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The United States intends to significantly reduce its military contributions to the assistance of its European NATO allies in times of crisis, providing fewer fighter jets, military ships, and in-flight refueling aircraft, reports the German publication Spiegel on Tuesday, as relayed by Reuters and Agerpres. Spiegel writes that the American Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, informed several high-ranking officials from NATO member states about these plans, towards the end of last week, at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. Informed sources on the issue have stated that the US government intended to announce to its allies last week that it will…

The European Union is set to prioritize European satellite operators, in a move designed to limit the expansion of the Starlink service in Europe, owned by Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX. However, the decision risks causing tensions with the Trump administration, writes Euronews. The European Commission will adopt a decision this week on the allocation of radio spectrum for satellite mobile services, which would favor European operators. Currently, Starlink dominates the global satellite internet market, having over 10,000 satellites in low orbit. The closest competitor is Project Kuiper, Amazon’s project, which recently launched its first commercial satellite constellation. The strategic importance…

While authorities talk about the importance of supporting entrepreneurship and prepare new programs, the real support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Russia continues to decline rapidly. In the first quarter, the support given to SMEs was 52.5 billion rubles (about 570 million euros), 27.5% less than in the same period last year, when it reached 72.3 billion rubles (about 785 million euros), according to calculations by the Center for Development of the Higher School of Economics. According to the institution’s estimates, support for small and medium-sized enterprises decreased by a third over the past year. The analysis shows…

As the American kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible progress in the war with Iran, senior officials of SpaceX company came to a conclusion: The Pentagon should pay more for access to its satellite Wi-Fi network, notes Reuters. A few weeks after the United States launched the bombing campaign, SpaceX directors met with Pentagon officials and argued that the military was paying about $5,000 per connection terminal, while effectively using a higher level of services worth nearly $25,000, according to two sources familiar with the situation and Pentagon documents consulted by Reuters and reported…

NATO will strengthen the defense of its eastern flank with a new structure, which would facilitate the rapid deployment of forces in Latvia and Estonia in the event of a war with Russia, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. Currently, NATO forces from the three Baltic countries and those from northern Poland are under the command of a single multinational headquarters, located in the Polish city of Szczecin. The anticipated change reflects the strategic importance of the Baltic countries. The allocation of a second army corps to the region will allow NATO to bring significant military forces in…

The Russian business environment needs heavy caliber weaponry and the ability to recruit reservists to protect enterprises against drone attacks. The statement was made on Tuesday, at the Kremlin, during a meeting with Vladimir Putin, by Aleksandr Shokhin, the main representative of the large companies lobby and the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), the largest business organization in the country, in whose leadership council are billionaires from the Forbes list, reports The Moscow Times. “Large corporations, undoubtedly, are concerned about protecting their objectives as well as the areas where the companies are present. But some…

The Institute for the Study of War suggests that a second Russian Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile likely suffered a malfunction and crashed in the occupied Donetsk region during Russia’s attack on Ukraine on May 23-24. If confirmed, this would mean that one in four Oreshnik missiles used by Russia during the war has failed. Over the weekend, Moscow launched one of the most devastating and costly combined attacks on Ukraine. Beyond the massive destruction in the Kiev region, the attention of international analysts is focused on a possible catastrophic technical error of Vladimir Putin’s “wonder weapon”: an Oreshnik ballistic missile…

The new Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued a series of bellicose statements against the Jewish state, reaffirming the ideological hostility of the Tehran regime. The harsh exchange of words comes at a paradoxical moment, when American and Iranian diplomats are trying to make progress in negotiations to end the conflict. The message of the new leader, broadcast Tuesday morning by the state television in Tehran, reiterates the traditional slogans of the Islamic order, “Death to Israel” and “Death to America”, reminiscent of a similar statement made a decade ago by his father, the former supreme leader Ali…

The Russian government is preparing to expand bans on the export of petroleum products, following a series of attacks on refineries, which led to the cessation of activity of almost all refineries in the central part of the country and reduced the fuel production capacity of oil companies by approximately 25%. Following the ban on gasoline exports, in effect since the end of March, authorities are considering the possibility of restricting diesel and kerosene exports, reports Interfax, citing sources close to the situation. According to them, the situation on the fuel market was discussed on Tuesday during a meeting led…

The United States of America has granted a crucial preliminary approval to Poland to commence the production of missiles for Patriot air defense systems within the factories of the domestic defense industry. The announcement, made by the Polish Deputy Minister of Defense, Cezary Tomczyk, marks a profound paradigm shift in Washington’s security policy, imposed by the harsh realities on the Ukrainian front and the acute tensions in the Middle East. Although initially American officials were extremely skeptical about the transfer of such sensitive and unique technology, the recent visit of a Polish delegation to the USA has unlocked negotiations. The…