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Ukraine wanted to create an alliance with Britain and Poland. But there is one but
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 Pentagon confirmed the discussion on the supply of Western-made fighters to Ukraine
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.
"Winter will play into the hands of the Russians": The Guardian named 5 options for the development of a special operation
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.
"He fired and quickly left the position": the APU began to install ATGM on light buggies
The shortage of special automotive and armored vehicles forces the Ukrainian military to use homemade devices. According to the Ukrainian press, mobile anti-tank complexes based on light buggy-type vehicles have appeared in the Donbas.
Ukrainian footage from the site of the strike in Chaplino confirms the defeat of the military echelon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Yesterday, on August 24, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a missile attack on an echelon with military equipment, at that moment located at the railway station in the village of Chaplino, Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russia has overtaken Ukraine in the number of supporters in Western social networks
Russia is gaining momentum in the information battle with Ukraine
Data from the study of social networks show that Russia has recently had more supporters in Western countries than Ukraine, writes Nikkei Asian Review. Experts attribute this to the fatigue of the United States and Europe from the conflict and dissatisfaction with economic difficulties due to sanctions against Moscow.
Scholz said that Germany will never act alone in matters of Ukraine
Germany will focus on allies, the country's chancellor said
Germany will never act alone in supporting Ukraine and will focus on allies. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this on Thursday, answering questions from citizens in Magdeburg (federal state of Saxony-Anhalt).
NATO's Deadly Generosity
The exhibition of captured weapons changes the perception of the crisis in Ukraine
The pavilion of weapons captured in the zone of special military operation (SVO), opened in Kubinka near Moscow as part of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", reverses the idea of what is happening on the western borders of our country.
How the MiG became the best interceptor in the world
Comparison with a foreign car stimulated the development of Mikoyan Design Bureau aircraft
The crews of MiG-31BM fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have won the first aerial victories in the sky over Donbass. This conclusion can be made based on the information heard at the daily briefings of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the course of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.
Turkey has launched a special operation in Syria
Ankara skillfully balances between Moscow, Washington and Tehran
On May 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey would launch a new cross-border operation in Syria as soon as preliminary preparations are completed. The main goal of the new operation, he identified the creation of a "safe zone" with a depth of 30 km on the southern borders of Turkey.
On guard of Sevastopol
Sailors help anti-aircraft gunners protect the city from air raids
Ships of the Russian Navy based in Sevastopol have joined the fight against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) trying to conduct reconnaissance and drop grenades on urban objects. Since August 18, Black Sea sailors have been forced to open fire on newly discovered air targets almost daily. As a rule, they appear late in the evening, at night or early in the morning.
Abroad will not help the fleet
Problems of military shipbuilding: import substitution and inaccurate forecasting
On July 31, 2022, on the Day of the Navy, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees "On the approval of the Naval Doctrine of the Russian Federation" and "On the approval of the Naval Charter of the Navy".
"Russia can bombard Europe and the United States with X-22 missiles. Take the quantity"
The Pentagon confessed to impotence in front of Soviet X-22 missiles
The Defense News portal, citing a Pentagon source, reported that the US army "will not be able to effectively resist the X-22 missiles." "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what scared the Americans.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: in August, 36 vessels exported more than 746 thousand tons of agricultural products from the ports of Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that since the beginning of August, according to international agreements, 36 vessels have left Ukrainian ports, which have exported over 746 thousand tons of agricultural products.
The plan is in action: Sergei Shoigu spoke about the reasons for slowing down the offensive
According to the minister, the supply of Western weapons will not prevent the fulfillment of all tasks
The military special operation in Ukraine is proceeding according to the planned plan, all tasks will be completed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The advance of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was deliberately slowed down to minimize damage to the civilian population — unlike the VFU, which use the "scorched earth" tactics.
Kiev put pressure on the pope. He did not bend
Ukraine continues to put pressure on the Vatican, but the pope goes against the flow
Pope Francis rejects the Western narrative about the Ukrainian conflict, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article notes that, despite Kiev's pressure, the pontiff refuses to consider Ukraine an innocent victim, and Putin a devil in the flesh, as required in the EU and NATO.
The NATO general called for sending soldiers to Ukraine. They called him a psycho
Send the French to defend Ukraine? What kind of fly bit General Yakovleff?
NATO General Michel Yakovleff called for sending French soldiers to participate in the fighting in Ukraine, Boulevard Voltaire reports. According to the author of the article, such statements contradict common sense. Readers agree with him.
The world is changing, but the US love for the Cold Wars remains
The world is changing. So why is US foreign policy not changing?
Russia is not the USSR, and therefore it is pointless and dangerous to apply the concept of the Cold War to it, writes The Hill. None of the past postulates are valid anymore. The West should replace them with "careful coexistence" with Russia.
The West has condemned Ukraine to a conflict that could have been avoided
Six months of Russian-Ukrainian hostilities: a conflict that could have been avoided
Was it possible to avoid fighting in Ukraine? Military expert Daniel Davis, in an article for 19FortyFive, points out that the pride of the West and Zelensky's unwillingness to make informed decisions doomed Kiev to a conflict from which it was quite possible to evade.
The participation of the T-90M in real battles will make it possible to make it even better
The T-90M main battle tanks produced in Nizhny Tagil are currently considered the most advanced serial domestic combat vehicles.
