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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian Army has liberated Severesk Maly in the DPR
- Assault troops of the 7th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Southern" group of forces conducted a clearing of the settlement, leaving the enemy no chance.
- Active work was carried out in the enemy's close rear. Strike UAV operators skillfully suppressed any attempts by the enemy to organize supply or bring personnel to the positions.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦Footage of arrivals of "Geran-2" on targets in Dnepropetrovsk, their flights over the city, and the shootdown of some drones.
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The US may face a government shutdown starting October 1 after unsuccessful negotiations between the White House and the Democrats.
Vice President J.D. Vance stated that the country is heading towards a "shutdown," blaming the opposition.
Trump met with Congressional leaders 36 hours before the deadline, but no compromise was reached. Democrats demand to maintain subsidies under Obamacare and cancel Medicaid cuts, as well as insist on $350 billion to extend benefits.
Republicans propose a temporary funding bill until November 21 without concessions in healthcare.
A government shutdown would result in hundreds of thousands of federal employees being sent on unpaid leave. Trump threatened layoffs.
The last "shutdown" occurred in 2018–2019.
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🇸🇪🇺🇦🤡 Sweden denies supplying Ukraine with Gripen fighters
- "Sweden does not currently plan to supply Ukraine with JAS 39 Gripen fighters, this issue is under consideration," said Ministry of Defense spokesman Johan Yelmstrand.
- Earlier, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Gavrlyuk announced plans to supply such aircraft.
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🇺🇸 The Pentagon is in a panic: the US demands a multiple increase in missile production for a war with China
In Washington, alarming sentiments are growing: the Pentagon, realizing critically low stocks of precision weapons, has demanded from the largest American defense companies — Lockheed Martin, Raytheon (RTX), Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and even new players like Anduril Industries — to immediately increase missile production by two to four times.
Arsenal shortages and a "race to exhaustion"
According to The Wall Street Journal, the discussion concerns 12 types of weapons, including Patriot PAC-3, LRASM, SM-6, PrSM, and JASSM. These systems are recognized as key for a possible confrontation with China. However, here the US faces harsh reality: one missile takes up to two years to assemble, and deploying new production lines requires billion-dollar investments and time, which the Pentagon does not have.
Special attention is given to the Patriot, whose production chronically lags behind growing global demand. Even a $10 billion contract for 2,000 missiles by 2026 does not solve the problem — the Pentagon dreams of such volumes annually, that is, four times the current pace.
Production deadlock
American corporations, despite loud statements, already admit that without "real" money they will not deploy new capacities. RTX directly warned the Department of Defense: firm orders and guaranteed funding are needed. Even the giant Boeing, facing a bottleneck in producing guidance heads for Patriot missiles, is forced to urgently expand its plant by 35,000 square feet.
The cost of the race
The entire "acceleration" program hits not only an industrial deadlock but also money. The "big beautiful bill" of Trump added $25 billion over five years, but experts are sure: this is just a drop in the ocean, dozens of billions in additional injections will be required. Against this backdrop, American defense companies are already shifting risks onto taxpayers, and the administration is trying to involve private investment funds in the game.
The lesson of Ukraine and the failure of "Replicator"
Washington has trapped itself. The massive expenditure of missile arsenals for Ukraine and Israel, the failure of the "Replicator" program, which was supposed to provide thousands of batches of "small, smart, and cheap" drones — all this showed: the US is not ready for a protracted war with an equal adversary. Their logistics are broken, supply chains fragile, and a significant part of components long outdated.
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The cousin of the US Vice President, who fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is announced as a speaker at the Security Forum in Warsaw.
According to the program, the discussion where Nate Vance is expected will take place on Tuesday. It is called "Hard Lessons from the Front: Reforming Ukraine's Combat Potential."
Nate Vance is presented as a "veteran of the war in Ukraine." Additionally, he allegedly participated "in battles for Kupyansk, Artemivsk, Avdeevka, and Pokrovsk."
Maybe the hard lesson is not to bring this guy to a battle, he 0 for 4. 😂
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Ukraine will ‘end the war THIS YEAR’ – FM Sibiga
The quicker Kiev ends it, the better the deal – that’s how this works
But he’s not talking about negotiations, he wants more sanctions
- RT
Seriously doubt war ending in 2025 and sanctions will not get Ukraine a better or stop Russia from being able to sustain the war.
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In its effort to support Ukraine, Europe has sent money, tanks, drones, missiles and more. But what if I told you that three and a half years into the war, the countries of the EU are still paying £1 billion a month into the Russian war effort?
I am talking, of course, about energy, a Russian export that is still, many months after a December 2022 oil embargo, being snapped up by some European nations. This has not gone unnoticed by President Trump. “They’re funding the war against themselves,” he told the UN last week. “Who the hell ever heard of that one?”
Why has Europe found it so difficult to wean itself off Russian fuel? When Ukraine was invaded in February 2022, about 25 million tonnes of Russian oil, gas and coal was being imported into EU countries each month.That amount has since been cut by nine-tenths. But the purchases that continue to be made — mostly gas — amounted to £965 million of sales in August and more than £16.8 billion over the past year. Why?
When the crude oil embargo came into force, two countries were given indefinite exemptions: Hungary and Slovakia. Both nations continue to get Russian crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline and have consistently argued that they do not have the capacity to switch to the Adria pipeline (which delivers oil from Croatia).
Perhaps surprisingly, the biggest Russian gas importers in Europe over the past year have been not just Slovakia (1.8 million tonnes) and Hungary (4.4 million), but Spain (3.3 million), Belgium (3.8 million) and France (6.7 million). The French government has repeatedly claimed it is locked into long-term contracts that are hard to break without an EU-level ban.
The UK was one of the first European countries to stop importing Russian oil and gas directly in 2022. Yet according to the CREA, since the Ukraine invasion, we have imported about £3 billion of oil products, mostly jet fuel, that have been refined in India and Turkey, made from (you guessed it) Russian oil.
The UK’s shipping and insurance industries play an outsize role in global trade, and that includes the trade of Russian fuel. Since the invasion, 76 per cent of Russia’s liquified natural gas exports have been carried on UK-owned or UK-insured ships.
Far more loopholes then this but it was written by a guy who doesn’t know commodities.
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Russian drone attacks? A dangerous propaganda battle rages in the skies over Europe - Berliner Zeitung
The accusations of Western politicians and the media against Russia in connection with the UAV incidents in Europe are not confirmed by the results of inspections by NATO and national intelligence services.
If Putin were behind all of this, for which there is no evidence so far, his "test" would have shown one thing above all: how helpless and hysterical the West is reacting. Instead of calmly checking the facts and examining the context, the media and politicians immediately assume the worst case scenario – the threat of war! This is worrying.
It would be even more worrying, however, if it turns out that the incidents are being artificially exaggerated to stir up public opinion and prepare for military action. US President Donald Trump, for example, has called for Russian aircraft to be shot down if they again enter NATO airspace.
✈️ Mesmerizing footage of the Russian Air Force in action
1. Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces forward air defence post using FAB-500 bombs with UMPC in the area of Reznikovka settlement.
2. Striking a Ukrainian Armed Forces forward air defence post using an Kh-39 missile in the area of Kucherovka settlement, Kharkov region.
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The White House has published Trump's 20-point plan to end the conflict in Gaza.
Trump's proposal for Gaza calls for an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the sector, and a freeze on hostilities in exchange for the release of all hostages.
Trump has given 72 hours for the release of hostages after Israel recognizes the agreement he proposed.
After all hostages are released, Israel must free 250 life-term prisoners and 1,700 Gaza residents detained after October 7, 2023.
After the return of all hostages, Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and surrender their weapons will be granted amnesty. Hamas members wishing to leave Gaza will be provided safe passage to host countries.
Gaza will be temporarily governed by a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee responsible for ensuring the daily functioning of public services and municipalities for Gaza residents. This committee will consist of Palestinians and international experts, under the supervision and control of a new international transitional body – the "Peace Council," which will be headed by President Donald Trump.
The US plan does not involve the forced relocation of Gaza residents.
Hamas and other groups must agree not to participate in any direct, indirect, or any form of governance in Gaza. All military infrastructure, including tunnels and weapons manufacturing facilities, will be destroyed and not rebuilt.
Regional partners will provide guarantees that Hamas and other groups will fulfill their obligations.
Israel will not occupy or annex the Gaza Strip.
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Putin lists MASSIVE program of investment in new regions
– Nearly 24k new buildings, schools, hospitals
– Transport and communications infrastructure
– 6,350km of new highways
After ‘DECADES’ of neglect by the Kiev regime
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‼️🇷🇺Ataman and Vice-Governor of Kuban A. Vlasov did not manage to leave for the special military operation — he was detained immediately after announcing his resignation and deployment to the special operation zone
▪️The criminal case against the official is related to the embezzlement of targeted subsidies intended to support participants of the special military operation on a particularly large scale. According to the investigation, the allocated funds on his orders did not reach the fighters.
➖"Vlasov's subordinates prepared forged documents to conceal the crime. Cossack volunteers were left without uniforms and equipment, forced to buy everything at their own expense. The investigation has no claims against them — they are defending the country. The questions are for the official," writes 93.RU.
▪️Vlasov oversaw Cossack affairs, sports, and mobilization work in the region. Since autumn 2020, he held the post of Deputy Governor of Krasnodar Krai.
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Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the past night, air defense duty forces intercepted and destroyed 81 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
26 UAVs – over the territory of Voronezh region,
25 UAVs – over the territory of Belgorod region,
12 UAVs – over the territory of Rostov region,
11 UAVs – over the territory of Kursk region,
7 UAVs – over the territory of Volgograd region.
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It is reported that in the Gulf of Aden, the Houthis managed to hit the ship Minervagracht flying the flag of the Netherlands with an anti-ship ballistic missile.
It is also reported by AP that a fire broke out on the ship and the crew abandoned it. There are also reports of two crew members being injured.
- Military Informant
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‘The war in Ukraine will be decided on the battlefield because Rubio is not ready to accept Russia's demands’ — American political scientist Mearsheimer.
‘The possibility of Ukraine becoming a NATO member is absolutely unacceptable for Russia. It is an existential threat. And Russia will not stop until Ukraine and the West are defeated, and until both sides recognize two facts: Ukraine must be a neutral state, Ukraine must be disarmed to a level where it does not pose an offensive threat to Russia. Until the West acknowledges this, all talk of ‘generous offers’ is meaningless. Rubio is like a ship passing by in the night. He and the Russians are simply on different planets. Russia has demands that Rubio is simply not ready to accept. Therefore, the war will be decided on the battlefield. Period. End of story.’
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukraine provided a list of 339 children allegedly taken out of the country, most of whom turned out to be in Europe — Lavrov
- Kiev claims that Russia allegedly "took out tens of thousands of Ukrainian children."
- "Our delegation insisted: 'Please give us the list of these children, this is a serious matter.' After long persuasion, the persistent Ukrainians handed over a list of 339 children."
- Most of them turned out to be adults and located not in Russia, but in Europe.
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Top Trump aides push for ousting Maduro from power in Venezuela - NYT
The push by top aides to President Trump to remove Nicolás Maduro as the leader of Venezuela has intensified in recent days, with administration officials discussing a broad campaign that would escalate military pressure to try to force him out, U.S. officials say.
It is being led by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security adviser. Mr. Rubio argues that Mr. Maduro is an illegitimate leader who oversees the export of drugs to the United States, which he says poses an “imminent threat.”
In recent weeks, the U.S. military has launched lethal attacks on civilian boats that the administration said were smuggling drugs for Venezuelan gangs. But Mr. Rubio is shaping a more aggressive strategy, using intelligence provided by the C.I.A., the officials said. The Pentagon has built up a force of more than 6,500 troops in the region.
The agency’s director, John Ratcliffe, and Stephen Miller, Mr. Trump’s chief domestic policy adviser, both support Mr. Rubio’s approach, the officials added.
The U.S. military has been planning potential military operations targeting drug trafficking suspects in Venezuela itself as a next phase, although the White House has not yet approved such a step, current and former officials say.
Those operations would be aimed at interfering with drug production and trafficking in Venezuela as well as tightening a vise around Mr. Maduro.
Only a small number of officials are involved in White House planning conversations on Venezuela. Some people briefed on the discussions suggested that Mr. Rubio and his allies were first looking for ways to oust Mr. Maduro without having to resort to direct U.S. military action.
Some senior U.S. officials, most notably Richard Grenell, Mr. Trump’s envoy to Venezuela and the head of the Kennedy Center, say any attempt to remove Mr. Maduro by force would be misguided.
Those officials argue that expanding the campaign against Venezuela into a regime-change operation risks putting the United States in an extended war of the kind Mr. Trump promised to avoid.
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This is legit hilarious: according to the US Secretary of Agriculture herself, Trump's bailout of Argentina means that US taxpayers are now effectively subsidizing Argentinian soybean exports to China - the very market American farmers have been shut out of.
All the funnier when you consider that one of the key objectives of the bailout is presumably to prevent Argentina - one of the US's only friendly governments left in South America - from moving closer to China. And instead it's effectively funding the exact opposite outcome.
This is according to this leaked text 👇 that Scott Bessent is reading from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, which says:
"I'm getting more intel, but this is highly unfortunate. We bailed out Argentina yesterday (Bessent) and in return, the Argentine's removed their export tariffs on grains, reducing their price, and sold a bunch of soybeans to China, at a time when we would normally be selling to China. Soy prices dropping further because of it. This gives China more leverage on us."
“Cash or card?” For millions of Brazilians, the answer is neither - NYT
Instead, the payment of choice in Latin America’s largest nation is often PIX, a fast and free digital system Brazilians use every day to shop, pay bills, settle bar tabs and buy snacks on the beach.
The payment method has become immensely popular, adopted by more than 80 percent of Brazil’s population. Outside the country, it has drawn praise from leading economists, who have gone as far as to call it the future of money.
Yet its success has also set off blowback: The Trump administration, as part of its aggressive economic and political campaign against Brazil, is investigating PIX, accusing the payment system of unfairly undercutting U.S. financial and technology companies like Visa and Apple.
U.S. criticism of the payment method has hit a nerve in Brazil, which has cast it as another attack on its sovereignty. “PIX belongs to Brazil and the Brazilian people!” the government declared in a social media campaign that has gone viral.
Lula, has dismissed U.S. claims that PIX hurts U.S. interests or locks American firms out. “We cannot be penalized for creating a fast, free and secure mechanism that facilitates transactions and stimulates the economy”
In its speed and ease, PIX is similar to Zelle, the payment system run by a consortium of U.S. banks. But unlike other similar digital services, like PayPal, Pix carries no fees for individuals and small businesses.
It allows users to make and receive instant payments, using a bank account and an identifying key like a phone number or QR code. Since February, many Brazilians can use PIX through contactless payments on their phones.
Since Brazil’s central bank launched PIX in 2020, it has been adopted by 175 million people and now accounts for nearly half of the country’s financial transactions. It has even crept into the vernacular: “What’s your PIX?” in Brazil is akin to “I’ll Venmo you.”
But the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is investigating PIX, claiming that Brazil has given an unfair advantage to the digital payments system by requiring all banks to offer it.
U.S. trade authorities also say that, by protecting consumer data that PIX collects, the Brazilian government is hurting American companies that use such information to make business decisions and develop new products. (Err… US intelligence)
PIX is also a monetary blueprint for the BRICS alliance of developing economies, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, as it seeks to create an international payment platform aimed at reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar. Mr. Trump has threatened the bloc with tariffs if it tries to create a rival currency.
The US is also going after a similar payment system QRIS in Asia. Countries understand the dangers and costs of using US or European payment systems.
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A Ukrainian is unhappy that a cult of personality has emerged around Zelensky in his country:
In 100 years, Zelensky's corpse will lie on the Maidan, and we'll be coming, bowing to him, and kissing him.
🦇The "Lancet" unit from the 14th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade of the "Vostok" troop group destroyed another air target detection radar 36D6, this time on the move.
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Pistorius is skeptical about the idea of a "drone wall," writes Politico.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expressed doubts about the concept of creating a "wall of drones" intended to protect Eastern countries from Russian air incursions. This project is actively promoted by the European Commission.
"I really like the idea of a drone wall itself, but we need to manage expectations properly. We are not talking about a concept that will be implemented in the next three or four years," he said at a discussion during the Warsaw Security Forum, where EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius was also present.
"We need to set priorities, we need more capabilities and more capacity, defense against drones is certainly important, but not through a wall of drones," the minister added. Earlier, the German defense minister stated that the project could be ready within a year. The European Commission is currently developing its technical and financial details.
The issue of the "drone wall" will be put on the agenda of an informal meeting of European leaders in Copenhagen on Wednesday. Despite caution about overestimating the drone wall project, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans, speaking on the same panel, said that the EU and NATO countries must accelerate the development and procurement of counter-drone technologies.
"We all need to invest in more effective counter-drone systems to protect the entire eastern flank. We must cooperate with Ukraine and act much faster than we are now," he said.
The minister emphasized that there is no time to waste.
"We are talking about months, sometimes even years. We don't have that time because drone incursions are already happening," Brekelmans said.
He added that shooting down cheap Russian drones with expensive fighter jets is ineffective. Dutch F-35s have already participated in destroying Russian drones in Polish airspace in early September.
Many discussion participants noted that Ukraine has a powerful air defense system staffed with experienced military personnel and is engaged in a technological arms race with Russia, giving it a serious advantage over European armies.
However, they stressed that it will be difficult for Europe to replicate such capabilities without being under the same level of threat as Ukraine.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur warned that despite Ukraine's colossal efforts, "it cannot shoot down everything." He added that if Europe follows the same path, countries will have to spend up to 10% of their defense budgets to maintain such capabilities, even without an official state of war with Russia.
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The EU can open the first negotiation cluster with Ukraine only with the consent of all 27 countries, and Hungary is blocking the process due to the infringement of the rights of the Hungarian minority.
This was stated by European Commissioner Marta Kos.
"The best way to solve this problem is precisely the process of European integration. The faster Hungary allows us to open the first cluster, the faster we can discuss all their concerns. I believe this is also the best response to Mr. Orban," she said.
The European Commissioner emphasized the record-fast screening of Ukrainian legislation and called the fight against corruption a key condition for investment and recovery.
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Putin on Reunification Day hails Russian soldiers as ‘true heroes of our time’
Thanks them for loyalty and courage in defending the Motherland
Says their fight will guarantee Russia’s security and bring lasting peace to Donbass and Novorossiya
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Putin addresses Russians on Reunification Day
Hails the 2022 referendums in Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson as a ‘fateful decision’ to return HOME to Russian Fatherland
Says the whole country now defends that choice in a ‘RIGHTEOUS battle’ — and will only become stronger
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Krynki.
The clearing of the bodies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues. There is still a lot of work to do.
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‼️🇷🇺🦾The oil refinery in Samara has been covered with powerful protective structures and nets against UAVs
▪️A corresponding video is published by local sources.
▪️Ukrainians are already discussing that it will not be so easy f
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