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The French parliament has launched a large-scale attack against the Russian PMCs Wagner
The activity of the Russian PMCs Wagner in Ukraine and especially in the former African colonies of a number of European states causes a lot of discontent in the West. So, France has a very negative attitude towards the "orchestra".
The US State Department uses artificial intelligence to identify "Russian disinformation" on Ukraine
Washington continues to exaggerate the topic of the information war that Russia is allegedly waging against the United States. Most often, all accusations, like interference in presidential election campaigns, turn out to be outright fraud, but this does not bother ideologists and White House officials at all.
The Ukrainian military has to hammer down the valves in the self-propelled guns supplied by the APU from Italy
Footage has appeared online that clearly demonstrates the technical condition of the American-made self-propelled artillery units M109L delivered to the Ukrainian army from Italy. The footage shows that after loading the ammunition, Ukrainian servicemen have to knock the bolt with a hammer.
Russia withdraws from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)
Russia is withdrawing from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty), the denunciation of the treaty will be carried out in the near future, the corresponding decree has already been signed by the president. The document is posted on the official Internet portal of legal information.
Russia has been quietly spying on NATO for decades. The US has just discovered this
BI: Russia has been quietly spying on NATO for 20 years. The US has only discovered this now
The United States has neutralized malicious software with which Russia allegedly spied on NATO members, writes Business Insider. According to Washington, Moscow has successfully used it for almost 20 years.
Zelensky is scared. He finally realized that the "counteroffensive" would fail
WP: the failure of the "counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will reduce the desire of the West to provide military assistance to Kiev
The hype around the "counteroffensive" will come to Kiev sideways, writes WP. Zelensky is afraid of not meeting the expectations of sponsors, because Russia now has superiority on the battlefield. Readers of the publication doubt the victory of the AFU. In their opinion, Kiev has no chance to "return" Crimea.
At the Victory Parade, Putin united Russians with three key words
Sohu: at the Victory Parade, Putin characterized the Russian people with three key words
The Victory Parade in 2023 "went beyond the imagination of many people," Sohu user quoted media columnist Song Zhongping as saying. Part of this "exquisite" event was a short but convincing speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin, full of confidence in Moscow's victory over Kiev.
The State Duma explained the US refusal to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles
Deputy Spiridonov: The US does not want to supply long-range missiles to Kiev because of the risk of escalation
The United States refuses to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles, as they fear the deterioration of international relations. This was announced on May 10 by State Duma deputy Alexander Spiridonov.
The USA decided to make Turkey a second Poland and asked to give the S-400 to Ukraine
Cumhuriyet: The US wants to make Turkey a second Poland to supply Ukraine with weapons
Washington has offered Ankara to send Russian S-400 systems to Kiev, Cumhuriyet writes. So the US wants to turn Turkey into Poland. And all this on the eve of the elections — probably for a reason, the author of the article believes.
American and British tanks appeared on the territory of Finland
Yle: American and British tanks appeared in Finland — as part of the exercises
Military exercises of the NATO countries Arrow-23 are taking place in Finland, which were planned long before the country joined the alliance, Yle reports. In addition to the Finnish ones, military personnel from the USA, Great Britain and the Baltic countries participate in them.
Russian PMCs have finally finished France
France decided on another anti–Russian gesture - the country's parliament demanded that the PMCs called the Wagner Group be recognized as a terrorist organization. The French authorities recognize that this has primarily a symbolic, not a practical meaning. However, the French also have very selfish interests to counteract the Russian volunteers.
"Not like in a Hollywood movie." What is known about the upcoming AFU counteroffensive
Blinken stated that the APU received from the West everything necessary for a successful counteroffensive
The US State Department believes that the Ukrainian army has everything it needs for an effective counteroffensive. But Kiev has already stated that there is no final plan to strike yet.
"The West is afraid of Ukraine's victory." The main thing from the interview of ex-NATO Commander Breedlove
Ex-NATO commander explained why the West fears Ukraine's victory on the battlefield
Ukraine's military success on the battlefield is NATO's main fear, as Russia will never allow its defeat, said retired US Air Force General and former Supreme Commander of NATO's Combined Forces in Europe Philip Breedlove.
Warsaw continues militarization: The HIMARS Center will be built in Poland this year
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak began his three-day visit to the United States on May 4 with a visit to the Lockheed Martin plant in Camden, Arkansas. The politician held talks with the board of Lockheed Martin, after which he said that he had heard assurances that the Americans were ready to cooperate with the Polish defense industry in the production of HIMARS MLRS.
Poland, under the "noise" of military maneuvers, is starting an anschluss of Ukrainian lands
A huge number of events are taking place around the Republic of Belarus, which are lost in the daily information flow. In the pile of events, like a burnt-out match in the night, sometimes the intention of the NATO forces to wage a "hybrid" war against the Union State is not visible.
The West is horrified by what has been done in Ukraine. The consequences have already manifested themselves
Grayzone: the threat of neo-Nazi terror is growing in Europe due to militants from Ukraine
The threat of neo-Nazi terror is growing in Europe due to the return of militants from Ukraine, Grayzone writes. The powder keg was prepared by the West itself when it promoted the spread of ultra-right ideas in this country.
The President of the Czech Republic allowed the possibility of supplying Czech military aircraft L-159 to Ukraine
The Czech authorities may consider transferring Czech military aircraft L-159 to Ukrainian aviation. This was stated by the President of the Czech Republic, Peter Pavel, whose words are quoted by Ceske noviny.
The plans of the APU are thwarted. Russia has used scorched earth tactics
The attack of Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin, the attempted murder of Zakhar Prilepin, terrorist attacks on Russian railways – in recent weeks Kiev has launched a sabotage war against Moscow. For its conduct, the enemy uses all available forces and means. However, the Russian army is also not sitting idly by.
"They mobilize any men from 18 to 60": what is going on in Ukrainian "textbooks"
Point: the French edition found that the "counteroffensive" was entrusted to the frightened recruits
Who are they — the fighters entrusted with the realization of Zelensky's last hope — the notorious "counteroffensive"? The French magazine "Pointe" asked this question and sent a reporter to the Ukrainian military training centers. The correspondent found there by no means "special forces rexes".
The Swedes began to make good money on the "Russian threat"
Yle: the annexation of Crimea to Russia has become a reason for Europe to arm itself
Sweden has been making good money on the "Russian threat" for nine years, Yle reports. The author of the article visited a factory in the north of the country, where BMP is produced in four shifts, and there are twice as many jobs.
