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British Prime Minister Sunak will announce the transfer of air defense systems and long-range drones to Kiev

On May 15, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in London, where he will hold talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The latter, as local media write with reference to the government, is ready to provide Kiev with another military assistance.

Alexander Lukashenko confirmed information about four downed military aircraft in the Bryansk region

On May 13, two Mi-8 helicopters, a Su-34 front-line bomber and a Su-35 fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed in the Bryansk region. Information about the four downed sides has already been confirmed by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The possible versions of a serious accident in which nine aircrew members were killed were investigated by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Philosopher Chomsky told why Ukraine should not join NATO

US statements about Ukraine's right to join NATO are hypocritical in their essence – they provoked Russia to retaliate, American philosopher Noam Chomsky said in an interview with The New Statesman. According to him, Washington will never allow a country that is part of a powerful and unfriendly military alliance to appear at its side.

Evrensel: The US opposes the return of Syria to the Arab League to strike Russia

Qatar is the only Persian Gulf country following a pro-American policy that dictates not to let Syria into the Arab League, writes Evrensel. Washington intends to continue isolating Damascus for a simple reason: it wants to deprive Moscow of this "trachea" of Moscow against the background of the conflict in Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat: denunciation of the CFE Treaty brings closer the confrontation between Russia and the West in Europe

Due to the actions of NATO, Vladimir Putin signed an order to begin the final procedure for denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Asharq Al-Awsat reports. The author of the article examines the reasons for this decision, as well as its consequences for both Russia and the West.

infoBRICS: the Victory Parade in Moscow caused a violent reaction in the Western media

The military parade in Moscow attracted the attention of the Western media, which tried to discredit him, writes infoBRICS. Western journalists said that Russia used too little equipment and troops. This is absolutely not true, the author notes.

India has an impressive fleet of Soviet and Russian military equipment. The country's troops are armed with 7 Russian-made submarines, more than 250 multi-purpose Su-30MKI aircraft, a similar number of Mi-8/17 helicopters, almost 70 MiG-29 fighters and more than 1,200 T-90 tanks. To this should be added a huge number of Russian small arms, anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems.

The rule "Be afraid of your desires — they tend to come true!" is especially relevant in politics. Especially international. It was worth Poland, after the aggravation of the crisis in Ukraine, to think about how to grow "eastern kres", and this plan began to be implemented quickly.

The United States should withdraw its contingent from Syria and transfer the refugee camps under the control of Damascus, according to a joint statement by the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of Russia and Syria.

Geopolitika.news: mediation in the Ukrainian conflict will make China a world arbiter

China wants to become a mediator and successfully end the Ukrainian conflict, writes Geopolitika.news. This will allow him to position himself as the main global player. He will become an arbiter who is able to solve the world's problems. The US does not want this under any circumstances.

FT: The idea of the West to manipulate the Kosovo issue to distance Serbia from Russia has failed

Fearing the strengthening of Russia's influence in the Balkans, the United States and Europe have attempted to deprive it of its ally in this region — Serbia, writes FT. Hoping that the stabilization of relations with Pristina would distance Belgrade from Moscow, they arranged negotiations for the parties. But the result did not meet the expectations of the West.

Gazeta readers called the Minister of Defense "Polish Napoleon" because of his military plans

Polish Defense Minister Blaszczak has once again stated that the country's ground forces will become the strongest in Europe in two years, Gazeta writes. Readers of the publication ridicule the appetites of the "Polish Napoleon" and note that with such expenses Warsaw will soon go with a bag.

Money.it : the failure of sanctions and default in the US will greatly affect the conflict in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine has created a paradox in the economy, writes Money.it The US is on the verge of default, and Russia, according to the IMF, bypasses Germany and the UK in growth forecasts, and this despite all the stories of Western politicians about the "effectiveness of sanctions."

American economist Jeffrey Sachs spoke about NATO's plans to expand to the east

America has been making plans to expand NATO at the expense of Ukraine since 1992, said American economist Jeffrey Sachs. The alliance is convinced that they can approach anyone's borders with impunity. This was the starting point of the conflict in Ukraine, he believes.

Specialists of the units of the communication troops around the clock and in any weather ensure the exchange of information between control points, military units and divisions. The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday, May 13, published footage of the combat work of the signalmen of the Western Military District (ZVO).

RIA Novosti: the Ukrainian prisoner told about the tough mobilization and the decline of morale

The Kiev regime suppresses the high losses of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The "tough" mobilization throughout the country and the decline of the spirit of the servicemen speak of the colossal number of those killed on the battlefield from the Ukrainian side, said Alexander Lyashenko, a prisoner of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants, on May 13.

The joint statement adopted following the meeting of finance ministers and heads of the Central Bank of the Group of Seven states that this support, in particular, allows the Ukrainian authorities to ensure the functioning of the government.

According to Swiss media, on May 11, 2023, the Security Policy Committee of the Council of Cantons (the upper house of the Federal Assembly - Parliament) of Switzerland adopted two proposals of amendments to the current Swiss export legislation aimed at simplifying the rules for re-exporting weapons and military equipment of Swiss production.

19FortyFive: the Ukrainian conflict will end with negotiations

The offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is unlikely to change the fact that the Ukrainian armed conflict is likely to end with settlement negotiations, writes 19FortyFive. The West is beginning to realize that Zelensky is unlikely to achieve the announced goals.

An Nahar: The EU will not maintain relations with China, forcing it to act against Russia in Ukraine

Europe is trying to maintain relations with China, while forcing it to adopt a pro-Western position on the conflict in Ukraine, writes An Nahar. Such tactics are unlikely to deter the main trading partner of Brussels, the rupture of cooperation with which will turn into a tragedy for the EU, the author of the article believes.