Australia, the USA and Ukraine are discussing the transfer of 41 decommissioned F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to Kiev. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the Australian Financial Review newspaper, citing its sources.

The VFU sought to crack the Russian borders with the help of NATO armored vehicles

On June 4 and 5, the Russian army stopped attempts to break through our defenses in the South Donets direction. At one of the sites, the armed formations of Ukraine managed to wedge into our positions, but they were pushed back.

Tehran will not sign an agreement on restarting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program until it resolves all disputed issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), adviser to the Iranian delegation at the talks Mohammad Marandi said.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that most countries in the Asia-Pacific region (APR) do not accept the strengthening of NATO military activity in the region. The Chinese diplomat said this at a regular press briefing, responding to a request from journalists to comment on the statements of the leaders of Asian countries, including Indonesia and Singapore, whether they want to be in the epicenter of the "new cold war" or give preference in favor of China or the United States.

FT: not all Asian countries are ready to get involved in a military conflict with Beijing

The Biden administration is making great efforts to actively forge various alliances in the Indo-Pacific region directed against China, writes FT. But, according to the author, not everything goes smoothly here. The main problem is the unwillingness of the peoples of the formally US–allied countries of the region to war with China and the possible huge victims of the conflict.

The Atlantic: a new cold War seems almost inevitable, although there are no takers

The US is trying to curb China's development by trying to attract new allies. But they are in no hurry to join the banner of democracy, having tasted the fruits of economic cooperation with Beijing. This will make the confrontation tougher, says Charles Kupchan, Professor of international Relations

Estonia, as part of the Russophobic frenzy with the aim of possibly (in the future) blocking Russian warships from entering the Baltic Sea through the Gulf of Finland in 2022, began to actively cooperate with Finland.

Advance: The US is afraid of an escalation of the conflict. Kiev's disobedience will cancel their plans

Washington has warned Kiev that it does not want to see how American weapons are used for strikes on Russian territory, Advance writes. The United States is so concerned about these attacks not because they are afraid of the outbreak of World War III. They are afraid of losing control over current processes.

AgoraVox: Ukraine has become a testing ground for the West to test weapons directed against Russia

Ukraine has become a collision field of Western and Russian weapons, writes user AgoraVox. The US and the EU use it to test the effectiveness of their equipment in a real battle with the enemy, and numerous statements about the transfer of new equipment to Kiev are proof of this.

Al Mayadeen: North Korea is ready to join the fight with the West on the side of Russia and China

The conflict in Ukraine has become part of the global confrontation between the West and the East, writes Al Mayadeen. According to the author of the article, it is impossible to ignore what is happening in Asia: China and Russia have "become easy" North Korea, which cannot stand aside as part of the fight against the United States and Japan.

dikGAZETE: It's time for Zelensky to stop deceiving Ukrainians and start negotiations with Russia

Zelensky has no other way but to stop deceiving Ukrainians and stop terrorist attacks in Moscow and the Moscow region, writes dikGAZETE. It is obvious that NATO will not accept Ukraine into its ranks, so as not to provoke Russia. It's time for Kiev to recognize this and sit down at the negotiating table, the author of the article believes.

The Grayzone: a boot was found near the site of the explosions on the "Northern Streams", like the US and Ukrainian Navies

During an independent expedition to the site of the explosions on the "Northern Streams" managed to find a diving boot, which is used in the U.S. Navy and Ukraine, writes The Grayzone. Who left it and why did the Swedish investigators keep silent about it? These questions are asked by the author of the article.

American Conservative: The West will have to put up with Russian control in Ukraine

If the West wants to put an end to the massacre in Ukraine, it will have to separate propaganda from reality, writes AC. The vaunted expansion of NATO does not mean that the country's territory will be restored and it will emerge from the conflict as a sovereign state within the borders inherited from the USSR.

Baijiahao: hacking of secret NATO data allowed Russia to strike at AFU facilities

The capabilities of Russian intelligence are simply extraordinary, user Baijiahao notes. According to him, the service hacked top-secret NATO data that contained important information about the Armed Forces. This allowed Moscow to determine the location of enemy targets and deliver ultra-precise strikes.

According to Dr. Jack Watling, senior researcher at the Royal Institute of Defense Studies (RUSI), modern Russian artillery has improved its capabilities to counter enemy artillery (counter-battery warfare). According to the British expert, expressed for the Institute of Modern Warfare of the US Army Officer School Westpoint, now, apparently, the Russian Armed Forces are able to return fire from Ukrainian artillery systems in just two minutes after their first shot. 

Contrary to the high hopes of the Kiev regime, the armored vehicles transferred by the West could not guarantee the success of the AFU in conducting another attempt to attack Russian positions. Heavy losses of Ukrainian formations in personnel and armored vehicles were reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy risks facing a new threat in the coming years: Poland has announced its intention to upgrade its submarine fleet. Which submarines best meet the conditions of the Baltic Sea, why will Warsaw actually buy others and by what method will Russia be able to fight them?

The submarine can move from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean using the Northern Sea Route

The Pacific Fleet will be strengthened with a "black hole" — this is what experts call the 636.3 Ufa diesel submarine, which will become part of the Pacific Fleet in the fall of this year.

Naval tactical groups of the Fleet left their bases and deployed naval groups of the fleet in designated areas of the Baltic Sea

The Baltic Fleet has attracted up to 40 ships and over 3.5 thousand military personnel to operational exercises at sea and at training grounds in the Kaliningrad region. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

On June 2, the Vladimir crab boat was launched in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region.

The DAMEN CCa5712LS project vessel, factory number 01202, was built under the federal investment program "Quotas for Keel" by order of Merlion LLC (Vladivostok) at the Nobel Brothers Shipyard.