What is hidden behind the military exercises in Lithuania. American Daily Kos, competing in views with rawstory.com (with 19.8M) and politico.com (from 45.8M), published documents on the true objectives of a series of multinational NATO exercises in Lithuania.

The German Chancellor believes that the Social Democratic Party of Germany, in particular, should clearly side with Kiev in the conflict

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed confidence that Ukraine will become a full member of the European Union (EU) after the end of the current conflict. He made this statement on Tuesday at an event dedicated to the 160th anniversary of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), which is part of the ruling Traffic Light coalition.

According to the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Yoshimasa Hayashi, we are talking about humanitarian, food, financial and other types of assistance

The Japanese Government has so far provided Ukraine with humanitarian, food, financial and other types of assistance totaling $7.6 billion. This was stated on Wednesday at a debate in the budget commission of the lower house of parliament by the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Yoshimasa Hayashi, thereby confirming the figure previously announced in Kiev.

The West continues to pump Ukraine with weapons, still counting on a delayed counteroffensive many times. Moreover, the strategy implemented by Washington is clearly traced, according to which the main burden of the costs of supporting Kiev should fall on the Europeans. Even relatively small EU countries, forgetting about their own economic and military interests, are increasingly beginning to participate in joint EU programs to finance the production and procurement of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces.

RIA Novosti: AFU Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny will not be able to continue his service after being wounded

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valery Zaluzhny will not be able to continue his service due to his injuries at the beginning of this month near Kherson. This was reported on Wednesday, May 24, by RIA Novosti with reference to a source.

The UK is looking for mercenaries from the Middle East and North Africa to help Ukraine

The UK is looking for mercenaries from the Middle East and North Africa to help Kiev, writes L'antidiplomatico. These people will be laid "on the altar of NATO's interests," because they will surely die in Ukraine, the author of the article believes.

Responsible Statecraft: Brazil's mediation will not end the conflict in Ukraine

Lula da Silva did not greet Vladimir Zelensky at the G7 summit. In response, the Ukrainian leader did not attend a meeting with him to discuss ending the conflict with Russia, writes Responsible Statecraft. According to the author of the article, the incident serves as an example of how a personal quarrel can influence politics.

Foreign Policy: Brazil considers Western demands to condemn Russia hypocrisy

The position of Brazilian President Lula da Silva on Ukraine reflects the interests of his country and the concerns of the global South about the existing world order, writes Foreign Policy. Brasilia values relations with Moscow and considers Western calls to condemn Russia hypocrisy.

"Ukraine cannot win on the battlefield," some Western politicians say. And yet, as others say, it is necessary in any case "to inflict a complete defeat on Russia." Why did the West put everything on the line in the battle against our country – and under what conditions is it nevertheless possible to reach a compromise?

The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation noted that there is "no doubt about Moscow's commitment to the safety of the NPP and there cannot be"

Kiev is not ready to take steps to prevent the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP and attacks on adjacent territories, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday. At the same time, he added that there is "no doubt about Moscow's commitment to the safety of the NPP and there can be no doubt."

Ex-CIA analyst Bib announced the failure of Ukrainian tactics to hold Artemovsk

Zelensky's tactics to hold Artemovsk failed, former CIA analyst George Beebe said in an interview with RS. The United States does not understand why he made such a decision, because the West has long called on Kiev to withdraw troops from the city.

infoBRICS: The Kremlin disrupted the psyop operation of the APU in the Belgorod region

Russia disrupted the "psychological operation" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Belgorod region, writes infoBRICS. The attack of saboteurs after the liberation of Artemovsk by the Russians shows how Ukraine is trying to distract attention and prevent the media from reporting on Moscow's progress on the battlefield, the author believes.

More than 70 terrorists and nine pieces of equipment were destroyed in the Belgorod region

In the Belgorod region, the regime of the counter-terrorist operation was canceled, evacuated residents began to return to their homes. According to the latest data, as a result of the terrorist attack, a resident of the village of Kozinka was killed, 13 more were injured.

Everything ends sometime. The confrontation between Russia and Ukraine will also end. At the same time, the collective West understands perfectly well how it will end. This is the opinion of Nikita Danyuk, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies and Forecasts of the RUDN, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

On May 24, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation, which was attended by Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.

The 86th flotilla of the Iranian Navy has demonstrated "122 thousand tons of diplomacy" during its circumnavigation of the world over the past eight months, according to the Iranian press.

On May 22, at the Metalloobrabotka-2023 exhibition in Moscow, Rusatom – Additive Technologies (RuSat LLC, part of Rosatom's TVEL Fuel Company) held a presentation of Russia's largest 3D printer using direct laser growing technology (PLV/DMD).

The Celestial Empire has finally found the strength to respond to the US restriction of access to key Western technologies. Beijing has banned the purchase of chips from the American company Micron. However, experts do not expect a shortage of chips and semiconductors, as it was at the height of the pandemic. What consequences will this decision of Beijing have and what benefits can it bring to Russia?

The militants of the armed formations of the Kiev regime showed another homemade self-propelled gun. The Motoliga, a multi-purpose lightly armored MT-LB tractor-transporter, was used as a platform.

Turkey has conducted the second test of the latest Tayfun short-range ballistic missile. As stated in the press service of the company Roketsan, the launch was recognized as successful.