Hebrew media reports that the army is urging Tel Aviv that ‘now is the right time’ for escalation against Hezbollah and Lebanon | Former Israeli intelligence and security official Yuval Malka told Hebrew media on 25 July that Washington has greenlit a wider war on Lebanon. “According to the information I received from the delegation and what I know, Netanyahu has received full legitimacy in the United States to wage a war in Lebanon,” Malka told Israel’s Channel 14. [...] “The Israeli army is prepared for a major ground maneuver in Lebanon and warns: Any delay will be in Hezbollah’s favor when there is progress in the background in negotiations to release the hostages,” said Amir Bohbot, military editor and senior defense analyst for Israeli news site Walla, on 24 July.

■ US armed Israel with 25,000-plus bombs, missiles since Oct. 7: Report (PressTV)

Fighting has intensified around the Russian-speaking city of Khakov in recent months as Ukraine has launched strikes on Russian territory from the region. Moscow has promised to respond to Kiev's attacks, which frequently kill and injure Russian civilians. | Germany has decided to allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory bordering the Kharkov region with German-supplied weapons to impede Russian progress around the city, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a news conference Wednesday. [...] The chancellor also said German military aid to Ukraine would soon be facilitated via NATO facilities in the Germany city of Wiesbaden. [...] Fighting has intensified around the Russian-speaking city of Khakov in recent months as Ukraine has launched strikes on Russian territory from the region. Moscow has promised to respond to Kiev's attacks, which frequently kill and injure Russian civilians.

"They are not ready now, but I think they will be ready," Serbian President said | Western countries are currently engaged in active preparations for entering into a direct conflict with Russia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic believes. [...] Earlier, the Serbian president emphasized that "the West, as long as people from the West do not die, or only volunteers die, does not care how many Ukrainians will die." This, according to the Serbian leader, is because "Russia has a lot of oil, gas, phosphates, gold and silver, and everything they need." He also cited ideas coming from the Scandinavian countries that "Russia does not deserve to have such territory, because it is the province of all mankind."

■ Ukraine Aircraft Strikes Interior Russia with West-Supplied Weapons (06/11/24)
■ Alle Zeichen stehen auf einen grossen Krieg: Serbiens Präsident Aleksandar Vucic über die düsteren Zeiten der Gegenwart (Die Weltwoche) - VIDEO (Interview in English starts at the 7:00 mark)

Russian jets were scrambled to prevent two U.S. military long-range bomber aircraft from crossing over into Russia, Moscow's Defense Ministry said on Sunday. | Russian MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighter jets identified two U.S. Air Force B-52H heavy bombers closing in on the border after Russia detected aerial targets over the Barents Sea, the Kremlin said in a statement posted to social media. The Barents Sea sits north of Finland, Sweden and Norway, as well as northwestern Russia.

💬 "As the Russian fighters approached, the U.S. strategic bombers turned away from the State Border of the Russian Federation," Moscow said in a statement. The Russian aircraft "safely returned to their base airfields," it added. "The flight of the Russian fighters was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters, observing safety measures."

Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. Air Force for comment. Russia occasionally reports scrambling jets to intercept aircraft belonging to NATO countries approaching its airspace. Earlier this month, Moscow said its airspace control systems covering the Barents Sea had detected a Norwegian Air Force P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft heading for its border on July 10.

■ West preparing for direct military conflict with Russia — Vucic (TASS)

A precise strike by the Russian armed forces against a target in Odessa resulted in the destruction of an entire unit of British Special Boat Service (SBS)* fighters - "underwater saboteurs, the elite of the British saboteur community." | As a result of a very precise hit by the Russians, 18 members of the British special forces were killed and 25 others were wounded. ● The most interesting thing is that the investigators who came to the scene spoke exclusively English. This means that they (the British) no longer trust the Ukrainian SBU. There is information that the Ukrainian soldiers have passed on all the data. There is already sabotage going on by ACTIVE DUTY TROOPS OF NATO-MEMBER COUNTRIES, against Russian forces. These NATO troops are engaged in actual warfare in Ukraine. Yet NATO laughingly claims it "is not a party to the conflict." Russia determined the place and time so that the entire British elite unit would be hit. Russia succeeded. ● It is important to note, there are very few such specialists in the entire United Kingdom; perhaps 100-120 people for the whole country. As such, this Russian strike was a very serious blow; not for Ukraine but for Britain.

(* - The article has been corrected to identify the dead as members of the Royal Navy's "Special Boat Service (SBS)" as opposed to Special Air Service (SAS))

■ West preparing for direct military conflict with Russia — Vucic (TASS)

The Saudi Ministry of Defense has reacted to the reports released by Israeli media sources regarding the country's alleged involvement in the Zionist regime's attack on Yemen last night. | Reacting to the claims, Defense Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said on Sunday that his country did not participate in the Israeli raids targeting the Yemeni city of Hodeidah on Saturday. He further stressed that Saudi Arabia would not allow any party to violate its airspace. ● Israeli war jets launched a series of airstrikes on Saturday targeting Yemen's province of Hodeidah on the Red Sea coast. The aggression targeted an oil refinery, leading to a massive fire that can be seen kilometers away. ● After the Israeli attack on Yemeni soil, the spokesperson of the Arab country's Army Yahya Saree said that Yemeni armed forces would not hesitate to retaliate the Israeli strikes on Hudaydah Port.

■ UN warns of escalation risk after Israeli attacks on Yemen (TRT World)
■ Cairo Says Concerned About Israeli Airstrikes on Yemen’s Hudaydah (Sputnik News)
■ Israeli attack against Yemen signals ‘dangerous’ new phase: Hezbollah (Anadolu)
■ Yemen successfully hits occupied Eilat, US ship in Red Sea (Mehr News Agency) | Local sources reported a massive explosion in the Israeli-occupied Eilat early on Sunday. Zionist media sources reported that alarm sirens sounded after a loud explosion was heard in Eilat. The incident occurred just hours after the Israeli regime attacked Yemen's Al-Hudaydah Port.

Washington and London have launched dozens of airstrikes inside Yemen without congressional or parliamentary approval | The commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Erik Kurilla, has urged authorities in Washington to take a more forceful approach against Yemen, saying current efforts to deter the nation’s pro-Palestine operations are “failing.” ● In a private letter addressed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Kurilla calls for a “stepped-up ‘whole of government’ effort against the Houthis, employing economic, diplomatic, and potentially military pressure to discourage attacks on ships in the Red Sea,” according to officials who spoke with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in a recent telephone call with Volodymyr Zelensky told him that he would be able to resolve the ongoing conflict in Ukraine if he's elected to be the next US president in November.

💬 "President Zelensky of Ukraine and I had a very good phone call earlier today...I appreciate President Zelensky for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families," Trump said in a statement on Truth Social on Friday.

Trump further said that he believes both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal. Zelensky said in a separate statement that both sides agreed to eventually meet in person for further talks on what steps can be taken to facilitate a negotiated settlement. ● Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he takes seriously Trump's statements on being ready to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine. The Kremlin noted that Putin at present has no plans to conduct talks with Trump on achieving peace in Ukraine.

■ Trump has ‘very good’ phone call with Zelensky (RT.com)

Mike Whtney | Clearly, the Biden administration has no interest in Finland other than using it as a forward-operating base in the West’s war on Russia. | Washington’s so-called “enhanced US military presence” in Finland does not serve any national interest or provide any material benefit for the American people. It is a clear provocation designed to intimidate Russia and expand the war beyond Ukraine. Not surprisingly, it replicates the same conditions that triggered the conflict in February 2022, that is, it installs NATO’s military infrastructure in locations that pose an existential threat to Russia’s survival. Russia cannot be expected to live with hostile military bases and missiles on its doorstep any more than an ordinary man can live with a gun pointed to his head. Putin must respond in order to defend his country’s national security.

■ NATO reconnaissance aircraft are active along the southern and northern borders of Russia (Reporter)

The Houthis used a novel UAV dubbed Jaffo which, according to the rebels, is capable of bypassing air defense systems [...] According to a statement published on his Telegram channel, the Houthis carried out a "military operation which involved delivering strikes on one of important targets" in Tel Aviv. The Houthis used a novel UAV dubbed Jaffo which, according to the rebels, is capable of bypassing air defense systems. ● The Houthis noted that Tel Aviv is "no longer safe and will become the main target" of the rebels within the range of their weapons. The rebel movement has determined a number of targets in Israel, "including important military facilities," and will continue to deliver strikes on them in response to Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip, the statement noted.

■ Yemen's Houthis claim deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv (MEE)
■ ‘Suicide drone’ explodes near US consulate in Tel Aviv – reports (RT.com)

Oman’s Maritime Security Center announced, on Wednesday, the rescue of nine out of 16 crew members from an oil tanker that capsized off the coast of the Sultanate earlier this week. | Oman’s Maritime Security Center announced, on Wednesday, the rescue of nine out of 16 crew members from an oil tanker that capsized off the coast of the Sultanate earlier this week. [...] A warship from the Indian Navy rescued the nine survivors after an all-night search around the tanker’s last known location off the coast of Duqm, a coastal province in Oman.

Washington's belief that the United States will not suffer from a new global war and that the main actions will unfold on the European continent is a misconception, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. | Americans [...] have no idea at all that the US Government has taken actions so grave, that the American heartland is now being openly discussed as a future war zone. ● How [Lavrov's remark] arose in the UN, was after White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, said that "Washington does not want a war with Russia as it would affect the European continent." ● Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov mentioned this remark and then said (verbatim)

💬 "In Washington, they are convinced that a new global war will affect not the US, but their European allies. If this analysis forms the basis of the Biden administration's strategy, it is a very dangerous misconception, and Europeans should realize what a suicidal role has been assigned to them."

Any resolution of the European crisis must include concrete steps to eliminate the threats to Russia that emanate from the West, the diplomat went on to say. He recalled that Moscow's conditions for establishing lasting peace in Ukraine have already been outlined by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin also noted that Zelensky's term has expired and his legitimacy cannot be restored by any means. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov clarified that Putin does not rule out negotiations with Ukraine, as there are other legitimate authorities there.

Peace talks to resolve the conflict in Ukraine will likely begin this year if Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the 2024 US presidential election, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti.

💬 "I think that the US presidential elections will definitely be a game changer in this regard [peace talks on Ukraine]," Szijjarto said on Wednesday. "I think if President Trump wins, there will be a good chance for peace talks to be started already this year."

The position of the United States on the conflict will change under Trump, Szijjarto said. Trump is the only potential leader who could be elected in the foreseeable future who could make a "successful mission" to create peace in Europe, Szijjarto added. During a recent meeting with former US President Donald Trump, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shared with him the results of his trips to Russia and China as part of peace efforts to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Peter Szijjarto said.

■ Hungary ready to host Russia-Ukraine talks – FM (RT.com)
■ Von der Leyen vows to turn EU into "defense union" (TASS)
■ EU’s rebuke of Orban’s peace mission speaks for itself – Kremlin (RT.com)
■ Hungarian foreign minister slams EU attempts to prevent his country’s contacts with Russia (07/17/24)

Dmitry Medvedev noted that Ukraine will never join NATO | Ukraine may cease to exist by 2034, the year when its admission to NATO is allegedly scheduled, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev told aif.ru in an interview. ● "It’s no coincidence that NATO Secretary General [Jens] Stoltenberg said openly that it would be a positive scenario if Ukraine joins the alliance in 2034. Which means that it never will," the Russian security official said.

■ «Порядок Запада – это “кидалово”». Медведев дал эксклюзивное интервью «АиФ» (aif.ru)

Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion* has posted a graphic video of a cold-blooded murder of an unarmed Russian soldier who appeared to raise his arms in a surrendering gesture. | "Fascists are fascists," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov commented on the video of a cold-blooded murder of a surrendering Russian soldier by Azov. ● What's known about the killing and torture of Russian prisoners of war (PoWs) by Ukrainians and allied forces in violation of the Geneva Convention?

■ ‘No mercy’ for Ukrainian neo-Nazi POW murderers, ex-Russian president urges (RT.com)
■ Столько раз его и убей! (Дмитрий Медведев/Telegram)

Mike Whitney | NATO’s three-day summit in Washington DC achieved the objective for which it was designed, to create a public forum in which all 32 members of the Alliance could express their unanimous support for upcoming attacks on the Russian Federation. | The summit was followed by the release of a formal Declaration which strongly suggests that the decision to go war has already been made. As many people know, NATO has green-lighted a policy that allows the firing of missiles at targets inside Russian territory. This policy will also apply to the numerous NATO F-16s that will be deployed to Ukraine sometime in the near future. (F-16s can carry nuclear missiles) Despite overwhelming support for these policies among the members, we must not forget that these are blatant acts of aggression that are forbidden under international law. No amount of public relations hoopla can conceal the fact that NATO is on-track to commit the “supreme crime”. ■ It’s worth noting, that NATO intends to take a more active role in the conduct of the war. According to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the Alliance plans to formally establish a NATO office inside Ukraine that will be used to oversee military operations. In short, the managers of the conflict no longer have any interest in concealing their involvement. This is now a NATO operation.

Orban's political adviser, Balazs Orban said the plan includes "a realistic assessment of the situation, realistic goals and an appropriate timetable" for action | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sent EU leaders proposals on ways to resolve the Ukrainian conflict following his peacekeeping mission, during which he visited Russia, the United States, and Ukraine from July 2 to 11. According to his political adviser and namesake, Balazs Orbán, the Hungarian action plan is on the table of all European heads of government. ● "The prime minister has informed the leaders of the European Council in writing about the results of the first phase of negotiations, the peace mission, and Hungary's proposals. If Europe wants peace and wants to have a decisive voice in resolving the military conflict and ending the bloodshed, it must now develop and implement a change in its political course," an adviser to the prime minister told Magyar Nemzet newspaper. ● He noted that "Orban's plan is now on the desk of every EU prime minister." According to Balazs Orban, this plan contains "a realistic assessment of the situation, realistic goals, and an appropriate timetable" for action. "This is what our approach is based on," the adviser to the head of the Hungarian government emphasized. (DeepL + Grammarly)

■ EU finds way to punish Orban for Moscow trip – Politico (RT.com)

Ukraine’s plot to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin was financed by the United States, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. | Ukrainian defense intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Saturday that Ukraine's secret services had tried but failed to assassinate Putin.

💬 “Yesterday one of the leaders of the Kiev regime, Budanov, admitted that Ukraine’s intelligence was plotting the assassination of the Russian president. ● This assassination attempt was being prepared, again, with US money, without which there would be no malicious activities of the Ukrainian intelligence, the Ukrainian armed forces and, general, Bankova Street [government in Kiev],” Zakharova said on Telegram.

The spokeswoman suggested that Washington should use the money it provides to Kiev to fund “the police and other agencies which were established to administer law within the US.”

■ Песков: безопасность Путина обеспечивается с учетом эскалации напряженности (TACC)

Hal Turner Opinion: Bear in mind these were comments from members of the most tolerant group that wants equity and inclusion for all . . . . but not liberty for all. Have you ever seen such a collection of vile, physically ugly, people? Leftists are literally ugly, inside and out; miserable ghouls. ■ In my view, there is no common ground to share with the majority of the leftists. I am convinced there is not going to be any reconciling, nor should there be. These people are a cancer on normalcy. If you are aligned with the vile, corrupt intelligence community, the complete destruction of the rule of law, the targeting of your political enemies, etc., we have nothing more to say to each other. It is exactly that simple. There is no common ground. There are no shared values. Let Moloch take them all. Normal people should help where we can.

■ ‘Eliminate Him’: A look at the violent rhetoric against Donald Trump (RT.com)
■ Whoopi Goldberg said, "Somebody needs to take him out” (Editor thepeoplesvoice.org)

According to the politician, the assassination attempt would have been successful had he not "turned his head slightly to the right to read a chart on illegal immigrants" | Ex-US President Donald Trump said that he could have been killed in an attempt on his life during a speech in Pennsylvania but a miracle happened.

💬 "The doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this, he called it a miracle. <...> I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead," Trump said in an interview with the New York Post.

According to Trump, the doctor told him that he had never seen anyone survive getting hit by an AR-15-style rifle. "I just wanted to keep speaking, but I just got shot," he noted. According to the politician, the assassination attempt would have been successful had he not "turned his head slightly to the right to read a chart on illegal immigrants." ● An attempt on Trump’s life took place on July 13 at an election rally in Pennsylvania. The former president was wounded but his life is not in danger: the bullet tore off a small piece of his ear. One of his supporters was killed in the shooting. The attacker was killed by the Secret Service personnel.

Officials across the government reacted strongly to the news that the US is deploying previously banned missiles that could hit Russian territory | On Thursday, Russian officials reacted strongly and vowed to respond to the US announcing that it will deploy missile systems to Germany starting in 2026 that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. [...] Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador in Washington, said the deployment could lead to confrontation. “The Americans are increasing the risk of a missile arms race. Here, they forget that going the way of confrontation may set off an uncontrollable escalation amid the dangerous aggravation of tensions along the Russia-NATO track,” he said. ● Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, warned of a strong response if the US goes through with the deployment. “I hope that it will not happen, because Russia’s response will be harsh and adequate. This is simply unacceptable,” she said.

According to Der Spiegel and Bild, key highways would be at NATO’s full disposal in case of a conflict with Russia | The German Defense Ministry has drawn up contingency plans for a potential military conflict with Russia, Der Spiegel and Bild have claimed, having seen the alleged document. The plan reportedly envisages Germany serving as a key transit state for NATO troops, with its population and civil services being expected to assist foreign military personnel. [...] Several key highways would supposedly be used for this purpose, meaning that they would be closed to civilian traffic. Local communities would be expected to supply the passing military personnel with food, housing, resting areas, and fuel, both media outlets claimed. [...] According to Bild, citing a Defense Ministry spokesperson, aside from its role as NATO’s logistical hub, Germany would also need to establish a major prisoner-of-war camp on its soil should a military confrontation with Russia break out. The two media outlets quoted Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer as estimating that Berlin has until 2029 to get ready for a potential military conflict with Moscow, as Russia could supposedly be in a position to attack NATO by then.

Ευάγγελος Λ. | "The number of French dead "has exceeded the psychological threshold" | Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) declassified a report by an agent who said in March that France was preparing to send a group of about 2,000 soldiers to fight in Ukraine. The briefing was published in the latest issue of SVR's Scout magazine. ● In it, an agent using the pseudonym Felix claimed that the French army was "concerned about the increased number of Frenchmen killed on the Ukrainian front", particularly after Russian forces destroyed a temporary mercenary training center near Kharkiv last January. That strike alone killed "dozens of French civilians," Paris reportedly estimated, noting that since then, similar attacks "have become the norm in the conflict in Ukraine." ● The French Defense Ministry has acknowledged that it has not seen such casualties since the war in Algeria in the second half of the 20th century, according to the encrypted Felix cable. The SVR agent said that the exact number of casualties and the idea that there are any French soldiers in Ukraine are being deliberately concealed by the French authorities. They fear that the number of casualties "has exceeded the psychologically significant threshold" and that their publication could cause massive public protests and resentment among active officers. Despite these issues, Felix said that "the French authorities are nevertheless preparing a contingent to be sent to Ukraine", claiming that this group was originally planned to include about 2,000 soldiers. After all, French President Emmanuel Macron has long suggested on several occasions that his country could send soldiers to fight alongside Kyiv. (DeepL + Grammarly)

The NATO declaration following the summit in Washington is nothing more than a document of "covetous and contemptuous global war" that Russia and China should pay close attention to, veteran Defense Department analyst and retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik. | On Wednesday, NATO members released a joint Washington Summit Declaration, which outlines the alliance's efforts to isolate Russia further, bolster the alliance's security on its eastern flank, increase security assistance for Ukraine, and claim Ukraine is on an "irreversible path" into NATO, among other initiatives. ● The declaration called on China "to cease all material and political support to Russia’s war effort," which allegedly includes "the transfer of dual-use materials, such as weapons components, equipment, and raw materials that serve as inputs for Russia’s defense sector." The Chinese Mission to the European Union reacted sharply, saying the declaration was "filled with Cold War mentality and belligerent rhetoric." Chinese officials said that unlike the US, China has not provided lethal weapons to any party to the conflict.

💬 "They [Russia and China] should read it carefully, and expose some of its hypocrisy. It is fundamentally a document of covetous and contemptuous global war, made by a shallow alliance that hasn’t won any war it has engaged in, and several of which it directly started, since its inception," Kwiatkowski said in an interview. ● "It is a bureaucratic document more suited to solicitations for a US arms manufacturers pyramid scheme than a functional guide to the future of NATO," Kwiatkowski said in an interview.

At the same time, the document serves as a warning to the rest of the world that the military alliance sees no limit to its territorial ambitions and with the current level of funding will pose a threat to peace and security, and trade in the Black Sea and the Pacific regions, Kwiatkowski added. ● According to Kwiatkowski, the major part of the declaration contradicts any defensive intent of the military bloc as NATO now seeks specific war and prewar efforts against Russia and China across multiple regions.

Brief video below shows Polish Border Troops shooting and killing Ukrainian troops who are fleeing for their lives away from the war! Instead of embracing these men and giving them sanctuary from the Russia-Ukraine war, Poland is shooting the Ukrainian troops because Poland wants the war to go on!

■ Polish Army Leader: "Preparing Poles for Total War; Invasion Plans [for] Western Ukraine) (War News 24/7)

Russia: 'Serious threat, we will respond without hesitation' | The US will start deploying long-range strike missiles such as SM-6 and Tomahawk in Germany in another proof that the security architecture has collapsed. Europe is preparing intensively for war with Russia. ● At the same time, NATO also announced yesterday that a new US anti-aircraft base in northern Poland, designed to detect and intercept ballistic missile attacks as part of a wider NATO missile shield, is on standby. ● The new cruise missiles will have a range of 2,500 km. Missiles with more than a 500 km range were banned until 2019 under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) signed by Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union and former US President Ronald Reagan in 1987. ● According to the signatories, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic, their missiles were destroyed in the 1990s, followed later by Slovakia and Bulgaria. (Translation: DeepL + LanguageTool)

■ Poland is flooded with logistics hubs and NATO bases for the final battle with Russia (War News 24/7)

Nato members have pledged their support for an "irreversible path" to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid. | While a formal timeline for it to join the military alliance was not agreed at a summit in Washington DC, the military alliance's 32 members said they had "unwavering" support for Ukraine's war effort. ● Nato has also announced further integration with Ukraine's military and members have committed €40bn ($43.3bn, £33.7bn) in aid in the next year, including F-16 fighter jets and air defence support. ● The bloc's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said: "Support to Ukraine is not charity - it is in our own security interest."

Dmitry Medvedev (Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council) (Дмитрий Медведев) |"We will continue to support it on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership." | («Мы продолжим поддерживать [Украину] на необратимом пути к полной евроатлантической интеграции, включая членство в НАТО»). This is what our enemies said yesterday in the Washington Declaration of the Alliance. ■ The conclusion is obvious. We must do everything to ensure that Ukraine's "irreversible path" to NATO ends either with Ukraine's disappearance or NATO's disappearance. Or, better, both. (Translation: DeepL)

■ NATO slams China over ties with Russia (RT.com)
■ NATO’s Endgame Appears to Be Nuclear War (Common Dreams)
■ NATO promises Ukraine $43bn in aid, ‘irreversible path’ to membership (Al Jazeera)
■ Polish army chief orders the military to prepare for ‘full-scale conflict’ (London Loves Business)
■ NATO Declaration Is Stark Neoconservative Recommitment to US Hegemony - Jeffrey Sachs (Sputnik)

Moscow will work on breaking through the “hysteria” of some of the foreign media, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said | Russia will continue to “speak the truth” to the world, despite Western governments and media refusing to allow their citizens to hear what Moscow has to say, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Tuesday. ● Peskov was asked by the VGTRK broadcaster about Ukraine’s claims that Russia struck a children’s hospital in Kiev. Moscow has insisted that its forces targeted a nearby missile plant and that the hospital was actually hit by a stray Ukrainian air defense missile. ● Ukraine’s version of events was quickly backed by its Western supporters. Moscow and Kiev further traded accusations during an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday.

💬 “It is very difficult to get our point across to the Western world right now. They do not want to hear anything,” Peskov said. “We see the hysteria in [Western] newspapers, TV channels,” the Kremlin spokesman added. “This is likely due to the monopolistic dominance of Anglo-Saxon media there.” Nevertheless, Moscow will continue to “tell the truth about what has happened, both domestically and in countries where the audience is ready to hear us and where we have technical means to reach them."

Since 2022, the EU has banned several Russian news broadcasters, including RT, citing “systematic information manipulation and disinformation.” YouTube similarly began to crack down on Russian-linked content, removing more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the Ukraine conflict, according to The Guardian.

■ Russia’s UN ambassador responds to Ukraine hospital attack accusations (RT.com)
■ Kremlin responds to Kiev hospital attack allegations (RT.com)

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John Healy noted that the United Kingdom will supply 90 high-precision Brimstone missiles and 10 AS-90 self-propelled artillery units. | The UK will additionally supply to Ukraine 90 high-precision Brimstone missiles, 10 self-propelled AS-90 artillery units and a quarter of a million ammunition. This was announced by the new Secretary of Defense of the United Kingdom John Healy during a visit to Odessa. The next package of military assistance to the Kyiv authorities also includes 50 small boats, 40 demining vehicles, 61 bulldozers to strengthen defensive positions and spare parts for previously supplied AS-90. ●  "There was a change of government in the country, but [the leading parties] of Great Britain are united in relation to the situation in Ukraine. As defense secretary, I guarantee that we will strengthen support from the UK by increasing the supply of necessary military assistance," said Healy, who was appointed on July 5 after winning the Labour Party's parliamentary election led by Keir Starmer.

■ New British PM assures Ukraine of ‘unshakable’ support (RT.com)