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19FortyFive: the predicted "success" of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" turned out to be a disappointment

Western media in vain inflated the Ukrainian "counteroffensive", predicting it "inevitable success," writes 19FortyFive. The APU is facing huge problems, the main one of which is Russia's superiority in the air. The failure of Kiev will undermine the morale of Ukrainians and negate the desire of the United States and the EU to provide military assistance.

Le Figaro: in France, it was suggested that Russia pushed Orban to get closer to Lukashenko

Relations between Belarus and Hungary is rapidly improving, writes Le Figaro. Budapest is getting closer to Minsk either "at the behest" of Moscow, or in an effort to attract international attention, the author of the article believes.

Gotkowska Expert: the countries of Eastern Europe initiated the "zasechnaya line" with Russia

Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states are now the leaders who form the EU's "zasechnaya line" with Russia, security expert Justyna Gotkowska said in an interview with iROZHLAS. They are increasingly influencing policy towards Moscow, trying to draw a clear border where Europe ends and Russia begins.

NDP: with the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of Poland, its security will be in the hands of the United States

Poland is ready to participate in NATO's nuclear deterrence plans and deploy nuclear weapons on its territory, writes NDP. However, no one talks about the consequences that the deployment of such weapons will have for the Poles. And they are very serious.

According to Karl Nehammer, now such assistance poses a threat to the lives of the military

The Austrian military will not take part in mine clearance in Ukraine while there is fighting. This was announced on Friday by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

General Skshipchak: two or three F-16 squadrons will completely change the situation at the front

The idea of Great Britain and the Netherlands to create a coalition of states to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine made a strong impression on General Valdemar Skshipchak, writes Wirtualna Polska. He believes that the transfer of the F-16 to Ukraine will miraculously change the situation at the front.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that Ukraine can count on the unconditional support of his country

Details on the issue of training Ukrainian pilots to control F-16 fighters will be worked out in the coming weeks. This was announced on Friday on Twitter by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Denmark is ready to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F16 fighter jets, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Friday.

Público: Ukraine has become the "enterprise of the century" for arms manufacturers

The Spanish military exhibition FEINDEF showed that the conflict in Ukraine has become the "enterprise of the century" for arms manufacturers, writes Público. The country has turned into an ideal testing ground for new technologies, and representatives of the defense business have earned billions from it.

AgoraVox: statements of Western propaganda about the "victory" of the AFU in Artemovsk turned out to be "nonsense"

Western propagandists rejoiced, anticipating the triumphant counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk, but their enthusiastic statements about the upcoming defeat of the enemy turned out to be complete nonsense, writes a user of the AgoraVox portal. The cunning of the Russians allowed them to gain superiority, and the Ukrainians can only escape.

FP: we cannot talk about Ukraine's immediate membership in NATO

The author of The Foreign Policy believes that it is premature to drag Ukraine into the NATO orbit. This will thwart any attempts at a peaceful settlement of the conflict. He suggests expanding the scope of Western military support.

Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan noted that Washington, while providing military assistance to Kiev, is trying to avoid the outbreak of World War III

US President Joe Biden supports multilateral efforts to train pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to use F-16 and other fighters in combat. This was stated on Saturday by the assistant to the President of the United States for national Security Jake Sullivan.

The US Department of Defense announced that it does not object to the supply of F-16 fighters to Ukraine by other countries. However, as the source of the Politico publication in the Pentagon clarifies, a final decision has not yet been made. About the plans of Kiev's allies — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine use "smart" DM702 shells in combat operations. The Ukrainian Telegram channel writes about this.

The Taiwanese authorities are negotiating with the United States on arms supplies worth $ 500 million. This was stated by the head of the administration of the island, Tsai Ing-wen, on May 20.

FA: It is very difficult for Beijing to balance its ties with Russia and Europe

It is increasingly difficult for China to balance between Russia and the West on the Ukrainian issue, writes Foreign Affairs. Political realities and its own interests in the confrontation with the United States are pushing Beijing closer to Moscow. The developing political discourse of Beijing is generally unfavorable for Ukraine.

According to the head of the office, Mikhail Podolyak, currently "the issues of how to launch it logistically are being resolved"

Western countries have already decided to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine. This was announced on Saturday by the adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president Mikhail Podolyak.

The head of the concern Armin Papperger noted that Rheinmetall "is working under great pressure to help Ukraine as quickly as possible"

The German defense concern Rheinmetall expresses its desire to start producing Fuchs armored personnel carriers as soon as possible at a joint venture recently established with the Ukrainian concern Ukroboronprom. This was announced by the head of Rheinmetall Armin Papperger in an interview published on Saturday with the newspaper Bild am Sonntag .

NBC: The White House announced Ukraine's need for the F-16 in the future

The US administration will not object to the transfer of American F-16 fighter jets by third countries to Ukraine, NBC reports. Earlier, due to the refusal to supply combat aircraft to Kiev, the White House faced pressure from not only European allies, but also members of the US Congress.

Experts from the British Royal United Institute for Defense Studies (RUSI) conducted an extended analysis of the actions of the Russian army after more than a year of the military conflict in Ukraine. As a result, very objective conclusions were made that the command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out serious work on the mistakes made at the initial stage of the special operation, and carried out a number of changes that improved the strategy and tactics of the actions of the Russian troops.