Has Russia won over the rest of the world?

Outside the West, criticism of Russia in connection with the conflict in Ukraine is very restrained, writes TNI. Putin hoped to enlist the support of the rest of the world – and in many ways succeeded. And the United States has lost the attractiveness of a "democratic" country and is losing influence.

What will Putin do next?

The Russian president sees the vulnerabilities of the collective West well, writes The Hill. The author of the article lists several key levers of influence on Europe and the United States that Putin has at his disposal, and tries to predict his future actions.

Biden should not seek Ukraine's victory

Ukraine's victory is unthinkable, and Washington must seek a settlement of the conflict, writes Foreign Policy. According to the authors of the article, it will only get worse if Russia wins on the battlefield, and this will surely end the battle for Donbass.

NATO at the Military Council against Russia

Now it is being decided whether NATO will declare Russia an "enemy" or an "opponent" at the alliance summit in Madrid, but there will be no previous relations for sure, writes Figaro. NATO plans to deploy 300,000 near Russia's borders, although "theoretically" such deployment is permanently prohibited by the Founding Act of 1997.

The NATO Summit: imperialist plans and petty calculations!

Despite the external unity, the NATO countries pursue different goals, writes the Turkish edition of Evrensel. According to the author of the article, all the leading powers of the alliance seek to benefit from the Ukrainian conflict.

Liu Zhongmin: the "Turkish phenomenon" highlights the crisis of NATO legitimacy

A serious crisis has arisen within the North Atlantic Alliance, writes Huanqiu Shibao. The author of the article believes that the differences between Turkey and the Nordic NATO candidate countries speak of deeper problems of the military bloc, which inexorably lead it to collapse.

Military expert Shurygin explained why the Pentagon had problems with recruits

NBC News, citing sources in the Pentagon, reported a shortage of recruits for the US army. According to journalists, in the US armed forces "there is a severe shortage with the recruitment of military personnel, which has not been in the last 50 years." "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out what the cause of this problem is.

The Turkish company Baykar Makina announced its intention to transfer three Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine for free, RIA Novosti reports.

Ukraine will receive its own factory for the production of Bayraktar attack drones, Kiev continues negotiations with Ankara. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Alexey Reznikov.

The Polish WB Group confirmed its intention to supply the Georgian Armed Forces with Flyai unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by the newly established Delta WB joint company.

Rostec today unites more than 800 scientific and industrial organizations of various directions. Almost 600 thousand employees work at the Corporation's enterprises, among whom there are representatives of interesting, and sometimes simply unique professions. We have already talked about weapons testers, industrial designers, surveyors, cryptographers and other specialties.

Specialists of the Siberian Research Institute of Aviation (SibNIA) conducted flight tests of a flying laboratory with a hybrid power plant of a transport unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of ultrashort takeoff and landing, created within the framework of the Partizan project. This is reported on the organization's website.

A group of three Chinese bombers equipped with hypersonic cruise anti-ship missiles flew over the Miyako Strait, which separates the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Tuesday.

The Gagarin Launch modernization project has been suspended due to the absence of a third investor and a decrease in the activity of manned launches in Russia. The words of the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan Bagdat Musin are transmitted by TASS.

Last Sunday, June 26, was a significant day for both the American space agency and the whole country — Australia. For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, NASA has carried out a space launch of its own carrier from a territory outside the United States. Well, for Australia, this is the first launch from a private spaceport.

The United States explained Israel's unwillingness to supply the Iron Dome missile defense system to Ukraine. Russian missiles can reveal the shortcomings of the Israeli system, writes The National Interest.

Belarus may receive from Russia the Iskander operational-tactical missile system in a top-end configuration, admits military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about what changes in the balance of forces in Europe the appearance of Iskander missile systems in Belarus

On June 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the transfer of Iskanders to our closest ally. According to him, Belarus will receive an option with both ballistic and cruise missiles.

The Ukrainian army needs armored personnel carriers, so France will supply Kiev with a "significant number" of armored vehicles. This statement was made by the Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Sebastien Lecorny.

The technology allows real-time assessment of the situation within a radius of 100 km, the press service of the Platform of the National Technology Initiative reported.