Presidents Trump and Putin Have Second Phone Call. The two leaders also discussed Trump’s push for a nuclear deal with Iran | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a Ukrainian drone strike on Russian bombers, amid renewed efforts to end the war in Ukraine. ● Trump posted on Truth Social that the call lasted about an hour and 15 minutes. “It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace,” he wrote, noting that Putin “did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.” ● Trump pointed that Putin said “very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields” – referring to ‘Operation Spiderweb’, which saw Ukrainian agents move drones and explosives deep inside Russia to strike four airbase.

■ ‘Illegitimate Kiev regime’ turning into terrorist organization – Putin (RT)
■ Предложения РФ (Меморандум) по урегулированию украинского кризиса. Текст (Интерфакс)
✅ Is Nuclear War Next? NATO and Russia Face Off! (Andrei Martyanov)(VIDEO)

This is his second visit to Pyongyang in less than three months | On instructions from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang, where he is scheduled to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a TASS correspondent reported. This is his second visit to Pyongyang in less than three months. ● The press service of the Russian Security Council told TASS that the sides are expected to "discuss implementation of certain provisions of the Russia-DPRK treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership, and efforts to perpetuate the memory of Korean warriors, who helped to liberate the Kursk Region." On top of that, the sides are expected to discuss pressing issues of the international agenda, including the situation around Ukraine.

■ Shoigu In North Korea: High-Stakes Talks With Kim Jong-un (Sputnik)

...as a high roller. Also, the US air power is grossly exaggerated, not to mention the fact that NO US pilot or USAF commander has any experience of operating against modern air defense and top notch air force. Blowing up Iraqi Scuds or Afghan weddings is not much of a combat experience. But the points made are good ones...

...Of course he knew. In fact, it is reasonable to assume that this was encouraged by him because this PR stunt mentality is exactly how he operates. He lost all credibility.

✅ Ukraine 'Burns Bridge' of Peace Talks With New Round of Provocations (Simplicius) | [The] timing of the attack: again after a week-long spate of terror strikes on Russian trains, assassinations of Russian civilians (Gurtsiev incident), culminating in the mass drone attack on Russian bases which also used unwitting civilians as expendable cargo. ■ Now, apparently the Kerch was supposed to be brought down as a major coup de grace. Imagine the plan’s sweep as Zelensky envisioned it: the entire Russian strategic bomber fleet was supposed to be taken out with the Kerch bridge toppling over nearly the next day. The information package surely prepared for such an event would have seen news outlets worldwide screaming that Russia has fallen, inciting thousands of ‘disgruntled’ Russians to storm the streets and oust Putin. How ‘glorious’ it all must have looked in the crenulated crevices of Zelensky’s foggy brain.

Harold Turner | While Ukrainian forces launch wave after wave of attacks, NATO reconnaissance aircraft sit back and watch — closely. NATO satellites appear to have been directly involved in the Ukrainian attempt to sabotage the Russian air base Olenya on June 1. | A U.S. U-2S spy plane was operating just 100 km south of Kerch between 09:00 and 14:30, observing both Russian positions and Ukrainian drone activity. ■ In the western Black Sea, an Italian B-350ER SIGINT aircraft and a U.S. CL-650 ARTEMIS surveillance jet flew near the Romanian coast. ■ Near Snake Island, a Turkish E-7T AEW&C aircraft — second time in a week — supported Ukrainian operations under the NATO banner. ■ Over the Golitsyn gas fields, Tekever AR5 drones have flown non-stop for over a week, working in tandem with unmanned naval boats. Two nights in a row, they helped direct Ukrainian drones toward Tendrov Spit. ■ A Source inside NATO told me today "When NATO flies more than four ISR aircraft at once, it’s not routine — it’s a coordinated intel op. They’re mapping Russian positions, tracking movements, and feeding live data to the Ukrainian side." ■ NATO’s surveillance over the Black Sea isn’t “just watching” — it’s part of the operation. The same pattern appeared recently over the Kola Peninsula. We all saw what followed: Ukraine Drone strikes upon the Russian base at Murmansk, this past weekend.

Translation: You need to worry - This is a characteristic of a normal person. Retribution is inevitable. At the same time, one should remember:

1. Our Army is actively advancing and will continue the offensive. Everything that should be blown up will be blown up, and those who should be exterminated will disappear;

2. The negotiations in Istanbul are necessary not for a compromise peace on unrealistic terms invented by someone else, but for our speedy victory and the utter destruction of the neo-Nazi power. This is the meaning of the Russian Memorandum, which was published yesterday. (DeepL)

■ Russian retaliation ‘inevitable’ – Medvedev (RT)
■ Putin on Ukraine: "They have prepared their own end" (By Attacking Strategic Bombers) (Hal Turner)

Elena Panina | Attention should be paid to the statements of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made in Vilnius on June 2 during the joint summit of the Bucharest Nine and the Northern Five, where, incidentally, Zelensky was also present. The main theses are:

1. With the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the alliance's eastern flank has become longer than ever.

2. The main issues on the agenda of the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague are increasing military spending and military production. Support for Ukraine will also be a priority.

3. The U.S. remains committed to NATO and Article 5 (collective defense); in the long term, there will be a strong U.S. conventional presence in Europe, a nuclear presence, and a nuclear umbrella.

4. Military spending by NATO members should be greater: "It is fair to equalize our spending with that of the US."

5. Washington must take care of the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific. "And it makes sense that over time, as we gain momentum, the U.S. will focus more on Asia."

■ The threat from NATO to Russia is growing every year. Only Finland's accession to the alliance has doubled our border with the bloc - by 1,324 kilometers. The war with Russia through a proxy in the form of Ukraine will continue, it is a priority for the alliance.

■ The increase in NATO's military expenditures and the growth of the military industry are designed for a direct military clash with Russia. Direct preparations for it are already underway. It is enough to listen to the same British Prime Minister Starmer.

■ Partial replacement of the U.S. conventional forces in Europe by the forces of European NATO members will take place gradually, as their military potential grows. At the same time, America's nuclear guarantees to its allies in the Old World remain in force, as does its commitment to collective security.

■ The alliance remains determined to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. The Kyiv regime's attack on strategic airfields has suddenly revealed a new "option" for a preventive disarming strike against Russia, and NATO headquarters will keep it in mind. (DeepL)