Argentina, Brazil and Mexico refused to condemn the conflict in Ukraine
They did not join the position of American countries during the Conference of American Defense Ministers
Argentina, Brazil and Mexico refused to join the position of the American countries on condemning the conflict in Ukraine, follows from the declaration adopted on Thursday following the results of the 15th Conference of American Defense Ministers (CDMA), which was held in Brasilia.
The US Secretary of State told the Japanese Foreign Minister of readiness for joint measures against Russia
Blinken reaffirmed Washington's "unwavering support" for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that Washington is committed to jointly taking new measures against Russia with Tokyo. This is stated in a written statement by the head of the press service of the American Foreign Ministry, Ned Price, distributed on Friday.
The head of the US Department of Commerce claims that the impact of sanctions on Russia is constantly increasing
Gina Raimondo noted that "the reserves that Russia has created in preparation" for the special operation continue to decrease
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Friday that the restrictions imposed by the US administration will have an increasingly "destructive impact" on Russia.
"A very powerful weapon." In the West, they were horrified by what Putin could do
"A very powerful weapon." How Putin threatens NATO with a "retaliatory strike"
Putin will not start military operations against the West and NATO, retired British General Simon Mayall is sure. He noted that the Russians have "gas weapons" in their hands, which caused alarm throughout Europe.
Germany sees no reason to be proud of arms supplies to Ukraine
At the same time, as the Vice-Chancellor of Germany Robert Habek noted, Berlin cannot but support Kiev
No one should be proud of the fact that Germany has to supply weapons to Ukraine, but Berlin cannot but support Kiev in the current conditions. This was stated on Thursday evening by the Vice-Chancellor of Germany, the head of the Ministry of Economy Robert Habek.
The ex-Prime Minister of Greece believes that by sending weapons to Kiev, the country is destroying relations with the Russian Federation
According to Alexis Tsipras, the Greeks should be concerned about the foreign policy pursued by the current government of the country under the leadership of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, by sending weapons to Ukraine, is actually dragging the country into hostilities and destroying Greek-Russian relations that have been built with such difficulty for decades.
Defense ministers of the largest Latin American countries refused to condemn Russia "for actions in Ukraine"
The Conference of American Defense Ministers (CDMA) demonstrated, as they say in the West, the lack of unity of the states of global America. The main issue on which there were discrepancies was the Ukrainian issue.
The Director General of the IAEA called the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP "unstable"
Rafael Grossi noted that he intends to discuss with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the organization of a mission to the territory of the NPP
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi believes that the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP is "unstable". He also noted that he intends to discuss with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the organization of a mission to the territory of the NPP. Grossi said this on Friday in an interview with the German media company Deutsche Welle (recognized in the Russian Federation as a foreign media agent).
Polish experts analyze the prospects of the "decisive battle" of the Ukrainian army for Kherson
The issue of the upcoming counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army on the Kherson direction, widely advertised by Kiev, has recently been actively discussed in the European media. The Polish edition Wiadomosci wonders whether the "decisive battle" will take place in the south of Ukraine and what consequences it may lead to.
The head of the Zaporozhye CAA reported dozens of cases of the sale of Western weapons by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Vladimir Rogov said that Western countries supplying weapons to Ukraine are trying to keep a clear record and control so that weapons do not fall into the hands of the Russian side
Dozens of cases of sale by servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Javelin anti-tank missile systems and other weapons supplied by Western countries to Kiev were noted during the a special military operation.
Russia has invited UN and Red Cross experts to investigate the strike on the pre-trial detention center in Yelenovka
As a result of the missile strike, 50 Ukrainians were killed, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov
The Russian Federation, in the interests of investigating the strike on the pre-trial detention center in Yelenovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, invited experts from the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Miscalculated — shed tears: Kiev launched a missile attack on its prisoners of war
An error in the preparation of escape or intentional elimination — how to explain the death of more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen
On the night of July 29, Ukrainian armed formations attacked a pre-trial detention center in the village of Yelenovka of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the DPR authorities, two missiles hit the barracks with prisoners of war.
Voenkino will present at the Army-2022 forum the mechanism and criteria for selecting film projects that can receive support from it
The Fund for the Support of Military-Patriotic Cinema (Voenkino) during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" will present the mechanism and criteria for the selection of film projects that can receive the support of Voenkino, the press service of the fund reported on Saturday.
Guys of steel. How the fighters of the legendary "Alpha" are trained
Most of the exploits are classified, and the names are unknown. Department "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center celebrates its 48th birthday on Friday. Alexey Filatov, a veteran of the unit, lieutenant colonel of the Federal Security Service, president of the Union "Officers of the Alpha Group", told RIA Novosti in an interview about how the Russian "Alpha" differs from the Soviet one, how to get there and what a modern commando should be like.
Norwegians were afraid of Russian naval exercises
Russian shootings off the coast of Norway — a growing problem
Russia wants to "intimidate" the Norwegian authorities with naval exercises literally "along the Norwegian coast" and "disrupt NATO exercises," NRK reports. It is noteworthy that they take place in international waters at a distance of over 12 nautical miles from Norway.
Ice alignment: nuclear submarines will be involved in the protection of the Northern Sea Route
Submarines of Project 949 began to work out the cover of a strategically important route
The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy conducted exercises of nuclear submarines in the area of the Northern Sea Route, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia. The maneuvers took place in the spring and early summer. The military tested the capabilities of Project 949 submarines during operations in this region.
The minesweeper Anatoly Shlemov has also been sent to the Pacific Ocean
As reported, on July 15, 2022, the towing of the Anatoly Shlemov minesweeper (factory number 527) of project 12700 (code "Alexandrite") built at JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (SNSZ, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) from St. Petersburg to its base on the Pacific Coast began fleet.
Nevsky wave: how the main naval parade will take place on the Day of the Navy
The Mercury corvette, Severodvinsk and Vepr submarines will be shown to the public for the first time in St. Petersburg
47 ships and vessels, 42 aircraft and more than 3.5 thousand servicemen will take part in the main naval parade on the occasion of Navy Day on July 31. St. Petersburg is hosting the sixth parade in a row, since this tradition was revived in 2017.
CyberPhysics founders: we are doing a smart thing so that big machines don't break down - TASS Interview
Sergey Nikolaev and Mikhail Gusev told in an interview for the TASS project "Conversations with Ivan Survillo" about the creation of a domestic digital process control system.
A thousand new tanks in Poland is a problem for Russia
Against the background of thousands of Korean K2s in Poland, most of the Russian armored units will be hopelessly outdated
Poland signs a deal with South Korea for the supply of the latest K2 tanks, writes MWM. This will cause Russia a lot of problems, the author of the article notes. Its armored units are ill-equipped to counter a large number of K2s in the event of a war with NATO or a limited Polish intervention in Ukraine.
