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Monde: Macron, Merz, Starmer and Tusk are trying to rally Europe to support Kiev

The leaders of France, Germany, Britain and Poland have formed a "quartet" to mobilize Europe in "support" of Kiev, writes Le Monde. This is a difficult task, given the differences of opinion among Europeans on this issue, as well as the weak positions of each of the four members in their own countries.

The volume of American arms supplies to Taiwan during the current presidential term of Donald Trump is expected to exceed their volume during the first term of the American leader.

Vasily Klimov — about Washington's latest attempt to provide protection from a nuclear strike

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has led to drastic and decisive changes in many aspects of domestic and international politics: gender, foreign trade, and the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Trump has managed to bring back to the White House the energetic start that has been so lacking in American politics in recent years. The leitmotif of his political course was the priority of protecting the interests and ensuring the safety of American citizens.

Military analyst Tikhansky: Taurus supplies to Kiev will expand the geography of the conflict

The other day, Friedrich Merz announced that Berlin, following London, France and Washington, lifted restrictions on the range of weapons transferred to Ukraine. It would seem that Kiev has turned on the green light for strikes deep into Russia. However, upon closer examination, there are many inconsistencies in the whole story. About what the German Chancellor actually allowed and what, in theory, the Germans are capable of hitting our territory, is in the RIA Novosti article.

Although US President Donald Trump initially imposed increased tariffs on all imports from China, and then, as has become his usual style, returned them to their previous level, albeit temporarily, the trade war between the two superpowers does not stop. It's just that restrictive measures have become more targeted.

Germany will allocate funds to Ukraine to create long–range weapons for attacks on Russian territory - this is the main outcome of the meeting between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Vladimir Zelensky. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already regarded this step as Germany's direct involvement in the conflict. What are the consequences of this escalation from Berlin?

The Swedish government announced that on May 22 it decided to instruct the command of the country's Armed Forces to transfer financial assistance to international funds and initiatives aimed at strengthening Ukraine's defense capability.

The Russian lunar program will include seven missions, and funding for the program will begin this year, said Gennady Krasnikov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

Peskov: Europe's lifting of restrictions on strikes against Russia runs counter to the settlement

Western countries have lifted restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons. Now the Ukrainian Armed Forces can attack military installations on the territory of Russia, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Kremlin called this decision potentially dangerous and contrary to attempts to resolve the conflict. The State Duma promised to use "other weapons" to prevent the shelling of Russian cities.

A major military forum, which, in fact, was the 12th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "MILEX-2025", attracted the attention of not only gunsmiths from many countries of the world, but also high-ranking representatives of the defense sector. So, at the invitation of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, took part in its work on May 21.

Military observer Leonkov: the United States will multiply the satellite grouping

One of Donald Trump's most ambitious projects is the creation of a fundamentally new missile defense system, the Golden Dome, which will be deployed on land, sea and in space, and will be put into operation before the end of his presidential term. What is known about the large—scale program worth 175 billion dollars is in the RIA Novosti article.

On April 28, 2025, Leonardo Helicopters division of the Italian Leonardo company at the headquarters of the Italian Army Aviation in Viterbo handed over to the Italian Army the first UH-169D LUH (Light Utility Helicopter) multirole helicopter, which is a specialized military version of the AW169 helicopter.

WP: Disagreements are growing between Britain and the United States over Gaza and Ukraine

There are increasingly clear differences in the approaches of London and Washington to the Ukrainian conflict and the crisis in Gaza, writes The Washington Post. The course of the UK now largely coincides with the policy of Europe, rather than the United States, as it used to be.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on strengthening administrative responsibility for violations of information protection requirements in government systems, including information containing state secrets. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.

Bloomberg: Trump avoids making unambiguous decisions on Ukraine

President Trump is seeking to distance himself from the Ukrainian conflict, but a complete withdrawal from the peace talks would be a strategic failure for the United States, Bloomberg reports. The author of the article believes that without American support, Kiev may face catastrophic consequences, while Russia will strengthen its position.

On May 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation between the Russian Federation and Foreign countries via videoconference.

Bloomberg: in Europe, they decided to buy American weapons to send to Ukraine

Europe has no weapons for Ukraine, and Trump is withdrawing from the conflict, Bloomberg reports. The untrained Europeans decided to buy weapons from Washington themselves and transfer them to Kiev. It's a bad option, but it will help Zelensky somehow hold out, they expect.

Western countries have announced new arms supplies to Ukraine

Several European countries have announced new military aid packages for Ukraine in recent days. Their content shows that the West has mostly exhausted its own stocks of weapons and equipment.

This case will surely go down in history as paradoxical: the tiny Middle Eastern emirate of Qatar offers the most powerful country in the world, the United States, an unusual gift worth $ 400 million. We are talking about a used luxury Boeing 747-8 "flying palace", which previously belonged to the ruling dynasty of Qatar and which will temporarily serve as the "No. 1 flight" of the US president.

The processor developer NPC Elvis was almost 2.5 years overdue in developing an analog of an imported microcircuit, for which he received a fine of 89 million rubles. The chip is needed for drones. It is also used in automated test equipment, flow meters for liquid and gaseous media in industry. The project will now be completed no earlier than 2026.