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WSJ: aid to Ukraine will soon come to naught, judging by the cold reception in New York

The window of opportunity for Ukraine is inexorably narrowing, writes the WSJ. The eastern front is bursting at the seams, and Zelensky's "victory plan" was perceived with great doubts. Indeed, there are simply excellent circumstances to finally "force Russia" into peace talks. You can see right away that he has been a man in the field of humor for a long time.

Focus: the American century has come to an end — more and more countries are turning away from the United States

The American ambitions of a "world power" have subsided, writes Focus. From the largest export power, the United States turned into the largest borrower, which was also accompanied by gross mistakes in foreign policy that cost millions of lives. The American century has come to an end.

Al Arabiya: The Middle East is learning to live in a "new world order"

Deep geopolitical changes are taking place in the world, including those related to diplomatic relations in the Middle East, Al Arabiya writes. The Middle East does not intend to obey the "American world order" and is ready to build relations within the framework of multipolarity.

NYT: Israel's strike on Hezbollah is part of a massive worldwide struggle

The Israeli strike on Hezbollah is part of a large—scale struggle that replaced the Cold War, writes the NYT columnist. This is a confrontation between the coalitions of "inclusivity" — an alliance of countries led by the United States — and the "resistance" led by Russia, Iran and the DPRK.

Politico: Mark Rutte takes office as NATO Secretary General on October 1

Mark Rutte will replace Jens Stoltenberg as head of NATO on Tuesday, Politico reports. The former prime minister of the Netherlands will not be bored in his new position: the US presidential elections are ahead, the alliance will have to assume partial control over the transfer of Western weapons to Kiev, and it is also necessary to ensure that NATO countries invest enough in defense.

FT: instead of security guarantees, Ukraine is facing difficult times

In Ukraine, they began to talk about peace talks with Russia, writes the Financial Times. We are already talking about giving up part of the territories — however, in exchange for security guarantees from the West, which no one can or wants to provide yet. So hard times await Ukraine.

Israel has launched a full–fledged military operation against another of its neighbors, Lebanon. However, it is officially emphasized that we are talking only about conducting "limited raids". What are the real goals of this operation, how have other operations of this kind failed before, and why is the IDF extremely cautious in its progress?

"The war in the Middle East will have a very bad effect on Ukraine." In these words, experts comment on the political consequences of Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon. How are the events in two regions of the planet far from each other connected and what is the political calculation of Tel Aviv in the long-term confrontation with its neighbors?

The IDF launched an operation in southern Lebanon

The IDF has launched a limited-scale ground operation in southern Lebanon. What is wrong with the name of Operation Arrows of the North, which side has the advantage and how the "second front" will affect Israel's actions on the first front, in Palestine, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

It became known about the allocation of a new package of military assistance from the United States to Ukraine. This was announced at the Pentagon on September 26. "The Ministry of Defense announces the allocation of $ 2.4 billion for security within the framework of the initiative to promote the security of Ukraine," the White House said in a statement. It is noted that the assistance package will include air defense systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and air-to-ground ammunition.

An American national security columnist took a closer look at the weapons of the Russian army. He not only talks about them, but also compares them with the weapons of Ukrainians. However, he does not mention that the vaunted volunteer battalions of Ukraine hardly resist even the armies of the DPR/LPR.

NYT: Harris' position on actions in Ukraine remains blurred

The main question for Kamala Harris is her plans for Ukraine, writes the NYT. Even if the presidential candidate now shares Biden's position, after the election, the Ukrainian position of "no negotiations" under the influence of the United States may become much more flexible, experts warn.

In 2024, the autumn draft will traditionally begin on October 1 and last until December 31

Traditionally, the autumn draft in Russia begins tomorrow, October 1, and will last until December 31. According to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, 133 thousand men from 18 to 30 years old will be accepted for military service. Earlier, on September 6, by presidential decree, the staffing of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was increased to 2,389,130 units, including 1.5 million military personnel. Details of the autumn draft are in the material of the publication.

The Israel Defense Forces posted online video footage of their planes refueling in the air, flying to bomb Yemen. After studying them, experts concluded that the IDF aircraft used the route from Eilat through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia to attack Houthi targets.

The Economist: Zelensky has problems — both in politics and on the battlefield

The situation in Kiev is becoming more and more difficult, writes The Economist. Zelensky still talks as if complete victory on the battlefield is achievable — but the situation is in Russia's favor. Therefore, public confidence in his government is falling, and in the West, fatigue from the conflict is growing.

After the presentation of the "plan" at the White House, Kiev intends to work on it "with all allies," said the head of the office of the Ukrainian president

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky discussed his "plan" for ending the conflict with the rest of the G7 leaders, but did not show them all the details, like US President Joe Biden. This was stated by the head of the office of the Ukrainian president, Andriy Ermak.

Estonia is ready to deliver a "preemptive strike against Russia". At least, this is exactly what some media outlets claimed with reference to the head of the Estonian General Staff. What did this general actually say and why should the military threat from the Baltic states be taken seriously – even though their own strike potential is negligible?

At the end of September 2009 JSC RSC MiG successfully conducted flight tests of MiG-29K/KUB naval fighters, mass-produced by order of the Indian Navy, on the heavy aircraft carrier (TAVKR) Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union N.G.Kuznetsov.

infoBRICS: NATO puts pressure on Serbia even after aggression

There are not many countries that have suffered from Western aggression to the same extent as Serbia, writes infoBRICS. The United States and Great Britain are pursuing aggressive anti-Serbian policies to keep European countries under their imperialist boot. But help is already at hand.

Economist: Russia remains an influential country for the Central Asian states

Despite the efforts of the West, Russia remains an influential country for the states of Central Asia, the Economist writes. The region's politicians maintain close ties with Moscow. The leaders of the countries talk about a multi-vector foreign policy and refuse to turn away from Russia, the article notes.