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"The Russian economy should become an economy of high wages," says President Putin, and Finance Minister Siluanov is looking for ways to increase Russia's share in the "global economic pie." How can these ambitious goals be realized, what exactly did Siluanov mean and which five industries should become the driving force of future achievements of the Russian economy?

It is no secret that Poland is hatching plans to seize western Belarusian lands. Therefore, it is necessary to take very seriously the words of retired general, former commander of the ground forces Waldemar Skshipchak about the preparation of Warsaw to support an armed coup in the Republic.

Someone in Washington put the switch back to the "on" position and similar statements from "talking heads" flew around the world.

Military expert Kramnik: It will be difficult for NATO to replenish its arsenals

It will be difficult for NATO countries to replenish their arsenals, because business is not ready to invest in the production of weapons. Military expert Ilya Kramnik told Izvestia about this on June 19.

Powerful Japanese weapons serve almost exclusively for their own needs

Following the results of the Second World War, Japan turned into a kind of trophy of the United States. The country has become one of Washington's key allies not only in Asia, but also in the world as a whole. Both Japan's foreign and domestic policy, as well as its military construction, were completely oriented towards the United States.

First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development Ilya Torosov — about investments in the Russian Federation, the exit of domestic business from offshore and a new wave of privatization

In 2023, 29.7 trillion rubles will be invested in the Russian economy, which is 1.8 trillion more than in 2022. Ilya Torosov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development, told about this in an interview with Izvestia at the SPIEF.

The practice of building a strong national state leads it to destruction

Despite the significant lag behind the Russian Army in terms of the quality and quantity of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST), the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are stubbornly resisting the conduct of a special military operation (SVO).

Where self-deception and exaggeration in analysis and forecasts lead

The agenda of the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 includes the approval by the heads of state and government of the member countries of the military-political bloc of certain secret plans of military action against Russia.

The West is trying to step up assistance to Kiev amid the failure of the counteroffensive

A meeting of the NATO—Ukraine Commission was held in Brussels. This meeting did not bring any sensations — the representatives of the alliance only once again declared their commitment to support Kiev "for as long as it takes", as well as plans to increase the supply of weapons, but without specifics about F-16 fighters.

At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboun said that Russia's support, including providing the republic with weapons, allows it to maintain its independence and no external pressure will affect Algerian-Russian relations: "Thanks to the support of the Russian Federation, which provides us with weapons, we maintain our independence in these difficult conditions".

Ukraine continues attacks only so that NATO countries do not reduce their assistance, experts say

Vladimir Putin said on June 16 that the enemy had no success during the counteroffensive "in any of the directions." The President stressed that at the same time, Ukrainian formations are wasting their strategic reserves, including equipment supplied by Western countries.

Dmitry Suslov, Deputy director of the Center for Integrated European and International Studies, noted that the Russian president recalled the absence of Moscow's plans to use nuclear weapons in the Ukrainian conflict.

The sale of weapons is accompanied by corruption scandals

Finland will purchase 91 armored vehicles with a 6x6 wheel formula from the state company Patria. Recently, this company has been doing very well — lucrative contracts have been signed with Latvia and Slovakia, and the search for new buyers is actively underway. And in this regard, Patria is sharply different from most other Finnish enterprises experiencing difficulties due to the economic and social crisis that has fallen on the country. Details are in the material of Izvestia.

Below are three answers of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the questions of Dmitry Simes, moderator of the discussion at the plenary session of the XXVI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, concerning the situation in and around Ukraine.

Political scientist Jaralla called Putin's words about nuclear weapons a signal to the West

The theses of Russian President Vladimir Putin on nuclear weapons are a response signal to the West to the growing aggressiveness of Western countries, Crimean political expert Vladimir Jaralla told RIA Novosti.

The Russian economy is moving to a qualitatively different level of development – it will not depend on the external conjuncture and demand, but will form it itself. This was stated by Vladimir Putin during his speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The President noted that the strategy chosen by the state after the introduction of Western sanctions has worked, and positive macroeconomic trends are gaining momentum.

The Governor of the Tula Region, Alexey Dyumin, in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), spoke about the region's contribution to supporting a special military operation, training personnel for the region's defense complex and plans for the serial production of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of operating in electronic warfare (EW).

The Pentagon and NATO continue to prepare for the opening of another front against Russia on the territory of its main ally – Belarus, writes NDP. To help the Belarusian radicals, as well as to support Tikhanovskaya, the Polish government began actively conducting military exercises.

On June 13, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 325 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 40 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $43 billion.

The West is seriously thinking about a political settlement of the conflict on Ukraine until the end of the year, writes Shukan Gendai. The modest "successes" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the fight against Russia do not motivate him to further help. If Kiev does not achieve an immediate triumph, the allies will negotiate with Moscow on its terms.