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The German concern Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with another 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks, pay for the preparation for shipment and the rest of the Netherlands. The agreement has already been signed. This is stated on the concern's website.

Andrey Shitov — about Fiona Hill's lecture in Tallinn, responses to Sergei Karaganov's article and the "Wagnerian" rebellion, as well as the dialogue on arms control with the United States

Speaking at a recent meeting of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again reminded that our country did not start the conflict in Ukraine, but is trying to stop it. "The war on Ukraine, in the south-east of Ukraine, was started by the Ukrainian regime with the support of their sponsors in the West in 2014," the Russian leader said. "No one tries to talk about this in the West."

Vladimir Putin thanked the military and security forces who stopped the attempt of an armed rebellion

Russia did not have to withdraw combat units from the zone of its own because of the attempted mutiny, Vladimir Putin said on June 27, speaking to representatives of law enforcement agencies that ensured order and legality during Saturday's events.

Ukraine accounts for the most approved contracts - in the amount of €1.18 billion

From January 1 to June 19, Germany approved the export of weapons abroad in the amount of €4.62 billion, which is 12% more than in the same period of 2022. The Left Party received such a response from the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany in response to a parliamentary request, the DPA news agency reports.

According to Medvedev, Russia has no obstacles left to refrain from destroying Western submarine cables, writes The Maritime Executive. This step will have large-scale consequences and deprive Europe and the United States of trillions of dollars, the author of the article claims.

Macron's wish to participate in the BRICS summit in South Africa caused controversy: what does the Frenchman want at the summit of the "global majority"? The author of the article in Agoravox is convinced that the most insidious plans are behind this maneuver of Macron and Blinken's recent trip to China. In fact, the West is at war with Russia and China.

The armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the first time struck military targets of the Kiev regime militants with the help of a heavy attack drone S-70 "Hunter"

The head of the Rosgvardiya announced the possible receipt of tanks by the department. According to the commander of the troops Viktor Zolotov, this issue was discussed with the president, and the State Duma adds that the strengthening of the internal troops has been overdue for a long time, and long before the rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin. What is the specifics of the work of the Rosgvardiya in the current conditions and why did it need heavy weapons?

Colonel Khodarenok said that in Russia it is necessary to disband all PMCs

On June 23-24, the Wagner PMCs attempted an armed mutiny. It ended with a retreat after almost a day. But the problem of the control of armed formations has faced the authorities at all times. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood how the civil authorities of other countries restrain their armies and how to prevent any possible troubles in the state.

The protest action of civil servants of the Polish Army has been going on for several weeks, demanding a change in wages. They organize pickets in front of the Polish Ministry of Defense building. Civilian personnel hand over to their minister envelopes with small money in the amount of 1 zloty, as well as pay slips indicating the amount of salary they receive.

The Europeans want Ukraine to join NATO and be under American protection, writes Doug Bandow in an article for TAC. But Kiev's membership in the bloc will lead to escalation. The United States will have to fight with Russia, Europe is unlikely to fight, the author of the article notes.

Xi Jinping has the motivation and means to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, Salon writes. If this happens, China will emerge victorious from this conflict. He will be at the top of the diplomatic Olympus and will receive huge economic benefits.

An analyst from the United States spoke about the reasons for the failures of the Ukrainian counteroffensive

The lack of aviation and weapons in the Ukrainian army caused the slow progress of the counteroffensive. In addition, the Russian army is well prepared for defense. An American expert advises the APU to exhaust the Russian ground forces properly, writes The Atlantic. In the meantime, Kiev should not be expected to move forward quickly.

The European missile manufacturer MBDA plans to develop protection systems against hypersonic weapons in the next three years. This is reported by the Daily Telegraph newspaper, referring to the company's executive director Eric Beranger.

For the AFU, they intend to purchase 70 units of military equipment, as well as 105-mm artillery shells

The Australian government will provide Ukraine with another package of financial assistance in the amount of $73.4 million. As the country's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, the funds will be used to purchase military vehicles and ammunition. The statement of the Australian Prime Minister was distributed on Monday by the government office.

The head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, believes that "now more than ever it is important to expand" this assistance

The EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday will approve the expansion of European military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, upon arrival at the meeting of the foreign ministers of the community.

The French President noted the existence of a great risk of a "global split due to the war in Ukraine and the whole dynamics" around the conflict

Western countries are ready to quickly allocate billions of dollars to Ukraine, and it may take them decades to help poor states. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with CNN, published on Sunday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK on Monday accused Seoul and Washington of bringing tensions on the Korean peninsula to the possibility of a nuclear war.

In Ukraine, they continue to engage in artisanal conversion of old tanks into various "heavy" infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, hoping in this way to solve the problem of the shortage of armored vehicles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This time, the volunteers decided to create an "assault" armored personnel carrier for the National Guard brigade "Azov"*, recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization and banned.

Nine drone flights of the US-led coalition were recorded in Syria

On June 25, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said that nine cases of violations related to the flights of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the US-led "international anti-terrorist coalition" had been recorded in Syria.