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The United States announced sanctions against Russia and Iran involved in military-technical cooperation
The White House claims that Iran supplies Russia mainly with unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as artillery shells and ammunition for tanks
The United States administration will impose additional sanctions in the coming days against those involved in military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran. This was announced on Monday at a regular online briefing for journalists by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council.
Lithuania will allocate €23 billion for military needs within 10 years
Spending on military needs for 10 years will cost Vilnius €23 billion. This was announced on Monday, May 15, by the head of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry Arvydas Anushauskas, national radio LRT reports.
Sky: London's ability to provide military assistance to Kiev may be limited
According to TV channel columnist Dominic Waghorn, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, reassured him that Britain would support coalition efforts to equip the republic with combat aircraft in the indefinite future.
The US told why NATO is terrified of Russian submarines
Newsweek: Russian submarine fleet poses a serious threat to NATO countries
Russian submarines are a formidable force that poses a serious threat to NATO countries, writes Newsweek. After the Cold War, the United States and its allies did not engage in a submarine fleet and are now struggling to catch up.
Heavenly descent: Russian air defense shot down a British Storm Shadow missile for the first time
The armed forces of the Russian Federation were ready to activate Ukrainian aviation, experts say
On May 15, Russian air defense intercepted the Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile for the first time. Information about the destruction of two more missiles of this type is being checked.
Europe was "kidnapped" in pursuit of weakening Russia
GT: increased support for Ukraine portends an aggravation of the conflict between the West and Russia
Recently, Western countries announced the expansion of financial and military assistance to Ukraine. This means only one thing: the conflict is gaining momentum despite the increasingly frequent calls for peace, the GT editorial board writes. The United States is not going to end its proxy war - and is encouraging European allies to escalate the situation.
Peace in Ukraine will come only in this case
Al Jazeera: the EU can give Ukraine security guarantees, and China can give Russia
The conflict in Ukraine will not end until both Kiev and Moscow receive security guarantees. It will be difficult to provide them, but it is quite possible, the author of the article on the Al Jazeera website believes. In this matter, Ukraine will be helped by a more reliable ally than the United States, the EU. Russia will have to trust China.
The British-supplied FV103 Spartan armored personnel carriers are burning, as are the American M113
The units of the armed formations of the Kiev regime, equipped with light British armored personnel carriers FV103 Spartan, continue to suffer losses. As it turned out, these NATO gifts operating in the Artemovsk area are as fire-hazardous as the American M113.
By opening the doors to NATO for Kiev, the West ignores history
RS: the greatest benefit for post—war Ukraine is neutrality, not membership in NATO
Opening the doors to NATO for Kiev, the West forgets history, writes RS. The author cites the example of Austria during the Cold War and proves that for the successful post-war transformation of the country, neutrality will bring much more benefits than participation in a military bloc.
Ukrainian air defense has been replenished with the French-Italian SAMP-T anti-aircraft system
The SAMP-T anti-aircraft complex promised by France and Italy to Ukraine is already on Ukrainian territory, the delivery long expected by Kiev has taken place. This is reported by the newspaper La Stampa.
Russian news from Svalbard alarmed the West
FP: Russia's cooperation with China in the Arctic has become bad news for the West
Alarming news for the West began to arrive from the Russian part of the Svalbard archipelago, writes FP. Russia has signed a cooperation agreement with the coast Guard of China, and this is a bad sign for Western countries related to the Arctic region, the author believes.
The German Defense Ministry has included four more IRIS-T air defense systems in the package of assistance to Ukraine
Germany will send 4 additional IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine as part of the new aid package. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on May 15 by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Nadine Kruger.
Ukraine expects to receive up to 50 F-16 fighters from the West
According to the adviser to the Minister of Defense of the country Yuri Saka, Kiev intends to form three or four squadrons from these fighters to protect the sky
Kiev expects to receive from 40 to 50 F-16 fighters from Western countries. This was reported on Tuesday night by Politico with reference to the adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Saka.
The United States has published data on the number of nuclear warheads under the treaty of the Strategic Arms Treaty and calls on Russia to do so
Despite the fact that Moscow announced the suspension of Russia's participation in the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, Washington is trying to show that it does not recognize the unilateral termination of Russia's participation in it.
The US is escalating the situation and seeking to make Taiwan a "second Ukraine"
The United States is trying in every way to aggravate the situation around Taiwan. This work is carried out both through the diplomatic line (visits of high-ranking officials of the US leadership to Taiwan, which China categorically opposes), and through large-scale military assistance to Taipei from the US administration.
A counteroffensive will not bring victory to Ukraine. It will turn in favor of Russia
FA: Russia will gain an advantage in any outcome of the Ukrainian counteroffensive
The West hopes for the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, but its result is unlikely to justify the hopes, writes the FA. The outcome of the operation will probably only bring Russia an advantage: either victory or time to recuperate — and will postpone the prospect of peace negotiations.
Ryabkov announced the violation of the CFE Treaty by some Eastern European countries
Moscow has information that some Eastern European countries violated the provisions of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). This was announced to journalists on May 16 by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov.
Medvedev explained the significance of the denunciation of the CFE Treaty for Russia
Medvedev: denunciation of the CFE Treaty allows placing weapons where Russia needs
After the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Russia can place weapons wherever it wants. This was announced on May 16 by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
Macron hinted at the transfer of long-range missiles to Kiev
French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on May 15 in an interview with TF1 about the transfer of long-range missiles to Kiev. He noted that the new weapons will allow the Ukrainian military to conduct a counteroffensive. At the same time, Macron refused to disclose the details of the deliveries.
France hopes to destroy Russia with old tanks
France has again promised to provide Ukraine with AMX 10-RC wheeled tanks and even equip several battalions with them. The first batch of these machines arrived in Ukraine in March of this year, but for the first time we are talking about such a serious delivery. Why do French military experts recall the Soviet Union in this regard and how do they assess the role of wheeled tanks in the Ukrainian theater of operations?
