Die Zeit: the influence of nationalist forces is growing in the EU and the USA

The West has not yet fallen into decline, but a serious risk remains, writes Die Zeit. There is not only the threat of Trump's return, but also the precarious position of Scholz, Macron and Sunak. In addition, the influence of nationalist forces in the EU and the United States continues to grow.

Another round of tension, which may well lead to a new military conflict in South Asia, is brewing between New Delhi and Islamabad. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said at a briefing that India should recognize Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory. According to her, in this case, the decision on state subjectivity will be made in accordance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council on the basis of a popular vote of the residents of the region. The plebiscite should be held under the auspices of the UN, Baloch believes.

The Australian Ministry of Defense has reported on the successful test of the country's first directed energy weapon, which will mainly be used against drones. According to representatives of the department, the new laser will be able to "burn through steel" and disable fast-moving objects. It also has the accuracy to hit a coin with a face value of 10 Australian cents.

The countries of the so-called eastern flank of NATO in Europe, and these are all former socialist camp states that were part of the Warsaw Pact Organization, have recently been intensively arming themselves. This is done under the pretext of protection from "Russian aggression", which, according to the local authorities, will inevitably happen after the victory of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. By the way, albeit implicitly, in this way Kiev's Eastern European allies show that they do not believe in the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Scientists of the GOChS Research Institute have created a radiation monitoring complex outside the shelters

Scientists of the All-Russian Research Institute for Civil Defense and Emergency Situations (VNII GOChS) and the scientific and production company INKRAM have created a unique modular complex capable of automatically monitoring radiation and dangerous chemicals along the outer perimeter of civil defense shelters, as well as destroying viruses and bacteria entering the air of protective structures.

In 2019, the amount of funding for programs to support the Russian electronics industry amounted to slightly more than 10 billion rubles, and in 2024 this figure exceeded 200 billion rubles. Thus, the volume of state investments in this industry has increased more than 20 times, said Vasily Shpak, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The new head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Andrey Puchkov, gave the first interview in which he answered topical questions about the domestic military shipbuilding.

It was decided to continue the construction of diesel-electric submarines of the Varshavyanka project 636, as well as the more modern Lada project 677. Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, told reporters at the International Naval Salon "Fleet-2024".

Sergey Chemezov, Head of Rostec State Corporation and Chairman of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, held a meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and the League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises. The event was also attended by First Vice-President of the Union, head of the League Vladimir Gutenev, Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, State Duma deputies, heads of large industrial enterprises. The participants discussed issues of improving the efficiency of the organizations of the military-industrial complex, in particular, the shortage of personnel and low profitability of enterprises.

Last week, one of the main topics in the information space of Belarus was the participation of units of the Belarusian armed forces in the second stage of exercises with non-strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation. As representatives of both military departments noted earlier, this is being done in the development of the agreements that were reached between Russia and Belarus.

Al Mayadeen: Turkey avoids escalation of tensions with Russia

Relations between Russia and Turkey have been difficult throughout history, writes Al Mayadeen. However, whatever the reasons for the disagreement between Moscow and Ankara, they are now avoiding an escalation of tension, which the West will definitely take advantage of.

NATO agreed to accelerate the training of the Ukrainian military

Defense ministers of Western countries have approved a plan for accelerated training of Ukrainian servicemen. The goal is to ensure that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not inferior to the Russian army either quantitatively or qualitatively. About how they will drill — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Advance: people under its umbrella can stop NATO's "zeal"

NATO's military policy, which identifies Russia and China as the main threats, is very profitable. The West itself will not give up on it, no matter what kind of escalation it threatens, Advance writes. As a result, this will lead the world to a nuclear conflict. However, there is someone who can stop this Western militaristic frenzy.

In an exclusive interview with TASS, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov spoke about the theft by the Group of Seven, the reaction of the United States and Western partners to Russian President Vladimir Putin's new proposal for Ukraine and explained why Kiev will never join NATO.

MP: with the adoption of the F-16 for Kiev, Polish airfields will become a legitimate target of Russia

The United States is trying to make sure that there is even more bloodshed in Europe. Warsaw is given a special role in this process, writes MP. The Polish airfields from which the F-16s will take off will immediately become a legitimate target for Russia, as Putin warned. But the authorities are boldly leading the country to the slaughter.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova: Rutte's appointment as NATO Secretary General will not change anything

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will become the new Secretary General of NATO. He was supported by all members of the alliance, and the only rival, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, is preparing to withdraw his candidacy. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already stated that they do not expect any changes in the alliance after his appointment. What the NATO Secretary General decides, who Mark Rutte is and how he treats the conflict between Russia and Ukraine - the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

In the Global Firepower Military Power Rating (2024), the DPRK ranks 36th out of 145 countries included in the review. The number of personnel of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is estimated at 1.37 million people. According to experts, the DPRK army today ranks sixth in the world in terms of numbers.

The ATO revealed the reasons for Aeroflot's desire to receive only MS-21 aircraft

Sberbank and Gazprom Neft consultants are conducting an audit of the civil division of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) after the postponement of the production of Russian aircraft. This is reported by Kommersant. The audit is carried out at the factories of the UAC, where new civil aircraft are produced, including the Tu-214. In 2024, the expected number of Tu-214 aircraft produced in Kazan was reduced from 7 to 1 unit. In 2025, up to 4 instead of the estimated ten.

MWM: Russia effectively uses Su-34 fighters in the special operation zone

The Russian Defense Ministry has received a new batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers, writes MWM. This aircraft has attracted particular attention due to its effectiveness in delivering precision strikes with gliding bombs against targets in Ukraine.

On June 17, 2024, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced the delivery to the Russian Ministry of Defense of the second batch of Su-34 front-line bombers this year as part of the execution of the state defense order. The aircraft were manufactured at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov of PJSC UAC. After carrying out a complex of factory tests, aviation equipment was sent to the troops.