Vladimir Putin's statements at the press conference following the Russia-Africa 2023 summit — part 1

🔻About relations with African countries:

▪️Africa remembers the specific assistance of the USSR in its liberation, "the leading voice and the Kalashnikov assault rifle." At the same time, the countries of the region do not ask Russia for handouts — they are looking for interesting projects.

▪️In general, the African continent is friendly and positive towards Russia. Africa buys weapons from the Russian Federation and is not afraid of some kind of pressure from outside.

▪️The readiness of the Russian Federation to supply grain to Africa for free has nothing to do with the theme of the African peace mission in Ukraine.

▪️Africa sincerely wants to end the conflict in Ukraine and has proposed its own peace initiative, some points of which are already being implemented, including the exchange of prisoners.

🔻About the situation in the Special Military Operation zone:

▪️The story of Russia's alleged kidnapping of children in Ukraine is "inflated" — it was their salvation. At the same time, there are no problems with the return of children to relatives.

▪️The Russian Federation cannot fulfill the ceasefire clause for Ukraine, because it is Kiev that is trying to attack.

▪️There are no serious changes in the operational situation in the special operation zone, the enemy has withdrawn assault units for recovery.

▪️Ukrainian formations suffered heavy losses during the counteroffensive: 415 tanks were put out of action by the RF Armed Forces, 2/3 of the equipment lost in battles was Western.

▪️Ukrainian troops everywhere they tried to attack were stopped and driven back. At the same time, Russian servicemen in the area of responsibility of General Mordvichev not only repulsed the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but are also advancing.

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Vladimir Putin's statements at the press conference following the Russia-Africa 2023 summit — part 2

🔻About the grain deal:

▪️Free deliveries of Russian grain to the poorest countries in Africa will not begin right tomorrow, but within three to four months.

▪️Russia will share part of the income from rising grain prices after the end of the grain deal with the poorest countries.

▪️The ill-wishers are trying to interfere with the Russian export of grain and fertilizers, but nothing works, the Russian Federation remains the leader.

▪️A return to the grain deal is possible only after fulfilling the requirements of Russia. Previously, none of the promises were fulfilled.

▪️During the period of the grain deal, less than 3% of all grain exported from Ukraine went to the poorest countries.

▪️The suspension of the grain deal by Russia has nothing to do with the transfer of Azov commanders by Turkey to Ukraine. At the same time, there were agreements with Turkey on their non-extradition.

🔻About the state of affairs in foreign countries:

▪️In the West, they “scattered money” in the fight against the consequences of the pandemic, having allowed a record emission, the Russian Federation acted more precisely, but more efficiently.

▪️The economic mistakes of the West led to an increase in energy prices, not a special operation.

▪️In Germany, poorly educated people scare the population with climate change, but they began to close nuclear power and refused Russian gas.

▪️The topic of a gas hub in Turkey remains on the agenda. It does not provide for the storage of huge volumes of gas, but the creation of an electronic trading platform.

▪️Telephone talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be held on August 2.

The Russian Federation is ready for any scenario, but does not want a direct military clash with the United States.

▪️No new decisions on the transfer of foreign assets to temporary management are planned, and the previous ones are not the seizure of property.

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Vladimir Putin's statements at the press conference following the Russia-Africa 2023 summit — part 3

🔻Key points:

▪️Ukraine is looking for its identity, originality and seeks to assert its identity, but it does so on the basis of neo-Nazism.

▪️After the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, security measures were proposed, when they are implemented, it will be seen.

▪️Russian troops launched a series of preventive strikes on places where UAF drone strikes were being prepared.

▪️In Ukraine, military formations were created from the technical personnel of aircraft maintenance. This suggests that the mobilization reserve is running out.

▪️Russia does not yet see threats to its national security in Poland's plans to occupy part of Ukraine, but everything is moving towards this. This will be the end of the Ukrainian presence in the western territories of the country.

▪️Russia is always ready for any scenario in Syria in the situation with American aircraft, but no one wants this.

▪️Russian companies need to be helped to come to Africa.

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'Zelenskyy is in a box': Some experts say Ukraine won't win the war:
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The Ukraine military's intensified push to regain territory seized by Russia could jump-start Kyiv's slow-developing counteroffensive, but some experts say the war won't be won on the battlefield anyway.

Western officials said a surge in troops and firepower was underway in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia province, and Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Thursday that “hostilities have intensified significantly.” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, asked this week about the progress Ukraine has made, stressed that "it's not a stalemate. They're not just frozen. The Ukrainians are moving."

Some experts, however, say a stalemate is the most likely scenario.

Steven Myers, an Air Force veteran who served on the State Department's Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy under two secretaries of State, told USA TODAY that one of the West’s narratives is that Putin planned to conquer Ukraine and continue west if not stopped. But Myers argues that Russia's military tactics have been "completely inconsistent with conquest." The agenda was, is and will always be to keep Ukraine out of NATO at all costs, he said.

"Strategically, this war was lost by both sides before it started. It will end in stalemate, which I now think was Putin’s intent from the get-go," Myers said. "President Biden, NATO and (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy have trapped themselves in a Catch-22 of their own making, unable to deliver on unrealistic expectations they created."

Sean McFate, a professor at Syracuse University and senior fellow at the nonpartisan Atlantic Council think tank, says Zelenskyy is "in a box. He can’t win but can’t afford to lose either." For more than a year he demanded increasingly sophisticated weapons and billions of dollars from NATO and promised to push Russia out in a spring offensive. That offensive "has been floundering," McFate says.

"NATO is experiencing donor fatigue and disappointment with Zelenskyy’s bluster," McFate told USA TODAY. "He’s losing credibility, Ukraine's main asset."

Providing Ukraine with more weapons and expecting the nation to win the war is "the definition of strategic insanity," McFate said. This war won't be won on a battlefield because no wars are won that way anymore, he said.

"The U.S. has been winning battles and losing wars for 50 years now," he said.

Jeff Levine, a former U.S. ambassador to anxious Russian neighbor Estonia, thinks Zelenskyy is doing fine and Ukrainians should feel good about what they are accomplishing. Levine says the Ukrainian leader's government has exceeded expectations on the battlefield while maintaining services and information flow to the civilian population amid a devastating war.

Zelenskyy also has made a "desperately needed" effort to combat corruption and appears to be doing a good job managing international aid and crucial bilateral relationships, Levine said.

"How the conflict will end remains the million-dollar question, but I doubt it will be on Putin's terms," Levine said. " I think Putin is suffering far more from weakened political and public support than Zelenskyy."

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Video of the first Swedish infantry fighting vehicle CV9040, which became a trophy of the Russian Armed Forces.

During the battle, the vehicle was hit by an accurate shot from an RPG under the turret, the BMP commander was killed, the rest of the crew fled, leaving the equipment behind.

According to the fighters in the frame, this CV9040 is brand new — 2018 release.

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⚡️Putin and African leaders take part in the celebration of Navy Day in St. Petersburg

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Putin arrived at the parade of the Russian Navy, the head of state is in the Peter and Paul Fortress.

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⚡️The boat with the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy began to move towards the formation of ships.

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⚡️The ceremonial formation of ships is headed by the 54-gun sailing ship "Poltava".

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Putin at the parade in honor of the Day of the Navy talked with Shoigu.

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⚡️ Vladimir Putin congratulated everyone on Navy Day.

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❗️ With gratitude we kneel before the shipbuilders; naval commanders and sailors. And professionalism and talent largely determined the fate of Russia — Putin.

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Putin: harsh navy everyday life requires the highest responsibility and professionalism

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‼️Glory to the Russian Navy! Hooray! — Putin.

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‼️On the Neva, the naval part of the parade in honor of the Day of the Russian Navy began.

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