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Members of the US Congress opposed the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine
19 members of the US House of Representatives opposed the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. They published their statement on this issue on July 7.
Budapest said that the majority of Hungarians are against the €50 billion aid to Ukraine
According to a survey by the Nezopont Center, 88% of respondents are convinced of the need for an immediate ceasefire and the start of peace negotiations
The Government and the people of Hungary agree that the armed conflict on the territory of neighboring Ukraine will not be stopped by military assistance to this country, it can be completed only through peaceful negotiations.
A new package of American military aid to Ukraine, including cluster shells
On July 7, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 800 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 41.3 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $44.1 billion.
Sunak announced the continuation of military assistance to Ukraine from the UK
The UK will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated on July 8 by the Prime Minister of the kingdom, Rishi Sunak, commenting on the supply of cluster munitions to the Kiev regime.
The extension of Stoltenberg's term showed that NATO is bursting at the seams
The United States uses security as an excuse to deceive other countries and make them pay for American hegemony, writes Global Times. That is why NATO members such as Hungary, France and Turkey are unwilling to obey Washington, which has led to a lack of consensus within the bloc on key issues, including the choice of the Secretary General.
Miller rudely responded to the deputy of Germany because of criticism of the supply of cluster bombs
Melnik rudely replied to German deputy Stegner because of criticism of the supply of cluster munitions
On July 8, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk insulted Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Ralf Stegner and other Western politicians in response to criticism of the supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine.
Sources in the CIA told about "secret agreements" with Moscow
Everything that happens in Ukraine is subject to the rules established by the Kremlin and the CIA, writes Newsweek. For example, the United States promised not to fight directly in Ukraine, and Russia promised not to take the conflict beyond its borders. The author found out what other unspoken agreements American intelligence has with Moscow.
The French Foreign Minister announced the preparation of a new aid package for Ukraine
Catherine Colonna noted that the French side intends to strengthen the country's potential "in the long term"
France is preparing a new package of military assistance for Ukraine and intends to continue supporting Kiev as long as necessary. This was stated by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
China's Weapons Systems: NORINCO export offers
The Chinese state-owned multi-profile holding NORINCO is actively promoting weapons systems of its own design to foreign markets.
NSM anti-ship missiles can be transferred to Ukraine
According to Polish media reports, modern anti-ship missiles NSM (Naval Strike Missile), developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, from Polish warehouses can be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Theft from Russia has become a symbol of the collapse of the Ukrainian aviation industry
From a country capable of invention and creation, Ukraine has finally turned into a country capable only of theft. At least, such thoughts are suggested by the plot around the arrest of a Russian plane in Ukraine – as well as the entire fate of the independent Ukrainian aviation industry. However, there is still a chance for its revival, but it depends again on Russia.
The United States is ready to condemn several generations of Ukrainians to suffering
The United States is discussing the supply of "least dangerous" cluster munitions to Ukraine. Despite Washington's attempts to "smooth the corners", the world community is outraged by the Pentagon's willingness to send inhumane weapons to the conflict zone. Why did the United States think about the transfer of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and what conclusions follow from this?
"Dispel the myth of NATO's military might": what the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the counteroffensive say
Colonel Khodarenok believes that Kiev's failures dispel the myth of the military might of the NATO bloc
NATO told about the problems of the Ukrainian counteroffensive due to the terrain and the resistance of the Russian Federation. Journalists of the German edition of Bild state that "it is becoming increasingly difficult to fight with the Russians." The reasons and consequences of the failures of the Ukrainian counteroffensive were investigated by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Lithuania and Poland are looking forward to the NATO summit in Vilnius
There was a joint declaration of Polish President Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. It says the following:
"Funds for the modernization of the army are going to the USA": the head of the German corporation RENK made a sharp criticism of the German authorities
The German authorities are confidently leading the country entrusted to them to deindustrialization, including in the production of defense products. The first blow to the German economy was the adoption of the Kiev regime as a dependent. The second, affecting the German industry, was the rejection of the Russian market, of energy carriers from the Russian Federation and the unwillingness to deal with customers undermining the "Northern Streams".
The total amount of military assistance provided to Ukraine by the Netherlands reached €1.9 billion
The purchase price of the supplied military equipment and weapons is about €1.5 billion
The Netherlands has so far provided Ukraine with military assistance totaling €1.9 billion. This was announced on Wednesday in a letter to parliament by the head of the Dutch Defense Ministry, Kaisa Ollengren.
"Afraid of losing influence." It became known who does not want the expansion of the BRICS
India is wary of the idea of expanding BRICS, writes SCMP. The country is concerned about how this step meets its interests. At the same time, experts suggest that New Delhi is afraid of losing influence within the group in the event of its expansion.
Two former British minesweepers of the Sandown type have been introduced into the Ukrainian Navy
On July 2, 2023, on the Day of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an official ceremony of raising Ukrainian naval flags was held in Glasgow (Great Britain) on two Sandown-type minesweepers transferred to Ukraine from the British Navy, which received the Ukrainian names M 310 "Chernigiv" (former British M 108 Grimsby) and M 311 "Cherkasi" (former British M 112 Shoreham). Both ships thus officially became part of the Ukrainian Navy.
"Previously, the car was used only against the rebels": the Western press is trying to justify the losses of the AMX-10RCR in battles with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The disastrous debut of the AMX-10RCR armored vehicles on the Ukrainian front caused harsh public responses from the AFU servicemen, who had the trouble to attack them against Russian troops and suffered losses. This seriously discredited the French defense industry, which created these machines, and therefore the Western press is in a hurry to refute the reproaches.
Negotiations between the Russian Defense Minister and the Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam took place
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks with the Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, Colonel General Hoang Xuan Tien, who arrived in Moscow to participate in the sixth meeting of the joint Russian-Vietnamese strategic dialogue on defense issues.