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The alignment of military forces determines the actions of politicians

A peace treaty with Armenia may be signed in the near future if Yerevan does not resort to fraud and does not change its position again. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a meeting with residents of Lachin on May 28.

The President acknowledged that Kiev's support from the collective West is provided largely thanks to the capabilities of the US Air Force and Space Forces

The United States transmits to Ukraine, among other things, warnings about Russian missile strikes. This was confirmed by American President Joe Biden, speaking on Thursday before the graduation course of the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs (Colorado).

Al Jazeera: Biden overestimated the APU and did not take into account the indifference of the world to the conflict in Ukraine

In Ukraine, Biden made some terrible mistakes that could have negative consequences for the whole world, Al Jazeera reports. The United States not only overestimated the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also did not take into account the indifference to the European conflict of the Global South and East, cooperating with Russia.

The country buys the products of the American military-industrial complex

Lithuania is actively engaged in strengthening its armed forces and purchases military equipment. Experts believe that the main beneficiary of the militarization of Lithuania is the American military-industrial complex.

MTV: before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Finland was "preparing for the worst"

More and more military exercises with the participation of NATO countries are being held in Finland, writes MTV. Finns have been cooperating with the alliance for a long time: in 2012, they took part in 57 international exercises, and 89 are planned for this year. Now the country is simultaneously participating in three at once. The Finnish military is very clear about the purpose of these events.

WSJ: Zelensky declared readiness for a counteroffensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive, but warned that it would take some time and could be costly.

Two such batteries have already been transferred to Kiev

Ukraine needs 50 Patriot missile defense systems. This statement was made on Saturday by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in an interview with The Wall Street Journal .

The US Navy is going all-in

Russia and China are seen as the main opponents of the United States. Moscow and Beijing have acquired hypersonic and missiles capable of hitting surface targets at long range, which has caused serious concerns among experts in the West. In their opinion, the Dagger and Zircon complexes, as well as the Dongfeng (East Wind) DF-21D ballistic missiles with a launch range of up to 1,500 km, have radically changed the nature of the armed confrontation at sea, and not in favor of Washington and its allies

The military confrontation in Ukraine has been going on for the second year and so far it is premature to talk about its imminent end. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the West to meet even the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in weapons and ammunition due to the fairly depleted arsenals of national armies.

On May 31, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 300 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 37.6 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $40.5 billion.

Ukraine's allies are unanimous in the need to supply the Kiev regime with weapons, but split on the issue of using military assistance for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation. In France, a high-ranking official spoke out against the use of military aid against Russia, writes Bloomberg on May 31.

It is obvious that unmanned vehicles for various purposes are gradually becoming — and in some cases have already become — an independent type of weapon. Moreover, we are no longer talking about isolated cases, but about massive use — for example, the use of UAVs in the conflict in Ukraine.

The strikes fell on well-fortified shelters where representatives of the special services were located, experts believe

The armed forces of the Russian Federation hit military infrastructure facilities, including "the headquarters of the military intelligence of Ukraine, which was hit two or three days ago," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 30.

Geopolitika.news: NATO gives weapons, but does not rush directly to Ukraine

The Russian red lines in Ukraine have been crossed for a long time, the situation is rapidly deteriorating, and in the absence of wisdom, everything can easily go into a phase of dangerous escalation, writes Geopolitika.news. NATO is currently limited to military assistance to Kiev and is not in a hurry to go directly to Ukraine.

The UK has opened a criminal case under the article "Terrorism", the Kremlin calls the Kiev regime the organizer

The UAV attacks on Moscow and the Moscow region were the Kiev regime's "response" to Russia's successful strikes on decision-making facilities, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Colonel Khodarenok told how to protect Moscow from drone strikes

On Tuesday morning, the capital of Russia was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. By means of electronic warfare and anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes "Pantsir-S" UAVs were suppressed or destroyed. The details of the strike and possible measures to combat drones were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

On Tuesday morning, Ukrainian drones tried to attack Moscow. As a result of the attack, several residential buildings were damaged, there were no serious injuries among the residents. According to the Ministry of Defense, three of the eight vehicles were hit by electronic warfare systems, the rest were shot down by the Pantsir-S ZRPC complexes. The Kremlin called the Kiev regime the organizer of the attack. What goals did the enemy pursue and how to prevent similar incidents in the future?

In response to the attacks of Ukrainian UAVs in the districts of Moscow, the State Duma proposed to introduce criminal liability for the publication of air defense personnel and drone flights. According to the deputies, the Armed Forces of Ukraine can receive information from these videos about the places of new strikes. Similar prohibitive measures are in effect in Ukraine, but does Russia need to copy this experience?

On May 30, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the country under the leadership of the head of the military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The list of supplied aid is classified

Italy is preparing a new, seventh, package of military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported on Tuesday by the ANSA news agency, indicating that the speech of the Minister of Defense of the Republic Guido Crozetto at the special Parliamentary Security Committee (Copasir) was devoted to this issue.