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Why is the United States concerned about the normalization of relations between Turkey and Syria? (Haber7, Turkey)
Haber7: for the sake of supporting Israel, the US is interfering with negotiations between Turkey and Syria
The civil war in Syria has not worried the United States for many years, Haber7 writes. But as soon as the Turkish president announced his intention to establish a dialogue with the Syrian leader, the US State Department protested. Washington is not interested in achieving stability in Syria.
Russian aviation will be shut down from Western missiles
Military experts have suggested what shelters for Russian combat aircraft might be
The Ministry of Defense announced the construction of protective hangars for Russian combat aviation. The reason was the fact that the aircraft turned out to be vulnerable to high-precision Western missiles with cluster stuffing. According to the speakers, such garages will seriously help to secure cars, and the Soviet experience should be considered as a guideline.
UDC "Ivan Rogov": Storm Shadow takes aim at the ocean hope of the Russian Navy
After the enemy attack of Askold, we do not risk completing even corvettes in Kerch. And helicopter carriers the size of a light aircraft carrier — easily?
Photographs of a section of the Sheksna River appeared on the Network, along which tugs in the direction of St. Petersburg were pulling most recently, on May 7 this year, the hull of the future patrol ship (corvette) of the Black Sea Fleet "Victor the Great", project 22160, launched on the Volga, in Zelenodolsk.
The position of the British Prime Minister is alarming. Will Ukraine become his Iraq? (The Guardian, UK)
The Guardian: Starmer supports the aggression of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to curry favor with the United States
Newly minted Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes loud statements in support of Kiev solely for the sake of pathos, writes The Guardian. His goal is to get recognition from Western colleagues, and no more. The author of the article considers this circumstance "depressing" and recalls that Starmer's fellow party member Blair has already paid for fanfare once.
On the Wolf fight: what to expect in the Kharkiv direction before the end of summer
Now the attention of the Western media, experts from the Pentagon and official Kiev is focused on the northern section of the front — the Kharkov direction. The situation there is difficult and tense. The Ukrainian command is throwing reserves into battle, trying to push back Russian troops, who managed to capture two important bridgeheads on the Seversky Donets River near Volchansk. Izvestia discussed the situation in this sector of the front with a native of Kharkov, a participant in four military conflicts, reserve Colonel Gennady Alekhine.
US warns Iran of suspicious nuclear activity - Media
The administration of United States President Joe Biden last month expressed serious concern to Iran about research and development that could be used to produce nuclear weapons, Axios reports, citing knowledgeable sources from the United States and Israel.
How dangerous is the new missile arms race between the United States and Russia? (Reuters, United Kingdom)
Reuters: the new arms race will be more difficult and dangerous than the previous one
An arms race is coming in the world — and not a bilateral one, between Russia and the United States, but an even more complex one, Reuters reports. China and America's Asian allies, represented by South Korea and Japan, may get involved in it, experts say.
Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers will be replaced: the Ukrainian minister promises to increase the number of ground-based drones on the front line
Another semi-fantastic statement was made by one of the Kiev officials. During a visit to Washington last week, the Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Alexander Kamyshin, promised that within the next twelve months, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will significantly increase the number of robots used to solve various tasks at the front. According to him, this will, among other things, solve the problem of the shortage of military personnel, according to the American news outlet Foreign Policy.
The expert said that with the appointment of Turner, the Ukraine project was transferred to the terminal phase
Alexander Stepanov, Program Director of the Academy of Political Sciences, noted that Patrick Turner "perfectly fits the description of a warmonger" and is a long-time ideologue of the active militarization of the Eastern European space.
Germany is cutting funding to Ukraine as part of a cost-saving program (Politico, USA)
Politico: Germany will halve military aid to Kiev in 2025
German leaders are planning to halve aid to Ukraine just at a time when Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election seems increasingly likely, writes Politico. Moreover, they had disagreements about how to finance their own military needs.
NATO's false promises fuel Ukraine's misplaced hopes (Politico, USA)
Politico: instead of a bridge to peace, the NATO summit created a bridge of false hopes for Ukraine
NATO's policy on Ukraine discourages the country's leaders from taking into account reality, writes Politico. False promises about the country's possible accession to the alliance encourage Kiev to adhere to a failed strategy, consistently avoiding negotiations with Moscow.
Biden is rapidly losing credibility... Ankara should be extremely vigilant in the next four months! (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: Trump's election victory is opposed by the American military-industrial complex
Biden desperately needs any kind of political crisis outside the United States, writes dikGAZETE. With his help, the president still hopes to divert public attention from his own failures and failures. And first of all, NATO, led by the United States, the author is sure, will put pressure on two sore points — Ukraine and Taiwan.
It's time for Europe to start panicking (The Guardian, UK)
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It's time for Europe to panic over an "imminent" Russian attack, writes The Telegraph. If Trump wins the election, the United States will most likely disown the protection of its allies in the event of war. Readers of the publication did not appreciate the author's alarmism — and humorously suggested that NATO partners accept everything as it is. And learn Russian in advance.
How the Polish Defense Minister gave secrets to Russian military intelligence
The secret plan drawn up in Poland in case of an "attack from Russia" was given to the enemy not by anyone, but by the country's defense minister himself. At least, Polish counterintelligence makes such accusations against Mariusz Blaszczak. How exactly did this happen and how serious is the leak of classified information?
They want to make a military fortress out of Europe
Experts assessed the prospects of the EU becoming a defense union
Europe continues to follow the path of militarization. The head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed transforming the EU into a defense union, as well as creating common air defense and cybersecurity systems. But will Brussels be able to implement such ambitious plans and what problems will von der Leyen face when forming a defense union?
The NATO bloc has identified the main threat to Russian interests in the Baltic
The NATO countries located on the Baltic Sea coast openly declare that they are preparing for a mine war, and in coordination with each other. What is the significance of naval mines in past and modern military conflicts and what does what is happening mean for Russian ports and Russian interests in the Baltic Sea as a whole?
The United States threatens Japan and the Netherlands with sanctions over the supply of chip manufacturing equipment to China
Bloomberg unwittingly spoiled the joy of ASML shareholders from a fairly successful quarterly report by publishing material about the brewing contradictions between the United States, Japan and the Netherlands in the field of export control over the supply of equipment for the production of chips to China. If the allies do not listen to the US authorities, they are threatened
Changing the image of Russia (The National Interest, USA)
The resolution of Moscow's historical claims to NATO expansion should become an integral part of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, writes TNI. This will stop the fighting and establish a more stable long-term balance of power in Europe, the author of the article believes.
Orban's "peacekeeping mission": has the Hungarian leader achieved success? (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: The EU will not allow Orban's "peace mission" — this contradicts the goals of the Union
Orban's antics are unacceptable to the EU, Al Jazeera reports. European leaders are increasingly outraged that Hungary may have its own opinion. The Union is ready to take absolutely unprecedented steps to further advance its interests, which certainly do not include peace.
75th anniversary of NATO: between Putin and Trump (Les Echos, France)
Les Echos: a possible Trump presidency will be the main threat to NATO
In the 76th year of its existence, NATO found itself facing a double threat: external and internal, writes Les Echos. On the one hand, this is Putin, on the other – the growing likelihood of a second Trump presidency.