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Accepting Ukraine into the EU now is wrong

Ukraine cannot be admitted to the EU today, and there are a number of reasons for this, writes The Economist. However, the authors of the article propose to create another community of European states, where Kiev could join and feel its involvement in the European world.

The Russian Defense Ministry published on Wednesday, July 15, footage of the combat work of the calculations of the anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Osa-AKM" during a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass.

Javelin ATGMs supplied by the USA to Ukraine are losing effectiveness due to the complete lack of technical support. About this, as RIA Novosti betrays, the Washington Post newspaper writes with reference to veterans of the American army.

On June 14, the NATO Secretary General spoke at a briefing following the meeting of the leaders of the seven member countries of the bloc on the eve of the meeting of the contact group on Ukraine, which will be held in Brussels today. Jens Stoltenberg called on the members of the North Atlantic Alliance and partners to increase the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine, "because they absolutely depend on it to resist the brutal Russian invasion."

Despite the supply of weapons and military equipment, Ukraine is losing to Russia. According to the ex-commander of NATO forces in Europe Wesley Clark, without additional help, the Kiev regime can be given up.

The Russian military attacked three railway stations near Donetsk and the Dnieper. This was announced on Wednesday, June 15, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with high-precision Kalibr missiles in the Lviv region destroyed an ammunition depot for weapons transferred to Ukraine by NATO countries. This was announced on June 15 by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

In order to preserve the status quo of Taiwan, the United States will continue to provide assistance to it aimed at strengthening self-defense, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

Poland's defense spending in fiscal year 2022 will amount to 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP). As stated in the press release of the Polish Ministry of Defense dated June 13, the total military expenditures for the current fiscal year will include both planned budget allocations for defense and extra-budgetary funds from the Armed Forces Support Fund.

The United States and the West are striving to make maximum efforts to provide Ukraine with everything necessary to confront Russia and will continue to act in this direction, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

Operation against a terrorist organization in Syria and other...

Turkey should take steps to achieve its political goals, writes Yeni Çağ. Based on this, Ankara should launch an operation that will neutralize the actions of the Kurds and call into question the US presence in Syria, the author of the article is sure. But first we need to get Russia and Iran on our side.

The cracks are becoming more visible. Now the West's doubts about Ukraine will probably be more dangerous for Zelensky than the Russian special operation itself

If Russia is not weakening, then why continue fighting? This question is now being asked by many in the West, writes Advance. If Moscow gains more than it loses in the current situation, there are more and more doubts about the need to support Ukraine, the author of the article notes.

Billions are coming to Ukraine, and American officials warn of possible fraud and embezzlement

The United States fears theft and misuse of military and economic aid sent to Ukraine, the WSJ writes. So far, no illegal actions have been identified, but it's a matter of time. The United States did not take into account the mistakes of Afghanistan, experts interviewed by the publication believe.

Despite Greece's previously announced plans to supply Ukraine with more than 120 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles from the presence of its own armed forces, Kiev will receive no more than 30 vehicles. This was announced by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Peace or not peace? Ukraine at the crossroads

The United States and other NATO members unanimously support Ukraine, but their goals are already beginning to diverge, the author of TNI believes. In his opinion, Kiev should think about making concessions to Moscow. Ukraine's dependence on the West carries risks.

The parties discussed Ukraine, the expansion of financial and industrial cooperation in the face of sanctions, the development of military ties and military-technical cooperation

Russia is in favor of a political and diplomatic settlement allowing the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, but negotiations are frozen by Kiev, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.

The United States is preparing a new package of military assistance for Ukraine, which, with a high degree of probability, will include Harpoon anti-ship missiles. This is reported by Bloomberg.

During a special military operation in Ukraine, repair units of the Russian Armed Forces successfully restore and repair equipment in the field. The commander of the repair company of armored vehicles Arseny told about the repair of the heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek". His words are quoted by "Red Star".

The head of the corporation also stressed that the execution of the state defense order has always been and remains a priority

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is ready to build all the ships and vessels necessary for the fleet on time, if this is required due to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.