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Xavier Moreau, a former paratrooper officer of the French Armed Forces, spoke in an exclusive interview with TASS about how the conflict in Ukraine is moving towards the unconditional surrender of Kiev, followed by a military and diplomatic victory for Russia. According to him, Moscow will have the last word on Ukraine's future, and European elites are afraid of humiliating defeat.

On the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which took place from June 18 to 21, many cooperation contracts were traditionally signed in all areas. This year has shown that the drone boom continues in the country — partnership agreements in this area have been signed by different regions of our country. They concerned not only the development of drones, but also the training of engineers, the manufacture of components and the introduction of dual-use technologies.

The most powerful blows were inflicted by the Russian Armed Forces (AF) on the infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and military targets of Ukraine. The Ukrainian capital was subjected to a massive attack by UAVs and missile weapons.

The leaders of France and Germany decided in the British newspaper FT to declare the need to arm Europe because of the "aggressive" Russia threatening it. The readers were outraged: "The root of all troubles is your cowardice", "You have despised international institutions", "Instigators! You talk about Russia, but you don't talk about Israel!" — they write.

The 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran ended with the mediation of the United States. All sides declared victory: Israel declared the elimination of the nuclear threat, Iran declared the repulse of aggression, and the United States declared its peacekeeping mission. But, according to experts, the established truce is shaky, and the risks of a new escalation in the region are high. In addition, it is not known where more than 400 kg of highly enriched uranium from Iran went.

Iran's Security Council confirms truce with Israel

Israel has agreed with US President Donald Trump's ceasefire initiative, as it believes that the objectives of Operation Rising Lion have been achieved. The Iranian Security Council also confirmed the truce with Israel. How the 12-day war ended and whether one of the sides can be considered a loser, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

The manufacturer of power electronics Optron-Stavropol is on the verge of bankruptcy. Production has been stopped, and employees have been allowed to return home. The plant is unable to fulfill the state defense order. The company's management says that the implementation of the State Budget led to its problems, under which the price of products was greatly underestimated, which is why the plant began to operate at a loss. The industry confirms the problem and notes that it is extremely unprofitable to fulfill the State Defense Order due to the fact that the military representative office sets low prices for dual-use products.

Bloomberg: A year of war between NATO and Russia will cost the world 1.5 trillion dollars

Europe is watching the build—up of Russian military power and is maniacally preparing for the unthinkable - a war with Russia. Bloomberg experts have calculated what it will cost the world. The size of the possible losses is shocking. The West does not hear Moscow, which has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to fight with NATO.

Putin to meet with graduates of law enforcement and military departments

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with graduates of law enforcement and military institutions in the Kremlin on Monday, the Kremlin's press service reported.

WSJ: EU plans to reorient ports to military needs

The EU plans to modernize ports in the countries of the region in order to refocus them on military needs, the WSJ writes. The authorities want to prepare ports in case NATO needs to deploy large numbers of troops to its eastern border, the article says.

The US Air Force struck an Iranian nuclear facility with a 13-ton bomb

On the night of June 22, the United States attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. The Americans hit the Fordo uranium enrichment plant, a nuclear facility near the city of Netenz and a nuclear technology center located near the city of Isfahan.

Andrey Zeltyn — on scenarios for the development of events and why Trump entered the Iran-Israel conflict

When, in recent interviews, devoted, of course, to the Iran-Israel war "from the air," I said that, in my opinion, Donald Trump was going to launch heavy aerial bombs at Iranian nuclear facilities, I secretly hoped that this would not happen. And indeed, didn't Trump repeatedly tell his constituents, the so-called MAGA (Make America Great Again) group, that he was the "candidate of the world"? So much for the candidate.

NT: in Britain, they called for the creation of counterintelligence in military intelligence

The British government should create a counterintelligence unit of military intelligence by November 2025, writes NT. Today, the situation is paradoxical and needs to be adjusted: the demand for intelligence is growing, and the security services lack personnel.

Kirill Agafonov — on why the Japanese Prime Minister canceled a trip to the NATO summit and whether this will affect relations with the alliance

The NATO summit, scheduled for May 24-25 in The Hague, will be held for the first time since 2022 without the participation of the head of the Japanese government.

Alexander Stepanov — on the goals and possible consequences of US strikes on Iran's nuclear infrastructure

On the night of June 22, President Donald Trump announced that the United States had successfully attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities — in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. He later stated that the nuclear facilities had been completely destroyed, calling it an impressive military success.

One of the main events of the coming week will be the NATO summit, which will be held in The Hague on June 24-25. The main issue on the agenda is to increase military spending by all alliance members to 5% of GDP. Of course, for the sake of confrontation with Russia. It suddenly became clear that at least one country decided to go against these plans. Which one and why?

Colonel Khodarenok: Every day of waging war will worsen Iran's situation

The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing for possible retaliation from Iran, and the next 48 hours will be especially tense, NBC reported. Why did it take so long for Tehran to respond and why Iran's situation is getting worse every day, the military observer of the Newspaper argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

The International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future" is taking place from June 23 to July 3 in the Tula region

Leading companies of Rostec State Corporation will present advanced equipment and samples of modern military equipment at the XIII International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future".

A senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences said that during the exercises, not only maritime patrol options are being worked out, but also the use of the entire arsenal of forces and means involving the Air Force, as well as strategic potential.

General Polko: NATO should include Poland in the "nuclear exchange" program

Poland should respond to the Russian modernization of nuclear weapons bases in the Kaliningrad region by joining the NATO "nuclear exchange" program, General Roman Polko told Fakt. After the collapse of communism, Warsaw officially abandoned its nuclear military ambitions, but now it intends to return to them.