NATO military exercises are a provocation of Russia. The consequences will not be long in coming
Military exercises are a standard method that NATO uses to influence international politics. The latest maneuvers of Air Defender 2023, the largest in history, became a provocation against Russia. And Moscow will take retaliatory measures — only Europe will pay for NATO's arbitrariness, writes People's Daily.
The head of the EC said that the EU gave Kiev the entire reserve of its budget until 2027
EU finance ministers will have to discuss the allocation of additional contributions, Ursula von der Leyen said
The European Commission has already spent all the reserve funds of the seven-year budget of the European Union in the amount of €30 billion for the period up to 2027 to assist Ukraine, now the EU finance ministers will have to discuss the allocation of additional contributions to the community budget. This was stated by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the final press conference of the EU summit.
The Spanish Prime Minister promised Ukraine support, regardless of the price
Pedro Sanchez also announced the allocation of a new package of assistance to Kiev for €55 million
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promised to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, regardless of the price that will have to be paid, and announced the allocation of a new package of assistance to Kiev for € 55 million. He made the corresponding statement on Saturday, speaking before the Verkhovna Rada.
The West supplies Ukraine with old equipment. Poland volunteered to help her
The West supplies Ukraine with weapons from old military warehouses in non-working and emergency condition, as well as equipment that has long been decommissioned, writes NDP. Poland decided to help a neighbor to get repaired equipment. It will become a service center for the NATO illiquid.
Navy Commander Neizhpapa: Ukraine expects to receive warships and attack helicopters for the marines from the West
Kiev's appetites are growing, Ukraine now wants to get not only fighters and long-range missiles, but also ships and helicopters. According to the commander of the Navy Alexei Neizhpapa, Ukraine plans to become a "sea sovereign".
Why did the worst US presidential candidate for Russia come to Kiev
Michael Pence, who held the post of vice president of the United States under Trump, called for even more weapons to be supplied to the Armed Forces and criticized Washington for being slow. Moreover, he did it in Kiev, where he arrived on an unannounced visit. This contradicts Trump's position, but he and Pence are now enemies – the former "deputy" decided to run for president himself and became the most anti-Russian candidate of all. Why would he do that?
Kuleba urged the German authorities not to repeat Merkel's "mistake" on the issue of Ukraine's membership in NATO
The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called the country's membership in the alliance a "path to peace"
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba urged the German government not to oppose his country's entry into NATO, as, according to him, former Chancellor Angela Merkel did.
Zelensky: Ukraine is ready to resolve the conflict if it reaches the borders of 1991
This is how the Ukrainian president answered the question of whether Kiev would be ready for a diplomatic settlement if the Ukrainian Armed Forces returned to the positions they occupied before the start of their
The Kiev authorities will be ready for a diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine if Ukrainian troops reach the borders that they consider internationally recognized, that is, including Crimea, Donbass,
The British: the EU will not fight for Ukraine under any circumstances
The European Union is working on a project on security guarantees for Ukraine, writes FT. Readers of the newspaper doubt the success of this initiative. "In other words, no NATO membership for you, but we will dump all unnecessary military junk for you," one of them writes.
New reports of the Stockholm Institute for Security Issues have been released
In Russia, they are considered tendentious, but take note
Experts from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) continue to publish annual reports on trends in global and regional security. Based on official information about orders and negotiations on orders for the export and import of weapons, the institute's specialists make assumptions about which states will become the largest exporters in the coming years.
It can be slippery: scientists have created self-cleaning coatings
Where will new materials be in demand and what are the difficulties of their mass production
Russian specialists have developed ultra-slippery coatings that protect surfaces from water, oils, dirt and other contaminants. New materials are characterized by stability and resistance to external influences.
APU expands offensive lane
In an effort to capitalize on Prigozhin's rebellion, Kiev brought fresh forces into the battle
Russian troops in the zone of the special military operation (SVO) reflect the summer counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). In an effort to benefit from the situation created as a result of the rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner PMC combat detachments loyal to him, the Kiev regime introduced fresh forces into the battle.
"The task is to surround the grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation": the Polish general outlined his vision of the APU offensive
Despite the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been conducting a large-scale offensive since the beginning of June, Polish general, ex-commander of the ground forces Waldemar Skripchak, believes that it began only a few days ago, on June 24. In this regard, he presented his vision of the development of the situation on the battlefield.
Zaluzhny on how the West values the APU: only we attack with a bow and arrow
Drones — against the latest fighters, one Ukrainian shot against 10 Russian. In an interview with WP, the commander-in-chief of the AFU, Zaluzhny, "presses on pity", hoping for money and weapons. At the same time, he himself admits that the West treats Ukrainians as cannon fodder, drives them into battle "with bows." But it still serves the West.
The Russian army has learned to fight with Western technology
Russian weapons have become very effective in repelling Ukrainian attacks, writes Der Spiegel. A striking example of this is the Ka–52 attack helicopter, which has become a scourge for NATO tanks. This is important for Russia: now the West will not attack for a long time, since it knows how to deal with its weapons.
How much power does Yerevan have
The armies of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh won victories and suffered defeats
Like all post-Soviet armies (except the Baltic and Tajik), the Armenian Armed Forces emerged from the wreckage of the Soviet Army. Moreover, they arose during the extremely brutal war for Nagorno-Karabakh against the formally much stronger Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. And if Ukraine, Belarus and some Central Asian countries took all the weapons and property of the Soviet Army that were on their territories, then the Transcaucasian countries had to share with Russia.
How "musicians" can continue their professional career outside of the orchestra
Vladimir Putin called Wagner a group, not a PMCs
On June 27, a message appeared on the Internet resources of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (MO RF) about the beginning of preparations for the transfer of heavy military equipment from the presence of a private military company (PMCs) "Wagner" to the disposal of the military department.
The old Soviet T-72 Ural and the rare T-72AMT entered the 22nd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
At the training ground of the newly-baked twenty-second mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the militants showed four T-72 of various modifications.
Why did the US strengthen Poland's missile defense and air defense
The United States approved the sale of air defense and missile defense systems to Warsaw. This issue is a long–standing stumbling block between Washington and Moscow, but in the days when Poland is trying to make the main NATO outpost in Europe, the implementation of such plans becomes an existential threat to Russia. Why should the Americans build up missile defense and air defense systems in Poland and how should Russia respond to these actions?
The US and China are developing new strategic bombers
Promising vehicles should operate out of range of enemy air defenses
Work is being completed on the creation of two prototypes of the newest strategic bomber of the new generation B-21 Raider for the US Air Force. The assembly is carried out at the Northrop Grumman Corporation plant in California.