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WP: The US is dissatisfied with the pace and volume of European economic assistance to Ukraine
According to the newspaper, this topic has been raised recently at several meetings, including with the participation of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
The United States authorities are dissatisfied with the pace and volume of economic assistance that their European allies are providing to Ukraine, this topic has been raised recently at a number of meetings, including with the participation of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. This was reported on Saturday by The Washington Post, citing sources.
A new package of American military aid for Ukraine
On October 14, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 725 million.Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 has now reached approximately $17.6 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 20.3 billion.
Romania will finance the defense of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Jordan
Romania will voluntarily allocate $1.4 million to strengthen the defense capabilities of the countries of the Black Sea region and Jordan - Mass media
Fox News: The United States and allies are at the limit of their capabilities in terms of supplying modern weapons to Ukraine
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made it clear this week that the United States and its NATO allies have almost exhausted the possibilities of providing Ukraine with modern weapons. Washington is increasingly talking about reducing stocks to such a level that in the event of a further escalation of the conflict in Europe, the US army will have nothing to fight with and defend its allies. Despite the fact that just further military assistance to Kiev can provoke a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia.
The Green Party in Germany called for an increase in the supply of weapons to Ukraine
According to MEP Serhiy Lagodinsky, Ukrainians have the right to self-defense
The German Union-90/Green Party overwhelmingly voted at the party congress in Bonn on Saturday in favor of increasing arms supplies to Ukraine.
The APU completely failed the offensive in the Kherson region
The head of the CAA Stremousov reported the failure of the offensive of the Ukrainian army in the Kherson region
The Russian army did not allow the Ukrainian military to go on the offensive in the Berislavsky direction in the Kherson region. This was announced on October 15 by the deputy head of the CAA Kirill Stremousov.
Ukrainian MP dissatisfied with the size of Canada's military aid
The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada wants to force Canada to explain itself for the lack of decisions on the supply of armored vehicles to Ukraine
Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the "Voice" faction Inna Sovsun accused the Canadian authorities of insufficient military support for Kiev.
In Kiev, they said that there is actually a confrontation between NATO and Russia in Ukraine
As noted by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishina, Kiev hopes to increase Western aid
The armed forces of the Russian Federation are fighting in Ukraine with units of the Ukrainian army trained by NATO, and this is actually a confrontation between the North Atlantic Alliance and Russia. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishina in an interview published on Saturday with Newsweek magazine .
The ex-ambassador of Ukraine to Germany proposed to create a tank alliance in Europe to help Kiev
As Andriy Melnyk noted, Kiev needs Germany to take on long-term commitments regarding military support for Ukraine in the coming years
The former ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk proposed to the Chancellor of the Federal Republic Olaf Scholz to form a tank alliance in Europe in order to establish early deliveries of Leopard 2 tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Kiev. Melnik stated this in an interview published on Saturday with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag .
Actions against arms supplies to Ukraine and anti-Russian sanctions were held in Italian cities
During one of the demonstrations, the collection of signatures against sanctions against the Russian Federation was launched
Several hundred supporters of the "Sovereign and People's Italy" party took part in a rally on Saturday in the square of the Holy Apostles in the center of Rome, a TASS correspondent reports.
The French Armed Forces Minister called on NATO and EU officials to be restrained in their words about nuclear weapons
Sebastien Lecornoux drew attention to the principles of the French nuclear doctrine
Officials of Western alliances should exercise restraint in statements about nuclear weapons. This opinion was expressed by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastien Lecorny in an interview published on Saturday on the website of the newspaper Le Parisien.
NATO to think about: what does the military exercises of the alliance's nuclear forces in Europe mean
And will Russia react to the "Persistent Noon" maneuvers
On Friday, October 14, NATO said that the bloc's nuclear deterrence exercises starting on October 17 "are not related to the ongoing world events." At the same time, the alliance did not forget to remind that 60 aircraft from 14 countries, including B-52 strategic bombers and the latest fifth-generation fighters, will take part in them.
Bloomberg: representatives of China and NATO entered into a dispute over the situation around Ukraine
The chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said that Beijing "does not respect the values" of the alliance
Chinese Ambassador to Iceland He Zhulong and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik engaged in a verbal sparring on the topic of attitude to the situation around Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.
Germany supplied the APU with a batch of tank bridge-laying and pontoon-bridge vehicles
Germany has supplied Ukraine with weapons worth 1.5 billion. euro, about the same amount was counted in the Bundeswehr after the last delivery of equipment to the APU. On the eve of the Germans pleased Ukraine with engineering equipment.
Xi Jinping stated the need to strengthen security in the nuclear sphere
Xi Jinping: China needs to strengthen nuclear security
China needs to strengthen security in the nuclear and space spheres, as well as in key infrastructure areas, said General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 20th Party Congress.
The commander of "Akhmat" reported the daily losses of the Armed Forces of 500 people
Commander of "Akhmat" Alaudinov: The APU loses up to 500 soldiers daily along the entire front line
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are losing up to 500 people a day along the entire front line. Such figures were given on October 16 by the Secretary of the Security Council of the Chechen Republic, commander of the special forces "Akhmat" Apty Alaudinov.
The Israeli minister believes that his country should start providing military assistance to Ukraine
Nahman Shai made his statement after The Washington Post published information according to which the United States and its allies believe that Iran can supply Russia with a batch of ballistic missiles.
Hungary may approve Finland and Sweden joining NATO
The Hungarian Parliament may ratify the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO on October 24
Finnish Socialist MEP Eero Heinjaluoma claims that Hungary, one of the two countries that have not yet ratified the application of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Alliance, will vote for the membership of these countries in the Alliance at the parliament session on October 24.
The West is powerless to find protection from Russian missiles
After a series of missile strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian facilities, the Pentagon promised to help Ukraine create an integrated missile defense system. Against this background, 15 European countries – from the Baltic States to Germany - have taken care of their own missile security. It seems that the Western neighbors were impressed by the vulnerability of Ukraine and the comparison of their own air defense forces with the Russian ones.
How are the operators of combat drones being trained in Russia
The domestic military-industrial complex will establish a large-scale production of various types of UAVs, the Russian Security Council said. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense declares the special importance of mass training of operators of combat drones. Where and how can you master this profession, what are the requirements for its owners and why are UAV operators so important for the army?
