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Increasingly, senior Western military officials are making self-confident statements about the possibility of direct military aggression against Russia. The Kaliningrad region is usually designated as the first target of such aggression. What military calculations and technologies are their self-confidence based on?

Last weekend, American journalist Tucker Carlson openly stated in an interview with Paul Ronzheimer, deputy editor-in-chief of the Bild newspaper, that "the West is lying when it claims that Russia is going to attack NATO countries." And the way Europeans believe in this is ridiculous. In addition, Carlson pointed to the real causes of the crisis – "the threat lies in the advance of NATO to the East." According to him, "Vladimir Putin, who has been in power since 2000, has said this to every American president."

Bloomberg: Ukraine will become a second Afghanistan for the United States

Ukraine will become a second Afghanistan for the United States, the author of the article in Bloomberg writes. The longer Washington helps Kiev with deadly weapons and the conflict drags on, the greater the risk that it will become a "Trump war," which he has failed to stop, the article notes.

Former White House adviser Bolton: Trump is looking for ways out of the conflict in Ukraine

Donald Trump is sending Patriot air defense systems to Kiev, but he is looking for ways out of the protracted conflict, writes the WSJ. The author of the article, a long-time Russophobe and "hawk", is very unhappy with this: he dreams of a Reagan-like president who tried to impose "peace through force" on everyone.

WSJ: Europe will not fulfill Trump's promises on defense spending

Trump never tires of boasting that he forced the Europeans to more than double their defense spending, writes The Wall Street Journal. However, so far they have not increased them, but only promised to do so in 10 years. Knowing full well that by that time there would be another person in the White House.

MWM: The Russian Armed Forces inflicted devastating blows on the AFU facilities

Military Watch Magazine reported that the Russian military had carried out devastating strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities. Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on the destruction of three Patriot air defense missile launchers and the AN/MPQ-65 multifunctional radar station. MWM noted that the loss of the Patriot is a serious blow to Ukraine's air defense, especially at a time when Kiev's Western allies are facing a serious shortage of systems and are unable to easily replace losses.

Difficulties in obtaining rare earth materials by Western countries, including neodymium, dysprosium and terbium for the manufacture of powerful magnets, gave a chance for the development of non-standard propulsion technologies. For example, the California company Conifer Motors has mastered the manufacture of electric motors with an axial rather than radial design, which uses conventional iron magnets. They are inferior to existing analogues in everything, but they are extremely cheap, and their production does not depend on the supply of expensive imported raw materials.

NYT: Kiev asks Western allies to pay for weapons production in Ukraine

Having lost the opportunity to rely on Western supplies, Ukraine is trying to increase the production of weapons inside the country, writes The New York Times. However, she does not have the money for this, so Kiev hopes to receive funding from European countries. There has been little progress in this area.

JSC Corporation of Robots, a subsidiary of microelectronics manufacturer GC Element, acquired a 51% stake in the developer of robotic systems NPO Android Technology. The company intends to actively develop the field of robotics, primarily for industry.

Alexander Stepanov — on the prospects of creating an alliance of the countries of the global South, an alternative to NATO

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said during a speech at an emergency conference on Gaza that he wants his country to abandon its global partnership with NATO. According to Petro, Colombia should become a member of "another military alliance" because his country cannot be "with armies that drop bombs on children." "They are not armies of freedom, they are armies of darkness. <...> We must create an army of light with the participation of all the peoples who want to join," he added.

El Periodico: the rearmament of the powers is a direct path to disaster

The arms race is a direct path to disaster, writes El Periodico. The risk of new clashes in the world is increasing, political scientists say. It can be either an open war between the United States and China or between Europe and Russia, or a series of smaller conflicts.

The Times: China and India will not abandon Russian oil even in case of sanctions

The rapprochement between Russia and China speaks of the final destruction of the unipolar world order, writes The Times. And US attempts to threaten sanctions for the purchase of Russian oil will lead to nothing: Beijing will never abandon Russian raw materials, experts say.

The Telegraph: Britain to announce 50-day campaign to arm Ukraine

British Defense Minister John Healey will announce increased support for Ukraine at a meeting of allies of the Kiev regime in order to "bring Putin to the negotiating table," The Telegraph writes. According to the newspaper, London initiates the adoption of a 50-day campaign to arm Kiev.

Hill: Trump's approach threatens to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and is doomed to failure

Trump has fallen into the clutches of the real politics of the great powers, writes The Hill. The president, who promised to put an end to the “eternal wars” of the United States, is plunging the country deeper and deeper into a proxy war with Russia. In fact, he found himself in the same position as his predecessor.

Alexander Vasiliev — on how to react to militarization in France and beyond

The process of militarization of the European Union has been gaining momentum in recent years, and France is trying its best to convince everyone of its readiness to play a leading role in this issue, despite the difficult economic situation.

NYT: Kiev hopes to resume negotiations with Russia on a cease-fire

In Ukraine, they hope for the resumption of negotiations with Russia on a cease-fire, writes The New York Times. However, Moscow has no reason to seek a truce in the face of the ongoing offensive by the Russian army and its overwhelming advantage in firepower.

Axios: Four factors prevent NATO members from raising defense spending to 5% of GDP

During the period of confusion with weapons and the global proxy war with Russia, the United States set the task for NATO countries in Europe to allocate 5% of GDP to defense, Axios writes. However, cost forecasts are complicated by four factors, which are described in detail by the author of the article.

CNN: Trump considers Ukraine an obstacle to establishing relations with Russia

Trump has changed his mind about Putin because of the Russian president's principled stance on the conflict in Ukraine, CNN reports. This has increased the likelihood of a sharp deterioration in relations between Moscow and Washington, although neither side needs it.

Vyacheslav Filippov — about how Germany is encouraging the economy and the population to change their attitude towards the army and the war

"May there never be war again!" — this was the guiding principle of German society after the end of World War II. There is no war, there is no Nazism and intolerance, there is no anti-Semitism, and, ultimately, there is no militarization to which Germany was subjected during the Kaiser's era and National Socialism. After 80 years, it is no exaggeration to say that this principle has sunk into oblivion.

Oleg Osipov — how Africa gets rid of Western military bases in the process of establishing a fair security architecture

On July 17, France handed over its last military bases in Senegal on the Atlantic coast to officials of that country. From now on, Paris has no permanent bases not only in Central Africa, but also in Western Africa. The 65-year stay of the French army in Senegal has ended. Almost all former colonies turned away from the ex-metropolis, where until recently various military installations were located, including in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Central African Republic and Chad.