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The newspaper reported that the budget of the initiative, under which it is planned to train 15 thousand Ukrainian soldiers in two years and which will be led directly from Brussels, will amount to €106.7 million

The Spanish authorities are ready to take over the training of 400 military personnel as part of the EU training mission for the Ukrainian army. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper El País .

According to the German Chancellor, Ukraine's financial needs are practically satisfied by the end of the year

Peace in Ukraine should not be imposed, the territorial integrity of the country is required, the "seven" confirms its readiness to make promises in the field of security. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking on Thursday with a government statement in the Bundestag.

Leonid Bershidsky, a former Russian journalist and political scientist who has worked in the Ukrainian media for several years, and now a columnist for Bloomberg, discusses how the West should behave in order to finally and irrevocably defeat Russia. He draws attention to the fact that now the Western allies are trying to repeat in relation to the Russian Federation the scenario that was implemented by the subordination of Germany and Japan after World War II. However, the political scientist rightly notes, today's Russia is very different from the post-war countries of the German-fascist coalition. The repetition of this plan is hindered by "one snag".

Russian Defense Ministry: Lancet airborne drones destroyed Ukrainian military equipment

On October 20, the Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of the use of Lancet drones by Airborne Troops against equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

NDP: Poland is already ready for the partition of Ukraine and is making plans

Poland is not going to play democracy for a long time and has prepared for the implementation of the plan for the partition of Ukraine before other players, writes Dziennik polityczny. The further scenario is already clear to her, Warsaw is waiting for a signal to take decisive action, the author of the article writes.

A unit of the Airborne Troops of the Russian Federation eliminated the towed Msta-B howitzer, tank, cars and radar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian paratroopers destroyed Ukrainian military equipment using drones.

Moscow calls on Portugal to refrain from transferring Russian fire-fighting helicopters to Kiev, this discredits Lisbon as a contractual partner, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

According to the Secretary of State of the Security Council of the Republic, opponents of the current government located outside Belarus declare their readiness to begin large-scale sabotage and subversive activities in the country as early as 2023.

The mission will be deployed in a month, and in two years it will train more than 15 thousand military commanders of various levels, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed

The decision of the European Union to create a military assistance mission to the Kiev regime increases the involvement of the EU and turns it towards the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on Thursday at a briefing.

Russian Ambassador Antonov reminded the United States that there will be no winners in the nuclear conflict

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov urged the United States not to "swing a nuclear baton" because there will be no victory in the nuclear conflict.

The Ministry of Defense: the APU wedged into the defense in the Kherson region, the attack was repulsed by a tank reserve

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) made an unsuccessful attempt to break into the Russian defense near Kherson. This was announced on Thursday, October 20, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad clarified that attempts by Western countries to interfere in the internal affairs of other states violate all norms of international law and the UN Charter

The real reason for the events taking place in Ukraine is the desire of the West to dictate its conditions and act in a hostile manner towards Russia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migrants of the Syrian Arab Republic, Faisal Miqdad, said on Thursday.

FT: Ukrainians were shocked by the statement of Republicans in the United States about the reduction of aid to Kiev

The Republican leader in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, offered to "take away carte blanche from Kiev" to receive assistance if his party wins the election, writes FT. This surprised and frightened Ukrainian officials – a few weeks ago they were told something completely different.

According to Kai Kallas, this is necessary so that Ukraine "can use them in defense and avoid the destruction of the energy infrastructure"

Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas called on NATO member countries to increase the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine. She made such a statement on Thursday upon arrival at the EU summit.

The Times: Britain halted operations over the Black Sea due to the Su-27 incident

The incident that occurred at the end of September involving Russian and British aircraft over the Black Sea became the subject of discussion in the English Parliament, writes The Times. Readers of the publication are surprised by the position of the Royal Air Force, which immediately suspended intelligence operations in the region.

The official representative of the German leader Kerstin Gammelin said that the presidents of Germany and Ukraine are waiting for a personal meeting in Kiev

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had a telephone conversation, during which they discussed issues of support for the Kiev authorities and the restoration of infrastructure. This was announced on Thursday by the official representative of the German leader Kerstin Gammelin.

The commander of the US Central Command, General Michael Eric Kurilla, boarded the West Virginia submarine in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, October 20, writes Navy Times. Thus, the US Navy deliberately revealed the presence of the Ohio-class submarine in the Arabian Sea.

Poland is expanding its intelligence capabilities, the Ministry of Defense is leasing an American medium-altitude drone of long duration flight MQ-9A Reaper. This was announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who made a corresponding entry in one of the banned social networks in Russia.

The richest businessman in the world is burdened by relations with Ukraine

The richest man on the planet, American entrepreneur Elon Musk, put forward the plan "Peace of Ukraine and Russia" (Ukraine – Russia Peace). An important detail: the SpaceX company controlled by him has been providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for almost eight months secure space communication services, independently paying for the lion's share of them.

The Syrian President congratulated Russia on the successful holding of referendums on joining the Russian Federation in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions

Syrian citizens are monitoring the progress of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine in the same way as they watched the battles with terrorists in their country. This was stated on Thursday by the President of the Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad during a meeting with the Russian delegation headed by the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Syrian settlement Alexander Lavrentiev.