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Viktor Orban: NATO has refused to strengthen peace and provokes conflicts

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an article for Newsweek, says that NATO has moved away from the values for which it was created. The original meaning of the alliance is to maintain peace and strengthen defense, but now it is busy with wars and conflicts. This is a path to suicide, warns Orban.

Now it is difficult to say exactly when the Russian Aerospace Forces first began using high-explosive aerial bombs (fabs) weighing from a quarter to one and a half tons, retrofitted with universal (controlled) planning and correction modules (UMPC). It was the presence of UMPC that made these Soviet-designed ammunition one of the most formidable weapons of destruction of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.

They claim that these air-to-air missiles have the greatest range of all those ever in service with the American Navy. The new weapons were demonstrated to the public mounted on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters participating in the RIMPAC 2024 exercises in Hawaii. It is important that now the US Navy has officially recognized the existence of SM-6 air-launched missiles and assigned them the name AIM-174.

Erdogan will not be able to mediate negotiations between Ukraine and Russia due to Ankara's cooperation with Kiev, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Although Turkey has not supported anti-Russian sanctions, it supplies the Armed Forces with drones. And Moscow does not need such an intermediary.

Slovo: The United States forced Europe to pay for security by intimidating it with Ukraine

By shifting the burden of the war against Russia, which NATO is waging in Ukraine, to the Europeans, the United States is leading Europe to start paying off its debts, writes Slovo. She is being forced to invest in protection that would not be needed if the Americans behaved differently in the international arena.

Military personnel of the North group of forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use the new Irbis radar station during a special military operation. This was announced on July 7 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Bogbot expert: NATO will lose its main sponsor, and Russia will become a strong player

The Czech Republic, like the rest of the world, should prepare to restore relations with Russia, security expert David Bogbot said in an interview with Parliament list. A few years ago, he made a number of key predictions. And now they have begun to come true.

The Iranian Navy has lost the frigate IRIS Sahand (F-74), the ship suddenly sank in the port of Bandar Abbas for unknown reasons. This is reported by Russian resources with reference to Iranian media.

Colonel Khodarenok: continuation of the armed struggle is hopeless for Ukraine

Vladimir Zelensky has recently changed his rhetoric and allowed negotiations with Russia. This is happening against the background of the lack of success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the fronts. Why did they talk about peace talks in Kiev and whether Ukraine still has a chance to reach the borders of 1991, the military observer of the Newspaper investigated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

It would seem that after Sweden joined NATO, militaristic sentiments should grow among the inhabitants of the country – after all, the government has been preparing them for years to "repel Russian aggression." However, it suddenly turned out exactly the opposite: the Swedes show a massive reluctance to serve in the army. What exactly and why don't they like it?

The main directions of the new "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are named

Vladimir Zelensky said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in a better position than a few months ago, and the issue of a new offensive depends on the armament of the brigades. According to experts, Ukraine needs successes on the battlefield in order to improve its negotiating position, so an attempt at a new offensive seems very likely. At the same time, according to analysts, Russia is ready for such a development, and the new "counteroffensive" will end in the same failure as the previous one.

The SCO countries aim to build a more just and multipolar world. This is stated in the Astana Declaration, which was signed, among other things, by Russia following the results of the summit in Kazakhstan. According to experts, the adoption of such a document indicates that the SCO is becoming a new pole of influence, around which a new system of collective security – the Eurasian one - will be built.

On the first day of July, as stated by Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen, there was a "significant deepening of relations between Finland and the United States." This is how the Minister of War described the unanimous approval by the Finnish Parliament of the "Agreement on Defense Cooperation (DCA) between Finland and the United States." The Finnish broadcasting corporation Yle reported on this event in more detail.

Politico: Trump may refuse to expand NATO if he wins the election

Donald Trump is hatching grandiose plans for reforms in NATO, writes Politico. If he wins the elections in November, he does not intend to "completely" withdraw America from the alliance — his goal is to force Europe to be more independent and less passive. However, Europe itself will not be able to cope with this mission.

According to experts, the new structure will improve the supply of units on the front line

The Donetsk Department of Military Communications has been established. As Izvestia found out, this unit of the Military Communications Authorities (VSO) as part of the Southern Military District is already involved in the restoration of the transport infrastructure of the regions that became part of the Russian Federation, and is also engaged in the transfer of military personnel, cargo and equipment along railway lines. Experts note that the new structure will improve the supply of army units on the front line.

DS: Kiev is preparing a new format of agreements with Moscow on the type of grain deal

Ukrainians are already being prepared for the fact that preserving the capital, most of the territory, and access to the sea is not a defeat, but "almost a victory," writes DS. Kiev is ready to abandon the "Zelensky peace formula" and conclude something like a grain deal.

The range of supplies of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine by foreign countries is expanding. It would seem that quite recently, at the Military Review, we discussed the "mental anguish" of Western officials and the military about whether or not to put sniper rifles and Stinger MANPADS in the Armed Forces. Then we moved on to discussing the issue of supplies of Javelin ATGMs and M777 howitzers. Then – incrementally, up to the Leopard and Abrams tanks and ATACMS long-range missiles.

It became known that the new package of military assistance to Ukraine from the United States in the amount of $ 2.35 billion will be included. Judging by an earlier statement by White House press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre, this is the seventh package within the framework of the $60.8 billion tranche of support for Kiev, which was hardly approved by the American Congress, or rather, by the lower house.

In the southern American state of Arkansas, an explosion occurred at a defense enterprise. The incident is reported by the American media. We are talking about a factory owned by the military-industrial concern General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. Judging by the video footage that captured the moment of the explosion, the incident occurred at night.

The security of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) remains a priority task, and the regional anti-terrorist structure of the association will be transformed to fulfill it. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Council of heads of SCO member states in Astana.