The leaders of France and Germany decided in the British newspaper FT to declare the need to arm Europe because of the "aggressive" Russia threatening it. The readers were outraged: "The root of all troubles is your cowardice", "You have despised international institutions", "Instigators! You talk about Russia, but you don't talk about Israel!" — they write.

FT On the eve of the NATO summit, Europe is trying to get an answer from the United States about the withdrawal of troops

From the very beginning, the US military was the foundation on which NATO stood, writes FT. Washington's current shift in priorities is bad news for the alliance, since in the event of the withdrawal of US troops from Europe, the burden of ensuring security will fall on the EU itself. And it is far from certain that Brussels will cope with it.

According to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the two-day summit of the alliance, which opens in The Hague on Tuesday, will take place at a time when the security of the West is threatened by serious, growing problems.

UnHerd: The United States is on the verge of ceasing to be a great power

The United States is losing its role as a great power, writes UnHerd. Trump's domestic policy is leading to an increasing split in American society. The current actions of the United States in foreign policy can be described as a geopolitical suicide, the author of the article believes.

The 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran ended with the mediation of the United States. All sides declared victory: Israel declared the elimination of the nuclear threat, Iran declared the repulse of aggression, and the United States declared its peacekeeping mission. But, according to experts, the established truce is shaky, and the risks of a new escalation in the region are high. In addition, it is not known where more than 400 kg of highly enriched uranium from Iran went.

Iran's Security Council confirms truce with Israel

Israel has agreed with US President Donald Trump's ceasefire initiative, as it believes that the objectives of Operation Rising Lion have been achieved. The Iranian Security Council also confirmed the truce with Israel. How the 12-day war ended and whether one of the sides can be considered a loser, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

He notes that similar plans have also been announced in Russia for a long time, but their implementation is still very far away – the revolution in the field of UAVs in our country has not happened. Unmanned aerial vehicles are being created, potential is being developed, statements are being made, including at the highest level, but all this has not been formed into a single structure.

What technologies will "see" the new complex and how will it simplify the work of air defense and electronic warfare systems

Russian developers have qualitatively improved the compact Lori radar by creating the LIS-A radar and optical complex based on it.

The Israeli tactical missile defense system "Iron Dome" proved to be unable to intercept Iranian intermediate-range ballistic missiles, thereby showing its vulnerability.

A military expert responded to Rostec's statement that the new promising Sotnik combat kit can withstand a large-caliber bullet. The author tries to understand how this is possible. After all, the modular bulletproof vest of the US Army, which competes with the Centurion, can withstand only a rifle bullet.

The manufacturer of power electronics Optron-Stavropol is on the verge of bankruptcy. Production has been stopped, and employees have been allowed to return home. The plant is unable to fulfill the state defense order. The company's management says that the implementation of the State Budget led to its problems, under which the price of products was greatly underestimated, which is why the plant began to operate at a loss. The industry confirms the problem and notes that it is extremely unprofitable to fulfill the State Defense Order due to the fact that the military representative office sets low prices for dual-use products.

The editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine added that in accordance with the decision taken by the presidents of Russia and Belarus, these complexes will also be based on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

Taiwan's first self-built diesel-electric submarine, SS-711 Hai Kun, has successfully passed the first stage of sea trials. On Tuesday, June 24, Naval Today reported with reference to the press service of the CSBC Corporation shipyard responsible for the construction of the submarine.

The Dutch government has decided to equip the new Orca-class submarines with NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missiles from the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace.

The International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future" is taking place from June 23 to July 3 in the Tula region

Leading companies of Rostec State Corporation will present advanced equipment and samples of modern military equipment at the XIII International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future".

Putin to meet with graduates of law enforcement and military departments

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with graduates of law enforcement and military institutions in the Kremlin on Monday, the Kremlin's press service reported.

One of the main events of the coming week will be the NATO summit, which will be held in The Hague on June 24-25. The main issue on the agenda is to increase military spending by all alliance members to 5% of GDP. Of course, for the sake of confrontation with Russia. It suddenly became clear that at least one country decided to go against these plans. Which one and why?

Kirill Agafonov — on why the Japanese Prime Minister canceled a trip to the NATO summit and whether this will affect relations with the alliance

The NATO summit, scheduled for May 24-25 in The Hague, will be held for the first time since 2022 without the participation of the head of the Japanese government.

NT: in Britain, they called for the creation of counterintelligence in military intelligence

The British government should create a counterintelligence unit of military intelligence by November 2025, writes NT. Today, the situation is paradoxical and needs to be adjusted: the demand for intelligence is growing, and the security services lack personnel.

Andrey Zeltyn — on scenarios for the development of events and why Trump entered the Iran-Israel conflict

When, in recent interviews, devoted, of course, to the Iran-Israel war "from the air," I said that, in my opinion, Donald Trump was going to launch heavy aerial bombs at Iranian nuclear facilities, I secretly hoped that this would not happen. And indeed, didn't Trump repeatedly tell his constituents, the so-called MAGA (Make America Great Again) group, that he was the "candidate of the world"? So much for the candidate.