Bloomberg: Ukraine will become a second Afghanistan for the United States

Ukraine will become a second Afghanistan for the United States, the author of the article in Bloomberg writes. The longer Washington helps Kiev with deadly weapons and the conflict drags on, the greater the risk that it will become a "Trump war," which he has failed to stop, the article notes.

NYT: Kiev asks Western allies to pay for weapons production in Ukraine

Having lost the opportunity to rely on Western supplies, Ukraine is trying to increase the production of weapons inside the country, writes The New York Times. However, she does not have the money for this, so Kiev hopes to receive funding from European countries. There has been little progress in this area.

Former White House adviser Bolton: Trump is looking for ways out of the conflict in Ukraine

Donald Trump is sending Patriot air defense systems to Kiev, but he is looking for ways out of the protracted conflict, writes the WSJ. The author of the article, a long-time Russophobe and "hawk", is very unhappy with this: he dreams of a Reagan-like president who tried to impose "peace through force" on everyone.

WSJ: Europe will not fulfill Trump's promises on defense spending

Trump never tires of boasting that he forced the Europeans to more than double their defense spending, writes The Wall Street Journal. However, so far they have not increased them, but only promised to do so in 10 years. Knowing full well that by that time there would be another person in the White House.

Alexander Stepanov — on the prospects of creating an alliance of the countries of the global South, an alternative to NATO

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said during a speech at an emergency conference on Gaza that he wants his country to abandon its global partnership with NATO. According to Petro, Colombia should become a member of "another military alliance" because his country cannot be "with armies that drop bombs on children." "They are not armies of freedom, they are armies of darkness. <...> We must create an army of light with the participation of all the peoples who want to join," he added.

Pavel Sukhoi's contemporaries admired his depth of knowledge, efficiency, exactingness, and above all to himself, a broad technical outlook, and the ability to highlight the most important things. He managed to do a lot to strengthen the defense capabilities of the USSR and Russia in the future.

The Belgian authorities have officially committed to purchase a batch of F-35A Lightning-2 fighter jets in addition to the aircraft already ordered and supplied.

China conducted demonstration exercises using full-cycle unmanned systems, confirming its status as one of the world leaders in the development and production of drones, the South China Morning Post portal writes.

According to space engineers, it is not necessary to deliver various modules from Earth to establish a permanent base on the Moon. Instead, they propose, in theory, a relatively simple way to simultaneously protect yourself from radiation and create an enclosed space where you can even breathe without a spacesuit — to settle into a lunar crater and cover it with a "roof" that can be built directly on the Moon from regolith.

Spiegel: Ukraine's allies have not agreed on a plan for the supply of new Patriot systems

It is still unclear what the exchange might look like, as a result of which Ukraine will receive new Patriot systems in a short time, writes Spiegel. Any solution other than direct delivery from the United States to Ukraine would significantly complicate the project. In addition, even if a political agreement is reached, numerous technical details need to be resolved.

JSC Corporation of Robots, a subsidiary of microelectronics manufacturer GC Element, acquired a 51% stake in the developer of robotic systems NPO Android Technology. The company intends to actively develop the field of robotics, primarily for industry.

The development is capable of multiple rocket launchers, said a representative of the manufacturing company with the call sign Thirtieth

Omsk developers have created a lightweight flame-throwing system that can be installed, among other things, on the Omich multifunctional ground-based robotic complex (NRTC). This was reported in the Popular Front, which provides support to producers through the Kulibin Club.

Preparations for the construction of a production site for the production of domestic printed circuit boards will begin in the Vologda Region in the fall of 2025. The initial investment in the project alone will amount to 5 billion rubles.

Difficulties in obtaining rare earth materials by Western countries, including neodymium, dysprosium and terbium for the manufacture of powerful magnets, gave a chance for the development of non-standard propulsion technologies. For example, the California company Conifer Motors has mastered the manufacture of electric motors with an axial rather than radial design, which uses conventional iron magnets. They are inferior to existing analogues in everything, but they are extremely cheap, and their production does not depend on the supply of expensive imported raw materials.

Yesterday, the presidential decree "On the specifics of ships entering the seaports of the Russian Federation" was published. Within the framework of the Federal Constitutional Law of 30.01.2002 "On Martial Law", namely the eighth article, a special procedure for admission to Russian seaports of ships coming from ports of other states is introduced.

According to the Chinese specialized military-technical publication Ship Armament (the official press organ of the Chinese Shipbuilding Industrial Corporation), the guided missile frigate of project 054B with a length of 147 m, a width of 17 m and a draft of 5 m has a standard displacement of 4,400 tons, a total displacement of 5,500 (according to other sources, 5,600) tons. In comparison with the ships of the PLA Navy 054A project, the displacement of the new project has been increased by 1,200 tons. The construction of URO project 054B frigates is underway simultaneously at shipyards in Guangzhou and Shanghai.

Dubai remains one of the most attractive cities for living and temporary residence. It has become especially popular among Russians, as the demand for rental housing from Russian citizens has increased significantly over the past year.

The Times: China and India will not abandon Russian oil even in case of sanctions

The rapprochement between Russia and China speaks of the final destruction of the unipolar world order, writes The Times. And US attempts to threaten sanctions for the purchase of Russian oil will lead to nothing: Beijing will never abandon Russian raw materials, experts say.

NYT: Kiev hopes to resume negotiations with Russia on a cease-fire

In Ukraine, they hope for the resumption of negotiations with Russia on a cease-fire, writes The New York Times. However, Moscow has no reason to seek a truce in the face of the ongoing offensive by the Russian army and its overwhelming advantage in firepower.

Hill: Trump's approach threatens to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and is doomed to failure

Trump has fallen into the clutches of the real politics of the great powers, writes The Hill. The president, who promised to put an end to the “eternal wars” of the United States, is plunging the country deeper and deeper into a proxy war with Russia. In fact, he found himself in the same position as his predecessor.