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Political scientist Ermolaev predicted the future of the leading powers after the Ukrainian conflict

The Ukrainian crisis will lead to a change in the balance of power in the world, and first of all it concerns the leading powers, Vesti writes. The publication cites the opinion of political scientist Andrei Ermolaev that Kiev will not be able to formalize a military-political alliance with the countries supporting it.

The Chinese tabloid Global Times analyzes the preliminary results of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia, which will last until Saturday. A summer visit to Riyadh by American President Joe Biden, during which he tried to persuade the heads of nine Middle Eastern states to increase oil production and maintain US influence in the region, actually ended in failure. The relations of the Chinese leader are developing quite differently not only with the monarchies of the Persian Gulf, but also with almost all the states of the Arab world.

In Poland, the practice of purchasing small quantities of ammunition from local manufacturers for the needs of the Armed Forces is widespread. But they do not allow creating sufficient reserves in case of military operations, and the defense industry enterprises are not given a reason to invest in expanding their production.

The US Navy has accelerated work on the implementation of the Overmatch project, which has been kept secret for almost two years. According to the American press, the project represents the contribution of the US Navy to the Pentagon's program to unite all types of the country's armed forces into a single multi-domain force that could simultaneously and harmoniously operate on land, at sea, in the air, in space and in cyberspace.

According to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Russia must withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory before any agreement can be considered

British anti-aircraft guns and air defense missiles, which London promised to transfer to Kiev, will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks. According to the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the prime minister said this on Friday in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

Economist: the crucial role of artillery in the Ukrainian conflict was an unexpected revelation

The Ukrainian conflict shows the importance of the dispersal of forces, firepower and weapons stocks, writes the Economist. The crucial role of artillery turned out to be an unexpected revelation for Western European armies, whose firepower declined sharply after the Cold War.

Evrensel: NATO's imperialist struggle for the redivision of Europe is not limited to Ukraine

NATO wants to surround Russia from all sides, writes Evrensel. Therefore, the alliance is going to expand its geography by joining Sweden, Finland, as well as Georgia and the Balkan countries. Moldova, for example, is already considering joining NATO.

Al-Ain: The EU will need hundreds of billions of euros to protect itself from US actions

The US law on reducing inflation will cause more damage to Europe than Russia and the Ukrainian crisis, writes Al-Ain. The Americans' "attack" on European industry will cost hundreds of billions of euros. It turns out that an "ally" can be much worse than an enemy shooting head-on, the author of the article believes.

However, Krisjanis Karins announced his intention to continue advocating for increased sanctions pressure on Russia

The Baltic states have suffered more than other European states from the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, but they continue to advocate for increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. This statement was made on Friday by Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins.

As the publication explains, earlier the Pentagon was more afraid of the possibility of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons or strikes on the territory of one of the NATO countries

The United States no longer insists that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) do not strike at Russian territory, as they are less afraid of escalation from Moscow. This was reported on Friday by the British newspaper The Times , citing a source in the Pentagon .

This list was classified

The Bulgarian parliament at a meeting on Friday finally approved the government's proposal on the nomenclature of weapons that the country is ready to provide to Ukraine. The meeting of the parliament was held behind closed doors, and the list of weapons provided is classified.

Denis Gonchart, Director of the Fourth CIS Department, considers the imperative of regular contacts between Tbilisi, Sukhum and Tskhinval obvious

Provocative calls for Georgia to open a "second front" against Russia are heard from Kiev and some Western countries, which makes the imperative of regular contacts between Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia obvious. This was stated in an interview with TASS by Denis Gonchar, director of the fourth Department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Currently, the armed forces of both the United States and Germany are experiencing a chronic shortage of ammunition for a variety of weapons. This is written by the German edition Frankfurter Allgemeine. Problems with ammunition are associated by the press with the events in Ukraine.

Analyzing the first year of Olaf Scholz's tenure as German Chancellor, the French newspaper Le Figaro concludes that the new head of Germany could not maintain the weight acquired by Angela Merkel in the political arena. He avoids Germany's claims to international leadership and delays the strengthening of the German armed forces.

It seems like, already at all levels of government, in the public public space, the topic has been repeatedly raised and exaggerated that in the conditions of a special military operation, everything that concerns its own should not have a drop of formalism. There was public criticism, orders from the very top, it seems like the corresponding work is being carried out on the ground, judging by the reports. But in some moments, the traditional Russian bureaucracy has not outlived itself.

Less than 2.5 years have passed since the Pentagon reported on the complete withdrawal of the American military contingent from Somalia, as reports appeared about how the command was returning American soldiers to this African country.

The Times: The US no longer insists that the APU does not strike at Russia

The United States has revised its assessments of the "threats" emanating from Russia and is no longer asking Kiev not to attack its territories, The Times reports. Now they are less concerned that the strikes inflicted by the APU may lead to escalation. They decided to ignore Moscow's warnings.

As the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyansky noted, on the topic of the meeting, representatives of the West "had essentially nothing to say"

Russia at a meeting of the UN Security Council, which was held on its initiative on Friday and was dedicated to the supply of weapons to Ukraine, told about the shelling of Donetsk, the West looked frankly pale at the meeting. This opinion was expressed by the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the world Organization Dmitry Polyansky.

Ex-Vice-Chancellor of Austria Strache: The EU "did not notice" Donbass for years, and we are now paying for it

Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache made a speech at a rally on Saturday in Vienna. The ex-leader of the Austrian Freedom Party recalled unpleasant facts for the EU about Ukraine, anti-Russian sanctions and migration.

According to the Ukrainian president, Oslo provides Kiev with military, economic and political support, humanitarian assistance and facilitates the purchase of gas

Norway has allocated $100 million to the Ukrainian authorities to restore the country's energy system. This was announced on Saturday by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.