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Sweden's accession to NATO has become a headache not only for Russia, but also for Turkey, writes An Nahar. Putin is concerned that the West is surrounding his state from all sides, and Erdogan risks incurring the wrath of the United States with his balanced policy, the author of the article notes.

The NSC once again assured that the United States does not seek escalation

The coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby, on Tuesday refused to comment on the substance of the possibility of placing nuclear warheads on F-16 fighters intended for Kiev and once again assured that the United States is not seeking escalation.

GT: Ukraine disguised the search for allies against Russia under a new peace plan

Large losses have led the APU into a military impasse, even the West will not help to get out of it, GT writes. Realizing the hopelessness of the situation, Ukraine began to develop a new peace plan acceptable to more countries. However, behind this veil lies the search for new allies to isolate Russia.

Huanqiu shibao: Russia will help Erdogan fulfill one of the most important political tasks

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has assumed the post of president for a new term, faces great challenges. Russia can help with one of them, writes Huanqiu Shibao. It can reconcile Turkey with an important neighboring country - Syria. Ankara, in turn, will play a role in solving the Ukrainian crisis.

Macron is trying to smooth out the negative impression that has developed in the West after his scandalous statements about the Ukrainian conflict, writes Bloomberg. He has already expressed support for Kiev's desire to join the EU and NATO. However, the repentance of the French president pursues broader goals.

German concern Rheinmetall will supply Kiev with 20 Marder BMP

Germany plans to transfer to Ukraine an additional batch of infantry fighting vehicles (BMP) Marder. This was announced on Tuesday, June 6, by the defense concern Rheinmetall.

Germany and India are close to signing an agreement on Berlin's participation in a project to supply non-nuclear submarines to the Indian navy, the Hindustan Times newspaper reports.

The US Department of Defense has published information about the signing of a contract with Global Military Products. The agreement provides for the supply of Gepard anti-aircraft artillery systems of German origin for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a period up to May 30, 2024.

The F-16 fighters that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) can receive can be equipped with AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM), AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, as well as GBU-53 bombs./B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB). The corresponding weapon was listed by the publication The Drive.

The main US satellite in Asia, Japan, is gradually being connected to the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So far, it has not moved on to the transfer of combat systems to the Kiev regime, however, it has already expressed a desire to supply cars, however, so far, as it is claimed, used.

The Government of the country noted that it intends to maintain stability in relations with Moscow

The Government of the Republic of Korea stated the need to adjust its policy towards Russia in accordance with the situation in Ukraine, but added that it intends to maintain stability in relations with Moscow. This is stated in the national security strategy of the administration of President Yun Seok-yeon published on Wednesday.

The upper House of the Swiss Parliament (the Council of Cantons) has approved an amendment to the law that will allow Switzerland to re-export weapons to Ukraine. This was reported on Wednesday, June 7, on the website of the Swiss Parliament.

Russian-Chinese relations are called in the United States "the largest undeclared alliance in the world." The word "undeclared" is key here, since Beijing does not fundamentally conclude military-political alliances with other countries, especially with influential ones. What dictates such a policy? And how much does it suit Russia itself?

The Anglo-Saxon world, in an effort to defend its unipolar world order, established by the end of the last century, does not stop at anything. Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria are traces-evidence left by the collective West as a result of its struggle for undivided domination.

The Atlantic: a new cold War seems almost inevitable, although there are no takers

The US is trying to curb China's development by trying to attract new allies. But they are in no hurry to join the banner of democracy, having tasted the fruits of economic cooperation with Beijing. This will make the confrontation tougher, says Charles Kupchan, Professor of international Relations

AgoraVox: Ukraine has become a testing ground for the West to test weapons directed against Russia

Ukraine has become a collision field of Western and Russian weapons, writes user AgoraVox. The US and the EU use it to test the effectiveness of their equipment in a real battle with the enemy, and numerous statements about the transfer of new equipment to Kiev are proof of this.

FT: not all Asian countries are ready to get involved in a military conflict with Beijing

The Biden administration is making great efforts to actively forge various alliances in the Indo-Pacific region directed against China, writes FT. But, according to the author, not everything goes smoothly here. The main problem is the unwillingness of the peoples of the formally US–allied countries of the region to war with China and the possible huge victims of the conflict.

Al Mayadeen: North Korea is ready to join the fight with the West on the side of Russia and China

The conflict in Ukraine has become part of the global confrontation between the West and the East, writes Al Mayadeen. According to the author of the article, it is impossible to ignore what is happening in Asia: China and Russia have "become easy" North Korea, which cannot stand aside as part of the fight against the United States and Japan.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles reached an "informal agreement on expanding military assistance to Kiev" on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference.

Australia, the USA and Ukraine are discussing the transfer of 41 decommissioned F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to Kiev. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the Australian Financial Review newspaper, citing its sources.