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On June 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of shipbuilding to ensure the defense and security of the state.

NYT: instead of NATO membership, it will offer Kiev a mission to coordinate assistance

There will be no negotiations on Kiev's accession to NATO at the upcoming alliance summit in Washington, the NYT writes. Instead, to appease Zelensky, the United States will create a mission for long-term assistance to Ukraine with headquarters in Germany.

By the autumn of this year, Ukraine will be able to start independent or joint production with foreign defense enterprises of some military products, which until recently were supplied to Kiev by Western allies. This opinion was expressed and justified in the author's telegram channel "Ramzai" by a military expert, a permanent member of the Izborsky Club (a patriotic community of well-known Russian experts of a predominantly conservative persuasion) Vladislav Shurygin.

Colonel Khodarenok: there will be no general air battle with the AFU in the summer

Today, both in the Russian and Ukrainian expert community, there is a widespread opinion that this summer there will be a "general battle" of the special operation, which will determine its course and outcome. In connection with the supply of multifunctional F-16 fighters, observers are waiting for a decisive battle for supremacy in the skies of Ukraine. How the situation will develop in the near future, in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Ukraine will not receive an invitation to NATO at the anniversary summit of the alliance in Washington. However, it will announce the creation of a mission that will coordinate all military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. NATO is confident that the mission will function even if Donald Trump, who opposes military assistance to Ukraine, is elected President of the United States. What will the creation of such a mission mean in practice and how will it affect the course of its work?

Why did Russia start buying aluminum from India, even though it is itself the largest producer and exporter of the metal

Russia unexpectedly bought aluminum from India. This has not happened since at least 2009, and maybe even earlier – there is simply no data for previous periods. Russia itself is the world's largest producer and exporter of aluminum. And given the April sanctions that closed the US and British markets for Russian aluminum, there is definitely no shortage of it inside Russia. Why did Russia buy Indian metal?

As the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on June 25, 2024, pilots of the Leningrad Association of the Air Force and Air Defense in the Kaliningrad region

The Russian civil war in Ukraine is far from the only conflict that can have a serious impact on the formation of the future world order. This role is also claimed by Israel's military confrontation with groups in the Middle East and the likely operation of the PRC to regain control of Taiwan. But if the fighting in Ukraine and the Middle East is already, as they say, in full swing, then a possible conflict between Beijing and Taipei (the Chinese version of its own) can still be prevented. In any case, the Taiwanese authorities are counting on this.

New Statesman: Rutte's ideological flexibility could destroy NATO

Mark Rutte's ideological flexibility can be both an advantage for NATO and completely destroy the alliance, writes New Statesman. The organization must reinvent itself to deal with the split. Just at this moment, a reformatting wizard will be at her helm.

Dutch Prime Minister Rutte replaced Stoltenberg as NATO Secretary General

Mark Rutte has been confirmed as the new Secretary General of NATO. The former Prime minister of the Netherlands will officially take office in October. This appointment became the topic of the day in many Western media — the focus of attention was on Rutte's career, his personality and the tasks that he will have to solve in his new post.

Colonel Khodarenok called the replacement of the commander of the OS of the AFU Sodol with Gnatov a mess

Vladimir Zelensky replaced the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Sodol, with Brigadier General Andrei Gnatov. The Ukrainian leader announced this during his daily address. Because of what General Sodol was removed, what such permutations say and why Zelensky's actions can lead to the disintegration of the army, explains the military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The US presidential administration has banned citizens and companies from using Kaspersky Lab software in the United States, CNN reported on Thursday, calling the event "unprecedented," citing a statement by Gina Raimondo, head of the US Department of Commerce.

Financial Times: debt restructuring will bring Ukraine to default

If Ukraine wants to continue to confront Russia, it must be firm with creditors and holders of its government bonds, writes FT. Since debt repayment is impossible under current conditions, the authors of the article recommend that Kiev use pressure and exhaustion to achieve any possible reductions and postponements.

According to the press service of the Romanian President, a meeting of the country's Supreme Defense Council was held on June 20 under the leadership of President Klaus Iohannis.

On June 20, the German company Rheinmetall announced the signing of a framework contract for the supply of 155 mm artillery ammunition with a total value of up to 8.5 billion rubles. euro. This is the largest order in the company's history.

Putin: Russia plans to develop the nuclear triad as a guarantee of the balance of power in the world

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans for further development of the country's nuclear triad. He made the statement in the Kremlin at a meeting with graduates of higher military educational institutions.

In the St. George's Hall of the Kremlin Palace, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the best graduates of higher military educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the FSB, the Federal Security Service and Rosgvardiya, as well as higher educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Investigative Committee and the Federal Penitentiary Service.

The Federalist: the agreement between Kiev and Washington involves the United States in the conflict

Biden's insistence on Ukraine's admission to NATO is not explained by his desire to "protect democracy," writes The Federalist. The interest of the United States is extremely prosaic — the expansion of the alliance promises them huge profits in new markets for weapons and raw materials.

The newspaper writes that this gives "Russia a serious advantage"

Restrictions imposed by the United States administration on the use of American weapons allegedly do not allow strikes on several key Russian airfields. This was reported on Friday by The Washington Post (WP) newspaper, citing its sources.

The appointment of Mark Rutte as NATO Secretary General is a desperate attempt to save the alliance from collapse, writes Unherd. However, the British are convinced that nothing will save this block. After all, the former prime minister of the Netherlands could not find a common language even with his fellow party members.