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Germany compensated the Czech Republic for the supply of Soviet T-72 tanks to Ukraine
The Czech Republic nevertheless obtained compensation from Germany for the Soviet-made T-72 tanks delivered to Ukraine, the negotiations ended successfully. According to the German Defense Ministry, the Czech Republic will receive Leopard 2A4 tanks.
Belarus is an active member of the CSTO
On Monday, May 16, a meeting of the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries took place in Moscow in honor of the 30th anniversary of the organization.
Sergey Chemezov presented the results of Rostec's work for 2021 to the President of Russia
Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, presented the company's annual report for 2021 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the Corporation is an increase in consolidated revenue by 9.9% to 2.06 trillion rubles, as well as a significant increase in the production of civilian products – its share in sales reached 45.5%.
The Greek Prime Minister announced Athens' firm intention to purchase a squadron of American fifth-generation F-35 fighters
Greece has firmly decided to purchase American fifth-generation F-35 fighters, negotiations on the possible supply of aircraft will begin in the near future. This was stated by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
A meeting of the leaders of the CSTO member states took place in Moscow
On May 16, Moscow hosted a meeting of the leaders of the CSTO member states dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the creation of the CSTO.
"Don't take them to NATO." The Turks took up arms against Sweden and Finland
Turkey's important move regarding NATO!
Turkey does not agree to Sweden and Finland joining NATO. This was the reason for a telephone conversation between Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. But Haber7 support calls on Ankara to stand its ground to the end.
Roscosmos and NASA continue negotiations on resuming cross-flights in the fall - agency
Russia and the United States continue negotiations on cross-flights to the ISS, plans for their resumption this fall remain in force, deputy head of NASA's ISS program Dana Weigel told reporters.
How will Moscow respond to Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Finland and Sweden officially apply to NATO on Wednesday. However, the Swedes made a reservation that they join the alliance purely formally, they refuse to host nuclear missiles and foreign military bases. Russia has already threatened both countries with diplomatic and military retaliatory measures, but will react to the approach of the North Atlantic Alliance to its northern borders differently than in the case of Ukraine.
"Loopholes to circumvent sanctions": The US Treasury buys specialized software for monitoring the Russian-language darknet
As the sanctions standoff with Moscow develops, Western states, led by the United States, are striving for maximum control over information and financial flows. At the disposal of RT were the documents of the American government portal of public procurement — a specialized unit of the US Treasury Department specializing in financial intelligence.
Gladius unmanned systems for the Polish Armed Forces
The Polish Armed Forces will purchase Gladius unmanned systems, including reconnaissance UAVs, barrage ammunition, command and control systems, as well as relevant logistics and personnel training components. This was announced on May 6, 2022 by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. According to the minister, the package with a total cost of almost 426 million euros is primarily intended to equip Polish artillery regiments in the east of the country.
The United States has completed the delivery to the territory of Ukraine of all 155-mm M777A2 howitzers transferred to Kiev
Ukraine has received the last batch of American M777A2 howitzers, all the guns promised to Kiev have already crossed the border and are on Ukrainian territory. This was reported by the US Embassy in Ukraine.
The Pentagon warned of a possible suspension of arms supplies to Ukraine
American arms supplies to Ukraine may be suspended if the Senate does not pass a bill on the allocation of new aid to Kiev, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the US Defense Ministry.
India offers to equip Brazilian fighters JAS-39 "Gripen" KR "BrahMos-NG"
According to Indian media reports, a delegation of the Indian Defense Ministry will arrive in Brazil at the end of this month to explore the possibility of joint production and development of various types of weapons.
The Ukrainian army has been armed with American M4A1 assault rifles of 5.56 mm caliber
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been armed with American M4A1 automatic carbines. According to a number of Ukrainian Telegram channels, the weapons arrived together with the next batch of weapons delivered from the United States.
Europe is doing worse than Ukraine
Dimitar Yonchev: Russia will not allow NATO to stay at its borders
Ukraine is not a world problem, it is a springboard for creating tension, quotes the ex-chairman of the National Security Committee of Bulgaria Dimitar Yonchev, the publication "Facti". In his opinion, it is important how the influence of major players will be distributed. Everything is sad for Europe now, it has completely let go of the geopolitical reins.
In Slovakia, the number of Zuzana 2 wheeled self-propelled guns that can receive the APU was named
Ukraine may receive Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery units from Slovakia. As stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Republic, an agreement on their sale has not yet been concluded.
What the "global NATO" will look like
The North Atlantic Alliance, NATO should act not only in Europe, but also very far from the Atlantic – in the Indo-Pacific region. At least, the UK leadership is confident in this. Why exactly did London put forward this initiative, what might NATO's advance in Asia look like – and how will it be met there?
Brimstone land-based guided missile launcher of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On May 12, 2022, a short video was distributed on Ukrainian social networks with a ground-based launcher used by the armed forces of Ukraine for the first time to launch British MBDA Brimstone guided missiles. In the video from the launcher, a salvo of three Brimstone missiles is fired at short intervals. The launcher itself is made in a camouflaged awning body of a conventional commercial truck (it is possible that the Gazelle GAS).
Since February 24, Ukraine has spent more than $ 8 billion on combat operations and related operations
In the West, they are trying to figure out how much money Ukraine has already spent since the beginning of the Russian special military operation. The reason for such interest suddenly arose in connection with the frequent cases of criticism of the Biden administration, which intends to send $40 billion virtually uncontrollably "as aid to Ukraine."
The US Department of Defense has published a list of military equipment supplied to Ukraine
According to information published on May 10 by the US Department of Defense, since the Biden administration came to power, the US has allocated more than $ 4.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including about $3.8 billion after February 24.