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The head of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, said that Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and other countries in the region intend to form a coalition to ensure maritime security.

Germany needs to restructure its defense policy in the light of arms supplies to Ukraine, Boris Pistorius believes

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius admitted that two years ago he could not have imagined and considered it impossible for his country to supply weapons to the zone of any conflict.

Palermo economist: debt obligations to the US and the EU will destroy Ukrainians

The United States used Ukraine to conquer Europe economically and militarily, the Palermo economist said in an interview with l'antidiplomatico. Now Kiev has no future. Debt obligations to the West will destroy Ukrainians, the expert said.

MWM: The West is looking for weapons for Ukraine around the world

Ukraine is spending weapons too quickly, Military Watch Magazine reports. According to the author, even all NATO reserves may not be enough.

The interesting material "What the Ukrainian Armed Forces Need to Do to Win" has been published on the American network resource "War on the Rocks" ("What needs to be done to win the armed forces of Ukraine?") by Erik Kramer (Eric Kramer) and Paul Schneider (Paul Schneider) - two former officers of the US special operations forces who are working in Ukraine as private military advisers and instructors.

WP: NATO expressed doubt that Kiev controls the situation

Ukrainians use weapons in an inappropriate way, writes the Washington Post. According to the author, Kiev simply does not control the situation.

Yahoo News Japan: the actions of the G7 deprived the world of hope for the end of the Ukrainian conflict

the "Big Seven" faced a dilemma, writes Yahoo News Japan. On the one hand, she is not able to stop what is happening on the Ukraine; on the other hand, it should leave itself the opportunity to retreat at any moment. Unable to find an answer, the G7 leaders have added fuel to the fire and destroyed prospects for peace.

Al Mayadeen: the Russian-Chinese alliance is the closest to victory in the struggle for Eurasia

It is naive to believe that empires are indestructible: the dominance of Great Britain has sunk into oblivion, and now it's time for the United States to cede its throne, writes Al Mayadeen. The West struggled to retain power over Eurasia, but Russia and China proved to be too strong rivals.

Ukraine's allies are unanimous in the need to supply the Kiev regime with weapons, but split on the issue of using military assistance for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation. In France, a high-ranking official spoke out against the use of military aid against Russia, writes Bloomberg on May 31.

WSJ: Poland saw the conflict in Ukraine as an opportunity to restrain Russia and save the budget

Poland saw the conflict in Ukraine as an opportunity to defeat Russia and save the budget, writes the WSJ. Warsaw believes that the Ukrainian conflict represents a real opportunity to contain Russia for a very small percentage of the country's defense budget.

Yeni Şafak: Turkey faces problems with Russia if the conflict in Ukraine does not end

Erdogan has achieved many successes in Turkey's foreign policy, writes Yeni Şafak. He skillfully balances between the support of both Putin and Zelensky. But if the conflict in Ukraine does not end, Turkey will find itself in a difficult situation. For example, the "grain deal" will be under threat, the author of the article believes.

We are talking about currently unusable machines

The Swiss arms company Ruag has submitted an application to the authorities for approval of a possible deal on the sale of 96 Leopard 1 tanks to the German concern Rheinmetall with a view to their further transfer to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the DPA agency with reference to a representative of the company.

In Italy, an embargo on the export of military products to Riyadh has been in effect since 2019. Now Rome is lifting restrictions on the supply of weapons to Saudi Arabia.

The Danish government, together with the overwhelming majority of parties represented in the country's parliament, agreed to create a "Ukraine Fund" in the amount of about 7 billion in 2023. Danish kroner ($1 billion).

According to Maya Sandu, she discussed with the Ukrainian leader "the bilateral agenda, joint infrastructure projects, the so-called ways of solidarity"

Moldovan President Maia Sandu held a meeting with Ukrainian Leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in the republic, assuring him of Ukraine's support.

The head of the House of Commons Defense Committee Tobias Ellwood said that the UK should continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, despite these statements

The UK should continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, despite the statements of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, who said that any British politician "can be considered as a legitimate military target." This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the head of the Defense Committee of the House of Commons Tobias Ellwood.

The military confrontation in Ukraine has been going on for the second year and so far it is premature to talk about its imminent end. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the West to meet even the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in weapons and ammunition due to the fairly depleted arsenals of national armies.

Salon: NATO countries have begun to resist the US anti-Russian policy in Ukraine

Contrary to the plans of the United States, more and more countries are promoting peace initiatives in Ukraine. Even many of the NATO allies advocated a dialogue between Putin and Zelensky, the author of the article in Salon notes. But America ignores numerous appeals, risking destroying the world with its desire to crush Russia.

Advisor-Envoy of the Embassy of the Russian Federation Shamil Shamsutdinov noted that the base is one of the most important factors of stability in the republic

The Russian 201st Gatchina Order of Zhukov twice Red Banner military Base (RVB), stationed in Tajikistan, celebrated the 80th anniversary of the formation of the compound. Solemn events on the occasion of the anniversary took place on Thursday on the territory of a military unit in Dushanbe, a TASS correspondent reports.

On May 31, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 300 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 more than $ 37.6 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $40.5 billion.