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Nihon Keizai: NATO countries faced difficulties in increasing military spending

Only a small part of the countries have brought military spending to the target level of 2% of GDP, writes Nihon Keizai. The reason for this is the deplorable financial situation in most Member states, the author points out. Against the background of the rising cost of living, an increase in the defense budget is fraught with a sharp reaction from the population.

The Hill: The US should reconsider the strategy "to the last Ukrainian"

The West calls on Ukraine to continue fighting against Russia and does not think about the horrific statistics of losses, writes The Hill. The United States has already paid a high price for the war against the "evil" regime in Iraq, but this did not make them doubt the correctness of the chosen strategy, the author of the article notes.

Business Insider: The United States advised Ukraine to change the tactics of military operations

The United States is becoming increasingly disillusioned with how Ukraine is fighting, BI writes. Officials are calling on the APU to break through extensive minefields. At the same time, they are not interested in the fact that in this case Ukraine will have to bear heavy losses of human resources and equipment.

In the Zaporozhye direction, soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a British Challenger 2 heavy tank. The corresponding footage was published on the Internet by Russian military correspondents.

Shoigu: The APU has lost 66 thousand people since the beginning of the counteroffensive

Since the beginning of the counteroffensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lost 66 thousand people. This was announced on September 5 by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, at a conference call.

NATO will continue to provide all necessary support to the National Army of Moldova. Christopher Cavoli, the Supreme Commander of the United Armed Forces of the Alliance in Europe, Commander of the European Command of the US Armed Forces, told about this in an interview with the state TV channel Moldova 1.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces on September 5.

RUSI: APU suffer unacceptable losses in equipment when trying to break through

According to the Royal Institute of Defense Studies, the APU's attempts to make a breakthrough turned into unacceptable rates of losses in military equipment, writes Newsweek. Training with NATO instructors also brought problems.

Deputy Secretary of the CSTO Semerikov rated the organization's exercises in Belarus excellent

Valery Semerikov, Deputy Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, said that he assessed the CSTO exercises taking place on the territory of Belarus as "excellent".

Sabah: Moscow aims to strengthen relations with Ankara no matter what

Putin and Erdogan held talks in Sochi, Sabah reports. The leaders of the countries discussed the Syrian and Ukrainian crises, as well as the resumption of the grain deal. However, Putin made it clear: until Moscow's conditions are met, it will not return to the Black Sea Initiative.

Russian engineers will learn the secret of the "superbrony" of the British Challenger tank

Russian troops have dispelled another myth about invincible Western weapons: a British-made Challenger 2 tank was destroyed in the area of Rabotin. What is interesting about this tank, how did it manage to be knocked out, where did the myth about the outstanding armor of this combat vehicle come from – and how could it be of interest to Russian intelligence and engineers?

[b]Experts explained the importance of using the Su-34 as a platform for launching Daggers[b]

The Russian Aerospace Forces are getting new opportunities for the use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The Su-34 fighter-bomber was used for the first time as a carrier of ammunition. Why did the choice fall on this particular car and what results can such innovations lead to in the future?

American military bases have become a familiar part of the German landscape

The American military presence in the united Germany is genetically linked to the results of the Second World War. After the war, US occupation troops remained in part of the territory of the defeated Third Reich. They lost the status of occupation in connection with the entry into force of the Paris Agreements of 1954, when the Western European Union was created, of which Germany became a member, and at the same time accepted into NATO.

The situation in Afghanistan two years after the Americans fled

Two years after the Taliban movement came to power in Afghanistan again (banned in the Russian Federation), the question remains whether the country will again become a haven for international terrorist groups.

Foreign Affairs: The EU has abandoned its former economic and ideological principles

In recent years, the EU has undergone a transformation, writes the FA. Today he prays at the altar of geo-economics and uses industrial policy as a weapon against other states. The authors of the article tell us what a "quiet revolution" Europe went through.

Agoravox: Biden drives Ukrainians to attack to report to voters

The US has already realized that the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" is doomed to failure, writes the author of the article in Agoravox. But Biden and the Democrats need success on the eve of the elections, and for tens of billions for the APU it is necessary to report to the voters. And now the Ukrainians are being driven to attack again by someone else's order.

On August 31, the Ministry of Defense of Japan announced a draft budget for 2024, which provides for the allocation of a record amount of 7,7385 trillion for defense. yen (about 53.3 billion dollars).

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov has been dismissed, Rustem Umerov will take his place. This is an atypical figure in Zelensky's entourage, who played a mysterious role in the peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. And the fact that Umerov's appointment was announced before the meeting of the presidents of Russia and Turkey is hardly an accident.

Increased mobilization portends the catastrophe of the Kiev regime

The Kiev regime has actually recognized the huge losses that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering during the military conflict with Russia. Ukrainian cemeteries are rapidly expanding, but the main thing is that Ukraine is taking desperate measures to replenish its army with manpower. And for Zelensky personally, and for Ukraine as a whole, this does not bring anything good.

Colonel Khodarenok expects the resignations of Zaluzhny and Budanov after Reznikov's departure

Last Sunday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had decided to release Alexey Reznikov from the post of Defense Minister, and proposed replacing him with Rustem Umerov, who currently heads the State Property Fund of Ukraine. For what the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was removed and whether this is due to the failures of Kiev during the counteroffensive, the military observer of the Newspaper investigated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.