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In the event of a further increase in military spending, Ukraine risks being left without financial resources in the fall of 2022. This is reported by the Financial Times, referring to the opinion of experts in the field of financial and economic policy.

The head of Roscosmos Borisov announced Russia's decision to withdraw from the ISS project after 2024

Russia has decided to abandon the project of the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024, said the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Yuri Borisov. Nevertheless, all obligations to partners will be fulfilled, he noted.

On July 21, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 270 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $7.54 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $9.47 billion.

Peaceful men in Ukraine were trapped

Foreign Policy criticizes the mobilization in Ukraine — especially the ban on the departure of men. The author believes that Ukrainian men who have stopped being released from the country are "trapped", and this is a violation of their rights, which human rights organizations need to pay attention to.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated the need to restore the machine tool industry, noting that this will help achieve the task of technological sovereignty of the country.

Marcus Hellier, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told the Guardian that the only way Australia will get a nuclear submarine by 2030 is if the US provides one of its own submarines.

The real value of the Russian economy. Why is her isolation a bad idea?

The Russian economy is much stronger than the Western public imagined, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article emphasizes that it was naive for the EU to count on its isolation without serious consequences for themselves.

The US Navy has submitted to the US Congress a report on the needs of the fleet in ships. According to the document, the American navy needs 373 ships. This is 75 more ships than the Navy currently has at its disposal. Most of the information passed to Congress is classified. The exception is a summary of the structure of the forces of the American fleet.

The Pentagon said that in 2022, the army will lack 10,000 soldiers. The prospects for 2023 for the American armed forces are even sadder.

Scientific and technological progress in the last century realized the main dream of mankind of all times – provided the opportunity to fly. Today it is impossible to imagine our life without flights, and hundreds of planes a day plow the sky. Despite the fact that aviation is a relatively "clean" mode of transport, its impact on the environment is becoming more noticeable.

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 President of the Russian Federation signed the law of 14.07.2022 No. 253-FZ "About the Military Innovative Technopolis Era; the document was published on the official portal of legal information on Thursday and will enter into force 90 days later.

Civilian participants of the special operation will receive the status of combat veterans

The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the third and final reading a law on granting the status of "Combat Veteran" to civilians participating in Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. The initiator of the preparation and submission of the law for consideration in mid-June was the United Russia party.

Things to remember from Macron's July 14 interview

Emmanuel Macron, who won the election, decided to celebrate the French national holiday on July 14 (the anniversary of the French Revolution) with a big interview, Figaro reports. What does Macron promise to celebrate his second five-year term in power? First of all, the fight against Russia and the victims in the name of Ukraine. Readers are angry.

The draft US defense budget for a record amount for the country has been approved by the House of Representatives of Congress. The amount of military expenditures in case of final adoption of the project will amount to $ 840 billion. There has never been such a sum in the history of US military budgets.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress voted for an amendment to the draft military budget approved by it for the 2023 fiscal year, which prohibits the sale of new F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Politico reported.

The new CEO of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, met with the leadership of the state corporation. He was appointed to the position of head of the corporation on Friday. This is reported by TASS.

Lockheed Martin has signed a contract worth $ 58.8 million for the development and supply of prototypes of a new electronic warfare and reconnaissance complex, which will be installed on Stryker combat vehicles and further used in infantry units of the US army.

The Turkish Defense Industry Department has announced a competition for the development of a turbofan engine. The promising power unit is designed for the fifth-generation TF-X fighter, Defense News reports. To say that I was very surprised is to say nothing at all.

Yuri Borisov, who replaced Dmitry Rogozin in this post, became the new CEO of Roscosmos from mid-July. Naked Science understands what inheritance (and in what condition) he got it.