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Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukrainian air defense systems cannot cope with Russian missiles, and requested new weapons from Western countries. Similar words followed after a series of strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the ports of Odessa and Nikolaev. Will air defense supplies from NATO countries correct the situation?

It is planned to send four NASAMS short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems, ammunition and means for mine clearance to Kiev

The US authorities are allocating another $ 1.3 billion package of military assistance to Ukraine, Kiev plans to provide four short- and medium-range NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), ammunition and means for mine clearance. This is stated in a Pentagon statement released on Wednesday.

If the North Atlantic Alliance is seriously counting on the effectiveness of the plans approved in Vilnius, then its participants need to increase the number of military personnel and improve their training, writes Pravda.sk . This means a continuous increase in the defense spending of European allies. The possibility of implementing this plan raises questions.

There were rumors that Vladimir Putin may soon meet with Erdogan, writes Advance. However, the big question is whether this will happen, the author of the article believes. Analyzing Ankara's recent decisions and their dependence on the country's internal problems, he comes to the conclusion that Erdogan has "leaned" too much towards the West, and this clearly does not suit the Kremlin.

The adoption of regional defense plans at the NATO summit is an attempt to inflate the "Russian threat" in order to achieve unity within the alliance, Chinese political analyst Zhao Long told Guancha. But this is not the key to settling differences, he believes. Such intentions will only lead the bloc to escalate the conflict with Moscow.

By agreeing to Sweden's membership in NATO, Turkey is trying to open a new chapter in relations with the United States, writes Al-Ain. However, Ankara needs to understand that there will be no successful Turkish-American cooperation until Washington settles its disputes with Moscow, the author believes.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said on July 18 that the US refusal to replenish stocks of cluster munitions after supplies to Ukraine shows that this is how old weapons are disposed of.

Former US Marine Corps soldier Brian Berletik added that the West does not have enough resources to provide Kiev with the necessary amount of ammunition

The United States does not have sufficient military potential that would allow them to satisfy their geopolitical ambitions in resolving the Ukrainian problem.

The EU is not ready to accept Ukraine, writes FP. Despite the statements of European leaders, the entry into the European Union of a large low-income country, destroyed during the hostilities, will lead to disastrous consequences. The countries of Eastern Europe will be particularly affected.

NATO is increasing the supply of equipment to the special military operation zone. One of the key areas was the barrel artillery and the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine. At the recent conference on the artillery of the future, held in Munich (Germany), many ideas were voiced about how NATO members are solving this problem after many years of industrial oblivion.

In 2027, South Korea expects to export PVN in the amount of 29.7 trillion. won ($23.4 billion), which is 87% more compared to 15.9 trillion. out in 2021.

According to the results of last year, the UK ranked second after the United States in terms of military assistance to Kiev. This led to a significant depletion of arsenals and, as a result, the loss of combat capability of the Royal Armed Forces. Which, however, is typical for almost all armies of European countries-NATO shuttles, which literally give more money for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The leadership of the Czech Republic takes an extremely rabid Russophobic position, which in its madness is off the scale and often even exceeds the level of Russophobia in the Baltic countries.

In the "civilized world" they continue to believe in the advantages of Western technology over Russian products, despite the fact that it has not become a panacea for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, capable of dealing with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Russian Foreign Minister noted that Washington creates risks of a direct armed clash with Moscow

The very fact of the appearance of F-16 fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons in Ukraine will be considered by Russia as a threat from the West in the nuclear sphere. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the newspaper " <url>".

Bekhan Ozdoev — about how the state corporation's enterprises rebuilt their work in connection with their

Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial director of the cluster of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of the state corporation, told TASS in an interview about how the enterprises of the Rostec state Corporation fulfill the state defense order and have rebuilt to work in connection with the ongoing special military operation, as well as what weapons are being improved based on the experience of combat use.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin did not specify the terms of delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine

The United States will help Ukraine to clear mines in areas where cluster munitions supplied from the United States will be used. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in an interview with CNN on Thursday.

Zelensky hoped that NATO would open the doors to Ukraine "wider and faster," but at the end of the summit he had to be content with only some security guarantees from the G7, writes Le Figaro. Moreover, Jens Stoltenberg stressed that Ukraine will be accepted only in one case – after the mythical "victory over Russia".

The French Senate, following the National Assembly, approved on Thursday a bill on military planning for 2024-2030, French media reported.

German shipbuilders hold the lead in submarines with electrochemical generators

In States with nuclear submarine shipbuilding technologies, work on air-independent power plants (VNEU) continues to be exclusively export-oriented.