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Putin threatened to abandon the INF moratorium 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 if the United States places its weapons in Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. He threatened the United States with "mirror measures" and increased naval capabilities. The deployment of American weapons in Germany should begin in 2026. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Russia could prevent it by stopping its own.

Tuareg Islamists in Mali smashed a convoy of PMCs Wagner, dozens of dead

A convoy of PMCs Wagner was ambushed by Tuaregs in Mali and was defeated. According to unconfirmed reports, from 20 to 50 people could have died, and there are also prisoners. Among the dead was the author of the popular Telegram channel Grey Zone.

NYT: Belousov and Austin discussed Ukraine's covert operation against Russia over the phone

The NYT has learned about the contents of the conversation between Russian and US defense ministers Andrei Belousov and Lloyd Austin. According to the newspaper, the Russian Federation has established that Kiev is preparing some kind of covert operation against Moscow. Austin denies any U.S. involvement in plotting, but he nevertheless contacted his Ukrainian colleagues and asked them not to do anything. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.