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The Broken Socket

The "Pearl of Taiwan" is called the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing company – TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company).

Biden, Putin and the global economic crisis

The Biden administration is determined to weaken Russia by cooperating with the madcap President Zelensky, who behaves like the leader of a superpower, writes Al Araby Al Jadeed. At the same time, it became clear that the United States will not be able to avoid the consequences of restrictive measures, the author of the article is sure.

The West is trying to reach Russia through Central Asia

Kazakhstan for the first time refused to hold this year's traditional Victory Day parade on May 9. The explanation is banal – lack of funds. But it is unlikely that it is justified for a country that has huge reserves of oil, gas, rare earth metals and actively supplies them abroad.

Between the hammer and the anvil. Algeria is facing a difficult choice — Russia or the West? What will be his final decision?

The gas crisis in Europe and Moscow's special operation in Ukraine not only attracted international attention to Algeria, but also put it before a difficult choice — Russia or the West, Rai Al Youm writes. The author of the article tells how this choice is complicated, and what are the real possibilities of the country to provide an alternative to Russian gas.

What would the two greatest statesmen in the history of the United States say about NATO?

The first and sixth US presidents would certainly condemn the steps of the current American leaders to expand NATO, writes American Thinker. The author recalls that Washington and Adams believed that the United States should not meddle in other people's affairs until national security interests were at stake.

As reported by the Reuters news agency in Mike Stone's article "Exclusive: U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade" ("Exclusive: the United States intends to arm Ukraine with modern anti-ship missiles to counter the Russian blockade"), the United States is considering the supply of modern anti-ship missile systems to Ukraine Harpoon and NSM in coastal design to combat the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.

Did Russia have a hand in Turkey's veto over Finland and Sweden?

Turkey criticized the decision of Sweden and Finland to join NATO and vetoed it. In the West, they immediately thought that Moscow had influenced Ankara, writes dikGAZETE. But the author notes that there is no evidence of this.

At the meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS member countries, which took place yesterday, May 19, the Chinese authorities stressed the importance of deepening cooperation within the organization, as well as the desire to normalize international relations in a period of geopolitical turmoil.

Finland and Sweden can join NATO — but there is no guarantee that this will strengthen their security

Finland considered itself a humane peacemaker, but its accession to NATO could change everything, writes The Guardian. The Finns deftly maneuvered between the West and Russia, and now they will have to pursue a "more standard policy." But at what cost?

On May 20, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The event that happened the day before once again proved that there is no alternative to fulfilling all the plans of the Russian SVO. In Ukraine, they are talking about joining NATO again.

There is no innovation in the possible provision of Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine by the Americans, the Russian military is carefully monitoring the supply of weapons and taking measures, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The NYT newspaper called Ukraine's victory over Russia with the return of territories unrealistic

The New York Times newspaper published an article in which it called Ukraine's military victory over Russia unrealistic with the return of territories that Kiev has lost since 2014.

Conflict in Ukraine: the whole world is divorced from itself, emotions take over

The well-known analyst Dominique Moisi on the pages of the Parisian "Les Zko" does not go so far as to support Russia's operation in Ukraine, but asks a dangerous question for a Western thinker. Here it is: why did the countries of the Middle East, Asia, Africa refuse to condemn Russia? And this is despite pressure and bribery from the West.

The military conflict in Ukraine is becoming more complicated, and America is not ready for this

The Ukrainian crisis is a test of Biden and the United States for strength, writes NYT. The White House will have to explain to Americans, who are increasingly concerned about their own well-being, why they need to support Ukraine. At the same time, the aggravation of the conflict with Russia should not be in the interests of the United States, the author notes.

Ukraine Weapons Tracker writes that the United States handed over to Ukraine weapons that had previously been intercepted on ships at sea en route from Iran to the Yemeni Houthis. Earlier, Chinese Type 56-1 submachine guns lit up in Ukraine (and, as indicated, they look exactly like those that were captured by the Americans), but now the APU has such a mortar, which, according to the authors, according to their source, is called HM19 and is an 82-mm version of the Iranian 81-mm mortar HM15, according to apparently specially made for the Houthis, who use 82-mm mines.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby was asked during a briefing to comment on the post of adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Anton Gerashchenko about the US side's plans for the complete destruction of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In particular, according to the Ukrainian side, the West, led by the United States, is discussing with Kiev options for the supply of anti-ship missiles, including those with a range of several hundred kilometers.

Another global recession?

The world is facing a global recession, writes Project Syndicate. Former British Finance Minister Jim O'Neill is confident that the strength of this recession and measures that can minimize its scale and severity will largely depend on the Fed, the Chinese authorities and Putin.

The logic of "NATO's northward expansion" has become clearer

Following the "northward expansion" or the "sixth eastward expansion", the West is putting more pressure on Russia than ever. With the involvement of neutral countries Finland and Sweden in NATO, it will cause a more serious compression of Russia's strategic space.

As British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said in an interview with the Telegraph, London and other NATO member countries are discussing the issue of supplying modern weapons to Chisinau. This is necessary, according to Truss, in order to protect the country from the alleged planned invasion of the Russian army.