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Does Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO really "not bother" Russia?

It is hard to believe that the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO does not change anything and that Russia remains calm, writes Časopis argument. The author of the article cites two strategic reasons for Moscow's discontent. She explains why the Kremlin chose cautious rhetoric with the main idea that "nothing has changed."

German Junge Welt quotes the words of the former chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) of Germany Oscar Lafontaine that it was the disregard of the interests of Russia's national security by Washington and NATO that provoked the start of a military special operation in Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that in response to the next anti-Russian sanctions announced by the Canadian authorities, which affected not only representatives of the leadership, military and business circles, but in some cases the closest relatives of those who became involved in the "blacklist", entry to Russia is permanently closed for a similar category of Canadian citizens.

US President Joe Biden, who is on a visit to Seoul, signed a "Bill on additional appropriations for Ukraine for 2022" on Saturday, the White House informs.

President of Ukraine Zelensky said that 700 thousand people are in the Ukrainian army

The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, expects to exchange the surrendered military with Azovstal. According to him, everything depends on the commitments of Russia, the UN and the Red Cross - they promised the Ukrainian soldiers the preservation of life and security. The head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksenov, in turn, offered to send captured Ukrainians to restore the destroyed Donbass. The Russian authorities have not yet abandoned the idea of a trial of "Nazi criminals".

The US House of Representatives recognized the lag behind Russia in the modernization of nuclear forces

American media, military experts, parliamentarians and officials are discussing the need to update the Pentagon's nuclear missile arsenal. "Newspaper.Ru" tells why this topic has become relevant and how it is connected with Ukraine.

And Russian fighters and air defense systems shot down two Su-25 attack aircraft in the DPR and the Kherson region during the day

On May 21, the Russian Defense Ministry announced a strike on the Ukrainian special forces training camp near Odessa and military fuel reserves at the Odessa port plant, as well as an air battle over the DPR, in which Russian fighters shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft. On the same day, a large batch of military equipment from the United States was destroyed at a railway station in the Zhytomyr region. Experts believe that the liberation of other cities of the DPR and LPR will accelerate the complete surrender of the garrison from the "Azovstal" in Mariupol, which ended a day earlier

China and Russia are not allies, but their relations have not deteriorated due to the Ukrainian crisis

China cannot attend the summit of the CSTO military alliance, which was convened by Vladimir Putin on May 16. China is not in a military alliance with Russia. He has not signed military agreements with any country other than the DPRK. It is militarily neutral and has nothing to do with NATO.

Is it possible to explain the Ukrainian conflict without succumbing to emotions?

Many journalists stopped fulfilling their duty because of the Russian special operation and turned into propagandists, writes Federación de Periodistas de Perú. The author of the article tells what led to the conflict after all, and is outraged by how the attitude towards Russia has changed.

Unique footage of the combat work of the crews of Russian tanks during the assault on the outskirts of the village of Kamyshevakha on Saturday, May 21, was provided by the correspondent of Izvestia Denis Kulaga.

Ukrainian reconnaissance drones, which had so annoyed the Allied forces during the offensive, began to "disappear". According to Ukrainian public reports, recently the Ukrainian military have increasingly begun to complain about the impossibility of conducting aerial reconnaissance with the help of UAVs in the areas of the offensive of NM units of the republics of Donbass.

Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Karakaev: "Sarmat" can fly through the North and South Poles

The first serial intercontinental ballistic missiles "Sarmat" will be put on combat duty at the end of autumn 2022. According to the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Karakayev, the rocket will be able to fly through the North and South Poles, as well as along other trajectories. At the same time, it is unlikely that in the near future it will be possible to create means to intercept these weapons. It is assumed that the Sarmat will remain in service for 50 years.

Should we rejoice at the rearmament of Germany?

To date, the Bundeswehr remains, in fact, a defensive army, unable to act independently. Now Germany is moving away from a particularly restrained strategy. What to expect from the most important NATO country?

Ukrainian air defense still poses a real threat to Russian aviation, as evidenced by reports that fifth-generation Su-57 fighters operate in Ukraine outside its zone of operation. This is written by the American edition of The Drive.

The growth of military activity in the Arctic region cannot but worry Russia, Nikolai Korchunov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Arctic Council, told RIA Novosti.

Germany should not supply heavy weapons to Ukraine, it is senseless and dangerous, Brigadier General Erich Wade, ex-adviser to Angela Merkel, made such a warning, having previously called on Berlin to refuse to supply weapons to Kiev at all.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on May 20, 2022, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu. Opening the meeting, the Defense Minister spoke about the course of the special military operation in Ukraine.

British observers are closely following the course of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, drawing conclusions about the nature of modern combat and the need to update the current doctrine of warfare.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told what reforms NATO needs

Finland and Sweden have applied to join the North Atlantic Alliance. They were opposed in Turkey and Croatia. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how effective the NATO management structure is today.

The website of the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" published an article by Dmitry Trenin, a well-known Russian political scientist, member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, "Politics and Circumstances" about the prospects of Russia's foreign policy in the light of a special military operation in Ukraine.