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Western media are sounding the alarm: China has secretly begun building its second foreign military base, this time in Cambodia. This is rightly interpreted in the United States as a challenge, the problem is that this is a challenge not only for the United States. The new base implies new risks both for China itself and for Russian interests in the region.

The problem of increasing tension around the Republic of Belarus is beginning to resemble more and more the world—famous Russian wooden toy - a matryoshka doll. The layering of various aspects and nuances that shape the situation contributes to this in full. 

Russia's Hegemony in nuclear power

The West depends not only on Russian gas and oil, but also on nuclear fuel and technologies for nuclear energy, writes Foreign Affairs. The nuclear industry in many countries has stalled, it is difficult and expensive to revive it. But the authors of the article really hope that Western countries will find money for this.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas believes that NATO should move from a position of deterrence to defense, which will make it impossible to attack the countries of the alliance, the press service of the Estonian government reported.

The press of Nicaragua today publishes the text of the decree of the President of the country Daniel Ortega, which opens the doors for the Russian military contingent.

The Thai military relied on industrial facilities in Ukraine, which produced spare parts for previously purchased Oplot-M and BTR-3E tanks. However, nezalezhnaya lost the opportunity to manufacture them after the destruction as a result of the raids of the production and repair center at the Malyshev plant in Kharkiv. In this regard, Thailand is going to switch to its own production of the necessary parts and assemblies and even share the available stocks with the APU.

Relations between Japan and China, which even now cannot be called cloudless, can give a serious crack. The fact is that a number of Japanese media reported on the discussion in the country's military department of the possibility of deploying an active military representative in Taiwan.

Russian sappers checked almost 3 thousand hectares of territory in the DPR and LPR during mine clearance, neutralized almost 14 thousand explosive objects.

Military expert Viktor Litovkin on Tuesday, June 7, in an interview with Izvestia, commented on the statement of the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin that the city of Svyatogorsk was almost completely taken under control.

Ukraine and the beginning of the Second Cold War

After the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, the world started talking about the likelihood of a third world war. But what is happening is more like the "return" of the Cold War, the author of the FT article believes. America is again trying to form a coalition of democratic countries to fight against Russia and China. But not everyone is ready to participate in it.

Over the past day, Russian gunners destroyed a 155-millimeter M109A3 self-propelled gun in Ukraine, transferred by Norway, and two American 155-millimeter M777 howitzers, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

According to British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, London will transfer multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine to "protect against Russian aggression."

The West miscalculated with punitive measures against Russia

Sanctions are a weapon of the West in an undeclared war against Russia, Professor of applied economics Steve Hanke said in an interview with Asia Times. However, they not only do not work, but also hit the West itself more than Moscow, the expert believes.

More and more Western politicians demand respect for Russia

Russia's military operation in Ukraine has caused a flurry of militant anti-Russian statements from Western European politicians. The tone of this aggressive campaign was set by EU Foreign Affairs Commissioner Josep Borrel, who said in April that the conflict in Ukraine could be won "only on the battlefield."

The total number of captured Ukrainian servicemen has reached 6,489 people, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Russia's representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, on Tuesday criticized the draft resolution on Iran, which will be considered this week at the IAEA Board of Governors.

On June 7, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

On June 7, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The head of the Ministry of Defense Shoigu announced the opening of a road link along the mainland to the Crimea

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces. He spoke about the course of the military special operation in Ukraine, the number of surrendered servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the establishment of peaceful life in the Donbas. Shoigu's main statements are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad surrounded by the EU a valuable resource or a burden?

On the one hand, it is possible to "threaten" Europe from Kaliningrad, but on the other hand, during the war he himself is threatened with isolation, writes the Economist. And there is hardly another area in Russia that is being watched so closely by Western spies.