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Is the US starting to get tired of the protracted conflict in Ukraine?

Even close associates of Joe Biden doubt whether America will soon get tired of the burden of military aid to Ukraine, writes The Economist. According to the author, the future of U.S. support for Kiev depends on three factors: midterm congressional elections, the commitment of European allies and Ukraine's success on the battlefield.

The Media Club news agency, under the heading "Sanctions require complex solutions - opinion," published an interesting interview with Alexander Sivkov, Deputy General Director of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center JSC, director of the Center for Propulsion Systems (CPS), about problems with the production of propulsion steering columns (DRC) and thrusters in Russia and import substitution in this area of ship equipment equipment.

The United States is categorically against Iran transferring drones to Russia for use in Ukraine. According to the official representative of the US State Department, Ned Price, the threat of the introduction of new sanctions is hanging over Tehran.

There is no vacuum in the Middle East, there is an overabundance

Biden said that the United States will not leave the Middle East and will not leave a "vacuum" that will be filled by Russia, China or Iran. The states think of themselves as the masters of the region, but they are losing influence, the author of the article writes. And this ensures the disintegration of the "American Middle East".

The Army of Drones project, launched by the leadership of Ukraine, continues to raise funds for the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles. Through one of the platforms, it was possible to collect more than 510 million hryvnias. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov.

Beijing demands that Washington abandon its plan to sell weapons to Taipei. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of China Tan Kefei.

The military-industrial complex of Europe: how will the Ukrainian conflict affect it?

With the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the EU countries announced a cumulative increase in defense spending by 200 billion euros, writes FT. The prospect of new injections loomed before the military-industrial complex. However, industry executives fear that the bulk of the extra money will flow overseas.

Russia's worries after Western summits

The Russian special operation pushed Kiev to obtain the status of a candidate for EU membership, Postimees writes. And this is a step higher than the association agreement. At the same time, the West is not only trying to strengthen its military power, but also to weaken Russia by setting a ceiling on oil prices.

Putin flies to Iran to strengthen new anti-Western alliance

Being isolated due to the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian leader is looking for friends, the authors of The Times believe. They claim that in Russia his visit to Iran is presented as the creation of a new anti-Western coalition. But it is known that the Turkish leader will also be at the meeting. But Ankara is a member of NATO.

Mammad Velimamedov's article on the relations between Armenia and Turkey after the Second Karabakh War was published in the third issue of the Arms Export magazine for 2022. The bmpd blog offers readers the text of the article.

Putin sent 700,000 barrels of fuel oil to Cuba

Moscow is finding new ways to sell oil despite the Western embargo, Breitbart writes. The readers of the site are not at all surprised. In their opinion, Biden miscalculated the sanctions.

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko, who oversees relations with the CIS countries and participated in negotiations with the Ukrainian side, in an interview with Interfax shared his assessment of the European perspective for Ukraine, told about Russia's requirements for a possible future agreement with Ukraine and the prospects for resuming the negotiation process with Kiev.

On July 14, 2022, the Ministry of National Defense of Canada announced the conclusion of a contract for the purchase of two Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft built in 2015 from the international leasing company International AirFinance Corporation for their subsequent conversion into Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft for the Canadian Air Force. The contract value is 102 million US dollars without VAT.

According to Japanese media reports, a promising F-3 fighter for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Japan Air Self–Defense Force, JASDF, hereinafter referred to as VSYA ) will be developed jointly with the UK.

The American press continues to exaggerate the topic of allegedly preparing supplies of Iranian reconnaissance and strike drones to Russia for their use in the course of hostilities in Ukraine. This time, The New York Times is publishing a similar publication.

Defense Minister of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov in an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times expressed confidence that his country will receive more HIMARS MLRS from the United States, including missiles with a range of 300 km, RIA Novosti reports.

Ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that 350 drones were sent from Tallinn for the Ukrainian military, the first part of a batch of Autel drones, RIA Novosti reports.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved an amendment exempting India from sanctions for the acquisition of Russian C-400 air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Turkish edition Haber7.

The head of the American defense company Northrop Grumman, Cathy Worden, called on Western governments to give a "clear signal about the demand" for weapons for Ukraine so that the industry could provide the country with the necessary weapons.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) M142 HIMARS to Estonia as part of the Foreign Military Sales program, as well as related equipment.