Cooperation news

The strengthening cooperation of Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang worries the West. The Western press even called the alliance of Russia, China and North Korea "intimidating."

The United States intends to supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks in September, Politico reports, citing sources. The APU hopes that with the receipt of a new deadly weapon they will be able to advance, but even American technology will not reverse the situation and will not allow them to avoid heavy fighting.

The Russia-Africa Summit provided Vladimir Putin with an opportunity to strengthen relations with the Black continent, writes NYT. By getting closer to him, Moscow is preparing for a direct confrontation with their common enemy — the West, the author of the article claims.

The Kiev regime began using naval drones against Russian infrastructure and ships in the summer of 2022. Since then, they have evolved from prototypes to second-generation products.

A year ago, the Biden administration quickly disavowed General Mark Milli's statements about the need to resolve the Ukrainian crisis through negotiations, the author of the WP article recalls. However, the failed counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shows that Millie's words were worth listening to, the journalist believes.

On July 27, 2023, the Australian government announced the conclusion of a contract with Hanwha Defense Australia (the Australian branch of the Hanwha Defense division of the South Korean Hanwha Group) for the supply of 129 AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicles to the Australian Army. Thus, the AS21 Redback machine presented by the Hanwha Group won a five-year tender under the LAND 400 Phase 3 program for a promising tracked infantry fighting vehicle for the Australian Army.

Also, an employee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Franz-Stefan Gadi, and the head of the Russian Armed Forces study program at the American Center for Naval Analysis, Michael Kofman, note that Ukrainian fighters lack coherence, which is why they cannot break through the Russian defense.

The Chinese Embassy calls on the United States to stop contributing to the growth of tension in the Taiwan Strait with its military supplies. This was announced on Friday, July 28, by the official representative of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu.

The Sino-Russian defense cooperation does not threaten third countries, it pursues the goal of maintaining peace and tranquility on a global scale, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China Tan Kefei.

In the German port of Bremerhaven, American military vehicles have been spotted, stylized as equipment used in the Russian army. This is reported on the Defense Blog resource.

The Russia-Africa Forum, which ended in the northern capital, has become an important event for the development of foreign economic cooperation, strengthening international security and solving numerous humanitarian problems of today.

According to the Sunday Express newspaper, the Ukrainian military is undergoing special training at the defense training center in Oakhampton

More than 2 thousand servicemen of special purpose units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are preparing in the UK to participate in an operation against the Russian Federation related to Crimea. This was reported by the Sunday Express newspaper, citing sources.

In May of this year, the UK was the first among Ukrainian allies to lift the taboo on the supply of long-range ammunition by providing Kiev with Storm Shadow air-to-ground cruise missiles. Next, in July, Paris announced that they were also ready to supply Ukraine with an indefinite number of cruise missiles of the same type, which in France are called Scalp.

Africa has become an arena for the diplomatic struggle between Russia and the West, Newsweek reports. Moscow is pursuing an "offensive" policy there and is preparing to hold a summit with the heads of state of the continent. Meanwhile, the US and the EU are trying to prevent their rapprochement.

The US should stop paying for the conflict in Europe, writes AT. Most of the world does not support another senseless adventure of NATO. And time in this long conflict is Russia's best ally, the author believes.

At the Russia-Africa forum, Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region presents its capabilities for the development and production of serial high-tech military and civilian products.

Within the framework of the large–scale Russia-Africa summit, a special agreement on cooperation with African countries in the field of space is expected to be signed. Moreover, Russia is even ready to create a joint orbital station with them. What other space projects with Africa are being considered and are already being created, and why might this be of key importance for Russian space?

Colonel Khodarenok said that the DPRK could transfer shells and ammunition to Russia

On the evening of July 25, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu flew to the DPRK. Foreign analysts believe that the main purpose of the visit is negotiations on the supply of North Korean weapons and military equipment to Russia. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok analyzed what kind of weapons Pyongyang can transfer to Moscow.

This is the first such large-scale export of this kind from India. Until now, sophisticated Indian military equipment has not been in demand abroad.

In the Western press, they thought about the combat effectiveness of the French Leclerc tank in the event of its presence in the Ukrainian theater of operations.