Dmitry Baranov, Director of the Progress RCC, told how the plant lives under sanctions

After the introduction of US and EU sanctions against Russian space enterprises, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, promised to focus the resources released due to the curtailment of cooperation on the creation of dual-use and military systems.

Fear and hatred destroy the foundations of American power

A serious philosophical split has reigned in the United States, writes The Telegraph. The very meaning of the word "freedom" has become the subject of dispute, and the idea of individual freedom is losing its position. Such a shift could destroy the foundations of America's power, the author of the article warns.

The logic of "NATO expansion to the north" has become even more obvious

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO does not bode well, it is a "new wave of madness" of the alliance. It will further strengthen Russia's geographical deterrence, and it will take a long time to deal with the consequences, writes Huanqiu Shibao.

Adjusting to NATO, Swedish defense is weakening

Membership in NATO threatens to weaken Sweden in the face of invasion — for example, from the same Russia, writes Flamman. The author of the article is sure that by joining the alliance, the Swedes will not only participate even more often in interventions in third world countries, but will also damage their own security.

Hysterical demands for the buildup of NATO forces on the territory of the "main fighters" with Russia, i.e. Poland and the Baltic states, are beginning to irritate other members of the alliance. According to The Washington Post, NATO will not come to a consensus on Russia's special operation in Ukraine.

Finnish researcher on Turkey's position in connection with Finland's intention to become a NATO member: relations can deteriorate rapidly — "Erdogan is clearly serious"

Many Western countries would be happy to accept Finland and Sweden into the ranks of NATO — and exclude Turkey from the alliance, a Finnish expert told Uusi Suomi. He believes that relations between Istanbul and the united West can deteriorate rapidly.

The veto card and Erdogan's game!

Erdogan is trying to bargain with the West, but such a policy draws Turkey even more into the conflict, writes Evrensel. It risks facing new threats and pressure, as it proves that Erdogan cannot stand up to the United States and NATO.

The inclusion of Finland and Sweden in NATO upsets the balance of power, exacerbates uncertainty in Europe

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO does not indicate the inevitability of a military conflict between these countries and Russia, writes Global Times. Chinese experts emphasize that Helsinki, Stockholm and Moscow can still find political solutions to problems.

Senator supporting Russia: because of whom in the United States the new aid to Ukraine was slowed down

Republican Senator Rand Paul blocked the provision of $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine, according to European Truth. According to the authors of the article, the reason is that the politician supports Russia.

Zelensky in Madrid?

The news about Zelensky's invitation to the NATO summit in Madrid is terrible, writes Rebelión. He is not at all the worthy leader that the Western media paint him as, the author of the article believes. He explains why Spain needs to rethink its foreign policy.

Ukraine: growing danger

US President Biden did not expect that the APU would be able to resist the Russian army for so long, writes columnist Figaro. In prolonging the conflict, Biden sees a chance to defeat Russia without putting American soldiers at risk. He is indifferent to other people's victims.

Today we are all not Ukrainians

The interests of the West and Kiev are not identical, writes Politico. The author comes to a very obvious, but fair conclusion: flirting with Ukraine is fraught with further escalation with disastrous consequences.

NATO expansion is not conducive to peace, Marine Le Pen says

The expansion of NATO into the territory of Sweden and Finland is not met with enthusiasm by all members of the organization, Paris Figaro reports. In France, resistance to this step was led by Macron's main rival in the elections, Marine Le Pen. She highlights all the risks of this decision.

In Mariupol, the surrender of Ukrainian militants, blocked at the Azovstal plant, continues

Ukrainian formations made an unsuccessful attempt to counterattack in the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. In it, the enemy lost about 40 armored vehicles, including 26 tanks.

Ukrainian security forces, blocked at the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, decided to surrender. They held this powerful fortified area for almost three months. By mid-May, the situation had turned from severe to critical: food, water and medicines had run out, and the number of wounded exceeded six hundred. About how the first group with a white flag came out of the catacombs — in the RIA Novosti report.

Kadyrov said that instead of mobilizing, Russians need to mobilize themselves

The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov spoke at the educational marathon "New Horizons" of the society "Knowledge" and talked to journalists. He said that the special operation in Ukraine is going according to plan, but mistakes were made at its beginning. The politician also said that the German Chancellor behaves like a schizophrenic, and accused NATO of Satanism. Kadyrov's main statements are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The Kaliningrad region, bordering Poland and Lithuania, is of strategic importance to Russia and is a well-fortified fortress in the "heart" of NATO. One of the French periodicals writes about this.

On Monday, May 16, a meeting of the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries took place in Moscow in honor of the 30th anniversary of the organization.

Russia occupies about 20% of the global arms market, the total order portfolio is about $ 50 billion. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov on May 18 during a speech at the Knowledge forum.

Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, presented the company's annual report for 2021 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the Corporation is an increase in consolidated revenue by 9.9% to 2.06 trillion rubles, as well as a significant increase in the production of civilian products – its share in sales reached 45.5%.