State regulation and financing news

Anti-Russian sanctions have gone sideways to the West?

Western sanctions failed to weaken Russia and caused more damage to those who imposed them, writes The Hill. The author of the article notes that the United States risks driving the last nail into the coffin of its "global superiority" with its favorite political tool.

Economic indicators support activity in the defense industry

The stabilization of the rate of decline in industrial production in the Russian Federation recorded by Rosstat in May 2022 is largely due to the dynamics of the military-industrial complex (MIC), production in mixed industries in which it is difficult to distinguish civilian products, and the production of components for nuclear reactors.

The State Duma on Wednesday adopted in the third and final reading a law on the right of the government of the Russian Federation to introduce special measures in the economic sphere in order to ensure that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations and bodies conduct counter-terrorism and other operations outside the territory of the Russian Federation.

Tatarstan business resource "BUSINESS Online" published Timur Latypov's material "Stepson of the aviation industry: what prevents the revival of the Tu-214? Rustam Minnikhanov oversees the issue in manual mode, Muscovites are forced to attend meetings," which reports that, despite the statements of officials that the restoration of production of the Tu-214 passenger liner is a settled matter, disputes about the need for such a step do not subside.

The State Duma adopted in the first reading amendments to the draft on the provision of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during counter-terrorism and other operations outside the country. The deputies considered the draft law on July 5, it follows from the information published in the legislative support system.

At the end of May, the Supreme Court of Russia adopted resolution No. 11, according to which the rights of citizens to self-defense, including the protection of their own homes, were expanded. But, of course, not everyone is ready to take up a weapon capable of killing or seriously injuring a person, even in self-defense.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has presented 13 candidates for new space missions in the fields of astrophysics, exoplanetology, heliophysics and solar system research. If the projects are approved, they can be created and launched into space in the period from 2025 to 2030. The description of the projects is published in the Chinese Journal of Space Science.

Belarus will receive nuclear weapons carriers

The delivery of Iskander tactical complexes to Belarus caused a serious stir in Europe. The heads of the G7 condemned Vladimir Putin's decision to supply Minsk with weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Finnish expert on the reaction of the Russian president to the promotion of Finland's accession to NATO: "Now Putin is playing the role of a "good policeman""

The Russian president decided to play the role of a "good policeman" in the question of Finland's accession to NATO, a Finnish expert said in an interview with Yle. He noted that the object of Putin's criticism has changed: previously it was membership in the Alliance, and now it is the deployment of its military infrastructure in Sweden and Finland.

The current situation in cosmonautics resonates in an interesting way with what happened half a century ago, when humanity achieved the incredible — stepped on the moon. The participants of the new space race are not so motivated, and the stakes are lower, but it's still interesting to watch this almost friendly competition.

Wu Huiping: the transformation of German diplomacy is accelerating, and this trend deserves attention

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has accelerated the transformation of German diplomacy, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Berlin's position in foreign policy has changed from moderate to tough, the author of the article notes.

On June 28, 2022, it was reported that the US Army, during the competitive process, selected a proposal submitted by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS, as part of General Dynamics Corporation) for a tracked combat vehicle ("light tank") with cannon armament under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program, and issued General Dynamics Land Systems a contract for the amount of 320.325 million dollars for the production of the first small-scale batch (Low-Rate Initial Production - LRIP) of 26 MPF machines by October 24, 2024.

The UK is preparing a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, the British government has allocated additional funds in the amount of 1 billion pounds (1.2 billion US dollars). This is stated in the message of the Prime Minister's office.

The United States is imposing sanctions against the Federal Security Service of Russia, the US State Department said. The department believes that the Russian special service allegedly conducts "filtration" of Ukrainian citizens and organizes "filtration camps".

Deputy Belik: Russia strengthens distant approaches to Crimea in order to avoid Kiev's provocations

Russia is strengthening its distant approaches to the Crimea in order to avoid provocations by the Kiev authorities, Dmitry Belik, a State Duma deputy from Sevastopol, a member of the International Affairs Committee, told RIA Novosti.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education

The shortage of personnel at Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the near future will be about 400 thousand people, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education, the Deputy Prime Minister said on Wednesday at a plenary session in the Tula region Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

How to lose big in Ukraine

If the Ukrainian army is defeated in the boilers of Donbass, Russia's victory will become not only bigger, but also much more significant, writes the author of National Review. After the humiliation in Afghanistan, this will be the second defeat of pro-American forces in just two years.

The United States imposed sanctions against the 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade from the Air Force and the 76th Airborne Assault Division and the 234th Airborne Assault Regiment based in the Pskov region, the US Treasury Department reports.

The Duma imposed fines for failure to submit a proposal on the price of products under the state defense order

The amount of the fine can be up to 500 thousand rubles

At a meeting on Tuesday, the State Duma adopted immediately in the second and third readings a bill introducing a new composition into the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (Administrative Code of the Russian Federation) - "Failure to submit a price offer for products under a state defense order and information about the costs of its production."

The need to adjust the indicators on the basis of which prices for state-owned products are formed was discussed at a meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov with relevant ministries, a source in the defense industry said.