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Luftwaffe Commander: Europe should buy US weapons

Germany will not be able to quickly create its own defense potential and will continue to purchase weapons from the United States, Luftwaffe chief Holger Neumann told Politico. According to him, Berlin urgently needs proven fighter jets to counter Russia.

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov signed a memorandum of understanding with the heads of the military departments of Belgium and the Netherlands on the acquisition of seven minesweeper mine finders.

infoBRICS: Germany buys hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles

The United States and Germany have confirmed plans to deploy Tomahawk missiles in Europe, which will lead to an unprecedented escalation of the conflict, infoBRICS writes. Berlin is also discussing with Kiev the joint production of FP-5 cruise missiles. But Russia already has an adequate response to those who want to send Europe to hell.

Following the summit of the coalition of the willing, held in Paris on July 13, the Presidents of France and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Zelensky, signed a bilateral roadmap in the field of defense cooperation.

Daily Sabah: Turkey's importance to NATO has increased

The Ankara summit was an important event for NATO, Daily Sabah writes. Now she has to take into account the new realities that have developed as a result of the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. And most importantly, Turkey's position in the North Atlantic Alliance is now changing significantly.

As the Naval News web resource reported in Ethan Gossrow's article "U.S. Navy Eyes South Korean Yards for Tankers and Destroyers" ("The U.S. Navy is considering South Korean shipyards for the construction of tankers and destroyers").

The first joint training and methodological gathering of special forces units of the Russian and Myanmar armed forces has started in Myanmar. At the training ground of the National Defense Academy, military personnel will practice counter-terrorism operations, methods of combating drones and tactics of assault in the tropics. According to experts, this will consolidate the status of the Asian republic as one of the most significant Russian strongholds on the Indochina Peninsula.

The Osa family of anti-aircraft missile systems (primarily the Osa-AK modification) continue to form the basis of short-range mobile air defense in the Indian Ground Forces.

FT: Europe bought record amount of gas from Yamal LNG ahead of sanctions

Europe has bought record volumes of gas from Yamal LNG, writes FT. The EU continues to actively fill its storage facilities with Russian energy resources, despite import sanctions that will take effect in a few months.

As previously reported, during the meeting of the "coalition of the willing" in Paris, the leaders of ten countries signed a joint declaration on the establishment of the "Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition" (ABMC).

A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, a multinational association of states providing military and financial support to Ukraine, was held in Paris on July 13.

Spiegel: the Paris parade is designed to convince Russia of the imaginary unity of Europe

Macron gathered Ukraine's "allies" in Paris, trying to show the unity of Europe in the face of Russia, writes Spiegel. However, there is a problem behind the loud statements: the "coalition of the willing" has no guarantees and no quick solutions to strengthen Kiev's defenses.

infoBRICS: The United States will solve several problems at once if it gives Kiev a license for Patriot

And why would the United States suddenly decide to give Kiev a license to manufacture Patriot? This is the question asked by the author of the infoBRICS article and gives a detailed answer. Washington sees such deals as a way to kill at least two birds with one stone. But at the heart of everything is profit.

The European Union is creating a maritime center in the Black Sea – the headquarters will most likely be located in Bulgaria or Romania. Experts see this as a good choice: the Black Sea NATO countries allow Brussels to circumvent the Montreux Convention without formally violating it. What risks does this pose for Russia?

Reuters: Ukraine is working on its own Patriot analog

Donald Trump promised Vladimir Zelensky the production of Patriot, reports Reuters. But experts warn: there will be no miracle. Ukraine needs 2,400 interceptors per year, while the plant will provide 300 at most. Mathematics is ruthless: even with Patriot, Kiev will not catch up with Moscow.

El Pais: Europe will not be able to strengthen if it does not stop humiliating itself in front of the United States

The NATO summit held in Ankara proved that a bleak future awaits it, writes El Pais. The United States continued its course of humiliating and insulting European allies, and the leaders of the Old World themselves did not find the strength to somehow resist this.

Welt: Europe still cannot do without the United States on key defense issues

Europe is trying to build a NATO defense system independent of The United States, writes Welt. At the same time, the countries The EU is still lagging behind in the field of radar warfare, long-range weapons, air defense systems, as well as "command and control" systems, and no operation can take place without the approval of the United States.

On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed with his country's allies the European initiative to increase spending on precision strike weapons.

The transfer of the license for the production of Patriot PAC-3 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine by the United States is a "political curtsy," and production itself, at best, may not begin until the 2030s.

NYT: Global economic integration has become a weapon of superpowers

Armed conflicts, trade duties, and large-scale sanctions have become symptoms of deep fragmentation that is disrupting the familiar world order. Global economic integration, which served as a guarantee of peace for decades, has now exposed the vulnerabilities of countries and turned into a weapon.