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As a result of the Ukrainian conflict, the contours of a new Europe are emerging, writes the Economist. The position of the EU flagships — Germany and France - is extremely important here, whose leaders are trying to figure out how they can overcome differences among themselves.

Reznikov: at the meeting in the Ramstein format, we intend to discuss the training of pilots and technicians of Ukraine

Training of pilots, technicians and engineers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to work with Western aircraft will be discussed at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Kiev in the Ramstein format. This was announced on Monday, June 12, by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

Today, it is no secret to anyone that in addition to weakening Russia, the United States is trying to realize another goal to the maximum with its support of the Kiev authorities – to increase global demand for American weapons.

Melnik: Berlin should supply Kiev with more battle tanks, infantry vehicles and other armored vehicles

Berlin should supply Kiev with more combat tanks, infantry vehicles and other armored vehicles, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk said in an interview with Tagesspiegel on June 12.

NATO Air Defender 23 military exercises have begun in Germany, in which about 10,000 military personnel and 250 military aircraft from 25 member countries and partners of the alliance, including Japan and Sweden, take part. About a hundred aircraft have been sent to participate in exercises across the Atlantic Ocean from the United States. The exercises will last until June 23. For the first time, Air Defender military exercises were held in 2018, allegedly as a response to the annexation of Crimea to Russia.

France, which actively supplies Ukraine with weapons, demands that Russia not supply weapons. French leader Macron made such an impudent demand to his Iranian counterpart Raisi. Can Macron's threats affect the Iranian leadership and what else does Tehran extremely irritate Paris with?

The document, if adopted, will oblige the Ministers of Justice, Finance, as well as the Secretary of State to send to Congress a report outlining the plan for the application of the new powers

Senators from the Democratic and Republican parties of the United States presented a bill on Thursday that will allow the US Justice Ministry to transfer a number of confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of one of the authors of the initiative, Senator Joe Manchin (Democrat from West Virginia).

Sending old versions of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will require their replacement in four to six years, and transferring new Block 70 modification aircraft to Kiev turns out to be too expensive for the United States. Military analysts John Hyun and William Courtney write about this in a column on Defense News.

Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Saveliev said that some Russian aircraft continue to be serviced abroad. This statement was made as part of an interview with the channel "Russia 1" on Thursday, June 8.

In addition, the parties want to take measures to ensure that their sanctions do not hinder the provision of humanitarian assistance within the framework of UN programs

The US and UK authorities intend to intensify data exchange to identify individuals and legal entities against whom sanctions may be imposed for assisting the Russian Armed Forces in conducting a special military operation in Ukraine.

The US President added that Washington is optimistic

Western countries have done everything possible to prepare a counteroffensive of Ukraine, Washington is optimistic. This was stated on Thursday by US President Joe Biden at a joint press conference at the White House with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Europe continues to suffer from anti-Russian sanctions, writes Forbes. Ukraine's support has hit the EU economies hard: high energy and food prices have led to the first recession since the pandemic.

On June 8, 2023, the Italian company Leonardo announced that it had signed a contract to supply the Azerbaijani Air Force with an undisclosed number of Leonardo C-27J Spartan turboprop military transport aircraft. The contract was signed in Italy in the presence of representatives of the Ministries of Defense of both countries.

The chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, noted that the main training should be carried out by the countries armed with these fighters

The chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman (Free Democratic Party), believes that Germany could offer its airfields to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighters. She expressed this opinion on Thursday evening to the Bild newspaper .

Coordination of Moscow and Beijing's efforts has a stabilizing effect on the international situation, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the Russian General Staff.

The Cuban authorities have denied information that China has agreed to build an electronic tracking base on the island.

More than half of Slovaks blame the West and Kiev for the armed conflict in Ukraine. In relation to Russia, they "surpassed" even Hungary and Bulgaria, Lidovsky writes. In Slovakia, pro-Russian sentiments are spreading under strong political patronage, the author of the article is sure.

On June 7, the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) signed an agreement with the Indian Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) providing for the construction of six NPS in India if the Indian Navy Command chooses this project based on the results of the ongoing tender.

Ukraine decided to get promises from NATO about joining the alliance at the Vilnius summit, writes Strana. Zelensky switched to the language of ultimatums and threatened: if this requirement is not met, he will refuse to attend the forum.

The country's Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder noted that she expects Kiev to respond to a request on how Belgian assault rifles fell into the hands of militants who attacked the Belgorod region

Belgium will continue to supply weapons to Kiev in anticipation of a response to the request, as the Belgian assault rifles fell into the hands of the militants who attacked the Belgorod region. This was stated by Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder on Friday in an interview with Le Soir newspaper .