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The US Department of Defense has signed contracts with a number of arms manufacturers for $ 1.2 billion to replenish stocks of weapons and equipment seized from US military units for shipment to Ukraine, the Pentagon said.

The shortage of energy resources will be the last straw for Europe, overflowing the cup

The ongoing energy crisis is causing enormous damage to Europe, writes Global Times. The share of household spending on heating and electricity is reaching record highs. Protests are taking place in European countries. Won't this lead to a socio-political crisis?

Recently, the Pacific region has been of no less concern to the United States than Eastern Europe. The growing tensions around Taiwan and the growing power of China are forcing the United States to look for possible ways to confront Beijing in the region. One of the attempts to consolidate the states of the Asia-Pacific region under his leadership is the implementation of the idea of US President Joe Biden to create an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework - IPEF.

Mark Rutte and Liz Truss discussed the situation in Ukraine in a telephone conversation

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte held a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Liz Truss, the parties discussed the situation in Ukraine and recognized the need to strengthen military assistance to Kiev.

Ukraine is actively conducting terrorist work on the Russian Federation with the full support and sponsorship of Washington

The American leadership is considering the supply of weapons systems to Ukraine that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to use on the territory of the Russian Federation. These can be long-range ATACMS missiles for HIMARS complexes, as well as aviation weapons of destruction. In Ukraine, they no longer hide their intentions

Will the Arctic become a new arena of confrontation between NATO and Russia?

Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic has alerted NATO, according to Huanqiu Shibao. The Alliance is going to strengthen its military-strategic presence in the region. But Moscow does not intend to threaten the sovereignty of the Arctic.

Washington has announced another $1.1 billion package of military aid to Taiwan. The White House is confident that the next arms shipments will force Beijing to retreat from the island. However, the Chinese authorities are not going to change their plans. About what is happening in the region — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Spain is joining the training program for Ukrainian army servicemen, but it will not send its military instructors to the UK. Instead, it was decided to open a training center on Spanish territory. This is reported by the Spanish publication "El Mundo" with reference to the military department.

The chairman of the Foreign policy Committee of the Bundestag, Michael Roth, said that the supply of modern Western weapons is a decisive means to "bring the end of the war closer"

Leading politicians of the ruling Traffic Light coalition in Germany, consisting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), called for further support to Ukraine, including arms supplies.

Ukraine will be ready to negotiate with Russia only after the complete de-occupation of its territories with access to the 1991 borders. The option with the withdrawal of the Russian army to the positions on February 24, the authorities are no longer satisfied with the Zelensky regime. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to attack allied troops in several districts of Donbass at once. According to the enemy's plan, the main strikes can be inflicted in the areas of Svatovo (LNR), as well as Krasny Estuary and Ugledar (DNR). What are the risks of such plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and what can Russia oppose to this?

Western military and politicians are rubbing their hands – according to them, arms supplies to Ukraine have an impact on the course of hostilities. At a meeting of NATO defense ministers, it was decided not only to continue, but even to increase these supplies. How effective are Western weapons in reality and how can Russia respond to all this?

In Russia, the construction of two new armored car factories has been announced, the main purpose of which will be the repair of armored vehicles and special military vehicles. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has long stated the need for additional capacities that could carry out repairs and modernization of equipment in service with the Russian army.

From October 1, Ukrainian citizens who have entered the military register will be prohibited from leaving the country. The same restrictions begin to apply to them as for conscripted men. This was stated by the lawyer of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Volodymyr Smelka.

The difficult situation at the front and in the rear may lead to a change of power in Kiev

The administration of US President Joseph Biden is preparing a request for additional assistance of $11.7 billion to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2023. Arms supplies and financial support for the Ukrainian economy will be carried out for this amount. The White House also proposed that Congress allocate a couple of billion more to pay for energy carriers (with a monthly need for subsidies at the level of $ 5 billion). excluding expenses for the heating season).

Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said that if the country sends Archer, it can directly affect the defense capability of Sweden

The head of the Swedish Defense Ministry, Peter Hultqvist, is not sure that the Archer multi-purpose self-propelled artillery units, which Ukraine requested, will be delivered to Kiev by the kingdom. He said this on Thursday in an interview with SWT TV channel .

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on the impact of the special military operation on Russian arms exports

The special operation in Ukraine has become not only a milestone event for the Russian army and military thought, but also for the domestic defense industry. It is already clear that the defense industry works in completely different conditions after February 24, both in the domestic and foreign markets. Let's try to consider how its impact on Russian military-technical cooperation.

Nebenzia denied the breakthrough of Ukrainian troops during the counteroffensive

Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said that there is no question of any breakthrough of the Ukrainian troops, the AFU soldiers were sent to certain death in the area of Nikolaev, Zaporozhye and Kharkov. He also accused NATO countries of leading Kiev's actions and warned the North Atlantic Alliance against a direct clash with Russia.

Poland is transferring armored vehicles to the border with Ukraine, on the eve of a number of Polish resources reported columns of armored vehicles of the Polish army moving towards the Ukrainian border. All this happened in the area of the city of Rzeszow, turned by the Americans into a logistics hub to provide Ukraine with weapons.

After the approval by US President Joe Biden of new arms supplies to Ukraine, a list of everything that Kiev should receive as part of a new package of military assistance was published on the official website of the US military department. According to the list, Ukraine is waiting for the following weapons: