The Paper: withdrawal from the CFE Treaty will allow Russia to strengthen the deterrence of the West

The expansion of NATO forced Russia to denounce the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, writes The Paper. This decision is absolutely logical — the CFE Treaty only tied her hands, the author of the article notes. Now Moscow has a chance to strengthen its position in Europe.

FA: It is very difficult for Beijing to balance its ties with Russia and Europe

It is increasingly difficult for China to balance between Russia and the West on the Ukrainian issue, writes Foreign Affairs. Political realities and its own interests in the confrontation with the United States are pushing Beijing closer to Moscow. The developing political discourse of Beijing is generally unfavorable for Ukraine.

Al-Watan Syria: The US is turning Taiwan into a second Ukraine

In Ukraine, the United States is probing the ground, testing the Russian arsenal of weapons, writes Al-Watan Syria. They write the same scenario in Taiwan against China in order to know the opponents in person. Without a war with Moscow and Beijing, Washington will not maintain hegemony, and this confrontation promises to be very difficult.

infoBRICS: US military aid to Ukraine will be reduced in July

NATO was afraid of what Russia would do after Ukraine, writes infoBRICS. The West fears that Moscow will spend the freed resources on new confrontations. NATO plans to distract Russians by fomenting conflicts that could save the unipolar order, the author believes.

L'Unità: The US wants a quick end to the conflict in Ukraine for the sake of confrontation with China

The United States wants to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible, Lucho Caracciolo, director of the authoritative Italian magazine on geopolitics Limes, said in an interview with L'Unità. The main thing for Washington is the confrontation with Beijing, and he wants to focus on it.

On May 21, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 375 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 about $ 37.4 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $40.2 billion.

The White House believes that "Crimea is Ukraine"

The United States has not imposed any restrictions on the use of its weapons by Ukraine for strikes on Crimea. This was stated on Sunday in an interview with CNN, assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan.

The Ukrainian army will soon receive eight additional MLRS and three counter-battery radars, the supply of equipment is being prepared by Norway together with the UK. This is reported by the press service of the Norwegian Ministry of Defense.

The German Chancellor noted that "this will not happen in the foreseeable future"

Ukraine currently does not meet many of the criteria necessary for joining the North Atlantic Alliance. This was stated on Sunday by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with the Welt TV channel on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit.

Público: Ukraine has become the "enterprise of the century" for arms manufacturers

The Spanish military exhibition FEINDEF showed that the conflict in Ukraine has become the "enterprise of the century" for arms manufacturers, writes Público. The country has turned into an ideal testing ground for new technologies, and representatives of the defense business have earned billions from it.

As reported in the office of the Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky thanked Tokyo for the decision to accept wounded servicemen for treatment and for additional assistance

The total amount of financial assistance that Tokyo has allocated to Kiev is $7.6 billion. This was announced on Sunday in the office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following his talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima.

FP: we cannot talk about Ukraine's immediate membership in NATO

The author of The Foreign Policy believes that it is premature to drag Ukraine into the NATO orbit. This will thwart any attempts at a peaceful settlement of the conflict. He suggests expanding the scope of Western military support.

According to Karl Nehammer, now such assistance poses a threat to the lives of the military

The Austrian military will not take part in mine clearance in Ukraine while there is fighting. This was announced on Friday by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

Le Figaro: in France, it was suggested that Russia pushed Orban to get closer to Lukashenko

Relations between Belarus and Hungary is rapidly improving, writes Le Figaro. Budapest is getting closer to Minsk either "at the behest" of Moscow, or in an effort to attract international attention, the author of the article believes.

Preparation for the outbreak of an armed conflict against a neighboring State includes many activities that need to be carried out as secretly as possible. Secrecy is achieved, among other things, by restricting access to information about events. This applies to both foreign citizens and their own population.

Gotkowska Expert: the countries of Eastern Europe initiated the "zasechnaya line" with Russia

Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states are now the leaders who form the EU's "zasechnaya line" with Russia, security expert Justyna Gotkowska said in an interview with iROZHLAS. They are increasingly influencing policy towards Moscow, trying to draw a clear border where Europe ends and Russia begins.

The Taiwanese authorities are negotiating with the United States on arms supplies worth $ 500 million. This was stated by the head of the administration of the island, Tsai Ing-wen, on May 20.

Yahoo: China successfully fights with the West for the Global South

China is against the global hegemony of the United States, writes Yahoo News Japan. This is also shown by the results of the G7 summit. The Chinese authorities strongly condemned the anti-Chinese statements that were made during the meeting of the "Big Seven".

Ex-Defense Minister of Taiwan: free US support will force the peninsula to pay an "unthinkable price"

If the United States sends Taiwan free military aid, then the peninsula will have to "pay for it." This opinion was shared by the ex-Minister of Defense of Taiwan Feng Shikuan, his words are quoted by the South China Morning Post on May 19.

China's foreign economic projects are provided with military potential

The high economic indicators achieved by China over the past 30 years have ensured the growth of the complex military power of the state. The maintenance of economic growth is associated with the development of foreign economic relations and is provided by a set of measures of a military-political and military-technical nature.