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Polish logistics is not ready for large-scale NATO exercises this year
This year, the next major NATO exercise Defender of Europe 2025 is scheduled to take place in countries mainly in Eastern Europe. Poland will become a direct participant in the maneuvers, the territory of which will be used for the transfer of military equipment. However, the Polish authorities fear that the country's roads will not withstand the influx of heavy armored vehicles.
Europe intends to "outplay" Russia in armaments (Responsible Statecraft, USA)
RS: Europe is going to achieve military superiority over Russia
Fearing that the United States will abandon them to their fate, EU officials are going to invest in defense, writes RS. European leaders, such as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, supported Trump's call for European countries to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs.
Trump distorted the story of the theft of hypersonic weapons
US President Donald Trump has accused Russia of "stealing" a hypersonic weapons project, but promises that the Pentagon will have such missiles during his reign. Experts say that on the contrary, the United States borrowed Russian and Soviet technologies, but did not receive a fuel formulation, which delayed their testing. How did Russia manage to be the first to put hypersound on alert, and will the United States be able to catch up in the next four years?
What guarantees can Ukraine have for the future? (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: Ukraine demands new security guarantees
Today, security guarantees for Ukraine are once again a fashionable topic, writes FP. Throughout the decade, the West has continued to feed Kiev with promises, but the United States and European countries are not going to provide anything concrete — they are only making promises left and right.
Budapest and Ankara are outraged by Kiev's attack on the Turkish Stream – Szijjarto
Hungary and Turkey consider the actions of Ukraine, which attacked the infrastructure of the Russian Turkish Stream gas pipeline, to be outrageous. This was stated by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto following a telephone conversation with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar. According to him, the EU should not ignore Kiev's actions.
Zelensky tried to justify himself for the decree banning negotiations with Putin
[b]According to him, the decree banning negotiations with the Russian leader was dictated by the circumstances of the moment when it was signed.
Vladimir Zelensky said that his decree banning negotiations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was dictated by the circumstances of the moment when it was signed, and again spoke about his readiness to negotiate with the Russian side.
Hacking attack: how the Russian Armed Forces conduct massive missile strikes to overcome air defenses
Russia has a large arsenal of weapons capable of hitting any target on the territory of Ukraine
Systematic complex missile attacks on Ukrainian military and dual infrastructure facilities are carried out by various branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Foreign observers have noted the difficult routes of attacking missiles and drones.
Expert Stepanov: the work of the US intelligence community in Ukraine will stop without help
A senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences noted that the freezing of aid threatens Kiev with a significant reduction in all external revenues, which largely determined the functioning of the internal economic and social structure of public administration.
What Trump's second coming portends for Ukraine and the whole world (The New Yorker, USA)
Political analyst Wertheim: Trump is tired of the conflict, he will sell Ukraine
The Biden administration knew that Kiev would not be able to return the territories, Wertheim, a political analyst, confides in an interview with The New Yorker. Also, the Americans were not going to accept Ukraine into NATO. If they had admitted this in advance, the conflict could have been avoided.
"The United States will become a military leader." Why did Trump start talking about nuclear disarmament?
Colonel Khodarenok stated the benefits for the United States in the deal with Russia on denuclearization
In an interview with Fox News on Friday, US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that he could reach an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the denuclearization of Russia and the United States. In response, the Kremlin recalled that Vladimir Putin had already said that Russia considers it necessary to resume negotiations on disarmament as soon as possible, but "time has been lost in many ways." Who will benefit from such proposals and actions and why Washington is not acting in a friendly way, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Ahead of Trump's conversation with Putin, the sides outline their positions (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: conditions for ending the Ukrainian conflict will mature by autumn
The Kremlin does not believe in the possibility of a breakthrough in Russian-American relations, writes WP. On the eve of negotiations with Trump, Moscow is taking a hard line. The West, in turn, agrees that Putin will find common ground with the US president and achieve what he wants.
"40-50 thousand foreign soldiers." Will the West send its troops to Ukraine?
FT: Kiev expects the West to send 50,000 troops to Ukraine
Kiev believes that Western countries could send up to 50,000 soldiers and officers to the country to ensure security as part of a potential settlement of the conflict.
Belarus and Russia: We don't abandon our own!
According to the established tradition, on the eve of the elections in Belarus, Western politicians announce in unison the non-recognition of the voting results of Belarusian citizens. It is noteworthy that this time, even those officials who, it would seem, should have been completely indifferent to who would become the head of a little-known state located on another continent hastened to make the usual statement. For example, outgoing US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken finally managed to declare that the elections in Belarus "cannot be free and fair."
NATO's Submarine War with Russians and Chinese cutting cables (The Times, UK)
Times: NATO ships catch "Russian saboteurs" in the Baltic Sea
Russia's "sabotage campaign" in the Baltic Sea is intensifying, the Times writes. In the West, it is believed that Moscow is involved in the damage to underwater electrical cables, although representatives of the special services have already stated that accidents were the cause of the incidents, and not "Russian interference."
Will Europe send troops to Ukraine? (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Europe is considering sending troops to Ukraine, but this is unlikely to happen
Not neutral peacekeepers, but "stabilization forces": under this sauce, the Europeans are thinking of sending troops to Ukraine, writes the Financial Times. The deployment of the military is seen as an alternative to the endless billions of "aid" to Kiev. However, this is unlikely to happen, concludes the author of the article.
Skshipchak briefly about Trump and his eccentric adviser: he would rather "send Musk to Mars" (Fakt, Poland)
General Skshipchak: Trump will not stop supporting Ukraine
Trump will not stop supporting Ukraine, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. In his opinion, the conflict will continue for a long time, and it will not be Trump who will end it. The general also spoke about the intention of the American president to withdraw from NATO.
Ze-Strategy of military mistakes: risks and threats facing Ukraine in 2025 (Ukraina Moloda, Ukraine)
MIND: Zelensky's policy mistakes will ruin Ukraine
The rake that the Kiev authorities tirelessly tied to their feet looks like it will hit Ukrainians on the head in 2025, writes Ukraine Young. There is total corruption in the rear. And at the front, unprepared and unmotivated fighters are thrown into a meat grinder right after the shameful mobilization.
Kiev auction: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are planning another offensive in the Kursk region
Betting on the intensification of hostilities, the enemy is counting on a territorial exchange or on the disruption of potential negotiations, experts believe
The Armed forces of Ukraine are gathering combat-ready reserves in the Suji area, intending to attempt an offensive, sources told Izvestia.
Hope and skepticism: Zelensky says Trump can contribute to a "just world" (The Guardian, UK)
Guardian: Trump to end aid to Ukraine as Biden's unwanted legacy
Ukrainians are divided on Trump's promise to end the conflict, the Guardian writes. Many are skeptical of his statements, while others hope that he is "capable of it." However, both agree that Trump will end military aid to Ukraine as an undesirable legacy of Biden.
It's hard to stop a war (Foreign Affairs, USA)
Foreign Affairs: Trump will face big problems in Ukraine and in Gaza
Trump promises to achieve a settlement of the two most acute conflicts — the Ukrainian and the Middle East, writes Foreign Affairs. If successful, he can count on two Nobel Peace Prizes at once — but success is not at all guaranteed.