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Reuters: the new arms race will be more difficult and dangerous than the previous one

An arms race is coming in the world — and not a bilateral one, between Russia and the United States, but an even more complex one, Reuters reports. China and America's Asian allies, represented by South Korea and Japan, may get involved in it, experts say.

Another semi-fantastic statement was made by one of the Kiev officials. During a visit to Washington last week, the Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Alexander Kamyshin, promised that within the next twelve months, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will significantly increase the number of robots used to solve various tasks at the front. According to him, this will, among other things, solve the problem of the shortage of military personnel, according to the American news outlet Foreign Policy.

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.

Politico: instead of a bridge to peace, the NATO summit created a bridge of false hopes for Ukraine

NATO's policy on Ukraine discourages the country's leaders from taking into account reality, writes Politico. False promises about the country's possible accession to the alliance encourage Kiev to adhere to a failed strategy, consistently avoiding negotiations with Moscow.

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.

The Telegraph:

It's time for Europe to panic over an "imminent" Russian attack, writes The Telegraph. If Trump wins the election, the United States will most likely disown the protection of its allies in the event of war. Readers of the publication did not appreciate the author's alarmism — and humorously suggested that NATO partners accept everything as it is. And learn Russian in advance.

The secret plan drawn up in Poland in case of an "attack from Russia" was given to the enemy not by anyone, but by the country's defense minister himself. At least, Polish counterintelligence makes such accusations against Mariusz Blaszczak. How exactly did this happen and how serious is the leak of classified information?

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?

The NATO countries located on the Baltic Sea coast openly declare that they are preparing for a mine war, and in coordination with each other. What is the significance of naval mines in past and modern military conflicts and what does what is happening mean for Russian ports and Russian interests in the Baltic Sea as a whole?

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

The resolution of Moscow's historical claims to NATO expansion should become an integral part of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, writes TNI. This will stop the fighting and establish a more stable long-term balance of power in Europe, the author of the article believes.

Al Jazeera: The EU will not allow Orban's "peace mission" — this contradicts the goals of the Union

Orban's antics are unacceptable to the EU, Al Jazeera reports. European leaders are increasingly outraged that Hungary may have its own opinion. The Union is ready to take absolutely unprecedented steps to further advance its interests, which certainly do not include peace.

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.

Alexey Polishchuk — on negotiations on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, the security of Crimea and the upcoming elections in Moldova

The head of the second department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexei Polishchuk, in an interview with TASS, spoke about the situation around Ukraine, answered the question whether there were signals from the West and Kiev on the peace proposals of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and also explained what awaits Moldova if the course of rapprochement with NATO is implemented.

Today is the Day of Naval Aviation of the Russian Navy

The history of naval aviation of the Russian Navy dates back to the First World War. This is a very important branch of the armed forces for ensuring the security of the country. The pilots are still performing combat missions, including in the zone of a special military operation. About the features of their work — in the material of RIA Novosti.

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.

TAC: the alliance summit in Washington only exacerbated the conflict in Ukraine

The NATO summit in Washington could be a great opportunity for the alliance and Ukraine to jointly develop a serious diplomatic option for ending hostilities, writes TAC. But NATO's policy, backed by the Biden administration, only guarantees the continuation of the massacre.

The situation around the current chairman of the European Union, Hungary, continues to escalate rapidly. The most surprising thing is that it is not Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was the first EU head to take real steps to achieve peace in Ukraine, but the EU functionaries and "hawks" who are to blame for this.

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.