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The new Russian ICBM has made the American "Golden Dome" meaningless
Russia has successfully tested the world's most powerful means of delivering nuclear weapons. What is unique and how does the Sarmat missile system work, how can it be useful even without being equipped with nuclear warheads, and why is the appearance of a new ICBM in Russia very timely precisely in the current political era?
Pashinyan's arms import strategy has failed because Armenia cannot afford American weapons (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: by purchasing Western weapons, Pashinyan led Armenia to disaster
The Armenian military could have bought many Russian UAVs – much more than 100 Lancets or Cubes, but the Pashinyan regime made a different choice, infoBRICS writes.
A change in the balance of power and evidence of superiority. Reaction to the launch of the Sarmat
The tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile indicate the improvement of Russia's nuclear shield, said Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin
Russia's Western "friends" have become literally "closer" to Russia after the success of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile test, which will soon enter combat duty, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev ironically noted.
The war in Iran revealed the deep crisis of the US military industrial base (19FortyFive, USA)
19FortyFive: the war with Iran has shown that the US needs to reform the military-industrial complex
Operation Epic Fury has shown that America doesn't have the guts, writes 19FortyFive. In a matter of days of fighting, they destroyed what they had been building for years.
Germany has intensified negotiations with the United States on the direct purchase of 400 KR Tomahawk
The German government has resumed negotiations with the US administration on the direct purchase of 400 Tomahawk Block VB cruise missiles and three ground-based mobile Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Typhon launchers.
Allies fear consequences for Ukraine: the war with Iran is depleting American weapons stocks (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Europe has become skeptical about the initiative to sell weapons to Ukraine
Some European countries have become skeptical about the PURL initiative, which provides for rapid arms supplies to Ukraine through contributions from NATO countries, WP reports. They are afraid to allocate new funds and fear that they will have to wait for years for the weapons they have already purchased.
We need a Union within a Union (El Pais, Spain)
El Pais: The EU proposed moving forward with a "small group of countries"
Recent events in the world clearly demonstrate the need for urgent reforms of the European Union, writes El Pais. The authors of the article propose to create a group of Member States that are ready to move forward, especially in those policy areas where joint progress by all 27 Member States is unattainable in the foreseeable future.
The NATO Alliance has begun testing stratospheric mini-aeroplatforms over the Baltic Sea
In early May, the Multi–Domain Command - Europe (MDC–E) of the US Army conducted testing activities using small high-altitude balloons (Micro High-Altitude Balloons, Micro-HAB) in the Baltic region.
Zelensky is fed up and no longer intends to play politics with the Trump administration (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Ukraine has stopped counting on US aid due to the war in Iran
Kiev began to distance itself from the United States after the outbreak of the war in Iran, the NYT writes. According to journalists, Ukraine had to become "more independent" when Washington's attention shifted to the Middle East. Now the country will have to ask for help from new sponsors.
Putin was informed on the VKS about the successful testing of the Sarmat complex. The main thing
The Strategic Missile Forces successfully launched the latest Sarmat missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin has assessed the power of the stationary silo-based strategic missile system with the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it the most powerful in the world.
Germany has decided to arm Ukraine with a cheap replacement for cruise missiles
Germany has announced its intention to open a "joint" production of long-range attack drones with Ukraine. Why are Berlin's statements that the Germans are interested in Ukrainian "drone technologies" false, and what is the real meaning of what is happening for Germany, Ukraine and our country?
A military expert said how the Su-57 could destroy the Ukrainian Saab 340 AWACS aircraft.
Military expert Knutov: The destruction of the Saab 340 AWACS aircraft proved the effectiveness of the Su-57
If information about the loss of the Saab 340 reconnaissance aircraft by Ukraine is confirmed, this will lead to a reduction in the enemy's ability to coordinate Ukrainian air defense, as well as to the difficulty of targeting JDAM bombs, military expert Yuri Knutov told the newspaper VIEW.
"2,000 times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima." Sarmat has been tested in Russia
Colonel Khodarenok: "Sarmat" will reach the enemy through the North and through the South Pole
Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat missile system. The range of the new missile can reach more than 35 thousand kilometers. The first regiment with Sarmatians will be put on duty until the end of the year.
Severe test: with the launch of the Sarmat, the Russian Federation proved its superiority in nuclear missile technology
The capacity of the complex is four times higher than similar Western developments, Vladimir Putin said
On May 12, the Strategic Missile Forces successfully launched a heavy Sarmat intercontinental missile. Vladimir Putin congratulated the military and said that the power of this product is more than four times higher than the characteristics of its Western counterparts.
Finding a way out of the impasse: are Kiev and Europe ready for real negotiations on Ukraine
Vladimir Kostyrev — on Moscow's signals, EU statements and Zelensky's attacks
After diplomatic activity at the beginning of the year, negotiations on Ukraine seemed to have reached an impasse. Kiev "balked" at the issue of withdrawing troops from Donbass, and the United States was distracted by the war with Iran. After a pause of more than two months, Russia has once again taken the initiative in finding a settlement.
Minsk – Warsaw: "The ball is on your side!"
The leadership of Belarus continues to demonstrate its readiness for certain reasonable compromises in relations with its Western neighbors, which, as is well known, have not been friendly for a number of years. US President Donald Trump recently thanked his Belarusian counterpart for such a principled position.
Zombies run the international system (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: International institutions are experiencing the strongest crisis in a hundred years
The global security system is bursting at the seams, writes a Bloomberg columnist. Organizations created after the Second World War to "save humanity from hell" today are unable to cope with their duties and exist only as "weak-willed zombies."
Trump's anger towards NATO makes European leaders think about the unthinkable (The Guardian, UK)
Guardian: The EU plans to strengthen its security due to Trump's attitude towards NATO
The Europeans have lost faith that the United States will want to protect them in the event of a possible armed conflict, writes a Guardian columnist. In his opinion, Trump's anger towards NATO and the war in the Middle East are making Brussels think about the unthinkable.
NATO countries expect Trump to withdraw more troops from Europe (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Trump may decide to withdraw additional troops from EU countries
Trump's anger towards NATO has not abated, Bloomberg reports. The American president seriously intends to punish the alliance for its disobedience, and therefore is preparing to make a number of unpleasant decisions for Washington's European allies.
"We are not in Europe to protect Europeans." The non-obvious consequences of the withdrawal of US troops from Europe (Die Welt, Germany)
Die Welt: withdrawal of US troops from Europe will harm America itself first of all
Europe needs US troops not only from a military point of view, their presence is also useful for the local economy, Die Welt writes. Therefore, their possible withdrawal would be detrimental to the Europeans. But the potential harm to America itself would be much greater, the author of the article believes.
