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China and the Pacific countries postponed the signing of an agreement in the field of regional security and economy - Mass media
China and the Pacific states will not yet conclude a comprehensive agreement on cooperation, including in the field of security, due to the objections of a number of countries in the region, The Guardian reports.
Poland supplied 155-mm self-propelled howitzers "Crab" to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
According to Polish media, Poland has handed over to Ukraine 18 units of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers "Crab" in order to use them to counter the Russian offensive in the Donbas.
The Russian Aerospace Forces struck at the Okean plant in Nikolaev
Rocket troops and artillery struck the hangar of the Okean shipyard in Nikolaev, destroying the armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced on Monday, May 30, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
Norway will supply Ukraine with heavy weapons. But not by choice
Norway sends heavy weapons to Ukraine
Norway supplies Ukraine with its heaviest artillery not of its own free will, writes Klassekampen. A researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Relations believes that this is being done under pressure from the United States, and warns of the risk of escalation.
NATO countries are conducting their third consecutive exercises near the Russian border
On May 26, the largest NATO exercises "Defender of Europe 2022" ended, but the next day training maneuvers of the United States, Germany and France started in the Baltic Sea, which ends on May 30. However, this is not all.
Japan decided to increase the army "because of the events in Ukraine"
77 years after the defeat in World War II, Japan is militarizing again. Although the "samurai are no longer the same", but in the Asia-Pacific region only Australia, Japan and South Korea, as well as the troubled Taiwan, can be considered full-fledged allies of the United States. Therefore, Washington is influencing Tokyo so that Japan strengthens its armed forces.
In the USA, they told about the MLRS for Ukraine
American multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) can be sent to Ukraine. In the publication 19FortyFive called the advantages of MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System), which the United States can transfer to the Ukrainian side.
NATO Deputy Secretary General: The Act of non-expansion of the alliance to the East no longer works - because of Russia
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joane believes that the bloc should no longer fulfill its obligations to Russia regarding non-expansion to the East. In his opinion, our country itself "untied the alliance's hands" by starting its own in Ukraine.
European integration from Johnson. Why is Britain creating an "alternative" to the EU
Johnson's European Integration: what could be behind the UK's new initiative
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed to create a new alliance that will stand up to Russia and become an alternative to the EU, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Ukraine has already been offered to join the project.
Biden: The United States will not give Ukraine missiles capable of hitting Russia
The US authorities are not going to supply Ukraine with missile systems that Kiev could use for strikes on Russian territory, US President Joe Biden said on Monday.
Medvedev commented on Biden's decision not to supply Ukraine with HIMARS missile systems
The President of the United States of America announced a decision regarding missile systems that could be in Ukraine. According to Joseph Biden, he decided to refuse to supply Kiev with missile systems that he could use on objects deep in the territory of the Russian Federation.
What is the secret of Russia's successful offensive in Donbass
The cauldron around Severodonetsk is being closed. At the same time, the APU lost the Red Estuary, which facilitates the offensive on Slavyansk. Experts, and Ukrainian ones too, note that since the beginning of the special operation, the tactics of Russian troops and allies have changed, and a successful offensive is the result of these changes. Due to what the advancing troops manage to open the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and force the Ukrainian army to retreat?
"After massive shelling, the AFU fighters are too depressed to fight": in the foreign press about the tactics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation before the assault
The successes of recent days in the capture by Russian troops of key defense nodes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbas are largely due to the large-scale use of artillery before the assault on fortified enemy positions.
AHS Krab howitzers transferred to Ukraine were called problematic
Poland has transferred AHS Krab self-propelled artillery units (ACS) to Ukraine. Foreign components are used in the design of the Polish machine. In the publication of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the self-propelled howitzer was called problematic.
Ka-52 "Alligator" – hunter's instinct
How did attack helicopters manifest themselves in the skies of Syria and Ukraine
The further the Russian troops advance in the course of the special operation in Ukraine, the more difficult it becomes to carry out operational strikes on reconnaissance targets and military facilities. Artillery does not always reach them or does not have time to cover them due to the rapid change of the enemy's locations. In such cases, army aviation is simply irreplaceable – including Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopters.
Odessa privoz, Kiev embarrassment and Polish anschluss
Vladimir Zelensky transfers Ukraine to Poland for trust use
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that about 20 countries have announced new military aid packages for Kiev. The main novelties will be Harpoon anti-ship missiles, HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.
Andersson's Fairy Tales and the Turkish Demarche
Promises of Stockholm do not suit Ankara
The degree of readiness of the White House to make concessions to Ankara will be a decisive factor in the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO. Turkey opposed the expansion of the bloc at the expense of states that openly support organizations banned in the country that aim to change the ruling regime and revise the state border line. Meanwhile, the expansion of the membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is possible only with the consent of all 30 of its current members.
"Basurmanin" rushes to the rescue
New Russian armored vehicles are tested in combat conditions
Russian armored vehicles of the latest models are also used in a special military operation in Ukraine. In particular, the deeply modernized BMP-1AM "Basurmanin". The equipment has just entered service with the Russian army. As they say, an egg is expensive for Christ's Day.
Is it worth pushing a great power
Americans are arguing about aid to Ukraine and relations with Russia
US President Joseph Biden signed a bill on the allocation of additional aid to Kiev in the amount of about $ 40 billion. The House of Representatives of Congress voted for the bill on May 10. 368 congressmen voted "For", 57 "against". The Senate approved the document on May 19. 86 senators voted "for", 11 – "against". All congressmen and senators who opposed the bill are members of the Republican Party.
The US is forming a new alliance. This time — against China
According to experts, the QUAD alliance can make Russia and China more aggressive
The US is reviving the policy of containing China, Anadolu writes. According to Turkish experts, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is still far from NATO in terms of size and military structure, but it may evolve in its direction.
