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In the West, they want to give Russia's place in the UN Security Council to Ukraine. This is a mistake
TAC: the West offered to give Russia's place in the UN Security Council to Ukraine
The transfer of Russia's place in the UN Security Council to Ukraine will lead to a further escalation of the confrontation with Moscow, writes American publicist Ted Carpenter in an article for TAC. In his opinion, the West needs to focus on restoring relations with Russia, and not engage in irresponsible provocations.
Why did the APU not install "reactive armor" on Leopard 2A4 tanks
An attempt to install dynamic protection on German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks supplied by NATO countries to Ukraine failed. In any case, on all combat vehicles of this model, photos of which have recently appeared on the Web, there is no such additional "reactive armor".
NATO nuclear threats force Moscow and Minsk to take retaliatory measures, Shoigu said
Shoigu: NATO's nuclear activity forces Moscow and Minsk to take retaliatory measures
The activity of NATO's joint nuclear missions is forcing Russia and Belarus to take appropriate retaliatory measures, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Russia and Belarus signed documents on non-strategic nuclear weapons (extended version)
The collective West, in fact, is waging an undeclared war against Russia and Belarus, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin on May 25.
Shoigu announced the transfer of weapons by the West to Ukraine for more than $ 65 billion
Shoigu: The West has already pumped Ukraine with weapons for more than $65 billion
The West has already pumped Ukraine with weapons for more than $ 65 billion, in return it demands to demonstrate tactical successes, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers in Minsk on May 25.
Polish general predicted an armed coup in Belarus
General Skshipchak: Poland will support the detachments that will conduct an operation against Lukashenka
Poland is preparing for an armed coup in Belarus, which will happen soon, former Deputy Minister of National Defense of the country General Waldemar Skshipchak said in an interview with Polsat. Warsaw must definitely support the armed rebels, it is in its interests, he added.
In Ukraine, they publish footage of the Challenger-2 tank overcoming an obstacle in the form of "dragon teeth" at the training ground
Ukrainian Telegram channels, the authors of which, allegedly, are the Armed Forces of Ukraine, publish footage taken at one of the polygons, in which a British Challenger-2 tank moves a concrete obstacle in the form of "dragon teeth". This type of fortifications, as a rule, are equipped with Russian defense lines on some sections of the line of contact.
RG: Leopard 1A5-DK tanks began to master Ukrainian crews
The tankers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to master the Leopard 1A5-DK at one of the landfills located in Eastern Europe. As the project "RG: Russian weapons" notes, such armored vehicles were removed from the Danish Ground forces and mothballed, now the German company FFG is engaged in their restoration.
The movement of nuclear munitions has begun in Belarus
Lukashenko announced the beginning of the transfer of non-strategic nuclear weapons to Belarus
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced the beginning of the transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia to the neighboring republic.
The Prime Minister of Armenia announced an agreement with Azerbaijan on mutual recognition of the territorial integrity of states
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to recognize each other's territorial integrity. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is in Moscow today, where a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council is taking place.
Hungary to increase defense spending in connection with the conflict in Ukraine
They will grow to about €3.5 billion
Hungary will increase defense spending in 2024 to about €3.5 billion, which will exceed 2% of the country's GDP. As Hungarian Finance Minister Mihai Varga said on Thursday, this is due to the need to strengthen national security in the context of the protracted armed conflict in Ukraine.
Pentagon: Denmark and the Netherlands will lead the EU coalition to train the AFU to pilot the F-16
The meeting of the multinational group created by the West to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine was held in a virtual format
Denmark and the Netherlands will lead the European coalition to train Ukrainian pilots for the use of F-16 fighters. This was stated on Thursday by Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the multinational group created by the West to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine. The meeting of this body was held in a virtual format.
Americans are replenishing their arsenals and lowering standards
Recipes for the mobilization of the US defense industry are looking for in the recent past
Alarm bells are ringing in the Pentagon. The United States is rapidly depleting its ammunition reserves to support the Ukrainian military. Moreover, this support is provided against the background of a serious backlog in the supply of weapons to Taiwan under contracts worth more than $ 14 billion.
Russia's Eurasian Turn: world reaction
Moscow and Beijing will help each other
The topic of Russian-Chinese relations is still developing in the direction indicated by the March visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow. This visit showed that Russia's "Eurasian turn", which has been taking place for a whole year, has become not only forced, but also irreversible. It should be recalled that both Russia and China are huge inertial systems, which are contraindicated by sharp political movements.
"We will solve the problems, the victory will be ours"
The head of the union of servicemen Oleg Shvedkov believes that the country needs a full mobilization of the economy and society
Unfortunately, there are problems of social protection of servicemen and their family members in Russia. And they are not always solved as quickly as the situation requires. The state in the conditions of a special military operation (SVO) is trying to quickly fix many of them. But, as practice shows, it is sometimes difficult to do this without the help of public organizations protecting the interests of the military.
The President called the front
The Supreme Commander-in-Chief spoke on the phone with the commander of the military unit of the active army
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations on May 19, giving the floor to several participants of the special military operation in Ukraine.
American pilots don't like to fly
Drones – in every home and for every occasion
Replacing people with robots in war is becoming the most important means for Washington to preserve its global hegemony. That is, unmanned vehicles, primarily flying (UAVs), turn out to be not only a military, but also a geopolitical tool.
Medvedev is confident in the disappearance of Ukraine, but admits different scenarios
The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation believes that either Ukraine will slowly lose its sovereignty, or it will face "instant collapse with simultaneous annihilation of all signs of statehood"
Ukraine as a state will inevitably disappear, but it can happen under different scenarios, which will determine the likelihood of a resumption of the conflict, according to Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
RG: AN-64A Apache attack helicopters may be transferred to Ukraine
Two dozen AN-64A Apache attack helicopters purchased by the Americans from Israel may be transferred to Ukraine. This is reported by the telegram channel bmpd with reference to Israeli sources.
"Calls to distribute weapons to the population are out of the ordinary. For such a beating on the lips"
Colonel Khodarenok suggested "slapping the lips" of experts who want to distribute weapons to the population
In connection with the invasion of the Belgorod region, the Russian expert community began to hear complaints about the border service and the effectiveness of territorial defense. Some even offered to distribute small arms, grenade launchers and anti-tank missile systems to the population of the border regions. What are all these experts wrong about, explains the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.