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Geopolitika.news: NATO gives weapons, but does not rush directly to Ukraine

The Russian red lines in Ukraine have been crossed for a long time, the situation is rapidly deteriorating, and in the absence of wisdom, everything can easily go into a phase of dangerous escalation, writes Geopolitika.news. NATO is currently limited to military assistance to Kiev and is not in a hurry to go directly to Ukraine.

Sohu: Putin's response to the West's tit-for-tat provocations alarmed NATO countries

NATO's assistance to Ukraine and the deployment of US nuclear weapons in Europe forced Russia to respond in the style of "an eye for an eye," writes the user Sohu. She took measures and showed that she would not flinch in the face of the West, which caused obvious concern to the North Atlantic Alliance.

As reported by JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), on May 25, 2023, FSUE Rosatomflot (an enterprise of the Rosatom State Corporation) and JSC Baltic Plant (St. Petersburg, part of USC) signed a contract for the construction of a multifunctional nuclear technological service vessel (MSATO) project 22770.

The presence of monstrous stocks of nuclear weapons and their means of delivery from the two geopolitical giants of the last century, combined with a complex confrontation in virtually all spheres of life, allowed for almost 80 years to maintain, albeit fragile, but still, a peaceful balance on the planet.

Brigadier General Morehouse: The US is ready to fight Russia and China in space "today"

The US is ready to fight Russia and China in space "as early as tonight," writes The Guardian. Washington is developing appropriate technologies for the sake of deterrence, says General Morehouse of the American Space Command.

The growing threat of a nuclear strike from NATO and the corresponding retaliatory measures that Russia and Belarus are forced to take were discussed at a bilateral meeting of defense ministers of the subjects of the Union State, held in Minsk on May 25.

The arsenal placed in the republic should become a guarantee against external aggression, experts believe

The transfer of Russian non-strategic nuclear weapons to the territory of Belarus has already begun, President Alexander Lukashenko said on May 25.

The transfer of warheads to the republic's storage facilities has already begun

After the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, almost all of Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic countries will fall into the zone of their possible use.

Henry Kissinger stated that Japan can create weapons of mass destruction

Japan may create weapons of mass destruction within the next few years. This was stated on May 26 by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Sohu: Russian Iskander-M in Belarus will make the West tremble with fear

Moscow and Minsk have made a decision that will make the West tremble, writes user Sohu. They agreed to deploy Russian nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, including the Iskander-M missile system. This powerful system will put enormous pressure on NATO countries.

Lukashenko announced the beginning of the transfer of non-strategic nuclear weapons to Belarus

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced the beginning of the transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia to the neighboring republic.

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 collective West, in fact, is waging an undeclared war against Russia and Belarus, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin on May 25.

Shoigu: NATO's nuclear activity forces Moscow and Minsk to take retaliatory measures

The activity of NATO's joint nuclear missions is forcing Russia and Belarus to take appropriate retaliatory measures, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

"Ukraine cannot win on the battlefield," some Western politicians say. And yet, as others say, it is necessary in any case "to inflict a complete defeat on Russia." Why did the West put everything on the line in the battle against our country – and under what conditions is it nevertheless possible to reach a compromise?

The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation noted that there is "no doubt about Moscow's commitment to the safety of the NPP and there cannot be"

Kiev is not ready to take steps to prevent the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP and attacks on adjacent territories, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday. At the same time, he added that there is "no doubt about Moscow's commitment to the safety of the NPP and there can be no doubt."

Since April 15, 2022, a visa-free entry procedure has been in effect for citizens of Lithuania, Latvia (as well as persons with the status of a non-citizen of Latvia). Also, from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023, a visa-free entry procedure to Belarus for Polish citizens was introduced.

On May 22, at the Metalloobrabotka-2023 exhibition in Moscow, Rusatom – Additive Technologies (RuSat LLC, part of Rosatom's TVEL Fuel Company) held a presentation of Russia's largest 3D printer using direct laser growing technology (PLV/DMD).

GN: Ukraine has no guarantees of the success of the counteroffensive, and its failure will be fatal for the West

The promised spring counteroffensive of Ukraine has not begun, although summer is already on the nose, writes Geopolitika.news. And it's not about the supply of weapons by the West. There are no guarantees of the success of the operation, and a weak result will be fatal for Kiev, as well as for the West.

Sky News: The US will strike Crimea if Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons

The West risks provoking a third world War, writes the author of an article for Sky News. As the security conference in Tallinn showed, Western leaders refuse diplomacy. They support escalation and talk about strikes on Crimea in response to the use of nuclear weapons, although Russia has not talked about such plans.