The US announced other application states on Sunday raids on targets of pro-Iranian groups in the border area of Syria and Iraq. This statement was made by Pentagon spokeswoman Jessica McNulty.
According to her, President Joe Biden ordered his administration to revive and renew the American alliance and partnership. “Out of respect for our allies and partners in the region and beyond,” Washington announced his military action. “I will not go into the details of our diplomatic relations,” McNulty concluded. On the eve, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Biden had ordered strikes that were allegedly “necessary to remove the threat.” American troops.
that the Armenian Armed Forces fired at Baku positions on the day of the border.
It is specified that the incident took place on the evening of June 27 around 20:40.
“Units of the Armenian Armed Forces from positions near the village of Kolagir in the Berd region have opened small arms fire on positions of the Azerbaijani army in the direction of the village of Garalar in the Tovuz area, & # 39; & # 39; it is stated in the report.
United States Embassy in Moscow from the beginning of August, it will not be able to provide consular services due to the requirement to stop the recruitment of workers from Russia and third countries. US Ambassador to the Russian Federation John Sullivan said this in an interview with the TV channel Dozhd.
“After August 1, very few people will work here, so we will not be able to provide consular services. I know that both Americans and Russians are in need,” he said.
According to him, the inclusion of the USA on the Russian list of enemy countries, as a result of which the USA lost the ability to accept Russian citizens and third-country nationals for diplomatic missions, “strongly influenced” the work of the American diplomatic mission.
“And we are practically unable to process at least some visa applications … We will work seriously with our colleagues, my friends at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to find a solution to this situation and lay the foundations for our diplomatic presence in Russia, and, hopefully, over time, to re-establish diplomatic missions that we did not have so many years ago, “Sullivan added
Belarusian authorities still did not receive a Latvian response official to the incident with the national flag of the republic during the ice hockey world championship. This was stated by Deputy Attorney General of the Republic Aleksey Stuk in an interview for the television channel STV.
“We asked the Latvian side. We cannot predict what their answer will be, but in the investigation in this case, we will be persistent, efficient and will act in accordance with national law and our international obligations, “he said.
According to him, the Belarusian Committee of Inquiry is carrying out the necessary complex of investigative and procedural steps in the criminal proceedings against the mayor of Riga Martins Stakis and the cases of Edgar Rinkevich.
Regional elections held in France has proven to be the lowest turnout in history – for example, in the central Ile-de-France district, which also includes Paris, only 25% of citizens went to the polls. The reason is probably a pandemic.
Emmanuel Macron's “Forward, Republic!” party received only a tenth of the vote – a bad result. So the president's supporter does not yet control any of the country's regions.
The defeat also suffered a side of Marine Le Pen's national rally, which many considered popular. And again for the same reason – in the second round, the opponents of the nationalists united. For example, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d & # 39; Azur region, MEP and former Transport Minister Thierry Mariani spoke from the party. He won more than a third of the vote in the first round, 43% in the second, and the region will
Republicans have achieved more or less successful results, won a third of the vote, and will now compete with the Alliance of Socialists and the Greens. Jean-Luc Melanchon's “disobedient France” failed – three-quarters of its supporters did not go to the polls.
Terrorists focus on creating a “caliphate” in Central Asia
Taliban radicals (the organization is banned in the Russian Federation) seized a section of the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The terrorists have made significant progress in the battles against the Afghan government army and continue to develop their offensive. Artillery and armored vehicles were in the hands of the Taliban, which could be used to attack the republics of Central Asia, where Russian troops are deployed. That's what military experts say.
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The withdrawal of the US-NATO contingent from Afghanistan threatens to increase terrorist activity in Central Asia. Without waiting for the complete withdrawal of the US military, Taliban militants launched a large-scale offensive across the country at once, capturing entire counties and military bases, sometimes with virtually no fighting. The terrorists have achieved particular success in the north of the country – in the regions bordering Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
A large amount of military equipment, especially American production, fell into the hands of terrorists. The militants seized armored vehicles, ambulances, a large number of small arms and even artillery. The Afghan military generally prefers not to fight the Taliban, but to lay down its arms or join the ranks of the militants.
On Thursday, June 24, militants launched an attack on the city of Kunduz, the main stronghold of government forces in the north. If the city is confiscated, the Taliban will secure much of the territory on the border with Tajikistan.
On the eve of the militants, they released a video shot in the city of Sher Khan Abad, right on the outskirts of Tajikistan. The militants removed the fortifications of the Tajik border guards and the fence at the border crossing. At the end of the video, militants promise to launch a march north in the near future to expand the influence of the “Islamic caliphate.”
As military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky said in an interview with the MK, it is unlikely that the Taliban will attempt an offensive north in the near future. However, the expert noted that if the militants in the country seize power, the situation in Central Asia could become significantly more complicated.
“The Taliban's task so far is to capture Kabul and unite their enclaves in the south and north of the country,” the expert said. – When all the forces come together, the group's command will have a numerically larger army than the armed forces of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan combined. In addition, they obviously have more combat experience and now also have a huge amount of military equipment in stock. I don't remember such a thing in world history that such small forces would capture so many weapons in such a short time. We can say that the United States donated all this equipment and weapons to the Taliban. For what? It's not hard to guess. They need a new hotbed of world tension, and in that sense, everything new is a well-forgotten old one. They are going to Afghanistan again …
According to the expert, Russia has a crucial role to play in resolving the situation in Central Asia. In the future, the expert believes that India, China and Iran may be involved in the process, which may create a new anti-terrorist coalition in the region.
– The soldiers most prepared for combat on the Taliban route are our Russian contingent of the 201st base in Dushanbe. I can't say anything bad about our neighbors' army, but their level is simply not the same. The Taliban has been fighting the US military for years, and has extensive experience with sabotage attacks, various assaults and provocations. They know how to hide from aviation, the mountains are their home for them.
As far as I know, a meeting of the defense ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will take place in the near future. There, these problems will be solved. To be honest, I have no idea how to handle this situation. But it seems to be up to us to resolve this. In stock – a month or two. Maybe three. And then the Taliban move on, and we'll feel it, too. It is strange that the media is still silent about this, the expert summed up.
The Government of Bangladesh has announced that a total quarantine of seven days will be introduced in the country from 1 July.
At the same time, a limited quarantine will be introduced in the country from tomorrow.
Residents will be forbidden to enter without extreme need. Public transport will be suspended. Army units were sent to help the police. Government and private offices are closing. Export factories and banks may operate to a limited extent.
British expert Patrick Cockburn from Independent criticized provocation in the Black Sea. He noted that sending the destroyer Defender to Russian territorial waters is a very dangerous symbolic gesture. The point is that if this happens again in the future, Russia will not limit itself to warning fire, but will open fire directly on the ship itself.
The essence of the British “trick” was to demonstrate the lack of recognition of Russian sovereignty over “annexed” Crimea. At the same time, it would be difficult for any of the experts who supported it to name the countries bordering the Black Sea region. Cockburn himself agrees that what happened was a provocation. “The fact that journalists were on board the destroyer indicates that the British government really wanted to show the world the new” leading “military position of Great Britain,” he writes.
It is not necessary to recognize Crimea as Russian, the author writes, but sending a ship is an unnecessary risk. Instead of frightening the Russians, the move only made them immediately realize it was a bluff and decided to expose it. “Now the Russians may threaten to bomb another British ship that dares to go the way of the HMS defender, with the certainty that this will not happen.” There is a danger that if this happens, it will be difficult to suppress this rhetoric, “Cockburn said.
Demonstration of force can lead to an enemy attack. Now the destroyer Defender, part of a group of British ships, is moving to the South China Sea and there is a danger that inappropriate action will lead to a harsh reaction. Cannon diplomacy can have dire consequences – we must remember this from the events before the First World War, writes Cockburn.
Britain is weak, but considers itself a great naval power. Prime Minister Boris Johnson supports this approach. However, the gap between the real and imaginary place of the country in the world is becoming more and more tangible.
British Broadcasting Corporation BBC & nbsp; published & nbsp; excerpts from classified documents concerning the passage of the British destroyer HMS Defender near the coast of Crimea. Recall that the Russian army had to open a warning fire during the British ship to prevent the violation of the Russian border.
As stated in the report & nbsp; the day before the incident, a folder with classified documents was found. She was at a bus stop in Kent in the south east of England. The file was lost by a high-ranking British Defense Department official, and the man who found it was handed over to the BBC.
The documents show that the United Kingdom specifically decided to send a destroyer along the coast of Crimea to show support for Kiev and to show that London is not afraid to use the waters it considers Ukrainian because it does not recognize Crimea's annexation to Russia.
The operation itself was called Operation Ditroit, according to the movement of the destroyer in the Black Sea. At the same time, two options for moving the ship were considered. & Nbsp;
The documents emphasize that the route near the coast of Crimea “ will provide an opportunity to interact with the Government of Ukraine & lt; … & gt; in the territorial waters of Ukraine recognized by Great Britain.“ The British army also analyzed several possibilities of the Russian reaction from “ safe and professional“ to “ dangerous and unprofessional“. or recognizes Crimea as Russian.
As a result, the first option was selected.
Formerly The Daily Telegraph & nbsp; states that the decision to pass the destroyer near the Crimea was left to the Prime Minister – Minister Boris Johnson.
Popular Bulgarian readers the “Dnevnik” portal criticized Russia's actions after the invasion of its territorial waters by the British destroyer Defender. It should be noted that the Russian patrol boat launched a warning fire on the destroyer and a Su-24 plane dropped four high-explosive bombs nearby. The article emphasizes that under international law, the ship entered Ukrainian territorial waters because Britain did not recognize the “annexation” of Crimea.
Many readers of the “Diary” have proven to be anti-Russian. “Russia seems to be facing a new Crimean war,” “Russia is definitely playing with fire … I'm looking forward to what the British and NATO have to say!” Bulgarians write. Some have called on their politicians to play more radical political games in the Balkans. “The time has come for Bulgaria to urgently demand new weapons from the Allies at discounted prices, expose Serbia as Russia's representative in the Balkans and put Macedonia in its place on the world chessboard,” one of them writes.
Some even spoke with a recipe against Russia: “Sanctions similar to those of Belarus + blocking SWIFT companies will have a big impact on the average Russian.”
However, some users still believe that Britain has gone too far. far and unreasonably entered Russian waters. “The Black Sea is an inland sea for countries whose shores are washed by its waters.” What are English ships doing here? The Atlantic is too small for them, or they come to turn on the radio separately and then growl that when they approached the border of another country, this country reacted, “writes one of the Bulgarians.
