Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a statement in an interview with Western journalists about what is happening in Ukraine. According to Abe, an interview with whom The Economist publishes, fighting on the territory of Ukraine could have been avoided if at one time the West, led by the United States and specifically the American president, had been able to influence the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky.

Time to be realistic about the conflict in Ukraine

The Western media began to talk differently about the conflict in Ukraine, writes Mary Dezhevsky in an article for the Independent. Everything changed after the capture of Mariupol, she believes. The journalist urges the West not to embellish the situation in favor of Kiev.

How does Washington spend your money in Ukraine?

In just two months, the volume of US aid to Ukraine reached $ 53 billion, writes American Thinker. The author of the article asks a question that other American taxpayers do not yet have an answer to.

There is a risk: Russian strikes could hit supply lines inside NATO

Russia may resort to strikes on the logistics centers of NATO countries in order to disrupt the supply of weapons to Ukraine, writes the Daily Express. The author of the article does not rule out further escalation of the conflict with the involvement of the West in it.

Vladimir Zelensky transfers Ukraine to Poland for trust use

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that about 20 countries have announced new military aid packages for Kiev. The main novelties will be Harpoon anti-ship missiles, HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.

The Russian military reports almost daily about enemy planes and helicopters shot down in the Ukrainian sky. However, back in March, it was reported that "almost all" combat-ready aircraft of the Kiev regime had been destroyed. It turns out that Ukraine receives aircraft from abroad and somehow manages to quickly repair damaged cars. What do the Ukrainian Air Force fly and how combat-ready are they still?

The United States seems to have decided to further raise the stakes in the Ukrainian conflict – it was decided to supply Kiev with weapons of terrible destructive power. The M142 Himars missile systems are comparable to the Russian Iskanders and can give Ukraine the opportunity to strike far into the territory of Russia. But this is theoretical. What will actually happen?

Americans are arguing about aid to Ukraine and relations with Russia

US President Joseph Biden signed a bill on the allocation of additional aid to Kiev in the amount of about $ 40 billion. The House of Representatives of Congress voted for the bill on May 10. 368 congressmen voted "For", 57 "against". The Senate approved the document on May 19. 86 senators voted "for", 11 – "against". All congressmen and senators who opposed the bill are members of the Republican Party.

The United States summed up the interim results of the supply of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine. The report was provided by the Transport Command of the US Armed Forces (USTRANSCOM), which is engaged in the transportation of military personnel, equipment and resources of the US Armed Forces around the world by all means of transport.

The Transport Command of the US Armed Forces (USTRANSCOM) has delivered more than 23.5 thousand tons of weapons and equipment to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports, citing a press release from the command.

The US intends to supply Kiev with long-range weapons, despite the danger of escalation

Washington is discussing with Kiev the danger of an escalation of the conflict with Moscow in the event of strikes on Russian territory, but has not yet imposed restrictions on Ukraine regarding the weapons transferred to it, Reuters reports. Moreover, as CNN has learned, the Biden administration is preparing to supply Kiev with long-range multiple rocket launchers.

The reports that periodically appear in the Ukrainian press about the use of long-range Western-made multiple launch rocket systems in the Donbas are fakes designed to cause panic among the servicemen of the Russian army. In fact, Kiev has not received MLRS either from the United States or from other NATO member countries. This was stated by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

State Secretary of the German Defense Ministry Meller revealed NATO's decision to supply BMP to Ukraine

The German authorities have reduced the supply of weapons to Ukraine "to a minimum" over the past two months, according to German media. From the end of March to the end of May, Kiev received only a couple of batches of mines from Berlin. At the same time, the German Defense Ministry said that Germany and other European countries do not want to supply the Ukrainian army with armored vehicles of Western models.

Political scientist Volkov: Russia's assets in the US and the EU can be used to buy military equipment for the Armed Forces

The countries that are members of NATO have come to an "unspoken agreement" to refuse to supply Ukraine with some types of weapons, the German agency DPA reported. What weapons the alliance does not want to supply to the APU and under what circumstances this situation may change - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru»

Boris Johnson proposed to Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine to create a new alliance directed against Russia, the Italian press reports. According to the British Prime Minister, the "political, economic and military alliance" should become an alternative to the EU and, in addition to Russia, resist Germany. What are London's goals and what are the prospects for Britain to lead a new force in Europe?

Sweden and Finland are unlikely to be candidates for membership in the alliance at the upcoming NATO summit if they do not fulfill Turkey's demands before it begins, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Promises of Stockholm do not suit Ankara

The degree of readiness of the White House to make concessions to Ankara will be a decisive factor in the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO. Turkey opposed the expansion of the bloc at the expense of states that openly support organizations banned in the country that aim to change the ruling regime and revise the state border line. Meanwhile, the expansion of the membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is possible only with the consent of all 30 of its current members.

Have we forgotten America's crimes?

Will Sweden really give up the remnants of independence and finally turn into an American mutt? This question is asked by the author of Proletaren. He is outraged by the country's accession to NATO and suggests another way of development to build bridges between peoples.

The Czech command decided to create a full-fledged airborne forces as a "third maneuverable force" and has been building the 43rd regiment for several months on the basis of the former airborne battalion "Hrudim".

At a hearing before the US Senate Armed Services Committee on May 5, 2022, US Army Secretary Christine Wormut announced that in the summer of 2022, the United States Army Alaska - USARAK, stationed at the Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Military Base, would be reorganized into the management of the new 11th Airborne Division (11th Airborne Division), which will include two brigades currently in Alaska (1st and 4th) of the 25th Infantry Division, which is controlled in Hawaii. Thus, the second (after the famous 82nd) airborne division will be created as part of the American army.