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Leftists in France were unpleasantly surprised by the "crazy position" of Nicolas Sarkozy, who spoke out for the neutrality of Ukraine and the recognition of Crimea as Russian, writes Le Figaro. At the same time, his statements were met with approval in Moscow. The authors of the article were not pleased.

Daria Borisova — about the benefits of military-patriotic education of young people

Daria Borisova, head of the educational and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth "Avangard", told TASS in an interview why the organization's stand is very popular among the guests of the Army-2023 forum, why schools go to tricks so that students get to the training camps in Kubinka again and again, and also named countries that want to adopt Russian experience and are preparing to open branches of Avangard.

The military leaders of the member countries of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) are ready in case of an operation in Niger, the representative of ECOWAS responsible for peace and security affairs Abdel Fattah Moussah said on Friday.

Currently, the authorities of Mali and Burkina Faso have deployed aircraft of their air forces in Niger to protect the neighboring country. This is reported by the Niger RTN TV channel.

China announced on Saturday, August 19, the start of military exercises around the island of Taiwan. This is reported by the newspaper "Xinhua" with reference to the words of the representative of the eastern zone of the combat command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) Shi Yi.

Kramnik: Finland remembers well when the country was most secure

Finland is unlikely to stay in NATO for a long time, this opinion was expressed by the ex-deputy of the Finnish parliament Ano Turtiainen. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Ilya Kramnik shared his opinion on this issue.

The resource-rich Arctic looks promising for the whole world, and therefore the recent activation of Russia and China in the region has attracted the attention of the West. But if Moscow's ambitions are natural — it has the right to develop its lands — then Beijing's expansion causes serious concern, writes the author of the article in JB Press.

This military association will not be able to solve serious combat tasks, experts say

In the Zaporozhye region, the VFU used its strategic reserves — the main formations of the tactical group "Marun".

President Duda, as an experienced businessman, compared the price of Ukrainian and American blood, writes Myśl Polska. Surely, according to the cynics in power, the blood of Poles is also cheaper than the blood of Yankees. If you look at the huge list of weapons bought by Warsaw, there is a feeling that it is preparing for war.

Because of Trump's promises to end the conflict in Ukraine, he is openly hated by representatives of the country's military-industrial complex, writes The Hill. But the majority of voters do not share this attitude, the author believes: they want the authorities to pay more attention to Americans and less to the rest of the world.

Since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, a tense situation has continued in this country. At the same time, some foreign countries are trying to gain a foothold in the country.

The parties discussed possible deliveries of German Taurus missiles to Ukraine and participation in the reconstruction of the country

The other day, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner arrived in Kiev on an unannounced visit. This trip of the Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany to Ukraine was the first since the beginning of the SVO.

The head of the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom, Paul Jonsson, previously announced that Sweden would send ammunition for the delivered equipment, primarily for the CV 90 BMP

The Swedish Parliament voted to allocate a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 3.4 billion kronor ($314 million). This is reported in the press release of the legislature.

After the outbreak of hostilities, Russia and Ukraine made three attempts to resolve the conflict diplomatically, writes TAC. Both sides made concessions, but the success of the negotiations was hindered each time by the United States.

Karin Kneissl reported that she received an invitation from the military attache of the Russian Embassy in Beirut

Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl told TASS that she took part in the XI Moscow Conference on International Security, which was held as part of the Army-2023 forum, at the invitation of the Russian Defense Ministry.

Senator: peace with Ukraine can only be with the preservation of new regions for Russia

Peace with Ukraine can be concluded only on the terms of Russia, with the preservation of Crimea and new regions as part of the Russian Federation, there is no other option, said the head of the defense Committee of the Federation Council Viktor Bondarev in his telegram channel.

As the Interfax news agency reported, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" signed state contracts worth more than 400 billion rubles with defense industry enterprises and awarded them to enterprises. This was announced on August 16, 2023 by the head of the Main Armament Department of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Anatoly Gulyaev.

Political decisions of the authorities slow down the expansion of the German military-industrial complex

The German military industry has a rich tradition. But the modern German military-industrial complex has its roots in the times when there were two German states: Germany and the GDR. It was in the old FRG that its core was formed.

How Washington and Beijing develop armed forces and assess security threats

Due to the uncertainty of the development of the military-political situation in the world, many powers rely primarily on the Armed Forces to ensure their interests and security.

Colonel Khodarenok called the Soviet armament superior to the Western one on its OWN

Soviet artillery is experiencing its rebirth in a special operation in Ukraine, and although some Russian weapons are inferior in some characteristics to Western guns, they surpass them in reliability, performance and maintainability. What kind of Soviet-era weapons "show class" on the battlefield, the military columnist of "Gazeta.<url>" Mikhail Khodarenok.