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."

Despite all the promises, Europe has not seriously taken up the protection of its eastern borders, writes Foreign Affairs. Due to a number of historical and political reasons, the west of the continent is in no hurry to defend the east, which, according to the author of the article, may affect the entire NATO.

After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Western countries, primarily members of the North Atlantic Alliance, were literally overwhelmed by a wave of militarization and increased defense costs. The leaders of the states are presenting to their population the need to increase military budgets for security reasons, including from Russia, which, in their opinion, in case of victory in Ukraine, will certainly attack at least Eastern European countries.

The United States uses security as an excuse to deceive other countries and make them pay for American hegemony, writes Global Times. That is why NATO members such as Hungary, France and Turkey are unwilling to obey Washington, which has led to a lack of consensus within the bloc on key issues, including the choice of the Secretary General.

Tokyo will be able to protect itself without outside help

After the defeat in World War II, Japan was banned from having armed forces. Nevertheless, they were created – and almost immediately and under the leadership of the former main enemy – the United States.

The An-124 Ruslan heavy transport aircraft of the 224th Special Detachment of the Russian Defense Ministry was recently filmed at the Entebbe Airbase in the Ugandan capital with at least one Su-30MK2 fighter of the country's Air Force in the process of loading operations.

Military expert Khodarenok believes that the Russian Armed Forces need regular units of drones

The armed conflicts of the coming century will be distinguished by the massive use of unmanned systems controlled by artificial intelligence. How is the situation with unmanned vehicles in the United Group of troops participating in the SVO, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.