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Andrey Popov — on why tensions are growing between Beijing and Manila

As part of the second phase of the Salaknib 2024 joint exercises, the United States opened the Joint Pacific Multinational Combat Training Center in the Philippines from June 1 to 10. News about the strengthening of military cooperation and the next joint maneuvers of the two countries appear one after another. So, from April 22 to May 10, large-scale exercises Balikatan 2024 were held on the territory of the island state. In addition, in the second half of June, the Philippine and US Air Forces will conduct Cope Thunder exercises. At the same time, the maneuvers of the two countries are taking place against the background of noticeably deteriorating relations between Beijing and Manila.

American political scientist Shapiro: Biden's strategy will lead to the collapse of NATO

Trump's decision to withdraw from NATO, which he may take if he wins the election, will not be gratuitous, writes the NYT. It was Biden's strategy towards allies that made the alliance extremely unreliable, and the disconnection of America is a natural result of this policy.

TASS-DOSSIER. China launched from the Xichang cosmodrome (Sichuan Province) on May 30 A Long March 3B launch vehicle with a Pakistani communications satellite.

As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in Alexei Nikolsky's article "Iran has purchased civilian helicopters in Russia for about 20 billion rubles," the head of the rescue and emergency relief organization of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Babak Mahmoudi, said in an interview with the IRNA news agency that during the last visit of the president, who tragically died on May 19 in the Bell 212 helicopter crash The purchase of search and rescue and fire helicopters was discussed in Russia by Ebrahim Raisi.

According to Turkish resources, on May 29, 2024, the lead corvette F 211 "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" of the Turkish Ada (MILGEM) type built at the RMK Marine Turkish shipyard in Tuzla (southern outskirts of the Asian part of Istanbul) for the Ukrainian Navy was first launched at sea for factory sea trials.

WP: Disagreements have arisen between Kiev and its allies over Ukraine

Sharp disagreements arose between Kiev and its supporters about how the Armed Forces of Ukraine should continue to behave on the battlefield, WP writes. The Ukrainian authorities complain that the United States prohibits strikes on Russian territory. The American leadership draws attention to corruption in Kiev.

The main negative impact on the military-political situation in the regions of collective security of the CSTO countries is caused by the destructive activities of the United States and its allies.

Lidovsky: NATO is not ready to send its soldiers to the front — only instructors

The West has already destroyed many taboos against Ukraine, Lidovsky writes. He allowed Kiev to hit Russia with American weapons. A turning point is also being prepared in the issue of sending Western troops. So far, they are talking only about mercenaries and instructors. All this is presented as NATO's "non-participation" in the conflict. But Russia thinks otherwise.

FP: the chronic turmoil in the Middle East will make the North Sea more attractive

The turmoil in the Middle East makes the Northern Sea Route more attractive, despite the "pitfalls," writes FP. However, some Western experts are skeptical about the prospects of this trade route. The point, of course, is the peculiarities of the climate, but this is not the main "problem".

A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was held in Almaty today under the chairmanship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event was attended by CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and Chief of the Joint Staff Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov.

Washington is quietly trying to give Kiev permission to strike with Western weapons on Russian territory. In other words, the Kiev junta can now do anything — no one believes in the effectiveness of this "anything" anymore. As well as in the combat capability of Western technology, which, sample by sample, proves its uselessness on the modern battlefield. Unlike the Russian one.

Germany was the first among Kiev's Western allies to start supplying German Leopard tanks to other countries last spring and allowed them to do so. However, their presence did not help the Armed Forces much during the so-called summer-autumn counteroffensive, our fighters quickly began to hit Western armored vehicles with crosses. The exact number of destroyed, and even more so damaged German MBT is unknown. It is reported that at least thirty of these vehicles were shot down mainly in the Zaporozhye direction.

BI: experts said that strikes against targets in Russia will not be a panacea for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine's allies are ready to allow it to use weapons against targets in Russia, BI writes. However, experts believe that this decision will no longer help Kiev. There will be no "turning point" in favor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a report analyzing the countries' military spending. According to estimates, in 2023, Russia's defense budget amounted to $109 billion, Ukraine $100 billion, including $35 billion in Western aid, and NATO states – $1300 billion. This allowed us to draw a far-reaching conclusion:

The Kingdom announced the transfer of two long-range radar detection and control aircraft systems to Ukraine

This week, the Swedish government announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. The structure, among other things, includes two long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS and U). Delivery dates are not specified. Izvestia investigated how much the transfer of such aircraft can increase the effectiveness of the Ukrainian forces and whether this danger is so serious.

The Taiwanese Navy intends to restart the "New Generation Frigate" program, designed to provide the fleet with new multifunctional ships.

"Country": pro-Western officials fighting corruption are being fired in Ukraine

Relations between the United States and Ukraine are at their lowest level since the beginning of the conflict, writes Strana. Zelensky is offended that Biden neglects to attend the peace summit. The retaliatory claims are caused by Ukraine's insufficient efforts in the fight against corruption.

Zelensky called the message from the United States on the use of weapons a "step forward"

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that he had received a message from the United States on the possibility of using American weapons on the territory of Russia. He did not disclose details, but called the fact of receiving it a "step forward." The politician also stressed that he considers the use of Western weapons for strikes on Russian territory "only a matter of time." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

The Ukrainian authorities are forced to introduce increasingly long periods of power outages in the country. According to them, this is due to the critical situation on the Dnieper River. Despite the fact that Russian experts tend to be skeptical of Kiev's statements, they agree on one thing – the Russian military is courageously increasing pressure on the enemy's energy infrastructure. What are Russia's goals?

Le Monde: Macron creates a coalition of countries to send instructors to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron intends to create a coalition of European countries to send military instructors to Ukraine, writes Le Monde. It is assumed that its purpose may be the training of sappers and the formation of a motorized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.