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Political scientist Volkov: Russia's assets in the US and the EU can be used to buy military equipment for the Armed Forces

The countries that are members of NATO have come to an "unspoken agreement" to refuse to supply Ukraine with some types of weapons, the German agency DPA reported. What weapons the alliance does not want to supply to the APU and under what circumstances this situation may change - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru»

On May 26, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Australia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Australian government of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) ground missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Corporation Martin.

Russia and China are close to signing an intergovernmental agreement on the creation of a scientific base on the moon, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

In a real combat situation, the AFU already uses three types of foreign artillery of 155 mm caliber. These are M777 and FH70 howitzers, as well as CAESAR self-propelled guns.

State Secretary of the German Defense Ministry Meller revealed NATO's decision to supply BMP to Ukraine

The German authorities have reduced the supply of weapons to Ukraine "to a minimum" over the past two months, according to German media. From the end of March to the end of May, Kiev received only a couple of batches of mines from Berlin. At the same time, the German Defense Ministry said that Germany and other European countries do not want to supply the Ukrainian army with armored vehicles of Western models.

Ukraine will not receive tanks and infantry fighting vehicles of the NATO standard, this position has been adopted by a number of Western countries that are suppliers of "military assistance" to Kiev. This was stated by the State Secretary of the German Ministry of Defense and Bundestag deputy Zimtje Meller.

On May 26, the National Industrial Summit "Industrial Policy in New Realities" was held in Moscow at the site of the Russia Today media group

The modern geopolitical map with new challenges and gaps between industrial and technological "continents" encourages Russia to restart the industrial arrangement of the economic space and build technological chains in its national interests.

The United Aircraft Corporation and the Mechanics machine tool holding of Rostec State Corporation have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The document was signed by Yuri Slyusar, General Director of UAC, and Mikhail Kiiko, General Director of Mechanics. The signing took place at the site of the 22nd International specialized exhibition "Metalworking-2022".

The United States seems to have decided to further raise the stakes in the Ukrainian conflict – it was decided to supply Kiev with weapons of terrible destructive power. The M142 Himars missile systems are comparable to the Russian Iskanders and can give Ukraine the opportunity to strike far into the territory of Russia. But this is theoretical. What will actually happen?

Boris Johnson proposed to Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine to create a new alliance directed against Russia, the Italian press reports. According to the British Prime Minister, the "political, economic and military alliance" should become an alternative to the EU and, in addition to Russia, resist Germany. What are London's goals and what are the prospects for Britain to lead a new force in Europe?

The Ukrainian army has been replenished with modern self-propelled howitzers of 155 mm caliber. According to the Polish press, Warsaw handed over Krab self-propelled artillery units of its own production to Kiev.

Who would have thought in the IV century BC that the principle, which at that time was first formulated by the father of Alexander the Great – Tsar Philip, in more than two thousand years would become the basic law for the rulers of a country whose history today has less than two and a half centuries? 

Despite the absence of official statements from Western countries on the supply of combat aircraft to Ukraine, both helicopters and airplanes have already been delivered to Kiev. According to information coming from Kiev, in the last batch, the West supplied the Ukrainian Air Force with attack aircraft.

Ex-Colonel Khodarenok: Poland may disrupt the transit of American military equipment to Ukraine

The US has adopted a law on the so-called lend-lease for Ukraine, which implies the supply of heavy military equipment, among other things. Military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" and ex-Colonel of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what could interfere with supplies.

Six foreign vessels are not leaving Mariupol, although the Russian military has eliminated the mine danger in the water area of the port, said the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.

Turkish Air Force maneuvering between Washington, Kiev and Moscow

The administration of US President Joseph Biden has asked Congressional leaders to approve the modernization of the Turkish fleet of F-16 fighter jets, thereby creating an important precedent for further military sales to a NATO ally.

Response to NATO expansion: how dangerous is the CSTO military pact formed by Russia?

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) — a very free union, the rules in it are softer than in NATO, writes Handelsblatt. There were even cases of withdrawal. Why is the author afraid of the CSTO? Freedom reveals the true beliefs: since these ex-USSR countries did not condemn Russia at the UN, it means that they really recognize Moscow's reasons. And a journalist from a NATO country is afraid to even think about such a thing.

The plant's workshops were hit by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during a special military operation to protect Donbass

The strike of the Russian Armed Forces on the workshops of the Ukrainian enterprise "Motor Sich" in Zaporozhye, which was reported on Wednesday by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, will not affect helicopter operators in Russia, including those who use cars with Ukrainian engines. This opinion was expressed by military experts interviewed by TASS.

Europe agrees to Putin's demands to pay for gas in order to avoid new blackouts

Europe agreed to dance to Putin's tune and gave in to his demands to pay for gas in rubles, WP writes. She explains this by the fact that no one imposed sanctions against the ruble. The opinions of the newspaper's readers were divided. Some call Europeans weaklings, others sympathize with them.

After the coup of 2014, the authorities of the independent for eight years were preparing for a "decisive battle" with Russia, feeding themselves with the illusory prospect of the defeat of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the occupation of the entire Donbass.