Politico: Zelensky's demands at the Moldova summit highlighted the split in Europe

The demands put forward by Zelensky during the summit in Moldova highlighted the split in Europe, writes Politico. It is increasingly difficult for the leaders of the region to maintain unity and agree on "security guarantees" for Kiev.

The Prime Minister of the country Viktor Orban earlier stated the need to cease fire and start peace talks

Hungary will not change its position on the conflict in Ukraine, despite the attacks of Ukrainian politicians on the country's Prime Minister Viktor Orban. This was stated on Saturday by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto.

PL: Slovakia turned out to be the most Russophile country in Eastern Europe

A survey by the Globsec analytical center revealed that pro-Russian and anti-Western sentiments are more widespread in Slovakia from all countries of Eastern Europe, according to Parlamentní listy. Slovaks are most sympathetic to Russia in matters related to the conflict in Ukraine.

Since protracted hostilities were clearly not part of Russia's plans when it launched a special military operation, now the country has to change its policy in a number of directions literally on the move. Alexander Khodakovsky, the former commander of the Vostok brigade and the current deputy head of the FSVNG (Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Rosgvardiya) for the DPR, writes about this in his Telegram channel.

The interesting material "What the Ukrainian Armed Forces Need to Do to Win" has been published on the American network resource "War on the Rocks" ("What needs to be done to win the armed forces of Ukraine?") by Erik Kramer (Eric Kramer) and Paul Schneider (Paul Schneider) - two former officers of the US special operations forces who are working in Ukraine as private military advisers and instructors.

According to the publication, rifles manufactured in Belgium and the Czech Republic and at least one AT-4 anti-tank system were also used during the attack

The Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group that attacked the Belgorod region at the end of May used weapons supplied by the West. This was reported by The Washington Post on Saturday, citing sources.

John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, said at a briefing on Friday, June 2, that Ukraine has everything necessary for a counteroffensive.

Country.ua: three main versions are named why Ukraine is postponing the counteroffensive

The spring counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine never took place, now it is expected in the summer. In Kiev, they promised to enter the Crimea at the end of May. A country.ua offered three versions of why Ukraine is once again changing its plans.

The Deputy Head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Igor Zhovkva, also spoke in the direction of European countries, pointing out that they exert insufficient economic pressure on the Russian Federation

Kiev is still experiencing a shortage of weapons for a successful offensive in the summer. This was stated in an interview published on Saturday on the website of The Times newspaper by the deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Igor Zhovkva.

Before the shelling of the Belgorod region, a swarm of Starlink satellites was spotted in the sky. This was reported by the Telegram channel Mash.

The alignment of military forces determines the actions of politicians

A peace treaty with Armenia may be signed in the near future if Yerevan does not resort to fraud and does not change its position again. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a meeting with residents of Lachin on May 28.

WSJ: Zelensky declared readiness for a counteroffensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive, but warned that it would take some time and could be costly.

Over the past five years, the US Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin Corporation have lost more than one million spare parts intended for the fifth-generation F-35 fighter, totaling at least $ 85 million. This is reported by Defense News with reference to the report of the Accounting Chamber of the United States.

The journal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Military Commissariats of Russia" (No. 3, May-June 2023) under the heading "Organizational and mobilization bodies will have to further improve their work in all areas of activity" published the text of the speech of the Chief of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces The Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Yevgeny Burdinsky, at the gathering of the leadership of the organizational and mobilization departments of the headquarters of military districts, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet and military commissars of the subjects of the Russian Federation held on March 27, 2023 in Moscow.

In the fight for the Pacific Ocean, the American Navy puts on robotic systems

In recent decades, the American navy has faced two extremely serious challenges. Firstly, various kinds of unmanned and unmanned vehicles are developing more and more rapidly. Often they are even combined into integrated complexes capable of solving a very wide range of tasks – from purely auxiliary to full-fledged combat.

The US Navy is going all-in

Russia and China are seen as the main opponents of the United States. Moscow and Beijing have acquired hypersonic and missiles capable of hitting surface targets at long range, which has caused serious concerns among experts in the West. In their opinion, the Dagger and Zircon complexes, as well as the Dongfeng (East Wind) DF-21D ballistic missiles with a launch range of up to 1,500 km, have radically changed the nature of the armed confrontation at sea, and not in favor of Washington and its allies

NYT: The US and NATO are concerned about the possible threat posed by the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation

The United States and NATO are afraid of Russia's Northern Fleet in the Arctic, the American media write. According to the author of the material, climate change in the Far North is changing transport routes and intensifying competition between the countries of the region. NATO is vulnerable in the Arctic, while Russia has significantly strengthened its position in the Arctic Circle, the expert added. Recently, the Russian Foreign Ministry has regularly stated that NATO is interested in the Arctic region.

NYT: The US is alarmed by a possible threat from the Russian Northern Fleet

NATO, in particular the United States, is seriously frightened by a potential "red hook on the right" from the Russian Northern Fleet, writes NYT. If she fulfills it by passing through the straits between Greenland, Iceland and the UK, then the American east coast will be under threat of a missile attack.

Soon its ship's complement will be replenished by the newest frigate of project 22350 "Admiral Golovko"

The Operational and Strategic Association of the Navy (Navy) The Northern Fleet celebrates on Thursday the 290th anniversary of its creation.

As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material of Herman Kostrinsky, Alexey Polukhin and Alexey Nikolsky, "The Ministry of Agriculture refused to build three large scientific vessels," the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation refused to build three large-tonnage research vessels (NIS) with a total cost of more than 70 billion rubles.