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In the Global Firepower Military Power Rating (2024), the DPRK ranks 36th out of 145 countries included in the review. The number of personnel of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is estimated at 1.37 million people. According to experts, the DPRK army today ranks sixth in the world in terms of numbers.

Sergey Chemezov, Head of Rostec State Corporation and Chairman of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, held a meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and the League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises. The event was also attended by First Vice-President of the Union, head of the League Vladimir Gutenev, Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, State Duma deputies, heads of large industrial enterprises. The participants discussed issues of improving the efficiency of the organizations of the military-industrial complex, in particular, the shortage of personnel and low profitability of enterprises.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova: Rutte's appointment as NATO Secretary General will not change anything

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will become the new Secretary General of NATO. He was supported by all members of the alliance, and the only rival, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, is preparing to withdraw his candidacy. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already stated that they do not expect any changes in the alliance after his appointment. What the NATO Secretary General decides, who Mark Rutte is and how he treats the conflict between Russia and Ukraine - the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Last week, one of the main topics in the information space of Belarus was the participation of units of the Belarusian armed forces in the second stage of exercises with non-strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation. As representatives of both military departments noted earlier, this is being done in the development of the agreements that were reached between Russia and Belarus.

Andrey Nechaev, CEO of Rusredmet JSC, noted that obtaining its own separation technology is strategically important for the Russian industry

A pilot production for the separation of rare earth metals (REM) from a collective concentrate has been launched in Russia. As the General Director of Rusredmet JSC (Leningrad region) told TASS Andrey Nechaev, the separation technology and pilot production were developed by order of the mining division of Rosatom.

And why is the military department strengthening the financial block

The change of the first deputy Minister of Defense and his two deputies indicates the special attention of the state leadership to financial and organizational issues, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. Analysts call such personnel changes a "quite logical step" after the former curator of the government's economic block, Andrei Belousov, took office as defense minister.

Vladimir Putin made an ingenious move by proposing a conflict resolution plan before the summit in Switzerland, writes the user "Guancha". The West's efforts to portray Russia as an "aggressor" were undermined in advance — because Putin showed Moscow's desire for peace.

GN: the West's formula "Russia must not win" will ruin the whole world

The "Big game" in Ukraine can develop in two ways, writes GN. Or the country will be divided by treaty, that is, Kiev will make inevitable territorial concessions. Or an armed conflict between Russia and NATO will begin, which will very soon spill out beyond the borders of Ukraine.

MP: the destruction of Ukrainian militarism will benefit Poland

The conflict in Ukraine is clearly coming to an end, writes MP. Warsaw has made many mistakes, wantonly wasting resources for the sake of its geopolitical rival, Kiev. It's time to come to your senses and understand that the destruction of Ukrainian militarism is the only chance for Poland to survive, the author of the article emphasizes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has written an article "Russia and the DPRK: Traditions of Friendship and Cooperation through the years." It is posted on the Kremlin's website. TASS publishes the full text of the Head of state's article.

On June 17, 2024, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin continued the reshuffle in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, appointing Leonid Vladimirovich Gornin as the new First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, and Pavel Mikhailovich Fradkov and Anna Evgenievna Tsivileva as Deputy Defense Ministers. At the same time, Ruslan Tsalikov was dismissed from the post of First Deputy Minister of Defense by presidential decree, and Nikolai Pankov, Pavel Popov and Tatyana Shevtsova were dismissed from the posts of Deputy Ministers of Defense.

Al Mayadeen: Georgia and Russia restore diplomatic relations

Russia and Georgia are restoring diplomatic ties, writes Al Mayadeen. Tbilisi is reconsidering its attitude towards the West, and, in particular, towards the United States. America, in turn, is trying to accept the collapse of years of efforts to absorb the Russian near abroad, the newspaper notes.

Mainichi Shimbun: dialogue with Russia is necessary to achieve peace in Ukraine

The results of the forum in Burgenstock did not lead to increased pressure on Moscow, writes Mainichi Shimbun. Moreover, most of the summit participants expressed the opinion that a dialogue with Russia is necessary to achieve peace in Ukraine.

FA: European NATO members need to strengthen their military power

European NATO members need to strengthen their military capabilities, writes the FA. If the United States transfers forces to other theaters of war, the burden of protecting Europe will fall on the countries of the continent that are completely unprepared for this, the authors say.

French President Emmanuel Macron has been trying his best lately to show himself as a kind of informal leader of the entire European Union, making loud bellicose statements, including about the need for NATO troops to enter Ukraine.

The key powers of the Global South refused to sign the joint communique of the "peaceful" summit in Switzerland, despite the fact that the document contained important provisions for them, RS writes. The whole point is Russia's absence from the conference – it is impossible to reach a peace agreement without its participation.

Al Khaleej: The West has shown that there will be no peace in Ukraine in the near future

Peace in Ukraine is unlikely to come in the near future, although Vladimir Putin has proposed a real solution to the conflict, writes Al Khaleej. The fact is that Russia and the West, on which the Kiev regime depends, "are on completely different tracks, which means there is no way to build bridges between them," the editorial board notes.

The Russian command formed a shock fist in the Svatovo direction, planning to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with access to the Oskol River. This is written by the Ukrainian analytical public Deep State.

Hurriyet: Turkey helped Russia prevent the second terrorist attack after the Crocus

Turkey helped Russia prevent a second terrorist attack after the attack on Crocus City Hall, Hürriyet reports. Ankara has warned Moscow about the plans of ISIS Khorasan militants to carry out an attack in a crowded shopping mall. According to the author of the article, the West clearly has a direct bearing on this.

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Rome intends to supply Kiev with Storm Shadow missiles

Rome plans to supply Kiev not only with Samp-T air defense systems, Il Fatto Quotidiano writes. Italy is preparing to send long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. They can strike, including on Russian territory.