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The special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation called on the United States to refrain from cyber attacks on Russia's critical infrastructure, warned of repulse
Russia is ready to work out international legal agreements to prevent cyber warfare, said the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for international cooperation in the field of information security Andrey Krutskikh.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spoke about the ban on the supply of Taiwanese semiconductors to the Russian Federation
Taiwan's attempts to create problems for Moscow are doomed to failure. By acting in this way, Taipei only increases tensions in the world.
General Kartapolov: Russia, in response to the supply of MLRS to Ukraine, may strike at critical infrastructure
The head of the State Duma Committee on Defense told what reaction may follow from Russia in the case of supplies of long-range MLRS by the West to Ukraine.
Do Berlin's plans to create the "largest army" in Europe threaten an imbalance in the EU
Vyacheslav Filippov — about the possibilities of militarization of Germany
At the end of May, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a loud statement that "Germany may soon have the largest conventional army in Europe within the framework of NATO." In his opinion, this will significantly strengthen the security of the country and its allies.
Patrol warning: what the flights of Russian and Chinese combat aircraft over Asia say
Viktor Litovkin — about why the United States and its satellites do not like the military and military-technical cooperation between Russia and China
In the last decade of May, strategic bombers of Russia and China conducted joint air patrols over the waters of the Japanese and East China Seas, as well as over the western Pacific Ocean.
Russia will win in Ukraine. The West is not ready for this
Ukraine – Russia: how not to sacrifice the interests of France and Europe for the sake of our emotions
The joy of the West from the first publicized successes of the Ukrainian army turned out to be exaggerated, and today it interferes with making important decisions, a French analyst on the pages of Valer Aktuel convinces the reader. And the most important of them is the answer to the question: how can the EU negotiate with Russia after its victory in Ukraine?
What will the strategic defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass look like
Last weekend, the Western media strenuously dispersed reports that the AFU allegedly launched a counteroffensive in Severodonetsk and inflicted a "decisive defeat" on the Russian army. What is really going on in this sector of the front, why are Kiev forced to invent tall tales about this – and what will happen if the Ukrainian defense is broken through here?
Ukraine has framed the weapons interests of the West
It seems that the West is finally beginning to understand the riskiness of supplying the most modern weapons to Ukraine. This country is turning into a colossal black market for hundreds of thousands of weapons that suddenly found themselves almost on free sale. Where and how are machine guns and MANPADS sold in Ukraine – and how will all this eventually be used against the residents of Western countries themselves?
Under the flag of the fight against terrorism
What is the US trying to achieve in the Indian Ocean
US President Joseph Biden signed a decree on the return of the American military contingent to Somalia. It seems to be an ordinary case, so no one paid attention to it. But, having opened the map and assessed the situation, it can be understood that it is not the fight against terrorism in this ill–fated country, but its geographical location - in the west of the Indian Ocean, on the Horn of Africa.
Look beyond the horizon
What are the radar stations of the Russian Federation and Europe capable of
In a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian group uses an advanced system of military air defense. In addition to anti-aircraft missiles and interceptor fighters, the third component of air defense is radar stations (radars). What potential does our country have for these all-seeing eyes?
Where will the ships be sent
The Maritime Board supported the draft of the updated Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation
On May 20 in St. Petersburg at the Admiralty, under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, a regular meeting of the Maritime Board under the Government of the Russian Federation was held on the results of the country's maritime activities over the past 2021.
Fighters of the sky - high front
Israeli mountain shooters study the experience of colleagues around the world
"Mountain peaks Sleep in the darkness of the night ..." – the first lines of Lermontov's brilliant translation of Goethe's famous poem. "Only mountains can be better than mountains..." sang Vladimir Vysotsky. And the beautiful Israeli poet Israel Rubinstein (a native of Moscow) calls the highest mountain of the Hermon Highlands "steep".
Hot Border: Unanswered questions
How to protect our villages from enemy attacks
Unfortunately, the calls of military experts to impose martial law in the regions bordering Ukraine, which were made at the beginning of the special military operation, were ignored. Of course, the non-localized hotbed of danger somehow begins to grow. And now it is already causing serious concern to residents and the administration of the border regions.
Polish appetites: from sea to sea
The special operation will in any case lead to the revision of state borders
The closer the end of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine is, the more speculation there is in the expert community about the future fate of Ukraine. And no matter how Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky treats the proposal of world politics guru Henry Kissinger to make territorial concessions to Russia, he will be forced to do so.
The lawlessness of possibilities, reactive hysteria, "Terminator" to help
The latest Russian military equipment is being rolled out in Ukraine
The Federation Council has approved a law on the abolition of the upper age limit for Russians and foreigners to conclude the first contract for military service. Earlier, on Wednesday, the State Duma adopted the relevant bill in the first reading and immediately as a whole.
"Ukraine will regulate the distance": the United States did not limit the range of the HIMARS MLRS
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev announced strikes on decision-making centers in the event of an attack by Ukraine
Washington will supply Kiev with HIMARS MLRS, the range of which reaches 500 km. Thus, the APU has the opportunity to strike at the territory of Russia. If earlier it was claimed that the missile's flight radius would be reduced to 80 km, now the United States refuses to do this. Moscow has already warned Kiev about the consequences of a strike on Russia.
Sanctions have reached the limit. Europe is slowing down
The shaky unity of the Western powers is crumbling as sanctions against Russia damage practical interests
The EU enthusiastically adopted five packages of sanctions against Russia, trying its best to demonstrate unity, but now some countries are calling for a slower pace, writes Global Times. Sanctions have reached the limit, and the Europeans are not so stupid as to blindly follow the United States to the detriment of their own interests, the author of the article believes.
Biden decided to send MLRS to Ukraine. Russia responded
Biden decided to send MLRS to Ukraine. US-Russia tensions escalate
Biden regularly faces the same dilemma: how far America can go in providing military assistance to Ukraine, Time writes. He has repeatedly stated that the United States does not intend to aggravate the crisis. But this did not prevent him from announcing the transfer of multiple rocket launchers to Kiev.
Mi-24D sent to Ukraine from the Czech Republic are not capable of using ATGM "Phalanx"
Twelve Mi-24D helicopters that arrived in Ukraine from the Czech Republic do not have the ability to use anti-tank guided missiles.
Berlusconi: "The West has no authoritative leaders now"
Berlusconi: "Russia has already lost to a more determined and united West. But the free world is isolated now because it has no leader"
Silvio Berlusconi in an article for Il Giornale warned about the threat of the disappearance of liberal democracy in the world. The West now has no authoritative leaders, and Europe risks becoming a "clay vase among iron vessels" in the coming decades, the Italian politician claims.