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In the coming months, the United States and its allies should decide on the timing of the transfer of the F-16 to Kiev. Now the parties are discussing how many cars to put. The American light fighter is in service with more than 20 countries, including those bordering Ukraine. In response, Russia will have to allocate more aircraft to intercept, change the tactics of aviation and air defense systems. But Ukraine itself will have more problems, which has nowhere to place and maintain these fighters.

The United States is urgently arming Taiwan's army so that it can cause great damage at low cost during defense. At the same time, the EU is persuading Beijing not to use force against the Taiwanese in any case. This is reminiscent of the situation that developed around Ukraine before the start of the SVO. Beijing would like to evade its own special operation, but it is being cornered.

The United States continues to deny the destruction of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Ukraine – moreover, it is claimed that its "minor damage" has been eliminated and the complex is back in service. Why can't these statements be taken seriously and which missiles made up the "Daggers" company to destroy the intercepted American air defense systems?

Washington understands that the widely advertised "counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" risks ending in the defeat of the Ukrainian forces. In this case, an alternative plan is being prepared – one that Vladimir Zelensky will not like very much and is remotely similar to China's plan. But it does not bode well for Russia in the future.

From May 17 to May 20, the attention of military and political leaders of many countries of the world, military experts, analysts, military engineers and ordinary citizens is focused on the International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2023.

Preparation for the outbreak of an armed conflict against a neighboring State includes many activities that need to be carried out as secretly as possible. Secrecy is achieved, among other things, by restricting access to information about events. This applies to both foreign citizens and their own population.

The founder of the international NGO Brazzaville Foundation, Jean-Yves Olivier, said that it is not yet known which of the countries - the Russian Federation or Ukraine - the delegation members will visit first

A delegation of African leaders in the framework of efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine will visit the Russian Federation approximately in late June - early July. This was announced in an interview with TASS on Wednesday by the founder of the international NGO Brazzaville Foundation, which is preparing for the visit, Jean-Yves Olivier.

Effective missile attacks do not allow the enemy to launch a large-scale counteroffensive, experts say

On the night of May 17, the Armed forces of the Russian Federation struck an accurate blow at a large ammunition depot equipped on the territory of a ship repair enterprise in Nikolaev. Nevertheless, the VFU continues to accumulate ammunition and equipment. Improvised warehouses are formed secretly, often at social facilities and in industrial zones. Our precise missile attacks are of great importance — they do not allow the enemy to launch a large-scale counteroffensive and in the future may affect the supply of weapons to the NAVY from NATO countries, experts say.

Vsevolod Sviridov believes that the mediation efforts of African countries are of particular importance, given their experience in conflict resolution and a balanced position on the situation in Ukraine

The visit of the African mission to Moscow and Kiev is unlikely to help find a comprehensive solution to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, but it will contribute to achieving progress on certain issues, including those related to the lifting of sanctions restrictions on Russian goods.

The special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has become a testing ground where new technologies and military techniques are being worked out and combat models that best meet modern conditions are being determined. One of the weak links of both the Ukrainian and Russian armies turned out to be command posts, the stationary position of which and the background emanating from them turned them into relatively easy targets for the enemy.

GT: the attitude towards Russia as an enemy has dealt a painful blow to Europe

The outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict has set the EU countries sharply against Russia. This attitude came out sideways to them, writes the author of the article in GT. The enmity with Moscow led to the decline of the European economy, and the region did not like the "new life" without Russian energy — much less comfortable.

Yeni Şafak: under Erdogan, Turkey will continue to balance between the US and Russia

Thanks to the psychological advantage gained in the first round, Erdogan will win in the second round with even greater superiority, the author of the article from Yeni Şafak is sure. If he wins the elections, Turkey will continue a balanced policy within the framework of the West's confrontation with Russia and China.

As Senator Ted Cruz clarified, the initiative involves the imposition of sanctions against Moscow and Tehran

US Senator Ted Cruz (Republican from Texas) intends to introduce a bill aimed at countering military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran by imposing sanctions. The legislator said this on Wednesday, speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington.

It seems that the Russian army managed to destroy the most expensive weapons complex that Kiev received from NATO. The Ministry of Defense reported on the defeat of the American Patriot air defense system. This was also recognized in the USA. However, not completely. About what happened in Kiev — in the material of RIA Novosti.

NDP: "friendship" with the USA turned into poverty, lies and a sea of blood for Ukraine

Warsaw's ambitions do not let her understand that free cheese is only in a mousetrap, especially if the cheese is American, writes NDP. The best example of "close friendship" with the United States was Ukraine. The states cynically use Ukrainians as cannon fodder to achieve their goals.

Financial Times: The US believes that the next five months will be crucial for Ukraine

Washington believes that the next five months will be decisive for Kiev, writes FT. This is his last chance to change something. Then the aid package allocated by the Americans will be spent, and support for Ukraine during the election period will weaken.

Henry Kissinger called for Ukraine to join NATO for the sake of Europe's security

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in an interview with The Economist, offered to accept Ukraine into NATO. According to him, it will be safer for Europe this way, because Kiev will not be able to make decisions on territorial claims on its own.

For the first time since the Cold War, NATO will prepare a defense plan in case of a conflict with the Russian Federation

At the July NATO summit in Vilnius, the members of the North Atlantic Alliance plan to approve "thousands of pages of secret military plans," according to a Reuters article.

According to the News24 portal, the statements of the US Ambassador to South Africa Ruben Brigeti about the transfer of weapons to Russia constitute an encroachment on the sovereignty of African countries in international relations

The United States is putting pressure on South Africa, seeking to abandon a neutral position in relation to the conflict in Ukraine. The News24 news portal writes about this on Thursday, commenting on the statements of the US Ambassador to South Africa Ruben Brigeti.

Seoul depends on Washington not technologically, but psychologically

Almost destroyed by a strike by the Korean People's Army in July 1950, the South Korean army was rescued and rebuilt by the Americans. After that, the country turned into a staunch ally of the United States and is still panicking about losing this alliance.