Cooperation news

On June 1, the Slovak government approved military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 21.6 million euros. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the online publication Teraz with reference to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers.

There is a group of influential organizations and politicians in the United States who are outraged by the zeal with which the Biden administration is arming and financing Ukraine. Of course, they support the "brave Ukrainian people", but only verbally. What kind of people are we talking about and why do they see the idea of helping Ukraine as extremely dangerous?

The first Finnish F-35 fighters will be put into service in Rovaniemi — 150 million euros will be spent on the construction of an air base in Lapland

The first American F-35 fighters from among the 64 that Finland has decided to purchase will arrive in 2026, Yle reports. They will be stationed at a new airbase in Lapland. Its construction will begin this year and will cost 150 million euros.

NATO should think carefully before accepting Finland and Sweden

The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is not beneficial to the alliance, writes Bloomberg. According to the author of the article, none of these countries is in danger of a Russian invasion, and Helsinki's membership, on the contrary, will only exacerbate the vulnerability of the alliance to Moscow.

Roscosmos told how the Sphere satellite group will work under sanctions

The total amount of financing of the Russian multi-satellite grouping "Sphere" will amount to about 180 billion rubles, Roscosmos reported recently.

Negotiations are currently underway to supply Ukraine with Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers from Slovakia. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported on May 30 by the online publication Teraz with reference to the Slovak Ministry of Defense.

The extraordinary European Council on Tuesday night adopted a political decision on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, confirming the commitment of the European Council to "increase pressure on Russia and Belarus."

The negative attitude of the Italian population to the intervention in the Ukrainian conflict forced Rome to classify military supplies for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, only once at the front, Italian combat systems fall into the hands of Russian fighters or become targets when the Russian Armed Forces strikes.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion

The Turkish president explained why his country blocked the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, writes The Economist. He believes that the reputation of the alliance will be at risk if its members practice double standards in the fight against terrorism.

According to American President Joe Biden, it will not be able to reach Russian territory, but military-technical analysis shows that this is not the case. The Pentagon, apparently, is still hesitating.

In the bidding process within the European Union, which is trying to cut itself off from energy resources from Russia, the voice of France is almost not heard. This is understandable: the French practically do not depend on the Russian Federation in terms of coal, gas and even oil. But there is another resource, because of which Paris is doomed to dependence on Moscow, despite all the efforts of European officials.

Ukraine needs urgent supplies of weapons, so Western countries need to speed up decision-making on the transfer of weapons and military equipment to Kiev. The corresponding statement was made by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

The troops of the Kiev regime suffered critical losses in the match as a result of the strikes of Russian units that have not stopped since the beginning of the special operation. In particular, serious damage was caused to the transport equipment of the ground forces; civilian vehicles seized from the civilian population and used to transport militants are increasingly getting into the frame.

China and the Pacific states will not yet conclude a comprehensive agreement on cooperation, including in the field of security, due to the objections of a number of countries in the region, The Guardian reports.

The Russian private company MCST, which at one time developed microprocessors called "Elbrus", wants to move their production from Taiwan to the Russian city of Zelenograd. Representatives of the MCST are already negotiating on this issue.

According to Polish media, Poland has handed over to Ukraine 18 units of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers "Crab" in order to use them to counter the Russian offensive in the Donbas.

Norway sends heavy weapons to Ukraine

Norway supplies Ukraine with its heaviest artillery not of its own free will, writes Klassekampen. A researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Relations believes that this is being done under pressure from the United States, and warns of the risk of escalation.

American multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) can be sent to Ukraine. In the publication 19FortyFive called the advantages of MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System), which the United States can transfer to the Ukrainian side.

Johnson's European Integration: what could be behind the UK's new initiative

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed to create a new alliance that will stand up to Russia and become an alternative to the EU, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Ukraine has already been offered to join the project.

The US authorities are not going to supply Ukraine with missile systems that Kiev could use for strikes on Russian territory, US President Joe Biden said on Monday.