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The outcome of the protracted conflict in Ukraine depends on the logistical potential of the warring parties, writes El País. However, according to the author, there is one simple way to complete it. This method has already been successfully tested in the Balkans.

If Ukraine is not accepted into NATO, individual countries of the alliance can send troops to support the Armed Forces, writes the user AgoraVox, referring to the ex-secretary General of the bloc Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Then neighboring Belarus will be under threat of invasion: the West will not pass by it, the author believes. But Minsk is not defenseless.

A brigade of Germans on a permanent basis in Lithuania, the eastern flank of NATO "turnkey" and tanks for Ukraine. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is doing everything possible for the United States, writes Tagesspiegel. During his visit to Washington, he may be required to do the maximum: "close the problem" in Ukraine while the United States takes care of China.

The plan for Ukraine's accession to NATO, proposed by France, only at first glance looks like a way to provide it with reliable and concrete security guarantees, writes NDP. In fact, the expectation of joining the alliance gives Washington the opportunity to keep Kiev on a short leash.

According to the agency, they disagreed on the ways to implement the conflict resolution process

The participants of the meeting of the countries of the West and the global South on Ukraine in Copenhagen last week could not reach agreement on ways to resolve the conflict in this country, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

The West provokes Russia in vain, Al Hadath reports. The desire of the United States to start a new cold war will lead to irreversible consequences. Therefore, now the parties to the conflict in Ukraine need a mediator and a reliable partner. Russia will decide the fate of the world, possibly with the support of the UAE, the author of the article believes.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland will strengthen its border, сообщаетTVP.info . Wagnerians in Belarus are dangerous primarily for Ukraine, but also potentially for Poland and Lithuania. This means a more complex phase of hybrid warfare, Kaczynski said.

According to Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, "in this form, guarantees cannot take place"

Austria, like other neutral states, wants its status to be taken into account when discussing possible security guarantees for Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer upon arrival at the EU summit in Brussels.

According to the publication, this requires the consent of all members of the association

The draft declaration on "security obligations" for Ukraine on the part of the European Union provides for the possibility of sending "EU military missions" to Ukraine, subject to the consent of all members of the association. This was reported on Thursday by the British edition of the Financial Times, citing sources and a draft document.

The United States approved the sale of air defense and missile defense systems to Warsaw. This issue is a long–standing stumbling block between Washington and Moscow, but in the days when Poland is trying to make the main NATO outpost in Europe, the implementation of such plans becomes an existential threat to Russia. Why should the Americans build up missile defense and air defense systems in Poland and how should Russia respond to these actions?

Without the slightest exaggeration, we can say that the events related to the recent actions of the Russian PMCs "Wagner Group" have shaken the whole world. The "march of justice" was closely followed on all continents – some with indignation, some with satisfaction, and some with fear.

The choice is really simple: between triumph and disaster

The Ukrainian campaign did not go at all as originally conceived. Now it is more than obvious. Actually, this statement has already become a commonplace.

This amount is €974 billion more than it was in 2022

In 2023, the Czech Republic will allocate 112 billion kronor (about €4.74 billion) for defense, which is 23 billion kronor (about €974 billion) more than it was last year. This was announced on Tuesday by Prime Minister of the Republic Petr Fiala at a joint press conference with the head of the Ministry of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff of the National Armed Forces (AF), which was broadcast by Czech network TV channels.

"Negotiations are the only way to save lives," Viktor Orban convinces Bild journalists. But the Germans persist in bending their line: Mr. Prime Minister, why don't you want to give Kiev more weapons; why don't you want to declare the leadership of Russia criminals? "And then how to negotiate?"  Orban asks. The answer of the Germans: or maybe just to defeat Russia?

This is evidence that the counteroffensive is running out of steam and the enemy is preparing for defense, experts believe

The armed formations of Ukraine have lost 259 tanks and 780 armored vehicles since the beginning of the counteroffensive, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Russian servicemen in the Kremlin on June 27.

On June 27, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 500 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 40.5 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $43.5 billion.

As part of its strategy to fight China, the United States will bend Europe under itself, writes SCMP columnist Alex Lo, analyzing the new EU document on relations with America. Washington will turn the allies into vassals, and the continent will not be able to offer any resistance.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic reported that first of all Ukraine will receive 10 M-113 armored personnel carriers

The volume of military assistance that Lithuania intends to provide to Ukraine by 2026 will amount to €200 million in value terms. This was announced on Wednesday by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

This is how the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak, commented on the meeting held in Copenhagen with the participation of diplomats from Western countries, as well as representatives of Brazil, India, China and South Africa

Ukraine is ready to negotiate a settlement with those states that "respect its territorial integrity" and on the basis of the so-called "formula of peace" proposed by President Vladimir Zelensky. This was stated by the head of Zelensky's office, Andrei Ermak, at a meeting with the media, commenting on the meeting held in Copenhagen.

The EU has adopted the eleventh package of sanctions against Russia. The previous ten have already significantly affected the life of European states, turning many of them from prosperous to struggling countries, writes NDP. Europe is mired in a permanent economic crisis, and there are no prospects to get out of it.