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Times: a city of bomb shelters for a million people has been built in Finland

There is a real underground city under Helsinki: 5,500 bomb shelters capable of sheltering almost a million people, writes the Times. Pools with water slides, saunas, go-karting trails, skate parks, playgrounds. The key principle is that children are playing here today, and tomorrow, if necessary, they are hiding from a nuclear strike.

Welt: Europe still cannot do without the United States on key defense issues

Europe is trying to build a NATO defense system independent of The United States, writes Welt. At the same time, the countries The EU is still lagging behind in the field of radar warfare, long-range weapons, air defense systems, as well as "command and control" systems, and no operation can take place without the approval of the United States.

On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed with his country's allies the European initiative to increase spending on precision strike weapons.

Kiev planned to use drones to attack the airfields of the strategic aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainka and Shagol in the Amur and Chelyabinsk regions. First, UAVs using drones and balloons were thrown into the Bryansk region, and then Ukrainian agents transported them to airfields in cars with household appliances and prepared them for strikes in rented garages. Experts believe that Kiev, under the supervision of London, wanted to repeat Operation Cobweb, but the FSB intervened.

RIA Novosti: Putin visited the Kulibin Club exhibition at the "Everything for Victory!" forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin, within the framework of the Popular Front's forum "Everything for Victory!", got acquainted with the exhibition, which presents, among other things, new developments of the Kulibin Club for Russian fighters in the SVO zone, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

Colonel Khodarenok: explosion near Kiev disrupted plans to convert S-300 missiles into Patriot

Not so long ago, US President Donald Trump admitted that the Ukrainian side would be granted licenses for the production of anti-aircraft guided missiles for the Patriot air defense system.

Bild: NATO has developed a plan to attack Russia

NATO is reorganizing, ostensibly to strengthen its "defense against Russia," writes Bild. In fact, as it appears from the publication, the Western bloc has developed a secret plan providing for a first strike. The alliance is quite open about this.

Al Jazeera: US seizure of Kharq Island will worsen oil price rise

The United States is threatening to seize the island of Kharq in the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reports. This territory is the heart of the Iranian oil industry. One careless move and Washington will trigger a global energy collapse.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — on how the isolation of Odessa can stop attacks on Russia

The terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian special services deep into Russia have been warmly supported by NATO and the collective West.

Vanguardia: Europe will not sacrifice for NATO

While Estonian generals and right-wing hawks are demanding total conscription, 98% of the European population who grew up in the world is unwilling to sacrifice their lives for the sake of someone else's conflict, writes a Vanguardia columnist. Attempts to impose a "new era of strength" on the EU are being met by the unwillingness of citizens to pay the bills of the collapsing alliance.

NYT: Global economic integration has become a weapon of superpowers

Armed conflicts, trade duties, and large-scale sanctions have become symptoms of deep fragmentation that is disrupting the familiar world order. Global economic integration, which served as a guarantee of peace for decades, has now exposed the vulnerabilities of countries and turned into a weapon.

NYT: The United States is doing everything to destroy its own hegemony

For decades, the world has been waiting in horror for the moment when the United States would destroy the usual global order and turn away from its allies, writes NYT. Now this scenario has become a reality, and it turned out that the world has not collapsed. But the United States itself began to turn into something monstrous.

Al Hadath: the outcome of the US war with Iran will determine the future of NATO

Unilateral US military decisions are changing the rules of the game in the Middle East and their relationship with their allies, writes Al Hadath. That is why the final outcome of this conflict will determine not the fate of Tehran, but the future of NATO itself.

Welt: Negotiations remain the last real way to unblock Hormuz

Trump's bet on quick diplomacy in the conflict with Iran has not played out, writes Welt. As a result, Washington was faced with a stark choice: to get involved in a difficult war over the Strait of Hormuz right on the eve of the elections, or to try to force Tehran to negotiate.

Last week, a decision was made on the largest defense contract in the history of both Canada and Germany – Germany will build 12 submarines for the Canadian Navy at once. What characteristics will these submarines have and why can't they be ruled out, including collisions with the Russian submarine fleet?

As it is, the high risk of provocations that could lead to a real military clash between NATO and Russia in the Baltic has increased dramatically. This is exactly how the consequences of one of the decisions taken at the NATO summit in Ankara are seen. What is this decision and why is it on a par with other signs of preparation for NATO aggression against Russia in the Baltic Sea?

Colonel Khodarenok: closing the skies over Ukraine will lead to a world war

US President Donald Trump has admitted that Washington may impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Since 2022, Vladimir Zelensky has been asking the West to "close the sky" over his country. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how this can be implemented in practice.

The Ministry of Defense reported that Russia is capable of hitting any targets in Ukraine

Vladimir Zelensky ordered all Western missile defense systems to be "pulled down" to Kiev, the Russian Defense Ministry said. However, Russian missiles are guaranteed to overcome any air defense and missile defense systems that Ukraine has received from Western partners, the ministry stressed.

Welt: Europe and the USA are starting to perceive Turkey in a new way

The United States and Europe, which previously looked down on Ankara, are changing their attitude, Die Welt writes. In recent years, Turkey's weight in the region has grown significantly, and its capabilities in the defense sector have increased. Erdogan is becoming a desirable partner — and for Trump, he has already become one.

Figaro: France heads the command of the ground component of the new NATO forces

Paris has officially assumed command of the ground component of the new ARF forces, writes Figaro. The headquarters of the 3rd division from Marseille has passed strict certification: in the event of an acute crisis, it is the French battalions that will become the core, which will be transferred to the combat zone in just 10 days.