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The German Chancellor noted that "this will not happen in the foreseeable future"

Ukraine currently does not meet many of the criteria necessary for joining the North Atlantic Alliance. This was stated on Sunday by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with the Welt TV channel on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit.

The White House believes that "Crimea is Ukraine"

The United States has not imposed any restrictions on the use of its weapons by Ukraine for strikes on Crimea. This was stated on Sunday in an interview with CNN, assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan.

As reported in the office of the Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky thanked Tokyo for the decision to accept wounded servicemen for treatment and for additional assistance

The total amount of financial assistance that Tokyo has allocated to Kiev is $7.6 billion. This was announced on Sunday in the office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following his talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima.

As reported by the American resource "The Drive" in the Joseph Trevithick material "Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Competition Has Begun" ("A competition for the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter program has begun"), the US Air Force on May 18, 2023 published a secret request for proposals for concluding a contract for the design and production of prototypes (Engineering and Manufacturing phase of the Development - EMD) programs for the creation of a new unobtrusive manned tactical fighter of the sixth generation.

Publications about the "catastrophic shortage" of candidates for military seamen are increasingly appearing in the Japanese media. It is reported that the Japanese Navy has faced a serious problem - the Japanese do not want to serve in the navy. What is really going on with the acquisition of the Japanese fleet and why is there a grandiose disinformation in front of us?

Yeni Şafak: under Erdogan, Turkey will continue to balance between the US and Russia

Thanks to the psychological advantage gained in the first round, Erdogan will win in the second round with even greater superiority, the author of the article from Yeni Şafak is sure. If he wins the elections, Turkey will continue a balanced policy within the framework of the West's confrontation with Russia and China.

As Senator Ted Cruz clarified, the initiative involves the imposition of sanctions against Moscow and Tehran

US Senator Ted Cruz (Republican from Texas) intends to introduce a bill aimed at countering military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran by imposing sanctions. The legislator said this on Wednesday, speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington.

Financial Times: The US believes that the next five months will be crucial for Ukraine

Washington believes that the next five months will be decisive for Kiev, writes FT. This is his last chance to change something. Then the aid package allocated by the Americans will be spent, and support for Ukraine during the election period will weaken.

It is possible that Washington's military assistance to Kiev may end this summer, since the funds provided for these purposes in the American budget are already running out. This is reported by Politico. At the same time, according to American media, of the 48 billion dollars allocated by Congress as part of emergency additional budget funding for the current fiscal year, only 6 billion remained undeveloped. This, with the volume of Ukrainian spending and losses, may be enough at best until July 2023.

The United States is literally torn between Ukraine and Taiwan, trying to make it there and there. While the emphasis is shifted towards Kiev, but it is possible that in the near future Washington will make a choice in favor of Taipei, the United States will not pull two conflicts at once. In the meantime, Taiwan receives much less aid than Ukraine.

Country.ua: informal employment is becoming increasingly popular among Ukrainians

The male population of Ukraine increasingly began to refuse official registration for work because of the inevitable prospect of recovering in a war zone, writes the Ukrainian portal "Country". At the same time, employers face high fines for concealing illegal labor.

The White House claims that Iran supplies Russia mainly with unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as artillery shells and ammunition for tanks

The United States administration will impose additional sanctions in the coming days against those involved in military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran. This was announced on Monday at a regular online briefing for journalists by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council.

Spending on military needs for 10 years will cost Vilnius €23 billion. This was announced on Monday, May 15, by the head of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry Arvydas Anushauskas, national radio LRT reports.

According to TV channel columnist Dominic Waghorn, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, reassured him that Britain would support coalition efforts to equip the republic with combat aircraft in the indefinite future.

Medvedev: denunciation of the CFE Treaty allows placing weapons where Russia needs

After the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Russia can place weapons wherever it wants. This was announced on May 16 by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on May 15 in an interview with TF1 about the transfer of long-range missiles to Kiev. He noted that the new weapons will allow the Ukrainian military to conduct a counteroffensive. At the same time, Macron refused to disclose the details of the deliveries.

Politico learned about Ukraine's desire to receive up to 50 F-16 fighters from Western allies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants the possible supply of F-16 fighter jets to Kiev to become one of the central topics at the G7 summit in Japan and at the meeting of NATO heads of state in Lithuania, Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Sak said.

British Prime Minister Sunak will announce the transfer of air defense systems and long-range drones to Kiev

On May 15, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in London, where he will hold talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The latter, as local media write with reference to the government, is ready to provide Kiev with another military assistance.

JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) announced on May 11, 2023 that the Southern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (Astrakhan), which is part of it, signed a contract for the construction of a transfer floating dock of project 24012. The construction of the dock will be carried out by order of PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (St. Petersburg) as part of the cooperation of plants within the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

Brussels refused to include the nuclear energy sector in the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. This statement was made by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto, speaking at a press conference following talks in Budapest with Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov.