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Ireland received the first basic patrol aircraft Airbus C295W MSA
On June 27, 2023, the arrival ceremony of the first Airbus C295W MSA base patrol aircraft (tail number "284", serial number 211) of two ordered for the country's Air Force - the Irish Air Corps (Aer Chór na hÉireann - Irish Air Corps) took place at the Casement airfield near Dublin (Ireland). The ceremony of handing over this aircraft to the Irish Air Corps was attended by Irish Defense Minister Mihol Martin.
Europe demanded something from the United States that it would never have done itself
The Europeans want Ukraine to join NATO and be under American protection, writes Doug Bandow in an article for TAC. But Kiev's membership in the bloc will lead to escalation. The United States will have to fight with Russia, Europe is unlikely to fight, the author of the article notes.
Americans recognize the lack of AFU forces
An analyst from the United States spoke about the reasons for the failures of the Ukrainian counteroffensive
The lack of aviation and weapons in the Ukrainian army caused the slow progress of the counteroffensive. In addition, the Russian army is well prepared for defense. An American expert advises the APU to exhaust the Russian ground forces properly, writes The Atlantic. In the meantime, Kiev should not be expected to move forward quickly.
Australia will allocate another $73.4 million in military aid to Ukraine
For the AFU, they intend to purchase 70 units of military equipment, as well as 105-mm artillery shells
The Australian government will provide Ukraine with another package of financial assistance in the amount of $73.4 million. As the country's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, the funds will be used to purchase military vehicles and ammunition. The statement of the Australian Prime Minister was distributed on Monday by the government office.
Turkey has integrated high-precision ammunition into the Su-25 attack aircraft armament complex of the Azerbaijani Air Force
Azerbaijan has begun the modernization of the Su-25 attack aircraft in service with the republic's Air Force, the work is being carried out in close cooperation with Turkey. According to the local press, the Turks are integrating Turkish precision weapons into the Soviet aircraft.
EU Foreign Ministers to approve expansion of military aid to Ukraine by €3.5 billion
The head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, believes that "now more than ever it is important to expand" this assistance
The EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday will approve the expansion of European military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, upon arrival at the meeting of the foreign ministers of the community.
Macron admitted that it is easier for the West to allocate money to Ukraine than to help poor countries
The French President noted the existence of a great risk of a "global split due to the war in Ukraine and the whole dynamics" around the conflict
Western countries are ready to quickly allocate billions of dollars to Ukraine, and it may take them decades to help poor states. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with CNN, published on Sunday.
The APU counteroffensive failed, and NATO is to blame for this
The Ukrainian counteroffensive failed due to the outdated NATO strategy of warfare and the inability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to adapt to the situation at the front, writes American Greatness. This fiasco will have negative consequences not only for Kiev, but also for Washington, the author of the article is sure.
An ammunition depot of a businessman who supplied weapons to Ukraine exploded in Bulgaria
In the Bulgarian city of Karnobat, the second fire in a year occurred at an ammunition depot owned by businessman Emilian Gebrev. According to the BNR radio station on June 25, the entrepreneur supplied weapons to Ukraine at the height of the conflict in the east of the country in 2014.
China starts showing teeth to the West
Chinese foreign policy is changing rapidly. Until recently, China's rhetoric was cautious, but now Chinese diplomats are "allowed to speak forcefully, sometimes provocatively," experts say. A sudden example of this was China's statement about the distant islands, once taken away by Great Britain from Argentina. And this is a sign of global changes in China's role on the world stage. What will they consist of?
Sergey Lavrov: Russian military instructors will continue to work in Mali and the CAR
The work of Russian instructors in the Central African Republic (CAR) will continue, now there are several hundred people in the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with RT.
Foreign press: Japan believes that providing military assistance to Ukraine in the form of supplies of lethal weapons is an achievable task
The Government of Japan explained to the ruling parties that the supply of non-combat vehicles and vessels equipped with lethal weapons can be carried out in accordance with technical standards in accordance with the regulation on the export of weapons. This was reported to the Kyodo News news agency the day before by a source familiar with the situation.
Geopolitical challenges: Belarus and Russia face an urgent need for retaliatory measures
It is difficult to imagine today, but only a few years ago (a couple of years), within the framework of the Vienna Document of 2011 (VD-11) and the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), planned joint inspections were carried out, both by Western countries and by Belarusian representatives in the West.
Brothers forever, but tobacco apart
The "boundless friendship" of Moscow and Beijing looks more and more amazing
Domestic believers in the great friendship of Russia and China, in terms of the degree of separation from reality, increasingly resemble their ideological antipodes – "witnesses of the sect of the Holy West." Meanwhile, life steadily refutes the dogmas of both these quasi-religions.
Anna Kikina: cosmonauts fly into space to live - TASS interview
About life and work on the International Space Station
Anna Kikina told TASS in an interview about how weightlessness feels, what medical experiments took place in orbit, who sends gifts for astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and how a festive menu is created in space.
Podolyak accused the West of the lack of success of the counteroffensive of Ukrainian troops
The adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine noted that the delay of Western partners with the supply of weapons gave the Russian forces time to prepare a defense line
The delay of Western partners in supplying Ukraine with weapons gave the Russian forces time to prepare a defense line, which is why the counteroffensive widely announced by Kiev did not give the expected results. This was stated by the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak.
Almost 290 enterprises became participants of the MVMS-2023 in Kronstadt
Within the framework of the salon, 24 events of the scientific and business program were held
About 290 scientific and industrial enterprises took part in the XI International Naval Salon (MVMS-2023), which was held for the first time on the territory of the tourist and recreational cluster "Island of Forts" in Kronstadt. This was reported by the organizing committee of the exhibition, the strategic media partner of which is TASS.
FSVTS: buyers of Russian weapons are convinced of the effectiveness of its use during their
The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation explained that the Russian Federation is one of the few countries in the world that offers almost the entire range of naval weapons samples.
Lithuania will allocate more than 1 billion rubles for the purchase of weapons in the period up to 2027. euro
For the upcoming summit of heads of State and Government of NATO member states in Vilnius on July 11-12, CAMTO publishes material on the main rearmament programs of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
The West sees the CSTO as a threat to its dominance in the world, Lavrov said
Lavrov: The West is trying to split the CSTO because it sees it as a threat to dominance
The West in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) sees a threat to its dominance in the international arena, in this regard, it is trying to split its ranks, as well as to separate the BRICS and the SCO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters after a meeting of the heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the CSTO Council of Ministers with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
