Japan continues to tread a dangerous path, as the former prime minister of Japan recently called on allies to "force China to abandon the seizure of Taiwan Island," and its current prime minister is reportedly preparing to attend a NATO summit amid the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, which is believed to help expand NATO's influence in Asia- The Pacific region.

Ukraine and the beginning of the Second Cold War

After the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, the world started talking about the likelihood of a third world war. But what is happening is more like the "return" of the Cold War, the author of the FT article believes. America is again trying to form a coalition of democratic countries to fight against Russia and China. But not everyone is ready to participate in it.

The United States and Europe continue to help Ukraine, but the interests of Americans and Europeans militarily do not coincide with the desires of Zelensky and his entourage. According to the author of an article for The American Conservative, neither the United States nor Europe are ready to risk everything for the sake of Ukraine.

The "unity" of the West only aggravates the Ukrainian conflict

The previous ideas about a united and strong West today are only a collective illusion, writes Bloomberg. According to the author of the article, the current West is a fragile coalition of countries, whose former appearance is supported by a tiny group of politicians and journalists. And this misconception is fraught with irreversible consequences.

Russia: how to avoid her humiliation without remaining "on the other side of good and evil"

Russia is tired of knocking on the closed doors of the "premium club" of Western nations, the authors of the French edition of "Koser" state the fact. The current conflict in Ukraine has been the result of years of deception of Moscow's expectations and goodwill. Before it's too late, we need to get out of this vicious circle, even without apologies.

More and more Western politicians demand respect for Russia

Russia's military operation in Ukraine has caused a flurry of militant anti-Russian statements from Western European politicians. The tone of this aggressive campaign was set by EU Foreign Affairs Commissioner Josep Borrel, who said in April that the conflict in Ukraine could be won "only on the battlefield."

The West miscalculated with punitive measures against Russia

Sanctions are a weapon of the West in an undeclared war against Russia, Professor of applied economics Steve Hanke said in an interview with Asia Times. However, they not only do not work, but also hit the West itself more than Moscow, the expert believes.

Is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad surrounded by the EU a valuable resource or a burden?

On the one hand, it is possible to "threaten" Europe from Kaliningrad, but on the other hand, during the war he himself is threatened with isolation, writes the Economist. And there is hardly another area in Russia that is being watched so closely by Western spies.

Over the past day, Russian gunners destroyed a 155-millimeter M109A3 self-propelled gun in Ukraine, transferred by Norway, and two American 155-millimeter M777 howitzers, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Military expert Viktor Litovkin on Tuesday, June 7, in an interview with Izvestia, commented on the statement of the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin that the city of Svyatogorsk was almost completely taken under control.

Russian sappers checked almost 3 thousand hectares of territory in the DPR and LPR during mine clearance, neutralized almost 14 thousand explosive objects.

The total number of captured Ukrainian servicemen has reached 6,489 people, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The head of the Ministry of Defense Shoigu announced the opening of a road link along the mainland to the Crimea

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces. He spoke about the course of the military special operation in Ukraine, the number of surrendered servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the establishment of peaceful life in the Donbas. Shoigu's main statements are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

On June 7, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

On June 7, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The share of Russian software products in industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation is unacceptably small, it amounts to 23% – the government will provide assistance to both customers and developers of domestic software and computer equipment to correct the situation, said Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the plenary session at the CIPR-2022 conference.

Russia's representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, on Tuesday criticized the draft resolution on Iran, which will be considered this week at the IAEA Board of Governors.

The United States will continue to supply M113A2 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, removed from the storage of National Guard reserves and surplus of the US Army. In total, the APU will receive 200 (two hundred) American armored personnel carriers.

The lead multi-purpose submarine of the new generation Suffren of the Barracuda type has officially entered the combat structure of the French fleet. The ceremony with the participation of the new French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu took place at the naval base in Brest.

The Navy once made America a superpower. Will they be able to again?

Foreign Policy cites the opinion of American experts about the decline of US naval power. The author complains about the quantitative and qualitative reduction of the US Navy and calls its role in the world not decisive, but "fragmentary".