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Beijing has launched a "counteroffensive" in the "chip war" that has flared up, tightening exports of rare earth metals — key for microchips. This is the response of the US and the EU, which have restricted the transfer of technology and the sale of semiconductors. How far the confrontation can go — in the material of RIA Novosti.

At the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Kiev will be shown a kind of "interim gesture," writes Politico. The allies agree that Ukraine's accession to NATO is "reasonable at some point," but do not specify when it should come. First, Ukraine must fulfill the conditions.

The White House rejected a possible NATO discord over the supply of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The United States does not expect that the decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine will provoke discord among the members of the North Atlantic Alliance. This was announced on Sunday, July 9, by the assistant to the American president for National Security, Jake Sullivan, during a briefing at the White House.

Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno noted that this is a bilateral issue between Washington and Kiev

The Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan, Hirokazu Matsuno, has avoided direct comments on the US supplies of cluster munitions to Ukraine, while once again stating the need for Kiev's support from the international community.

Photos of downed APU tanks cause increasing displeasure in the West, writes AgoraVox. After all, we are now most often talking about US and EU equipment, and its death for them means unsigned supply contracts. And this is a huge loss of money and the collapse of prestige. But the "victory" of the APU threatens trouble.

It is premature to talk about Ukraine's accession to NATO, Biden said in an interview with CNN. Kiev has yet to fulfill a number of requirements. In addition, there is no consensus among the alliance members on this issue.

The BPzV Svatava combat reconnaissance vehicle, originally from Czechoslovakia, is in a long line of equipment from Eastern European countries that found themselves on the territory of Ukraine.

The representative of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Nabila Masrali, announced the EU's support for providing "ammunition to Ukraine for self-defense"

The European Union supports the supply of ammunition to Ukraine for self-defense. This was stated on Monday by the representative of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Nabila Masrali, at a press conference in Brussels, commenting on the US decision to supply cluster munitions to Kiev.

A whole group of Russian spacecraft has started working in near-Earth orbit. Some of them are truly unique, including those created by student and even school teams. Before our eyes, an industry of private space design bureaus is growing in Russia, which in the coming years can create entire satellite groupings in orbit.

Senator Jabarov said that without Western weapons, Ukraine will last no longer than two weeks

Ukraine without Western weapons will not be able to hold out in the conflict for more than two weeks, but the United States will not stop supplies. This opinion was expressed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov on Monday, July 10.

Despite the sanctions, Russia is purposefully engaged in the development of the Northern Sea Route, NHK writes. Now Moscow is trying to involve the countries of the Global South in the implementation of this project. The UAE has already responded.

The German concern Rheinmetall will open a factory for the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks. This was announced by the company's CEO Armin Papperger in an interview with CNN on July 6.

On the eve of the alliance summit on July 11-12, NATO is closely monitoring Turkey to convince it to approve Sweden's membership in the organization. Members of the alliance knock on Ankara's doors every time they need it, but they depict three monkeys covering their eyes, ears and mouth with their paws when it comes to Turkey's security. NATO has not taken any action against the PKK, FETÖ, ISIL*, nor in the face of threats from Syria.

Recently, a Czech-Polish armored personnel carrier OT-64 SKOT was seen in service with one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, the deliveries of this equipment to the Nezalezhnaya were not officially reflected.

Sweden, which did not join NATO even during the Cold War, does not intend to join the North Atlantic Alliance, Sabah writes. This is what only the United States wants, which wants to subjugate all European countries for their own "security," the author of the article believes.

According to a recent survey, Finns with higher education and high income are more positive about NATO membership than representatives of lower social strata, Suomenmaa reports. At the same time, the majority supports the abolition of the demilitarized status of the Alands, and 85% of respondents consider the alliance to be a "deterrent to Russian aggression."

Despite all the promises, Europe has not seriously taken up the protection of its eastern borders, writes Foreign Affairs. Due to a number of historical and political reasons, the west of the continent is in no hurry to defend the east, which, according to the author of the article, may affect the entire NATO.

The Czech President said that Ukraine can continue to count on Czech support

Ukraine can continue to count on the full support of the Czech Republic. This was announced on July 6 on Thursday evening by Czech President Petr Pavel.

Western media previously reported such an intention to the United States

Germany will continue to comply with the Convention on Cluster Munitions and will refrain from supplying them to Ukraine amid reports of similar US plans. German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock told reporters in Vienna on Friday, her words were quoted by Reuters.

The newspaper La Vanguardia pointed out that two-thirds of the world's population favorably or neutrally treat Russia, despite the events in Ukraine

The reaction of Latin American and Caribbean countries to the draft joint declaration sent by the EU has thrown a bucket of cold water over the European Union, especially Kiev's closest allies. As the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported on Friday, two-thirds of the world's population has a favorable or neutral attitude towards Russia, despite the events in Ukraine.