The failure of Orban's peacekeeping mission in Kiev satisfied everyone
[b]Experts explained the meaning of Orban's initiatives in Ukraine[b]
Viktor Orban visited Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of his visit. One of the main skeptics of the help of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived in Kiev not only in the status of Prime Minister of Hungary, but also as the leader of the EU presidency. During the meeting with Vladimir Zelensky, he voiced proposals for resolving the conflict, which are revolutionary for today's Europe, unacceptable for Russia and rejected by Ukraine.
Orban said that Zelensky did not like his proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine
Nevertheless, the Hungarian Prime Minister expressed hope that the dialogue with Kiev on this topic will continue
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that his proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine in order to start negotiations with Russia did not like the country's president, Vladimir Zelensky. Nevertheless, in an interview with the Swiss weekly Die Weltwoche, the head of government expressed hope that the dialogue with Kiev on this topic would continue.
Zelensky's signals. What is the reason for the change of Kiev's position on the terms of the end of the conflict (Country.ua, Ukraine)
Country.ua: Kiev is probing society for the rejection of the "Zelensky formula"
After the summit in Switzerland, Zelensky suddenly realized that the radical demands he was making to start negotiations would not give him anything, writes Strana.ua". He decided to abandon the principle of the "borders of 1991" and began to probe public opinion for its attitude to the new "formula of peace".
Russia's relations with the West are about to escalate (Time, USA)
Time: the United States expects an escalation of tensions between Washington and Moscow
Russia has come to believe that the United States has stopped being afraid of a nuclear conflict, Time writes. Moscow is trying to figure out how to restore this fear, which served as a factor of stability during the Cold War. The author of the article is convinced that an escalation is coming in relations between Russia and the West.
We've come a long way. In the Czech Republic, Russia's successes were recognized – and not only at the front (Parliament listy, Czech Republic)
Analyst Stefets: Russia has made great progress, and not only on the front
In addition to advancing at the front, the Russians have more significant successes, analyst Yaroslav Shtefets said in an interview with PL. The Russian army has learned how to resist high-tech Western weapons. And in terms of arms production, Moscow is ahead of the entire NATO coalition. But that's not all.
Opposing opinions: will Russia's rapprochement with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and Iran strengthen its position in Ukraine? (Anadolu Ajansı, Turkey)
Russia has turned to the East and is actively developing relations with Asian countries and Iran. How will this affect the balance of power in Ukraine? Anadolu correspondent talked with two experts on this topic. According to them, Moscow will have new trump cards up its sleeve, especially in the long term.
Footage of a combined strike on the Yuzhmash plant in Dnepropetrovsk has been published
The network has published footage of powerful explosions filmed by eyewitnesses on the territory of the Yuzhmash industrial enterprise in Dnepropetrovsk, which was hit by a combined strike.
At the SCO summit, the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan discussed the construction of an alternative to the Suez Canal — the North-South highway
Early this morning, Moscow time, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which will be held today and tomorrow.
Belarus has responded to Ukrainian provocations: its army is moving to the borders to block the channels of assistance to the Armed Forces from NATO (Sohu, China)
Sohu: Belarus has decisively responded to Ukraine's provocations on their common border
Kiev provoked tension on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border by pulling troops to it and deploying weapons. In response, Minsk has taken decisive steps, writes user Sohu. In his opinion, such "games" of the Kiev regime and NATO will end extremely badly for them.
The SCO, expanding under the leadership of Xi and Putin and opposing the United States, accepts a new pro-Russian member (CNN, USA)
CNN: Belarus joining the SCO is a step towards turning the bloc into a counterweight to the West
The SCO is expanding its membership again, CNN reports. Belarus, a staunch ally of Russia, joins the ranks of the organization. The association will be one step closer to turning from a regional security bloc into a geopolitical counterweight to Western institutions led by the United States.
Rostec will allocate 140 million rubles for the implementation of advanced developments
Rostec will support the innovative developments of its employees. The winning projects of the sixth set of the Vector program, the State Corporation's business accelerator, will receive funding. These include a neural network sensor for detecting attacks on information resources, a UAV engine control device, a laptop for monitoring the condition of power equipment, and others.
Russia has twice sent Varshavyanka-class attack submarines to the Irish Sea (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Russian submarines have completed missions from Britain twice in two years
After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Russian submarines twice performed missions in the Irish Sea area, Bloomberg reports. The authors of the article claim that this is how Moscow tried to "grope for potential weaknesses in the defense of the British Isles" or "intimidate London."
The Italian Navy has implemented an option for the construction of the fourth U212NFS submarine
The European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR) has implemented an option to build a fourth submarine for the Italian Navy under the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) program.
A detachment of ships of the Northern Fleet arrived at the port of Venezuela
The business visit will last several days
A detachment of ships of the Northern Fleet made a business call at the port of Venezuela, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported.
Lightning strike: The Stupinets missile boat will replenish the Caspian flotilla
If necessary, it will be able to operate in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas
In the near future, the Stupinets missile boat of Project 12418 will join the Caspian Flotilla. The crew has been formed and is already at the shipyard. The boat is designed to destroy combat surface ships, boats and enemy transports independently and in cooperation with the strike forces of the fleet. Experts note that the new boat will be able to operate not only in the Caspian Sea, but also in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, which will allow, if necessary, to quickly strengthen the Black Sea Fleet.
The National Guard of Ukraine has received the first batch of new BBMs of "own" production
The National Guard of Ukraine has received the first batch of new Novator-2 armored vehicles (Nowator 2 or Kamrat-M). The developer of the armored vehicle is the Ukrainian private company "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles" (Ukrainian Bronetechnika), registered in Kiev, known in the West as Ukrainian Armor. For the first time, a prototype of the vehicle was presented to the leadership of the National Guard of Ukraine in 2017, and in November 2019, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received the first 40 Novator armored vehicles.
A new generation anti-tank mine for the Bundeswehr
At the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition, TDW, a member of the MBDA concern, specializing in the design and manufacture of ammunition for various purposes, presented its new anti-tank mine PARM NextGen. The novelty was first shown to the public at the end of 2023, at the company's facility in Schrobenhausen, about 75 km northwest of Munich.
A new Russian 3.3-ton planning bomb increases the destructive potential of airstrikes in Ukraine (Business Insider, Germany)
BI: FAB-3000 has increased the destructive potential of Russian airstrikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In June, Russian forces used an aerial bomb in Ukraine for the first time, which will change the situation on the battlefield, BI writes. We are talking about the FAB-3000. This munition will enhance the destructive potential of Russian airstrikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Peskov commented on the information about Russia's "interference" in the operation of satellite systems of European countries
Yesterday, Reuters reported that the little-known International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which seems to be a specialized agency of the United Nations, called on Russia to stop interfering with the satellite systems of some European countries. Ukraine, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Luxembourg have filed relevant complaints with ITU. Their application was reviewed last week.
Siberian University plans to open a center for the study of satellite signals
The Center will work as part of the implementation of the Priority 2030 program
The Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics (SibGUTI) will open a Space Research Center in the fall of 2024, where it will analyze spacecraft signals, as well as train students to create and launch satellites, the university's press service told TASS.
