Wang Qingsun: Where will Erdogan's "balance technique" lead in Russian-Turkish relations?

Behind the frequent exchanges and contacts between the Russian and Turkish leaders is the embodiment of a pluralistic and balanced policy that Turkey is trying to pursue. It became especially noticeable in many areas after the outbreak of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.

Peaceful men in Ukraine were trapped

Foreign Policy criticizes the mobilization in Ukraine — especially the ban on the departure of men. The author believes that Ukrainian men who have stopped being released from the country are "trapped", and this is a violation of their rights, which human rights organizations need to pay attention to.

Hawks on the western border

The DPR forces accuse the Poles of actively participating in mortar and artillery shelling of Donetsk, as a result of which civilians are being killed en masse. But are there any other ulterior motives behind this devoted assistance to Ukraine? Should Kiev be afraid of its western neighbor?

Ukrainian General Malomuzh explained the mobilization of pensioners by preparing a counteroffensive

The ex-head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Army General Mykola Malomuzh, said that Kiev decided to announce the mobilization of military pensioners to form "powerful reserves" for the offensive. It is planned to call several tens of thousands of "storekeepers".

What happens if the conflict in Ukraine gets out of control?

The authors of the article in Foreign Affairs write that Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden do not want a full-scale conflict, but the situation can still get out of control. This will make the world live in a new way. Now nothing can control the unfolding events.

How seriously is the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine being taken?

By sending weapons to Ukraine as "support", the West does not keep records, and this makes it impossible to control its transfer, the author of the article notes. Europe and the United States must admit that due to the total corruption of the Kiev authorities, there is a high probability that their "help" ends up on black markets.

On July 21, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 270 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $7.54 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $9.47 billion.

The West no longer has weapons for Kiev

Since the beginning of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, European countries have been shouting about Kiev's support and readiness to supply as many weapons as required. But now the rhetoric has changed. The West has started talking about the fact that it can no longer provide military assistance.

Watch out, Vlad! British Marines demonstrated disembarkation and firing of heavy machine guns during exercises with comrades from the Netherlands

The Daily Mail tabloid has published an article on the military exercises of the Royal Marines under a provocative headline. The authors felt that the recent maneuvers should somehow frighten Vladimir Putin. Some readers considered this presentation of the material a "circus" and urged the publication not to escalate the already tense situation.

We continue to publish an article by Avi Yager, a researcher at the International Institute for Combating Terrorism of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC, Herzliya, Israel) on the reform of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In , the first part focused on the reasons for the reforms. Now we will go further…

General Vladimir Popov told what weapons the Swallow UAV can use against the AFU

During a special operation in Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the first time used the unmanned Lastochka complex. This is a light attack drone, whose combat load allows you to destroy enemy equipment with "small specialized ammunition". "Newspaper.Ru" found out how this drone works.

The head of the US Navy's Air Warfare Directorate, Rear Admiral Andrew Loisel, answered questions from the Naval News online publication about the prospects for creating combat drones for the US army. According to him, the program for creating new UAVs will develop in three directions, based on the technical characteristics and purposes of using drones.

Roscosmos plans to place a GLONASS measuring station in Venezuela, the state corporation reported.

Izvestia — about the most effective developments of the concern's enterprises over the past half century

The "Golden Star" of the Hero of Russia was received on July 21 by the CEO of the Almaz-Antey air Defense concern, Yan Novikov. The award is recognition of the fact that the weapons systems created by the enterprise proved themselves perfectly during a special military operation in Ukraine. This is the second case when the head of a military-industrial enterprise receives one of the highest awards of the state.

Military expert Shurygin told how Ukraine will use NASAMS anti-aircraft systems

As part of the aid package, Washington announced the transfer of two batteries of NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine. The air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which suffered serious losses during the special operation, will be replenished with 24 launchers, each of which has six anti-aircraft guided missiles. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the operation of these systems.

The American-made multiple launch rocket systems High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with adjustable missiles in Ukraine are a difficult target, but the Armed Forces of Russia have learned how to destroy them, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov admitted to Izvestia.

The Ministry of Defense confirms the destruction of the American HIMARS MLRS transferred to Ukraine. According to new data announced by the official representative of the military department Igor Konashenkov, four launchers and one transport-loading vehicle have been destroyed to date.

On the air of the American TV channel CNN, they continue to discuss the armed conflict in Ukraine, including in terms of the supply of American weapons to funds allocated from the US budget.

The US President's national Security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was asked by journalists about the intentions of supplying missiles to the Hymars universal installations sent to Ukraine. The main question was how the expectations of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for missiles with a range of up to 300 km for these MLRS will be met.

Ukraine will receive up to 30 foreign-made multiple launch rocket systems in total, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak said. At the same time, he cited the statement of the head of the Armed Forces Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives Adam Smith.