BI: The United States risks "screwing up" the AFU counteroffensive by excessive pressure on Ukraine

The United States can disrupt Ukraine's counteroffensive by insistent demands to inflict a "decisive blow" on Russia, American General Ben Hodges told Business Insider. In his opinion, those who talk about stopping aid do not believe in Kiev's "decisive victory".

Philosopher Chomsky warned the West about the terrible consequences of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine

The West crossed red lines in Ukraine and forced Russia to take retaliatory measures, American philosopher and publicist Noam Chomsky said in an interview with The New Statesman. According to him, Moscow has the potential to achieve Kiev's surrender, while further escalation of the conflict may increase the risks of nuclear war.

TAC: continued US support for Ukraine will lead to Kiev's defeat

If the United States continues to support Ukraine, it could threaten it with defeat, Doug Bandow writes in an article for TAS. Washington should not incite Kiev. Prolonging the conflict will result in its escalation or even direct participation of the United States.

Sohu: Putin easily upset US plans in Ukraine

Washington had high hopes for Kiev, intending to exhaust Moscow's forces with its help, writes the user Sohu. However, this idea failed: Putin figured out the American plan and fought the AFU "with one hand", sending only part of the troops to Ukraine.

The representative office also noted that Warsaw handed over 14 aircraft and 325 tanks to Kiev from them

The West handed over to Kiev 28 aircraft, of which 14 were allocated by Poland, and 575 tanks, including 325 Polish ones. This was announced on Thursday on Twitter by the permanent mission of Poland to the EU.

Podolyak believes that a large-scale war will begin in the EU with the cessation of arms supplies to Kiev

A large-scale war will unfold in European countries if the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian army is stopped, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said on May 10.

Myśl Polska: The US is focusing on China, and Poland will be left alone with Russia

China's entry into the game in Ukraine brings the beginning of the Sino-American clash closer, writes Myśl Polska. The United States will fully focus on China, and Poland will remain one-on-one with Russia. No one will help her, warns the author of the article.

From May 29 to June 9, the NATO Saber Guardian-23 exercises will be held in Romania, which will be attended by 10,000 Romanian soldiers, as well as military personnel from 13 alliance countries. This was announced on Wednesday, May 10, by the press service of the Ministry of National Defense of Romania.

Do Rzeczy: Poland announced the mysterious "Sarmatian treaty" with Ukraine

The Polish authorities announce the conclusion of the "Sarmatian treaty" with Ukraine, which will link both countries, writes Do Rzeczy. However, officials carefully hide from society what exactly this alliance implies, and are silent about the pitfalls, of which there are many. It is only clear that it will be directed against Russia.

How the reformatting of European theaters affects the security of the Russian Federation

In the process of transformation of modern military conflicts, the determining factors are not quantitative changes. In the context of globalization and the information technology revolution, modern conflicts are undergoing fundamental, qualitative changes. Evolution is preparing a revolution that creates new conditions for further evolutionary development.

The Pentagon stated that they would not be able to provide the US Armed Forces with a stable salary in default

In case of default, the Pentagon will not be able to consistently pay allowances to the US Armed Forces (AF). This was announced on May 11 at a hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee of the US Congress by the country's Defense Minister Lloyd Austin.

Al-Watan Syria: The US will prolong the conflict in Ukraine to get maximum profit for the military-industrial complex

Military "assistance" to Kiev is not free at all, writes Al-Watan Syria. The US has calculated everything: they are adding fuel to the fire of the conflict in Ukraine, even despite the defeats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. America has turned Europe into a weapons market. And all this for the sake of maximizing the profits of your military-industrial complex, the author of the article is sure.

Geopolitika.news: Washington made a strategic mistake, and it's too late to change something

Washington has made a strategic mistake that will be fatal for it, writes Geopolitika.news. The United States understood that it was necessary to prevent the formation of an alliance between Russia and China, but they could not achieve this. And now it's too late.

China refused the US offer to organize a meeting of the defense ministers of the two countries, Li Shangfu and Lloyd Austin, using the joint participation of the two ministers in the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in early June, the Financial Times reported, heading the article "China poured a tub of cold water on the proposal for a meeting."

US General Vanherk: China is modernizing its armed forces at an alarming pace

The United States believes that China continues to modernize its forces and is developing weapons capable of striking at ever greater distances. This was stated by the head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, General Glen Vanherk. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explained what the US military leaders are so concerned about and what the appearance of a military superpower should be.

The Peruvian company Disenos Casanave has sold an unmanned aircraft complex of its own design CW-40D to the armed forces of Ukraine and Peru.

The defense company BIRD AeroSystem from Israel has completed the implementation of the contract of 2021, which provided for equipping the next batch of Mi-171SH helicopters of the Czech Army with airborne air defense systems AMPS, which are designed to combat the missile threat posed by various air defense systems, including portable ones.

As stated by the head of the Polish Defense Ministry Mariusz Blaszczak after a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, he received assurances that the US Army would provide the Polish Armed Forces with Apache attack helicopters from the availability even before signing the contract for the purchase of 96 new vehicles.

How scientific modeling will help preserve the life and health of the crew on long-distance flights

The process of collecting applications for research to be carried out by scientists within the framework of the SIRIUS-23 project — a new experiment to simulate a flight to the Moon — has ended. Six testers will take part in it. They will spend 365 days in an isolated block, working out scenarios for a future expedition. In particular, the team will simulate an exit to the lunar surface, test space equipment and conduct scientific experiments. Read about why the focus is on the problems of interaction of crew members with each other in the Izvestia material.

Analyst Lamer stated in a TNI article that the Patriot transferred to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are too vulnerable to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will become an easy target for the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to military analyst Jeff Lamer. How the Armed Forces of Ukraine can protect expensive weapons from strikes and for the protection of which objects in Ukraine, air defense systems are needed first of all - in the material of military expert Mikhail Khodarenka.