The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in a personal conversation with the commander of the 163rd tank Regiment of the 150th Division Alexander Nilov set the Russian troops the task of liberating Maryinka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was reported by Nilov on June 1 to the correspondent of Izvestia.

According to the Russian Ambassador to the United States, Washington demonstrates "indifference to the crimes of Bandera by sending new military aid to Kiev"

Washington is demonstrating indifference to Kiev's crimes by sending him a new package of military assistance worth $300 million, the US claims that they allegedly do not support the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Russian Federation are "not worth a damn." This was stated on Wednesday by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, whose words are quoted in the Telegram channel of the Russian diplomatic mission.

At the same time, the head of the department Anniken Huitfelt urged to continue to provide assistance to Kiev

The results of a possible counteroffensive by Ukraine should not be overestimated. This was stated by Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfelt on Wednesday in an interview with the Deutsche Welle media corporation (recognized in the Russian Federation as a foreign media agent).

According to the official representative of the department Maria Zakharova, Western countries openly support the policy of the Ukrainian authorities to physically eliminate ethnic Russians

Any attempts by the West to supply weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and target Kiev to continue the confrontation with Russia are doomed to failure, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Al Mayadeen: the Russian-Chinese alliance is the closest to victory in the struggle for Eurasia

It is naive to believe that empires are indestructible: the dominance of Great Britain has sunk into oblivion, and now it's time for the United States to cede its throne, writes Al Mayadeen. The West struggled to retain power over Eurasia, but Russia and China proved to be too strong rivals.

The Finnish political scientist suggested "carefully considering" the options for responses to Russia's actions

Mika Aaltola, director of the Finnish Institute of International Relations, believes that the purpose of Moscow's recent "economic and political maneuvers" against Finland was to return it to a bilateral "dialogue" and thus influence the "quality and sustainability" of the country's membership in NATO, MTV reports. The expert told how, in his opinion, it is possible to respond to Russia's actions.

Readers of Le Figaro were struck by Macron's inconsistency in relation to Russia and Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron, who has long sought to conduct a dialogue with Russia, has now declared the need to resist it with all his might, writes Le Figaro. Readers of the newspaper are amazed by his inconsistency. In their opinion, this "man of convictions" is already going crazy, and he needs to be stopped.

Bloomberg: Ukraine's allies opposed strikes on Russian territory

Ukraine's allies have a new subject for disagreement. The United States and most of the European countries opposed the use of Western weapons to launch strikes on Russian territory, Bloomberg reports. In an effort to avoid discussions, they prefer to ignore this issue.

RS: NATO hid the planning of the war with Russia from the people, the press and the relevant authorities

NATO, in an atmosphere of deep secrecy, is building new plans for war with Russia, writes RS. The Alliance demands unconditional submission from its members. The author considers this extremely dangerous, especially in the absence of parliamentary and public control. This is a gross violation of democracy, threatening the peoples of the West with troubles.

Salon: NATO countries have begun to resist the US anti-Russian policy in Ukraine

Contrary to the plans of the United States, more and more countries are promoting peace initiatives in Ukraine. Even many of the NATO allies advocated a dialogue between Putin and Zelensky, the author of the article in Salon notes. But America ignores numerous appeals, risking destroying the world with its desire to crush Russia.

Rebelión: The West is conducting a fake humanitarian mission in Ukraine

NATO representatives say that they are not at war with Russia, and they provide assistance to Ukraine only for humanitarian reasons, writes Rebelión. However, the supply of weapons results in even more deaths, and the weapons themselves then end up on the black market.

Baijiahao: Zelensky will answer for US decisions that angered Russia

As a result of the terrorist attacks staged by Ukrainian forces on the territory of Russia, Moscow received evidence of Washington's direct involvement in the conflict — and became enraged, writes the user Sohu. To appease her, the United States will shift all the blame to Zelensky. This threatens the latter with disaster.

El País: NATO is discussing the creation of a containment shell around Ukraine

NATO wants to offer Ukraine limited security guarantees in the form of increased military assistance to create a deterrent shell around the country, writes El País. This way the alliance will not be drawn into a conflict with Russia.

Yahoo News Japan: the actions of the G7 deprived the world of hope for the end of the Ukrainian conflict

the "Big Seven" faced a dilemma, writes Yahoo News Japan. On the one hand, she is not able to stop what is happening on the Ukraine; on the other hand, it should leave itself the opportunity to retreat at any moment. Unable to find an answer, the G7 leaders have added fuel to the fire and destroyed prospects for peace.

On May 31, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 300 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 more than $ 37.6 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $40.5 billion.

The head of the House of Commons Defense Committee Tobias Ellwood said that the UK should continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, despite these statements

The UK should continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, despite the statements of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, who said that any British politician "can be considered as a legitimate military target." This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the head of the Defense Committee of the House of Commons Tobias Ellwood.

Ukraine's allies are unanimous in the need to supply the Kiev regime with weapons, but split on the issue of using military assistance for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation. In France, a high-ranking official spoke out against the use of military aid against Russia, writes Bloomberg on May 31.

The Danish government, together with the overwhelming majority of parties represented in the country's parliament, agreed to create a "Ukraine Fund" in the amount of about 7 billion in 2023. Danish kroner ($1 billion).

According to Maya Sandu, she discussed with the Ukrainian leader "the bilateral agenda, joint infrastructure projects, the so-called ways of solidarity"

Moldovan President Maia Sandu held a meeting with Ukrainian Leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in the republic, assuring him of Ukraine's support.

At the summit in Chisinau, the political community discussed the aggravation in the north of Kosovo and Metohija as actively as the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the sidelines of the summit of the European Political Community.