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Finland and Sweden officially apply to NATO on Wednesday. However, the Swedes made a reservation that they join the alliance purely formally, they refuse to host nuclear missiles and foreign military bases. Russia has already threatened both countries with diplomatic and military retaliatory measures, but will react to the approach of the North Atlantic Alliance to its northern borders differently than in the case of Ukraine.

As the sanctions standoff with Moscow develops, Western states, led by the United States, are striving for maximum control over information and financial flows. At the disposal of RT were the documents of the American government portal of public procurement — a specialized unit of the US Treasury Department specializing in financial intelligence.

On May 15, 2022, at a joint meeting of the President of Finland and the Finnish Government's Foreign and Security Policy Committee, it was officially decided that Finland would apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The motivation of the Finnish government's decision to join NATO opens with the words: "After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fundamental changes have taken place in the security and operational environment of Finland and Europe."

Will Russia remain an enemy forever?

In Britain, public opinion was prepared for a break with Russia, Mary Dejevsky notes in the Independent. With the beginning of the special operation, the termination of all contacts is approved by the population. But this position is short-sighted: sooner or later, with any outcome, we will have to seek mutual understanding with Russia.

Ukrainian chaos, the failure of Russian-American agreements and the risk of a Third World War...

Alexander del Valle in Atlantico traces the degradation of the disarmament initiatives of Russia and the United States. Bottom line: "The US has surrounded Russia with anti-missiles, claiming that they are afraid of Iran. This system is aimed at making it impossible for Russia to retaliate in the event of a first NATO nuclear strike." When the United States was already finishing this case, the Ukrainian crisis escalated.

The latest news about the course of the special military operation was announced by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov. His summary, as usual, was based on the results of the combat work of our aviation, missile troops and artillery, air defense systems for a certain period. In this case - for the night from Saturday to Sunday. The general also called the total losses of the armed forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation.

During the military special operation in Ukraine, self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" actively perform firing tasks to destroy armored vehicles and fortified positions of the Ukrainian army.

Heavy artillery is now the main striking force of our troops in Ukraine. Howitzers destroy Ukrainian artillery batteries, break into well-fortified defensive structures, and suppress control points.

The Serbian President commented on the incident with the detention of several Polish citizens who were photographing a military-industrial enterprise from different angles. Earlier, there were reports that the Poles were detained near the Svoboda plant, which produces military products. Among other things, the production of mines and artillery shells is carried out there. The plant is located in the town of Ciacak, south of Belgrade.

Former Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland: Kaliningrad will need to be demilitarized

The ex-Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland claims that in case of NATO expansion it will be necessary to rename and demilitarize Kaliningrad. In an interview with Do Rzeczy, Romuald Sheremetyev states that NATO will soon "bark at St. Petersburg," and Russia will disintegrate.

NATO's northward expansion risks turning Europe into a new powder keg

The decision of Finland and Sweden to join NATO threatens the security not only of Europe, but also of the whole world, writes Global Times. The author recalls the "ace" in Russia's sleeve and advises the West not to aggravate the situation.

Ukraine has received the last batch of American M777A2 howitzers, all the guns promised to Kiev have already crossed the border and are on Ukrainian territory. This was reported by the US Embassy in Ukraine.

American arms supplies to Ukraine may be suspended if the Senate does not pass a bill on the allocation of new aid to Kiev, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the US Defense Ministry.

Russia, in response to the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, should amend the military doctrine clarifying the conditions for the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to possible aggression, as well as equip the Kalibras and Iskanders in the western direction with nuclear warheads.

Last week, the Belarusian Armed Forces began deploying special operations forces in the border territories adjacent to Ukraine. Minsk officially announced this on May 10.

The destruction of the commander's pickup truck of the AFU with a Rapier cannon was shown on video.

The TG channel Wargonzo published a video of the defeat of the commander's pickup truck of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka area by an accurate blow of a 100-mm Rapier cannon. The jeep of high-ranking Ukrainian officers was discovered with the help of a copter and destroyed by the gunners of the 100th brigade of the NM DNR.

The more successful Russia's special operation is, the more outright lies appear in the Western media. Fakes about the situation in Ukraine are becoming more and more crude and primitive, and Western information in the world is no longer believed. There comes a turning point when the web of lies woven by technologists must be broken.

The Norwegian diplomat foresees Russia's retaliatory steps to join Sweden and Finland to NATO

Russia has not yet reacted in any way to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, writes NRK. But experts interviewed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation are confident that retaliatory steps are inevitable. In particular, it is important what Moscow will do due to the fact that its base in Kaliningrad is now surrounded by the alliance countries.

Specialists of the 10th separate repair and evacuation regiment restore damaged samples of military equipment as soon as possible and return it to the front line. This is what the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda writes about.

If Finland joins NATO, the world will move further away from us

The West is divided into two camps: Washington and London are promoting the idea of weakening Russia, and Paris and Berlin are negotiating with it. Against this background, Finland's possible entry into NATO will not lead to anything good, the author of the article in Folha believes.

Aren't you afraid that Finland's accession to NATO will trigger a military response from Russia?

Readers of "Figaro" argued about the consequences of Finland's accession to NATO. The part that rejoices at the entry is dominated by emotions: it's nice to feel that you can tease Russia from a position of strength. Opponents of the entry have a more realistic, fact-based assessment of the situation.