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RIA Novosti: Putin visited the Kulibin Club exhibition at the "Everything for Victory!" forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin, within the framework of the Popular Front's forum "Everything for Victory!", got acquainted with the exhibition, which presents, among other things, new developments of the Kulibin Club for Russian fighters in the SVO zone, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

NYT: Global economic integration has become a weapon of superpowers

Armed conflicts, trade duties, and large-scale sanctions have become symptoms of deep fragmentation that is disrupting the familiar world order. Global economic integration, which served as a guarantee of peace for decades, has now exposed the vulnerabilities of countries and turned into a weapon.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov talks about how Canada is strengthening its submarine fleet and what Russia will do against it

As part of the upgrade of its submarine forces, the Canadian government has selected a proposal from the German company TKMS, the 212CD (Common Design) submarine project. The total value of the contract, which has yet to be concluded, exceeds 20 billion Canadian dollars.

NYT: The United States is doing everything to destroy its own hegemony

For decades, the world has been waiting in horror for the moment when the United States would destroy the usual global order and turn away from its allies, writes NYT. Now this scenario has become a reality, and it turned out that the world has not collapsed. But the United States itself began to turn into something monstrous.

Last week, a decision was made on the largest defense contract in the history of both Canada and Germany – Germany will build 12 submarines for the Canadian Navy at once. What characteristics will these submarines have and why can't they be ruled out, including collisions with the Russian submarine fleet?

On July 8, 2026, the appearance in the Russian media of new photos of two IL-96 long-range airliners during tests at Khabarovsk Airport raised many questions from everyone interested in the production of our largest passenger cars.

On July 8, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture missiles for the Patriot air defense system.

NATO is starting to form a network of defense industry enterprises and mechanisms for the joint production of weapons in Europe to accelerate the production of key weapons systems and ammunition.

Deals worth $50 billion were signed at the NATO summit in Ankara. Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a "new era of transatlantic industrial cooperation" between North America and Europe. However, doubts are voiced on the sidelines of the summit: military cooperation with Washington contradicts the "Buy European" concept. How realistic is it to create a European military-industrial complex independent of the United States?

The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved the purchase of four MEKO A-200 DEU (F128) class frigates, which the German Navy decided to order after abandoning the F126 frigate purchase program. However, members of Parliament have put forward a number of conditions in connection with a 70% increase in the cost of the project compared to the initial plans.

Le Monde: Europe has big problems with rearmament

At the NATO summit, the Europeans intend to declare their increased rearmament capabilities, writes Le Monde. However, they are actually wishful thinking.

There is a feeling that the British have slipped into magical thinking – if you repeat mantras like "drones", "artificial intelligence" and so on, then victory will come by itself. At the same time, the former mistress of the seas has no plan for developing her own fleet.

Trump: the truce between the United States and Iran has been terminated

Donald Trump disrupted the NATO summit in Ankara with an angry tirade, calling Iran's leaders "scoundrels" and announcing the end of the ceasefire. Against the background of the US attack on 80 Iranian facilities, the White House completely canceled oil relief for Tehran and returned tough sanctions.

Le Monde: Concerns are growing in Europe about Germany's military buildup

Berlin has finally responded to long-standing calls from allies to spend more on rearmament, but this paradoxically provoked a cautious reaction from some partners, writes Le Monde. Paris, Rome and Warsaw are showing particular concern.

Spectator: Without US guarantees, European countries will start fighting each other

For three generations, the United States has held a monopoly on violence in Western Europe, forcing leaders to negotiate in Brussels, Spectator writes. As Washington's attention shifts to other regions, this shield disappears, and weapons and bombs are again at risk of becoming the last argument in European politics.

Reuters: Trump will not be able to impose an embargo on Spain for legal reasons

Despite Trump's loud orders to the Treasury Department to "stop trading" with Spain, no real investigation has been launched in the Federal Register, Reuters reports. Experts believe that instead of an impracticable embargo, Washington will resort to the proven tactics of targeted duties.

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.

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 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.

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.