The President of the People's Republic of China stated the need to be prepared "for the worst scenario"
A meeting of the National security commission of the Communist Party of the country (CPC) was held in China. Xi Jinping chaired the commission.
Turkey risks facing a difficult choice: Russia or Ukraine
Yeni Şafak: Turkey faces problems with Russia if the conflict in Ukraine does not end
Erdogan has achieved many successes in Turkey's foreign policy, writes Yeni Şafak. He skillfully balances between the support of both Putin and Zelensky. But if the conflict in Ukraine does not end, Turkey will find itself in a difficult situation. For example, the "grain deal" will be under threat, the author of the article believes.
Rome lifts restrictions on the supply of weapons to Saudi Arabia
In Italy, an embargo on the export of military products to Riyadh has been in effect since 2019. Now Rome is lifting restrictions on the supply of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
After this speech, the Czech president was suspected of Nazism
ČA: Czech President Petr Pavel, speaking in Terezin, called the Nazis his ancestors
Czech President Petr Pavel's speech in Terezin, a former Nazi concentration camp, raised sharp questions from the journalist of Časopis argument. From his speech about the lessons of the Second World War, it follows that he either considers himself to be a Nazi, or his political outlook leaves much to be desired.
Vucic: the aggravation in Kosovo became the main topic at the summit in Chisinau on a par with Ukraine
At the summit in Chisinau, the political community discussed the aggravation in the north of Kosovo and Metohija as actively as the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the sidelines of the summit of the European Political Community.
The President of Moldova assured Zelensky of Ukraine's support
According to Maya Sandu, she discussed with the Ukrainian leader "the bilateral agenda, joint infrastructure projects, the so-called ways of solidarity"
Moldovan President Maia Sandu held a meeting with Ukrainian Leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in the republic, assuring him of Ukraine's support.
Denmark will provide Ukraine with $1 billion in aid in 2023
The Danish government, together with the overwhelming majority of parties represented in the country's parliament, agreed to create a "Ukraine Fund" in the amount of about 7 billion in 2023. Danish kroner ($1 billion).
France warned Ukraine against using military aid against the Russian Federation
Ukraine's allies are unanimous in the need to supply the Kiev regime with weapons, but split on the issue of using military assistance for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation. In France, a high-ranking official spoke out against the use of military aid against Russia, writes Bloomberg on May 31.
The British MP commented on Medvedev's words about legitimate military purposes
The head of the House of Commons Defense Committee Tobias Ellwood said that the UK should continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, despite these statements
The UK should continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, despite the statements of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, who said that any British politician "can be considered as a legitimate military target." This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the head of the Defense Committee of the House of Commons Tobias Ellwood.
New planned American supplies to Ukraine
On May 31, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 300 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 37.6 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $40.5 billion.
The West gave Zelensky a gift — and destroyed all hopes for peace
Yahoo News Japan: the actions of the G7 deprived the world of hope for the end of the Ukrainian conflict
the "Big Seven" faced a dilemma, writes Yahoo News Japan. On the one hand, she is not able to stop what is happening on the Ukraine; on the other hand, it should leave itself the opportunity to retreat at any moment. Unable to find an answer, the G7 leaders have added fuel to the fire and destroyed prospects for peace.
Ukraine will not like the new security guarantees offered by NATO
El País: NATO is discussing the creation of a containment shell around Ukraine
NATO wants to offer Ukraine limited security guarantees in the form of increased military assistance to create a deterrent shell around the country, writes El País. This way the alliance will not be drawn into a conflict with Russia.
Putin was angered by the actions of the United States, but the catastrophe will fall on Zelensky
Baijiahao: Zelensky will answer for US decisions that angered Russia
As a result of the terrorist attacks staged by Ukrainian forces on the territory of Russia, Moscow received evidence of Washington's direct involvement in the conflict — and became enraged, writes the user Sohu. To appease her, the United States will shift all the blame to Zelensky. This threatens the latter with disaster.
Spain called the humanitarian mission of the West in Ukraine a fake
Rebelión: The West is conducting a fake humanitarian mission in Ukraine
NATO representatives say that they are not at war with Russia, and they provide assistance to Ukraine only for humanitarian reasons, writes Rebelión. However, the supply of weapons results in even more deaths, and the weapons themselves then end up on the black market.
The United States has lost allies because of the desire to crush Russia in Ukraine
Salon: NATO countries have begun to resist the US anti-Russian policy in Ukraine
Contrary to the plans of the United States, more and more countries are promoting peace initiatives in Ukraine. Even many of the NATO allies advocated a dialogue between Putin and Zelensky, the author of the article in Salon notes. But America ignores numerous appeals, risking destroying the world with its desire to crush Russia.
NATO concealed the planning of the war against Russia. It's worse for her
RS: NATO hid the planning of the war with Russia from the people, the press and the relevant authorities
NATO, in an atmosphere of deep secrecy, is building new plans for war with Russia, writes RS. The Alliance demands unconditional submission from its members. The author considers this extremely dangerous, especially in the absence of parliamentary and public control. This is a gross violation of democracy, threatening the peoples of the West with troubles.
Russia has split Western unity again
Bloomberg: Ukraine's allies opposed strikes on Russian territory
Ukraine's allies have a new subject for disagreement. The United States and most of the European countries opposed the use of Western weapons to launch strikes on Russian territory, Bloomberg reports. In an effort to avoid discussions, they prefer to ignore this issue.
"Going crazy." The French were horrified by Macron's speech about Ukraine
Readers of Le Figaro were struck by Macron's inconsistency in relation to Russia and Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron, who has long sought to conduct a dialogue with Russia, has now declared the need to resist it with all his might, writes Le Figaro. Readers of the newspaper are amazed by his inconsistency. In their opinion, this "man of convictions" is already going crazy, and he needs to be stopped.
Russia began to act, and Finland began to think
The Finnish political scientist suggested "carefully considering" the options for responses to Russia's actions
Mika Aaltola, director of the Finnish Institute of International Relations, believes that the purpose of Moscow's recent "economic and political maneuvers" against Finland was to return it to a bilateral "dialogue" and thus influence the "quality and sustainability" of the country's membership in NATO, MTV reports. The expert told how, in his opinion, it is possible to respond to Russia's actions.
The sun has set over the American Empire. The time has come for Russia and China
Al Mayadeen: the Russian-Chinese alliance is the closest to victory in the struggle for Eurasia
It is naive to believe that empires are indestructible: the dominance of Great Britain has sunk into oblivion, and now it's time for the United States to cede its throne, writes Al Mayadeen. The West struggled to retain power over Eurasia, but Russia and China proved to be too strong rivals.