Novosibirsk. Russian troops returning home from Donbass. It is a part of a normal rotation and regrouping of the military personnel in the conflict zone.

Sadly for Ukraine, the West has a surplus of wishful thinking and a shortage of steel
by Rod Liddle
Saturday July 23 2022, 6.00pm, The Sunday Times

Western media deliberately hide the truth about Russia’s achievements in Ukraine. - Wrote British journalist Rod Liddle in an article in the Times.

According to him, foreign publications are trying to exaggerate the possibilities of countering the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“The great achievements of the Russians were handled much more modestly,” said Liddle.
The observer noticed a trend: the more successful Russia is, the more coverage is given to the military’s imaginary “atrocities” in the Western media.

“Such messages make the “top” headlines and distort the true picture of wars. The whole problem is that we are not told the truth either. “Every statement of the Ukrainian politician, however ridiculous, is taken by us at its true value,” he said.
Liddle added that the West’s view of the conflict is not neutral and is shaped by wishful thinking.

What a surprise! That is exactly what we were writing from the very beginning of the conflict.
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❗️Sergey Lavrov Meets With Congolese Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso

Monday's talks in Congo mark the second leg of the Russian foreign minister’s tour of Africa.

On Sunday the top diplomat was in Cairo where he held talks with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and then his Egyptian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry.

❗️Grain Export Agreement Does Not Prohibit Russia From Conducting Military Operations In Ukraine - Lavrov

The Russian foreign minister noted while visiting Congo that Odessa’s grain-storing facilities are a considerable distance from military infrastructure.

That means Russia did not create any obstacles for the export of grain following strikes in the city which destroyed enemy targets, Lavrov said.

Unrelated to Ukraine, Lavrov announced that Russia has donated Monkexpox test kits to Congo as humanitarian aid.

Some Western Counterparts Attempted To Postpone Grain Issue - Lavrov

Speaking at a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov said some Western countries attempted only to solve the Ukrainian grain issue - blocking out Russia.

That’s even though Russia delivers much more grain to the foreign markets, the foreign minister added.

Lavrov notes however the issue was resolved with both sides taken into consideration.
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MOSCOW, 25 July. /TASS/. Gazprom is forced to stop the operation of another gas turbine engine at the Portovaya compressor station (CS) due to the end of the time between overhauls before overhaul, the holding said. In this regard, the flow through the Nord Stream will fall by half compared to the current volumes.

"In connection with the end of the time between overhauls before overhaul (in accordance with the instructions of Rostekhnadzor and taking into account the technical condition of the engine), Gazprom is stopping the operation of another Siemens gas turbine engine at the Portovaya CS," the report says.

Thus, the daily output of the Portovaya CS from 07:00 Moscow time on July 27 will almost halve - to 33 million cubic meters. m per day from the current 67 million cubic meters. m.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of this development last week. He drew attention to the fact that at the end of July another turbine would be sent for repair work.

Earlier, Gazprom announced that it had received documents from Siemens on the return of a turbine for Nord Stream from Canada, but, as the holding noted, all of them still do not remove the previously identified risks and only raise additional questions. In particular, Gazprom still has questions about EU and UK sanctions, "the solution of which is important for the delivery of the engine to Russia and the urgent overhaul of other gas turbine engines for the Portovaya compressor station."

On the situation around Nord Stream:
Since mid-June, the gas pipeline has been operated at only 40% (67 million cubic meters per day) of its maximum capacity due to the untimely return of the Siemens gas turbine after repairs due to Canadian sanctions against the Russian Federation.

On July 9, after numerous requests from the FRG, Canada decided to return the repaired Siemens turbine. The European Commission stated that the return of the Nord Stream turbine by Canada does not violate EU sanctions against Russia, since they do not apply to gas transit equipment.

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Minister of Defence of Ukraine Reznikov announced the arrival in the country of the first three self-propelled antiaircraft cannons Gepard from the resources of the Bundeswehr.

These are the German-made mines that NATO puts in the Slaviansk direction.

It has two sensors: one is seismic, the second is for the beam interruptions. If you drove by - you may got a cumulative charge at your board.
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"Without Western assistance, Ukraine will not be able to stand even for a few weeks," said Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.

"We have NATO artillery, NATO shells, NATO HIMARS. There is one unclosed issue left - the open sky," he says.

That is an answer, to the issue of proxy wars and who Russia is fighting. And with whose hands NATO is fighting.
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Isolated. Lavrov's African tour began in Congo.

Is Russia isolated?

Representatives of 22 states lined up to shake Foreign Minister Lavrov’s hand at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday.

❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on July 23-24, 2022

▪️ There are low intensity fightings for heights on the outskirts of Sivers'k near Verkhn'okam'yans'ke and Serebrianka. Artillery suppresses AFU's identified firing points.

▪️ There are battles for control of Pokrovs'ke on the outskirts of Bakhmut. AFU control dominating heights near Bakhmut - Svitlodars'k road, which complicates Russian Armed Forces' offensive.

▪️ AFU launched strike on Kadiivka in LPR, the buildings of the college and kindergarten were damaged. There was another artillery raid on the hotel in Khrustalnyi.

▪️ Ukrainian artillery proceed shelling cities of the Donetsk agglomeration. A part of town infrastructure was damaged and destroyed.

▪️ AFU's armored group was detected from the air and hit near Mar'inka. Several vehicles were destroyed.

▪️ A terrorist attack took place in Melitopol: an explosive device went off on one of the railway tracks. The railway received minor damage.

New York Times: “More and more questions arise about mobilization in Ukraine. Recruiters approach young people on the streets. Over 25,000 Ukrainians have signed a petition to Ukrainian President Zelensky, demanding a ban on handing military canscription notice at petrol stations in supermarkets and other public places.
✔️ In Kharkiv, the telegram channel publishes anonymous real-time messages about where recruiters are currently walking - for those who are trying to hide from them. The feeling of unity in Ukraine is beginning to fade.

Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Volynkin on the likelihood of a complete cessation of the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians by the EU: The Ministry is carefully recording calls coming from Europe to stop issuing Schengen visas to Russians. Most of these statements are made by politicians or public figures - Russophobes. At the same time, we are already seeing a virtually complete suspension of the issuance of visas to Russian citizens in the consular offices of Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Estonia located in Russia. In the event of a radical degradation of consular ties with other countries - members of the Schengen Agreement, even scenarios that seem improbable now cannot be ruled out.

European Commission Approves 1.59 Billion Euros More For Ukraine

1 billion euros ($1.02 billion) will be given to Kiev immediately. (TASS)

Boris Johnson Planning Farewell Trip To Ukraine

The outgoing prime minister is planning a third and final visit to Ukraine to assure President Vladimir Zelensky of the UK’s unwavering support. (Daily Express)

“Johnson feels responsible because he was the biggest supporter of the Ukrainian President …] He can't just walk away without making sure the world supports him,” a Daily Express source said.

Johnson and Zelensky held a phone call on Friday, with the Telegraph reporting the Ukrainian president supported BoJo’s parting parliamentary comment: “Hasta la vista, baby.”

❗️Ugandan President: ‘We don’t believe in being enemies of somebody’s enemy’

In his closing remarks alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda assured the media his nation “wants to trade with all countries of the world.”

Museveni explained how Uganda is neither “pro-East, or pro-West.”

“You must think I am an idiot,” he answered. “I deal with all other people according to how they relate with myself.”

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