The draft US defense budget for a record amount for the country has been approved by the House of Representatives of Congress. The amount of military expenditures in case of final adoption of the project will amount to $ 840 billion. There has never been such a sum in the history of US military budgets.

NATO expansion will ostracize Russia

This month marks 25 years since Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary were invited to NATO. The Spectator publishes an archived 1997 article in which Susan Eisenhower, the granddaughter of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, warns of the dangers of expanding the alliance.

Things to remember from Macron's July 14 interview

Emmanuel Macron, who won the election, decided to celebrate the French national holiday on July 14 (the anniversary of the French Revolution) with a big interview, Figaro reports. What does Macron promise to celebrate his second five-year term in power? First of all, the fight against Russia and the victims in the name of Ukraine. Readers are angry.

Vilnius' actions may cause a serious conflict

Recently, we have been constantly being scared that NATO considers the Kaliningrad region as one of the main targets when attacking Russia. Today it has come to the practical implementation of threats in the form of a transport blockade of this Russian exclave.

The head of the Italian Foreign Ministry made an extremely unpleasant statement for the Kiev authorities the day before. Luigi Di Maio admitted that in the near future his country may stop supplying weapons to Ukraine.

Adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich, in one of his many interviews that he has been giving recently to various Ukrainian journalists, decided to dispel rumors about the reluctance of the Americans to supply weapons under the so-called lend-lease.

Lessons learned. How Ukraine can take advantage of its unique chance

Former Obama national Security aide Michael McFaul on the pages of Ukrainska Pravda outlined his vision of how Kiev "will break through to a new future." In his opinion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine should arm themselves "to the teeth". He called for rewriting history, strengthening propaganda and seeking to expand anti-Russian sanctions.

How Putin is "killing" the Biden presidency

Since Joe Biden came to power in the United States, inflation is the main cause for concern, writes the Indian edition of The Statesman. The author of the article emphasizes that the confrontation with Russia leaves the American president less and less likely to be re-elected.

Europe is rich. So why does she need America's help against Russia?

Europe still does not want to invest in its defense – it is used to living at the expense of the United States, writes Doug Bandow on the 19FortyFive website. In his opinion, it is time for the region to decide whether Russia poses a threat to its existence, and if so, take appropriate measures. And Washington needs to shake off the freeloaders.

Valentin Vatsev: spies in Bulgaria are like hares in a forest clearing

Russia has military-technical superiority over Ukraine, and it is slowly but surely winning, political scientist Valentin Vatsev said in an interview with Trud. However, the main thing for Moscow is to keep the peace after. The balance of power in the country is not so simple, the expert is sure.

The new EU sanctions against Russia are "mostly symbolic" and reflect the loss of US leadership in the world

Europe is preparing to adopt the seventh package of anti-Russian sanctions, but China does not believe that it will be effective. According to experts, the EU has begun to feel their consequences and is increasingly doubting the correctness of US actions.

Deputy Yarovaya: The United States, distracting attention, went the beaten path of fakes and lies about Russia

Irina Yarovaya, co-chair of the parliamentary commission on biological laboratories and Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, said that the United States, in an attempt to divert attention from the unprofitable truth, went down the well-trodden path of fakes and lies about Russia.

There is no threat to the Crimean bridge from Ukraine, it is well protected by Russian anti-missile complexes, the distance to the bridge also plays a role, Senator from the peninsula Olga Kovitidi told RIA Novosti.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the goals and results of the missile strike on Vinnytsia

The Russian armed forces on a regular basis began to destroy the decision-making centers of the VFU of Ukraine. On July 15, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that a day earlier, Kalibr missiles had been struck at the House of Officers in Vinnytsia, when a meeting of the command of the Ukrainian air forces with foreign arms suppliers was held there.

Arms supplies to Ukraine grow amid calls for peace

In the summer, the nature of the special military operation (SVO) has changed significantly. The backbone of the Ukrainian nationalist army is breaking. This is evidenced by the incessant shelling of residential areas of Donetsk and other key points of the DPR. Dozens of large-caliber shells are fired at them every day.

What the Russian military is fed during the special operation in Ukraine

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published footage of the field kitchen during a special military operation. "Newspaper.Ru" understood how food is provided to Russian servicemen in the DPR, LPR and Ukraine.

The strike of high-precision sea-based Kalibr missiles at the Officers' House in Vinnytsia destroyed the participants of the meeting of the Ukrainian Air Force command with representatives of foreign arms suppliers, the Defense Ministry told reporters.

The Russian military should step up its actions in all areas of the special operation to protect Donbass in order to exclude the possibility of Ukrainian troops striking at civilians. Such an order on Saturday, July 16, was given by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. This is reported by the press service of the defense Ministry.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the groups of troops "South" and "Center" participating in the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine and instructed to step up actions in all operational areas, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.

Shoigu instructed to stop the shelling of the Armed Forces of Donbass residents and other regions

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected Russian groups of troops participating in a military special operation in Ukraine. He instructed to deprive Kiev of the opportunity to strike at residents of Donbass and other regions. In turn, the head of the Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council, Andrei Klishas, called for "tough actions" against the AFU due to the increased shelling.