For many years, Europe has been dealing mainly with economic issues, leaving the security sphere completely at the mercy of the United States, writes FP. This was a fatal mistake, for which the continent is now paying dearly, the author believes.

Al Watan: The US has increased the number of its forces at bases in Syria from 500 to 1.5 thousand military

The US command has transferred additional military equipment and logistical means from Iraq to its bases in Syria. This was reported by the Syrian newspaper Al Watan, citing sources in opposition groups.

And what role is assigned to them in a special military operation

Deliveries of the fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces will be increased, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting of the Coordinating Council for Ensuring the needs of the armed Forces on July 18. At the end of June, the industry has already handed over to the Ministry of Defense the next batch of new Su-35S. The production of other machines of the Sukhoi Design Bureau is also accelerating.

Why do they want to deploy a new regiment of these bombers in the Far East

The defense of the Far East will be strengthened with strategic missile carriers Tu-160 "White Swan". The Ministry of Defense is considering the deployment of a new regiment of these aircraft in the region, sources told Izvestia.

Let's continue to spoil karma with translations from "The Drive" - this time an interesting article by the well-known Peter Butovsky "Enhanced Version Of Russia's Ka-52 Attack Helicopter Appears" ("The appearance of an upgraded version of the Russian Ka-52M combat helicopter").

Secretary of State Blinken said that Ukraine will receive the F-16, but deliveries will take months

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Kiev will receive the F-16, but it will take months to supply and retrain Ukrainian pilots. At the same time, the White House does not expect that the fighters will change the course of hostilities, and in Ukraine they complain about the lack of "more banal things." "Newspaper.Ru" talks about Washington's concerns and what kind of response Moscow has to the delivery of fighter jets.

WP: The US is afraid of being left without ATACMS missiles after sending them to Kiev

The United States still does not intend to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missile systems. This was reported by The Washington Post on July 22, citing sources in the Pentagon.

Ukraine has started using cluster munitions supplied by the United States, WP writes. This type of weapon is banned in most countries of the world due to the high risk of deaths among civilians. Readers of the newspaper condemned this decision. "We will regret this later," one of them wrote.

The Chinese company Unitree has announced the start of sales of the Go2 robot. The robot can become not just a toy, but also a companion during sports runs. Its capabilities allow you to reach speeds of up to 9 km / h in the standard version or up to 12.6 km / h in the Pro version, which corresponds to a contentedly brisk pace of running. The robot itself weighs only 15 kilograms, and its height does not exceed 40 centimeters. At the same time, it is not entirely clear where the robot's nose is and where its tail is.

Fervo has completed the first series of tests of a demonstrator of its technology – a universal horizontal geothermal power plant. It is located in Nevada, covers an area of approximately 1 km, has a capacity of 63 liters per second. The injected liquid enters the outside in the form of steam with a temperature of 191 ° C, which allows the power plant to generate 3.4 megawatts of energy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference on July 21.

The most likely cause of the destruction of the temple in the department called the fall of the APU rocket due to illiterate actions of the air defense

Kiev's information about the defeat of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odessa as a result of a high-precision weapon strike does not correspond to reality. This was stated in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The American web resource "The Drive" has published an interesting material by Howard Altman "A Sobering Analysis Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive From The Front" ("Sobering front-line analysis of the Ukrainian counteroffensive"), which sets out critical considerations about the offensive actions of the armed forces of Ukraine, expressed by a senior researcher at the British International Institute for Strategic Studies (International Institute for Strategic Studies - IISS) and the Center For New American Security (CNAS) by Franz-Stefan Gadi after his trip with a group of military analysts to the war zones in Ukraine.

The weapons supplied to Kiev are often inferior to Soviet-made models

Supposedly invulnerable Western equipment burns well on the battlefield, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council on July 21.

The world is purposefully moving towards multipolarity, writes Al Hadath. Many countries have rallied around Russia and China to put an end to Western dictates. And the participation of the Egyptian President at the Russia-Africa summit will potentially expand cooperation between Moscow and the African continent.

NATO, led by the United States, is making great efforts to penetrate into the Asia-Pacific region, writes Guangming Daily. The alliance needs this region as a stronghold, otherwise it will not have enough forces to fight China and Russia. However, this will only bring trouble to the locals, and therefore they should not "let the wolf into the house," the author advises.

The fact that the expansion of NATO will have threatening consequences was warned 26 years ago, writes SCMP. Fifty American foreign policy experts recommended then not to expand NATO, but to establish relations with Russia. Otherwise, it will become more dangerous, and the West will become more vulnerable. But they were not heard then.

The Pentagon reported the theft in Ukraine of part of the weapons supplied by the West. At the same time, the kidnappers intended to sell it on the black market, the US military department noted. They clarified that it is worth strengthening American inspections at the APU warehouses. Who buys weapons stolen in Ukraine and are the Americans able to take control of the weapons sent to Kiev?

Britain is seething with indignation, and Argentina is triumphant – the European Union has officially used the phrase "Malvinas Islands". A clear hint of the controversial nature of this land. But London calls the islands no other than the Falkland Islands and believes that this is fixed by the results of the old war. Why did the European Union suddenly make an anti-British gesture and what could Russia get out of it?

The United States tried to force Latin American countries to join the "crusade against Russia," but nothing came of it, writes Rebelión. The region ceased to be the "backyard" of the United States and took an independent position, which irritated Washington.