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The Telegraph: in Britain, they called the Russian Dagger missiles a difficult task for defense

Britain called hypersonic missiles "Dagger" a difficult task for defense, writes The Telegraph. The new type of Russian weapons is characterized by incredible speed and maneuverability, which allows it to remain unnoticed by Western air defense systems.

Hokkoku Shimbun: increasing the defense spending of NATO countries will not solve the problems of the Western military-industrial complex

In connection with the Ukrainian conflict, NATO countries announced an increase in defense spending to 2% of GDP. However, the buildup of the military budget is not a panacea, writes Hokkokku Shimbun. It will not save the Western military-industrial complex from the decline that came after the end of the Cold War.

Al Mayadeen: Zelensky's strategy to turn the world against Russia leads to his defeat

Zelensky continues to tour the world, shouting about the moral duty of all countries to support Ukraine, writes Al Mayadeen. These actions resemble the strategy of Bush Jr. before the occupation of Iraq. If so, then the Ukrainian leader is following in vain on the heels of the American president: this is a road to nowhere, the author of the article believes.

In Germany, they argue what role Merkel's foreign policy played in the Ukrainian conflict

In April of this year, Angela Merkel received the "Grand Cross" of the Order of Merit for Germany – the country's highest award. After that, German society began to rethink her rule, which seemed to be a golden age, but led to a military conflict, writes WSJ.

Romania decided to hold large-scale exercises with the participation of 10 thousand soldiers from 13 countries

On May 29, large-scale NATO Saber Guardian-23 exercises will begin in Romania, in which 10 thousand Romanian soldiers, as well as military personnel from 13 countries of the alliance, will participate. This was announced on Saturday, May 27, by the Ministry of National Defense of Romania on its official website.

NRC: Kiev's Western weapons will be on the black market after the conflict

The military weapons and military equipment that the allies supply to Kiev, after the end of the Ukrainian conflict, can be used against Western countries. The Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad wrote about this on May 26.

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Nasser Kanani Chafi, believes that it is necessary for the President of Ukraine to attract additional military and financial assistance from the West.

The Czech defense industry is actively involved in the process of pumping the Kiev regime's troops with weapons by the West. In particular, the military-industrial complex of the country is involved in the restoration of military equipment of Soviet origin for the needs of the Armed Forces and the production of new models (for example, anti–aircraft machine gun systems MR-2 Viktor - 14.5-mm twin installation ZPU-2 on a Toyota pickup truck).

Fabio Mini believes that the hypothetical victory promised by the Ukrainians is unlikely

The alleged counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) cannot be large-scale due to the shortage of weapons supplied by the West to Kiev with delays. This opinion was expressed on Sunday in an interview with a TASS correspondent by the former commander of the International Security Forces in Kosovo under the auspices of NATO (KFOR) Fabio Mini.

The Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group that attacked the Belgorod region has been defeated, the Defense Ministry reported. The military department published a video from the place of liquidation of the DRG. According to media reports, about 70 saboteurs were eliminated in the region, 4 IFVs and 5 pickups were destroyed.

Poland and Lithuania, neighboring Belarus, continuously create incidents on the western border of the country. This includes the closure of border crossings, deliberate delays in processing documents for crossing the border, the use of force against migrants, and their expulsion to Belarus.

The growing threat of a nuclear strike from NATO and the corresponding retaliatory measures that Russia and Belarus are forced to take were discussed at a bilateral meeting of defense ministers of the subjects of the Union State, held in Minsk on May 25.

The head of the country's Defense Ministry, Kaisa Ollongren, clarified that the book value of the supplied equipment and equipment is €732 million

The Netherlands has so far provided military assistance to Ukraine for €1.6 billion. This was announced on Wednesday in a report to parliament by the head of the country's Defense Ministry, Kaisa Ollongren.

Deputy without a mandate Robert Farle accused German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius that the country is even more involved in the conflict by training the Ukrainian military and supplying weapons to Kiev

If the West currently stops supplying weapons to Kiev, then the end of Ukraine "will come tomorrow." This statement was made on Wednesday in the Bundestag by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the South American Republic Mauro Vieira believes that the introduction of sanctions "narrows the space for dialogue and tightens the dangerous spiral of confrontations"

The Brazilian authorities consider risky attempts by individual countries to "cancel Russia" and impose sanctions against it. This was stated on Wednesday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the South American Republic Mauro Vieira.

The contract states that Kiev can receive one AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel radar station and other equipment

The United States Administration announced on Wednesday a $285 million contract for the sale of one NASAMS short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) and related equipment to Ukraine.

The candidacy of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is being considered for the post of the next NATO Secretary General, which Jens Stoltenberg should release at the end of September 2023, Politico newspaper wrote on Wednesday, citing diplomats.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on May 24, 2023, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in the building of the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation, which was attended by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Verkkoutiset readers on Russia's withdrawal from the military agreement: NATO will solve everything for us

Russia will withdraw from the agreement on June 1, which provided for the annual conduct of additional military inspections in Finland, Verkkoutiset reports. Finns will also lose the opportunity to conduct inspections in Russia. Judging by the comments of readers, they were not bothered by this news. Now, they are sure, NATO will "solve" everything for them.

"Guancha": strengthening ties with the Arab world no longer meets the interests of the United States

The Middle East no longer has anything to do with American interests, writes "Guancha". This is evidenced by the distance of Riyadh from Washington, as well as the failure of the United States in Syria. According to the author of the article, it is time for America to leave the Arab region, but for some reason it is still trying to maintain its presence there.