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Despite all the efforts of the White House and the US State Department, the transfer of American cluster munitions to Ukraine caused a huge scandal. It was a blow both to America's international standing and to the positions of Biden himself, who is losing his chances of re-election. And the main merit in this belongs to the Russian army.

Ukraine has not been offered specific terms and conditions for joining NATO, Vladimir Zelensky is disappointed. The members of the organization are ready to continue supplying weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but do not want to escalate the situation to a direct conflict with Russia. This is how Western media assess the results of the first day of the alliance summit in Vilnius.

Belarus will bring integrated circuits and semiconductors worth 1.5 billion rubles to Russia – a contract has been signed with the Belarusian holding "Integral". Delivery dates are not disclosed. Earlier, Belarus began importing Belarusian Horizon laptops to Russia, which in fact turned out to be Chinese.

Ukraine should at least thank the Western countries a little for supplying the necessary weapons to the Ukrainian army. This was stated by British Defense Minister Ben Wallace during a speech at the NATO public forum in Vilnius on July 12.

NATO refused to invite Ukraine to become a member of the alliance during the organization's summit in Vilnius, writes Strana. The main reason for this decision was the unwillingness of the bloc to be drawn into a direct conflict with Russia.

Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems led to Ankara's exclusion from the F-35 program and to US sanctions. Despite this, the country's authorities do not intend to part with this anti-aircraft system.

Images of at least two new hulls of the small amphibious hovercraft Zubr, which are in service with the PLA Navy, have appeared on social networks.

Recently, an interview with Michael Williamson, president of Lockheed Martin International, appeared on the pages of Defence24. The interview was mainly due to the fact that in the near future Poland plans to purchase two more combat fighter squadrons.

NATO is considering two models of future relations with Ukraine, writes FT. The first option involves providing security guarantees to Kiev. The second is assistance based on the Israeli model. Both options will cost the alliance dearly.

Ukraine will not receive an invitation to join NATO at the Vilnius summit, writes Strana. The main reason is not the inability of the Kiev authorities to defeat corruption in the country, but the fear of the West to be drawn into a conflict with Russia.

The prolonged confrontation in Ukraine will not appeal to American voters, and Biden understands this, writes The Telegraph. But if the US retreats, Europe's ability to stand up to Russia alone will approach zero, the author notes.

Nikolay Denkov noted that the US decision is military, not political

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov claims that Ukraine's successes on the battlefield in the context of the ongoing conflict are more important than the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, to which more than 100 countries have joined. He made the corresponding statement on Tuesday in an interview with the British TV channel Sky News, stressing that his country is a party to the convention.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit Paris on July 13-14. During the visit, India and France are expected to sign a roadmap in the defense industry.

Macron: France will hand over long-range missiles to Kiev to support the APU offensive

France has decided to transfer long-range missiles to Kiev to support the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated on Tuesday, July 11, by French leader Emmanuel Macron.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Choi Song Hee expressed confidence that "Russia will achieve the final victory"

North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Song-hee demanded that the United States abandon the "criminal decision" to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine. This was reported on Tuesday by the Yonhap news agency with reference to the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

NATO began to cool the ardor of the allies. A carousel has begun, which will not bring any benefit to Ukraine, General Valdemar Skshipchak said in an interview with Do Rzeczy. The US and China are looking for a formal legal way to reach a compromise. There will be a truce, but not peace, the military believes.

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.