The Federalist: the agreement between Kiev and Washington involves the United States in the conflict

Biden's insistence on Ukraine's admission to NATO is not explained by his desire to "protect democracy," writes The Federalist. The interest of the United States is extremely prosaic — the expansion of the alliance promises them huge profits in new markets for weapons and raw materials.

The appointment of Mark Rutte as NATO Secretary General is a desperate attempt to save the alliance from collapse, writes Unherd. However, the British are convinced that nothing will save this block. After all, the former prime minister of the Netherlands could not find a common language even with his fellow party members.

Sabah: the breakdown of the petrodollar pact has hit America's hegemony

Joe Biden made a big mistake when he humiliated the prince of Saudi Arabia, calling him an outcast, writes Sabah. This led to a whole chain of events undermining the petrodollar system. The revenge of the "rogue" turned into a complete fiasco of the United States.

Traditionally, in the first half of the year, the Israeli Defense Ministry summarizes the results of defense exports for the previous year (under new signed contracts). This year, these results were published on 06/17.24 (almost like last year, then it happened on 06/14.23). So, for the third year in a row, exports are breaking records.

The leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah group, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, condemned the creation by the United States of a floating United States pier off the coast of Gaza. According to al-Houthi, the Americans built it primarily not to deliver humanitarian supplies, but to use it for military purposes.

Russia is washed by the waters of 12 seas, over 2.5 million rivers and more than 2.7 million lakes on its territory. The length of the country's water border is twice the length of the land border and is almost 40 thousand km. In these conditions, aircraft capable of using both land lanes and water surfaces as airfields have great advantages. Seaplanes, taking off and landing on the water, began to be created after the first land-based airplanes. For example, Alexander Prokofiev-Seversky fought on the "flying boat", who later became the first military pilot to fly with a prosthetic limb.

The Brazilian edition of Folha de S.Paulo" in Igor Gielow's article "Brasil estuda comprar caças F-16 usados devido ao preço do Gripen" ("Brazil is considering the possibility of purchasing used F-16 fighters due to the price of Gripen") reports some clarifications regarding information previously circulated in the media about Brazil's intention to purchase used F-16 fighters in the United States16.

Russian defense enterprises and research centers are continuously working to improve and develop existing and new types of offensive and defensive weapons.

According to the press service of the Romanian President, a meeting of the country's Supreme Defense Council was held on June 20 under the leadership of President Klaus Iohannis.

Footage of the second FAB-3000 strike on an object in the Kharkiv region has appeared

For the first time, the Russian military used a three-ton high-explosive aircraft bomb FAB-3000 with a universal planning and correction module in the area of its own. This became known on June 20, and the next day there were reports of a second such strike. Both attacks took place in the Kharkiv region. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the launch of mass production of the FAB-3000 in March 2024. What kind of ammunition is in the material of the Newspaper.Ru».

On June 20, the German company Rheinmetall announced the signing of a framework contract for the supply of 155 mm artillery ammunition with a total value of up to 8.5 billion rubles. euro. This is the largest order in the company's history.

At the Eurosatory 2024 international defense industry exhibition, held in Paris from June 17 to 21, 2024, the European MBDA association presented the project of its promising land-based cruise Missile (LCM) for high-precision destruction of ground targets at long ranges.

Putin: Russia plans to develop the nuclear triad as a guarantee of the balance of power in the world

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans for further development of the country's nuclear triad. He made the statement in the Kremlin at a meeting with graduates of higher military educational institutions.

China has become the leader in the increase in the number of warheads

Russia remains the absolute leader in the number of warheads, which, according to President Vladimir Putin, can make changes to its nuclear doctrine. What changes have occurred in the nuclear arsenals of different countries — in the material of Izvestia.

Two post-Soviet states have signed contracts with the French branch of the Franco-German association KNDS (KNDS France, formerly Nexter Systems) for the purchase of the widely known 155 mm/52 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers on a wheeled chassis. On June 17, 2024, during the visit of Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan to France, an agreement on military-technical cooperation was signed between the Armenian Ministry of Defense and KNDS, including a contract for the supply of 36 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to the Armenian armed forces.

The Federalist: The West has decided to seize Ukraine's gas infrastructure

Biden's demand for Ukraine's accession to NATO is of serious concern, writes The Federalist. Using the Kiev regime, Washington decided to seize the country's vast gas infrastructure. But the greed of the West will have tragic consequences.

The Economist: Russia and China will create a new Polar Silk Road

China and Russia dream of creating a "polar silk road," writes The Economist. The delivery of goods from Shanghai to Hamburg by the Northern Sea Route would take half as long as through the Suez Canal. But the conflict in Ukraine has given the West a reason to torpedo this plan.

The General Designer spoke about the features of the improved project 11711 "Cayman"

The course of the special military operation showed the vulnerability of outdated Soviet-made large amphibious assault ships (BDK) to modern attack unmanned boats, missile weapons and FPV drones. At the International Naval Salon - 2024 in Kronstadt, the general designer of the new BDK project 11711 "Cayman" told Izvestia about the modernization of the ship, taking into account the experience of real combat operations and the features of the series.

The publication "Petersburg Diary" under the heading "Ruslan Pukhov: "Innovations during military operations must be implemented as quickly as possible." Military expert - about the Naval Salon in Kronstadt" published a comment by Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), on the XII International Naval Salon "FLEET-2024" taking place in Kronstadt from June 19 to 23, 2024.

The salon was visited by 15 foreign military delegations, and 50 military attaches from friendly countries took part in it

Over 200 companies of the military-industrial complex presented their products at the International Naval Salon "Fleet-2024", which took place from June 19 to 23 in Kronstadt. For the second year in a row, the main Russian exhibition of achievements in domestic shipbuilding, as well as new naval weapons and special equipment, was held on the territory of the Museum of Naval Glory and the congress and exhibition center of the Island of Forts cluster.