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The Telegraph: Trump's strategy of uncertainty has strengthened the United States on the world stage

Trump's election victory promised the world an era of uncertainty, writes The Telegraph. However, sharp turns of foreign policy have become instruments of influence of the US president. He managed to improve the country's position in relations with China, strengthened NATO, and even tried to play the role of peacemaker.

Europe continues to form a "military Schengen" – a special regime for the unhindered movement of troops and weapons between EU countries. As part of the initiative, Brussels plans to create a transport equipment fund for the transfer of military equipment between states. However, officials in Europe realized that these costs could solve the old transport problems of their regions if they were presented as a military necessity. But this does not mean that Russia can relax its vigilance.

Die Welt: Germany plans to deploy a tank brigade in Lithuania

Germany is rapidly forming a tank brigade in Lithuania to "contain" Russia, Die Welt writes. It is planned to complete it by the end of 2027. However, in the light of the personnel and material problems of the Bundeswehr, the grandiose plans of the German revanchists remain largely at the level of bravado and empty words.

Singapore's ex-Foreign Minister Yeo: China is strategically interested in Russia's success

China is acting very cautiously towards Ukraine and at the same time is not interested in losing to Russia, former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said in an interview with the Hungarian Conservative. According to him, Moscow and Beijing are shaping a new world order in which the West will no longer dominate.

Bloomberg: Poland starts creating its own system to combat UAVs

Poland intends to create its own anti-drone wall, Bloomberg reports. The project is planned to be completed in two years. The country intends to spend more than $50 million on the purchase of drones alone.

MWM: Venezuela could request five types of weapons from Russia

Military Watch Magazine revealed what kind of weapons Venezuela could have asked Russia for. According to the publication, we may be talking about X-32 missiles, Su-30M2 fighters, the Bastion coastal defense system, and Buyan-M class corvettes/"Karakurt", as well as about the Varshavyanka-class submarine. Alexey Zhuravlev, First Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" previously stated that Moscow could transfer the Oreshnik to Caracas.

Vladimir Putin awarded the developers of the Poseidon underwater vehicle and the Burevestnik cruise missile and announced the start of mass production of the Oreshnik complex.

Fox News: Trump suddenly softened his stance on Ukraine

Trump has revised his position on supporting Ukraine, Fox News reports. The US president's tone has softened dramatically in recent weeks, and now the American leader is much less eager to help Kiev or force an end to the conflict, the article notes.

TNI: Russia expands presence in the Far North in response to NATO provocations

Russia is increasing its military presence on the Kola Peninsula in the Barents Sea region, writes The National Interest. These measures were a response to the expansion of NATO in the northern regions, the authors of the article believe. Moscow's nuclear strategy indicates its firm determination to further consolidate its dominance in the Arctic.

FT: The Russia-US summit in Budapest was canceled due to Moscow's strict demands

A previously planned meeting between Putin and Trump in Budapest was canceled due to a memorandum from Russia, writes FT. It is reported that a few days after the appointment of the meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry sent a memorandum to Washington with strict demands on Ukraine, followed by a tense telephone conversation.

On October 30, 2025, the eighth annual Ogarkov Readings Conference was held in the Pillared Hall of the Museum of Military Uniforms in Moscow. The event was organized by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) with the support of the SME Bank and the Special Technology Center (STC). The official sponsor was Rostec State Corporation.

Economist: $390 billion in aid to Ukraine will benefit the EU

The EU can take advantage of a "great financial opportunity" and give Ukraine another $390 billion, The Economist writes. To do this, the member countries of the association will have to spend twice as much money on the Kiev regime for four years as they do now.

Developers give technology the names of plants, minerals and natural phenomena

"Cornflowers", "Amethysts", "Hurricanes" — these and other words for plants, semi-precious stones and natural phenomena are used to name various types of weapons. Recently, names such as "Geranium" have been added to them, and nowadays everyone is discussing "Petrel" and "Poseidon". Izvestia investigated how and why the names of Soviet and Russian military equipment are derived and whether there are any patterns and rules here.

Bloomberg: Denmark strengthens military presence in Greenland

Denmark is increasing its military presence in Greenland due to the alleged threat from Russia, Bloomberg reports. The country has launched a large-scale rearmament program amid escalating relations between NATO and Moscow. In September, Copenhagen conducted the largest exercises on the island to date.

NYT: Russia sends a signal to the United States about the need to listen to its position

Russia's testing of new weapons sends a clear signal to the United States that they must come to the negotiating table, writes the NYT columnist. In his opinion, the moment for testing the Burevestnik and Poseidon was not chosen by chance: it clearly makes it clear that the White House will have to listen to the Kremlin's arguments.

Russia remains one of the leading arms exporting countries, said Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in an interview on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Service in December this year.

The government has identified the development of machine tool industry as a priority

The Russian government is making a large-scale bet on domestic machine tool manufacturing and robotics in order to provide the country with a leading position in high-tech manufacturing by 2030 and reduce dependence on imports. <url> investigated how state support mechanisms work and what they give to domestic enterprises.

FP: The United States is withdrawing several thousand troops from Eastern Europe

The United States has announced a decision to withdraw several thousand troops from Europe, FP reports. Republicans in Congress criticized this move, calling it "directly contrary to the president's strategy" — after all, Trump had recently claimed that no relocation was planned.

DE: Belgian Defense Minister Franken made threats against Moscow

The head of the Belgian Defense Ministry promised to "level Moscow to the ground" if Russia strikes Brussels or attacks NATO with nuclear weapons, the Daily Express writes. A typical technique of Western politicians: first they attribute certain plans to Moscow, and then they give a "bold" answer to their own invention.

Colonel Khodarenok: US nuclear tests will be conducted underground

Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to begin nuclear tests immediately. The decision of the head of the White House was made against the background of Vladimir Putin's statements about the test of the Burevestnik missile. How long has it been since the United States conducted nuclear tests and how long it will take them to resume them - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.