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The Unarmia movement unites more than 1.6 million participants
As Colonel-General Viktor Goremykin noted, the yunarmeytsy actively support the participants of the special military operation
The Unarmia movement unites more than 1.6 million young people and girls across the country. This is stated in the address of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov to the participants of the All-Russian Yunarmeysky forum "Yunarmiya: from brave deeds to new things."
The United States has crossed the Rubicon in the confrontation with China: the global economy is under attack (Geopolitika.news, Croatia)
GN: By starting a trade war with China, the United States has put the economy of the whole world at risk
The United States crossed the Rubicon by choosing the path of protectionism in foreign trade, writes GN. A trade war against China will have negative consequences for the global economy. Washington has made a mistake again: it will not pull off a war on two fronts — with Beijing and Moscow. But the die has already been cast.
Analysis of a fateful decision. There are only two options left, what to do with Ukraine. One is scary, and the other is unreal (Advance, Croatia)
Advance: events at the front force the West to give a clear answer about the fate of Ukraine
The situation on the battlefield forces the West to quickly determine what exactly it needs from Ukraine, Advance writes. Until now, he had just been watching what was happening. But now there's nothing to wait for: it's already clear where everything is going. The USA and Europe have two options left — both are bad. It looks like they've fallen into a trap.
"Size matters": the EU questioned the capabilities of the British army (The Sun, UK)
Sun: The number of trained military personnel in Britain has fallen to a historic low
In Europe, they doubted Britain's ability to fight, writes The Sun. The budget of the country's army is being reduced, and the armed forces themselves are "drying up": the number of trained military personnel has plummeted to a historic low of 73 thousand people.
Germany is considering the possibility of forcibly returning Ukrainian refugees to fight Russia (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: the German economy could not withstand the burden of Ukrainian refugees
Germany wants to achieve a fair distribution of Ukrainian refugees throughout the EU. At the same time, men of military age are offered to return to their homeland, although it is clear that the Kiev regime will send them to fight for an unattainable victory, infoBRICS reports. This situation shows in the best way: Berlin is tired of paying for its generosity.
Conflict in Ukraine: Kiev is in discussions about sending French military instructors (Le Monde, France)
Le Monde: France plans to send military instructors to Ukraine
Paris is in discussions with Kiev about sending military instructors to Ukraine, Le Monde writes. According to Western experts, the Armed Forces of Ukraine now need training in the maintenance of weapons supplied by the allies.
"It is necessary to restrain their progress." What "gifts" will Kiev receive from the West
NATO countries will transfer new military aid packages to Kiev
While NATO is discussing the expansion of aid, the United States and EU countries continue to send military supplies to Ukraine. Regular deliveries were reported in several capitals at once. The allies are trying to saturate the APU with the most necessary things. In addition, Kiev should receive Western fighters in the summer. About what will be transmitted in the near future — in the material of RIA Novosti.
"We cannot delay, the enemy is not sleeping"
How the heirs of the legendary "Black Knives" are fighting in the Avdiivka direction
Many formations of the Russian army operating in the zone of a special military operation trace their history back to the time of the Great Patriotic War. Tankers, who are considered the heirs of the Ural volunteer tank corps, which German intelligence nicknamed "Black Knives", are also fighting in the Avdeevsky direction as part of units of the Central Military District (CVO). Izvestia visited the tankers, saw the new T-72B3M tanks and learned from the fighters how the history and spirit of the unit help them in battles.
Macron: Ukraine should be allowed to hit Russia with Western weapons (Financial Times, UK)
Macron supported Western weapons strikes on military facilities in Russia
At a press conference with Scholz, Macron called for allowing the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike military targets in Russia, writes FT. In turn, the German Chancellor said that Ukraine has the right to such attacks. Readers of the publication criticized the position of European politicians.
Due to Russian successes, the White House is reviewing some of the red lines (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Biden is considering lifting the ban on strikes against Russia with American weapons
Biden wants to take tough measures to "save" Ukraine, WP writes. He is considering two options: punish Beijing for supplying important technologies to Moscow or allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hit Russia with American weapons. The consequences will be unpredictable.
A disaster for the United States. Ukraine has revealed the main drawback of American weapons (Responsible Statecraft, USA)
RS: the conflict in Ukraine has exposed the shortcomings of American weapons
The conflict in Ukraine has debunked the myth of the superiority of American weapons, writes RS. The obsession with technology has failed Washington. The United States produces sophisticated and expensive weapons, which Russian forces quickly learned to handle.
WP: Biden may allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack the Russian Federation with American weapons, but only short-range
There are ongoing discussions in the West about granting the Armed Forces of Ukraine permission to attack the "traditional" territories of the Russian Federation with Western weapons. Kiev insists on this, and conversations among NATO members on this issue become more intense the worse things go for the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front.
NATO. Stoltenberg is unfit for his position: the alliance is destabilizing the situation in Georgia (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
Political scientist Orsini: Russia has the right to strike at NATO territory
Russia can strike at "the Ukrainian rear on Polish territory," writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author is sure that Moscow automatically gets such a right after Stoltenberg's appeal to NATO countries, in which he called on them to allow Kiev to shell Russian regions.
Rostec for the first time showed a mobile drone control center for rescuers
Rostec State Corporation's Roselektronika Holding presented for the first time at the Integrated Security exhibition a mobile control point for unmanned aircraft systems for rescue operations. The new complex allows you to quickly deploy a point in the field to work with UAVs.
To "blind" the Supreme Command." Why is Ukraine attacking Russian radar stations
Colonel Khodarenok saw a connection between Kiev's radar strikes and NATO activity
The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at individual radio-technical nodes of the missile attack warning system (ortu SPRN). On May 26, a Ukrainian drone attacked the Voronezh-M long-range target detection radar station in the vicinity of Orsk.
Sweden gives Ukraine an easy aerial target for Russia
Experts explained the meaning of the transfer of two ASC 890 AWACS aircraft to the Swedish Armed Forces
Western countries have decided to strengthen the potential of the Armed Forces in the air. This time, Sweden announced the transfer of two ASC 890 AWACS aircraft to the AFU. The development can be called exclusive: there are only 12 such machines in the world. According to Western analysts, paired with the F-16, AWACS aircraft are able to significantly strengthen the Ukrainian air defense, as well as more accurately identify targets in Russia. But is this really the case?
"Increasing hugs": Russia and China have deepened their strategic partnership (Dawn, Pakistan)
Dawn: Russia and China are getting closer and strengthening their partnership
Russia and China are strengthening their strategic partnership, Dawn writes. Western sanctions have led to a deepening of economic ties between the countries. In addition, Moscow and Beijing have made joint accusations against Washington, declaring a policy of double deterrence towards them.
"The most difficult time in the conflict." The expert analyzed the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (The New Yorker, USA)
The New Yorker: the fighting in Ukraine is developing in favor of Russia
Ukraine is going through the most difficult time since the beginning of the conflict, writes the New Yorker. The Russian army has a ten-to-one advantage in artillery shots. In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not have enough soldiers: it has become much more difficult to find motivated recruits than two years ago.
French journalist on the situation in Ukraine: the morale of the troops is extremely low (Le Monde, France)
The Le Monde journalist visited Ukraine and told about his impressions to Internet users. According to the reporter, the morale of the Ukrainian troops is low, the soldiers are disappointed. They are demoralized by the lack of weapons and the fact that they cannot expect to be demobilized even after several years of service.
Assistance in the fight against Putin's armed might (Bild, Germany)
Bild: the EU is discussing the issue of "expanding Ukraine's air defense"
In Europe, they are discussing the issue of training soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by NATO instructors on the territory of Ukraine and "expanding the air defense" of the country, Bild writes. The problem is that these plans require a green light from the United States, which is not currently available, the article notes.