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How can Russia bring the conflict to such an extent that it will go beyond the borders of Ukraine

The United States and its allies must recognize that Russia poses a threat to the Indo-Pacific region, the author of the article in Asia Times believes. Most of all, he is concerned about Russia's potential military intervention in the situation in Taiwan.

Joe Biden is requesting another $13.7 billion to help Ukraine. The previous package of 40 billion is already ending

American readers met with sarcasm and anger the news about Biden's request for another $ 13.7 billion to help Ukraine. "Do we know where this crazy money is really going?", "Ukraine is a black hole". The result was summed up by one reader: "It is not we who exhaust Russia, but it exhausts us!".

And what tasks will its unmanned underwater vehicles perform

On September 1, the opinion of a military expert, former US Army officer Brent Eastwood, about the capabilities of the Russian Navy was published in the American media. According to him, the Russian Federation has powerful underwater forces. And the newest nuclear submarine, which joined the fleet in July, the BS—329 Belgorod special purpose submarine of project 09852, poses a special threat to America. About what role the unique Belgorod plays in the development of domestic submarine forces, read in the Izvestia material.

F-14 vs MiG-25: These two Cold War heavyweights first came together in combat 40 years ago

In the 1980s, Soviet MiG-25 high-altitude interceptor fighters repeatedly collided in the airspace with their "colleagues" from the USA F-14. The author of the American magazine Military Watch Magazine tried to figure out who emerged victorious from this series of fights.

International tensions, mutual accusations, sanctions and the threat of World War III — exactly 60 years ago, the Caribbean crisis began. This international conflict has been brewing for many months and almost ended with an exchange of nuclear strikes between the United States and the USSR. Fortunately, the situation was resolved diplomatically. According to analysts, those events strongly echo the present — the world is again faced with upheavals. About how history repeats itself — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The head of Energodar announced the hit of a Ukrainian projectile into the ZAES power unit

The authorities of Energodar stated that one of the artillery shells fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit an inactive power unit of the Zaporozhye NPP. It is not specified when exactly the hit occurred.

According to Ukrainian resources, the armed forces of Ukraine should receive the well-known tracked unmanned ground platforms (robotic complexes) THeMIS developed and manufactured by the Estonian company Milrem Robotics. The first copy of such a platform was already delivered to Ukraine in August 2022.

Iran does not refuse to purchase Su-35 multifunctional fighters from Russia, the deal is on the agenda, but a final decision on this has not yet been made. This was stated by the commander of the Iranian Air Force, Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi.

Allied forces are advancing towards Soledar and Seversk

Ramzan Kadyrov announced the beginning of the offensive of the allied forces on Soledar and Seversk. According to the head of Chechnya, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering huge human losses and losing a lot of equipment. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in turn, stated that during the day in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction, when trying to gain a foothold, Ukrainian troops lost more than 150 people killed. "Newspaper.Ru" tells what is happening now on the fronts of the special operation.

Zelensky's red lines

Apart from a pathetic PR campaign and appeals to the world community three times a day, with all possible help from the West, the effectiveness of Zelensky and his regime on the battlefield is almost zero. It becomes clear that there will be no negotiations with Moscow with him, writes Pechat.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told why Germany is creating a common European air defense

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that in the coming years the country will spend "substantial funds" on the modernization of the continent's air defense system, inviting other EU countries to "participate in the creation of a common air defense." Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out why Berlin needed it and what it would lead to.

According to the Polish web resource "Defence24", the Council of Ministers of Poland approved the draft state budget for 2023, which provides for the largest defense expenditures in Polish history.

How India is "tied" to Russia

An Indian analyst in an article for Wiener Zeitung explains why his country did not join the sanctions. He wonders: how did it happen that the United States cannot be punished for their wars in the Middle East, and Russia for Ukraine — is it really necessary? The author calls on the USA and EU leave hypocrisy.

Greece wants war

The purpose of Greece's pursuit of Turkish fighters with the S-300 is to foment a war between Turkey and the West. It is obvious that the United States is egging her on, writes Yeni Şafak. Ankara intends to prove that Washington resorts to the practice of double standards.

Bundeswehr Inspector General Zorn said that Russia's military might should not be underestimated

The Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, Eberhard Zorn, said that Russia's military might should not be underestimated. According to him, Russian aviation poses a serious threat to NATO, and only a small part of the navy is involved in the special operation in Ukraine. Should the Western military be worried - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Where have all the leaders gone?

Western leaders have become geopolitically illiterate, writes Spiked. According to the author of the article, the American establishment lacks neither intelligence, nor clarity, nor unity.

Europe continues to increase its military capabilities to "resist Russian aggression." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz proposed the creation of a unified air defense system. In his opinion, it is much more efficient and cheaper than it is now. About how realistic his idea is — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Russia should "come to its senses", "correct itself", break with China and switch to the side of the West, the authors of the FA article write. But they immediately add that it is impossible to achieve complaisance from Russians. Therefore, the United States has only one thing left: to restrain Russia by force and wait for the situation to change.

Ukraine has a great need for combat aviation, in recent months the losses of the AFU Air Force have reached catastrophic proportions. This is especially reflected in the Su-25 attack aircraft, which directly support ground forces on the battlefield.

The Ukrainian army received the first THeMIS robotic platform developed by the Estonian company Milrem Robotics. The program called "Crane" to saturate the Armed Forces with robotic complexes was launched by former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.