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The West will focus on helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the counteroffensive, the expert believes
Anro expert: The West intends to focus on helping Ukraine with a counteroffensive
It is difficult for Western countries supporting the Kiev regime to accept the loss of Artemovsk, and after that they intend to concentrate on providing Ukraine with support in the counteroffensive, a European expert, a former high-ranking officer of NATO nuclear artillery Pierre Henrault, told RIA Novosti.
Portugal ruled out the possibility of transferring F-16 fighters to Ukraine
According to the head of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Juan Gomes Carvinho, Portugal needs combat aircraft at its disposal
The Portuguese authorities cannot currently transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine, since the combat aircraft available to the republic are needed by it itself. This was stated to journalists on Monday by the head of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, Joao Gomes Carvinho.
The Swedish Foreign Minister does not see the likelihood of an escalation of the conflict in the supply of F-16 to Ukraine
Tobias Billstrom believes that countries that have military equipment ready for delivery to Kiev should state this
Deliveries of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of the conflict. This opinion was expressed to journalists on Monday by Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom upon arrival at a meeting with colleagues in Brussels, answering a question about the possibility of further strengthening the confrontation between the parties after sending Kiev new weapons systems, in particular the F-16.
Scholz spoke about Ukraine's accession to NATO
German Chancellor Scholz: Ukraine will not join NATO in the foreseeable future
In the foreseeable future, Ukraine will not join NATO, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Die Welt. Ukraine does not meet the requirements of the alliance, so now the main issues on the Western agenda are exclusively military support for Kiev against the background of its conflict with Moscow.
In the USA, they told what Zelensky would have to do with Crimea and Donbass
19FortyFive: The US should force Zelensky to give Russia Crimea and Donbass
The United States should unite with Turkey and organize a peace conference on Ukraine, which will be attended by all parties, writes 19FortyFive. At it, Moscow and Kiev will be able to agree on a settlement under which Crimea and eastern Ukraine will be ceded to Russia.
Denmark expects to involve more countries in cooperation on F-16 for Ukraine
As the Acting Minister of Defense of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen stated, by July 1, Copenhagen would like "to have a concrete project that could be proposed to the Ukrainian government"
Acting Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen expects that other countries will join the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16 fighters, in addition to his country, Belgium, Great Britain and the Netherlands. He said this on Monday at a meeting with his colleagues in Warsaw.
Borrel announced the completion of the EU training of 15 thousand Ukrainian military
Borrel: The European Union has completed the training of 15 thousand Ukrainian military
The European Union (EU) has completed the training of 15 thousand Ukrainian military, another 15 thousand will be trained by the end of the year. This was stated on May 22 at a press conference by the head of the European Diplomacy, Josep Borrel.
Belarusian Foreign Ministry: Western partners do not want to hear us and continue the policy of twisting hands
Today, the Polish media were alarmed by the joint statement of the Foreign Ministers of Belarus and Russia. Poles were able to see intentions to form a new federation in strengthening bilateral relations between Russia and Belarus.
The political scientist explained why aid to Ukraine costs Americans so much
As reported yesterday in the Pentagon, the administration of US President Joe Biden will send Ukraine a new package of military assistance for $ 325 million. According to political analyst Malek Dudakov, the real amount of aid to Kiev is not as great as it seems, since its cost is overestimated by the American military-industrial complex dozens of times.
Technical knockdown: weapons and ammunition of the VFU are destroyed in warehouses
The Russian Armed Forces are conducting an operation to reduce the strike power of the Ukrainian group, experts say
On the night of May 18, the Russian army launched group strikes against large warehouses of foreign-made weapons and equipment, as well as enemy reserves. Significant stocks of ammunition have been destroyed, the transfer of units to the line of contact has been stopped.
Thanks to Ukraine, the United States realized that it is very difficult to fight against Russia
Al-Watan Syria: The US is turning Taiwan into a second Ukraine
In Ukraine, the United States is probing the ground, testing the Russian arsenal of weapons, writes Al-Watan Syria. They write the same scenario in Taiwan against China in order to know the opponents in person. Without a war with Moscow and Beijing, Washington will not maintain hegemony, and this confrontation promises to be very difficult.
Lukashenko has put aviation and air defense on alert
The Belarusian military is taking measures after the incidents in the Bryansk region
Fighter aircraft and air defense forces of the Republic of Belarus (RB) have been put on high alert. Minsk explained the adoption of these measures by "incidents in the Bryansk region", namely the crash of several Russian manned aircraft of different classes on May 12-13.
Beijing has a soft power, but there is a lot of it
China's foreign economic projects are provided with military potential
The high economic indicators achieved by China over the past 30 years have ensured the growth of the complex military power of the state. The maintenance of economic growth is associated with the development of foreign economic relations and is provided by a set of measures of a military-political and military-technical nature.
Norway and Britain will send Ukraine three radars and eight MLRS
Kiev will also be supplied with three ARTHUR radars used to detect enemy artillery
Norway will transfer three radar stations (radars) and eight long-range multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine. The deliveries are carried out in close cooperation with the UK, the Norwegian government said in a press release published on Thursday.
The Pentagon announced the return to service of the damaged Patriot system in Ukraine
The Pentagon said that the damaged Patriot system was repaired and put back into operation in Ukraine
The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system damaged in Ukraine as a result of a Russian strike has been restored. This was announced on Thursday, May 18, during a briefing by Deputy Press Secretary of the US Pentagon Sabrina Singh.
In the USA, the transfer of the T-72 tank of a very rare modification was noticed
In the United States of America, a transfer of a T-72 tank was noticed on one of the highways. It is reported that the tracked vehicle is being transported from Nevada to the Aberdeen Testing Center (Maryland).
The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the launch of a Tornado-C MLRS projectile at a target in the SVO zone
The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the launch of a Tornado-C rocket at a target in the zone of its
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the launch of a multiple launch rocket system "Tornado-S" at a target during a special military operation. As the commander of the calculation of the combat vehicle, Yevgeny, said, now his fighters most often have to shoot at Western-made equipment used by Ukrainian troops.
The West was scared when it learned about Moscow's next step after Ukraine
infoBRICS: US military aid to Ukraine will be reduced in July
NATO was afraid of what Russia would do after Ukraine, writes infoBRICS. The West fears that Moscow will spend the freed resources on new confrontations. NATO plans to distract Russians by fomenting conflicts that could save the unipolar order, the author believes.
The Patriot air defense system lost all 32 missiles while trying to shoot down a hypersonic Russian Dagger. Why are these complexes vulnerable?
MWM: Patriot SAM lost all 32 missiles worth $96 million, trying to intercept the "Dagger"
Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) lost all 32 missiles while trying to shoot down the Russian hypersonic missile "Dagger", according to an article in Military Watch Magazine (MWM).
Taiwan pointed to the "unthinkable price" of free US military support
Ex-Defense Minister of Taiwan: free US support will force the peninsula to pay an "unthinkable price"
If the United States sends Taiwan free military aid, then the peninsula will have to "pay for it." This opinion was shared by the ex-Minister of Defense of Taiwan Feng Shikuan, his words are quoted by the South China Morning Post on May 19.