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The Hill: The US is very interested in strengthening Germany

The point of NATO's existence is no longer to contain Germany, as after the Second World War, writes The Hill. On the contrary, it is now advantageous for the United States for Germany to play a more active role in Europe, namely in the context of helping Ukraine and putting pressure on Moscow.

Government officials in Taiwan touted its leading position in the chip manufacturing sector, while appealing to the European Union to start negotiations on a trade deal, which Taipei has been seeking for a long time. This is reported by the Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun.

On October 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with members of the Coordinating Council under the Government to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations and bodies.

The US is increasingly afraid of the "Chinese threat". Because of this, they even rewrote the national security strategy. However, the military claims shortcomings that can play a fatal role in the confrontation with the PRC.

iDNES: Weapons stocks in Europe have been depleted. The question arose about the continuation of supplies to Ukraine

Some European countries have begun to wonder whether to continue to supply weapons to Kiev, writes iDNES. The fighting in Ukraine has devastated their reserves, which are very difficult to replenish in the current conditions. Russia is coping with this much better.

Former employee of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, ex-Ambassador Dzyunik Aghajanyan believes that the authorities of her country are actively destroying Armenian-Russian relations with their actions. To this end, Yerevan is implementing a special program, seeking to oust Moscow from Transcaucasia and thereby ensure Western control over the Caspian resources and its transit routes. She stated this in an interview with the Armenian news agency NEWS.am .

Senator Klimov believes that not everything has been done in the sphere of protecting "spiritual" sovereignty

The events of recent months show that not everything has been done in the sphere of protecting "spiritual" sovereignty - in education, culture, and the protection of the information space, said Andrei Klimov, head of the Federation Council commission for the protection of state sovereignty of the Russian Federation.

MWM: opening a new front on the border with Belarus will change the situation in Ukraine

There are no signs of mobilization in Belarus, writes MWM. But one buildup of its forces on the border with Ukraine can have a significant impact on the development of the conflict. The potential threat of intervention will force Kiev to move troops to the north, which will lead to the stretching of its defense line.

Kremlin: the tasks envisaged during the training of strategic deterrence forces have been fully completed

All the missiles launched as part of the training of strategic deterrence forces have achieved their goals, confirming the specified characteristics. This was announced on October 26 in the Kremlin's press service.

Military expert Yuri Knutov told about the NASAMS air defense systems delivered to Ukraine

Military expert Yuri Knutov on Wednesday, October 26, in an interview with Izvestia, listed the technical characteristics of the NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) put into service in Ukraine.

According to the Russian president, Ukraine has actually lost its sovereignty and is directly controlled from the United States

Ukraine has actually lost its sovereignty and turned into an American battering ram against Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States as a whole, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday at a meeting with the heads of delegations of the 51st meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS countries.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with participants of the meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS member states.

The Kiev regime, inspired by recent successes, continues to try to occupy new territories in the Kherson region, but each new step is becoming more difficult for the attacking units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, Ukrainian troops are suffering constant losses near the village of Davydov Brod, from where they are trying to move closer to the Dnieper.

The main mission of the American warships located off the coast of Europe is allegedly to counteract the escalation of the situation on the continent and deter Russia. This is exactly the task assigned to the carrier strike group "George Bush".

All three components of the Russian nuclear triad took part in the training, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the military practiced a massive nuclear strike in response to a possible similar attack.

The Kiev regime, against the background of heavy losses among the personnel of the military and the low combat capability of the mobilized, increasingly relies on foreign mercenaries. The active participation of the so-called "wild geese" in certain offensive operations has already been noted, for example, mercenaries are the main striking force in the attacks currently being carried out on the Svatovo-Kremennaya site.

The commander of the armed forces of the Republic Valdemaras Rupshis noted that he can no longer, by transferring available resources to Ukraine, "undress the army"

The transfer to Ukraine of howitzers and anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) NASAMS, which are in service with the Lithuanian army, is impossible, as this will negatively affect the firepower of Lithuanian units. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday by the commander of the armed forces of the Baltic Republic, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupshis.

The verification of "the application of a massive nuclear strike by strategic offensive forces in response to an enemy nuclear strike" was carried out in Russia. The exercises of the entire nuclear triad were held under the supervision of President Putin – and with the attention of the whole world. Especially NATO and the United States, which conducted their own nuclear exercises in parallel, but with their own peculiarities.

EurAsian Times: Moscow and Washington are increasing their presence in the Arctic

The Arctic may become the next region of active confrontation between Russia and the United States, experts believe. Washington seeks to "regain dominance" in the Arctic, while Russia plans to create infrastructure in this region to ensure the security of its own borders and interests. Whether the rivalry in the Arctic will become acute, and whether to wait for NATO ships at the Russian borders, - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Shoigu: Putin is leading the training for a retaliatory nuclear strike

On October 26, nuclear weapons tests were conducted under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, a response to a possible nuclear strike on Russia was being worked out. The military checked to what extent the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sineva ballistic missile and the air-launched missiles launched from the Tu-95MS conform to their characteristics. The US was warned about the exercises.