The Hindu: NATO's expansion to the east could lead to the militarization of the Arctic

NATO's expansion to the east will significantly change the global security architecture, writes The Hindu. It will also affect NATO's cooperation with other countries, such as India, which will have to closely monitor possible scenarios.

Bulgarian political scientist Krystev: Turkey's pro-Western orientation is beyond doubt

Erdogan's possible victory in the elections should not be considered a consequence of Ankara's change of orientation, writes "Facti" with reference to Bulgarian political scientists. Turkey has always been an ally of the United States, and the talk that Erdogan will withdraw the country from NATO is a fiction, they are sure.

General Pelz: The West is weakening, it should change tactics, and not rely on weapons

The Westernization of the whole world is coming to an end, Czech General Petr Pelz said in an interview with Rádio universum. The West is weakening and is afraid of it. He should have changed tactics instead of grabbing a weapon. Today, the whole world already knows that the West is not as strong as it wants to seem.

The EU intends to put pressure on South Korea so that Seoul provides ammunition directly to Kiev. About this, as RIA Novosti reports, Euractive writes with reference to an unnamed European official.

Russian Ambassador to Bratislava Igor Bratchikov — on supplies to Kiev, the consequences of sanctions and gratitude for the preservation of historical memory

Slovakia is modernizing its military facilities to meet NATO standards and is not against increasing the presence of its contingent on its territory, Russian Ambassador to the country Igor Bratchikov said.

British Prime Minister Sunak will announce the transfer of air defense systems and long-range drones to Kiev

On May 15, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in London, where he will hold talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The latter, as local media write with reference to the government, is ready to provide Kiev with another military assistance.

The relevant agreements were reached by the Prime Minister of the Republic Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year was able to agree on the suspension of hostilities in Ukraine in order to evacuate Indian students from this country. This, as The Hindu newspaper writes on Monday, was stated by Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.

TNI: the clash with Russia in Ukraine was a serious mistake for the United States

The United States made a mistake when it got involved in a confrontation with Russia in Ukraine, writes TNI. Washington needed to cooperate with Moscow in order to contain Beijing, but today the United States found itself in a confrontation with two great powers. America cannot win.

American Professor McMeekin called the sharp turn of the United States against Russia irrational

The US policy towards Russia has always been extremely inconsistent, American professor Sean McMeekin notes in the Compact article. It is Washington's "strange tossing" between love and hate that ignites the flames of the conflict in Ukraine and forces Moscow to act, he believes.

Sad: US attempts to reform the UN Security Council will lead to a deplorable result

The West's desire to reform the UN Security Council speaks of the US desire to preserve the unipolar world order, warns Pechat. However, by trying to limit Russia's influence, Washington risks turning this body into a Davos-type meeting.

Precise strikes on rear facilities will cause a shortage of weapons and ammunition in the VFU, experts say

On May 14, the Russian armed forces launched a series of precision strikes on the bases of the VFU, ammunition depots, weapons and military equipment provided by NATO countries.

Forbes: Russia destroyed more than a third of the NATO artillery transferred to Ukraine

Russia has destroyed more than a third of the foreign howitzers transferred to Ukraine, writes Forbes. Towed artillery most often falls under massive blows. Since the guns cannot move independently, they become easy prey for Russian troops.

The command of the Pakistani Navy on its Twitter page announced the ceremony of handing over two Type-054A/P class multipurpose frigates to Pakistan on May 10 at the Hudong Zhonghua enterprise in Shanghai.

In Baltiysk, on May 13, a solemn ceremony of admission to the Navy of the new corvette "Mercury" took place

On May 13, 2023, a solemn ceremony of admission to the Russian Navy (Navy) of the new corvette "Mercury" project 20380 took place in Baltiysk. The ship was built at the Severnaya Verf plant (part of the USC) for the Black Sea Fleet. TASS has prepared a material about this type of warships.

Centuries—old traditions, colossal experience, a large area of responsibility - today marks the 240th anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia. This is the most belligerent formation in the Navy. About what tasks it performs now — in the material of RIA Novosti.

JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) announced on May 11, 2023 that the Southern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (Astrakhan), which is part of it, signed a contract for the construction of a transfer floating dock of project 24012. The construction of the dock will be carried out by order of PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (St. Petersburg) as part of the cooperation of plants within the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

On May 12, 2023 at JSC "Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant" (OSSZ) in Petrozavodsk, a ceremony was held to lay the head of the shallow-seated icebreaker project 22740M (construction number 151), which will be built by order of FSUE Rosmorport (under whose control the OSSZ is located) for two such vessels.

Brussels refused to include the nuclear energy sector in the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. This statement was made by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto, speaking at a press conference following talks in Budapest with Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov.

Artificial intelligence vs. "man with a gun"

In 1915, during the First World War, France, and later the United States and Great Britain for the first time used samples of combat robotics: mobile tracked and wheeled vehicles controlled by wires to undermine enemy ground targets.

The Spanish company intends to present its new development this month – the CS70 rocket launcher, designed for urban combat. The CS70 is positioned as a compact, lightweight and powerful 72 mm infantry rocket system with anti-tank ammunition built into a single-use launcher that can be used to fire from small enclosed spaces characteristic of urban development.