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British Prime Minister Sunak will announce the transfer of air defense systems and long-range drones to Kiev

On May 15, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in London, where he will hold talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The latter, as local media write with reference to the government, is ready to provide Kiev with another military assistance.

Alexander Lukashenko confirmed information about four downed military aircraft in the Bryansk region

On May 13, two Mi-8 helicopters, a Su-34 front-line bomber and a Su-35 fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed in the Bryansk region. Information about the four downed sides has already been confirmed by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The possible versions of a serious accident in which nine aircrew members were killed were investigated by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Artificial intelligence vs. "man with a gun"

In 1915, during the First World War, France, and later the United States and Great Britain for the first time used samples of combat robotics: mobile tracked and wheeled vehicles controlled by wires to undermine enemy ground targets.

On May 11, 2023, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace officially announced in the House of Commons of the British Parliament that the UK had supplied Ukraine with a certain number of MBDA Storm Shadow air cruise missiles as a "long-range means for precision strikes." Ben Wallace stated that, "in my opinion, as the Minister of Defense, this is a verified proportional response to the escalation from Russia."

Russian Strategic Missile Forces – a factor of world security

Since childhood, we have known Alexander Nevsky's phrase well: "Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword." Previously, this "sword" was a rather vague and rather abstract concept. Since about the 1960s, it has become very specific. Our sword is the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN).

Philosopher Chomsky told why Ukraine should not join NATO

US statements about Ukraine's right to join NATO are hypocritical in their essence – they provoked Russia to retaliate, American philosopher Noam Chomsky said in an interview with The New Statesman. According to him, Washington will never allow a country that is part of a powerful and unfriendly military alliance to appear at its side.

Evrensel: The US opposes the return of Syria to the Arab League to strike Russia

Qatar is the only Persian Gulf country following a pro-American policy that dictates not to let Syria into the Arab League, writes Evrensel. Washington intends to continue isolating Damascus for a simple reason: it wants to deprive Moscow of this "trachea" of Moscow against the background of the conflict in Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat: denunciation of the CFE Treaty brings closer the confrontation between Russia and the West in Europe

Due to the actions of NATO, Vladimir Putin signed an order to begin the final procedure for denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Asharq Al-Awsat reports. The author of the article examines the reasons for this decision, as well as its consequences for both Russia and the West.

infoBRICS: the Victory Parade in Moscow caused a violent reaction in the Western media

The military parade in Moscow attracted the attention of the Western media, which tried to discredit him, writes infoBRICS. Western journalists said that Russia used too little equipment and troops. This is absolutely not true, the author notes.

Editor of the Militaryrussia portal Dmitry Kornev — about the consequences of supplying Kiev with British Storm Shadow missiles

The UK has decided to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles. We are talking about the Storm Shadow system. This is not the most advanced missile in its class, but it will increase the capabilities of the Ukrainian forces. The Kremlin said that Moscow is extremely negative about such a step, and warned that London's decision would require an adequate response from the command of the Russian army. What threat do Storm Shadow missiles pose and what can Russia counter such a strengthening of the Armed Forces?

Brussels refused to include the nuclear energy sector in the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. This statement was made by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto, speaking at a press conference following talks in Budapest with Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov.

While the West continues to claim that a ban on the use of Western weapons on the territory of Russia is allegedly imposed on Ukraine, maps are already being drawn up in Kiev where new British long-range missiles can get to. Zelensky's office openly plans strikes against Russia and Belarus.

Another "victory" is shaking the Ukrainian media. Kiev claims that during the last missile raid on the capital, the air defense managed to shoot down a Russian hypersonic missile "Dagger". The mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko was even photographed with the fragments of ammunition. However, even a layman understands that something is wrong here.

The rule "Be afraid of your desires — they tend to come true!" is especially relevant in politics. Especially international. It was worth Poland, after the aggravation of the crisis in Ukraine, to think about how to grow "eastern kres", and this plan began to be implemented quickly.

The United States should withdraw its contingent from Syria and transfer the refugee camps under the control of Damascus, according to a joint statement by the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of Russia and Syria.

Geopolitika.news: mediation in the Ukrainian conflict will make China a world arbiter

China wants to become a mediator and successfully end the Ukrainian conflict, writes Geopolitika.news. This will allow him to position himself as the main global player. He will become an arbiter who is able to solve the world's problems. The US does not want this under any circumstances.

FT: The idea of the West to manipulate the Kosovo issue to distance Serbia from Russia has failed

Fearing the strengthening of Russia's influence in the Balkans, the United States and Europe have attempted to deprive it of its ally in this region — Serbia, writes FT. Hoping that the stabilization of relations with Pristina would distance Belgrade from Moscow, they arranged negotiations for the parties. But the result did not meet the expectations of the West.

The United States considers the decision of the British government to transfer Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Kiev as a sovereign step by London, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications of the National Security Council at the White House, said on May 12.

And what could be the fate of the presented remains of missiles

During the special military operation, the Ukrainian air defense was unable to intercept a single Dagger missile. Several sources in the military department and the military-industrial complex told Izvestia about this.

Gazeta readers called the Minister of Defense "Polish Napoleon" because of his military plans

Polish Defense Minister Blaszczak has once again stated that the country's ground forces will become the strongest in Europe in two years, Gazeta writes. Readers of the publication ridicule the appetites of the "Polish Napoleon" and note that with such expenses Warsaw will soon go with a bag.