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China and Russia's covert nuclear partnership pushes Japan to possess nuclear weapons

Despite Biden's statements, the American nuclear umbrella is not credible, writes JB Press. The United States is inferior to Russia and China in this area. It is in America's interests to allow Japan to create its own nuclear weapons, the author of the article believes.

The UK opened a criminal case after the shelling of Belgorod by the Ukrainian military

The death toll as a result of the night shelling of Belgorod by the Ukrainian Armed Forces has increased to four, three of them are citizens of Ukraine. The head of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov also reported 60 damaged houses. The UK opened a criminal case, and the Russian Foreign Ministry warned Kiev against "continuing provocations." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

On July 1, the new commander of NATO troops in Europe and at the same time the commander of US troops in Europe took office. 58-year-old General Christopher Cavoli is an extraordinary figure in himself, but his appointment may also indicate serious changes in the strategy of NATO and the United States in the European theater.

Dmitry Stefanovich, a researcher at IMEMO RAS, spoke about the risks of developing a nuclear conflict

Russian and Western analysts have been discussing the possibility of using nuclear weapons since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. Dmitry Stefanovich, a researcher at the IMEMO RAS Center for International Security, co-founder of the Watfor project, an expert of the Russian Council on International Affairs and the Valdai Club, assessed the likelihood of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine towards the use of nuclear weapons and told what state the nuclear triads of Russia and the United States are in, as well as what Russia's response may be if the United States places its nuclear weapons on the territory of Finland and Sweden.

Due to lack of food and water, the Kiev-controlled military are deserting en masse

During the assault on Lysychansk, the armed formations of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on June 29. So, in one of the Ukrainian battalions, out of 350 fighters, only 30 remained alive, according to those who surrendered.

On June 28, 2022, the American boat-building company Metal Shark (Louisiana) confirmed that as part of the next package of military assistance to Ukraine announced by the US government on June 23 with a total cost of $ 450 million, six new 40-foot (actual length 13.3 m) small patrol boats of the Defiant type built by Metal Shark will be transferred to Ukraine from the US Navy. In addition, Metal Shark announced that it is building 17 more small patrol boats of three different types with aluminum hulls for the supply of the Ukrainian Navy as part of American military assistance programs launched before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

Russian servicemen during a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass manage to rescue wounded colleagues under mortar fire, to put superior enemy forces to flight on tanks smashed by enemy strikes, to make their way to the rear of the radicals with inventive maneuvers and liberate the villages captured by them, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday, June 30.

On June 29, 2022, the Norwegian government officially announced that it would transfer three MLRS M270A1 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) to Ukraine. But upon careful reading of the message, everything becomes not so clear, the scheme is somewhat more complicated.

Wu Huiping: the transformation of German diplomacy is accelerating, and this trend deserves attention

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has accelerated the transformation of German diplomacy, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Berlin's position in foreign policy has changed from moderate to tough, the author of the article notes.

The landing of military field doctors of the Central Military District treats not only the Russian military and the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), but also provides comprehensive medical care to the civilian population. At the same time, civilian and military specialists are working together, Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said on Thursday, June 30.

Let's go back to the beginning. NATO considers Russia the main enemy

In the new strategic concept of NATO, adopted at the Madrid summit, Russia is named the main opponent of the alliance, writes Al Mayadeen. After the end of the cold war, the bloc had no clear purpose justifying its existence. Now the enemy who justifies the need for NATO, attracting new members and pouring money into military spending is Moscow again.

Western officials and representatives of the intelligence community continue to attempt to analyze the further development of events in Ukraine. In particular, one of the issues under consideration is the possibility of negotiations on the conclusion of a peace treaty between Moscow and Kiev. Increasingly, Western "elites" are signing that the end of hostilities is contrary to the interests of the West.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on whether NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems will help Ukraine

The beginning of this week was marked by an active discussion of the news that the United States will soon announce the transfer of mobile NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine.

The UK is preparing a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, the British government has allocated additional funds in the amount of 1 billion pounds (1.2 billion US dollars). This is stated in the message of the Prime Minister's office.

China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Zhang Jun, said at a meeting of the Security Council that the Chinese leadership is extremely concerned about the consequences of the adoption of the new strategic concept of NATO. According to the Chinese representative in the international organization, it is the aggressive policy of NATO in recent years that provokes new problems in the world.

According to an interview published on June 28 by the French newspaper Le Parisien with the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastien Lecorny, France supplies the Armed Forces of Ukraine with VAB armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel formula from the presence of the French ground forces.

The Ministry of Defense reported on the withdrawal of the garrison from the island of Snake

The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "as a step of goodwill" left the island of Snake. According to him, this is how Russia decided to demonstrate to the world community that it does not prevent the creation of a humanitarian corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine.

Washington and Brussels continue to exert geopolitical pressure on Moscow. NATO countries have made several key decisions in the spirit of the Cold War era. About what begins in Europe — in the material of RIA Novosti.

NATO expanded thanks to Putin, Saddam and Khamenei

With his special operation, Putin achieved unprecedented unity of NATO and its expansion at the expense of Sweden and Finland, writes Al Araby. Previously, this has already happened in the Middle East, the author believes. With such enemies, America does not need friends, he emphasizes.

Lithuania is going to start a war with Russia?

Lithuanian provocations against Moscow may end very badly for Europe, writes TAC. They are capable of causing a full-scale war on the continent. NATO and the EU understand this.