NATO will significantly strengthen Estonia's defense against the background of the "Russian threat", Russia will not be able to capture Tallinn, the Estonian government can sleep peacefully. NATO Secretary General Jens Stolteberg made a corresponding statement.

Poland intends to increase the number of the armed forces of the republic to 400 thousand soldiers, as well as completely rearm the army. As stated in Warsaw, the reason for this decision is the threat of a "Russian invasion".

Lithuania has angered Russia – what consequences will this lead to?

Lithuania recently closed its territory for the transportation of goods to Kaliningrad, Xinhua reports. This may affect Moscow's relations with NATO and the EU, the author of the article warns. At the same time, Europe is particularly concerned about the fate of the Suwalki corridor.

Threats to Lithuania: what are NATO's plans in the event of a Russian attack on Eastern Europe

Lithuania, as it is known, has restricted the transit of Russian supplies to Kaliningrad and provoked a new interstate crisis, the French website Atlantico reports. Under these conditions, the journalists of the publication decided to once again check the degree of preparation of NATO for a possible "invasion" of Russia. It turned out — not ready.

The blame for the ban on the transit of sanctioned goods to the Kaliningrad region lies entirely with the Lithuanian authorities, the EU did not insist on such steps, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Police, fighter jets and remote work: Madrid has started the countdown to the NATO summit

The Spanish capital is in full swing preparing to host the upcoming meeting of the heads of state and government of NATO, during which it is expected to approve the new strategic concept of the alliance — the organization's roadmap for the next decade.

"Big Seven": Zelensky will demand more support from the West

Zelensky's expected virtual speech at the "Big Seven" turned out to be spoiled by NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, who even before the ceremonies began called Russia "the main enemy." But quite recently, the "seven" was the "eight" thanks to Russia. However, Zelensky will be neither the eighth nor the ninth. He will always be a "six".

Middle East between Biden's visit and Ibn Salman's tour

Biden's visit to the Middle East on July 13 is unlikely to please Russia. As always, the Egyptian publication "Nun-post" writes, the United States is selfish. They are primarily interested in restoring their influence in the region, and here Russia is their competitor. Nevertheless, there is no trace of the arrogance of Obama, who announced the withdrawal of the US from the Middle East to gather forces to fight China.

Causes and consequences of the Ukrainian crisis

American political scientist John Mearsheimer in his international lecture states that the United States and NATO bear all the blame for the bloodshed in Ukraine. Here they are trying to defeat Russia and will not stop before the escalation of the conflict. "History will severely condemn the United States for its strikingly insane policy towards Ukraine," the author concludes.

Nuclear "fangs" of Russia

Without the support of the EU and NATO, Lithuania would not have banned transit traffic to Kaliningrad, writes Al-Quds Al-Arabi. According to the author of the article, the West will not be able to maintain a firm position on this issue for a long time, because Russia is the strongest nuclear power in the world.

Li Yihu: the deep logic of the "line of fragile equilibrium"

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is a surge of all the contradictions accumulated over the past 30 years of NATO's expansion to the east, as well as the result of a serious imbalance between East and West, writes Huanqiu Shibao. The main thing now is to restore the "line of fragile balance" between Russia and the Western world.

The plan for the collapse of the Russian economy hits Europe with a boomerang

The plan according to which economic pressure was supposed to stop the special operation in Ukraine and lead Russia to economic collapse has collapsed, Advance writes. Everyone in Europe has already understood this, but Brussels continues to implement American plans for Moscow and Kiev.

The US and Europe are not interested in negotiations

The Nation publishes an interview with Noam Chomsky about the situation in Ukraine. According to the philosopher, there are two scenarios: to negotiate or to aggravate the conflict. However, the US and Europe do not want a diplomatic resolution, explains Chomsky.

Threats of terrorist attacks and diversions on the territory of the Russian Federation coming from Kiev speak about the criminality and incompetence of the Kiev regime, military expert, head of the SCO department of the Institute of CIS Countries Vladimir Evseev told RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian military destroyed a residential building in the center of Kiev with their own missiles. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, when repelling a Russian attack on a military plant, one Ukrainian air defense system shot down missiles of another system. As a result, one of them fell on a residential building and exploded. All Russian missiles hit the target. Why does the tactics of protecting military facilities lead to such mistakes of the AFU air defense units?

As Russia advances in eastern Ukraine, a turning point is coming

The Russian army is advancing in eastern Ukraine, the website of the CNN TV channel reports. The author of the article notes that the APU has already given the Russians Severodonetsk and lost territories south of Lisichansk.

The military of the Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) during the fighting in the area of Lisichansk on June 26 destroyed two sabotage groups of foreign mercenaries. The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, during a briefing on June 27, announced the elimination of 14 militants.

The Russian military carried out an air strike on the Artyom rocket and space enterprise in Kiev on Sunday, the civilian infrastructure was not damaged, said Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Russian Defense Ministry told about mass drunkenness and drug use in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

On June 26, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected a Russian group of troops involved in a special military operation in Ukraine.

Kadyrov announced the creation of four battalions with "exclusively Chechen guys"

The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov announced the imminent formation of four military battalions with an impressive number of personnel and exclusively Chechen guys.