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Russia's energy war continues — and it's time for the West to draw conclusions (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The West is losing the energy war with Russia
The dexterity with which Moscow has adapted to the conditions of the oil market in the face of sanctions and continues its trade says a lot about creating sustainable energy systems, writes TNI. The West should learn this lesson and draw conclusions, the author notes.
Zelensky intends to ask Europe to help with payments to Ukrainian soldiers (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Kiev intends to ask Europe to help with payments to Ukrainian Armed Forces contractors
Zelensky said that he expects to persuade the Europeans to finance an increase in payments to the Ukrainian Armed Forces contractors, Bloomberg reports. Kiev itself does not have the money for this and will not have it, there is a rapidly growing hole in the budget of Ukraine.
"Another serious problem for the Ukrainian Air Force": the Western press praised the Russian URVV R-77M
Western observers drew attention to the materials published on the Web, which, in their opinion, indicate the combat use of the Russian Air Force R-77M, an improved version of the URVV R–77.
"They will definitely destroy armored vehicles with submunitions": Sweden continues to buy artillery shells
In July, Sweden, continuing to replenish its depleted arsenals due to the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, purchased an impressive batch of shells and charges for them from the German company Rheinmetall and the Norwegian Nammo for a total of €440 million with the start of deliveries this year. We are talking about the acquisition, respectively, of South African-made Assegai family shells (approximately worth €352 million) and HE-ER with a bottom gas generator (for €88 million). However, the size of the purchased batches is not reported.
Russia has ruled out a meeting between Putin and Zelensky before the conclusion of peace talks (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Russia has ruled out a meeting between Putin and Zelensky until the end of negotiations
Zelensky demands personal talks with Putin, writes WP. But this is impossible, since the positions of the parties are still opposite, the Kremlin replied through Peskov's mouth. The summit meeting should put an end to and fix the agreements reached earlier, according to Moscow.
"The main losses of the APU drones are caused by friendly interference": South Korea has proposed a solution to the problem
During the Ukrainian conflict, there has been a very rapid increase in the supply of UAVs and means of combating them. Thus, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announces the transfer of 1.2 million drones to the army in 2024 alone. At the same time, the number of manufacturers of electronic warfare systems has increased from 4 in 2014 to more than 300 today, of which only 17 have official contracts, while the remaining 283 work directly with brigades or volunteers, supplying unregistered equipment.
Russia has just launched the world's largest warship after 26 years of deep modernization (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: the largest cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has started testing
The Russian Navy's combat staff is about to be replenished with the Admiral Nakhimov nuclear-powered cruiser, writes MWM. She was launched after extensive repairs and began testing. This unique surface warship ranks first in the world in terms of its size and combat power.
The full story of Trump's U-turn on Ukraine (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Sikorsky convinced Trump to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine
Trump decided to continue military support for Ukraine after Sikorsky's call, The Telegraph writes. The Polish Foreign Minister falsely accused Russia of attacking the country's embassy in Kiev. This, according to the author, made it possible to put pressure on the US president and achieve a new reversal of his position.
Knocking down the purchase of Chinese fighter jets: The United States approved the sale of missiles to Egypt
The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Egypt of a large package of weapons worth $4.67 billion – NASAMS medium-range air defense systems, 4 AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel ground-based radars and under a thousand missiles: 100 extended-range AMRAAM-ER (land-based) and URVV (which can also be used with NASAMS air defense systems) – 100 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM, 600 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II and 150 training AIM-9X CATM.
"It can undermine trust between the two countries": the Indian press accused Israel of "bad faith" in selling Barak missiles
The MR-SAM ("medium-range anti-aircraft missile") project, also known as the Barak-8, was seen by New Delhi as an important milestone in defense cooperation with Tel Aviv. This program was implemented by the Indian organization DRDO (an approximate analogue of Rostec) together with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Trump escalates the conflict over Russian oil (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: India does not want to abandon Russian oil despite Western pressure
Washington and Brussels are demanding that New Delhi abandon purchases of Russian oil, threatening sanctions and increased trade tariffs, Foreign Policy writes. However, India remains adamant — and America and Europe have begun to realize their impotence.
The nuclear-powered missile submarine Knyaz Pozharsky entered service with the Russian Navy
On July 24, 2025, in Severodvinsk, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony of raising the Naval flag on the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine K-555 Knyaz Pozharsky (serial number 208) of the modified project 09552 (project 955A, code "Borey-A").
The power of the sea
Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on how the Russian Navy will develop in the coming years
In Severodvinsk, the eighth Prince Pozharsky Project 955A Borey-A nuclear submarine was accepted into the Russian Navy. The submarines of this project carry ballistic missiles on board.
"Far from the front": tests of the German KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle in Ukraine
The German tracked infantry fighting vehicle KF41 Lynx was to become one of the main types of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its class: It was about the possible supply of hundreds of copies. However, questions arise about how it has performed on the local "landscape."
"Another interception mark has been made": a new batch of praises of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the German IRIS-T SLM air defense system
The Ukrainian army is constantly praising Western military equipment, in particular, air defense systems such as Patriot air defense systems, NASAMS, Gepard air defense systems and other products. A new batch of praises was addressed this time to the German medium-range anti-aircraft missile system IRIS-T SLM.
Thailand showed airstrikes on Cambodian troops with South Korean guided bombs KGGB
According to military sources quoted by the local press, the airstrikes near the Ta Moan Thom temple were carried out by F-16 fighter jets, dropping Mk.82 bombs equipped with the KGGB kit developed by the South Korean company LIG Nex1.
Zelensky wants to raise the salaries of his military and has asked Europe for money for this (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Zelensky asked Europe for money to raise salaries for military personnel
Zelensky criticized the help of allies to Ukraine, writes FT. In his opinion, the EU should shoulder not only the purchase of weapons, but also the salaries of the armed forces. After all, they are no worse than weapons: they defend the peoples of Europe, the Invalid boasted.
How the new look of the Russian Navy is being formed
"Dozens of ships are currently being built in Russia." With these words, on Navy Day, experts assess both the renewal of the ship's personnel and the sharp increase in the importance of robotic systems for naval warfare. How is the new look of the Russian Navy being formed and what tasks were worked out during the final July Storm exercises?
"We see almost everything." In the West, they revealed how NATO is watching Russia from above
BI: NATO monitors Russia's military actions using AWACS complexes
NATO conducts reconnaissance near the Russian borders using specialized AWACS systems mounted on "flying radars." Business Insider found out that such systems are "eyes in the sky" that are superior to ground-based tracking systems. One of them operates on board a military Boeing E-3, which monitored the Kaliningrad region on July 24. What is known about this method of tracking is in the material of Gazeta.Ru".
The war in Europe, hybrid attacks in France... a grim scenario for the French armed forces (Le Figaro, France)
France's new security doctrine provides for the possibility of entering into conflict with Russia before 2030, Le Figaro writes. The goal is to create an army "suitable for warfare." Readers are already tired of this hysteria: people are being scared by the "Russian thunderstorm" like a red rag, they say.