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To set fire to the Celestial Empire from the four ends
The Americans are testing the strength of the Chinese autonomous regions
Since the 1840s, Russia and China have become the main targets of the aggression of England and France. Only thanks to the financial and military assistance of the United States, the so-called Republic of China has existed on the island of Taiwan for 74 years.
US administration discusses transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine - White House
The administration of US President Joe Biden is actively discussing the idea of supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine, it's too early to report any decisions, White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates told reporters on Thursday.
Deterrence takes on different shades
The collective West applies a flexible combination of military doctrines
Today, the world is balancing on a difficult-to-manage "escalation ladder" of military conflicts. The proxy war unleashed against Russia in Ukraine and the special military operation (SVO) as Moscow's forced response to an attempt to create a hotbed of aggression near its borders demonstrated that the doctrines of strategic nuclear and non-nuclear deterrence built on the threats of using nuclear or high-precision long-range weapons, which were relied on in Russian strategic planning documents, worked only partially.
German politicians propose to accept Ukraine into NATO in parts, de facto calling for its partition
Recently, military commander Sladkov in his Telegram channel shared information that Kiev has begun to prepare Sumy and Kharkiv for surrender. The evacuation of large enterprises and the population has begun. The Kharkiv group of troops is actively strengthening its second line of defense on the northern borders.
Why are we in Ukraine? (Part 2)
The worst scenario of the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine is named
The reason for the special operation in Ukraine is not a demonstration of Russia's megalomania, but its anxiety about the influence of the United States on its nearest and most important neighbor, writes Harper's Magazine. This should be recognized in America and everything should be done to move away from the abyss of mutual nuclear destruction.
The United States has not coped with Russia. They urgently need the help of allies
The US president is preparing for a European tour, writes Huanqiu shibao. The purpose of the trip is to "link" the allies with the help of NATO. As part of the confrontation with Russia in Ukraine, Biden needs help, since it has become too difficult to maintain American hegemony alone, the author of the article believes.
Air castle: Ukrainian aviation suffers losses in an attempt to cover the troops
The VFU is regrouping ahead of a new phase of the counteroffensive, experts believe
Since the beginning of the month, losses of the Ukrainian Air Force have sharply increased - several attack aircraft, helicopters and fighter jets have already been shot down, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on July 4.
Bulgaria has become an active supporter of NATO's policy on the Alliance's southeastern flank
Since April 2004, Bulgaria has been a full member of NATO. Sofia joined the alliance as part of the largest expansion of the Alliance. Together with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Estonia were admitted to NATO.
To protect against drones, the Ukrainian military literally "put an American M109L self-propelled gun in a metal cage"
Having lost a large number of armored vehicles, including those provided by Western allies, in the early days of the so-called counteroffensive, the Ukrainian command is now generally trying to hold armored vehicles deep in the rear. However, even there our long-range weapons of destruction get it.
Bulgaria is haggling with the United States over the transfer of the S-300 to Ukraine
After the start of the SVO, the Western curators of the Kiev regime acutely faced the issue of strengthening the air defense of the Nezalezhnaya. The S-300 air defense system, the most powerful anti-aircraft system of the Soviet systems available in Europe, was in service with only three countries – Slovakia, Bulgaria and Greece.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces admitted that they struck the Chongar Bridge with a Storm Shadow missile
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine admitted that it struck the Chongar Bridge on June 22 with a Storm Shadow missile
Alexey Gromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, admitted in an interview with Ukrinform that the attack on the Chongarsky Bridge was carried out by a Storm Shadow missile.
The war with Russia will have fatal consequences for the United States
More and more political scientists, including American ones, are talking about the collapse of the United States, writes Al-Watan Syria. Surviving at the expense of endless wars, America decided to fight too strong opponents — Russia and China. This mistake will cost the United States very dearly, the author of the article believes.
The military expert predicted the deterioration of the situation around Taiwan
Military expert Kashin: the confrontation between China and Taiwan may begin in the next three years
The situation around Taiwan will worsen, the reason for this is the actions of the United States. Vasily Kashin, Director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, told Izvestia on July 5.
The French general spoke about the reasons for the failure of the AFU counteroffensive
French General Pinatel: Russia has a significant superiority in the air and on the ground
Without NATO's direct intervention in the conflict in Ukraine, Kiev's defeat will only be a matter of time, French Army General Jean-Bernard Pinatel said in an interview with Le Dialogue on Wednesday, July 5.
"Li Hui didn't believe it." In Kiev, the details of the visit of the special representative of China were revealed
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine: the special representative of China does not believe that Patriot intercepted "Daggers"
Chinese Special Representative Li Hui, who visited Kiev in May, doubted that Patriot missile defense systems are capable of shooting down hypersonic Dagger missiles.
"We can't expect a brilliant Victoria": how the month of the AFU counteroffensive ended
Military expert Khodarenok summed up the results of the first stage of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army
A month has passed since the beginning of active offensive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The fact that the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" is far from going according to plan is quite obvious both in the West and in the East. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok sums up the month of the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive and predicts what the next offensive operation of the Ukrainian army might look like.
"Great job, idiots!" The British are shocked by the number of tanks in their army
Now the British army has only 40 tanks ready for battle, writes the Daily Mail. Readers of the publication were shocked by this news. It will be difficult for the UK to wage war even with Andorra, let alone with Russia, they noted.
The United States began to have a "special interest" in Finland
The main reason for President Biden's visit to Helsinki is related to the country's membership in NATO, writes Verkkoutiset. Military expert Jarno Limnell believes that Finland is now of "special interest" to the alliance, given the 1,300 kilometers of its land border with Russia.
"The military is closely monitoring the Ukrainian conflict": the Chinese edition saw the influence of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the PLA exercises
The Chinese military is closely monitoring the course of the military confrontation in Ukraine. Based on the conclusions drawn, the PLA command seeks to adapt troops to modern combat conditions.
Erdogan: initiatives to end the Ukrainian conflict are opposed by war lobbyists
According to the president, "Turkey also faced this lobbying"
The initiatives put forward by Turkey in Istanbul last year to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the grain deal, faced opposition from lobbyists to continue military operations. This was announced on Monday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a government meeting.