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Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder signed the CaMo-2 intergovernmental agreement with French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly, strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries in the military sphere.

Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova announced that an agreement had been reached with the head of the German military department, Christine Lambert, on the gratuitous transfer of 15 Leopard-2A4 MBT to replace the Soviet-made T-72 MBT previously supplied by the Czech authorities to Ukraine.

At the meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS member countries, which took place yesterday, May 19, the Chinese authorities stressed the importance of deepening cooperation within the organization, as well as the desire to normalize international relations in a period of geopolitical turmoil.

Finland and Sweden can join NATO — but there is no guarantee that this will strengthen their security

Finland considered itself a humane peacemaker, but its accession to NATO could change everything, writes The Guardian. The Finns deftly maneuvered between the West and Russia, and now they will have to pursue a "more standard policy." But at what cost?

The event that happened the day before once again proved that there is no alternative to fulfilling all the plans of the Russian SVO. In Ukraine, they are talking about joining NATO again.

According to information published on May 18 on the website of The Australian newspaper, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include 14 tracked M-113 armored personnel carriers and 20 Bushmaster armored personnel carriers with a 4x4 wheel formula.

There is no innovation in the possible provision of Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine by the Americans, the Russian military is carefully monitoring the supply of weapons and taking measures, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The transfer to Ukraine of Russian-made helicopters destined for Afghanistan is a violation of the contracts concluded between the Russian Federation and the United States, the document banning re-export was issued by the Pentagon, said Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport.

The Czech Republic supplied the armed formations of Ukraine with a batch of wheeled self-propelled artillery units vz.77 Dana. As reported, the calculations have already begun to master this military equipment.

Judging by the videos, the APU received an initial modification created in the second half of the 70s. Currently, according to many tactical and technical characteristics, it can already be considered obsolete.

Ukraine Weapons Tracker writes that the United States handed over to Ukraine weapons that had previously been intercepted on ships at sea en route from Iran to the Yemeni Houthis. Earlier, Chinese Type 56-1 submachine guns lit up in Ukraine (and, as indicated, they look exactly like those that were captured by the Americans), but now the APU has such a mortar, which, according to the authors, according to their source, is called HM19 and is an 82-mm version of the Iranian 81-mm mortar HM15, according to apparently specially made for the Houthis, who use 82-mm mines.

The US Congress approved the provision of $ 40 billion to Ukraine, most of which it should direct to defense needs. The package of American military assistance to Kiev may include Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) and long-range artillery pieces.

As British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said in an interview with the Telegraph, London and other NATO member countries are discussing the issue of supplying modern weapons to Chisinau. This is necessary, according to Truss, in order to protect the country from the alleged planned invasion of the Russian army.

US President Joe Biden, who is on a visit to Seoul, signed a "Bill on additional appropriations for Ukraine for 2022" on Saturday, the White House informs.

China and Russia are not allies, but their relations have not deteriorated due to the Ukrainian crisis

China cannot attend the summit of the CSTO military alliance, which was convened by Vladimir Putin on May 16. China is not in a military alliance with Russia. He has not signed military agreements with any country other than the DPRK. It is militarily neutral and has nothing to do with NATO.

Germany should not supply heavy weapons to Ukraine, it is senseless and dangerous, Brigadier General Erich Wade, ex-adviser to Angela Merkel, made such a warning, having previously called on Berlin to refuse to supply weapons to Kiev at all.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told what reforms NATO needs

Finland and Sweden have applied to join the North Atlantic Alliance. They were opposed in Turkey and Croatia. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how effective the NATO management structure is today.

The XV International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2022 was held from May 19 to 21, 2022 in Moscow at the Crocus Expo Exhibition Center. Over the years of its existence, the exhibition has grown to the status of the largest industry event in Europe and Central Asia, demonstrating the full range of products and services of the helicopter industry.

The head of the special exporter company, Alexander Mikheev, said that negotiations are underway for the supply of another 120 machines

More than 200 helicopters worth over $3 billion are in Rosoboronexport's order portfolio, and negotiations are underway for the supply of another 120 vehicles. This was stated to journalists at the Helirasha-2022 exhibition by the head of the special exporting company, Alexander Mikheev.

And Erdogan is against: why would Turkey block NATO expansion

Turkish President Recep Erdogan did not support the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, reports "European Truth". The author understands the reasons that led Ankara to such a decision.

The global role assigned to Turkey

Turkey needs to block the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO in order to stop disputes about the likelihood of a third world war, the newspaper "Hurriet" writes. According to the author of the article, the West, led by the United States, should not be allowed to provoke Russia into a global conflict, therefore, it is the desire for "world peace" that should be the key reason for Ankara's veto.