The Norwegian diplomat foresees Russia's retaliatory steps to join Sweden and Finland to NATO

Russia has not yet reacted in any way to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, writes NRK. But experts interviewed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation are confident that retaliatory steps are inevitable. In particular, it is important what Moscow will do due to the fact that its base in Kaliningrad is now surrounded by the alliance countries.

Aren't you afraid that Finland's accession to NATO will trigger a military response from Russia?

Readers of "Figaro" argued about the consequences of Finland's accession to NATO. The part that rejoices at the entry is dominated by emotions: it's nice to feel that you can tease Russia from a position of strength. Opponents of the entry have a more realistic, fact-based assessment of the situation.

On May 15, 2022, at a joint meeting of the President of Finland and the Finnish Government's Foreign and Security Policy Committee, it was officially decided that Finland would apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The motivation of the Finnish government's decision to join NATO opens with the words: "After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fundamental changes have taken place in the security and operational environment of Finland and Europe."

NATO's northward expansion risks turning Europe into a new powder keg

The decision of Finland and Sweden to join NATO threatens the security not only of Europe, but also of the whole world, writes Global Times. The author recalls the "ace" in Russia's sleeve and advises the West not to aggravate the situation.

Ukraine has received the last batch of American M777A2 howitzers, all the guns promised to Kiev have already crossed the border and are on Ukrainian territory. This was reported by the US Embassy in Ukraine.

American arms supplies to Ukraine may be suspended if the Senate does not pass a bill on the allocation of new aid to Kiev, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the US Defense Ministry.

Will Russia remain an enemy forever?

In Britain, public opinion was prepared for a break with Russia, Mary Dejevsky notes in the Independent. With the beginning of the special operation, the termination of all contacts is approved by the population. But this position is short-sighted: sooner or later, with any outcome, we will have to seek mutual understanding with Russia.

Former Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland: Kaliningrad will need to be demilitarized

The ex-Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland claims that in case of NATO expansion it will be necessary to rename and demilitarize Kaliningrad. In an interview with Do Rzeczy, Romuald Sheremetyev states that NATO will soon "bark at St. Petersburg," and Russia will disintegrate.

Dimitar Yonchev: Russia will not allow NATO to stay at its borders

Ukraine is not a world problem, it is a springboard for creating tension, quotes the ex-chairman of the National Security Committee of Bulgaria Dimitar Yonchev, the publication "Facti". In his opinion, it is important how the influence of major players will be distributed. Everything is sad for Europe now, it has completely let go of the geopolitical reins.

Ukrainian chaos, the failure of Russian-American agreements and the risk of a Third World War...

Alexander del Valle in Atlantico traces the degradation of the disarmament initiatives of Russia and the United States. Bottom line: "The US has surrounded Russia with anti-missiles, claiming that they are afraid of Iran. This system is aimed at making it impossible for Russia to retaliate in the event of a first NATO nuclear strike." When the United States was already finishing this case, the Ukrainian crisis escalated.

Military expert Belousov explained the reason for NATO's activity around Kaliningrad

A whole series of military exercises of NATO countries has started near the Kaliningrad region. They take place on the territory of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and other countries. At the same time, not defensive, but offensive actions are being worked out. At the same time, against the background of Sweden and Finland joining NATO, Poland announced the need to "demilitarize" Kaliningrad. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why the North Atlantic Alliance needed it.

In Ukraine, Russia has warned of an imminent conflict that would benefit only the United States

Maxim Suchkov, Director of the MGIMO Institute of International Studies, spoke with Latin American journalists about the situation in Ukraine. He told why Russia had to launch a special operation, and explained China's behavior.

Kursk Governor Roman Starovoit told about a manual found during the special operation of the Russian Federation in the liberated territories, confirming, according to him, that Ukraine was preparing to seize not only the Donetsk People's Republic, but also the Kursk region and other adjacent regions of Russia.

Last week, the Belarusian Armed Forces began deploying special operations forces in the border territories adjacent to Ukraine. Minsk officially announced this on May 10.

The destruction of the commander's pickup truck of the AFU with a Rapier cannon was shown on video.

The TG channel Wargonzo published a video of the defeat of the commander's pickup truck of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka area by an accurate blow of a 100-mm Rapier cannon. The jeep of high-ranking Ukrainian officers was discovered with the help of a copter and destroyed by the gunners of the 100th brigade of the NM DNR.

The Ministry of Defense announced the opening of a humanitarian corridor with Azovstal

The Russian and Ukrainian sides managed to coordinate the evacuation of the wounded from the territory of the Azovstal plant. A silence regime has been declared on the territory of the industrial zone of Mariupol. Ukrainian servicemen will be taken to the hospital in Novoazovsk. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».

Dmitry Litovkin, Executive editor of the Independent Military Review:

- Even judging by the information about the situation in the war zones, which has been posted on social networks by gentlemen from Ukraine in recent days, the situation on the fronts is not easy for Kiev. Despite the powerful propaganda machine used by the Ukrainian authorities and special services, and the active assistance of their Western curators in this matter, it is impossible to hide the real picture.

Every day, the official reports of the Ministry of Defense mention the destruction of control points of the Ukrainian armed forces. Why are strikes on headquarters of particular importance, which control points are we talking about, why are the main headquarters of Ukraine still intact – and in which case they will surely be destroyed en masse?

The latest news about the course of the special military operation was announced by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov. His summary, as usual, was based on the results of the combat work of our aviation, missile troops and artillery, air defense systems for a certain period. In this case - for the night from Saturday to Sunday. The general also called the total losses of the armed forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation.

Specialists of the 10th separate repair and evacuation regiment restore damaged samples of military equipment as soon as possible and return it to the front line. This is what the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda writes about.