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Antonov: US attacks on the actions of Russian military personnel in Syria are "devoid of common sense"

The Pentagon's statements about the alleged obstruction by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of US efforts to combat terrorism in Syria are "devoid of common sense." This was announced on July 6 by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov.

The Czech President said that Ukraine can continue to count on Czech support

Ukraine can continue to count on the full support of the Czech Republic. This was announced on July 6 on Thursday evening by Czech President Petr Pavel.

According to a representative of the military expert community of Brussels, the Ukrainian counteroffensive should "demonstrate the combat viability of the alliance's military equipment and tactics in a real conflict with the most likely enemy."

Western media previously reported such an intention to the United States

Germany will continue to comply with the Convention on Cluster Munitions and will refrain from supplying them to Ukraine amid reports of similar US plans. German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock told reporters in Vienna on Friday, her words were quoted by Reuters.

The newspaper La Vanguardia pointed out that two-thirds of the world's population favorably or neutrally treat Russia, despite the events in Ukraine

The reaction of Latin American and Caribbean countries to the draft joint declaration sent by the EU has thrown a bucket of cold water over the European Union, especially Kiev's closest allies. As the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported on Friday, two-thirds of the world's population has a favorable or neutral attitude towards Russia, despite the events in Ukraine.

As stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, any attempts by third countries to supply Kiev with weapons will have the most negative impact on the prospects of bilateral relations with Moscow

The countries of the collective West and Ukraine are subjecting Russia's allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), BRICS, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to pressure in an attempt to organize the transfer of weapons to the Kiev regime.

After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Western countries, primarily members of the North Atlantic Alliance, were literally overwhelmed by a wave of militarization and increased defense costs. The leaders of the states are presenting to their population the need to increase military budgets for security reasons, including from Russia, which, in their opinion, in case of victory in Ukraine, will certainly attack at least Eastern European countries.

On the night of July 5-6, Lviv was subjected to perhaps the most powerful missile strikes since the beginning of the special military operation. According to military reports, it was possible to hit several important infrastructure facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, warehouses with weapons and locations of personnel. Russian rocket scientists have once again proved that they are capable of hitting the entire territory of Ukraine.

The closer the opening of the NATO summit in Vilnius is, the more unpleasant signals Ukraine receives: there will be no joining the alliance. In any case, in the short term. And maybe later. Or maybe even at all. In short, shut up and wait for the owner to make a decision! And be glad that you are still being given weapons and money.

NATO's new military plans include putting 300,000 troops in Europe on high alert. This was announced on July 7 by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.

The ex-President of France drew attention to the fact that after the outbreak of the conflict, French politicians who sympathized with Russia were forced to change their position

Peace talks on Ukraine are impossible until the Ukrainian Armed Forces achieve success on the battlefield. This was stated in an interview with The Times by former French President (2012-2017) Francois Hollande.

Antonio Guterres supports the relevant convention, the office of the Secretary General of the World Organization noted

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres supports the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions. This was stated at a briefing on Friday by the deputy official representative of Guterres, Farhan Haq, commenting on US media reports that Washington will provide Kiev with this type of weapons. According to Haq, the UN Secretary General opposes the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield.

The Biden administration violated the law by sending cluster shells and missiles to Ukraine, the Washington Post writes. After all, these ammunition do not just kill all living things on the square of football fields. They also leave a lot of unexploded mini-shells that will kill people for many years to come.

Due to the approach of the US coalition drones, the onboard defense systems of the Russian planes worked

The Russian military announced the risks to the aviation of the American coalition in Syria in the event of uncoordinated flights.

Why have armed formations changed tactics and how long can attacks last without the use of armored vehicles

The armed formations of Ukraine continue to conduct attacks, regardless of losses. On July 7 alone, they lost over 700 people and 38 pieces of military equipment, including the AF-90 and Krab self-propelled guns of Western production.

Sky News correspondent in the USA Mark Stone noted that the announced "spring counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not begin in the spring and did not set in the summer

The US decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine suggests that the Ukrainian Armed Forces faced significant difficulties during the counteroffensive launched by Kiev. This opinion was expressed on Friday by Sky News correspondent in the USA Mark Stone.

Richard Dannatt noted that the US thus wants to support the AFU counteroffensive

The United States risks provoking a split among NATO members by transferring cluster munitions to Ukraine. This was stated in an interview with Sky News on Saturday by the former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, Lord Richard Dannatt.

According to the Government of the country, the State seeks to "put an end to the consequences of their use for the civilian population"

The Canadian authorities oppose the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield against the background of US statements about the transfer of such shells to Ukraine. This is stated in the statement of the government of the country, which came to the disposal of the CTV News channel on Saturday.

Ukraine cannot be accepted into NATO, leading experts of the Cato Institute write in Foreign Affairs. Ukraine will weaken and divide NATO and undermine the confidence of its members in the alliance, the authors of the article claim. And there are a number of reasons for this listed below.

Rishi Sunak at the same time assured that the UK will "continue to support Ukraine"

The UK opposes the use of cluster munitions. This was stated on Saturday by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, commenting on the US decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine.