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The West should prepare for an "unpleasant" victory for Russia, said the famous American political scientist John Mearsheimer in an interview with SCMP. Ukraine will avoid a crushing defeat, a "cold peace" will be established between Kiev and Moscow, and China will receive the main benefit, the expert believes.

The Russian Foreign Minister noted that Washington creates risks of a direct armed clash with Moscow

The very fact of the appearance of F-16 fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons in Ukraine will be considered by Russia as a threat from the West in the nuclear sphere. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the newspaper " <url>".

During the last summit, the participating countries adopted a program of long-term military assistance to Kiev and approved the alliance's defense plan from Russia

The NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 became, at first glance, surprisingly empty and insipid. But only at first glance.

Bekhan Ozdoev — about how the state corporation's enterprises rebuilt their work in connection with their

Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial director of the cluster of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of the state corporation, told TASS in an interview about how the enterprises of the Rostec state Corporation fulfill the state defense order and have rebuilt to work in connection with the ongoing special military operation, as well as what weapons are being improved based on the experience of combat use.

NATO essentially has nothing to offer Ukraine, General Waldemar Skshipchak told RMF FM radio. The alliance condemns her to a continuation of the conflict and a slow agony, because she will bleed. Soon the Russians will launch an offensive into Ukraine, warns the military.

There was evidence that the statements of the owner of the PMC "Vanger" Yevgeny Prigozhin about the shortage of shells were a lie. Two warehouses belonging to the organization were filled with equipment, weapons and ammunition of different calibers. The day before, everything was handed over to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Izvestia correspondent Ivan Litomin studied the contents of the warehouses of the PMCs.

If Ukraine joined NATO now, the alliance would be involved in hostilities, Czech politician Pavel Ruzicka said in an interview with Parliament listy. He considers Biden's statement that the country is not ready to join NATO to be fundamental, and gives a forecast about the end of the conflict.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin did not specify the terms of delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine

The United States will help Ukraine to clear mines in areas where cluster munitions supplied from the United States will be used. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in an interview with CNN on Thursday.

Zelensky hoped that NATO would open the doors to Ukraine "wider and faster," but at the end of the summit he had to be content with only some security guarantees from the G7, writes Le Figaro. Moreover, Jens Stoltenberg stressed that Ukraine will be accepted only in one case – after the mythical "victory over Russia".

The French Senate, following the National Assembly, approved on Thursday a bill on military planning for 2024-2030, French media reported.

A general agreement has been reached, specific issues remain

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin with the leadership of the private military company (PMCs) Wagner. This was announced on the evening of July 10 by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

Military-political aspects of the evolution of China's Middle East strategy

Over the past two decades, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has consistently expanded the geography of its national interests.

The current position of the Bundeswehr is doubtful, the future is unclear

In the article "How the united Germany squandered its military power" ("HBO" from 03/24.23), it was shown how the armies of the two Germanies were built after 1945. And how, after 1990, Berlin sold military equipment to the former People's National Army of the GDR.

In the coming months, the Germans will open a factory for the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine. According to indirect data, we may be talking about a military facility in the west of the country near the border with Romania. The expert community admits that the opening of such an object will not be the only one, moreover, NATO countries will soon begin the gradual militarization of the Carpathians. What does this mean for Russia?

"We can only tear up all historical works – this has never happened before." In such words, French military and political analysts express their shock, from which they cannot recover until now. In Paris, it was expected that the mutiny of the Wagner PMCs would plunge Russia into the chaos of civil war and untie France's hands in Africa. Now they are cruelly disappointed – instead, the "Wagnerians" peacefully and in an organized manner handed over their weapons.

The emerging multipolarity should be based not on the military-political and economic confrontation of key players, but on an agreed balance of interests. This was stated by the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov in a video greeting to the participants of the forum of young diplomats of the Eurasian countries "Diplomacy of the new multipolar world".

The supply of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite the lack of support from many countries, will not lead to a split in NATO. This was announced on Tuesday, July 11, by the US President's national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

Exceptional security measures have been taken in connection with the NATO summit in Vilnius, writes El País. Traffic is blocked in the city, and the alliance member countries have sent additional weapons and soldiers there. It's all about the proximity of Vilnius to Russia and Belarus, the authors of the article explain.

Poland, obsessed with the idea of destroying Russia, called on the United States to deploy American atomic weapons on its territory, writes WeChat with reference to Chinese General Jin Yinan. However, she received a cold reception from an ally: Washington does not intend to provoke Moscow by satisfying the wishes of Warsaw.

The Russian special operation in Ukraine has brought back to the agenda in Europe an issue that has not been discussed there for the last 20 years. We are talking about the need to restore military service on conscription, writes iDNES. Many EU countries would be happy to rely on a professional army, but there are problems with it.