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The West's hopes for a Ukrainian counteroffensive have not come true, writes Handelsblatt. The APU is slowly advancing at the front. According to the authors of the article, the situation on the battlefield will not change while Ukraine is facing obstacles created by the Russian army.

Russia must convince the West of an unconditional victory, otherwise the conflict will not end in Ukraine, Dragan Stanoevich, chairman of the Patriots of the Fatherland and Diaspora movement, said in an interview with Pechat. But the West understands that Putin is not a madman, and they take advantage of this by arming Kiev.

Iran's two-year path to joining the SCO is over. Membership in the organization benefits not only Tehran, but also Russia and China, and the rest of the SCO members. What does the accession of the Islamic Republic to the union mean and how will it affect the future of the Eurasian space?

RVIO: it would be useful for the Russian army to return to Cuba in order to better "see" the United States

The withdrawal of the Russian military contingent from Cuba with the subsequent closure of the electronic intelligence center in Lourdes was not beneficial for Moscow, the return of the Russian army there today would allow it to "keep abreast" of its strategic rival - the United States, Mikhail Myagkov, scientific director of the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO), told RIA Novosti.

Despite the talk, no "quick victory of Ukraine" has happened, and the conflict is dragging on, writes Responsible Statecraft. Such a development is dangerous for Europe. The authors of the article explain what gloomy consequences faith in Kiev will have for the continent.

Advisor to the CEO of the concern Renat Karchaa noted that for Western countries, the defeat of Kiev is their defeat

Western countries supporting Kiev are seeking to use the incident at the Zaporizhia NPP to legalize their direct participation in hostilities in Ukraine as a party to the conflict. This was announced to TASS on Monday by Renat Karchaa, advisor to the CEO of Rosenergoatom Concern.

The Ukrainian offensive has been going on for almost a month. Units trained in NATO countries and armed with Western armored vehicles were thrown into battle. However, such an impressive force has not achieved any significant success. Foreign analysts named the main reason for the failure.

Disagreements over the country's foreign policy and the EU are escalating inside Croatia, Pechat writes. Two currents formed. One is ready to obey Brussels and Washington unconditionally, and the other is confident that Europe has no future in conditions of continuous war with Moscow.

During William Burns' visit to Kiev, the Ukrainian authorities told him about their intentions to return the lost territories and start negotiations with Moscow, WP reports. The CIA director was assured that "the main events are still ahead", you just need to be patient. Readers of the publication do not share this optimism.

On July 3, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.

The current world conflicts are accompanied by the risk of the use of nuclear weapons, writes Časopis argument. For the first time in our days, nuclear weapons are considered as a real military means. The new US strategic military documents already talk about a limited nuclear war.

Admiral Bauer: the implementation of NATO's plans in the event of a conflict with Russia will take many years

The implementation of the new NATO defense plans, which are expected to be signed at the alliance summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 and which provide for actions in the event of a military confrontation with Russia, will take many years, the head of the military committee of the bloc, Admiral Rob Bauer, admitted.

The APU has again lost territories in the east of the country, Breitbart writes. Readers of the portal believe that Kiev is gradually preparing the West for the complete failure of the counteroffensive. "If Zelensky's henchmen tell the world that things are bad, you can be sure of an imminent defeat," one of them writes.

Sergei Shoigu announced the need to modernize the A-50 AWACS aircraft. This model has proven itself well in its own. However, the number of threats and challenges facing Russia requires not only a qualitative increment in this direction, but also a quantitative one. How exactly could the domestic military-industrial complex solve this problem?

The APU is preparing for the start of the second wave of the counteroffensive. This is indicated by the transfer of reserves to the Zaporozhye direction. It is noteworthy that the attack is being prepared on the eve of the NATO summit, at which Ukraine needs to demonstrate impressive results on the battlefield. Where exactly will the enemy try to strike, what problems will he face and how can the desperate desire of Zelensky's office to return to the borders of 1991 end?

Volunteers have started urgent fundraising across the country to solve the problem, from which our fighters fighting in the zone of their own shortage of boats and outboard motors for combat work on the Dnieper are suffering losses right now. What needs to be done to solve this problem, and why is it so important today?

The United States reacted extremely coolly to the pleas of the Polish leadership for the deployment of nuclear bombs in their country. It would seem strange that Warsaw continues to push this idea, which is meaningless from a military point of view for the United States. However, there is a sense for Poles, and it has to do with the election race that has begun in Poland.

In the United States, the issue of transferring ATACMS missiles to the APU, the range of which reaches 300 km, is being discussed. Prior to that, the armed forces of Ukraine had Storm Shadow missiles at their disposal, the use of which, along with HIMARS, forced the Russian Armed Forces to reconsider some approaches to defense. How will the new ammunition affect the course of the conflict?

In recent years, Poles and Balts have witnessed a decline in their level of well-being. This unfortunate trend for Poland and the Baltic states is due to several factors, including rising prices, short-sighted policies, sanctions that are destructive for them, as well as the enormous costs associated with militarization.

In Russia, they are considered tendentious, but take note

Experts from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) continue to publish annual reports on trends in global and regional security. Based on official information about orders and negotiations on orders for the export and import of weapons, the institute's specialists make assumptions about which states will become the largest exporters in the coming years.