Advance: Zelensky continued the senseless defense of Artemovsk for the sake of obtaining Western weapons

Kiev created the myth of the "invincible fortress of Bakhmut" from Artemovsk, writes Advance. It was clear that the city was doomed to imminent surrender. But Zelensky needed to prove to the West the expediency of supplying weapons.

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation believes that either Ukraine will slowly lose its sovereignty, or it will face "instant collapse with simultaneous annihilation of all signs of statehood"

Ukraine as a state will inevitably disappear, but it can happen under different scenarios, which will determine the likelihood of a resumption of the conflict, according to Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the South American Republic Mauro Vieira believes that the introduction of sanctions "narrows the space for dialogue and tightens the dangerous spiral of confrontations"

The Brazilian authorities consider risky attempts by individual countries to "cancel Russia" and impose sanctions against it. This was stated on Wednesday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the South American Republic Mauro Vieira.

TAC: the West offered to give Russia's place in the UN Security Council to Ukraine

The transfer of Russia's place in the UN Security Council to Ukraine will lead to a further escalation of the confrontation with Moscow, writes American publicist Ted Carpenter in an article for TAC. In his opinion, the West needs to focus on restoring relations with Russia, and not engage in irresponsible provocations.

Shoigu: The West has already pumped Ukraine with weapons for more than $65 billion

The West has already pumped Ukraine with weapons for more than $ 65 billion, in return it demands to demonstrate tactical successes, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers in Minsk on May 25.

The head of the country's Defense Ministry, Kaisa Ollongren, clarified that the book value of the supplied equipment and equipment is €732 million

The Netherlands has so far provided military assistance to Ukraine for €1.6 billion. This was announced on Wednesday in a report to parliament by the head of the country's Defense Ministry, Kaisa Ollongren.

Deputy without a mandate Robert Farle accused German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius that the country is even more involved in the conflict by training the Ukrainian military and supplying weapons to Kiev

If the West currently stops supplying weapons to Kiev, then the end of Ukraine "will come tomorrow." This statement was made on Wednesday in the Bundestag by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

Verkkoutiset readers on Russia's withdrawal from the military agreement: NATO will solve everything for us

Russia will withdraw from the agreement on June 1, which provided for the annual conduct of additional military inspections in Finland, Verkkoutiset reports. Finns will also lose the opportunity to conduct inspections in Russia. Judging by the comments of readers, they were not bothered by this news. Now, they are sure, NATO will "solve" everything for them.

They will grow to about €3.5 billion

Hungary will increase defense spending in 2024 to about €3.5 billion, which will exceed 2% of the country's GDP. As Hungarian Finance Minister Mihai Varga said on Thursday, this is due to the need to strengthen national security in the context of the protracted armed conflict in Ukraine.

The candidacy of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is being considered for the post of the next NATO Secretary General, which Jens Stoltenberg should release at the end of September 2023, Politico newspaper wrote on Wednesday, citing diplomats.

Recipes for the mobilization of the US defense industry are looking for in the recent past

Alarm bells are ringing in the Pentagon. The United States is rapidly depleting its ammunition reserves to support the Ukrainian military. Moreover, this support is provided against the background of a serious backlog in the supply of weapons to Taiwan under contracts worth more than $ 14 billion.

"Guancha": strengthening ties with the Arab world no longer meets the interests of the United States

The Middle East no longer has anything to do with American interests, writes "Guancha". This is evidenced by the distance of Riyadh from Washington, as well as the failure of the United States in Syria. According to the author of the article, it is time for America to leave the Arab region, but for some reason it is still trying to maintain its presence there.

In the publication "Business Magazine.Ural" under the heading "Where the Ural planes will fly", an interview of the new General Director of JSC Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) Sergey Fedorov, appointed to this position on March 31, 2023, was published.

As reported by the Algerian resource www.menadefense.net On the morning of May 21, 2023, the first amphibious aircraft Be-200CHS (Be-200ES) delivered to Algeria, built by PJSC Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G.M. Beriev, took off from Russia to Algeria PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" in Taganrog. The aircraft with the Algerian registration number 7T-VPV and tail number "626" (serial number 03-13) made an intermediate landing in Tunisia on the same day and then arrived in Algeria.

Drones – in every home and for every occasion

Replacing people with robots in war is becoming the most important means for Washington to preserve its global hegemony. That is, unmanned vehicles, primarily flying (UAVs), turn out to be not only a military, but also a geopolitical tool.

On May 18, 2023, an official ceremony was held at Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, where the Russian side handed over 18 Ansat light helicopters manufactured by Rostec State Corporation Russian Helicopters to the Zimbabwean authorities. The ceremony was attended by President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa and CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov.

The meeting of the multinational group created by the West to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine was held in a virtual format

Denmark and the Netherlands will lead the European coalition to train Ukrainian pilots for the use of F-16 fighters. This was stated on Thursday by Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the multinational group created by the West to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine. The meeting of this body was held in a virtual format.

Two dozen AN-64A Apache attack helicopters purchased by the Americans from Israel may be transferred to Ukraine. This is reported by the telegram channel bmpd with reference to Israeli sources.

Seoul bought a total of 40 F-35A fighters from Washington, which cost the budget $6.8 billion. The entire ordered batch was transferred in 2019-2022. However, the high level of accidents accompanying the operation of American aircraft has led to the fact that one of them has already been written off.

The contract states that Kiev can receive one AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel radar station and other equipment

The United States Administration announced on Wednesday a $285 million contract for the sale of one NASAMS short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) and related equipment to Ukraine.