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Military expert Andrey Frolov — on whether Germany will supply IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine

On June 1, German Chancellor Scholz announced plans to transfer IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The decision immediately caused increased attention, since for the first time it came to the supply of Western-made air defense systems to Ukraine. Before that, only portable complexes were supplied to Kiev.

The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs that can be equipped with Hellfire missiles.

On June 1, US President Joe Biden announced new military supplies to Ukraine in the amount of $ 700 million, RIA Novosti reports.

Russian S-300PM2 Favorit systems destroyed Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles. This was reported on June 2 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Western countries are trying to involve neutral states in the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by roundabout maneuvers.

Western analysts are discussing the decision taken by the White House to supply HIMARS missile systems to Kiev. The discussion is primarily due to the fact that at first Biden stated that he would not send Ukraine weapons with which it could strike at the territory of the Russian Federation, but the very next day the same Biden signed a document on such supplies.

Hundreds of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine were destroyed by precision weapons shortly after their arrival at the places where they were undergoing additional training. This was announced on Thursday, June 2, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The heads of the military departments of Slovakia and Ukraine signed a contract for the supply of eight Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers to Kiev.

Biden's decision to deliver HIMARS long-range MLRS to Ukraine opened up such an opportunity for other Western countries, who were only waiting for Washington's go-ahead. Following the United States, the United Kingdom also announced the sending of multiple launch rocket systems to Kiev.

The Swiss government vetoed Denmark's request to send Swiss-made armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, citing a policy of neutrality, which consists in refusing to supply weapons to conflict zones.

The Canadian military accused the Chinese Air Force of repeated cases of dangerous rapprochement with the Canadian CP-140 aircraft, which monitored possible violations of UN Security Council sanctions against the DPRK, the CBC reported on Thursday.

Western suppliers represented by Russia have lost a large market. This was stated by the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov in an interview with the Turkish Anadolu agency.

The Russian Defense Ministry, during a special military operation in Ukraine, uses Su-25SM3 attack aircraft with protection from portable anti-aircraft missile systems of foreign production.

The private Turkish company Baykar, engaged in the production of drones, decided to transfer the Bayraktar TB2 aircraft to Lithuania for free. The company announced this on Twitter.

Where did the special operation in Ukraine lead European security

Russia's special operation in Ukraine has forced the EU to seriously think about its security policy, writes the "Diary". How has the European Union changed and where is it moving in its three most difficult areas – energy independence, migration and defense? Europe has achieved little, but there are more and more problems, the author of the article is sure.

Support for Ukraine is weakening. America has already achieved everything it wanted

Speaking at a forum in Davos, Kissinger warned the West that Russia should not be defeated, writes iDNES. He simply transferred to European soil a change in the narrative in the conflict that began in the United States. This means that Washington has already achieved everything it wanted, and therefore is not interested in continuing the fighting.

The most real chance for peace in Ukraine

Neutrality will ensure Ukraine's security and satisfy both Russia and the West, the author of Foreign Affairs believes. He highly appreciates the agreements reached at the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul on March 29, and regrets that they were not appreciated in the West.

The Western anti-Russian front is bursting at the seams

The Western anti-Russian front is bursting at the seams, writes The Wall Street Journal. Western Europe did not agree with Washington, London and its own neighbors. The countries cannot agree on the degree of the "threat" from Russia and Kiev's chances of victory.

The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told Ankara on Thursday that Washington opposes Turkish military operations in northern Syria, as they could further destabilize the situation in the region and undermine efforts to combat ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation).

To equip the military from the United States and other NATO allies of Warsaw with weapons and equipment, Poland has begun construction of an armory for the US army. It is expected to complete the construction of the facility in 2024.