolution showed that the number of countries ready to unconditionally support Kiev is melting before our eyes and has decreased by two and a half times in six months. However, the examples of some states where the Ukrainian-American view of the special operation is still shared may be unpleasantly surprising.

The participants of the Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons could not agree on the final document. Russia and the United States have made mutual accusations about this – the Russian side believes that the reason is the "politicized and false" statements of some delegations on Ukraine. What is the significance of this platform and how much did Russia need this document?

"The Kiev regime will begin to crumble within 18 months." Vladislav Shurygin, a military publicist, a permanent member of the Izborsky Club, shared the current results of the SVO and forecasts of what the future course of events in Ukraine will look like with the newspaper VZGLYAD.

The American mission of assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine may receive an official name and command. Moreover, according to media reports, a high-ranking general will lead this mission. Why did Washington decide to take such a step, what tasks will the new structure deal with and how will such US actions affect the course of hostilities?

Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin has signed a decree according to which the full-time strength of the Russian army will exceed 2 million people from the new year. Of these, 1.15 million are actually military. It is planned to strengthen the ranks of the army participating in the special operation at the expense of contract professionals. What types of troops and military specialties should be strengthened first of all?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Kiev announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 54 million pounds (63.5 million dollars).

The US Air Force strikes on targets in Syria, which are allegedly linked to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), are not related to negotiations to restore the agreement on the Iranian atom, US Deputy Defense Minister Colin Kohl said.

German Foreign Minister Berbock said that German arms supplies to Kiev are under threat

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said that Germany's own troops are insufficiently equipped, so German arms supplies to Ukraine are under threat. At the same time, the German Foreign Minister does not believe in the success of peace talks with Russia and promised that her country would do everything possible for Kiev to win.

US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said that the Ukrainian army will gradually switch to NATO standards, RIA Novosti reports.

Six months ago, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine. The American edition of the Washington Post published an article on this occasion, in which it tried to understand the main features of the fighting in Ukraine. One of the main theses of the article is that without Western military and financial assistance, Kiev would not have been able to hold out for so long.

British expert Dan Sabbagh published on the pages of The Guardian five scenarios for the development of the military conflict in Ukraine in the next six months. It is quite difficult to call his versions alternative forecasts. Rather, it is a description of rather gloomy prospects for Ukraine for the coming autumn and winter, based on the current situation and trends in its development.

A triangle, but not a union: what is wrong with the alliance of Kiev, London and Warsaw and how to fix it

In London and Warsaw, cooperation with Kiev is treated as an in-depth trilateral partnership, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Definitions such as "union", "alliance", which are often used in Ukraine, are being avoided in the other two countries.

The United States is considering the supply of American or European fighter jets to Ukraine, but no final decision has been made yet. This was reported in the Pentagon.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev said that the special operation in Ukraine has one and a half scenarios of development

Dan Sabbagh, a journalist for the British newspaper The Guardian, wrote an article about five scenarios for the possible development of events of Russia's military special operation in Ukraine.