The Taiwanese authorities are negotiating with the United States on arms supplies worth $ 500 million. This was stated by the head of the administration of the island, Tsai Ing-wen, on May 20.

Gotkowska Expert: the countries of Eastern Europe initiated the "zasechnaya line" with Russia

Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states are now the leaders who form the EU's "zasechnaya line" with Russia, security expert Justyna Gotkowska said in an interview with iROZHLAS. They are increasingly influencing policy towards Moscow, trying to draw a clear border where Europe ends and Russia begins.

Preparation for the outbreak of an armed conflict against a neighboring State includes many activities that need to be carried out as secretly as possible. Secrecy is achieved, among other things, by restricting access to information about events. This applies to both foreign citizens and their own population.

According to Karl Nehammer, now such assistance poses a threat to the lives of the military

The Austrian military will not take part in mine clearance in Ukraine while there is fighting. This was announced on Friday by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

FP: we cannot talk about Ukraine's immediate membership in NATO

The author of The Foreign Policy believes that it is premature to drag Ukraine into the NATO orbit. This will thwart any attempts at a peaceful settlement of the conflict. He suggests expanding the scope of Western military support.

As reported in the office of the Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky thanked Tokyo for the decision to accept wounded servicemen for treatment and for additional assistance

The total amount of financial assistance that Tokyo has allocated to Kiev is $7.6 billion. This was announced on Sunday in the office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following his talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima.

The German Chancellor noted that "this will not happen in the foreseeable future"

Ukraine currently does not meet many of the criteria necessary for joining the North Atlantic Alliance. This was stated on Sunday by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with the Welt TV channel on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit.

Público: Ukraine has become the "enterprise of the century" for arms manufacturers

The Spanish military exhibition FEINDEF showed that the conflict in Ukraine has become the "enterprise of the century" for arms manufacturers, writes Público. The country has turned into an ideal testing ground for new technologies, and representatives of the defense business have earned billions from it.

The Ukrainian army will soon receive eight additional MLRS and three counter-battery radars, the supply of equipment is being prepared by Norway together with the UK. This is reported by the press service of the Norwegian Ministry of Defense.

The White House believes that "Crimea is Ukraine"

The United States has not imposed any restrictions on the use of its weapons by Ukraine for strikes on Crimea. This was stated on Sunday in an interview with CNN, assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan.

On May 21, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 375 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 about $ 37.4 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $40.2 billion.

L'Unità: The US wants a quick end to the conflict in Ukraine for the sake of confrontation with China

The United States wants to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible, Lucho Caracciolo, director of the authoritative Italian magazine on geopolitics Limes, said in an interview with L'Unità. The main thing for Washington is the confrontation with Beijing, and he wants to focus on it.

infoBRICS: US military aid to Ukraine will be reduced in July

NATO was afraid of what Russia would do after Ukraine, writes infoBRICS. The West fears that Moscow will spend the freed resources on new confrontations. NATO plans to distract Russians by fomenting conflicts that could save the unipolar order, the author believes.

Al-Watan Syria: The US is turning Taiwan into a second Ukraine

In Ukraine, the United States is probing the ground, testing the Russian arsenal of weapons, writes Al-Watan Syria. They write the same scenario in Taiwan against China in order to know the opponents in person. Without a war with Moscow and Beijing, Washington will not maintain hegemony, and this confrontation promises to be very difficult.

FA: It is very difficult for Beijing to balance its ties with Russia and Europe

It is increasingly difficult for China to balance between Russia and the West on the Ukrainian issue, writes Foreign Affairs. Political realities and its own interests in the confrontation with the United States are pushing Beijing closer to Moscow. The developing political discourse of Beijing is generally unfavorable for Ukraine.

The Paper: withdrawal from the CFE Treaty will allow Russia to strengthen the deterrence of the West

The expansion of NATO forced Russia to denounce the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, writes The Paper. This decision is absolutely logical — the CFE Treaty only tied her hands, the author of the article notes. Now Moscow has a chance to strengthen its position in Europe.

International columnist Kim Myung-chol pointed out that the United States and its allies are trying to "turn Ukraine into a testing ground for their weapons"

Representatives of the international community who share the principles of justice should come out in support of the "victory of Russia" in the situation around Ukraine. Such an appeal was made by international columnist Kim Myung-chol in a material published by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

The Vice Speaker of the Federation Council noted that the United States lays wreaths to the victims of the first use of atomic weapons, but does not mention who exactly did it and did not suffer any punishment

The summit of the Group of Seven (G7), which is taking place in Hiroshima these days, has become a real circus of absurdity and the apotheosis of hypocrisy, in which the "authors" of the first case of the use of atomic weapons - the United States - actively participate. This opinion was expressed on Saturday by the Vice-speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.

Washington understands that the widely advertised "counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" risks ending in the defeat of the Ukrainian forces. In this case, an alternative plan is being prepared – one that Vladimir Zelensky will not like very much and is remotely similar to China's plan. But it does not bode well for Russia in the future.

19FortyFive: the predicted "success" of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" turned out to be a disappointment

Western media in vain inflated the Ukrainian "counteroffensive", predicting it "inevitable success," writes 19FortyFive. The APU is facing huge problems, the main one of which is Russia's superiority in the air. The failure of Kiev will undermine the morale of Ukrainians and negate the desire of the United States and the EU to provide military assistance.