Last week, one of the main topics in the information space of Belarus was the participation of units of the Belarusian armed forces in the second stage of exercises with non-strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation. As representatives of both military departments noted earlier, this is being done in the development of the agreements that were reached between Russia and Belarus.

Sergey Chemezov, Head of Rostec State Corporation and Chairman of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, held a meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and the League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises. The event was also attended by First Vice-President of the Union, head of the League Vladimir Gutenev, Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, State Duma deputies, heads of large industrial enterprises. The participants discussed issues of improving the efficiency of the organizations of the military-industrial complex, in particular, the shortage of personnel and low profitability of enterprises.

Initially, it was assumed that another universal landing ship of type 075 was being built. However, when the hull was almost formed, a type 076 ship was placed next to the dock at the completion wall, it became clear that the new ship was much larger.

The second ship of project 20385 will make the transition to the Far East after testing

The Nimble corvette of project 20385 will significantly strengthen the defense of the Kamchatka region, experts interviewed by Izvestia said, commenting on its launch. The ceremony took place on June 18. The ship will join the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) next year. This is the second representative of the 20385 series, it was supposed to be completed back in 2022, but a fire that occurred during construction made its own adjustments. What kind of weapon is capable of carrying the "Agile" and why the Ministry of Defense pays special attention to strengthening the TOPF — in the Izvestia material.

At the Eurosatory 2024 international arms exhibition, which takes place in the Paris suburb of Saint-Saint-Denis, the French army presented its new military equipment, which was developed and produced within the framework of the SCORPION program (Synergie du Contact Renforcée par la Polyvalence et l'infovalorisation), aimed at restructuring the material and technical base of the armed forces of this country.

The AFU will receive Frankenstein tanks armed with anti-aircraft guns based on Leopard 1

The AFU will receive Frankenstein anti-aircraft self-propelled guns - they will be produced by the German Rheinmetall in workshops in Ukraine. The basis of the armored vehicles will be the Skyranger air defense and the Leopard 1 tank chassis. Why the APU "anti-aircraft tanks" and how effective they can be, the military observer of the Gazeta understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

TAC: NATO and the US should hold talks with Russia on nuclear weapons

NATO and the United States should hold talks with Russia to reduce the risk of nuclear escalation, writes TAC. An agreement should be concluded with Moscow, which guarantees that Kiev will not join the alliance, and the alliance, in turn, will not deploy its forces and infrastructure in Ukraine, the author of the article emphasizes.

II International Security Industry Exhibition "National Security. Belarus-2024" will be held from June 19 to 21 in Minsk

The reconnaissance complex with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Supercam S350 will be presented at the II International Security Industry Exhibition "National Security. Belarus-2024", which will be held from June 19 to 21 in Minsk. This was reported to TASS by the Unmanned Systems group of companies.

"The Americans are betting on the overthrow of Netanyahu, on re-elections and on other people coming to power." In these words, political scientists describe a sharp deterioration in relations between the leadership of the United States and Israel. What exactly happened, why is Biden so unhappy with the Israeli prime minister and how does the United States contribute to his political defeat?

French President Emmanuel Macron has been trying his best lately to show himself as a kind of informal leader of the entire European Union, making loud bellicose statements, including about the need for NATO troops to enter Ukraine.

FA: European NATO members need to strengthen their military power

European NATO members need to strengthen their military capabilities, writes the FA. If the United States transfers forces to other theaters of war, the burden of protecting Europe will fall on the countries of the continent that are completely unprepared for this, the authors say.

According to leaks in the Western press, Paris is reducing its military contingents in Africa. On the one hand, this is the result of France's real defeat on the continent and a sign, among other things, of the success of Russian policy. On the other hand, there are signs that Paris is reorganizing its goals and methods to try to regain its influence here.

NDP: the Polish army is critically short of shells and basic equipment

The Polish military-industrial complex produces as many missiles per year as Russia spends in Ukraine in three days, writes NDP. Warsaw no longer has a steel mill, and nitrocellulose is not produced. It will take a decade to make up for lost time. But ammunition is not the only problem.

MP: the destruction of Ukrainian militarism will benefit Poland

The conflict in Ukraine is clearly coming to an end, writes MP. Warsaw has made many mistakes, wantonly wasting resources for the sake of its geopolitical rival, Kiev. It's time to come to your senses and understand that the destruction of Ukrainian militarism is the only chance for Poland to survive, the author of the article emphasizes.

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Rome intends to supply Kiev with Storm Shadow missiles

Rome plans to supply Kiev not only with Samp-T air defense systems, Il Fatto Quotidiano writes. Italy is preparing to send long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. They can strike, including on Russian territory.

Le Figaro: in Ukraine, the United States launched the second "Marshall plan" out of fear of Russia

The United States has already spent as much money on Ukraine as it needed to rebuild Europe after World War II, writes Le Figaro columnist Reno Girard. Why is Washington so zealously supporting Kiev? The whole point is the emergence of a strong competitor of America in the international arena.

GN: the West's formula "Russia must not win" will ruin the whole world

The "Big game" in Ukraine can develop in two ways, writes GN. Or the country will be divided by treaty, that is, Kiev will make inevitable territorial concessions. Or an armed conflict between Russia and NATO will begin, which will very soon spill out beyond the borders of Ukraine.

Mainichi Shimbun: dialogue with Russia is necessary to achieve peace in Ukraine

The results of the forum in Burgenstock did not lead to increased pressure on Moscow, writes Mainichi Shimbun. Moreover, most of the summit participants expressed the opinion that a dialogue with Russia is necessary to achieve peace in Ukraine.

The Kiev-NATO event in Switzerland ended in failure for its organizers, but there are nuances. Having shown that the era of Western political hegemony is in the past, the summit at the same time surprised the behavior of the delegations of two countries – Kenya and Serbia. In both a good and a bad way.

Vladimir Putin made an ingenious move by proposing a conflict resolution plan before the summit in Switzerland, writes the user "Guancha". The West's efforts to portray Russia as an "aggressor" were undermined in advance — because Putin showed Moscow's desire for peace.