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The National Directorate of Military Space Intelligence of the United States announced the conclusion of ten-year contracts with BlackSky, Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs to provide commercial satellite images to intelligence, military and federal civilian agencies of the United States. This is reported by SpaceNews.

Warsaw aspires to become Kiev's main ally

The historical factor is very important in the modern politics of Poland. More precisely, a severe historical trauma, which still requires compensation (at least psychological).

Turkish Air Force maneuvering between Washington, Kiev and Moscow

The administration of US President Joseph Biden has asked Congressional leaders to approve the modernization of the Turkish fleet of F-16 fighter jets, thereby creating an important precedent for further military sales to a NATO ally.

The threat of radicalization of Southeast Asia in connection with the escalation in Afghanistan

The rise to power in Afghanistan of the radical Islamist movement "Taliban" (banned in the Russian Federation) has thrown many challenges to regional security. Meanwhile, rival terrorist groups are seeking to capitalize on the growing social unrest and radicalization of the local population. One of the clearest examples of this is the growth of extremist sentiments in Southeast Asia.

Response to NATO expansion: how dangerous is the CSTO military pact formed by Russia?

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) — a very free union, the rules in it are softer than in NATO, writes Handelsblatt. There were even cases of withdrawal. Why is the author afraid of the CSTO? Freedom reveals the true beliefs: since these ex-USSR countries did not condemn Russia at the UN, it means that they really recognize Moscow's reasons. And a journalist from a NATO country is afraid to even think about such a thing.

The plant's workshops were hit by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during a special military operation to protect Donbass

The strike of the Russian Armed Forces on the workshops of the Ukrainian enterprise "Motor Sich" in Zaporozhye, which was reported on Wednesday by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, will not affect helicopter operators in Russia, including those who use cars with Ukrainian engines. This opinion was expressed by military experts interviewed by TASS.

Blindly wandering to a war on two fronts

The US cannot provide babies with food, inflation is breaking records, but Biden is busy "fighting for democracy", and politicians are satisfied with the prospect of a two-front war with Russia and China. Maybe it's time to stop? – the author of the article wonders.

US intrigues in NATO

The United States uses NATO in its imperialist interests, the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet writes. The author of the article is sure that Washington deliberately exposes defenseless countries to the risk of military clashes, luring them into the alliance.

Biden does not speak according to the script about Taiwan. This is not the first time

Joe Biden once again departs from official theses and takes liberties with journalists, writes the New York Times. The author of the article recalls that it is not the first time that the head of the White House puts his subordinates in an awkward position.

We need a real discussion about the Ukrainian conflict

Katrina vanden Heuvel, columnist and editor-in-chief of The Nation magazine, believes that the events in Ukraine are viewed too one-sidedly by the West. In her article for the Washington Post, she urges American society to show critical thinking, restraint and not ignore the obvious.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the combat work of the calculations of the S-300V anti-aircraft missile system during a special operation to protect the population of Donbass. This was reported on May 25 in the press service of the department.

The future of the regions liberated from the Kiev regime is being viewed. Earlier, the authorities of the Kherson region noted that they associate its future exclusively with Russia and that there is no question of existence in the format of an independent republic. A similar statement was made by the head of the Council of the CAA (military-civil administration) of the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov.

The Ukrainian army aviation was replenished with Soviet-made Mi-24 attack helicopters, the supply of rotorcraft was carried out by the Czech Republic, which is quite actively supplying the Kiev regime with weapons. The transfer of helicopters is confirmed in the USA.

An ally in a difficult time. Will Algeria become an intermediary between Russia and the West?

Recently, Algeria has received many representatives of states and international organizations, Sasapost notes. Next in line is the visit of the French President, which was preceded by the arrival of the Russian Foreign Minister. According to experts, much now speaks about the desire of the Arab country to play a mediating role in the conflict between Moscow and the West with the maximum possible benefits for Russians.

Biden and Kishida: the danger of drawing Tokyo into a violent confrontation with China

Japan is strengthening ties with the United States. However, the editorial board of the Asahi Shimbun warns of the danger of its being drawn into a violent confrontation with China and Russia. It is necessary to draw important lessons from the situation in Europe and create a mechanism that will avoid an "accidental military conflict".

The United States takes into account the experience of equipping Ukraine with weapons when trying to rebuild Taiwan's defense system. About this, as RIA Novosti reports, the New York Times newspaper writes with reference to its sources.

Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian air defense systems have shot down about 90 Bayraktar attack UAVs in the air, RIA Novosti reports, citing an informed source.

Self-propelled artillery units (self-propelled guns) CAESAR French production noticed in Ukraine. Telegram channel bmpd published a video demonstrating the use of self-propelled howitzers. The record drew the attention of Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Stocks of 155-mm shells used by Ukraine for firing from towed M777 howitzers will be replenished in the near future. A number of Western countries have expressed a desire to supply ammunition to Kiev, including Canada.

On the morning of May 25, the DPRK carried out another (the seventeenth since the beginning of the year) missile test, firing three ballistic missiles from the Sunan area in Pyongyang towards the Sea of Japan. The US State Department reacted sharply negatively to the actions of the DPRK, again called on the leadership of North Korea to refrain from provocations and move to a sustainable dialogue on this issue.