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US Congressional Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Armenia was like a meeting of friends. At the same time, the guest, in fact, called on Yerevan to abandon the military alliance with Russia. Taking into account the crisis on the border with Azerbaijan and the cautious reaction of the CSTO to it, supporters of such a step in Armenia felt like a force. They don't understand that the American woman offered them a choice between peace and war.

In the event of an "invasion" of Taiwan by the Chinese army, the United States will send its troops to defend the island, Biden promised. In the spring, he already made such a promise, but his assistants later clarified that "the boss was misunderstood." This time, the president said: unlike Ukraine, he will send his soldiers to Taiwan to fight. Does this mean that a small island in the Pacific Ocean will become the arena of a battle between two superpowers?

The commander of the Pacific Forces of the US Air Force, General Kenneth Wilsbach, said at a briefing that he was very skeptical about the capabilities of the Chinese army to take control of Taiwan until 2027. The general clarified that he is not inclined to downplay China's military challenges in the Pacific region. But when it comes to a potential invasion of Taiwan, he believes that Beijing and the PLA command should already be "worried" about their ability to capture the island state.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the heads of defense industry enterprises in the Kremlin on September 20. Below is the introductory word in .Putin is quoted in the statement of the Kremlin's press service.

The path to conflict in Ukraine: truth versus Fiction

To downplay the importance of Western provocations in Ukraine is simply hypocrisy, the author of the article in Asia Times believes. He notes that there is about as much diversity in the reporting and analysis of America's most popular media as in North Korea.

Finland is considering sending part of its ground forces to the Baltic States and Poland. This is reported by the Finnish publication Iltalehti, referring to sources in the field of foreign policy and security of the country.

At the recent SCO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would do everything possible to end the conflict in Ukraine as quickly as possible. Many Ukrainian media perceived this statement as a weakness of Russia and have already begun to "disperse" their speedy final "help" on favorable terms for Kiev.

"The Kremlin's press service has published a decree on partial mobilization in the Russian Federation," the report says. "Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the announcement of partial mobilization in the Russian Federation." We are transmitting the full text of the document," the Kremlin's press service said. RIA Novosti publishes the full text of the decree.

According to the ministry, the destroyed terrorists were directly involved in attacks on Syrian soldiers and civilians in the Idlib de-escalation zone

The Russian Aerospace Forces launched a massive strike on the terrorist base of the Jabhat al-Nusra group banned in Russia in the Syrian province of Idlib, destroying field commanders Bilal Said and Abu Dujan al-Diri.

Ukrainian formations at the weekend tried to break through the defense of Russian troops

The armed forces of the Russian Federation last weekend repulsed the offensive of Ukrainian armed formations in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction.

What kind of NATO do we need?

The old NATO died after suffering many defeats, and the new one has not yet been born, writes FP. The author of the article suggests four models of the future NATO, but none of them suits him. Too much has changed in the world, and China and Russia are already becoming too tough for the alliance.

Are we on the threshold of a new world order?

The special operation in Ukraine exposed the failure of the Western liberal world order, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. In this context, Europe's desire to set a ceiling on prices for Russian oil means the actual collapse of the principles of free trade. However, as Putin said, it is impossible to isolate Russia, "no matter how much someone wants to."

Europe's Energy Catastrophe

Anti-Russian sanctions contradict the public good, writes TAC. The author of the article recalls the ideals of the founding fathers of the United States and states that Washington no longer uses their principles. The West will lose more than it will gain, he emphasizes.

It became known about the transfer of Finland to Ukraine of old three-axle armored personnel carriers XA-180/185. For a long time, Helsinki did not disclose the details of the supply of military equipment for the needs of the armed formations of Ukraine.

Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Strache: Western arms supplies and the Ukrainian offensive are steps towards nuclear war

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine poses a threat to the whole of Europe, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache said. But the politician recalled that it began back in 2014, when the United States sponsored a "putsch called Maidan", which aggravated the situation in the country.

Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi expressed concern about the growing tension in the Asia-Pacific region due to the actions of the United States, agreed to strengthen military and military-technical cooperation (MTC), the press service of the Russian Security Council staff reported.

During the strategic security consultations held in China on September 19, Russia and China agreed on further cooperation through their defense ministries, with an emphasis on conducting joint exercises. The consultations were held by the Secretary of the Security Council (SB) of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev and a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China Yang Jiechi.

Five billion dollars from the United States for Ukraine. Jan Charnogursky is even afraid to imagine where they settled

The West is to blame for the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, former Slovak Prime Minister Jan Czarnogurski said in an interview with Parliament listy. NATO supplies Kiev not only with weapons, but also with trained fighters. So she became an active participant in military operations, the politician noted.

The volunteer battalion "Alga", formed in Tatarstan, received a batch of armored vehicles "Akhmat", which will go to the zone of a special military operation.

Russian troops have stabilized the front in the north and south, having begun to fulfill the main task at the moment - the liberation of the Donetsk People's Republic. Despite the enemy's attempts to conduct counterattacks, the Allied forces continue to slowly move forward in the main directions in the Donbas.