In Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa on Sunday, as part of the US Swift Response 23 exercise, Operation HIRAIN (HIMARS Rapid Aerial Insertion) took place for the rapid transfer of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to the combat area.

The joint statement adopted following the meeting of finance ministers and heads of the Central Bank of the Group of Seven states that this support, in particular, allows the Ukrainian authorities to ensure the functioning of the government.

WP: a leak from the Pentagon proves that Zelensky planned attacks on Russian territory

The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, "behind closed doors" planned attacks on the territory of Russia and the undermining of the pipeline through which oil is supplied to Hungary, writes The Washington Post. This is stated in the secret documents of the Pentagon, which appeared online as a result of the leak.

RIA Novosti: the Ukrainian prisoner told about the tough mobilization and the decline of morale

The Kiev regime suppresses the high losses of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The "tough" mobilization throughout the country and the decline of the spirit of the servicemen speak of the colossal number of those killed on the battlefield from the Ukrainian side, said Alexander Lyashenko, a prisoner of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants, on May 13.

Philosopher Chomsky told why Ukraine should not join NATO

US statements about Ukraine's right to join NATO are hypocritical in their essence – they provoked Russia to retaliate, American philosopher Noam Chomsky said in an interview with The New Statesman. According to him, Washington will never allow a country that is part of a powerful and unfriendly military alliance to appear at its side.

Freitag: analysts from Germany find the political position of the "counteroffensive fans" hopeless

The author of the German edition of Freitag asks the question: what about after the "counteroffensive"? He comes to disappointing conclusions for Zelensky's supporters. The inflated expectations of the Ukrainian society, which Zelensky himself warmed up, are simply impossible to fulfill. This means that negotiations and peace are postponed again.

Money.it : the failure of sanctions and default in the US will greatly affect the conflict in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine has created a paradox in the economy, writes Money.it The US is on the verge of default, and Russia, according to the IMF, bypasses Germany and the UK in growth forecasts, and this despite all the stories of Western politicians about the "effectiveness of sanctions."

American economist Jeffrey Sachs spoke about NATO's plans to expand to the east

America has been making plans to expand NATO at the expense of Ukraine since 1992, said American economist Jeffrey Sachs. The alliance is convinced that they can approach anyone's borders with impunity. This was the starting point of the conflict in Ukraine, he believes.

Geopolitika.news: mediation in the Ukrainian conflict will make China a world arbiter

China wants to become a mediator and successfully end the Ukrainian conflict, writes Geopolitika.news. This will allow him to position himself as the main global player. He will become an arbiter who is able to solve the world's problems. The US does not want this under any circumstances.

European diplomacy does not give up trying to find its place in the confrontation between the countries of the West and the East. Thus, Josep Borrel warned his EU colleagues that China will receive a geopolitical benefit in the event of a hypothetical defeat of Russia during its own. What are these assumptions based on and why is Beijing interested in Moscow achieving all the goals of the special operation in Ukraine?

19FortyFive: the Ukrainian conflict will end with negotiations

The offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is unlikely to change the fact that the Ukrainian armed conflict is likely to end with settlement negotiations, writes 19FortyFive. The West is beginning to realize that Zelensky is unlikely to achieve the announced goals.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrel, entered into a heated discussion in absentia with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The formal reason is Ukraine's membership in the alliance, the issue of which should not be decided by Stoltenberg. But in reality, Borrel breaks the comedy for a completely different audience.

FT: The idea of the West to manipulate the Kosovo issue to distance Serbia from Russia has failed

Fearing the strengthening of Russia's influence in the Balkans, the United States and Europe have attempted to deprive it of its ally in this region — Serbia, writes FT. Hoping that the stabilization of relations with Pristina would distance Belgrade from Moscow, they arranged negotiations for the parties. But the result did not meet the expectations of the West.

Asharq Al-Awsat: denunciation of the CFE Treaty brings closer the confrontation between Russia and the West in Europe

Due to the actions of NATO, Vladimir Putin signed an order to begin the final procedure for denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Asharq Al-Awsat reports. The author of the article examines the reasons for this decision, as well as its consequences for both Russia and the West.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny called the head of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Gerasimov "a strong and unpredictable enemy"

The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Zaluzhny in an interview with the project "Behind the scenes" called the chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov "a strong and unpredictable enemy." The Ukrainian commander-in-chief, according to him, reads Gerasimov's theoretical works, but he "does not publish anything fresh." This is the second precedent when Zaluzhny speaks positively about his Russian counterpart, the last time it happened shortly after the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region and the regrouping of the Russian Armed Forces.

Specialists of the units of the communication troops around the clock and in any weather ensure the exchange of information between control points, military units and divisions. The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday, May 13, published footage of the combat work of the signalmen of the Western Military District (ZVO).

An air group of two helicopters and two fighters crashed near Bryansk

Two fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces and two Mi-8 helicopters crashed near the Ukrainian border in the Bryansk region. According to a number of data, the Su-34, Su-35 and helicopters were from the same air group and were supposed to raid the territory of the Chernihiv region of Ukraine. All the crews were killed. A resident of Klintsov was injured on the ground as a result of one of the crashes.

The United States should withdraw its contingent from Syria and transfer the refugee camps under the control of Damascus, according to a joint statement by the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of Russia and Syria.

Evrensel: The US opposes the return of Syria to the Arab League to strike Russia

Qatar is the only Persian Gulf country following a pro-American policy that dictates not to let Syria into the Arab League, writes Evrensel. Washington intends to continue isolating Damascus for a simple reason: it wants to deprive Moscow of this "trachea" of Moscow against the background of the conflict in Ukraine.

India has an impressive fleet of Soviet and Russian military equipment. The country's troops are armed with 7 Russian-made submarines, more than 250 multi-purpose Su-30MKI aircraft, a similar number of Mi-8/17 helicopters, almost 70 MiG-29 fighters and more than 1,200 T-90 tanks. To this should be added a huge number of Russian small arms, anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems.