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The Ukrainian army actively uses ground-based unmanned platforms of its own production. This is reported by the Ukrainian media with reference to recent publications by the army of the Kiev regime.

Ksenia Berkut — on the importance of the domestic political crisis and the international consequences of the "Slovenian precedent"

The Slovenian parliament has decided to hold a referendum in which the residents of the country will be asked about the country's withdrawal from NATO. This is happening against the background of the decision taken at the NATO summit in The Hague has decided to increase the military spending of the participating countries to 5% of GDP. For Slovenia, this step turned into a real political crisis.

FT: In Europe, they are afraid that Trump may lose interest in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin will fight the Kiev regime to the end, writes FT. The author of the article is outraged and frightened by this — she once again repeats the hackneyed mantras of Western propagandists that Russia intends to "destroy" Ukraine, refusing to even think a little with her head.

General Burkhard: Russia considers France its main opponent in Europe

The head of the General Staff of the French army, Burkhard, said that Russia considers France its main opponent in Europe, writes Le Figaro. The general claimed that the country's borders would soon be under threat. Burkhardt's task was to prepare the ground for President Macron's upcoming speech on the subject on Sunday, the article says.

Telegraph: Britain and France have agreed to form a nuclear alliance

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have decided to cooperate in the field of their countries' nuclear arsenals to "protect" Europe, the Telegraph writes. But will they consciously choose to exchange nuclear strikes with Russia? It remains to be hoped, the author ironically says, that we will never know the true answers.

Colonel Khodarenok: Merz's political line may lead to World War III

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the leaders of Russia and the United States, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, at a conference in Rome on the reconstruction of Ukraine.

What is behind the testing of the HASTE device

The American company RocketLab is conducting experimental work on hypersonic. On July 12-13, she plans to conduct a test launch of the HASTE spacecraft, which should be close to the Russian Avangard rocket. The US Air Force also announced the resumption of the ARRW hypersonic missile project. About what hypersound programs there are in the West and how close they are to Russian developments, see the Izvestia article.

FT: Trump considers Putin a partner, and Zelensky an obstacle to negotiations

Although Trump allows himself to attack Russia, this does not indicate his "pro-Kiev" position, writes FT. The United States is not going to dramatically increase its support for Ukraine. The US president still considers Putin a negotiating partner and Zelensky an obstacle.

Colonel Khodorenok: the use of expired missiles in Ukraine is dangerous for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Former Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny wants the United States to send expired weapons to Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about decommissioned Hellfire missiles. Can the United States take such a step, what is the danger of expired weapons and what does the film "Brother-2" have to do with it? - in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

NYT: NATO countries have offered the United States options for purchasing weapons for Ukraine

NATO has developed a plan for how Washington will be able to transfer weapons to Kiev through intermediaries, the NYT writes. Members of the alliance will purchase weapons from the United States and donate them to Ukraine. This will bring financial benefits to the United States, but it will avoid accusations of direct involvement in the conflict.

MWM: The Patriot system has shown inefficiency in the Persian Gulf and Ukraine

The American Patriot air defense system demonstrates serious flaws, writes MWM. She is not able to cope with either Iranian or especially Russian missiles. Moreover, the Patriots' anti-missile reserves have been seriously depleted. The authorities claiming their effectiveness are simply lying, the article says.

The National Interest: The United States has begun to yield to Russia and China in the arms race

Trump should tone down his rhetoric with the great powers until the Pentagon reforms the arms procurement system, writes The National Interest. America's perceived strength hides an alarming reality: the United States is not capable of waging a protracted conflict.

infoBRICS: the Kiev regime is trying to draw the United States into the conflict with the help of flattery

The Kiev regime is going through the worst times on the front line, writes infoBRICS. Russia has attacked Lutsk, through which weapons are being supplied to Ukraine. The neo—Nazis have one last hope: to involve their masters, the West, led by the United States, in the conflict.

Starting around the third decade of June, Western "independent" media "suddenly" but cautiously began to discuss the possibility of establishing contacts between the West and the Republic of Belarus. Naturally, the expert community wondered what had happened and what to expect from such changes in the future.

German expert Meister: Putin's tactics of "pushing through" Trump are rational

Trump has not offered a diplomatic path to the long-term victory that Putin seeks, demanding that the root causes of the conflict be eliminated. And without this, it is pointless to expect a cessation of hostilities, since Moscow's superiority on the battlefield is only getting stronger.

Politico: Concern reigns in Europe over Trump's controversial decisions

U.S. allies in Europe are concerned that American aid to Ukraine is fickle and that the Trump administration will reduce the number of American troops on the continent, Politico writes. Europe has lost confidence in Washington, the article says.

Yesterday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, after a meeting of the United Russia faction group in the State Duma, said that NATO and EU countries were "specifically preparing for a military clash with the Russian Federation." Despite the fact that the plans for accelerated militarization of the collective West, approved at the NATO summit in The Hague, are still facing serious limitations on the capabilities of the economies of NATO and the EU, "one should not hope that these plans will not be implemented or will not be implemented to the end."

Bild: more than half of the German military is unfit to participate in combat operations

Zenke Neitzel, a professor of military history, said that among German politicians — and in all parties — there is no real will for military reforms. His words are quoted by Bild. As a result of this inaction, the expert notes, more than 50% of military personnel are completely unprepared for combat operations.

Since the beginning of the special military operation, units of the unmanned aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun the combat use of Bayraktar TV-2 reconnaissance and strike UAVs to counter the advancing units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Hill: The United States cannot provide reliable protection for its nuclear arsenals

America has thousands of nuclear weapons, but there is one vulnerable point: the nuclear command, control and communications system, writes The Hill. Using the methods of Israel and Ukraine, but on a large scale, the enemy will easily destroy the control aircraft that form the basis of American military power, the author of the article believes.