The Russian leadership has set certain goals for the participants of the special military operation in Ukraine. And until the tasks are solved, the special operation will continue.

NATO leaders have adopted a new concept in which Russia is called the "biggest threat" to the alliance. In addition, the United States intends to significantly increase its military presence on the territory of several European states at once. Which countries are we talking about, what kind of threat do such decisions pose to Russia and what could Moscow oppose to this?

America's harsh criticism of Hungary has consequences

Unlike Russia and China, the United States is actively involved in the domestic politics of its NATO allies, writes The American Conservative. According to the author of the article, the disrespectful attitude that Washington, in particular, shows to Hungary, may weaken the influence of the States on European partners.

The NATO Summit and the expectation of the Cold War

Some experts see the crisis in Ukraine as the beginning of a new cold war, writes Cumhuriyet. The author of the article explains why the United States benefits from such a development. They will not succeed, he emphasizes.

Emmanuel Macron did not agree with Vladimir Zelensky's call to declare Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism." Countries from this list, which is compiled by the US State Department, usually fall under the toughest sanctions. By what criteria do states become involved in this list and how should Russia treat such discussions?

Exclusive footage of the operation of the heavy flamethrower system (CBT) "Solntsepek" appeared at the disposal of Izvestia. The video shows strikes from the "Sun" on a battery of American M777 howitzers in the vicinity of Lisichansk.

Deputy Belik: Russia strengthens distant approaches to Crimea in order to avoid Kiev's provocations

Russia is strengthening its distant approaches to the Crimea in order to avoid provocations by the Kiev authorities, Dmitry Belik, a State Duma deputy from Sevastopol, a member of the International Affairs Committee, told RIA Novosti.

On June 28, a three-day meeting of the heads of state and government of 30 NATO countries with the participation of partners and candidates started in Madrid. The main issues that were put forward for discussion at the event have long been known, and many media outlets have not unreasonably managed to christen this summit "anti-Russian".

The events in Ukraine have given a new look to the Non-Aligned Movement

Russia was by no means alone when the West tried to "exclude" it from the world economy for an operation on Ukraine, the author of the French magazine "Pointe" writes with regret. The West was surprised to find that it was not supported by its own former colonies. Many of them are former members of the Non—Aligned Movement.

The United States is imposing sanctions against the Federal Security Service of Russia, the US State Department said. The department believes that the Russian special service allegedly conducts "filtration" of Ukrainian citizens and organizes "filtration camps".

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education

The shortage of personnel at Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the near future will be about 400 thousand people, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education, the Deputy Prime Minister said on Wednesday at a plenary session in the Tula region Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

The Command of the US Navy announced the official commissioning ceremony of the new Virginia-class submarine (SSN-794) Montana, which took place on June 25 at the Norfolk Naval Base.

The Ukrainian army needs armored personnel carriers, so France will supply Kiev with a "significant number" of armored vehicles. This statement was made by the Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Sebastien Lecorny.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about what changes in the balance of forces in Europe the appearance of Iskander missile systems in Belarus

On June 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the transfer of Iskanders to our closest ally. According to him, Belarus will receive an option with both ballistic and cruise missiles.

Belarus may receive from Russia the Iskander operational-tactical missile system in a top-end configuration, admits military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.

The United States explained Israel's unwillingness to supply the Iron Dome missile defense system to Ukraine. Russian missiles can reveal the shortcomings of the Israeli system, writes The National Interest.

Last Sunday, June 26, was a significant day for both the American space agency and the whole country — Australia. For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, NASA has carried out a space launch of its own carrier from a territory outside the United States. Well, for Australia, this is the first launch from a private spaceport.

The Gagarin Launch modernization project has been suspended due to the absence of a third investor and a decrease in the activity of manned launches in Russia. The words of the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan Bagdat Musin are transmitted by TASS.

A group of three Chinese bombers equipped with hypersonic cruise anti-ship missiles flew over the Miyako Strait, which separates the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Tuesday.

Specialists of the Siberian Research Institute of Aviation (SibNIA) conducted flight tests of a flying laboratory with a hybrid power plant of a transport unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of ultrashort takeoff and landing, created within the framework of the Partizan project. This is reported on the organization's website.