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The EU summit, after lengthy discussions, agreed on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia
The extraordinary European Council on Tuesday night adopted a political decision on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, confirming the commitment of the European Council to "increase pressure on Russia and Belarus."
Japan decided to increase the army "because of the events in Ukraine"
77 years after the defeat in World War II, Japan is militarizing again. Although the "samurai are no longer the same", but in the Asia-Pacific region only Australia, Japan and South Korea, as well as the troubled Taiwan, can be considered full-fledged allies of the United States. Therefore, Washington is influencing Tokyo so that Japan strengthens its armed forces.
Odessa privoz, Kiev embarrassment and Polish anschluss
Vladimir Zelensky transfers Ukraine to Poland for trust use
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that about 20 countries have announced new military aid packages for Kiev. The main novelties will be Harpoon anti-ship missiles, HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.
Veteran does not mean former
Specialists in military-technical cooperation remain in service and retired
20 years ago, a non-profit organization of veterans of foreign economic organizations for military-technical cooperation was formed in Moscow, on June 28, 2002, its constituent documents were registered by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Justice of Russia in Moscow.
Is it worth pushing a great power
Americans are arguing about aid to Ukraine and relations with Russia
US President Joseph Biden signed a bill on the allocation of additional aid to Kiev in the amount of about $ 40 billion. The House of Representatives of Congress voted for the bill on May 10. 368 congressmen voted "For", 57 "against". The Senate approved the document on May 19. 86 senators voted "for", 11 – "against". All congressmen and senators who opposed the bill are members of the Republican Party.
Americans about helping Ukraine: where is our money going?
How does Washington spend your money in Ukraine?
In just two months, the volume of US aid to Ukraine reached $ 53 billion, writes American Thinker. The author of the article asks a question that other American taxpayers do not yet have an answer to.
In Russia, it was allowed to conclude the first contract for military service after 40 years
Putin signed a law on the abolition of the age limit for the first military contract
The law signed on May 28 by the President of the Russian Federation excludes the age limit for citizens of working age, at which they are granted the right to conclude the first contract for military service. Thus, now people over 40 will be able to sign it.
The summit "Industrial Policy in new Realities" was held in Moscow
On May 26, the National Industrial Summit "Industrial Policy in New Realities" was held in Moscow at the site of the Russia Today media group
The modern geopolitical map with new challenges and gaps between industrial and technological "continents" encourages Russia to restart the industrial arrangement of the economic space and build technological chains in its national interests.
How can Russia send thousands of satellites into orbit
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that now there are more than 160 Russian satellites in orbit (including military ones). According to him, "this is not enough, there should be thousands." But will the Russian economy be able to pull the development, creation and launch of thousands of spacecraft? And will our allies in other countries help us to implement this idea?
Due to inflation, the American defense industry requires an increase in the military budget
The Aerospace Industries Association and the U.S. Defense Companies trade Group have sent a letter to the leaders of the Congressional Appropriations and Armed Services committees. It says that due to inflation, the American defense industry requires an increase in the military budget. The same budget that already exceeds $ 800 billion.
The military court recognized the dismissal of 120 former soldiers of the Russian Guard as lawful
On May 26, the Nalchik garrison Military Court dismissed the claim of 120 former employees of the Rosgvardiya who challenged early dismissal from service due to non-compliance with the terms of the contract.
US intelligence bought billions of dollars worth of satellite images
The National Directorate of Military Space Intelligence of the United States announced the conclusion of ten-year contracts with BlackSky, Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs to provide commercial satellite images to intelligence, military and federal civilian agencies of the United States. This is reported by SpaceNews.
Head of the Council of the Zaporozhye Administration: The future of Zaporozhye is only within Russia
The future of the regions liberated from the Kiev regime is being viewed. Earlier, the authorities of the Kherson region noted that they associate its future exclusively with Russia and that there is no question of existence in the format of an independent republic. A similar statement was made by the head of the Council of the CAA (military-civil administration) of the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov.
The new Russian "gas doctrine" has entered into force. What now
Russia denied Finland gas not only as a punishment for its desire to join NATO. We have a complete picture of the new Russian "gas doctrine"
It is unlikely that Russia would have turned off Finland's gas if she had not confirmed her desire to join NATO, Advance writes. A new Russian energy doctrine has come into force, the author of the article believes. And some countries have already felt its effect on themselves.
Russia is modernizing the missile attack warning system
The missile Attack Warning System (SPRN) of Russia will be improved. The project of modernization of the SPRN will include the ability of radar stations (radars) to track promising targets of a likely enemy. This was told by the General director of JSC "Radio Engineering Institute named after Academician A. L. Mints" (RTI) and JSC "NPC "NIIDAR" Yuri Anoshko, his words are quoted by TASS.
Putin instructed to increase payments to the Russian military participating in the special operation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to increase payments to Russian servicemen participating in a special operation to protect Donbass.
"There is no shortage of willing military enlistment offices." In Russia, they will be allowed to serve under a contract for up to 65 years
The Federation Council approved a bill to abolish the age limit for military service under a contract
The State Duma and the Federation Council have approved a bill that removes age restrictions for those who want to enlist in the army under a contract.
A 62-storey comfortable skyscraper for Naval officers will be built in India
In the south of Mumbai, by the end of 2026, it is planned to erect a 62-storey skyscraper, which will house 220 Indian Navy officers who serve at the Nagar (Colaba) base. This is reported by the Indian media with reference to the tender published by the Ministry of Defense of India.
The EU must pay for Finland's accession to NATO
Arguments against Finland joining NATO
Today is the time to reduce the US presence in Europe, not expand it, writes TNI. The publication cites experts' calculations, according to which Finland's accession to NATO will cost America from one to five billion dollars in advance and from 550 to 730 million dollars a year.
Russia will have its own gigafactory
Rosatom will build a huge plant for the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and industry for 26 billion rubles. At the same time, the products will be focused mainly on the domestic market.
In the last few days, there has been a lot of talk about the "revived" Moskvich plant and the production of a certain electric car on its basis.
