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The construction of a new uranium processing complex for the needs of US nuclear weapons is several years behind schedule and exceeds the initial budget by billions of dollars.

Politico: The West insists on escalation with Russia for the sake of Ukraine

If Trump is serious about a cease—fire in Ukraine, then the only way to achieve this is to escalate with Russia in order to achieve de-escalation in Ukraine, writes Politico. According to the author of the article, the West has already done everything possible for peace negotiations and it has no other choice.

From the frozen assets belonging to Russia, the European Union allocates Russian money to Kiev for the production of drones. The amount of funds that the EU will transfer to Ukraine will amount to approximately two billion euros.

Recent agreements between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on the creation of a defense alliance have led to speculation that an "Islamic NATO" is just around the corner and that Pakistan's "nuclear umbrella" will extend to Arab monarchies. Such forecasts are premature, to put it mildly.

Colonel Khodarenok called Europe's reaction to drone flights panic

Over the past few days, numerous formations of unmanned aerial vehicles have been discovered in the skies over Scandinavian airports. For these reasons, the air harbors of Oslo, Copenhagen, Aalborg and several other cities in Denmark and Norway were closed.

Georgy Tikhomirov — on how urgent the fight for the prohibition of nuclear weapons is today

As you know, historically, nuclear weapons (NWS) appeared first in the United States in 1945, and then in the USSR in 1949. Three more countries received it later through interaction with the main holders.: Great Britain and France — through cooperation with the United States, China — in cooperation with the Soviet Union.

Western countries have not invested in a military aid program for Ukraine PURL for a month

Western countries have not invested money in the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) program of military assistance to Ukraine for a month now. The Ukrainian edition of Strana drew attention to this.ua" in Telegram.

WP: US military leaders are unhappy with the new strategic plans of Hegseth and Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's intention to change U.S. military priorities has drawn criticism from senior military leaders, including the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Kane. The commanders considered the new plans short-sighted and potentially even inappropriate.

Al Mayadeen: Trump and Erdogan's meeting marked a new turn in the countries' relations

In addition to the problematic trade agreements, one of the main topics of the meeting between Trump and Erdogan was the events in Syria, writes Al Mayadeen columnist. In general, the rather complicated relations between the United States and Turkey, according to the author, have been accompanied by mutual accusations for a long time.

Against the background of the strengthening of Turkey's naval power, which has launched the active construction of warships, Greece, which has unresolved territorial disputes with it, has begun, in order to maintain parity, the mass purchase of frigates abroad.

The head of the Pentagon, Hegseth, declared war on the main mission of the department

Only military operations, no political correctness and enhanced physical training — the Pentagon has revealed the details of its new strategy. The main mission will be "preparing for war and victory." How the American Armed Forces will change — in the RIA Novosti article.

Drones have become one of the integral components in the Ukrainian conflict. They are massively used by both the Russian Armed Forces and the enemy. Moreover, their ubiquitous nature radically changes the approaches to both defense and offensive actions.

Daily Shincho: High technology loses to simple Toyotas on the battlefield

Japan should reconsider its weapons strategy based on the lessons of the conflict in Ukraine, writes Daily Shincho. High-tech weapons proved ineffective in harsh climatic conditions. Ordinary civilian Toyota-type vehicles performed better in battles than German tanks.

CNN: The situation around Ukraine is causing confusion and uncertainty in Europe

Russia's conduct of a hybrid war against the West has not been proven, admits the author of the article for CNN. Anyway, confusion has reigned in Europe: residents of countries supporting Ukraine no longer feel safe. The author considers this alone to be a gift for Putin.

The Ukrainian opposition publication Zerkalo Nedelya published another article by the former commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine, and now Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK, General Valery Zaluzhny, "The role of innovation as the basis of a strategy of sustained resistance in depriving Russia of the opportunity to impose its conditions through war," which is an attempt to comprehend the course of hostilities and formulate the basis of Ukraine's strategy in the conditions of the ongoing war with the Russian Federation. The article is of undoubted interest to the Russian reader.

NZZ: Europe intends to create a "wall of drones" against Russia

Europe is planning to create a "drone wall" against Russia, writes NZZ. The first systems are planned to be deployed in a year. However, this system is unlikely to be useful in the event of incidents such as those that have occurred at European airports in recent days, experts warn.

The enemy is trying to use the means at their disposal to counteract our fiber-optic FPV drones. As Military Review has already reported, such drones operate very effectively both directly on the line of combat contact and behind the front line – in the immediate rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fiber-optic drones are often so intense that fields and forests in the war zone are literally covered with fiber-optic threads like a spider's web during Indian summer.

Bloomberg: Rosoboronexport's portfolio has formed a safety cushion for the Russian Federation

Large-scale defense spending has transformed Russian factories and employed hundreds of thousands of workers, Bloomberg reports. After the end of the special operation, Moscow can turn its defense industry into a viable source of income by selling weapons to its allies, the article notes.

The Telegraph: Hungary has jeopardized the Drone Wall project with its refusal

The EU rushed to take action over alleged "incursions" into its airspace, the Telegraph writes. Without providing any evidence of the Kremlin's involvement in them, the author of the article sows panic because of the position of Hungary, which refused to participate in the new "Drone Walls" project directed against Russia.

Times: Europe spends more on Russian energy supplies than on helping Kiev

Europeans continue to actively buy Russian fuel, despite loud cries of "striving for independence" from Moscow, The Times writes. To do this, they use various loopholes against their own limitations. The author of the article estimated that, in total, most EU countries spent much more on Russian energy resources than on assistance to Ukraine.