Researcher Ainoa Ruiz: "After the arrival of NATO, there is nothing left of the countries"

On the eve of the NATO summit in Madrid, the opposite counter-summit will take place, which will be attended by supporters of a different approach to peace issues. In an interview with Público, the participant of the event told why she considers the alliance at least a controversial organization.

NATO forces in Europe may increase many times, the alliance is considering the option of the largest increase in the contingent in its history. The final decision on this will be made at the summit, which will be held on June 28-30 in Madrid.

The NATO summit, which will be held in Madrid next week, is supposed to open a new era. The alliance will adopt a new strategic concept, in which Russia will be named the main threat to the alliance. In fact, the summit will only fix the state of things that has developed even before the special operation. A real surprise is the statement by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that the Ukrainian issue should be resolved diplomatically.

The US and NATO are not ready for a long conflict

The United States and NATO can participate in a short conflict, but none of them is ready for a long conflict, because their weapons stocks are declining, and it will take a long time to produce new weapons. They should reconsider the policy of exsanguination of Russia, writes the Asian Times.

Turkey is a key country in the grain crisis

Turkey has developed a plan to evacuate Ukrainian grain, Sabah reports. If it works, then within six to eight months more than 35 million tons of cereals and sunflower oil will reach customers. At the same time, Ankara will receive a good bonus.

German riddle. Instead of the promised heavy weapons, only excuses arrived in Ukraine

For four months, Germany has been making promises and making statements that the most diverse weapons are already on their way to Ukraine. In fact, it was not even sent, writes iDNES. In the era of information, which lives for a maximum of an hour, empty words sometimes cost more than actions, and Berlin understands this perfectly well.

Boris Johnson, Zelensky and the UK's New Special Relationship

The fact that Johnson uses the situation in Ukraine for personal purposes seems to be true, writes The Spectator. But to see only cynicism in his actions is a mistake, the author of the article believes. He talks about the specifics of Johnson's relationship with Zelensky.

On June 23, 2022, US President Joe Biden signed documents on the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 450 million and including military equipment from the presence of the US Department of Defense. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $6.05 billion.

The Pentagon has revealed the contents of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will receive four more HIMARS MLRS, 18 patrol boats and 36 thousand artillery shells.

What happens if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

The Atlantic writes that in order to maximize the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the United States is provoking Russia to use nuclear weapons there. The author believes that Putin is smart and cold-blooded enough not to succumb to these provocations. In addition, the situation on the battlefield is now in favor of Russia. Washington should abandon these attempts.

During a special military operation, heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" are used to destroy fortified long-term strongholds and positions of the AFU and nationalist battalions leading resistance during the liberation of settlements.

On June 24, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a video showing the combat operation of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" during a special operation to protect Donbass.

Colonel Alekhine believes that the capture of Severodonetsk opens the way for the Russian Armed Forces to Kharkov

The Ukrainian military leave the combat zone in the area of Severodonetsk. Up to two thousand servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other formations ended up in the "Mountain Cauldron"."Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out how the liberation of this city would affect the course of the special operation.

Ukrainian armed formations have been receiving Western large-caliber artillery in large quantities for more than a month, which has already been thrown to the front and is involved in battles. The military observer of Izvestia, Anton Lavrov, tells about the "successes" of Western howitzers in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian formations blocked in Gorsky and Zolotoye have already been defeated

Russian troops broke through the defenses of Ukrainian formations and blocked the city of Lisichansk from the south, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. At the same time, the Southern grouping of troops completed the defeat of the forces of the VFU, surrounded in the Gorsky Cauldron. 11 settlements have been liberated, including Gorskoye and Zolotoye.

A correspondent of Izvestia observed artillery duels during the stripping of the boiler at Gorsky and Zolotoy

Powerful artillery support played a crucial role in the recent successes of the allied forces on the "Donbass Arc" — according to the Russian Defense Ministry, Gorskoye and Zolotoye were liberated on June 25, and developing the success, the troops blocked the city of Lisichansk from the south.

The AFU servicemen told the Canadian correspondent about the betrayal of the Ukrainian authorities

The Ukrainian authorities "betrayed" the Ukrainian Armed Forces, leaving their soldiers to die in the Donbass, a Canadian journalist said. At the same time, he said that most of the Ukrainian troops had not seen Western weapons and equipment. At the same time, the military from the Lviv Theroborona battalion refused to go to the front. However, the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence believes that in August "a turning point will happen."

Severodonetsk is completely under the control of the LPR, allied troops have entered Lisichansk and are successfully advancing within the city limits

The allied forces of the People's Militia of the LPR and the Russian army liberated the cities of Severodonetsk, Borovskoye and a number of other settlements, the Russian Defense Ministry said on June 25. About 800 civilians were evacuated from the bomb shelters of the Azot plant in Severodonetsk. Allied troops also entered Lisichansk. On Saturday, one of the mines was cleared from the armed formations of Ukraine, the units entered the gelatin plant. Experts note that the promotion is effective and with good speed.

The operation to liberate the Luhansk People's Republic is nearing completion. The Allied troops had to occupy the last major city — Lisichansk. The neighboring Severodonetsk was taken under control almost completely. The last node of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was the city industrial zone with the Azot enterprise, where up to two and a half thousand soldiers barricaded themselves. About the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Shoigu inspected the Russian grouping of troops in Ukraine

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Russian group of troops involved in the special operation in Ukraine. He listened to the reports of the commanders of the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and awarded the distinguished military. On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of Severodonetsk and a strike on the AFU training centers, which led to the cancellation of the transfer of several units of the Ukrainian army to the battlefield.