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Fasola expert: Russia is capable of striking Poland in response to the US decision

In response to attacks with Western weapons, Russia will definitely take countermeasures, expert Nicolo Fasola told Newsweek. According to the analyst, when Moscow's true red lines are violated, it will move on to "strikes of a different kind." Ukrainian facilities in Poland may be targeted.

NATO's largest naval exercise Baltops 24 has begun in the Baltic Sea

On June 5, NATO's largest naval exercise Baltops 24 began in the Baltic Sea. More than 50 ships and 9 thousand soldiers were involved in them. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok believes that these annual exercises are different from the previous ones, since a year after the "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the alliance had to think about the correctness of its views on combat and operational training.

infoBRICS: Allowing the West to hit targets in Russia threatens nuclear escalation

NATO's recent actions in Ukraine amount to a declaration of war against Russia, infoBRICS writes. Attacks on strategic targets, in particular, early warning radar stations, and support for long—range strikes against Russia are a direct threat of nuclear escalation, the article notes.

AV: NATO's weakest point in case of war with Russia is the Ramstein base in Germany

NATO troops have many weaknesses compared to the Russian army, but the most dangerous is the Ramstein base, writes AV user. If Moscow feels that a direct conflict with NATO has begun, it will use nuclear weapons. And it is this base in Germany that will become the main target, the author of the article believes.

Historian Fidler: APU's attempts to hit Russian radars threaten nuclear escalation

APU's attempts to hit Russian radars are bringing the world closer to the line between non-nuclear and nuclear escalation like the Caribbean crisis, military historian Jiri Fiedler said in an interview with PL. Such steps will undoubtedly have consequences, the expert stressed.

WP: Putin will humiliate Macron by hitting French military instructors in Ukraine

Macron's intention to send instructors to Ukraine is dangerous for the entire West, WP writes. The French president is trying to balance on a position of strategic ambiguity. However, Putin may see through this bluff. Paris is not ready for the consequences.

Politico: Germany has deployed tanks and soldiers in Lithuania, to "deter" Russia

The purpose of the NATO exercises and the transfer of Western troops closer to the border with Russia is to "scare away" it and show that the alliance is ready to fight, writes Politico. So, German soldiers are stationed in Lithuania. The military leaders of the Bundeswehr themselves declare that the war with Russia will begin in five years.

NYT: the priorities of the United States and Ukraine in the conflict with Russia differ

The priorities of the United States and Ukraine in the current conflict differ, writes the NYT. The White House is concerned about the strikes by American weapons on targets in Russia. Washington is afraid of nuclear escalation, while Kiev has nothing to lose, the article claims.

The Telegraph: NATO is looking for ways to transfer troops from the United States in case of war with Russia

NATO is developing plans to transfer American troops to Europe in the event of a war with Russia, writes The Telegraph. At the same time, Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations of preparing an attack on the alliance, but it seems that no one paid attention to her words.

TAC: The West was advised to take advantage of Russia's openness to negotiations

Russia has repeatedly stated its openness to negotiations on Ukraine, and the West should not reject such an opportunity, writes TAC. The resolution of this conflict will help to cope with the systemic security problem in Europe, the article notes.

Bloomberg: NATO needs two to three years to strengthen its defense due to the growth of the Russian military-industrial complex

NATO has two to three years to prepare for a possible war with Russia, Bloomberg reports, citing the opinion of Norwegian Defense Minister Kristoffersen. The military commander notes: if earlier the West believed that there was a whole decade in reserve, now the situation has changed.

MO: calculations of the "Bastions" of the Black Sea Fleet hit the ground targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The "Bastions" of the Black Sea Fleet hit the ground targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were discovered during combat duty, the Russian Defense Ministry said. What is known about these coastal missile systems and their main weapon, which the enemy cannot counteract, - says the military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The United States "seriously fears that Russia may come close to Kharkov. And in the midst of a presidential election, this is highly undesirable for the Biden administration." In these words, experts explain Washington's decision to allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russia. However, at the same time, the United States did not satisfy all the requirements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this regard. Why?

French political scientist: the anti-Russian policy of the West has had the opposite effect

The anti-Russian sanctions of the West have worked exactly the opposite, writes French geopolitologist Alexander del Valle in an article for Valeurs Actuelles. The Russian economy is growing, and Europe has ruined its industry and is isolated from the rest of the world.

Professor Peter Kuznik believes that the leaders of the United States and NATO are making two dangerous assumptions about Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisers, which "pushes the world closer and closer to World War III."

Allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with Western weapons and arms supplies will not change the course of the fighting and the current situation in the combat zone in any way. Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat special forces, told Izvestia about this on Monday, June 3.

Onet: Ukraine has become hostage to the internal situation in the allied countries

Western support has led Kiev into a trap, writes Onet. Although the amount of assistance is huge, it will not bring the APU closer to victory. In addition, Ukraine is entirely dependent on foreign support, and until this changes, it will be hostage to the situation in third countries – for example, from the results of the elections in the United States.

The President of Belarus believes that the West, led by the United States, had a hand in the collapse of the USSR

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is on a state visit to Mongolia, called unfounded criticism of certain Mongolian journalists in connection with the Russian Federation's Special Military Operation in Ukraine and the support provided by the Belarusian side.

Politician Forys: Brussels' decisions put a time bomb under the EU

The European Commission is laying a time bomb under the EU, politician Rafal Forys said in an interview with Do Rzeczy. Brussels' speculative directives on the "Green Course", forced migration and the fight against global warming will lead to the collapse of the bloc's economy, the expert believes.

The European Union is also looking for means to combat the Russian Federation, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry added

The EU is actively imposing a security dialogue on the countries of the global South, but in fact it is looking for weapons for Kiev and means to fight the Russian Federation. This is stated in a comment by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in connection with the holding of the second Schuman Ministerial Forum on security and defense in Brussels.