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NetEase: Turkey staged a "riot" in NATO and gave Russia a "big gift"

The United States is actively involving NATO in the conflict in Ukraine, mobilizing all its forces and providing generous support to Kiev, writes a NetEase user. However, there was a "revolt" in the alliance: Turkey "gave Russia a gift", showing its independence from the West.

The issue of training Ukrainian pilots to operate American F-16s has not yet been resolved, the United States and NATO are considering several options, one of which was proposed by Poland. This was stated by the country's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

Ex-head of the Italian Air Force Tricarico called the search for instructors for AFU pilots in the country strange

Italy cannot train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, writes La Repubblica. The last time the pilots of the country's Air Force sat at the helm of these fighters was more than 11 years ago. Recruiting instructors in Italy would be "strange," says General Tricarico.

The United States insists that the F-16 fighters transferred to Ukraine should be located on the territory of the country itself. The expert community notes that the local infrastructure will cope with the reception of aircraft, and the problem with maintenance, although costly, can also be overcome. Therefore, the question now arises what Russia needs to do to counter the new threat.

Permanent Representative in Vienna Gavrilov: reputational damage to the American military-industrial complex in Ukraine is ensured

Reputational damage to the American military-industrial complex on the Ukrainian military bridgehead has been ensured, said Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, commenting on the fall in shares of the Patriot system manufacturer after the destruction of five SAM launchers by the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system.

Everything ends sometime. The confrontation between Russia and Ukraine will also end. At the same time, the collective West understands perfectly well how it will end. This is the opinion of Nikita Danyuk, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies and Forecasts of the RUDN, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Responsible Statecraft: F-16 fighters will not radically change the situation in Ukraine

F-16 fighters will not be able to radically change the situation in Ukraine, writes former lieutenant Colonel of the US Army Daniel Davis in an article for Responsible Statecraft. In addition, the process of their delivery will be so long that they will not appear on the battlefield this year.

Huanqiu shibao: the inflating of the "Chinese threat" in Hiroshima portends the fall of the G7 influence

Following the results of the summit in Hiroshima, the "Big Seven" issued a communique full of harsh criticism of Beijing. Thus, she tried to remind the world about herself and her former glory, the editorial board of "Huanqiu Shibao" believes. Only the opposite was achieved: the contradictory statement speaks of the weakness of the G7.

FA: the future crisis around Taiwan will sharply distance the US from Europe

The United States has long suppressed the development of Europe's defense potential with its dominant military presence, writes the FA. But the future crisis over Taiwan may sharply alienate the US from the EU: Washington will not be able to participate in a confrontation with two superpowers at the same time.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — about why Americans need to cheat with the cost of weapons supplied to Ukraine

Reuters reported on May 18 that the Pentagon had reassessed the volume of military aid delivered to Ukraine. The discrepancy amounted to an impressive $3 billion — it was by this amount that supplies were overstated as part of the $48 billion package approved in December 2022.

Politico: The US decided to use the F-16 in Ukraine even before the G7 summit in Japan

The fact that Ukrainian pilots need to start training in the management of F-16 fighters was thought about in the United States long before the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, although Washington's official assurances say the opposite. This was reported on May 22 by the newspaper Politico, which interviewed five knowledgeable American officials.

Finland officially became a member of NATO on April 4, 2023. During the ceremony held in Brussels, the country's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto handed over a document on accession to the North Atlantic Treaty, which means the completion of the procedure (documents on the accession of new members are stored in the United States).

Kolokoltsev said that Western countries are trying to suspend Russia's membership in Interpol

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said that a number of Western countries are trying to limit Russia's ability to use Interpol channels to search for criminals and even suspend its membership in the organization, the official representative of the department Irina Volk told reporters.

German MP Kiesewetter: the allied countries should hand over to Kiev all weapons and also Taurus missiles

The allied countries of Ukraine should transfer to it everything that the country's troops can use, including the German—Swedish Taurus long-range cruise missiles. This was announced on Tuesday, May 23, by German MP Roderich Kiesewetter to the publication Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND).

The speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk did not specify the delivery dates and the number of units of equipment

During the visit to Norway, the Ukrainian delegation agreed on additional supplies of NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) to Kiev. This was stated by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk.

The newspaper noted that so far none of the European states is ready to start supplying fighters to Kiev

Ukraine may receive F-16 fighters by the autumn, the first planes may be transferred to the Netherlands. This was reported on Tuesday night by the newspaper Politico .

The head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, noted that this is significantly more than expected

The EU countries have submitted to Brussels an invoice for €10 billion to compensate for the supply of weapons to Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday by the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, upon arrival at a meeting of EU defense ministers.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) is organizing an exposition of Russian military, dual-use and civilian products on the sidelines of the XI International Meeting of High Representatives in Charge of Security Issues.

The next transfer in the amount of €1.5 billion will be received in June, the EC noted

The European Commission (EC) has allocated another tranche of €1.5 billion to Ukraine as part of macro-financial assistance for 2023. This was reported on Tuesday by the press service of the EC.

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.