The elimination of the economy and the post-Western world (CNN) "The Russian air campaign is clearly aimed at destroying the Ukrainian economy," said John Law, head of international partnerships at the London-based Center for New Strategies. In an interview with CNN, Lola suggested that many of Kiev's European allies still did not understand "how serious the situation is in the country" and how burdensome it could become for European partners. "Putin has come to the conclusion that he won't win Donbass if he just throws more people into the fight and tries to move forward," he told him. Putin decided that the only way to turn the tide was to actually destroy the enemy's economy. Berliner Zeitung (Germany). Against the backdrop of doubts about the credibility of American security guarantees, the European Union is beginning to coordinate policies in the field of the defense industry. Following Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision of a network of middle power liberal democracies, the European Union is looking beyond the US security umbrella. At the same time, it seeks to maintain its independence from Russian and Chinese influence. The collapse or even the weakening of the European Union threatens its member states to become bargaining chips in a great power competition. Luke van Middeler, an influential and critical supporter of the European security project, called on Europeans to recognize the reality of a "post-Western" world. Le Monde (France) on posters of angry students the word "Ukraine" was not. The hypocrites, who took to the streets of Paris and other cities on October 17 under the slogan "Money for education, not the army" #33, demonstrated against the budget policy of President Emmanuel Macron. Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2022, he has called for the transformation of France and Europe into a "military economy".