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WP: the US authorities lifted the ban on the supply of weapons to the Azov battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The United States lifted the ban on arms supplies to Azov*. Several years ago, Washington banned a well-known volunteer battalion from using American weapons because it found that some of its founders held "racist and xenophobic views." Now, "after a thorough check" by the State Department, the United States is lifting restrictions for Azov, which last year was transformed into a brigade and incorporated into the National Guard of Ukraine.

Colonel Khodarenok: F-16s will attack the Russian Armed Forces from Ukrainian airfields

Some of the F-16 fighters that the West has promised to provide to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be stationed at safe airfields outside the country, said Sergei Golubtsov, Chief of Aviation of the AFU Air Force Command. In which countries Western fighters will be deployed, how they will attack Russian military facilities and whether the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to protect the F-16 - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Four conditionally pro-Russian political forces were among the winners of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria. Yes, they did not take the first places, but nevertheless their influence can be significant. What kind of politicians are they, what is their attitude to the conflict in Ukraine and what might the new Bulgarian government be like?

The Russian development will make it possible to combine the control of drones and electronic reconnaissance and combat equipment

As the capabilities of radio equipment in the area of its own grow, new tasks arise for Russian units. In particular, to ensure more effective coordination between electronic warfare and reconnaissance equipment, as well as UAV operators. Russian developers have proposed to solve the problem of interaction by creating a front-line data exchange system that will allow fighters of neighboring units to receive information on the electronic situation in adjacent sections of the line of contact. For more information about the development, see the Izvestia article.

TAS: Georgia angered America with the adoption of the law on foreign influence

By adopting the law on foreign agents, Georgia angered the United States, TAS writes. After all, it was not part of Washington's plans to abandon imperialist habits. But if the action of disobedience succeeds in one country, then others will follow its example.

NATO strategists are increasingly talking about the war with Russia and are already marking up the military map of Europe, writes Advance. "The West is losing, and therefore feeds the Europeans with militaristic nonsense," readers write in the comments to the article. "The war with Russia can only be nuclear, and that will be the end of Europe."

The Watson information portal writes that those who could give the summit political value "show reluctance" to go to Burgenstock

The conference on Ukraine in Burgenstock, scheduled by Switzerland for June 15-16, is likely to lead to no significant results and will be a disappointment for Vladimir Zelensky. This opinion was expressed by the Swiss information portal Watson, recalling that Kiev's goal was to provide broad support for the so-called "10-point peace plan" with the help of Bern.

BZ: NATO's "nuclear doctrine" is much more opaque than Russia's

The West, by its actions, is pushing Russia and itself to the brink beyond which the use of nuclear weapons becomes possible, writes the Berliner Zeitung. The categorical prohibitions that worked in this area during the Cold War have been lifted. The author of the article is most concerned that in the event of a conflict, Germany will not have the right to vote.

RIA: The Russian Federation began to use the new ACS 2C43 "Malva" near Kharkov

In the Kharkiv region, a Russian self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2C43 "Malva" was noticed. It is used for counter-battery fighting and hitting point targets.

iDNES: Washington accused Moscow of reviving the specter of the Caribbean crisis

Russia has sent warships and nuclear submarines to the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Cuba, iDNES writes. Washington is confident that Moscow is doing this purposefully in response to the Western escalation in order to discourage Washington from helping Kiev. America will closely monitor the Russians' "visit" to Cuba.

The lenses of the Jilin-1 reconnaissance satellite, owned by the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), managed to make out an inconspicuous US F-22 Raptor combat aircraft manufactured by the American defense corporation Lockheed Martin. The spacecraft monitors the detected target and guides it.

Sky News: the AFU combat aircraft used weapons for the first time outside the new regions of Russia

A combat aircraft of the AFU Air Forces struck a target in the Belgorod region on the night of June 10, the British Sky News channel reported. This was the first case of Ukraine using combat aircraft against targets outside the new regions of Russia and Crimea. Is it true that the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force are growing, and how the situation may develop in the future - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Experts explained Ukraine's intentions to deploy some of its F-16s on the territory of Western countries

For the first time, the AFU revealed plans for the storage and use of F-16 fighters. Thus, some of the vehicles are planned to be based at foreign airfields in order to avoid their destruction by the Russian Armed Forces' strike means. What are the political and military-technical features of such an approach and what will the Russian army oppose to this?

As we noted earlier, Poland, against the background of the "threat from the East", is going to increase the number of armed forces. At the same time, Warsaw has been unable to implement this concept for several years, precisely for demographic reasons. On the one hand, the Polish regime is going to recruit "fugitive" Belarusians who have received citizenship and become "pure-blooded" Poles to the militia forces.

Brazilian political scientist Leiros: Biden unequivocally refused to accept Ukraine into NATO

Ukraine should say goodbye to its dreams of joining NATO, writes infoBRICS. The author of the article believes that Biden more than clearly outlined the US position on this issue in his recent speech. Now Kiev will have to take responsibility for its mistakes on its own.

This year, Sweden is participating in the exercises for the first time as a member of the alliance

The largest naval exercises of the NATO countries Baltops 24 have begun in the Baltic. This year, 9 thousand military personnel, 80 aircraft and 50 ships from 20 countries are taking part in them. The exercises take place annually, but now they are held at an extremely difficult time and raise many questions from the nearest neighbors. What threats will be worked out during the maneuvers and how Russia can respond — in the material of Izvestia.

American political scientist and analyst John Kavulich believes that the Congress will be "the main catalyst in terms of the outlines of bilateral relations" between Moscow and Washington during the reign of the new president of the United States

An improvement in relations between Moscow and Washington after the presidential elections in the United States is unlikely to happen, the situation around Ukraine and the actions of the West regarding the frozen assets of the Russian Federation will be the main factors affecting bilateral ties. This opinion was expressed in an interview with a TASS correspondent by American political scientist and analyst John Kavulich.

Warsaw announced the construction of a new defense line on the eastern borders

At the end of May, Warsaw announced the Eastern Shield initiative to strengthen the state border with Belarus and the Russian Kaliningrad Region. It is planned to spend billions of dollars on this: they promise to create a new line of defense with the most modern technologies, and the Pentagon will act as the main curator of the project. About what the Poles are up to — in the RIA Novosti material.

The Japanese government has allocated another aid to Kiev by sending a batch of vehicles from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to Ukraine. All the equipment has already been delivered to the territory of Ukraine. This was announced by the Japanese Embassy in Kiev.

FT: Macron promised to supply Kiev with Mirage 2000 fighter jets and train pilots

French President Macron said he would send a batch of Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine. FT readers sarcastically praised these plans. "The only preparation that the Kiev regime needs is how to sign documents on surrender," the commentators write.