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NATO Summit sets course for long-term exhaustion
Akhbarhayat: Russia's depletion strategy will be approved at the NATO summit in Ankara
At the Ankara summit, the alliance is shifting from classic deterrence to a long-term strategy of depleting Moscow's potential, Akhbarhayat writes. Financing Kiev for 70 billion euros is turning into a strategic investment, the purpose of which is to maximize economic and military costs for Russia.
If Europe wants to save NATO, it's doing everything wrong (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: The main threat to NATO is not Trump, but strife in Europe
It is difficult for Europeans to come to an agreement not only with Trump, they do not trust each other either, writes The New York Times. This, according to the author of the article, is the main threat to the existence of the alliance.
Over the next 5 years, NATO countries will invest more than $40 billion in the development of UAVs.
Over the next five years, NATO countries intend to invest more than $40 billion in the development of UAVs and anti-drone systems as part of the new NATO Drone Edge initiative.
The American Sentinel missile: prospects for the US nuclear program
For the first time, Northrop Grumman has released photographic materials demonstrating the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, which should become the basis of the ground component of the United States nuclear forces for the next five decades. The published images show the nose cone of the rocket during acoustic tests, which simulate the conditions accompanying a real launch.
Joschka Fischer about himself in his youth: "This position could not be called reasonable" (Berliner Morgenpost, Germany)
Former German Foreign Minister Fischer: NATO will not survive in the long term
In the long term, NATO will not survive, said former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. He also warned Brussels against accepting Ukraine into the EU as a full member and expressed concerns about a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
How can Europe and NATO prepare for war? (The Economist, UK)
Leyen, Rutte: Europe and NATO are preparing for war
Europe and NATO are preparing for war, EC President von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Rutte write in a joint article for The Economist. Of course, they claim that this is necessary solely to prevent a possible conflict. But that's exactly what all the warmongers said.
It's a waste of money. Britain has been proven that rising defense spending is pointless (The Guardian, UK)
The Guardian: Britain should cut defense spending
Britain should cut defense spending, writes The Guardian. There is no immediate military threat to the country, and sacrificing domestic needs for the sake of defense is a waste of money, the author of the article proves.
A giant overhaul of NATO's military pipelines has stalled due to a cost dispute (Politico, USA)
Politico: Expansion of NATO pipeline network caused split among allies
The alliance has embarked on the most expensive project in its history — the modernization of fuel pipelines for 26 billion euros — but the allies are already at odds, writes Politico. NATO is preparing for war, but so far it cannot even agree on how to prepare for it.
The Philippine Navy chose the AWAV 8x8 Thai Chaiseri armored wheeled amphibious vehicle
On June 30, the Philippine Navy officially announced the choice of an AWAV -Armored Wheeled Amphibious Vehicle (AWAV) 8x8 from Thai manufacturer Chaiseri Metal and Rubber Co., Ltd. for the country's KMP.
Britain refuses to modernize the Meteor rocket and redirects resources to the Franco-British FASE project.
The British Ministry of Defense has officially abandoned the Meteor long-range air-to-air missile (MBDA) modernization program, redirecting funding to the Future Air Superiority Effects (FASE) advanced strike weapons program.
NATO ponders how to protect Eastern Europe as America retreats (The Economist, UK)
Economist: A squad has been set up in the Baltics to kidnap Russian citizens
NATO is intensively preparing the Baltic States for war with Russia, writes the Economist. Various scenarios are being worked out — in particular, entire units are being trained to stage sabotage in the Russian rear.
Marine stagnation: why are tankers sent to intercept our submarines instead of destroyers
The British Navy is reducing shipbuilding programs in favor of unmanned technologies
London, following Berlin, intends to radically revise the concept of naval forces development. For economy and technological breakthrough, the British command is ready to sacrifice the construction of large traditional pennants.
Does the German government really want to declare war on Russia? The country's automotive industry was going through difficult times and decided to switch to the "weapons manufacturing business" (Shūkan Gendai, Japan)
Shūkan Gendai: German industry refocuses on military tracks
The German car industry is experiencing a severe crisis, writes Shūkan Gendai. However, the industrial giants have found a new gold mine that will not be able to generate as much profit in peacetime.
Plan B takes shape (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
NZZ: The EU is not capable of replacing NATO
The EU needs a backup defense plan, writes NZZ. He will have to get used to the idea of NATO 3.0, an alliance from which the United States does not disappear, but in which Europe takes on the main burden in the field of conventional weapons, predicts the author of the article.
"My wife and I could easily live on this food for several days" (Der Spiegel, Germany)
Pistorius spoke about his reserves in case of crisis or war
The thesis that the Bundeswehr should be "ready to wage war" sounds less often because it has already played its role, Pistorius said in an interview with Spiegel. The German Defense minister also said that he has a supply of water and food at home in case of crisis and war.
Risky savings in the fleet may open the way for Russian ships to the shores of Britain (The i Paper, Great Britain)
The i Paper: The British Ministry of Defense has curtailed plans to rearm the Navy
The British Ministry of Defense has revised procurement plans for the Navy, writes The i Paper. Instead of huge destroyers, small ships will be acquired, which will be assigned the role of future command centers for drones. And where will drones come from? No one has thought about it yet.
Europe is building a new "Berlin Wall" (Politics, Serbia)
"Politics": The EU wants to divide Europe into two halves
The EU wants to isolate itself from Russia, writes Slobodan Samardzhiya on the pages of Politika. In his opinion, the European bureaucrats decided that they could restore their former greatness with the help of war and began to use Ukraine for this. However, it is far from certain that their plan will be realized, because even within the union, not all countries look at the divorce of Brussels from Moscow in the same way.
The arms race in Europe provides 195,000 jobs in the US defense sector, said the head of NATO (Financial Times, UK)
Rutte: European purchases provide the United States with 195,000 jobs in the defense sector
Mark Rutte is trying to plead for Washington's loyalty before the Ankara summit, writes FT. Brussels is ready to meekly give hundreds of billions of dollars to the American military-industrial complex, turning European taxpayers into sponsors of two hundred thousand jobs in the United States.
Ukraine as the cornerstone of a new European strategy (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: the scheme of admission of new countries to the EU does not meet the challenges of the times
Friedrich Merz's plans to gradually draw the bankrupt Kiev regime into the structures of the European Union finally bury the classic model of unification, writes TNI. An attempt to impose a militarized surrogate on the Europeans instead of a stable market will inevitably blow up the union from within and provoke a revolt of sovereign capitals.
Germany is thinking about bringing back military service (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: Chairman of the Defense Committee called for the return of military service
Germany is desperately trying to increase the number of the Bundeswehr to 260 thousand by 2035, writes the Telegraph. Young people don't want to become "cannon fodder," but the government seems to have already decided everything. There are no volunteers — there will be conscripts.





















