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From Russia — with bullets: why do American special forces need Russian machine guns

Experts in the United States have repeatedly called Russian weapons obsolete. But now the US Department of Defense is offering American companies to develop an analogue of Russian weapons, National Interest reports.

How did Putin get so much power in Africa?

Many were surprised that African countries abstained during the vote on the UN resolution condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine, writes La Vanguardia. The author of the article decided to figure out how Moscow gained such influence in the region.

New heavy equipment, money and intelligence — that's what the West promised Kiev as part of the third package of military assistance. The amount is more than a billion dollars. However, the Ukrainian authorities are still not happy. About what exactly they will receive and what they are dissatisfied with — in the RIA Novosti material.

In Ukraine, the problems that arise with foreign-made weapons delivered to the country are increasingly being voiced. First of all, we are talking about problems with heavy weapons that are supplied to Ukraine. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denis Sharapov shares his "feelings" about this with foreign reporters.

Pumping Ukraine with weapons leads to a confrontation between the United States and Russia, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov believes. He stated this in an article on the pages of the American magazine Newsweek.

The United States has suspended the sale of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters.

Putin: The era of the "unipolar world" has come to an end, and Asia and China are new centers of world development

The President of Russia in his speech at the SPIEF said that the United States is pursuing a policy of "predatory colonialism," writes "Guancha". Readers of the publication support the message of Putin's speech and note that it is impossible to speak differently with the West because of his shameless behavior.

The contract for the supply of S-400 air defense systems to India is being carried out on schedule, without disruption, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told Interfax.

The Japanese command has sent a flotilla of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces to the Pacific Ocean, which will visit a number of countries, and will also participate in several international exercises, Kyodo reports.

As reported by the American edition of Politico in the article by Lara Seligman "U.S. officials weigh doubling the number of rocket launchers sent to Ukraine ("U.S. officials are considering doubling missile systems sent to Ukraine"), the U.S. Department of Defense is inclined to send four more combat units as military assistance to Ukraine vehicles of the M142 HIMARS ground-based missile system, in addition to the four combat vehicles included in the military assistance package announced on June 1, 2022.

China has launched its third aircraft carrier. This is a truly colossal achievement, especially considering the state this country was in just forty years ago. How did the Chinese Navy manage to make this breakthrough and what role did the ships created in the USSR play in it?

The era of the unipolar world order has ended, and the fear of competition has led the West to "thoughtless and insane" sanctions against Moscow. This is how Vladimir Putin described the current situation in the world, speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. According to him, Russia is confidently coping with new challenges, but some goals in the economy have not yet been achieved. What exactly are the goals in question and what needs to be done to achieve them?

General Vladimirov: the Ukrainian military is not capable of using Western equipment

Western media report that the Ukrainian military cannot effectively use samples of weapons and military equipment supplied to them by the United States and European countries. Why - "Newspaper.Ru" was dealt with together with military experts.

On June 13, 2022, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anushauskas signed an agreement of intent with French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastian Lecornyu regarding Lithuania's accession to the program for the development of a new 155 mm/52 self-propelled howitzer CAESAR Mk II, implemented under the auspices of the General Directorate of Armaments (Direction générale de l'armement - DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France, and Purchases of 18 CAESAR Mk II units for the Lithuanian armed forces.

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, which is one of the divisions of the American military industrial corporation Raytheon Technologies, has signed a contract with the Missile Defense Agency of the US Department of Defense for the supply of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor missile. The amount of the transaction, as reported in the official notice on the corporation's website, is $ 867 million. The missiles will enter service with the US army and partners.

The package of US military assistance for Ukraine, which was announced on Wednesday, provides, in particular, for the transfer by Washington of another 18 155-mm howitzers and 36 thousand shells for them, American media reported on Wednesday with reference to the Pentagon.

Biden: The US will allocate additional military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine for $1.2 billion

US President Joe Biden announced additional military assistance to Kiev in the amount of $ 1 billion. The package will include howitzers and shells, ammunition for jet systems and anti-ship missiles "Harpoon". Another $225 million will also be allocated for humanitarian aid. The Pentagon reported that since February 24, the United States has allocated $5.6 billion to Kiev for defense purposes.

Prime Minister Marin believes that the consideration of Finland's application to join NATO may be greatly delayed - Halla—aho declares that Finland should not be a "hostage" of Sweden

According to leading Finnish politicians, negotiations on the country's accession to NATO have reached an impasse, Yle reports. The situation is complicated by Helsinki's intention to join the Alliance in conjunction with Sweden, to which Turkey's main claims are addressed. Because of this, the process may take a year or more.

The West is increasingly pumping Ukraine with weapons. The Americans spent another 700 million dollars on this as part of the "aid package". However, the armies of the DPR and LPR have studied overseas and Western European "gifts" quite well. About how foreign samples showed themselves and why Kiev is not particularly happy with the supplies, — in the RIA Novosti material.

Following the results of an international tender for the supply of MALE-class UAVs, the command of the Thai Navy chose Elbit Systems as the preferred candidate for victory.