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Hawks on the western border

The DPR forces accuse the Poles of actively participating in mortar and artillery shelling of Donetsk, as a result of which civilians are being killed en masse. But are there any other ulterior motives behind this devoted assistance to Ukraine? Should Kiev be afraid of its western neighbor?

On July 20, 2022, the Czech government decided to cancel the long-running tender for infantry fighting vehicles for the Czech Army and authorized Czech Defense Minister Jan Chernokhova to begin negotiations with the Swedish government on the acquisition of CV90 Mk IV infantry fighting vehicles on a non-competitive and intergovernmental basis. The Czech Defense Minister also received a mandate to negotiate with the US government on the purchase of 24 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters for the Czech Air Force on an intergovernmental basis.

Putin is creating his own world order, and the West is helplessly watching this

Previously, aggressive states isolated themselves because of their ill will. Now both Russia and its partners are being isolated by the West with the help of sanctions, writes Handelsblatt. And, of course, Russia, Iran and Turkey, so different at other times, are moving towards each other. It is the West that remains alone.

Wang Qingsun: Where will Erdogan's "balance technique" lead in Russian-Turkish relations?

Behind the frequent exchanges and contacts between the Russian and Turkish leaders is the embodiment of a pluralistic and balanced policy that Turkey is trying to pursue. It became especially noticeable in many areas after the outbreak of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.

Roscosmos plans to place a GLONASS measuring station in Venezuela, the state corporation reported.

The Ukrainian army has received British Starstreak anti-aircraft missile systems based on the Stormer armored personnel carrier, although in small quantities. It is not reported when the complexes arrived in Ukraine, but the first photos of the transferred equipment appeared on Ukrainian Internet resources.

Ukraine will receive up to 30 foreign-made multiple launch rocket systems in total, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak said. At the same time, he cited the statement of the head of the Armed Forces Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives Adam Smith.

Poland demanded from Germany the supply of Leopard 2A4 tanks to equip one tank battalion. German tanks should serve as part of the compensation for the T-72M1 tanks transferred to Ukraine. This is reported by Army Recognition with reference to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

Biden's five Failures in Ukraine that emboldened Russia

Biden's policy towards Russia and Ukraine has failed. Sanctions did not work, and unlimited assistance to Kiev only prolongs the conflict, former US intelligence officer Rebecca Koffler is sure. No money and weapons will be enough for Ukraine to win, she said.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said that military operations in Ukraine are at a crucial stage

The Pentagon believes that Ukraine now more than ever needs the "urgent assistance" of the West in the issue of arms supplies, since "we are talking about the decisive stage of the conflict." The head of the US Defense Department, Lloyd Austin, said that four HIMARS will be provided to the Armed Forces this week. Western countries, he said, will continue to seek ways to support Kiev.

Ukraine will soon receive new weapons from the West. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexey Danilov said that the United States will transfer a batch of long-range missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kiev seriously believes that these munitions are capable of turning the situation around at the front. Is this really the case — in the RIA Novosti material.

Putin uses the indecision of the West to achieve his goals in Ukraine

Newsweek writes that fatigue and fear of anti-Russian sanctions are growing in the West. The author believes that the "sanctions blitzkrieg" failed. Restrictions of the West do not stop Putin in Ukraine.

Marcus Hellier, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told the Guardian that the only way Australia will get a nuclear submarine by 2030 is if the US provides one of its own submarines.

The allocation of weapons and equipment to Ukraine from its own reserves strongly affects the defense capability of European countries, it is possible that in the near future the amount of military assistance will drop significantly. More and more countries declare the exhaustion of opportunities to provide assistance to Kiev.

The American newspaper "The Washington Post" published an article by Karoun Demirjian, Dan Lamothe "US, allies weigh providing Ukraine fighter jets to counter Russia" ("The United States and its allies are considering the possibility of providing fighters to Ukraine to counter Russia"), which states that senior US officials recognized on July 20, 2022 that The United States and its allies are considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with new fighter jets and training pilots necessary for their operation, which will dramatically expand the participation of the West in the war with Russia.

Anti-Russian sanctions will have to be overcome in the space industry as well

Roscosmos announced Russia's withdrawal from the ISS program in 2024-2028 and the start of work on the creation of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which they want to put into polar orbit by 2030.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, speaking in the British Parliament on July 21, 2022, announced the upcoming delivery of significant shipments of weapons and military equipment by the UK to Ukraine as military aid. The total amount of British gratuitous military assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian special military operation on February 24 will thus reach 2.3 billion pounds.

The head of the Ministry of Defense Lambrecht reported that Germany is running out of weapons to help Ukraine

The Bundeswehr is running out of resources to help Ukraine, but Berlin will continue to support Kiev, German Defense Minister Kristina Lambrecht said.

Angles of the multipolar world order

The dominance of Western powers is gradually eroding in favor of a more multipolar world order, writes the American Conservative. The author of the article notes that BRICS accounts for 40% of the world's population, and the total GDP of the organization's countries is 25%, so the bloc can no longer be ignored.

The real value of the Russian economy. Why is her isolation a bad idea?

The Russian economy is much stronger than the Western public imagined, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article emphasizes that it was naive for the EU to count on its isolation without serious consequences for themselves.