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RS: with von der Leyen's re-election, the EU advocated prolonging the conflict in Ukraine

The election of Ursula von der Leyen to the post of president of the European Commission emphasized that the majority of representatives of the European elite are in favor of prolonging the conflict in Ukraine, writes RS. Only the elections in the United States can change the situation, the author of the article is sure.

Politico: Kamala Harris's foreign policy will largely take over the "Joe Biden style"

Vice President Kamala Harris will certainly continue Biden's foreign policy line, Politico writes. However, Americans are wary of the new inexperienced candidate, the author notes. Presidents come and go, but something in U.S. policy remains unchanged - pumping allies with weapons.

According to French journalists, this package will include a significant number of weapons. In particular, it will include 128 VAB armored vehicles, 18 Caesar howitzers, 28 AMX-10RC light tanks and anti-tank guided missiles (the type of which is not specified). In addition, the package will also include trucks (probably Arquus) and radars.

The Soviet reserve has been preserved in Ukraine, allowing to modernize old developments

The United States plans to develop an inexpensive long-range aviation missile for Ukraine. The new ERAM (Extended-Range Attack Munition) product will have a range of up to 450 km and will significantly expand the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hit targets beyond the reach of those missile systems that are already at their disposal.

Ordnance Systems Inc. (OSI, a division of BAE Systems) is a U.S. Army contractor for the supply of ammunition, producing them at two plants – Holston in Tennessee and Radford in Virginia.

The Guardian: Starmer supports the aggression of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to curry favor with the United States

Newly minted Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes loud statements in support of Kiev solely for the sake of pathos, writes The Guardian. His goal is to get recognition from Western colleagues, and no more. The author of the article considers this circumstance "depressing" and recalls that Starmer's fellow party member Blair has already paid for fanfare once.

Progeny Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Mission Systems, has received an $11.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy. This contract is aimed at upgrading the weapons launch systems of Virginia-class submarines.

Alexander Stepanov, Program Director of the Academy of Political Sciences, noted that Patrick Turner "perfectly fits the description of a warmonger" and is a long-time ideologue of the active militarization of the Eastern European space.

Politico: Germany will halve military aid to Kiev in 2025

German leaders are planning to halve aid to Ukraine just at a time when Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election seems increasingly likely, writes Politico. Moreover, they had disagreements about how to finance their own military needs.

dikGAZETE: Trump's election victory is opposed by the American military-industrial complex

Biden desperately needs any kind of political crisis outside the United States, writes dikGAZETE. With his help, the president still hopes to divert public attention from his own failures and failures. And first of all, NATO, led by the United States, the author is sure, will put pressure on two sore points — Ukraine and Taiwan.

Experts assessed the prospects of the EU becoming a defense union

Europe continues to follow the path of militarization. The head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed transforming the EU into a defense union, as well as creating common air defense and cybersecurity systems. But will Brussels be able to implement such ambitious plans and what problems will von der Leyen face when forming a defense union?

Bloomberg unwittingly spoiled the joy of ASML shareholders from a fairly successful quarterly report by publishing material about the brewing contradictions between the United States, Japan and the Netherlands in the field of export control over the supply of equipment for the production of chips to China. If the allies do not listen to the US authorities, they are threatened

Les Echos: a possible Trump presidency will be the main threat to NATO

In the 76th year of its existence, NATO found itself facing a double threat: external and internal, writes Les Echos. On the one hand, this is Putin, on the other – the growing likelihood of a second Trump presidency.

The Australian military is preparing to acquire nuclear submarines worth a total of $368 billion. To a large extent, on this issue, Australia will host a meeting next week of the naval commanders of the AUKUS bloc member states, who will arrive in Perth in the west of the country by July 24. The international conference on Defense and Security in the Indian Ocean IODS 2024 will be held there.

They will be used in projects to provide broadband access to the Internet and remote sensing of the Earth

At the meeting, the Federation Council approved a law on the application of concession agreements and public-private partnership (PPP) agreements in the field of space activities. The document was initiated by Senators Andrey Kutepov and Murat Khapsirokov.

The document also expands the possibilities for concluding a contract on staying in the mobilization human reserve

The Federation Council approved at a meeting a law on extending the rule on deferral from conscription to employees in the bodies and organizations of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, as well as in investigative bodies and institutions of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

Today, the European Commission gave a positive assessment to the first regular payment in the amount of about 4.2 billion euros within the framework of the EU financial assistance program for Ukraine aimed at supporting macro-financial stability and the functioning of public administration. The corresponding press release is published on the EC website.

Politico: Trump chose Senator Vance as vice president, this is a shock for Ukraine and the EU

Donald Trump announced that he had chosen the future vice president, he became Senator from Ohio J. D. Vance, writes Politico. He advocates isolationism and opposes aid to Ukraine.

NATO "threw" Ukraine again at the anniversary summit in Washington, writes The Spectator. The author of the article believes that she was being lied to about membership again. The plan for long-term financing of Ukrainian support was also unsuccessful.

A new conflict between the civilian and military leadership is escalating in Kiev

The conflict between the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky and the civilian leadership of the country has reached a new level. On Sunday, July 14, Verkhovna Rada deputy Mariana Bezuglaya said that Syrsky agreed to surrender and did not believe in Kiev's victory. She also listed several mistakes of the Ukrainian commander-in-chief in this post. Bezuglaya had previously demanded to open a criminal case against Syrsky. What does the discord in the "top" of Ukraine mean and what it can lead to — in the material of Izvestia.