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The head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, noted that this is significantly more than expected

The EU countries have submitted to Brussels an invoice for €10 billion to compensate for the supply of weapons to Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday by the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, upon arrival at a meeting of EU defense ministers.

The next transfer in the amount of €1.5 billion will be received in June, the EC noted

The European Commission (EC) has allocated another tranche of €1.5 billion to Ukraine as part of macro-financial assistance for 2023. This was reported on Tuesday by the press service of the EC.

Novitsky asked not to discount him and other cosmonauts with experience in the Air Force

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, a former attack pilot, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin at the state awards ceremony not to "discount" him and other cosmonauts with aviation experience when they will no longer be able to fly into orbit.

Experts and observers have rightly dubbed the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine the "drone war". American expert David Hambling analyzed the equipment and prospects for saturation of the UAV armies of the United States, Ukraine and Russia. He outlined his vision of this topic in an article for the military analytical publication 19FortyFive.

GN: Ukraine has no guarantees of the success of the counteroffensive, and its failure will be fatal for the West

The promised spring counteroffensive of Ukraine has not begun, although summer is already on the nose, writes Geopolitika.news. And it's not about the supply of weapons by the West. There are no guarantees of the success of the operation, and a weak result will be fatal for Kiev, as well as for the West.

Sky News: The US will strike Crimea if Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons

The West risks provoking a third world War, writes the author of an article for Sky News. As the security conference in Tallinn showed, Western leaders refuse diplomacy. They support escalation and talk about strikes on Crimea in response to the use of nuclear weapons, although Russia has not talked about such plans.

Colonel McGregor: Ukraine's Western allies no longer believe in the myth of Kiev's victory

Russia has turned Artemovsk into a cemetery for Ukrainian military might, writes retired US Colonel Douglas McGregor in an article for TAC. Western allies no longer believe in the myth of Kiev's victory and consider freezing the conflict an acceptable outcome, he claims.

Cumhuriyet: the losses of the APU in the battles for Artemovsk will still cause Zelensky a lot of headaches

Russia has completely taken control of Artemovsk. This success was a real victory for Moscow over the entire NATO, writes Cumhuriyet. Zelensky should not have insisted on preserving Artemovsk: as a result, the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered huge losses, which will still affect the Ukrainian leader.

Al Mayadeen: By inviting Zelensky to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia wanted to soften the anger of the United States

Saudi Arabia invited Zelensky to the Arab League summit, which casts doubt on Riyadh's pro-Russian orientation, writes Al Mayadeen. Perhaps this is how the Arab monarchy sends a signal to its long-time ally, America, that it is ready to forget past disagreements, the author of the article believes.

According to the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, about half of this money will go to Ukraine for weapons

Most of the EU countries supported an increase in the financing of the European Peace Fund by €3.5 billion, of which about half will go to weapons for Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday by the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrel at a press conference following a meeting of the EU Defense Council.

Interia: The West is ready to give Kiev security guarantees without an "expiration date"

The West is ready to give Kiev security guarantees according to the Israeli model, Interia writes, referring to the words of Polish President Duda. The creation of the Ukraine-NATO Council will be a prelude to Kiev's entry into the Alliance and will give it priority in access to the supply of weapons and advanced technologies, Duda believes.

The Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of the destruction of the Ukrainian DRG in the Belgorod region

The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage from the Belgorod region, where Ukrainian nationalists were destroyed, the corresponding video was published in the official Telegram channel of the department.

Russian security forces have regained control over the Kozinka border checkpoint in the Belgorod region. Recall that it was this object that was the first to be seized by an armed group that broke through the borders from Ukraine.

The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, said that 24 EU countries have joined the initiative to expand the production of 155 mm artillery shells

The EU countries delivered 220 thousand artillery shells and 1,300 missiles to Ukraine in 2023 for a total amount of €800 million. This was stated on Tuesday by the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrel at a press conference following a meeting of the EU Defense Council.

The Celestial Empire has finally found the strength to respond to the US restriction of access to key Western technologies. Beijing has banned the purchase of chips from the American company Micron. However, experts do not expect a shortage of chips and semiconductors, as it was at the height of the pandemic. What consequences will this decision of Beijing have and what benefits can it bring to Russia?

Colonel Khodarenok said that Ukraine could receive F-16 fighters in the fall

Training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets is a key step in creating the future air force of this country.

Information was received that the Polish Army Support Inspectorate urgently began the construction of advanced logistics bases of the 16th Mechanized Division. Two objects will appear near the cities of Graevo and Kolno, which are located 70 and 110 km from the Belarusian border. Facilities are ready on June 15.

Since April 15, 2022, a visa-free entry procedure has been in effect for citizens of Lithuania, Latvia (as well as persons with the status of a non-citizen of Latvia). Also, from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023, a visa-free entry procedure to Belarus for Polish citizens was introduced.

Islamic extremists are intensifying their expansion in West Africa

Many prerequisites led to the spread of the influence of the "Islamic State" (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) on the African continent.

Experts named the new goals of the SVO in the Donbass

The liberation of Artemovsk has been completed. From the last occupied quarters of the enemy, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMCs were knocked out with the support of artillery and aviation of the Southern Group of Troops.