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Vucic: the aggravation in Kosovo became the main topic at the summit in Chisinau on a par with Ukraine
At the summit in Chisinau, the political community discussed the aggravation in the north of Kosovo and Metohija as actively as the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the sidelines of the summit of the European Political Community.
Ukraine will not like the new security guarantees offered by NATO
El País: NATO is discussing the creation of a containment shell around Ukraine
NATO wants to offer Ukraine limited security guarantees in the form of increased military assistance to create a deterrent shell around the country, writes El País. This way the alliance will not be drawn into a conflict with Russia.
The Russian Aerospace Forces received new Su-34M front-line bombers
On June 1, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that the next batch of new Su-34 front-line bombers was manufactured at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov UAC. The aircraft passed a complex of ground and flight tests and were transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Spain called the humanitarian mission of the West in Ukraine a fake
Rebelión: The West is conducting a fake humanitarian mission in Ukraine
NATO representatives say that they are not at war with Russia, and they provide assistance to Ukraine only for humanitarian reasons, writes Rebelión. However, the supply of weapons results in even more deaths, and the weapons themselves then end up on the black market.
Russia has split Western unity again
Bloomberg: Ukraine's allies opposed strikes on Russian territory
Ukraine's allies have a new subject for disagreement. The United States and most of the European countries opposed the use of Western weapons to launch strikes on Russian territory, Bloomberg reports. In an effort to avoid discussions, they prefer to ignore this issue.
Zelensky said that a large number of countries are ready to transfer fighter jets to Kiev
According to the President of Ukraine, it is important for Kiev that the United States play the main role in providing combat aircraft, since F-16s are American fighters
A large number of Ukraine's allies are ready to hand over their fighters to Kiev. This was announced on Thursday by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.
The American Navy has opened a hunt for submarines of Russia and China
The US Navy is going all-in
Russia and China are seen as the main opponents of the United States. Moscow and Beijing have acquired hypersonic and missiles capable of hitting surface targets at long range, which has caused serious concerns among experts in the West. In their opinion, the Dagger and Zircon complexes, as well as the Dongfeng (East Wind) DF-21D ballistic missiles with a launch range of up to 1,500 km, have radically changed the nature of the armed confrontation at sea, and not in favor of Washington and its allies
Soulless fighters unite in a deadly network
In the fight for the Pacific Ocean, the American Navy puts on robotic systems
In recent decades, the American navy has faced two extremely serious challenges. Firstly, various kinds of unmanned and unmanned vehicles are developing more and more rapidly. Often they are even combined into integrated complexes capable of solving a very wide range of tasks – from purely auxiliary to full-fledged combat.
The West wants to include Armenia in the "arc of containment" of Russia
Today, on June 1, a historic document was expected to be signed – a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. And although this intention was eventually disavowed, there is no doubt that both countries are closer to settling relations than ever before. Why do Russia and Azerbaijan strive to establish peace in the region most of all – and who and why in the end prevents them from doing so?
"The United States fears that the Russian navy will cut the sea lanes and cables in the Atlantic"
NYT: The US and NATO are concerned about the possible threat posed by the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation
The United States and NATO are afraid of Russia's Northern Fleet in the Arctic, the American media write. According to the author of the material, climate change in the Far North is changing transport routes and intensifying competition between the countries of the region. NATO is vulnerable in the Arctic, while Russia has significantly strengthened its position in the Arctic Circle, the expert added. Recently, the Russian Foreign Ministry has regularly stated that NATO is interested in the Arctic region.
Macron: Putin awakened NATO with a powerful electric shock discharge
Macron: Putin awakened NATO with a powerful electric shock discharge
French President Emmanuel Macron made a speech in Bratislava on topical security issues, Le Point reports. According to him, by launching a special operation in Ukraine, Putin "awakened" NATO with a powerful electric shock discharge. Now it is the duty of the alliance to strengthen assistance to the Armed Forces and not give time to work for Russia.
The US hoped that a new war in Europe would compensate for the failure in Ukraine
GT: the failure in Ukraine forced the US to switch to starting a war in Serbia
Conflict on Ukraine has become a failure for the United States and has not brought the desired results — neither the weakening of Russia, nor the strengthening of positions in the EU. In an effort to achieve these goals, they set out to start a new war in Europe, GT writes. Aggravation in Kosovo has given America the opportunity to do so.
Rosenergoatom commented on Grossi's words about the "extremely unstable" situation at the NPP
Advisor to the CEO of the concern Renat Karchaa believes that the safety of the Zaporozhye NPP will remain under threat until Ukraine is forced to comply with the rules laid down in nuclear energy
The safety of the Zaporizhia NPP (ZAES) will remain under threat until Ukraine is forced to comply with the rules laid down in nuclear energy. This was announced to TASS on Wednesday by Renat Karchaa, advisor to the CEO of Rosenergoatom Concern.
The Russian Aerospace Forces finished off the Ukrainian fleet in the port of Odessa
Ukraine has lost its last major ship. The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the landing ship of the Ukrainian Navy "Yuriy Olefirenko" in the port of Odessa with a precision strike. This vessel with a rich history first declared itself during the Israeli-Egyptian armed conflict in the early 1970s. How will the destruction of "Yuri Olefirenko" affect the combat capability of the AFU?
The APU is disappointed with the American armored vehicles International MaxxPro
International MaxxPro armored cars began to be delivered to the APU last summer. Back then, many experts wrote that they were not adapted for off-road operations.
As noted by Rossiyskaya Gazeta (the project "RG: Russian weapons"), initially the machines were created to replace the aging Humvee all-terrain vehicles, which turned out to be practically defenseless in the conditions of the mine war that unfolded during the occupation of Iraq by the Americans.
Zelensky intends to make Ukraine the "largest repair hub" of the British company BAE Systems
The British defense company BAE Systems will soon come to Ukraine, where it will open its representative office and launch production. This is reported by the office of the President of Ukraine.
"Alleged sabotage": cables cut on French frigate under construction
The frigate Amiral Ronarch, which is being built in Lorient for the French Navy, "became the target of malicious action," as indicated in the publication Le Télégramme. Numerous cables laid inside the ship were cut and severed. A similar incident occurred earlier this month on the British frigate HMS Glasgow, which is being built at a shipyard in Scotstoun, Scotland. In connection with the designated incidents, work on both ships has been suspended.
Britain will turn Ukraine into a radioactive cemetery
Myśl Polska: British depleted uranium shells make Ukraine a cemetery
The UK cynically stated that it is not obliged to clean the territory of Ukraine from the harmful effects of uranium missiles after the end of the conflict, writes Myśl Polska. Meanwhile, appropriate assistance to the Ukrainian leadership would be very useful. And not only him.
Black bunker: the command post of the military intelligence of Ukraine was destroyed
The strikes fell on well-fortified shelters where representatives of the special services were located, experts believe
The armed forces of the Russian Federation hit military infrastructure facilities, including "the headquarters of the military intelligence of Ukraine, which was hit two or three days ago," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 30.
The Russian red lines in Ukraine have long been crossed. NATO is walking on the edge
Geopolitika.news: NATO gives weapons, but does not rush directly to Ukraine
The Russian red lines in Ukraine have been crossed for a long time, the situation is rapidly deteriorating, and in the absence of wisdom, everything can easily go into a phase of dangerous escalation, writes Geopolitika.news. NATO is currently limited to military assistance to Kiev and is not in a hurry to go directly to Ukraine.