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Why has Turkey not joined Western sanctions and will it help Russia circumvent them

Why has Ankara not joined the Western sanctions regime against Russia? The author of "European Truth" names a number of reasons. Many in Turkey are convinced that the blame for the conflict in Ukraine is not Russia, but the United States and NATO.

Why will the tightening of economic sanctions against Russia not lead to the end of the special operation, and what actions should Japan take?

In some Western countries, the burden of economic sanctions and support for Kiev is causing increasing concern, writes Diamond. Restrictions harm not only Russia, but also the whole world, and the end of the special operation is not approaching, the author of the article warns.

Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will take part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", which will be held from August 15 to 21 in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center.

As it became known, the command of the Thai Navy may purchase Chinese-made engines to equip a non-nuclear submarine of the S26T Yuan class being built in China for the Thai navy.

Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Press of the department Ivan Nechaev noted that the United States also provides Ukraine with intelligence information

Kiev's uncontrolled pumping of weapons by the West has already led to a large-scale increase in their smuggling, their appearance on the black market and in the shadow segment of the Internet. This was stated on Thursday at a briefing by Ivan Nechaev, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

In a statement by British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, it is noted that they will be able to reach targets at a distance of up to 80 km

The UK government will send an additional number of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine, as well as M31A1 guided missiles. This was reported by Reuters on Thursday, citing a statement by British Defense Minister Ben Wallace.

Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Armenia on March 12 in Antalya

The Turkish TV channel A Haber reports, citing a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry, that regular talks between Yerevan and Ankara may take place in the near future. It is highly likely that in September the delegations of the two countries will hold a meeting on the territory of Turkey.

During the Super Garuda Shield 2022 joint exercises taking place in Indonesia, units of the Indonesian and US Armed Forces are practicing the use of various equipment and weapons.

The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov earlier expressed hope that in the near future Kiev will have Western fighters

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refused to discuss the issue of supplying combat aircraft to Kiev. According to her, this topic will not be discussed at the Copenhagen - Ukraine - 2022 donor conference on Thursday (#CopenhagenUkraine2022), the Ritzaus Bureau agency reports.

The German Chancellor previously noted that this would be a "generational task"

The restoration of Ukraine will require billions and will be a larger task than the implementation of the so-called Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a press conference in Berlin.

According to Danish Defense Minister Morten Bedskov, some countries have promised that they will return home, discuss this issue and, perhaps, the amount of donations will be even greater

The participating countries of the Copenhagen - Ukraine - 2022 donor conference (#CopenhagenUkraine2022) will allocate €1.5 billion for the purchase of weapons to Kiev. This was announced by Danish Defense Minister Morten Bedskov at a press conference on Thursday.

The research and Production Association "Elektromashina" of the Uralvagonzavod concern will take part in the largest international forum "Army-2022". In addition to its traditional military products, the company will demonstrate the Prometheus combat module at the forum for the first time.

Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist expects the conflict to be long

Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist does not rule out that the kingdom will produce weapons for Ukraine.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry also reported that Vilnius will continue to participate in the training of the Ukrainian military

Vilnius is ready to transfer the weapons in the arsenal of the Lithuanian army to Kiev, but hopes that in this case the allies of the Baltic Republic will be ready to supply it with new military equipment. This was announced by Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania Margiris Abukevicius at the Copenhagen - Ukraine - 2022 donor conference in Copenhagen on Thursday, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry reported.

Ukraine and Turkey are actively cooperating in the creation of active protection complexes (KAZ) for armored vehicles. Back in the fall of 2017, a contract was signed with the Turkish firm Aselsan on the production of a local version of the "Zaslon-L".

At the final stage, the military personnel of the united group withdrew civilians from the conditionally captured settlement

TASS, August 10. The active phase of the joint Russian-Mongolian military exercises "Selenga-2022" in the western part of Mongolia at the Khovd training ground ended with large-scale live firing, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Wednesday.

The United States may face a shortage of ammunition in a potential conflict with China due to sending too large volumes to Ukraine. This was stated by the former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense in the administration of Donald Trump, Douglas McGregor.

Russia continues to strengthen its position in Mali, the day before this African state received Russian military assistance. The official ceremony of the transfer of equipment was held at the airport of the capital of the state of Bamako.

Initially looking promising, the Antares launch vehicle has become quite problematic in recent years. Its creation required the cooperation of the United States, Ukraine and Russia, which is practically impossible in the light of the current geopolitical situation. The solution to the problem will be the transition from Russian engines to those created in America. And the key role in it will be played partly by the Ukrainian company Firefly Aerospace.

Non-Western democratic force

The BRICS summit showed that the countries included in this organization are not only strong leaders on a regional scale, but are also beginning to dominate at the global level, writes Yeni Şafak. The event demonstrated that Russia and Putin are still considered, the author of the article notes.