In the Netherlands, they intend to work out the details of training the AFU to control the F-16 in the coming weeks
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that Ukraine can count on the unconditional support of his country
Details on the issue of training Ukrainian pilots to control F-16 fighters will be worked out in the coming weeks. This was announced on Friday on Twitter by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Denmark will train Ukrainian pilots to use F16 - Defense Minister
Denmark is ready to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F16 fighter jets, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Friday.
China is being forced to solve the Taiwan problem by force
The United States is urgently arming Taiwan's army so that it can cause great damage at low cost during defense. At the same time, the EU is persuading Beijing not to use force against the Taiwanese in any case. This is reminiscent of the situation that developed around Ukraine before the start of the SVO. Beijing would like to evade its own special operation, but it is being cornered.
Beijing has a soft power, but there is a lot of it
China's foreign economic projects are provided with military potential
The high economic indicators achieved by China over the past 30 years have ensured the growth of the complex military power of the state. The maintenance of economic growth is associated with the development of foreign economic relations and is provided by a set of measures of a military-political and military-technical nature.
Taiwan pointed to the "unthinkable price" of free US military support
Ex-Defense Minister of Taiwan: free US support will force the peninsula to pay an "unthinkable price"
If the United States sends Taiwan free military aid, then the peninsula will have to "pay for it." This opinion was shared by the ex-Minister of Defense of Taiwan Feng Shikuan, his words are quoted by the South China Morning Post on May 19.
China is fiercely struggling with the global dominance of the United States
Yahoo: China successfully fights with the West for the Global South
China is against the global hegemony of the United States, writes Yahoo News Japan. This is also shown by the results of the G7 summit. The Chinese authorities strongly condemned the anti-Chinese statements that were made during the meeting of the "Big Seven".
Taiwan authorities reported on negotiations with the United States on arms supplies
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.
Eastern Europe wants a clear border with Russia, without "gray zones"
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.
Poland is secretly preparing for a regional war
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.
The Austrian Chancellor refused to send military personnel to Ukraine to help in mine clearance
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.
Ukraine cannot be promised immediate membership in NATO
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.
Kiev claims that Japan has allocated $7.6 billion in aid to Ukraine
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.
Scholz pointed out that Ukraine does not meet many criteria for joining NATO
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.
The "Death Fair" in Spain showed what Ukraine gave to the Western military-industrial complex
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.
Norway will supply Ukraine with MLRS installations and counter-battery radars
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 United States stated that they do not object to the use of weapons by Kiev for strikes on the Crimea
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.
Another portion of American military aid to Ukraine
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.
The United States wants to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible. That's why they need it
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.
The West was scared when it learned about Moscow's next step after Ukraine
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.
Thanks to Ukraine, the United States realized that it is very difficult to fight against Russia
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.