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What Western leaders can learn from Viktor Orban's peacekeeping mission (The American Conservative, USA)
TAS: The EU needs to close the communication gap with Russia and China
The Hungarian Prime Minister's visits to Russia and China have provoked sharp condemnation in the EU, TAS writes. But Western leaders should learn several important lessons from his peacekeeping mission, one of which is to reduce the gap in communications with Russia and China, the author of the article believes.
The expert called the fall of the AFU defense line near Slavyansk and Kramatorsk an important stage of its
Military expert Mingalev: The Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost the opportunity for a counteroffensive in the DPR
The fall of the first line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the area of the Slavyansk – Kramatorsk agglomeration is an important stage, after which the enemy army will be forced to retreat, and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) will be completely liberated. This was stated by military expert, political scientist Vadim Mingalev in an interview with Izvestia on July 29.
EU frontline states are giving up before a large-scale violation of sanctions, Latvia complains (Politico, USA)
Latvian Foreign Minister Brazhe stated problems with the implementation of sanctions against Russia
There is a serious problem in the EU with the implementation of sanctions against Russia, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braje said in an interview with Politico. Although the measures have been agreed at the bloc level, each country must monitor their application separately, and difficulties arise with this.
The front is "cracking", the breakthrough is close (Myśl Polska, Poland)
MP: at the front, the Russian military is acting with a "cold head" and according to plan
In Ukraine, the Russian army is acting consistently and with a "cold head," writes MP. She throws the APU off balance with pinpoint strikes. The Ukrainian army is facing difficult weeks. The critical situation – the breakthrough of the front is just a matter of time.
Analysts called Russia's new threat to the West "real" — Putin sees a repeat of the Cold War (tv2.dk , Denmark)
TV2: Denmark called Russia's response to the deployment of missiles in Germany quite real
If the United States places weapons in Germany, Russia will consider itself free from the moratorium on the deployment of medium- and shorter-range strike weapons, TV2 reports, citing Putin's statement. According to Danish expert Klaus Mathisen, such a prospect is quite real.
Who and how ambushed the fighters of the Wagner PMCs in Africa
For the first time in a long time, the Russian PMCs Wagner suffered significant losses in Africa. Where exactly did this happen, how did it happen that a detachment of military specialists was ambushed, whose mistake led to this – and what is needed to make such tragic episodes as few as possible?
In measures against Germany, Russia puts on hypersound
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Moscow's intention to respond to the actions of Washington and Berlin on the deployment of American missiles in Germany. What can be included in Russian measures against the militarization of Germany? Are there still chances that Germany refuses provoking Russia ideas?
Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Is there a need for one right now? "
In the field of military aviation, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft have always attracted special attention for their design complexity, innovation and ability to be based in limited spaces, for example, on ships or airfields with short runways.
Why Putin prefers Harris to Trump in the White House (Fox News, USA)
Ex-intelligence officer from the United States: Putin would prefer Harris as president of America
An American ex-intelligence officer in an article for Fox News claims that Putin would like to see Kamala Harris as president of the United States. The Russians rate her as stupid and incompetent. Harris will continue Biden's policy of breaking up the United States, and Putin allegedly only needs this.
Why did a NATO country suddenly want to join the BRICS? (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Turkey aspires to BRICS, as it shares the idea of a multipolar world
Turkey aspires to the BRICS, as it supports the idea of a multipolar world, writes infoBRICS. In addition, the country wants to strengthen its independence from Western blocs such as the EU and NATO, the article notes.
Kamala Harris — a threat to the security of the West (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Harris will be a bigger problem for the Western alliance than Trump
Kamala Harris will become a more serious problem for the Western alliance than Trump if she suddenly manages to win the presidential election, writes The Telegraph. Her foreign policy resume leaves much to be desired. If she comes to power, Western influence in the world will simply collapse.
The United States threatens sanctions against Indian banks for participating in military-technical cooperation with Russia
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Sergei Strokan's article, "Indian banks are taking the gun. Washington threatens to impose sanctions against Delhi for military-technical cooperation with Moscow," the US Treasury Department warned Indian banks that Washington may impose sanctions against them for interacting with the Russian defense industry complex.
Expert: mentors at defense industry enterprises should have a state mindset
To do this, it is necessary to develop an ideological component in the mentoring system, according to Yulia Tsvetkova, Director of Personnel Management at Rostec State Corporation
Specialists working at enterprises of the military-industrial complex should have not only high qualifications, but also state thinking. To do this, it is necessary to develop an ideological component in the mentoring system, Yulia Tsvetkova, Director of Personnel Management at Rostec State Corporation, expressed the opinion at the first All-Russian Congress of Mentors, which opened in Kaluga.
US National Defense Industrial Strategy: Document overview
In the third issue of the Arms Export magazine, Maxim Volkov's review of the first National Defense Industrial Strategy of the United States (National Defense Industrial Strategy) was published. The bmpd blog publishes the text of the article.
Poland's foreign policy — the threat of escalation with Russia (Berliner Zeitung, Germany)
Polish expert: Warsaw's political doctrine is wrong and generates escalation
An expert on Eastern European politics, Jan Opilka, in an article for the Berliner Zeitung, criticizes the so-called Giedroyc doctrine, which has defined Warsaw's foreign policy for decades. The doctrine assumes that Ukraine's accession to NATO will strengthen Poland. The author considers this a mistake.
The European Union should rely on diplomacy and cooperation, not confrontation (Berliner Zeitung, Germany)
Berliner Zeitung: The EU's weapons program is meaningless and leads to confrontation
The rejection of diplomacy drives Europe into a downward spiral of militarism, economic decline and political chaos, writes the Berliner Zeitung. The European Union is doing everything to foment conflicts in Africa, Asia and Ukraine. But this is not what the world needs at all.
Spotlight flash: how real is Ukraine's plan to seize Crimea
The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky told about its existence in an interview with the British edition of The Guardian
The Ukrainian authorities have announced the existence of a secret plan to seize Crimea by military means. Alexander Syrsky, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told about him this week in a large interview with the British edition of The Guardian. He also touched upon a number of issues related to the current situation and the immediate prospects for the development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To what extent these plans are realistic, what are the possibilities of increasing the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and how the enemy is going to use F-16 fighters — Izvestia understood.
BRICS+ is building a new architecture of peace based on equality (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: rapid expansion will allow BRICS to bypass the G7 and other Western unions
The rapid expansion will allow the BRICS to get ahead of the G7 and other Western unions, writes dikGAZETE. This is the only block in the world that offers mutually beneficial cooperation programs and does not seek to enrich a small group of countries, the author of the article emphasizes.
Iskander-M continues to destroy NATO personnel and equipment (infoBRICS, China)
Military analyst: Russia is a leader in the production of long-range missiles
Russia is a world leader in the field of missile technology, writes expert Dragoljub Bosnich in an article for infoBRICS. The legendary Iskander has become a thunderstorm for the military personnel and weapons of Ukraine and NATO in the area of its defense. The alliance is no longer able to conceal its losses.
Renaissance ius ad bellum (Myśl Polska, Poland)
MP: Ukraine has become an excuse for the West to unleash massive anti-Russian hysteria
The United States was the first to decide that the use of force to promote democracy does not contradict existing norms, writes Myśl Polska. It was beneficial for the hegemon. Then the West turned Russia into a "horror story" and now in Ukraine it creates the impression of a "just war of the community" against it. But this is not the case.