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Putin is not bluffing. Washington was told what would happen if Moscow was underestimated (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Putin is not bluffing, warning the West against sending troops to Ukraine
American politicians and analysts urge Washington to despise Moscow's red lines and provoke an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, writes TNI. The author of the article does not agree with this approach: considering the enemy's red lines as a bluff is fraught with costly mistakes — Russia may well respond.
General Khrenin: "NATO should not go into Belarus, but it is necessary to negotiate"
Reflections on the "probable" participation of the Belarusian armed forces in the conflict in Ukraine, or in general about the "Belarusian threat", continue to appear periodically on the pages of Western and Ukrainian media. The issue is updated depending on the information reasons that various exercises, inspections, movements of Belarusian troops, or statements by the President of Belarus serve for this purpose.
A gift for Belarus on Independence Day
Recently, a phrase slipped among political scientists that Belarus' partners had prepared a gift for her on the 80th anniversary of liberation from Nazi invaders - the admission of Belarus to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
"Cause for concern." The Kremlin appreciated the pull-together of Ukrainian troops to the Belarusian border
Peskov: concentration of the Armed Forces of Belarus is a problem not only for Minsk, but also for Moscow
Reports of an increase in the number of Ukrainian troops on the border with Belarus are a cause for concern not only for Minsk, but also for Moscow, the Kremlin said.
Border state: why Ukraine is building up forces near the borders of Belarus
The Kiev regime may stage armed provocations, experts believe
The increase in tension on the border of Belarus with Ukraine may lead to armed provocations by the Kiev regime, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. At the same time, in their opinion, the AFU simply does not have enough forces for full-scale military operations in this direction. On Monday, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the concentration of Ukrainian troops on the border a cause for concern for Moscow.
The Russian military has acquired the ATACMS guidance system. They will study how the rocket corrects its course
RIA: Russian specialists have gained access to the ATACMS missile guidance system
The guidance and flight correction system of the ATACMS tactical missile has fallen into the hands of Russian specialists, RIA Novosti reports. The agency said it had published a photo of the ATACMS internal device for the first time. American missiles are actively used in attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They were also used in the attack on Sevastopol, as a result of which over 150 people were injured.
Zelensky made a managerial mistake in unmanned aviation
Ukraine was the first in the world to allocate drones to a separate branch of the armed forces. This will supposedly allow the APU to be saturated with modern robotic platforms. However, according to experts, from a managerial point of view, such a decision is erroneous. And to make sure of this, the West had to use Ukraine as an experimental site.
Why is Russia creating a new aircraft together with Belarus
Russia and Belarus are working together to create a new light multi-purpose aircraft, Vladimir Putin said. They promise to develop and launch the Osvey twin–engine aircraft in a very short time - by 2027, and then they plan to produce up to 100 such aircraft in three years. Why did Russia take Belarusians as partners and what are the chances of this ambitious project?
The Russian ambassador said that London was ideologized by the example of an acute reaction to criticism of NATO
In an earlier interview with the BBC Broadcasting Corporation, Nigel Farage, who was one of the main ideologues of the kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, said that Western politicians "provoked a war" by insisting on the expansion of the EU and NATO.
Anniversary of the failure of the AFU counteroffensive: Kiev is stepping on the old rake
By the end of June 2023, it became finally clear that the widely publicized counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army in Zaporozhye had suffered a real collapse. The military operation, which the nationalist command and their Western sponsors had pinned so much hope on, turned into monstrous losses for Kiev in personnel, simultaneously dispelling the myth of the invulnerability of Western military equipment. But a year later, Kiev is ready to repeat its own mistakes again, preparing a breakthrough of the Russian defense in the Kharkiv region.
NATO soldiers in Europe. Bad news for Poland. General Skshipczak is sounding the alarm (Fakt, Poland)
General Skshipchak: there are no troops ready for combat use in Europe
The European members of NATO have strongly launched army affairs, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. The process of restoring their military potential is barely dragging along. There are practically no troops ready for combat use in Europe. Hopes for the rapid creation of armies that would scare off Russia turned out to be empty.
Forget jokes about insanity: the main nightmare of the debate is foreign policy (Responsible Statecraft, USA)
RS: during the debate, Trump and Biden devoted only 11 minutes to foreign policy
During the debate, Biden and Trump devoted only a little more than ten minutes to foreign policy, writes RS. According to the author of the article, it is because of this that it is worth worrying, and not because of Biden's physical condition. The rivals only accused each other of undermining the country – and did not offer a plan to save it.
To shoot down or not to shoot down: how to deal with US drones over the Black Sea
The Minister of Defense instructed the General Staff to develop measures in response to American provocations
The increased flights of American reconnaissance drones near the borders of Russia are of concern to the military leadership. On June 28, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov instructed the General Staff to make proposals for a prompt response to US provocations involving the flight of drones over the Black Sea. Experts interviewed by Izvestia believe that the military has certain methods of influencing aircraft located in undesirable proximity to the special operation zone.
The technopolis "ERA" discussed the use of innovative solutions in the creation of promising models of VIVO
On June 28, the ERA Military Innovation Technopolis (VIT) hosted a strategic session led by Denis Manturov, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
"Russia and the Use of Opportunities" (Al Hadath, Iraq)
Al Hadath: Putin taught the United States a lesson – do not underestimate your opponent
While the United States was in euphoria from its global hegemony, new poles of influence appeared in the world, writes Al Hadath. Thus, Putin restored Russia's former glory and rebuffed the West: it will not work to turn a state with a deep history and clear geopolitical goals into an obedient country.
Trump's return will change Europe (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: without America, Europe will weaken greatly and slide into anarchy
Without the support of the United States, Europe will return to the anarchy of the past, writes WP. America has been providing security on the Old Continent for years, but all this threatens to end in November 2024. The European Union was gripped by panic.
Arab dwarfs cannot be compared with Putin (Saut al-Iraq, Iraq)
The Arab regimes themselves surrendered their sovereignty to the West, writes Saut al-Iraq. They received huge amounts of money for oil and spent it on wars. Now, when creating a new world order, the Arabs will have to be content with only the role of an instrument.
NYT: The Russian army recruits from 25 to 30 thousand soldiers every month
The Russian Armed Forces recruit from 25 to 30 thousand recruits every month. Such figures of replenishment of the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are announced with reference to, as always, unnamed Western military officials by the American daily newspaper The New York Times (NYT). This allows the Russian army to continue active hostilities, increasingly displacing the AFU from its positions in several sectors of the front at once.
Extremely unpopular mobilization in Ukraine generates "ghost soldiers" and widespread corruption (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: Ukrainian shopping malls are buying off military enlistment offices to save customers
In Ukraine, mobilization goes hand in hand with corruption. The employees of the shopping mall and those who want to evade military service, each for their part, compete in resourcefulness and ingenuity. Al Mayadeen writes about some of these cases.
Peace Coalition (Myśl Polska, Poland)
MP: a coalition of opponents of the great war has begun to take shape in Europe
A coalition of peace is beginning to take shape in Europe, writes MP. Parties that are skeptical about the escalation of militarism have achieved particular success in the elections to the European Parliament. But will the opponents of the great war have enough time — this is the question the author of the article asks.