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The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP can lead to a catastrophe
According to Igor Vishnevetsky, Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Ukrainian side has recently begun to engage in dangerous provocations.
Russia will submit to the UN a resolution on the prevention of an arms race in outer space
According to Andrei Belousov, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Russia is trying to restart a multilateral dialogue on priority topics.
Demonstration of forces: Chinese military exercises around Taiwan start
On them, Beijing will show its readiness to challenge the US fleet in the region
The Chinese three-day full-scale live firing exercises starting on August 4 are designated by official Taipei as "unprecedented". They will pass along the entire perimeter of Taiwan, blocking normal sea and air traffic to the republic.
The peaceful Arctic has come to an end, and that's good
Russia's New "Naval Doctrine": now militarization threatens the Arctic as well
A German author with militaristic tendencies on the pages of the Tagesspiegel publication rejoices at the termination of Russia's cooperation with Western countries on Arctic issues. With the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, the Baltic becomes almost a "NATO lake", and all Arctic countries, with the exception of Russia, are now members of NATO.
Guardian: Western actions in Ukraine and Taiwan increase the risk of global war
According to the publication, "untenable leaders are in power in the West who are trying to increase their ratings by provoking conflicts abroad"
The policy of the West in the Ukrainian and Taiwanese directions increases the risk of global war and nuclear catastrophe. The corresponding opinion was expressed on Wednesday by the British newspaper The Guardian .
Closed companies: why the testimony of militants is dangerous for the leadership of Ukraine
Planning the shelling of prisoners in Yelenovka from HIMARS, official Kiev knew where the prisoners were
The armed formations of Ukraine attacked the pre-trial detention center in Yelenovka immediately after the captured militants of the Azov regiment (recognized in the Russian Federation as a terrorist organization) began to testify.
China has gone on the offensive
China goes on the offensive
The situation in Ukraine has forced China to act. He believes that the United States and Taiwan are deliberately escalating regional tensions, directly linking the Ukrainian conflict with the security of the island, writes FA.
Beijing is not bluffing: it is ready to follow in Moscow's footsteps
Yes, China will fight over Taiwan
The United States has long ignored Moscow's warnings about Ukraine, writes 19 Forty Five. According to the author of the article, it is extremely important that Washington does not repeat the same mistake in relations with China, because Beijing is not bluffing at all.
Biden is tired of Ukraine. He doesn't need Zelensky anymore
Why is the White House now quietly complaining about Zelensky?
Biden found himself in a state of indirect war with Russia, unwittingly, writes NR. He sees what the conflict in Ukraine is turning into and probably just wants to get rid of all this "confusion", the author believes. Even if Kiev has to make "territorial concessions" for this.
"This is Russian roulette." How to crack the "impregnable fortress" near Donetsk
Allied troops continue to push the AFU near Donetsk. They are advancing towards Avdiivka, which has been well fortified for eight years. The soldiers are helped by artillery — howitzers and anti-aircraft guns. What happens in the positions is in the RIA Novosti report.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin held a briefing for foreign military attaches
On August 3, a briefing for foreign military attaches was held in Moscow, which was attended by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin.
Kosovo threatens to become another hotbed of "proxy war" in Europe
Is the current tense situation in Kosovo just an ordinary episode or is the geography of the conflict between powerful powers in Europe expanding?
The recent escalation in Kosovo is as dangerous as it can escalate into an armed conflict, writes Advance. If powerful powers interfere in it, the region will become another point of "indirect war" — through third countries.
Europe has recognized the refusal of a satellite spying on Russia
The Sentinel-1B radar satellite, data from which has ceased to arrive since the end of 2021, has been officially declared inoperable. According to a statement released by the European Space Agency (ESA), there will be no more attempts to return this spacecraft to work.
"It is necessary to coordinate the details of the operation": Pashinyan had questions to the Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh
Armenian PM Pashinyan: events in Karabakh have raised questions to Russian peacekeepers
The events in Nagorno-Karabakh raise a number of questions about the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. He noted that Yerevan expects the Russian military to stop violations of the Line of contact in Karabakh.
"Ukraine: gladiatorial fights"
On the website of the Center for Applied Research and Programs (PRISP Center), under the heading "Ukraine: Gladiatorial Fights", a journalist and expert of the PRISP Center, Peter Skorobogaty, has published a conversation with Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST), about some aspects of the course of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation called the reason for the flight of three AFU brigades from positions in the DPR
Russian Ministry of Defense: three AFU brigades near Donetsk lost combat capability due to losses
As a result of the offensive actions of the Russian military in the Avdiivka direction, three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine left their positions due to heavy losses, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Also, a group of Spanish-speaking mercenaries was destroyed near Kharkov, their nationality is being clarified.
In Britain, they wanted to uncover a secret Russian network in Syria, but they disgraced themselves
The NATO network of dirty propagandists of the Syrian war has been revealed
The Grayzone analyzes the material published in The Guardian, which allegedly reveals the "network of Russian disinformation" on Syria. By creating this fiction, a journalist of a British newspaper is exposing himself as a propagandist and a disinformer, the author of the article believes.
"Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh are holding back five armies"
Colonel Karapetyan named the goal of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan carried out the operation "Retaliation" in Nagorno-Karabakh, occupying several strategic heights. The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh reported the death of two contract soldiers and the wounding of 14 more soldiers. Russian peacekeepers are the guarantor of security in the region. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what they are equipped with and who they are holding back.
Putin has opened a new front. Europe has nothing to answer
Will the EU withstand Russia's gas blackmail: key questions about Putin's "energy front"
Russia seeks to force the West to reduce support for Ukraine, writes "European Truth". The portal cites the opinion of Slovak expert Karol Hirman, who believes that the Kremlin plans to achieve this due to Europe's weak positions in the energy sector.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed at a meeting of the Security Council with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin
The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that an emergency meeting of the members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation was held under the chairmanship of the head of state Vladimir Putin. In particular, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed at the meeting. The meeting participants stressed the need to comply with the terms of the trilateral agreement signed by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.