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The closer the opening of the NATO summit in Vilnius is, the more unpleasant signals Ukraine receives: there will be no joining the alliance. In any case, in the short term. And maybe later. Or maybe even at all. In short, shut up and wait for the owner to make a decision! And be glad that you are still being given weapons and money.

NATO's new military plans include putting 300,000 troops in Europe on high alert. This was announced on July 7 by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.

The ex-President of France drew attention to the fact that after the outbreak of the conflict, French politicians who sympathized with Russia were forced to change their position

Peace talks on Ukraine are impossible until the Ukrainian Armed Forces achieve success on the battlefield. This was stated in an interview with The Times by former French President (2012-2017) Francois Hollande.

Antonio Guterres supports the relevant convention, the office of the Secretary General of the World Organization noted

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres supports the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions. This was stated at a briefing on Friday by the deputy official representative of Guterres, Farhan Haq, commenting on US media reports that Washington will provide Kiev with this type of weapons. According to Haq, the UN Secretary General opposes the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield.

After the clashes on the disputed borders in the Himalayas, tensions remain between India and China, which can develop into a full-fledged military confrontation. Against this background, both countries continue to strengthen their troops and infrastructure in the border highlands.

The Biden administration violated the law by sending cluster shells and missiles to Ukraine, the Washington Post writes. After all, these ammunition do not just kill all living things on the square of football fields. They also leave a lot of unexploded mini-shells that will kill people for many years to come.

"Cluster munition" means a munition that is designed to scatter or release explosive submunitions: small-caliber unguided projectiles or small-caliber bombs weighing less than 20 kilograms, which are designed to explode before, at the time or after impact. Depending on the model of the munition, the number of submunitions scattered or released from a cluster munition can range from several dozen to 600 or more. A cluster bomb is dropped from the air or launched from the ground.

Due to the approach of the US coalition drones, the onboard defense systems of the Russian planes worked

The Russian military announced the risks to the aviation of the American coalition in Syria in the event of uncoordinated flights.

Why have armed formations changed tactics and how long can attacks last without the use of armored vehicles

The armed formations of Ukraine continue to conduct attacks, regardless of losses. On July 7 alone, they lost over 700 people and 38 pieces of military equipment, including the AF-90 and Krab self-propelled guns of Western production.

Sky News correspondent in the USA Mark Stone noted that the announced "spring counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not begin in the spring and did not set in the summer

The US decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine suggests that the Ukrainian Armed Forces faced significant difficulties during the counteroffensive launched by Kiev. This opinion was expressed on Friday by Sky News correspondent in the USA Mark Stone.

Former US intelligence officer Ritter called the day of the capture of Storm Shadow by the Russian Armed Forces bad for the West

Retired US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter said on July 8 that the capture of the surviving Storm Shadow missile by the Russian military would allow Moscow to study its stuffing and successfully neutralize the projectile in the future.

The AFU has made repeated attempts to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea with surface and aerial drones. Against this background, the French navy recently conducted exercises for the first time, where the tactics of combating drones in marine conditions were practiced.

Richard Dannatt noted that the US thus wants to support the AFU counteroffensive

The United States risks provoking a split among NATO members by transferring cluster munitions to Ukraine. This was stated in an interview with Sky News on Saturday by the former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, Lord Richard Dannatt.

According to the Government of the country, the State seeks to "put an end to the consequences of their use for the civilian population"

The Canadian authorities oppose the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield against the background of US statements about the transfer of such shells to Ukraine. This is stated in the statement of the government of the country, which came to the disposal of the CTV News channel on Saturday.

Ukraine cannot be accepted into NATO, leading experts of the Cato Institute write in Foreign Affairs. Ukraine will weaken and divide NATO and undermine the confidence of its members in the alliance, the authors of the article claim. And there are a number of reasons for this listed below.

Rishi Sunak at the same time assured that the UK will "continue to support Ukraine"

The UK opposes the use of cluster munitions. This was stated on Saturday by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, commenting on the US decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine.

Margarita Robles noted that "certain weapons and bombs cannot be delivered under any circumstances"

TASS, July 8. Cluster munitions should not be supplied as aid to Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Spain Margarita Robles during a rally in Madrid on the eve of the national elections on July 23.

The Ukrainian army continues to replenish its units with obsolete weapons for use against Russia. Either it is taken out of the deep pockets of Ukraine itself, or its Western partners are fusing Kiev with all the junk that has remained since the Cold War.

As Michael Brodsky noted, Israel itself regularly conducts operations with the participation of troops

Israel cannot supply weapons to Ukraine, as NATO countries do, since it regularly conducts operations with the participation of troops. This was stated by the Israeli Ambassador in Kiev, Michael Brodsky.

Huge funds have been invested in Ukraine's counteroffensive, and there is still no result that the West expected, the Iranian news agency Akharin Khabar reports. Kiev offers to be patient, but the "sponsors" have less and less of it.