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Analysis of forecasts and military-political consequences of ITS

A possible offensive (which for some reason is often called a "counteroffensive") The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is the central topic not only of Russian media resources, but also of foreign, primarily American ones.

Finnish diplomat: Russia's policy of self-isolation is alarming

Russia has terminated a bilateral agreement with Finland on annual military inspections, writes Helsingin Sanomat. This will have a negative impact on the level of trust of the countries to each other, according to diplomat Rene Nyberg. He claims that Moscow has taken a course of isolation from other countries.

Ouest-France: Russia has overtaken Europe in defense spending

The Russian "threat" and the difficult situation in Ukraine have long forced NATO countries to start building up their military budget. Nevertheless, they did not succeed: despite all efforts, the European members of the alliance still invest less in defense than Moscow, writes Ouest-France.

Dodik: Republika Srpska does not intend to supply weapons to Ukraine

Republika Srpska (an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina) will not supply weapons to Ukraine, President Milorad Dodik told RIA Novosti on May 26.

The infantrymen received weapons for storming the fortifications — a jet flamethrower "Borodach". According to the military, this will deprive the Armed Forces of the main trump card — the ability to act defensively. About how the situation at the front will change now — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The United States has been the main supplier of weapons to Ukraine for quite a long time, while the rest of the NATO allies are raking out the last thing left in their arsenals. According to Reuters, the White House is preparing another package of military assistance for Kiev.

According to John Kirby, coordinator for strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, the American side discussed this issue with representatives of Ukraine "a few days ago or so."

Economist Sachs: The United States staged two provocations to ignite the conflict in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine was unleashed by the United States, writes economist Jeffrey Sachs in an article for Common Dreams. To do this, Washington staged two provocations: the intention to expand NATO to the east and the establishment of a Russophobic regime in Kiev.

Noonpost: the capture of Artemovsk by the Russian army was a military-political defeat of Kiev

The fall of Artemovsk was a military-political defeat of Zelensky, writes Noonpost. Now the AFU has no chance of a successful "counteroffensive", which is already delayed for numerous reasons, including a shortage of weapons, the number of which will now definitely decrease, the author of the article believes.

Vucic brought the Serbian army into a state of maximum combat readiness due to the situation in Kosovo

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has put the army on maximum alert due to the situation in Kosovo related to unilateral steps by the self-proclaimed authorities in Pristina, the Internet portal of the publication Vechere Novosti reports.

According to newspaper columnist Stephen Erlanger, West Germany is an example of a country joining the alliance with "significant and unresolved territorial problems"

A number of Western countries are ready to consider the entry of the territory controlled by Ukraine into NATO, following the example of Germany in 1955. This opinion was expressed by The New York Times columnist Stephen Erlanger.

The adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president said that those who advocate compromise are allegedly "lobbyists of Russia"

Advisor to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president Mikhail Podolyak criticized as "compromise" and allegedly beneficial to Russia proposals for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, which are made by Brazil, the Vatican, China and African countries. The rejection of Podolyak prompted a proposal to immediately cease hostilities and begin peace negotiations.

Intense missile strikes prevent the VFU from concentrating forces for a counteroffensive, experts say

The Russian aerospace forces launched a group strike with high-precision long-range weapons at the storage sites of ammunition of Ukrainian troops. As a result, a large number of Western-made shells and missiles were destroyed, which the Ukrainian command was preparing for a counteroffensive.

The transfer of warheads to the republic's storage facilities has already begun

After the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, almost all of Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic countries will fall into the zone of their possible use.

Responsible Statecraft: attacks on Russia is a sign of Ukraine's disregard for US instructions

Ukraine's attacks on the territory of Russia, not sanctioned by the West, should be a wake-up call for the United States, writes Responsible Statecraft. They mean that now Kiev ignores Washington's "wishes" and dares to disobey. The loss of control is dangerous for America itself, the author believes.

Yeni Şafak: American contempt for Russia played a crucial role in the rise of Vladimir Putin

NATO will adopt a response plan for a possible attack from Russia, writes Yeni Şafak. Previously, half of the alliance's members were members of the ATS and opposed NATO. Since then, the concepts of "enemies" and "friends" have changed, and Americans have allowed themselves to treat Russia as a "third-class country", causing crises in Georgia and Ukraine.

Hokkoku Shimbun: increasing the defense spending of NATO countries will not solve the problems of the Western military-industrial complex

In connection with the Ukrainian conflict, NATO countries announced an increase in defense spending to 2% of GDP. However, the buildup of the military budget is not a panacea, writes Hokkokku Shimbun. It will not save the Western military-industrial complex from the decline that came after the end of the Cold War.

Al Mayadeen: Zelensky's strategy to turn the world against Russia leads to his defeat

Zelensky continues to tour the world, shouting about the moral duty of all countries to support Ukraine, writes Al Mayadeen. These actions resemble the strategy of Bush Jr. before the occupation of Iraq. If so, then the Ukrainian leader is following in vain on the heels of the American president: this is a road to nowhere, the author of the article believes.

In Germany, they argue what role Merkel's foreign policy played in the Ukrainian conflict

In April of this year, Angela Merkel received the "Grand Cross" of the Order of Merit for Germany – the country's highest award. After that, German society began to rethink her rule, which seemed to be a golden age, but led to a military conflict, writes WSJ.

Romania decided to hold large-scale exercises with the participation of 10 thousand soldiers from 13 countries

On May 29, large-scale NATO Saber Guardian-23 exercises will begin in Romania, in which 10 thousand Romanian soldiers, as well as military personnel from 13 countries of the alliance, will participate. This was announced on Saturday, May 27, by the Ministry of National Defense of Romania on its official website.