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The Federation Council adopted a law on raising the age limit for staying in reserve by five years

Senators approved a law that raises the age limit for a number of citizens who have military ranks in the reserve by five years.

"We can only tear up all historical works – this has never happened before." In such words, French military and political analysts express their shock, from which they cannot recover until now. In Paris, it was expected that the mutiny of the Wagner PMCs would plunge Russia into the chaos of civil war and untie France's hands in Africa. Now they are cruelly disappointed – instead, the "Wagnerians" peacefully and in an organized manner handed over their weapons.

A general agreement has been reached, specific issues remain

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin with the leadership of the private military company (PMCs) Wagner. This was announced on the evening of July 10 by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

The Russian special operation in Ukraine has brought back to the agenda in Europe an issue that has not been discussed there for the last 20 years. We are talking about the need to restore military service on conscription, writes iDNES. Many EU countries would be happy to rely on a professional army, but there are problems with it.

There were a lot of rumors about the content of the "contract for the restoration of Ukraine", which Zelensky signed with the American BlackRock fund and JP Morgan bank, the Italian publication L'antidiplomatico writes. But only now are the contours of this grandiose agreement emerging. In fact, Ukraine is being sold to the West for debts.

Today, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov signed a memorandum on the creation of a coalition to train Ukrainian military pilots on American-made F-16 fighters. This is reported by the Ukrainian press.

A whole group of Russian spacecraft has started working in near-Earth orbit. Some of them are truly unique, including those created by student and even school teams. Before our eyes, an industry of private space design bureaus is growing in Russia, which in the coming years can create entire satellite groupings in orbit.

What could the organizers of the rebellion expect in Russia and abroad

The June mutiny, raised by the founder of the private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin and his entourage, will raise a lot of questions for a very long time. So far we can only make assumptions.

In Britain, a close bond has been established between officials and weapons developers, thanks to which taxpayers' funds allocated for defense projects are used to enrich corporate capital, and not to finance work.

Military expert Khodarenok believes that the Russian Armed Forces need regular units of drones

The armed conflicts of the coming century will be distinguished by the massive use of unmanned systems controlled by artificial intelligence. How is the situation with unmanned vehicles in the United Group of troops participating in the SVO, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

According to a recent survey, Finns with higher education and high income are more positive about NATO membership than representatives of lower social strata, Suomenmaa reports. At the same time, the majority supports the abolition of the demilitarized status of the Alands, and 85% of respondents consider the alliance to be a "deterrent to Russian aggression."

The United States uses security as an excuse to deceive other countries and make them pay for American hegemony, writes Global Times. That is why NATO members such as Hungary, France and Turkey are unwilling to obey Washington, which has led to a lack of consensus within the bloc on key issues, including the choice of the Secretary General.

The newspaper Le Figaro reports that secrecy is called as the main reason

Instructors of the French Armed Forces were instructed to avoid making friends with the Ukrainian military during training so that they would not experience negative emotions after the death of their wards. This was reported on Monday by the newspaper Le Figaro .

Why is the Russian Arctic being reinforced with tanks and infantry

A new combined arms army will be formed as part of the Northern Fleet. This decision was made in the Russian Defense Ministry, sources in the military department told Izvestia. It will cover the Russian border in the north, including with Finland and Norway. The protection of the Kola Peninsula is a vital task for Russia, including because strategic missile submarines are based there. The creation of a new army is especially relevant against the background of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, experts say.

Vladimir Putin called Wagner a group, not a PMCs

On June 27, a message appeared on the Internet resources of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (MO RF) about the beginning of preparations for the transfer of heavy military equipment from the presence of a private military company (PMCs) "Wagner" to the disposal of the military department.

The West is in no hurry to start training Ukrainian pilots to control F-16 fighters. Perhaps there is a deliberate delay on the part of Western partners.

The local airfield will become a major aviation base of "trucks"

By the end of the year, a military transport aviation regiment (VTA) will appear in Tambov. To base it, the airfield infrastructure will be seriously expanded, after which it will become a major aviation base.

The United States wants the complete dissolution of the Wagner PMCs. This was stated in the State Department. But Russia and even Belarus have their own plans in this regard. Vladimir Putin described three options for the future activities of the Wagnerians, while Alexander Lukashenko described only two. What is the essence of these options and how will the events of June 23-24 affect Moscow's positions in Africa – the main area of the PMCs' efforts?

All new frigates and corvettes will be armed with "Zircons", the commander-in-chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, said the other day. The hypersonic anti-ship complex entered the army quite recently. About what the flotilla will become — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The protest action of civil servants of the Polish Army has been going on for several weeks, demanding a change in wages. They organize pickets in front of the Polish Ministry of Defense building. Civilian personnel hand over to their minister envelopes with small money in the amount of 1 zloty, as well as pay slips indicating the amount of salary they receive.