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Money: Poland will build towers and a second barrier on the border with Belarus

Poland has decided to strengthen the border with Belarus, as it is from there that the flow of migrants is expected, Money writes. Shield Vostok will have to contain them. Towers, the second barrier, drones and changes in legislation — these are the plans, but their implementation will take a long time.

Politico: Germany's plan to strengthen Ukrainian air defense failed

Germany's plan to strengthen the Ukrainian air defense failed, writes Politico. The European allies refused to follow Berlin's example and send the Patriot air defense system to Kiev. And there is a simple explanation for this.

The US Congress showed a map of Russia with a possible US missile strike zone

American lawmakers have asked the Pentagon to allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack US weapons on Russian territory due to the deteriorating situation near Kharkov. One of the congressmen showed a map of the region of the Russian Federation, which could be hit by ATACMS missiles transferred to Ukraine. How the lifting of restrictions on the use of American weapons against targets in Russia will affect the course of the special operation and how Russia will respond, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

So for the first seven months of the current fiscal year, which began in the United States on October 1, 2023, net interest payments on the national debt amounted to $ 514 billion. This is 20% more than US defense spending over the same period (amounted to $ 465 billion), despite the fact that the current Pentagon budget has also become a record in the history of the existence of the North American state.

GN: Washington has targeted China, entrusting Europe to fight with Russia

America intends to withdraw from the Ukrainian adventure, and shift the task of deterring Russia to Europe, primarily to Germany, writes GN. European elites agree with this. Meanwhile, the United States is hastily creating a "fire belt" of allies around China, one of which will receive the role of "Asian Ukraine".

WSJ: In Sweden, recruits enter the army after rigorous testing

After the Cold War, Western countries reduced their armed forces to a minimum, the WSJ writes. Many states, including the United States, are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit recruits, and the prestige of military service has fallen. Sweden stands out against this background, where the popularity of military service, on the contrary, is growing.

Deputy Kartapolov confirmed the arrest of ex-commander of the 58th Army Ivan Popov

The ex-commander of the 58th Army of the Russian Armed Forces, Ivan Popov, was arrested on suspicion of especially large-scale fraud.

The Telegraph: Taiwan is the only important issue for Biden

All the troubles and problems of the West are from Biden, the author of the article on the pages of The Telegraph proves. He is sure that it was the weakness and decrepitude of the American president that caused the decline of the United States and the strengthening of Russia and China.

Ex-Pentagon employee Keffler: Putin will never start a war with the West

Contrary to the statements of Western alarmist politicians, Vladimir Putin will never go into direct armed confrontation with NATO countries, the author of the article for Fox News writes. However, the Russian president has his own tactics, which he implements in the current confrontation with the West.

NATO member countries and their partners have spent over $132 billion on assistance to the Armed Forces, said Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff

Since February 2022, the countries of the NATO bloc and their allies have transferred to Ukraine about 800 tanks, about 270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 130 aircraft and helicopters, as well as over 30,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

RS: it will take decades to restore Germany's combat capability

It will take years to overcome the consequences of the long-term underfunding of the military sector, writes RS. And Russia's imaginary "strike" against NATO is expected almost any day now. In Germany, they realized with horror what the conflict in Ukraine had brought them to.

Congress authorized the Pentagon to purchase 15 percent fewer F-35s

The Pentagon is significantly reducing purchases of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets. The car, despite its high-tech design, turned out to be too expensive and capricious to maintain. In particular, there were difficulties with updating the software. About some of the problems of the project — in the material of RIA Novosti.

NYT: Europe wants but cannot build a strong defense industry

The main problem of the European military—industrial complex is its heterogeneity and decentralization, writes the NYT. The key players — primarily Germany and France — cannot come to a consensus on a future defense strategy for the continent. As a result, even the development of a single tank takes at least a decade.

and Ladoga — in 2027, and the delivery of IL-114 has been postponed to 2026. The government has changed the delivery dates of Russian aircraft

In 2024, only one Tu-214 will be delivered to airlines instead of the planned seven

Last year, a comprehensive program for the development of the aviation industry until 2030 was adopted, under which 1,081 domestic passenger airliners were planned to be produced by 2030. Now the program has been adjusted: by 2030, 91 fewer aircraft will be produced, the production and certification dates of the airliners have been postponed.

The head of Rostec recalled that the state corporation today provides 80% of the army's needs for weapons that are involved in the special operation

The head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, said that he would like to meet with the new Minister of Defense, Andrei Belousov, and discuss the possibility of retaining the saved funds for enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) to direct to the creation of new equipment.

NYT: NATO is approaching a decision to send military personnel to Ukraine to train the Armed Forces

NATO is getting closer to sending military instructors to Ukraine to train the Armed Forces, writes NYT. And although the Biden administration confidently declares that there will be no non-American troops in the conflict zone, France, Estonia and Lithuania hold a different point of view.

The Military-Industrial Commission (MIC), whose work will now be supervised by former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, ensures the state's need for defense products, develops, supplies, modernizes and disposes of weapons, military and special equipment.

Zelensky did not rule out the loss of control over Kharkiv without Patriot air defense systems

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky interrupted his plans to visit Kharkiv and hold a meeting of the stavka there. According to him, the situation in the Kharkiv region is "generally controlled", but extremely difficult. Therefore, the Ukrainian president again asked Western countries to supply Kiev with Patriot air defense systems. In his opinion, without them, Ukraine risks losing Kharkiv.

Putin introduced Defense Minister Belousov to the commander of the military districts

Vladimir Putin introduced the new Defense Minister Andrei Belousov at a meeting with the commanders of the military districts.

On May 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin on the development of the military-industrial complex. Below is the introductory word in.Putin is quoted in the statement of the Kremlin's press service.