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On the eve of the BRICS summit in South Africa, the West tried to denigrate the bloc by fanning rumors of disagreements between the member countries. This is nothing more than slander, the US and the EU are led by envy, GT writes. They are afraid that the BRICS will "fix" their hegemonic world order, and are trying to undermine its unity, experts say.

The Biden administration has thought about transferring the money intended for Ukraine to Taiwan, InfoBRICS writes. Zelensky is unlikely to like this decision. Ukraine will have to share "help for freedom and democracy," and it is impossible to imagine how it will react to this.

Although the transfer of the SCALP to the Ukrainians was announced a month ago, only now fragments of these French-made missiles have appeared in the combat zone.

Relations between Ankara and Moscow have clearly deteriorated after some gestures of the former to Kiev, writes Yeni Çağ. Egypt offers to fill the gap left by Turkey, which does not want to miss the chance to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia.

The West is in no hurry to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, according to the latest data, Kiev will receive planes only after Ukrainian pilots have completed their piloting training, and it is delayed. All this is very annoying for the Kiev leadership, which has made another bet on combat aviation. Against this background, the Czech Republic supplied the F-16 simulator to the AFU Air Forces.

Colonel Khodarenok admitted that the SCALP missiles could reach the Moscow region

The APU received long-range SCALP air-to-surface missiles from France. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood what a French cruise missile is, whether it will change the course of the conflict and whether the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces will cope with it.

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Serial assembly of new Russian Superjet New and MS-21 aircraft will begin in 2024, CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition, according to Chemezov, one of the first unmanned BAS-200 helicopters has already aroused the interest of the regions of Russia, and will also be involved in the zone of its own.

We declare fraternal feelings, we help the enemy troops

Bulgaria is traditionally considered a fraternal country for Russia – because it is Slavic and Orthodox. The Russian army shed a lot of blood for Bulgaria ("The main thing is not to repeat mistakes", "HBO" from 03/17/17).

Trends in the development of the global military economy

At the present stage, there is a significant increase in the mutual influence of the world economy and the global military-political situation. Today, it is economic interests that largely determine the direction and nature of the development of interstate relations.

Politics determines a lot, military successes decide everything

The world market of armaments and military equipment (VIV) can be represented as a supporting structure of the system of global modern military-economic relations. Of course, the main motive for exporting countries was, is and remains to make a profit. At the same time, the diverse interests of military-political strategists, weapons designers, and leaders of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of different countries are invariably present and should be taken into account.

The coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, pointed to "various powers" that Washington will use "as necessary" to supply weapons to Taipei.

Russia and China have expanded defense cooperation by launching joint exercises in Asia, near Japan, writes Nihon Keizai. Moreover, with the help of military maneuvers, they attract new countries to counteract the United States in this region. Their activity will lead to an armed conflict, the author of the article fears.

Jane's Information group reported that on July 19, 2023, the first ND15 4 de Abril medium amphibious ship built for the Angolan Navy, built by the French shipbuilding group CMN (Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie) Group in Cherbourg, was delivered to the Angolan capital Luanda from France on board the Dutch dock transport vessel Yacht Express. CMN LCT 200-70. Finally, the ship will probably be commissioned into the Angolan navy in 2024.

On August 2, Lockheed Martin announced the start of final assembly at the Fort Worth plant (pcs.Texas) the first multi-purpose fighter F-35A "Lightning-2" (S.N. AY-01) for the Belgian Air Force.

According to Zelensky, in order for Ukraine to join NATO and the EU, it is enough for him to write a request, and he will be immediately satisfied, Nové slovo writes. However, not everything is so simple. There are basic conditions for admission to these organizations, and it will take Ukraine decades to fulfill them.

French authorities on Friday said they refuse to recognize the decision of Niger's military to denounce military agreements with Paris, Western media reported.

Erdogan and Putin had a telephone conversation, having agreed on the visit of the Russian leader to Turkey, Cumhuriyet writes. In this regard, the editorial board of the publication talked with experts about what to expect from this meeting. In their opinion, peace in Ukraine can come to the fore.

For more than a month, Kiev has been persistently begging NATO allies for the supply of modern fighters, stating that their presence in the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will certainly help to defeat the Russian army. So far, there is no consensus on this issue among Western allies, although there is talk that F-16 fighters may still be in Ukraine more and more often.

In the near future, Lithuania will send the NASAMS air defense system to Ukraine. This was announced by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense on its website.

And what are these machines capable of in the hands of Ukrainian pilots

Deliveries of American F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Ukraine have been discussed for several months. It would seem that the decision has been made, and all disputes have ended, but there is still no clarity either on the timing of sending cars to Kiev, or on pilot training. Izvestia, together with a military expert, the founder of the Military Russia portal Dmitry Kornev, understood what these fighters are capable of in the conditions of a special military operation and what the Russian Aerospace Forces can oppose to them.