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Knutov on the transfer of long-range missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: this proves the failures in the counteroffensive

France's decision to transfer long-range missiles to Ukraine will lead to an escalation of hostilities. On July 11, military historian, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov told Izvestia.

According to Pakistani media, the Iraqi Armed Forces command intends to purchase JF-17 Thunder light combat aircraft in Pakistan. Thus, Iraq became the fifth country to initiate the purchase of fighter jets from Pakistan.

Dudakov: It will be increasingly difficult for the West to find consensus on arms supplies to Ukraine

There is a serious split in the West over the provision of cluster munitions to Kiev. This may affect further military tranches to Ukraine. Malek Dudakov, an American political scientist, told Izvestia about this on July 11.

The head of the German arms concern Rheinmetall announced the conclusion of an agreement, according to which it is planned to create an enterprise for the production of military equipment on the territory of Ukraine within three months.

The reduction in the size of the American fleet while maintaining the doctrine of dominance in the oceans has led to a faster deterioration of warships. In this regard, the load on the shipbuilding capacities of the country has increased. However, in general, local shipyards were unable to repair pennants in the allotted time and for the agreed amounts, which eventually led to the need to place orders abroad.

Today, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov signed a memorandum on the creation of a coalition to train Ukrainian military pilots on American-made F-16 fighters. This is reported by the Ukrainian press.

France should be aware of the responsibility for the decision to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles of the SCALP. This was announced on July 11 at the Russian Embassy in Paris.

After the transfer of the "Azov" to the Ukrainian authorities, Turkish leader Recep Erdogan made another unexpected move. Having demanded EU membership for Turkey in exchange for Sweden's admission to NATO, he immediately agreed to a different price, and now he will come to the summit in Vilnius as the main actor. What to think about it in Russia?

Russia has launched a grandiose program to upgrade the key mode of transport in the current conditions – the merchant marine fleet. What vessels are required by our country first of all, why is it so important today and what routes will the new ships serve?

Beijing has launched a "counteroffensive" in the "chip war" that has flared up, tightening exports of rare earth metals — key for microchips. This is the response of the US and the EU, which have restricted the transfer of technology and the sale of semiconductors. How far the confrontation can go — in the material of RIA Novosti.

At the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Kiev will be shown a kind of "interim gesture," writes Politico. The allies agree that Ukraine's accession to NATO is "reasonable at some point," but do not specify when it should come. First, Ukraine must fulfill the conditions.

The White House rejected a possible NATO discord over the supply of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The United States does not expect that the decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine will provoke discord among the members of the North Atlantic Alliance. This was announced on Sunday, July 9, by the assistant to the American president for National Security, Jake Sullivan, during a briefing at the White House.

Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno noted that this is a bilateral issue between Washington and Kiev

The Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan, Hirokazu Matsuno, has avoided direct comments on the US supplies of cluster munitions to Ukraine, while once again stating the need for Kiev's support from the international community.

Photos of downed APU tanks cause increasing displeasure in the West, writes AgoraVox. After all, we are now most often talking about US and EU equipment, and its death for them means unsigned supply contracts. And this is a huge loss of money and the collapse of prestige. But the "victory" of the APU threatens trouble.

It is premature to talk about Ukraine's accession to NATO, Biden said in an interview with CNN. Kiev has yet to fulfill a number of requirements. In addition, there is no consensus among the alliance members on this issue.

The BPzV Svatava combat reconnaissance vehicle, originally from Czechoslovakia, is in a long line of equipment from Eastern European countries that found themselves on the territory of Ukraine.

The representative of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Nabila Masrali, announced the EU's support for providing "ammunition to Ukraine for self-defense"

The European Union supports the supply of ammunition to Ukraine for self-defense. This was stated on Monday by the representative of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Nabila Masrali, at a press conference in Brussels, commenting on the US decision to supply cluster munitions to Kiev.

A whole group of Russian spacecraft has started working in near-Earth orbit. Some of them are truly unique, including those created by student and even school teams. Before our eyes, an industry of private space design bureaus is growing in Russia, which in the coming years can create entire satellite groupings in orbit.

Senator Jabarov said that without Western weapons, Ukraine will last no longer than two weeks

Ukraine without Western weapons will not be able to hold out in the conflict for more than two weeks, but the United States will not stop supplies. This opinion was expressed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov on Monday, July 10.

Despite the sanctions, Russia is purposefully engaged in the development of the Northern Sea Route, NHK writes. Now Moscow is trying to involve the countries of the Global South in the implementation of this project. The UAE has already responded.