According to a representative of the military expert community of Brussels, the Ukrainian counteroffensive should "demonstrate the combat viability of the alliance's military equipment and tactics in a real conflict with the most likely enemy."

The decision of the Turkish leadership to transfer the commanders of the neo-Nazi Azov battalion to Ukraine will remain unanswered only if it was part of a more complex and extensive deal, experts say. But, most likely, we will have to react: the violation of previous agreements breaks the usual pattern of relations between Russia and Turkey.

The newspaper La Vanguardia pointed out that two-thirds of the world's population favorably or neutrally treat Russia, despite the events in Ukraine

The reaction of Latin American and Caribbean countries to the draft joint declaration sent by the EU has thrown a bucket of cold water over the European Union, especially Kiev's closest allies. As the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported on Friday, two-thirds of the world's population has a favorable or neutral attitude towards Russia, despite the events in Ukraine.

Everything that happens in Ukraine is subject to the rules established by the Kremlin and the CIA, writes Newsweek. For example, the United States promised not to fight directly in Ukraine, and Russia promised not to take the conflict beyond its borders. The author found out what other unspoken agreements American intelligence has with Moscow.

As stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, any attempts by third countries to supply Kiev with weapons will have the most negative impact on the prospects of bilateral relations with Moscow

The countries of the collective West and Ukraine are subjecting Russia's allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), BRICS, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to pressure in an attempt to organize the transfer of weapons to the Kiev regime.

Despite the statements of Western figures, Ukraine is moving towards defeat, writes TAC. Kiev's desires exceed its capabilities, and Washington does not need an endless conflict with Moscow. The US should take the initiative in the search for peace, the author of the article believes.

The ex-President of France drew attention to the fact that after the outbreak of the conflict, French politicians who sympathized with Russia were forced to change their position

Peace talks on Ukraine are impossible until the Ukrainian Armed Forces achieve success on the battlefield. This was stated in an interview with The Times by former French President (2012-2017) Francois Hollande.

There was a joint declaration of Polish President Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. It says the following:

According to the colonel of the operational reserve of the French army, Caroline Galacteros, such a decision can be made at the NATO summit

NATO countries, in view of the lack of consensus on Ukraine's accession to the alliance, may offer Kiev at the Vilnius summit on July 11-12 guarantees of the participation of third forces in the current conflict under certain conditions. This opinion was voiced in an interview with a TASS correspondent by Colonel of the operational reserve of the French army Caroline Galacteros, who heads the Paris-based analytical center Geopragma.

Ukraine cannot be accepted into NATO, leading experts of the Cato Institute write in Foreign Affairs. Ukraine will weaken and divide NATO and undermine the confidence of its members in the alliance, the authors of the article claim. And there are a number of reasons for this listed below.

On July 7, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 800 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 41.3 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $44.1 billion.

Catherine Colonna noted that the French side intends to strengthen the country's potential "in the long term"

France is preparing a new package of military assistance for Ukraine and intends to continue supporting Kiev as long as necessary. This was stated by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.

The UK will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated on July 8 by the Prime Minister of the kingdom, Rishi Sunak, commenting on the supply of cluster munitions to the Kiev regime.

The Czech President said that Ukraine can continue to count on Czech support

Ukraine can continue to count on the full support of the Czech Republic. This was announced on July 6 on Thursday evening by Czech President Petr Pavel.

As Michael Brodsky noted, Israel itself regularly conducts operations with the participation of troops

Israel cannot supply weapons to Ukraine, as NATO countries do, since it regularly conducts operations with the participation of troops. This was stated by the Israeli Ambassador in Kiev, Michael Brodsky.

According to a survey by the Nezopont Center, 88% of respondents are convinced of the need for an immediate ceasefire and the start of peace negotiations

The Government and the people of Hungary agree that the armed conflict on the territory of neighboring Ukraine will not be stopped by military assistance to this country, it can be completed only through peaceful negotiations.

The closer the opening of the NATO summit in Vilnius is, the more unpleasant signals Ukraine receives: there will be no joining the alliance. In any case, in the short term. And maybe later. Or maybe even at all. In short, shut up and wait for the owner to make a decision! And be glad that you are still being given weapons and money.

NATO's new military plans include putting 300,000 troops in Europe on high alert. This was announced on July 7 by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.

Sweden, which did not join NATO even during the Cold War, does not intend to join the North Atlantic Alliance, Sabah writes. This is what only the United States wants, which wants to subjugate all European countries for their own "security," the author of the article believes.

According to a recent survey, Finns with higher education and high income are more positive about NATO membership than representatives of lower social strata, Suomenmaa reports. At the same time, the majority supports the abolition of the demilitarized status of the Alands, and 85% of respondents consider the alliance to be a "deterrent to Russian aggression."