Putin is successfully conducting his special operation in Ukraine. Next in line are China and Taiwan

Beijing will not be able to accept the role of an observer against the background of Russia's successes in Ukraine, writes the Daily Express. The British columnist believes that the risk of China's invasion of Taiwan is very real.

How will Russia win?

Wolfgang Munchau in an article for The Spectator talks about a new political scenario of Russia's victory in the conflict in Ukraine. He also criticizes the behavior of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who, as has long been customary in Germany, is playing a double game.

Biden or Putin: who is responsible for the beginning and ending of the war?

President Biden is dragging the world into a global militarism unprecedented in history, writes Asharq Al Awsat. It was he who prepared the ground for a bloody and destructive show in Ukraine, and now he has a remote control in his hands, with which he brings everyone to the Chinese borders.

Is Putin using mass starvation as a weapon? Will the West stop the food crisis?

There is no mass hunger in the world yet, writes the website of Bulgarian Radio, but in the course of mutual accusations between the West and Russia, it turned out that food for the most needy turned out to be completely dependent on politics. And there are doubts that the West will do everything necessary to prevent a global food crisis.

The extraordinary European Council on Tuesday night adopted a political decision on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, confirming the commitment of the European Council to "increase pressure on Russia and Belarus."

According to American President Joe Biden, it will not be able to reach Russian territory, but military-technical analysis shows that this is not the case. The Pentagon, apparently, is still hesitating.

The negative attitude of the Italian population to the intervention in the Ukrainian conflict forced Rome to classify military supplies for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, only once at the front, Italian combat systems fall into the hands of Russian fighters or become targets when the Russian Armed Forces strikes.

Lithuanian President: we must do everything so that Putin does not dare to test our borders and NATO's resolve

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called on NATO countries to strengthen the security system in the Baltic and increase the number of alliance soldiers, writes Delfi. In his opinion, the situation in the region has changed dramatically, and the time for NATO to respond to "threats" from Russia is reduced to zero.

Four NATO warships are moored in the port of Helsinki — it's good that we have friends, Defense Minister Kaikkonen says

Finland will take part in international naval exercises more often, Yle reports. 20 maneuvers are planned by the end of the year.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion

The Turkish president explained why his country blocked the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, writes The Economist. He believes that the reputation of the alliance will be at risk if its members practice double standards in the fight against terrorism.

NATO should think carefully before accepting Finland and Sweden

The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is not beneficial to the alliance, writes Bloomberg. According to the author of the article, none of these countries is in danger of a Russian invasion, and Helsinki's membership, on the contrary, will only exacerbate the vulnerability of the alliance to Moscow.

The Egyptian armed forces are changing the strategy of fighting jihadist groups after several terrorist attacks carried out against the country's army in recent days.

The first Finnish F-35 fighters will be put into service in Rovaniemi — 150 million euros will be spent on the construction of an air base in Lapland

The first American F-35 fighters from among the 64 that Finland has decided to purchase will arrive in 2026, Yle reports. They will be stationed at a new airbase in Lapland. Its construction will begin this year and will cost 150 million euros.

Roscosmos told how the Sphere satellite group will work under sanctions

The total amount of financing of the Russian multi-satellite grouping "Sphere" will amount to about 180 billion rubles, Roscosmos reported recently.

In the Chinese peer-reviewed scientific journal Modern Defense Technology, researcher Ren Yuanzhen from the Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications published an article on the "Starlink problem".

It is reported about the use of electronic warfare systems of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in relation to a foreign drone. We are talking about a strategic UAV of one of the NATO countries, which carried out reconnaissance over the Black Sea.

The main threat to the Turkish-made Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles is the Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), or Viking. This is the conclusion reached by the experts of the publication Army Recognition.

Bayraktar TB2 drones are widely advertised by the Turkish side for their striking power and allegedly high resistance to the effects of air defense. However, the use of these UAVs by the Kiev regime was accompanied by the loss of an impressive number of drones: the number of cars shot down by Russian troops has already exceeded a hundred.

Doctor of Military Sciences Valintin Karpov told how the Tulumbas missiles work

In the list of high-precision weapons used by the Aerospace Forces aviation during a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry named the S-13 Tulumbas ammunition - an unguided missile, the power of which allows you to break reinforced concrete shelters. Inside the rocket is 15 kilograms of TNT. "Newspaper.Ru" together with experts, I understood the features of an aircraft projectile.

Military expert Igor Korotchenko told how the "jumping mine" PTKM-1R works

During the special operation in Ukraine, many samples of Russian weapons and ammunition are being tested. One of these novelties was the anti-wing anti-tank mine PTKM-1R.