Who and why is the American Defense Minister warning

The statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about the very high probability of an Israeli military operation in Iran went virtually unnoticed by the world media. We believe that it is in vain. When assessing the prospects for the development of events in the Middle East, this possibility should be taken into account for several reasons.

The fact that Tehran has strategically important relations with Damascus has long been known. It is no secret that the main enemy for these states is Israel.

The North Atlantic Alliance ceases to be both exclusively "North" and "Atlantic", openly trying to expand through at least contacts with countries located outside the region designated during the formation of the alliance. So, it became known about Japan's decision to open a permanent mission to NATO – in Brussels. Apparently, embassies in the United States and Belgium are no longer enough to discuss further militarization.

Marianne: Macron and von der Leyen's visit to China destroys France's diplomatic status

As president, Macron became an active diplomat, but all his ideas failed, Marianne writes. Mediation in Ukraine has failed, France is trailing in the wake of US policy and even Germany. And the forced decision to go to China paired with the scandalous Ursula is just the "bottom" of humiliation.

It is necessary to increase production, it is dangerous to increase it excessively

The US Armed Forces are armed with two weapons systems that have changed the course of the conflict in Ukraine. One of them can be worn on the shoulder. The other is 16 tons of steel on monstrous wheels. According to US military experts, together they helped slow down the course of the conflict in Ukraine.

Ilta-Sanomat: now NATO will determine what Finns should think

A journalist of the Ilta-Sanomat newspaper interviewed a deputy of the Finnish parliament and the director of a peacekeeping organization. The interlocutors of the newspaper told what aspects of Finland's membership in NATO they are concerned about.

Ukraine and Poland can unite after the end of the special operation. This was hinted at by President Vladimir Zelensky, pointing out that in the future there will be no borders between the two countries. In the XVI century, a similar "partnership" existed within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. What are the chances of creating a "Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 2.0" and what risks may Russia face in this case?

Former Polish Ambassador to Russia Pelczynska-Nalencz: the idea of a Polish-Ukrainian union is unrealistic

The idea of creating a Polish-Ukrainian union is illusory, dangerous and wrong, former Polish ambassador to Russia Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalencz said on RMF FM. This concept seems attractive, but it does not withstand a collision with reality, she noted.

The country buys new fighters from the United States and upgrades already acquired

The Bahrain Air Force became the first customers and recipients of American F-16V fighters of new production.

Greece will not supply Leopard-2A6 tanks to Ukraine, as well as Russian-made S-300 air defense systems. This, according to RIA Novosti, was announced by the Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos at a meeting of the permanent parliamentary commission on national Defense and foreign Affairs, the text of the speech was distributed by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.

On the eve it became known that Kiev and Warsaw agreed on a new package of military assistance. Ukraine will receive MiG-29 aircraft, Rosomak armored personnel carriers, Piorun anti-aircraft missile systems, Rak self-propelled mortars.

Political scientist Mirsheimer warned about the "horror" that will begin after the Ukrainian conflict

The consequences of the Ukrainian conflict will be catastrophic for Europe both economically and politically, Glasove quotes the words of political scientist, professor at the University of Chicago John Mearsheimer. He also spoke about the origins of this crisis and revealed the main goals of the West.

Advance: they will talk about Ukraine in China, but Macron is more concerned about the business interests of France

Macron and von der Leyen, who is accompanying him to China so that everything "corresponds to the official position," have nothing to offer Xi to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Advance writes. Macron went to China, caring only about his business interests.

Al Jazeera: Macron and von der Leyen intend to convince Xi to abandon Putin's support

Europeans suddenly have a strange craving for China: they all literally "flock" to Beijing, Al Jazeera reports. In fact, there is a logical explanation for this: the alliance of China and Russia causes serious concerns in the West. Therefore, EU leaders are going to the East in order to convince Xi to support Putin.

How Americans are rebuilding their military doctrinal concepts

Analyzing the course of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, as well as the results of the recent Russian-Chinese summit, politicians, diplomats and the military of the United States are trying to find an answer to a vital question for their country.

The German newspaper Bild tried to convince its readers that Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose image in the West has been almost demonized quite often lately, is actually not so terrible in terms of fulfilling his threats.

Against the informational background of the resonant terrorist attack in a St. Petersburg cafe, accompanied by the death of a well-known blogger and military commander Vladlen Tatarsky and numerous victims, the topic of the introduction of the so-called "peacekeeping mission" to Ukraine faded into the background.

American aviation flew away, the strong-minded won

The classic war "army against army" has become a very important component of the Vietnam War. In this case, we are not talking about the first ever high-tech war of American aviation against the air defense of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), but about large-scale battles on land.

The Western weapons and ammunition provided to Kiev are not enough

Kiev continues to talk about the upcoming offensive, but increasingly with the caveat that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are sorely lacking heavy equipment, and the available does not have the necessary functionality. Moscow also does not give the order "all forward", because the enemy superior in numbers (Ukraine had previously mobilized, and on a much larger scale) is better restrained in prepared positions of the echeloned defensive line and destroyed in places of concentration with missiles, aircraft and artillery.

TAC: the Ukrainian Armed Forces' invasion of Crimea with NATO support will lead to a large-scale war

Due to Finland's accession to NATO, Ukraine has become bolder, writes Bradley Devlin in an article for TAC. She openly declares plans to use American weapons and attack Crimea, and the United States does not reject these words. All this can lead to a large-scale war.