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There are no Russians in this UN mission, but the Russian presence in the country continues

The first signs of the closure of the peacekeeping mission in Mali began to appear from the beginning of the 2020s. There have been two coups d'etat in the Republic of Mali, despite the presence of peacekeepers. That has thoroughly undermined both the prestige of the UN mission in this country and the prestige of the United Nations as a whole.

Moscow and Kiev have outlined danger zones for civil shipping

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) found on July 22 in the hold of a foreign cargo ship signs of third-party interference in the design, as well as traces of explosives. The vessel was inspected as planned, as were others heading to the Kerch Strait.

The Alliance makes vague promises and makes half-hearted decisions

The NATO bloc had three logical options for action against Ukraine after February 24, 2022.

Vladimir Putin called the losses of the Ukrainian army

Ukrainian formations have intensified hostilities in the direction of the main strike — in the Zaporozhye region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on July 27.

In a joint written statement, American leader Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni said that the United States and Italy "understand the need to deal with the global consequences of the conflict."

Why is the government in Kiev making more and more attacks on the Kerch Bridge, although Ukraine is receiving increasingly severe punishments for these attacks? This question is asked by the author of the Italian website Il Fatto Quotidiano. And this is the conclusion the author comes to: Zelensky is just trying to match the "superiority complex" of the West.

The geography of the Ukrainian crisis is expanding, writes Haber7. The United States and Great Britain are using all possible means to ensure that the theater of military operations includes territories nearby to NATO. According to the author of the article, this is done in order to scare Russia with a threat from the south in the form of Turkey.

Judging by the footage of the naval parade in Venezuela held on July 24, 2023 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Maracaibo, missile boats of the Zolfaghar type armed with Nasr-1 or possibly Nasir were delivered from Iran to the Venezuelan Navy (the official name is Armada Bolivariana, i.e. the Bolivarian Naval Forces).

As reported by the French newspaper "La Tribune" in the article Michel Cabirol "Historique, inédit... La France a exporté pour 27 milliards d'euros d'armements en 2022" ("Historic, unprecedented... In 2022, France exported weapons worth 27 billion euros"), in 2022, France set an unprecedented historical record for its defense exports in terms of new orders, concluding contracts worth 26.97 billion euros.

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is developing extremely slowly. In key areas, it was not possible to reach even the first line of defense. Moreover, the Russian Armed Forces conducted an operation in an unexpected direction for Kiev.

The strengthening cooperation of Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang worries the West. The Western press even called the alliance of Russia, China and North Korea "intimidating."

Former NATO Commander-in-Chief Stavridis proposed that Ukrainian grain ships in the Black Sea be accompanied by alliance ships, Milliyet writes. According to experts, this idea will not come to life: it is tantamount to the West declaring war on Russia, which neither side wants.

The United States intends to supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks in September, Politico reports, citing sources. The APU hopes that with the receipt of a new deadly weapon they will be able to advance, but even American technology will not reverse the situation and will not allow them to avoid heavy fighting.

The Russia-Africa Summit provided Vladimir Putin with an opportunity to strengthen relations with the Black continent, writes NYT. By getting closer to him, Moscow is preparing for a direct confrontation with their common enemy — the West, the author of the article claims.

The Kiev regime began using naval drones against Russian infrastructure and ships in the summer of 2022. Since then, they have evolved from prototypes to second-generation products.

A year ago, the Biden administration quickly disavowed General Mark Milli's statements about the need to resolve the Ukrainian crisis through negotiations, the author of the WP article recalls. However, the failed counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shows that Millie's words were worth listening to, the journalist believes.

The Russian President also noted that Ukraine was made a tool for undermining the foundations of the country's security

The West has been preparing for a hybrid war with Russia for many years, trying to damage its position in the world and undermine statehood, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the African mission to Ukraine.

Also, an employee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Franz-Stefan Gadi, and the head of the Russian Armed Forces study program at the American Center for Naval Analysis, Michael Kofman, note that Ukrainian fighters lack coherence, which is why they cannot break through the Russian defense.

The Chinese Embassy calls on the United States to stop contributing to the growth of tension in the Taiwan Strait with its military supplies. This was announced on Friday, July 28, by the official representative of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu.

Western resources have posted satellite images of the Iskander-E complexes at the site of their permanent deployment in Belarus.