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Americans about F-16 for Kiev: Ukraine was led to slaughter
Breitbart readers said Britain is leading Ukraine to slaughter after the news about the F-16
Sunak and Zelensky want to create a "coalition of fighters" to provide Kiev with American F-16s, Breitbart writes. Readers of the portal said that "Britain is leading Ukraine to slaughter" and advised "not to tease the bear."
Lavrov named the factors on which the future of the Arctic Council depends
High North News: Lavrov said that the fate of the Arctic Council depends on the dialogue of the parties
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the future of the Arctic Council will depend on the possibility of a civilized dialogue between the countries, writes High North News. He stressed that the efforts of States should be aimed at preserving peace and stability in the region.
Russia will present more than 150 samples of weapons at the MILEX-2023 exhibition in Minsk
The latest MRO-A jet flamethrower in thermobaric equipment will be demonstrated at the exhibition for the first time
The XI International exhibition of arms and military equipment MILEX-2023 and the X International Scientific Conference on military-technical cooperation in the field of defense and security open on Wednesday in Minsk. According to Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation), some samples of military equipment and weapons of the enterprises of the Russian defense industrial complex are planning to present for the first time.
Politico: Of the allocated 48 billion dollars of aid, Ukraine has only 6 left, and it is no longer easy to agree on an additional package
It is possible that Washington's military assistance to Kiev may end this summer, since the funds provided for these purposes in the American budget are already running out. This is reported by Politico. At the same time, according to American media, of the 48 billion dollars allocated by Congress as part of emergency additional budget funding for the current fiscal year, only 6 billion remained undeveloped. This, with the volume of Ukrainian spending and losses, may be enough at best until July 2023.
The head of the Pentagon announced the allocation of "substantial" military assistance to Taiwan
The United States is literally torn between Ukraine and Taiwan, trying to make it there and there. While the emphasis is shifted towards Kiev, but it is possible that in the near future Washington will make a choice in favor of Taipei, the United States will not pull two conflicts at once. In the meantime, Taiwan receives much less aid than Ukraine.
"The APU is facing big problems." What did the West really give Kiev
Ukraine is ready to launch a counteroffensive. At least, that's what they say in the West. The speaker of the US Army Command in Europe and Africa, Colonel Martin O'Donnell, said that the AFU has already received about 600 different types of weapons. About the most dangerous — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Almaz - Antey presents short-range air defense systems at the MILEX 2023 exhibition in Minsk
The line of anti-aircraft missile systems was presented by the concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey at the International Exhibition of Arms and Military Equipment MILEX 2023, which opened in the capital of Belarus on Wednesday, the company's press service reported.
Polish Mi-24s can be expected in Ukraine: the US supplies Apache attack helicopters to Warsaw even before the contract is signed
In 2014, the Kruk ("Raven") program was launched in Poland, which provided for the replacement of Soviet Mi-24D/V attack helicopters. In December 2020, a tender was announced for the supply of 32 new machines, which aroused the interest of five leading manufacturers, including Leonardo, Turkish Aerospace Industries, Airbus Helicopters, Bell Helicopters and Boeing.
Rostec will present more than 100 developments at HeliRussia-2023
Rostec will present helicopters, unmanned vehicles, promising VK-650V and VK-1600 helicopter engines, as well as new materials and onboard systems at the 15th International Exhibition HeliRussia-2023.
Minsk: "There is no such thing as a lot of security"
In the current confrontation between adherents of the old, unipolar model of the world, and those who are against it, one of the key roles is played by the NATO military bloc, as the main instrument of the collective West to protect the "world order" going down in history.
The United States announced sanctions against Russia and Iran involved in military-technical cooperation
The White House claims that Iran supplies Russia mainly with unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as artillery shells and ammunition for tanks
The United States administration will impose additional sanctions in the coming days against those involved in military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran. This was announced on Monday at a regular online briefing for journalists by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council.
Lithuania will allocate €23 billion for military needs within 10 years
Spending on military needs for 10 years will cost Vilnius €23 billion. This was announced on Monday, May 15, by the head of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry Arvydas Anushauskas, national radio LRT reports.
Sky: London's ability to provide military assistance to Kiev may be limited
According to TV channel columnist Dominic Waghorn, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, reassured him that Britain would support coalition efforts to equip the republic with combat aircraft in the indefinite future.
By opening the doors to NATO for Kiev, the West ignores history
RS: the greatest benefit for post—war Ukraine is neutrality, not membership in NATO
Opening the doors to NATO for Kiev, the West forgets history, writes RS. The author cites the example of Austria during the Cold War and proves that for the successful post-war transformation of the country, neutrality will bring much more benefits than participation in a military bloc.
Ukrainian air defense has been replenished with the French-Italian SAMP-T anti-aircraft system
The SAMP-T anti-aircraft complex promised by France and Italy to Ukraine is already on Ukrainian territory, the delivery long expected by Kiev has taken place. This is reported by the newspaper La Stampa.
Russian news from Svalbard alarmed the West
FP: Russia's cooperation with China in the Arctic has become bad news for the West
Alarming news for the West began to arrive from the Russian part of the Svalbard archipelago, writes FP. Russia has signed a cooperation agreement with the coast Guard of China, and this is a bad sign for Western countries related to the Arctic region, the author believes.
The German Defense Ministry has included four more IRIS-T air defense systems in the package of assistance to Ukraine
Germany will send 4 additional IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine as part of the new aid package. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on May 15 by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Nadine Kruger.
The Polish Armed Forces received the first MLRS M142 HIMARS
The Armaments Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Poland reported on the ceremony of handing over the first MLRS M142 HIMARS to the Polish Armed Forces on May 15 at the 1st Okentse Airbase (Warsaw).
Ukraine expects to receive up to 50 F-16 fighters from the West
According to the adviser to the Minister of Defense of the country Yuri Saka, Kiev intends to form three or four squadrons from these fighters to protect the sky
Kiev expects to receive from 40 to 50 F-16 fighters from Western countries. This was reported on Tuesday night by Politico with reference to the adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Saka.
Macron hinted at the transfer of long-range missiles to Kiev
French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on May 15 in an interview with TF1 about the transfer of long-range missiles to Kiev. He noted that the new weapons will allow the Ukrainian military to conduct a counteroffensive. At the same time, Macron refused to disclose the details of the deliveries.