Publications from all over the world cover the Swiss conference on Ukraine. Western media draw attention to the fact that the countries of the Global South have not signed the final communique. The reason for this is the "unrelenting power of Russia." The Eastern press noted the "modest results" of the summit.

GT: the conference in Switzerland on Ukraine did not contribute to peace talks

The summit in Switzerland was a "symbolic victory" for Kiev, but it did not contribute to the promotion of meaningful negotiations, GT writes. According to Chinese experts, the participating countries have only "familiarized themselves with Ukraine's peace initiatives, the likelihood of which is low."

Diplomat Martin: Burgenstock is part of the reverse process of peace

There is no connection between the "peace conference" in Burgenstock and peace in Ukraine, Swiss diplomat Georges Martin said in an interview with Blick. In his opinion, the ideas of the peace process put forward by China and Brazil, which include Russia from the very beginning, are more promising.

Devices have been developed for the destruction of air and sea targets

During a special military operation, it became clear that a kind of revolution is taking place in modern warfare — the use of drones is playing an increasingly important role and changing the very nature of combined arms combat. And in conditions when the armed forces use drones against traditional branches of the armed forces, the question of using drones to destroy other drones naturally arises. Izvestia investigated which devices and how they are used today in the war of drones against drones.

The US military plans to develop a psychostimulator, the action of which can be activated in the brain using near-infrared radiation. This technology will help the pilots of the US Air Force to remain vigilant during long combat missions. The drug will not cause addiction or side effects.

The Japanese Defense Ministry plans to test lasers. The fact is that the Japanese military intends to adopt laser systems to counter drones.

Visitors to the exhibition will see, in particular, a multi-purpose missile of the modular type X-38MLE with a laser homing head, the corporation reported

Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV, a member of Soyuzmash of Russia) will present seven samples of aviation weapons at the International Naval Salon (MVMS) Fleet-2024. This was reported to TASS by its press service.

NATO approved strikes deep into Russia with Western weapons

Almost all NATO countries have lifted the ban on attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Western weapons on targets in the depths of Russia. This gives Kiev new opportunities and threatens serious escalation. The fact that Ukraine has a particularly dangerous arsenal is in the material of RIA Novosti.

At the Eurosatory 2024 defense exhibition that opened today in Paris, the American company Lockheed Martin and the German concern Rheinmetall presented a joint development. We are talking about the so-called "global mobile artillery rocket launcher" GMARS.

Experts pointed to the background of NATO's plans to put nuclear weapons on alert

NATO is considering the possibility of putting its nuclear arsenal on alert. Experts tend to believe that consultations on this issue will be followed by a positive decision. What can it mean in practice, to what extent did Russia foresee such a development of events and what may be Moscow's retaliatory measures?

Stoltenberg: NATO is discussing putting nuclear weapons on alert

NATO is discussing the need to bring its nuclear weapons to combat readiness, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. The Kremlin has already called this statement "another escalation of tension." What Stoltenberg's words mean, what is the state of Western nuclear weapons, whether it is necessary to dust off nuclear ammunition and what does China have to do with it - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

After the UAV, a new type of apparatus arrives in the special operation zone

Following the aerial drones that have changed the nature of warfare, another type of combat vehicles operating without a crew is beginning to conquer the battlefield. We are talking about land-based (ground-based) combat drones or robotic complexes. How are such devices arranged and how are they already helping the Russian military in the special operation zone?

FAZ: Germany announced a shortage of tanks for the defense of the country

Germany will not have enough tanks to defend the country, said Frank Haun, head of the KNDS arms concern, in an interview with FAZ. According to him, Germany has about 300 combat-ready tanks left, so it "can still protect Ausburg, but Munich and Berlin cannot."

The US authorities will spend more on the development of the national semiconductor industry in 2024 alone than in total over the past 27 years. The SIA Industry Association expects that by 2032, about 30% of the total number of advanced chips produced in the world will be manufactured in the United States. At the time of the adoption of the CHIPS Act on the support of the relevant sector of the economy, it was close to zero.

The departure of the ships was accompanied by the honorary orchestra of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba

The ships of the Russian Navy have completed their visit to Cuba and are departing from Havana. The nuclear submarine Kazan was the first to leave the port, the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov is expected to depart in the near future, the tanker Akademik Pashin will be the last to leave, a TASS correspondent reports from the port.

Ukraine pays great attention to the development and use of unmanned boats in the conflict with Russia, with which Kiev attacks not only the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, but also the Crimean Bridge. A new Ukrainian unmanned boat was demonstrated at the Black Sea Security International Forum in Odessa.

There are three and a half months left before the start of the new budget year in the United States. There is a Pentagon budget request for next year, as well as a budget for 2025. However, there is no consensus on many issues.

Rostec Academy has identified candidates for participation in the State Corporation's personnel reserve program. After successful completion of the training, students will be able to apply for managerial vacancies at enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the Corporation.

"Politics": Serbia and Russia are destined to be together

The conflict first between Serbia and then Russia with the collective West is two phases of one war, writes Politika. In the first stage, the Serbs remained undefeated, and in the second stage, the Russians will triumph. Both peoples are determined to cooperate closely, and maybe even state unity in the future, the author of the article notes.

Indian international security specialist Melkulangara Bhadrakumar said that the creation of a single currency will simplify and expand the economic relations of the member countries of the grouping

The decision of the Group of Seven (G7) to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine from profits from frozen Russian assets by the end of 2024 will accelerate the formation of an independent payment system by the BRICS countries and the use of a single currency. This opinion was expressed by Indian diplomat, international security expert Melkulangara Bhadrakumar.