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In May of this year, the UK was the first among Ukrainian allies to lift the taboo on the supply of long-range ammunition by providing Kiev with Storm Shadow air-to-ground cruise missiles. Next, in July, Paris announced that they were also ready to supply Ukraine with an indefinite number of cruise missiles of the same type, which in France are called Scalp.

The US should stop paying for the conflict in Europe, writes AT. Most of the world does not support another senseless adventure of NATO. And time in this long conflict is Russia's best ally, the author believes.

Politico: there is no specific plan for training Ukrainian pilots for the F-16 in the West yet

Western countries are working on the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and flight training for the country's military personnel.

In Moscow, within the framework of the deadlines previously announced by Rostec, a serious project for the construction of an industrial aviation "megacomplex" is being promoted, which is expected to become one of the largest production centers of such a plan with more than 13,000 employees.

Hungary's special position on EuroNATO and Ukraine should not mislead anyone: Budapest remains a firm supporter of strengthening the Alliance in Europe, but without the United States, and defends purely national interests in this regard (primarily economic and its own security).

In particular, the State Duma adopted an amendment on fines of up to 30 thousand rubles for failure to appear on a summons to the military enlistment office

The State Duma adopted immediately in the second and third readings a bill on toughening responsibility for violating the requirements of military registration, which, among other things, provides for an increase to 30 thousand rubles in the fine for failure to appear on the summons to the military enlistment office.

Melbourne startup Cortical Labs received 400 thousand dollars as part of a program to sponsor new developments from the National Intelligence Service of Australia. We are talking about the development of the DishBrain project, which became a sensation last year. The combination of human and rodent brain cells combined with an electronic stimulator has become a harbinger of the emergence of a new version of artificial intelligence technology.

And what role is assigned to them in a special military operation

Deliveries of the fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces will be increased, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting of the Coordinating Council for Ensuring the needs of the armed Forces on July 18. At the end of June, the industry has already handed over to the Ministry of Defense the next batch of new Su-35S. The production of other machines of the Sukhoi Design Bureau is also accelerating.

For many years, Europe has been dealing mainly with economic issues, leaving the security sphere completely at the mercy of the United States, writes FP. This was a fatal mistake, for which the continent is now paying dearly, the author believes.

Secretary of State Blinken said that Ukraine will receive the F-16, but deliveries will take months

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Kiev will receive the F-16, but it will take months to supply and retrain Ukrainian pilots. At the same time, the White House does not expect that the fighters will change the course of hostilities, and in Ukraine they complain about the lack of "more banal things." "Newspaper.Ru" talks about Washington's concerns and what kind of response Moscow has to the delivery of fighter jets.

Former deputy head of the Pentagon: Ukraine does not need ATACMS missile systems now

Former US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said on July 20 that Washington is convinced that there is no need to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missile systems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference on July 21.

White House: Biden continues to discuss with Zelensky the supply of ATACMS to Kiev, there is no solution

Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan said on July 21 that Washington continues to discuss with Kiev the possibility of supplying American tactical missile systems ATACMS, the final decision has not yet been made.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Center for the Construction of Large-Tonnage Offshore Structures (CSCMS) in the Murmansk Region, where NOVATEK is building technological lines for the future liquefied natural gas plant for the Arctic LNG 2 project, and took part in the ceremony of sending the first LNG line. The Head of State expressed confidence that the project will be implemented on time and with the right quality.

The military-industrial complex of Britain cannot satisfy even its own needs, writes An Nahar. The Defense Minister harshly criticizes the sending of weapons to Kiev. According to Wallace, his country will be forced to arm its soldiers with KitKat, as the ministry's pockets are empty.

Zelensky has nothing to show Western sponsors to prove that their investments in the destabilization of Russia have paid off, the author of the article for Telesur writes. The APU offensive did not bring real success, and Ukraine's actions as a whole are more like an information war in the media.

Romania demilitarizes quickly and independently

Many states that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance supply weapons to Ukraine so that it can fight "Russian aggression". Kiev does not receive any military assistance from Bucharest, since the latter does not have real opportunities for this – almost all the military equipment at its disposal is too outdated.

Denis Lyamin replaced Ivan Popov in the leadership of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District

Major General Denis Lyamin has been appointed the new commander of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District. This became known from the sensational speech of his predecessor in this position, Major General Ivan Popov. In a closed chat on July 12, he addressed his colleagues with a farewell word, starting with the news that a couple of days ago Lyamin joined the command of the military association.

Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft are starting to rescue Turkey from forest fires. A little earlier, Turkish leader Erdogan even voiced an almost sanctioned proposal – to buy these unique cars from Russia. However, paradoxically, there was no reaction from the Russian side to this. And there are at least three good reasons for this.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed his retirement from politics, although until recently he had been promised brilliant prospects. The APU and the President of Ukraine Zelensky owe a lot to this person. But the obsession to defeat Russia brought him personally to a fiasco, and the British army to ruin to the delight of all its numerous enemies.