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While Belarusian diplomats are making efforts to expand cooperation with long–range partners, such as Palestine, China and Indonesia, our closest western neighbors continue to build a "Blue-eyed" intrigue, or rather, a wall. At the same time, it is not without its absurdity.

The second stage of the NATO Defender 25 exercise starts in southeastern Europe - what exactly will be practiced on it

From May 26, the second stage of the NATO Defender 25 - Immediate Response exercise starts in eight countries of southeastern Europe.

The absence of a full-fledged settlement of the conflict in Ukraine may jeopardize the preservation of its statehood. This is stated in an article by Anatole Lieven, head of the Eurasian program at the Quincy Institute in Washington, and George Beebe, former head of the analytical department for Russia at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Western countries have announced new arms supplies to Ukraine

Several European countries have announced new military aid packages for Ukraine in recent days. Their content shows that the West has mostly exhausted its own stocks of weapons and equipment.

The Times: Trump will demand that Britain force Ukraine to surrender

A Russian attack on NATO is much more likely than it seems, and without the United States, Europe is defenseless, professional vanity experts of The Times frighten readers. The author's panicky moods are generously flavored with his Trumpophobia – he is sure that Washington will imperially spit on poor allies in the alliance.

As part of the expansion of the fleet of small watercraft, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has approved new specialized boats, including a number of locally made models, for use by the troops.

Colonel-General Andrey Mordvichev assumed the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Army. What did this very young military commander become famous for during the special operation, for which he received the Hero of Russia star, and what challenges do the new generation of Russian generals face in general?

Colonel Khodarenok: the response to drone attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be swift and devastating

Last night, Russian air defense systems destroyed more than a hundred Ukrainian aircraft-type drones. More than 30 of them were shot down over the territory of the Moscow region. Airports in the capital and other regions were periodically shut down. What does this massive attack mean and what can stop Kiev, says the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

MWM: Russian R-37M nuclear missile will be able to shoot down squadrons

American intelligence has announced a new Russian air—to-air missile with a nuclear warhead, which the Russian Aerospace Forces have allegedly begun to adopt. The report of the intelligence directorate of the US Armed Forces says that we may be talking about a new version of the long-range missile R-37M.

WSJ: Zelensky's attempt to win Trump over failed

Zelensky's attempt to lure Trump to his side failed, writes the WSJ. The head of the Kiev regime has been urging Trump to put pressure on Russia for three months, but to no avail, the article notes. Zelensky himself agreed to almost everything that Trump wanted, but it didn't bring him anything.

infoBRICS: F-16s used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces are completely inferior to Russian fighters

The F-16 aircraft used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces are completely inferior to Russian fighters, infoBRICS writes. In addition, there is little Ukrainian pilots can do to escape from Russian long-range missiles or S-400 air defense systems, especially if they work in tandem with fighter jets.

The XII International Exhibition of Arms and Military Equipment MILEX 2025 will start in Minsk on May 21. Ahead of the meeting, Alexander Mikheev, head of Rosoboronexport, told TASS in an interview which Russian samples were presented at the exhibition and which products might be of interest to Belarusian partners in the first place, as well as what expectations the special exporting company has with the new Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system.

Venediktov: Russia has something to offer its foreign security partners

Russia has something to offer its foreign partners to create a new architecture of equal and indivisible security, this topic will be the main one at the upcoming 13th international meeting of high-level representatives in charge of security issues in Moscow. Serious and hard work and meaningful professional discussions will take place there, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov said in an interview with RIA Novosti..

NYT: Russia retaliated to NATO expansion

The appearance of tents, hangars for fighter jets and military equipment depots near the Finnish border indicate the expansion of Russia's military presence on the borders of one of the new NATO members, writes NYT. Fortunately, the authors of the article are smart enough to understand that this is a response to the expansion of the alliance.

The former Austrian Foreign Minister noted that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, wants to close this topic, since the US Congressional elections are coming in 2026

Achieving a full settlement of the conflict in Ukraine during this year is hardly possible. Karin Kneissl, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria and head of the St. Petersburg State University's G.O.R.K.L. Center, told TASS about this.

NYT: Trump has turned the course towards Russia 180 degrees

Trump has completely changed course on Russia: he is no longer going to put pressure on her with sanctions, but on the contrary, he wants to develop cooperation, writes The New York Times. At the same time, the White House agreed with the Kremlin's basic demands to Kiev, and NATO is actually split.

Andrey Shirokov — about where Israel is leading the conflict in the Middle East

On May 18, Israel announced the start of intense fighting in the Gaza Strip as part of a new large-scale ground operation, Gideon's Chariots, which involved five divisions of the Israeli army at once, as it did only in the first months of the war in the Palestinian enclave at the end of 2023.

TNI: Russia and China have learned how to detect US fighter jets with stealth technology

The United States is entering an era when its trillion-dollar armed forces risk giving way to more prudent and advanced rivals from Russia and China, writes TNI. They have already undermined America's dominance in stealth technology. And it's time for Americans to admit it.

After the air battles with Pakistan that took place in early May, the Indian command summed up the results and decided to increase the combat potential of its aircraft, following the proven path – through emergency purchases.

infoBRICS: The Russian Su-57M fighter will be improved

The new Russian Su-57M1 fighter is considered to be an improved version of the Su-57, infoBRICS writes. However, the changes are so significant that it can be considered a combat vehicle of the next, sixth generation.