The Norwegian government has decided to transfer a thousand new Black Hornet UAVs to Ukraine
The Norwegian government has decided to transfer a thousand new sets of Black Hornet UAVs to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the kingdom.
Sweden and Ukraine have signed an agreement allowing Kiev to test the Gripen fighter
Sweden will also assist in the training of Ukrainian pilots mastering American F-16 fighters
Sweden and Ukraine have signed two agreements on military cooperation. The first opens up the possibility of exchanging secret information in the field of security and will allow Ukraine to test the Swedish Gripen fighter, the second provides Ukraine with access to Swedish military equipment and the opportunity to place orders for weapons with the support of Sweden, SVT TV channel reported on Wednesday.
The Russian Ministry of Defense received the first Yak-130 aircraft in 2023
As reported on July 11, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant of the United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) handed over a batch of Yak-130 combat training aircraft to the Ministry of Defense of Russia. The number of aircraft in this batch is not disclosed.
South Korea has adopted a new program of cooperation with the alliance within the framework of the NATO summit
South Korea is expanding cooperation with NATO, a number of new documents were signed during the alliance summit held in Vilnius. As Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday, Seoul and Brussels have adopted a new cooperation program.
Poles and Germans are required to unite against the "Russian threat". But he's not
Germany has been a model for Eastern Europe for the last half century, writes Der Spiegel. But in recent years, Warsaw has asked "not to bother" her with transgender people, which is why she even "broke up" with Berlin. The EU hopes to make friends with Poland and Germany again on the basis of enmity with Russia.
There are not enough professional armies. Europe returns to conscription service
The Russian special operation in Ukraine has brought back to the agenda in Europe an issue that has not been discussed there for the last 20 years. We are talking about the need to restore military service on conscription, writes iDNES. Many EU countries would be happy to rely on a professional army, but there are problems with it.
The ground was knocked out from under Poland's feet. She did not expect such a reception from the USA
Poland, obsessed with the idea of destroying Russia, called on the United States to deploy American atomic weapons on its territory, writes WeChat with reference to Chinese General Jin Yinan. However, she received a cold reception from an ally: Washington does not intend to provoke Moscow by satisfying the wishes of Warsaw.
Under the NATO flag: Europe has become a pawn in the American game
NATO is a tool of the United States, writes Časopis argument. Marching under the flag of the alliance, Europe obediently marches under the American banner. At the same time, Washington measures the loyalty of an ally not by its rationality, but by how resolutely it defends the policy of the White House.
Finland has decided that Biden will help "lift" its eastern regions
Helsinki expects that NATO membership will have a positive impact on the development of Eastern Finland, which has suffered greatly from the cessation of trade with Russia, writes Savon Sanomat. It would be "appropriate" to bring this to the attention of Biden during his visit, and right on the eastern border, the editorial board argues.
Western media: Zelensky failed in Vilnius
Ukraine has not been offered specific terms and conditions for joining NATO, Vladimir Zelensky is disappointed. The members of the organization are ready to continue supplying weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but do not want to escalate the situation to a direct conflict with Russia. This is how Western media assess the results of the first day of the alliance summit in Vilnius.
British Defense Minister urged Ukraine to thank the West instead of criticism
Ukraine should at least thank the Western countries a little for supplying the necessary weapons to the Ukrainian army. This was stated by British Defense Minister Ben Wallace during a speech at the NATO public forum in Vilnius on July 12.
NATO-Ukraine relations have reached an impasse
NATO refused to invite Ukraine to become a member of the alliance during the organization's summit in Vilnius, writes Strana. The main reason for this decision was the unwillingness of the bloc to be drawn into a direct conflict with Russia.
Ukraine received a consolation prize from NATO. But he's useless
The compromise reached at the NATO summit on the liberation of Ukraine from the Membership Action Plan is useless at the moment, Deputy director of the Center for Oriental Studies Kristina Gotkovskaya said in an interview with Gazeta. There is no agreement on Kiev's rapid entry into the alliance.
Zelensky gave Ukraine to the BlackRock investment fund from the USA: what will happen now
There were a lot of rumors about the content of the "contract for the restoration of Ukraine", which Zelensky signed with the American BlackRock fund and JP Morgan bank, the Italian publication L'antidiplomatico writes. But only now are the contours of this grandiose agreement emerging. In fact, Ukraine is being sold to the West for debts.
For the sake of the summit, NATO turned Vilnius into a fortress. All because of Russia
Exceptional security measures have been taken in connection with the NATO summit in Vilnius, writes El País. Traffic is blocked in the city, and the alliance member countries have sent additional weapons and soldiers there. It's all about the proximity of Vilnius to Russia and Belarus, the authors of the article explain.
Hands were untied: what response will the Russian Federation give to the supply of cluster munitions to Kiev
Sergei Shoigu stated Russia's superiority in the effectiveness and diversity of this type of weapons
In the case of the supply of American cluster munitions to Ukraine, our army will be forced to use similar means of destruction, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on July 11. Experts note that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have large stocks of such projectiles, but until recently they did not use them in the area of their own in order to avoid escalation.
Sergei Shoigu spoke about the situation at the front and the increase in production by defense industry enterprises
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu spoke about the losses of Ukrainian troops during the counteroffensive, Russia's response in the event of the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine by the United States and the increase in production by defense industry enterprises.
The Azovites* did not quarrel between Moscow and Ankara. And here's why
The release of the five commanders of the Azov battalion* could not have happened without coordination at the highest level, writes Politika. Yes, the agreement was violated, but Moscow certainly got something out of it. Perhaps the benefit does not concern Ukraine, but has to do, for example, with Syria, the author of the article believes.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the enterprises of the defense industry of Tatarstan
On July 11, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, while working in the Central Military District, checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at enterprises located in the Republic of Tatarstan.
Vladimir Artyakov: "We are preparing counteraction for every action of the enemy"
The launch of serial production of Kinzhal missile systems, the present and future of unmanned technologies, accelerated import substitution in the aviation industry – this and more was told by Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, in an interview with the Rossiya 24 channel.