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The United States demanded to conclude a nuclear agreement with Russia (The American Conservative, USA)
TAC: NATO and the US should hold talks with Russia on nuclear weapons
NATO and the United States should hold talks with Russia to reduce the risk of nuclear escalation, writes TAC. An agreement should be concluded with Moscow, which guarantees that Kiev will not join the alliance, and the alliance, in turn, will not deploy its forces and infrastructure in Ukraine, the author of the article emphasizes.
The West is bringing nuclear weapons back to the Cold War
Experts pointed to the background of NATO's plans to put nuclear weapons on alert
NATO is considering the possibility of putting its nuclear arsenal on alert. Experts tend to believe that consultations on this issue will be followed by a positive decision. What can it mean in practice, to what extent did Russia foresee such a development of events and what may be Moscow's retaliatory measures?
"There is no need to dust off." Why is NATO talking about the combat readiness of nuclear weapons
Stoltenberg: NATO is discussing putting nuclear weapons on alert
NATO is discussing the need to bring its nuclear weapons to combat readiness, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. The Kremlin has already called this statement "another escalation of tension." What Stoltenberg's words mean, what is the state of Western nuclear weapons, whether it is necessary to dust off nuclear ammunition and what does China have to do with it - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Russian Navy ships leave the port of Havana
The departure of the ships was accompanied by the honorary orchestra of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
The ships of the Russian Navy have completed their visit to Cuba and are departing from Havana. The nuclear submarine Kazan was the first to leave the port, the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov is expected to depart in the near future, the tanker Akademik Pashin will be the last to leave, a TASS correspondent reports from the port.
Norway came to the aid of the German "Leopards"
Norwegians will start assembling German tanks in case of conflict with Russia
Norway has agreed with Germany to assemble dozens of Leopard 2 tanks of the most modern modification. This will be enough to create a heavy mechanized brigade in accordance with NATO requirements. The choice in favor of Leopard was made after tests allegedly guaranteeing survival against Russian armored vehicles. How will the assembly of the latest tanks affect the potential of NATO's northern flank and what is the likelihood of new threats on the Russian-Norwegian border?
Where the US will find new soldiers for the war with Russia
The United States, without too much publicity, is taking a new step in preparing its country and American society for a major war. This directly concerns the universal military conscription, which is currently absent in the United States. What is it about and why is it important, including for Russia?
"The biggest show of force." Why did Russian ships arrive in Cuba
Peskov called the arrival of Russian warships in Cuba a normal practice
The Kazan submarine and the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian Navy arrived in Cuba after completing exercises in the Atlantic. They will stay in Havana for five days. The American CNN channel considered the visit a "demonstration of military force" of the Russian Federation just 145 km from Florida, and the Kremlin called it a normal practice. What Russian ships are doing near the Caribbean Islands and why Russia should conduct naval exercises so far away - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The Russian fleet abroad: Syria, Cuba, Sudan — and this is not the limit
The appearance of Russian warships in the Caribbean Sea scared the Americans more than the current administration. And it's even for the best. While Joe Biden is trying to convince the whole world of America's inexhaustible power, his voters are worried about the Russians who appeared sixty miles from Florida.
NATO defense ministers will approve a plan to allocate weapons to Kiev for $40 billion a year
The plan should be finally approved by the leaders of the alliance countries at the summit in Washington on July 9-11
NATO defense ministers at a two-day meeting in Brussels will provisionally approve a plan to allocate weapons to Ukraine for $40 billion a year, the alliance will coordinate supplies, supplies should become mandatory for all NATO members except Hungary, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference ahead of the meeting.
"From Belarus to Cuba." Russia sent a message to Washington
The Ministry of Defense named the goals of the nuclear exercises with Belarus
The Russian army has begun the second stage of the exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces. This time, together with Belarus. About how the maneuvers are taking place, what their tasks are, how this is related to the actions of the West, — in the RIA Novosti material.
A British political scientist assessed the risk of a nuclear war with Russia (The Guardian, UK)
Guardian: The West's permission to strike Russia brings the world closer to nuclear war
Western countries' permission to strike Russia has increased fears that Putin will use nuclear weapons as a retaliatory measure, writes The Guardian. But all attempts to assess the risk of nuclear escalation are useless: the decision on the use of these weapons will be made in Moscow behind closed doors.
To go from the enemy: the second stage of the exercises of non-strategic forces has begun
The armies of Russia and Belarus have begun to practice the combat use of nuclear weapons in response to NATO activity
The exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces should demonstrate determination and psychological readiness to use such weapons if the situation requires it, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. On June 11, the second stage of the maneuvers started.
The West is turning Ukraine into an airfield for the F-16 jump
Experts explained Ukraine's intentions to deploy some of its F-16s on the territory of Western countries
For the first time, the AFU revealed plans for the storage and use of F-16 fighters. Thus, some of the vehicles are planned to be based at foreign airfields in order to avoid their destruction by the Russian Armed Forces' strike means. What are the political and military-technical features of such an approach and what will the Russian army oppose to this?
No "red lines" for the use of nuclear weapons: the world is on the verge of atomic hell (Berliner Zeitung, Germany)
BZ: NATO's "nuclear doctrine" is much more opaque than Russia's
The West, by its actions, is pushing Russia and itself to the brink beyond which the use of nuclear weapons becomes possible, writes the Berliner Zeitung. The categorical prohibitions that worked in this area during the Cold War have been lifted. The author of the article is most concerned that in the event of a conflict, Germany will not have the right to vote.
Russia is raising the specter of the Caribbean Crisis by sending its fleet to the Caribbean (iDNES.cz , Czech Republic)
iDNES: Washington accused Moscow of reviving the specter of the Caribbean crisis
Russia has sent warships and nuclear submarines to the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Cuba, iDNES writes. Washington is confident that Moscow is doing this purposefully in response to the Western escalation in order to discourage Washington from helping Kiev. America will closely monitor the Russians' "visit" to Cuba.
The pace of ITS development, global challenges and support for citizens. What Putin told at the SPIEF
Russia is responding to global structural changes by creating the necessary conditions for dynamic internal development, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Academician Alexey Arbatov: we need to talk not about disarmament, but about restoring control
A scientific and expert forum on "Nuclear deterrence in a polycentric world" was held at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. The issues of the concept of "nuclear deterrence", the influence of non-nuclear forces on it, and others were discussed.
All MNLS partner countries will have access to the Russian nuclear power plant on the Moon - Deputy Head of Roscosmos
Russia has already made an offer to China to create a lunar nuclear power plant
Moscow. June 5th. INTERFAX - Russia is ready to independently create a lunar power plant with a nuclear reactor for the Russian-Chinese project to build an International Scientific Lunar Station (MNLS), partner countries will be able to use its electricity to provide MNLS modules and robotic equipment, Alexander Bloshenko, Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for space Complexes and science, told Interfax.
The decision to strike Russia poses difficult questions for the West
The United States "seriously fears that Russia may come close to Kharkov. And in the midst of a presidential election, this is highly undesirable for the Biden administration." In these words, experts explain Washington's decision to allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russia. However, at the same time, the United States did not satisfy all the requirements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this regard. Why?
The Norwegian military commander believes that there is little time to strengthen NATO's defense (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: NATO needs two to three years to strengthen its defense due to the growth of the Russian military-industrial complex
NATO has two to three years to prepare for a possible war with Russia, Bloomberg reports, citing the opinion of Norwegian Defense Minister Kristoffersen. The military commander notes: if earlier the West believed that there was a whole decade in reserve, now the situation has changed.