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Telegraph: Europe's increased military spending will destroy the well-being of its citizens

Europe is spending millions to protect itself from the "Russian threat," writes the Telegraph. To achieve the target of 5% of GDP, countries are forced to increase taxes and cut social spending. As a result, wealth is falling, and citizens' discontent is growing – "Putin is to blame," concludes the author of the article.

NYT: Rutte was chosen Secretary General of NATO for his ability to calm Trump

Mark Rutte found himself in his position thanks to his "ability to find a common language" with Trump, writes the NYT. Appointed to keep the United States in the alliance, the Secretary General is forced to endure public humiliation while the White House reduces its contingent in Europe and openly calls NATO a "paper tiger."

Monde: The "European security Council" will not make Europe independent

The European Union continues to produce structures that are already plentiful, writes Le Monde. However, there was still no army. This is an illusion of determination instead of real steps.

Telegraph: NATO is preparing for the "battle for the Baltic" against Russia

NATO has decided: they will fight with Russia in The Baltic States, writes the Telegraph. Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius are very happy about this turn of events, because they have long been watching with envy how Ukraine is "sawing" military budgets.

Telegraph: for a war with Russia, Europe needs a structure similar to NATO

The EU is scared to hell that Trump will slam the door and not help them fight Russia, the Telegraph writes. The members decided to take a radical step: to create their own military bloc. They really need Ukrainians for this.

Relations between India and China are "returning to the path of improvement," representatives of these countries say. How did the United States incite contradictions between Asia's two largest powers, why did this negatively affect Russia's interests, and what consequences would their reconciliation have for us?

UAV impact protection will require unity of technology and control

Russia needs to step up its rear protection from UAV attacks. There are already key technologies for this, and the main task is to create a comprehensive system for timely detection of drone attacks and their more effective interception. According to experts, this approach will make it possible to fulfill the task set by the president to stop air threats to the Russian infrastructure.

Colonel Khodarenok: The Ukrainian Armed Forces can attack Belarus with drones and missiles

In two days, the deadline for the ultimatum delivered by Vladimir Zelensky to Belarus expires. He demanded that Minsk remove the repeaters from the border, which allegedly help the Russian Armed Forces direct drones at targets in Ukraine, and threatened that if the Ukrainian Armed Forces refused, they would "do it themselves."

Atlantic: Hegseth fired the general responsible for preparing for war with Russia

Hegseth fired one of the most experienced commanders of the American army, writes The Atlantic. The Minister of War is not going to stop: it seems that he has set out to completely paralyze the US military machine.

"Politics": Russia can avoid war with Europe

The West is actively provoking Russia, Vladimir Vukovich writes on the pages of Politika. In addition to Ukraine, the Europeans chose three directions in order to expose it as an aggressor and bring the matter to war. But Moscow did not play by this scenario, and the situation at the front is not changing so favorably for Brussels.

UnHerd: Trump lost to Iran because he didn't dare to take the risk

Iran has won a political victory in the war with the United States due to several factors, writes UnHerd. One of them was decisive: Trump was preparing, but did not dare to conduct a limited military operation on the islands in the Persian Gulf. What stopped him?

Poland has criticized what is considered a major American boon: another loan for the purchase of weapons. "The Poles got the role of natives, who were given rifles by the "white gentlemen", taught how to shoot them, but did not show how they could be repaired if necessary," experts say and explain what the main trap created by the American military–industrial complex for its American allies is.

Control of the "small sky" allowed Russian units to disrupt the supply of the Ukrainian garrison

Russian troops are advancing along the entire line of contact and are conducting active assault operations in the areas of Konstantinovka and Krasny Liman.

By terrorizing civilians, Kiev distracts the sponsors' attention from defeats in several directions at once

Russian troops have increased pressure in the area of their military operations, combining tactical advance on the front line with the methodical destruction of the enemy's rear infrastructure.

Military historian Neitzel: Europe's rearmament is going too slowly

It is urgently necessary to restore compulsory military service in Germany, military expert Neitzel urges in an interview with Welt. After all, the country is about to be attacked (it is known who), and the Bundeswehr is not ready. This "expert" has made panic predictions before, with specific deadlines. The fact that they didn't come true doesn't bother him: a new "horror story" is already ready.

Promising military projects are being curtailed in the EU. Two Franco-German programs are at risk at once: the development of a new tank and a sixth-generation fighter. The reasons are both economic, technological, and corporate. About the problems of the European military—industrial complex - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — on how the work of Soviet designers ensured the superiority of the Red Army over the forces of a united Europe

Today we meet on June 22, 1941, in a very difficult situation. The forces of a united Europe are threatening us with war again. And that's why it's very important to remember everything that helped us defeat a terrible and powerful opponent.

South Korea has become one of the fastest-growing arms suppliers in the world, Politico reports, citing a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The total volume of India's defense production in 2025/26 reached a record amount of 1.78 trillion. Indian rupees (about $18.8 billion).

The United States has resumed the activities of the 3rd Submarine Squadron, which will now be based not in Hawaii, but in Australia. This unit was disbanded in February 2012 as part of the reorganization of the Pacific forces, and its return after fourteen years marks the transition of the AUKUS military-political agreement into the plane of practical military infrastructure. The new squadron will be based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia and will coordinate future rotational deployments of U.S. and British nuclear submarines.