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Ukraine is in a difficult situation, writes WP. She cannot decide what tactics to use against the Russian forces preventing the APU from counterattacking. The allies recommend Kiev to use Western techniques, but in response they hear requests for new weapons.

Zelensky has nothing to show Western sponsors to prove that their investments in the destabilization of Russia have paid off, the author of the article for Telesur writes. The APU offensive did not bring real success, and Ukraine's actions as a whole are more like an information war in the media.

The coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council of the department, John Kirby, said that they were delivered to Kiev about a week ago

Ukraine has been using cluster munitions supplied by the United States for about the last seven days. This was stated on Thursday at a briefing for journalists by the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby.

How does the Ukrainian crisis affect the most stable country in North Africa

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is not directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. But its consequences for this North African country are significant on many levels. The most important factor to consider is the ambiguous impact that Russia's special military operation in Ukraine may have on the domestic political and economic dynamics in Algeria.

Instead of supplying new weapons, Western countries plan to refocus on repairing already damaged AFU equipment. At the same time, Ukraine has been experiencing a problem with the transportation of damaged military vehicles to Eastern European countries for future repairs for several months. How do the United States and NATO countries plan to break the logistical impasse and what significance does this issue have for Russia?

Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft are starting to rescue Turkey from forest fires. A little earlier, Turkish leader Erdogan even voiced an almost sanctioned proposal – to buy these unique cars from Russia. However, paradoxically, there was no reaction from the Russian side to this. And there are at least three good reasons for this.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed his retirement from politics, although until recently he had been promised brilliant prospects. The APU and the President of Ukraine Zelensky owe a lot to this person. But the obsession to defeat Russia brought him personally to a fiasco, and the British army to ruin to the delight of all its numerous enemies.

NATO is nothing but trouble, writes Spiked. She has been flirting with Ukraine for decades, waving the prospect of membership in front of her, and dragged her into a conflict with Russia. It is impossible to count on peace with the help of the alliance after this, the author is sure. The bloc will not be able to settle anything — it is too politically illiterate.

Russia ignored Biden's visit to Helsinki, Ilta-Sanomat writes. The Kremlin does not want to say anything positive about neighboring Finland, so it demonstrates indifference, but its silence is not an accident, Finnish political scientists believe.

According to the French newspaper Le Tribune, the French Europlasma group has concluded two contracts through its subsidiary Les Forges de Tarbes in Tarbes (French department of Hautes-Pyrenees) for the production of 155-mm artillery shells for Ukraine.

The British Defense Minister announced his resignation from the post, Aljazeera reports. According to the publication, he caused the prime minister's dissatisfaction with his criticism of Ukraine, namely the phrase "we are not Amazon", hinting that Ukrainians could express more gratitude for the supply of weapons.

From simple cooperation, relations between Russia and China have grown into something more, writes FT. Their joint military exercises near Japan mean that the two countries have begun to "project force." Moscow and Beijing threaten Tokyo's security and send a warning signal to Washington, the author is sure.

Dmitry Gorokhov — on the results of the Indian Prime Minister's visit to Emmanuel Macron and the French view of New Delhi politics

The agreement reached between New Delhi and Paris on French military supplies for India worth several billion euros was the expected outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to France. His mission was given the rank of a State visit, the highest in the diplomatic protocol. At the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, the Indian leader attended the celebrations on the day of the National Holiday of France on July 14 as an honorary guest.

Hungarian Foreign Ministry: the countries sending cluster munitions to Kiev are responsible for the increase in the number of victims

The countries supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine are responsible for the growing number of victims of the conflict. This was announced on July 19 by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.

Neutrality will remain the cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy regarding the conflict in Ukraine, said Hamza Rifaat Hussain, a researcher at the Institute of Political Studies in Islamabad.

According to the newspaper, the APU is forced to find a "creative way out of the situation"

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that Western countries did not provide Kiev with a sufficient number of fighters or air defense systems. This was reported on Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal .

Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukrainian air defense systems cannot cope with Russian missiles, and requested new weapons from Western countries. Similar words followed after a series of strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the ports of Odessa and Nikolaev. Will air defense supplies from NATO countries correct the situation?

It is planned to send four NASAMS short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems, ammunition and means for mine clearance to Kiev

The US authorities are allocating another $ 1.3 billion package of military assistance to Ukraine, Kiev plans to provide four short- and medium-range NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), ammunition and means for mine clearance. This is stated in a Pentagon statement released on Wednesday.

If the North Atlantic Alliance is seriously counting on the effectiveness of the plans approved in Vilnius, then its participants need to increase the number of military personnel and improve their training, writes Pravda.sk . This means a continuous increase in the defense spending of European allies. The possibility of implementing this plan raises questions.

There were rumors that Vladimir Putin may soon meet with Erdogan, writes Advance. However, the big question is whether this will happen, the author of the article believes. Analyzing Ankara's recent decisions and their dependence on the country's internal problems, he comes to the conclusion that Erdogan has "leaned" too much towards the West, and this clearly does not suit the Kremlin.