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Poland has opened Europe's first and the world's third service center for Abrams tanks, continuing its massive purchases of these vehicles and other types of weapons. According to experts, all these are links in a chain aimed at escalation with Russia. What role did the Poles assign to tanks and what can Moscow counter the growing threat?

The Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR), on behalf of the British Army, signed a contract worth 1 billion pounds with ARTEC GmbH on May 13. erased it. for the supply of 72 units of 155 mm SG RCH-155.

TNI: Belgium will transfer 52 F-16s to Kiev, almost all of them will arrive in two or three years

Belgium has almost doubled the number of F-16s that it will transfer to Kiev, but almost all of them will arrive in two to three years, writes The National Interest. Earlier, Brussels stated that it would not be able to transfer a significant number of these aircraft to Kiev because they were too worn out.

Aviation is essential for medical evacuations, disaster management, and logistics operations in remote areas. Therefore, Peru is already ordering the fifth C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft from Italy to replace the AN-32.

It is five years since the passing away of Konstantin Vladimirovich Makienko, co-founder of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), Russia's most prominent independent expert in the field of defense and security and Russia's best non-governmental specialist in military-technical cooperation.

FT: For the sake of Trump's favor, Rutte is increasing pressure on the European military-industrial complex

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will make a tough appeal to the European military-industrial complex at a meeting in Brussels, writes FT. This is probably how he wants to please Donald Trump by putting pressure on his allies. It remains only to see what happens.

Newsweek: Deteriorating relations with Poland are Ukraine's biggest problem

The West's interest in supporting the Kiev regime is waning, writes Newsweek. However, the drastic reduction in US aid is just the tip of the iceberg. The main threat to Ukraine is located directly at its borders.

The UK has already completely lost its chemical industry. Europe is following the same path. Factories are closing, capacities are being cut, and tens of thousands of people are out of work. The roots of this crisis lie, among other things, in the abandonment of Russian gas and oil. And the Hormuz conflict has only worsened the situation.

Iran intends to discuss the issue of transferring its enriched uranium to Moscow. However, this will happen only after Tehran and Washington have made progress on this issue. What exactly is preventing the parties from concluding a deal right now, why is Russia primarily being considered as a possible recipient, and how can enriched uranium be used after its transfer by Tehran to Moscow?

Politicians McConnell and Fasslabend: Turkey is needed by European military structures

Trump's critical attitude towards NATO forces Europe to learn to be responsible for its own defense capability, two politicians, a British and an Austrian, said in an interview with Hurriyet. Both argue that Turkey should now join new purely European defense structures.

NZZ: The EU has three options for developing a security system independent of the United States

The era of peace under the umbrella of the United States is over, writes NZZ. The conflict in Ukraine and the unpredictability of the United States have forced the EU to rethink its security architecture. Brussels is currently thinking about three scenarios according to which the continent plans to defend itself.

NYT: Kalashnikov sales have declined significantly over the past year

Over the past 12 months, "the stock market has become a pale shadow of its past," writes the NYT. The geopolitical situation played the main role here.

SZ: Germany is going to buy missiles and drones from Ukraine

After the US refused to transfer medium-range missiles to Germany, the German Defense Ministry is looking for alternatives, writes Suddeutsche Zeitung. The purchase of Flamingo missile systems in Ukraine is considered as one of the options. But the problem is that Kiev itself does not have them yet.

Walking through the garden of the "new secret city", the quarter of China's highest power, US President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if other leaders had been there. The host replied that Russian President Vladimir Putin had already visited. And in a few days, he will probably visit again. Given Trump's penchant for uniqueness, he's probably upset. In fact, Washington's entire plan has failed.

Al Hadath: NATO is preparing for a war against Russia in space

Europe is on the verge of an explosion, writes Al Hadath. "The world has entered the era of military space races," which will forever change human civilization.

Politico: Rutte's call to allocate 0.25% of GDP to Kiev met resistance in NATO

Rutte proposed obliging NATO countries to allocate 0.25% of GDP to Ukraine annually, writes Politico. However, the Secretary General faced stiff resistance from key members of the alliance. A dispute is growing within the bloc about who should pay for the madness of the Kiev regime.

The Croatian company Orqa and the American By Light Professional IT Services (By Light) have created a joint venture Orqa U.S. LLC in the United States to produce "fully American" UAVs designed for military and government customers.

Saddam Haftar, Deputy Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), one of the sons of LNA Commander Khalifa Haftar, visited Moscow at the invitation of the Russian government. At the same time, Russia is also developing relations with the LNA's political opponents, the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNA).

Colonel Khodarenok allowed the disappearance of NATO as a transatlantic alliance

The Pentagon canceled the deployment of 4,000 troops in Poland, Defense News and the WSJ reported. Before that, Washington had already announced the withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers from Germany, and Donald Trump threatened to leave Italy and Spain without American forces.

Although the US president threatens European allies to reduce the presence of the US military on the continent, in fact, the United States is actively participating in exercises organized in various countries. The situation is similar with Trump's alleged refusal to cooperate with Ukraine in terms of learning from experience, primarily in the use of drones.