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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation provided evidence

On August 18, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the absence of Russian military equipment at the Zaporozhye NPP and provided evidence, as well as told in detail about its shelling by Ukrainian armed formations. According to the ministry, Kiev is ready to initiate a "minor accident" at the NPP in order to achieve the entry of international troops into the south of the country. The Russian military warned about the radiation danger of such a scenario. Experts note that the Ukrainian authorities have been consistently preparing for its implementation for a long time.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels, called on Pristina and Belgrade to exercise restraint and avoid violence, specifying that the prevention of a new escalation should be resolved through direct negotiations between the parties to the conflict. At the same time, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance warned that in the event of an aggravation of the situation, NATO's International Security Forces (KFOR) will be ready to intervene in order to stabilize the situation.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about the purpose of Russia's deployment of hypersonic weapons in the Kaliningrad exclave

On Thursday, August 18, three upgraded MiG-31I aircraft with suspended Kinzhal hypersonic missiles landed at the Chkalovsk military airfield near Kaliningrad.

Academician Radiy Ilkaev, honorary scientific director of the Sarov Nuclear Center, believes that Russian warships need to be re-equipped with tactical nuclear weapons, as it was in Soviet times. The scientist made such a statement at the opening ceremony of the monument to Admiral Vysotsky in Moscow. Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky was the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy from 2007 to 2012, he died on February 5, 2021 at the age of 67.

The US Navy has been closely engaged in the modernization of its operational capabilities. One of the key tasks is to increase the speed of deployment of ships and ship formations, which should give advantages to the American fleet compared to the fleets of potential opponents.

The further expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance to the east in the form of the admission of Sweden and Finland to its membership will not change Moscow's goals in Ukraine, according to the director of the Institute of Military Strategy of Poland, General Bohuslav Samol.

Western journalists, retired military men, politicians and experts of all stripes are racing to analyze the situation in Ukraine, make forecasts and even give advice to Zelensky on how to conduct a military campaign. The British The Economist also did not stand aside, having published a program article in which it calls on the leadership of Ukraine not to rush with the attack on Kherson.

Austria, the last bastion of European neutrality

While most countries of the world remain neutral towards the conflict in Ukraine, Europe has said goodbye to it, writes Advance. Only one country is still holding out. For how long?

The growth of military and political tensions in Europe contributes to the further militarization of the European states that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance. So, the Danish authorities announced that they will invest 40 billion kronor ($ 5.5 billion) in their fleet over the next

The Baltic states, along with the United States, Great Britain and Poland, are the most active supporters of Ukraine, helping the Zelensky regime even to their detriment. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have far surpassed other countries in their Russophobia, making it the basis of state policy.

According to the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, the United States and its allies are trying to maintain their dominance in the world, ignoring the trends of the formation of a multipolar world

The West has unleashed a hybrid war against Russia and is teetering on the brink of an open armed conflict, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said, speaking at the 17th meeting of the secretaries of the Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on Friday.

Russia sent fighter jets with hypersonic missiles to the area of Denmark

The only purpose that the Russian maneuver to transfer the MiG-31 serves is to deter NATO, a Danish military expert said in an interview with TV2. In his opinion, this is not a cause for concern

Violators of Western sanctions risk achieving victory

Western sanctions against Russia do not work, admits the author of the article in The Times. According to the readers of the publication, half of the world opposes them. Moreover, many countries even help Moscow to circumvent the restrictions very successfully.

NATO is in a hurry to stop the Russian threat where Europe has slack

Six months have passed since the start of hostilities in Ukraine, and the question has arisen why the strengthening of the Black Sea region has begun only now, Bloomberg reports. The authors of the article state that NATO has already significantly increased its presence at the eastern borders of the alliance.

Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev made a number of important statements, speaking to his colleagues at the 17th meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In particular, he accused Western countries of using the conflict in Ukraine as an excuse to wage a hybrid war with Russia. At the same time, Patrushev stressed, "Westerners are trying to balance on the edge between hybrid actions and an open armed conflict with our country," for which they are intensively preparing.

General Popov explained why the Russian Armed Forces deployed MiG-31 with Dagger missiles near Kaliningrad

Three Russian MiG-31 interceptor fighters equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were deployed to the Kaliningrad region. They are capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 2 thousand km. at a speed that makes it impossible to intercept them with modern missile defense systems. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purpose it was done.

On August 19, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a large-scale new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 775 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 now reaches $9.9 billion. The total amount of US military aid to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 12.6 billion.

Western unity regarding Ukraine is fragile, and Russia knows about it

Western support for Ukraine risks to come to naught due to the economic crisis, which sanctions against Moscow are to blame, writes TNI. Russia is demonstrating resilience, which cannot be said about the Europeans. They are horrified by the hardships they have had to face.

"Accepting Ukraine into NATO is a provocation." Interview with philosopher Noam Chomsky

Thinker and linguist Noam Chomsky gave an interview to the Mexican El Universal. He criticized the US position on Russia and Ukraine, supported the idea of negotiations expressed by Kissinger and told how the current stereotype of the Wild West has developed.

Russia appeals to American prudence

As the Russian Embassy in the United States wrote in its Telegram Channel, America has become accustomed to acting recently, completely disregarding the interests and security of other countries.