Responsible Statecraft: F-16 fighters will not radically change the situation in Ukraine

F-16 fighters will not be able to radically change the situation in Ukraine, writes former lieutenant Colonel of the US Army Daniel Davis in an article for Responsible Statecraft. In addition, the process of their delivery will be so long that they will not appear on the battlefield this year.

Politico: The US decided to use the F-16 in Ukraine even before the G7 summit in Japan

The fact that Ukrainian pilots need to start training in the management of F-16 fighters was thought about in the United States long before the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, although Washington's official assurances say the opposite. This was reported on May 22 by the newspaper Politico, which interviewed five knowledgeable American officials.

The newspaper noted that so far none of the European states is ready to start supplying fighters to Kiev

Ukraine may receive F-16 fighters by the autumn, the first planes may be transferred to the Netherlands. This was reported on Tuesday night by the newspaper Politico .

Novitsky asked not to discount him and other cosmonauts with experience in the Air Force

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, a former attack pilot, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin at the state awards ceremony not to "discount" him and other cosmonauts with aviation experience when they will no longer be able to fly into orbit.

The speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk did not specify the delivery dates and the number of units of equipment

During the visit to Norway, the Ukrainian delegation agreed on additional supplies of NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) to Kiev. This was stated by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk.

Estonian and Latvian Defense Ministers Hanno Pevkur and Inara Murniece announced on May 21 in Riga their intention to start negotiations with the German company Diehl Defense on the acquisition of the IRIS-T SLM air defense system as part of the joint purchase of medium-range air defense systems.

German MP Kiesewetter: the allied countries should hand over to Kiev all weapons and also Taurus missiles

The allied countries of Ukraine should transfer to it everything that the country's troops can use, including the German—Swedish Taurus long-range cruise missiles. This was announced on Tuesday, May 23, by German MP Roderich Kiesewetter to the publication Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND).

Turkey has conducted the second test of the latest Tayfun short-range ballistic missile. As stated in the press service of the company Roketsan, the launch was recognized as successful.

The militants of the armed formations of the Kiev regime showed another homemade self-propelled gun. The Motoliga, a multi-purpose lightly armored MT-LB tractor-transporter, was used as a platform.

The Celestial Empire has finally found the strength to respond to the US restriction of access to key Western technologies. Beijing has banned the purchase of chips from the American company Micron. However, experts do not expect a shortage of chips and semiconductors, as it was at the height of the pandemic. What consequences will this decision of Beijing have and what benefits can it bring to Russia?

On May 22, at the Metalloobrabotka-2023 exhibition in Moscow, Rusatom – Additive Technologies (RuSat LLC, part of Rosatom's TVEL Fuel Company) held a presentation of Russia's largest 3D printer using direct laser growing technology (PLV/DMD).

The 86th flotilla of the Iranian Navy has demonstrated "122 thousand tons of diplomacy" during its circumnavigation of the world over the past eight months, according to the Iranian press.

Today, the Polish media were alarmed by the joint statement of the Foreign Ministers of Belarus and Russia. Poles were able to see intentions to form a new federation in strengthening bilateral relations between Russia and Belarus.

AK: thanks to the construction of the North—South corridor, Russia will avoid isolation from the World Ocean

The construction of the Astara—Rasht transport corridor indicates the realization of Russia's historical aspirations, Akharin Khabar writes. The project has gained not only economic, but also strategic importance: the purpose of the route is to prevent the isolation of Russia from the World Ocean.

Experts named the new goals of the SVO in the Donbass

The liberation of Artemovsk has been completed. From the last occupied quarters of the enemy, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMCs were knocked out with the support of artillery and aviation of the Southern Group of Troops.

Americans: by delaying the counteroffensive, Ukraine is losing to Russia

Delaying the counteroffensive, Ukraine is already losing to Russia, writes Newsweek. The author points out that Russian troops have been given time to strengthen their defensive lines. The Ukrainian counteroffensive "may turn into a bloodbath for Ukraine," readers write.

Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea Muradov: Washington, represented by Sullivan, approved the unleashing of a nuclear war

Deputy Prime Minister of the Crimean government — Permanent Representative of the Republic to the President of the Russian Federation Georgy Muradov said that the US authorities, represented by the adviser to the American president Jake Sullivan, agreed to the use of American aircraft against Crimea and approved the unleashing of a nuclear war.

Columnist Larry Elliott said that the West is also experiencing the impact of sanctions

The next restrictive measures of the Group of Seven (G7) countries against Russia indicate the failure of the West's calculations for a quick economic victory over Moscow. Larry Elliott, a journalist of the British newspaper The Guradian, expressed this opinion in his column on Sunday.

Of the basic agreements with the West, only the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons remained

The State Duma denounced the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, and the Foreign Ministry recognized the document as a "relic of the past." It will take up to six months for Russia to finally withdraw from the CFE Treaty. What this agreement is and how security between Europe and Russia will now be monitored is in the Izvestia material.

Al Binaa: "Russian bear" will not let stupid Zelensky catch himself in the "trap" of the West

The West, in particular the UK, continues to actively pump Ukraine with weapons to put pressure on Russia, writes Al Binaa. But Moscow will not allow itself to be lured into the hole that the "stupid president of Ukraine" and NATO are digging, the author of the article is sure.