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At the same time, as the Vice-Chancellor of Germany Robert Habek noted, Berlin cannot but support Kiev

No one should be proud of the fact that Germany has to supply weapons to Ukraine, but Berlin cannot but support Kiev in the current conditions. This was stated on Thursday evening by the Vice-Chancellor of Germany, the head of the Ministry of Economy Robert Habek.

But no military-industrial complex will saturate the bottomless hole of Ukraine

Although the United States constantly talks about the importance of restoring peace in Ukraine, the American military-industrial complex earns billions from this conflict and is not interested in ending it. Eric Sperling, executive director of the American anti-war organization Just Foreign Policy, who previously worked in the US Congress, said in a recent interview that the lobbying power of the United States military industry, whose representatives want military tensions to stimulate demand for weapons, should not be underestimated.

They did not join the position of American countries during the Conference of American Defense Ministers

Argentina, Brazil and Mexico refused to join the position of the American countries on condemning the conflict in Ukraine, follows from the declaration adopted on Thursday following the results of the 15th Conference of American Defense Ministers (CDMA), which was held in Brasilia.

The Conference of American Defense Ministers (CDMA) demonstrated, as they say in the West, the lack of unity of the states of global America. The main issue on which there were discrepancies was the Ukrainian issue.

"In Europe, they believe that no one can be worse than Trump. But Biden is much worse"

Neil Ferguson is a well—known right-wing analyst. In an interview with Welt, he prefers Trump to Biden. For "sleepy Joe," Ferguson has bad news. Biden missed an advantageous moment: peace with Russia should have been concluded when we retreated from Kiev. Zelensky would have agreed to anything. And now Kiev has lost, and Russia will become stronger.

Most of the exploits are classified, and the names are unknown. Department "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center celebrates its 48th birthday on Friday. Alexey Filatov, a veteran of the unit, lieutenant colonel of the Federal Security Service, president of the Union "Officers of the Alpha Group", told RIA Novosti in an interview about how the Russian "Alpha" differs from the Soviet one, how to get there and what a modern commando should be like.

According to information published on the website of the German newspaper Welt on July 27, the German authorities approved the sale to Ukraine of 100 units of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers PzH-2000 in the amount of 1.7 billion. euro.

The S-300 air defense system opened warning fire on Israel's F-16 in Syria

Russian S-300 systems are in service and reliably protect the airspace of Syria, writes MWM. In the last two months alone, they have fired on Israeli F-16 fighters twice. These systems remain a serious threat to the Israeli Air Force, the author notes.

The issue of the upcoming counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army on the Kherson direction, widely advertised by Kiev, has recently been actively discussed in the European media. The Polish edition Wiadomosci wonders whether the "decisive battle" will take place in the south of Ukraine and what consequences it may lead to.

The authorities of Northern Macedonia handed over T-72 tanks to Ukraine, which were subject to planned disposal. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the country.

What is the Phoenix Ghost drone that will be used in Ukraine?

Washington will provide Kiev with 500 drones as part of an aid package, The Jerusalem Post reports. It is emphasized that they were developed specifically for Ukraine and are capable of being in the air for up to six hours.

North Macedonia handed over to Ukraine T-72 tanks previously supplied by Russia

North Macedonia has handed over to Ukraine T-72 tanks supplied by Russia in 2000 during the conflict with Albanian separatists. A convoy of vehicles is already on its way to Ukraine.

According to the US Secretary of State, he warned the Russian Foreign Minister about Washington's intention to impose additional sanctions against Moscow in the event of the regions of Ukraine becoming part of Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a telephone conversation on Friday. This was announced at a press conference in Washington by the American Secretary of State.

The parties discussed the current situation in Ukraine, including the supply of weapons to Kiev, the possible exchange of prisoners, as well as the situation in the field of ensuring global food security.

At the moment, the volume of US military assistance provided to Kiev is $8.2 billion

The United States Administration will soon announce another package of military assistance to Ukraine. This was announced on Friday at a briefing for journalists by the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby.

Gina Raimondo noted that "the reserves that Russia has created in preparation" for the special operation continue to decrease

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Friday that the restrictions imposed by the US administration will have an increasingly "destructive impact" on Russia.

"A very powerful weapon." How Putin threatens NATO with a "retaliatory strike"

Putin will not start military operations against the West and NATO, retired British General Simon Mayall is sure. He noted that the Russians have "gas weapons" in their hands, which caused alarm throughout Europe.

Blinken reaffirmed Washington's "unwavering support" for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that Washington is committed to jointly taking new measures against Russia with Tokyo. This is stated in a written statement by the head of the press service of the American Foreign Ministry, Ned Price, distributed on Friday.

An error in the preparation of escape or intentional elimination — how to explain the death of more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen

On the night of July 29, Ukrainian armed formations attacked a pre-trial detention center in the village of Yelenovka of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the DPR authorities, two missiles hit the barracks with prisoners of war.

German Defense Minister Kristina Lambrecht sent a letter to the head of the Polish military department, Mariusz Blaszczak, in which she dwells on the issue of supplying Warsaw with military equipment instead of the one that was transferred to Ukraine. Lambrecht offers Warsaw to jointly purchase new Leopard tanks, or transfer a large number of old Leopard tanks or Marder infantry fighting vehicles.