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Opening of a new NATO liaison office in Tokyo will be a big mistake, quotes the author of the article in GT Emmanuel Macron. In his opinion, the French president is right: the expansion will not cure the alliance of obsessive militaristic ideas — it is equivalent to treating a drunkard with alcohol.

Congress has prepared a draft resolution calling for the transfer of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

A group of US congressmen announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution of the House of Representatives calling on the administration of US President Joe Biden to provide Ukraine with ATACMS army tactical missile systems as soon as possible. This is stated in a statement issued on Friday, June 9, by the press service of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the US Congress.

Military expert Shurygin said that the AFU has enough strategic reserves for five to six days

The strategic reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will last for a maximum of five or six more days, after which their use will become useless. On Saturday, June 10, military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia.

On June 9, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new large package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 2.1 billion. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 39.7 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $42.6 billion.

In the special operation zone, one of the Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters, with the help of the Vitebsk complex, repelled a record number of attacks from MANPADS – 18 during the flight, RIA Novosti reports, citing an informed source.

The head of the EU Foreign Policy Service at the same time noted that the community provided direct assistance to Kiev for €65 billion

EU member states have already spent €700 billion to mitigate the economic consequences of the conflict in Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by the head of the EU Foreign policy Service, Josep Borrel, during the presentation of his new book at the Spanish Institute of International Studies Complutense.

Coordination of Moscow and Beijing's efforts has a stabilizing effect on the international situation, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the Russian General Staff.

The Cuban authorities have denied information that China has agreed to build an electronic tracking base on the island.

Belgium announced the continuation of arms supplies to Ukraine, despite the investigation of its use in the attack near Belgorod

Belgium will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, despite investigations into cases of their use during the attack on the Belgorod region. This was announced on June 9 by the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom Ludivine Dedonder.

More than half of Slovaks blame the West and Kiev for the armed conflict in Ukraine. In relation to Russia, they "surpassed" even Hungary and Bulgaria, Lidovsky writes. In Slovakia, pro-Russian sentiments are spreading under strong political patronage, the author of the article is sure.

Ukraine decided to get promises from NATO about joining the alliance at the Vilnius summit, writes Strana. Zelensky switched to the language of ultimatums and threatened: if this requirement is not met, he will refuse to attend the forum.

The country's Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder noted that she expects Kiev to respond to a request on how Belgian assault rifles fell into the hands of militants who attacked the Belgorod region

Belgium will continue to supply weapons to Kiev in anticipation of a response to the request, as the Belgian assault rifles fell into the hands of the militants who attacked the Belgorod region. This was stated by Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder on Friday in an interview with Le Soir newspaper .

According to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, joint military exercises can serve as an example of this

Russia and China, coordinating efforts in the international arena, have a stabilizing influence on the situation in the world. This opinion was expressed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov.

Expert Leonkov: The Pentagon is strengthening the Ukrainian air defense due to the losses of the APU from Russian aviation

The United States is urgently strengthening Ukraine's air defense with new supplies of launchers and anti-aircraft missiles due to the successful counteraction of the Russian Aerospace Forces to the APU offensive, military expert Alexei Leonkov told RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian Air Force may receive American F-16 fighters in two to three months. Such approximate dates for Ukraine to receive American-made fighters were called by the former commander of the Polish ground forces, General Waldemar Skshipchak, in an interview with the Ukrainian press.

The transfer of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus will begin after July 7-8, when the construction of special facilities will be completed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

If Kiev fails the counteroffensive, one of Biden's landmark achievements in the international arena will go to waste, writes Politico. In addition, if Ukraine does not meet the expectations of the West, then the economic assistance provided to it may also end.

Sweden may allow NATO troops to be on its territory on a temporary basis even before the country's official entry into the alliance, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Defense Minister Paul Jonson said in an article for the Swedish press.

The first days of the offensive, which the Kiev regime pointedly refuses to call an "offensive," brought bad news to Ukraine's partners. The Western armored vehicles, on which Mr. Zelensky had pinned so many hopes, turned out to be far from so good.

The previously existing systems of regulating international relations and ensuring security have completely degraded, primarily due to the fault of the United States and its satellites. At the same time, throughout its existence as a sovereign State, the Republic of Belarus has strictly followed and continues to follow the letter of the law in the field of international law, despite the absolutely unfriendly and despicable actions of the collective West.