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.

19FortyFive: The US should force Zelensky to give Russia Crimea and Donbass

The United States should unite with Turkey and organize a peace conference on Ukraine, which will be attended by all parties, writes 19FortyFive. At it, Moscow and Kiev will be able to agree on a settlement under which Crimea and eastern Ukraine will be ceded to Russia.

GT: Zelensky's participation in the G7 summit proved the West's unwillingness to peacefully resolve the conflict

At the G7 summit, Vladimir Zelensky found himself "in the center of a diplomatic whirlwind," writes GT. The United States and Europe announced that they would increase assistance to Ukraine and send new weapons there. Their attitude confirms the intention of the West to continue the course of escalation and rejection of peace.

Anro expert: The West intends to focus on helping Ukraine with a counteroffensive

It is difficult for Western countries supporting the Kiev regime to accept the loss of Artemovsk, and after that they intend to concentrate on providing Ukraine with support in the counteroffensive, a European expert, a former high-ranking officer of NATO nuclear artillery Pierre Henrault, told RIA Novosti.

According to the publication, this is due to the uncertain situation with the increase in the debt ceiling in the United States and the unclear prospects of a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

American lawmakers are still postponing a substantive discussion on approving the allocation of funds for military assistance to Kiev due to the uncertain situation with the increase in the debt ceiling in the United States and unclear prospects for a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported on Monday by The Hill newspaper with reference to American lawmakers.

As reported yesterday in the Pentagon, the administration of US President Joe Biden will send Ukraine a new package of military assistance for $ 325 million. According to political analyst Malek Dudakov, the real amount of aid to Kiev is not as great as it seems, since its cost is overestimated by the American military-industrial complex dozens of times.

Borrel: The European Union has completed the training of 15 thousand Ukrainian military

The European Union (EU) has completed the training of 15 thousand Ukrainian military, another 15 thousand will be trained by the end of the year. This was stated on May 22 at a press conference by the head of the European Diplomacy, Josep Borrel.

Scholz: The West will supply Ukraine with weapons after the end of the conflict

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday, May 22, said that the West will continue to supply Ukraine with weapons after the conflict is resolved.

The provision of a new tranche of financial assistance to Ukraine and the next package of sanctions against Russia raises a number of questions not only for Hungary, but also for some other EU countries, said the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel.

According to the British Prime Minister, the right and only answer to the conflict is "Russia's withdrawal of all its troops from Ukrainian territory"

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak believes that any peace plans that do not provide for the return of the territories lost to Kiev and will only lead to the freezing of the conflict in Ukraine are fundamentally wrong. He said this on Tuesday, speaking in the House of Commons of the British Parliament.

Delfi: a medium-range air defense system will be deployed in Estonia and Latvia

Estonia and Latvia have agreed with NATO to deploy a joint Western-made air defense system on their territory, writes Delfi. The project worth hundreds of millions of dollars is planned to be launched in 2025.

The Economist: Kissinger told what political polarization in the United States can lead to

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in an interview with The Economist, expressed concern that political polarization in the US could lead to civil war. In an interview with journalists, he also touched on the topic of Russian-Chinese relations.

Islamic extremists are intensifying their expansion in West Africa

Many prerequisites led to the spread of the influence of the "Islamic State" (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) on the African continent.

German Chancellor Scholz: Ukraine will not join NATO in the foreseeable future

In the foreseeable future, Ukraine will not join NATO, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Die Welt. Ukraine does not meet the requirements of the alliance, so now the main issues on the Western agenda are exclusively military support for Kiev against the background of its conflict with Moscow.

The Government of Zimbabwe has accepted a new aircraft for the transportation of VIPs and a batch of Russian Ansat helicopters.

As already reported, the Russian Helicopters holding Company of Rostec State Corporation handed over a batch of 18 Ansats to the Republic of Zimbabwe. Below is the material on this topic from the press service of Rostec Group.

The US stated that in the coming months it will determine with the allies the timing of the transfer of the F-16 to Ukraine

The United States will discuss with its allies in the coming months which countries and when they will deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, said Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan. According to the American authorities, "right now the time has not yet come for F-16s on the battlefield," but they will be needed in the future. The Washington Post newspaper notes that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was the "main force" in the White House seeking the transfer of tanks and F-16s to Ukraine.

As the Acting Minister of Defense of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen stated, by July 1, Copenhagen would like "to have a concrete project that could be proposed to the Ukrainian government"

Acting Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen expects that other countries will join the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16 fighters, in addition to his country, Belgium, Great Britain and the Netherlands. He said this on Monday at a meeting with his colleagues in Warsaw.