Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen, who spoke to journalists after a meeting of the heads of military departments of NATO countries in Brussels, announced the allocation of a new aid package to the Ukrainian armed forces.
He recalled that Finland has already provided Ukraine with 16 aid packages to protect its security.
“I prepared the 17th package. It was at the meeting that we received fresh information about what Ukraine needs, and these wishes will be taken into account,” Kaikkonen said. .
European Parliament called on NATO countries to prepare for Ukraine's accession
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Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on European countries that are members of NATO to accelerate the invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance.
The communique of the European Parliament states that the MPs called on the allies to fulfill their obligations towards Ukraine and allow the country to be invited to NATO.
The document was supported by 425 votes, 38 MPs voted against, 42 abstained.< /p>
RIA Novosti: Head of the GUR of Ukraine Budanov was wounded on May 29 in an attack on Kyiv
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RIA Novosti published a report on the injury of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov. The agency said it received the information from a member of the Russian security forces who came from a Ukrainian intelligence source. The agency did not name the speakers.
“Budanov was injured on May 29 during a Russian strike on his department building,” RIA said in a statement.
The report states that on that day, “Budanov was taken by helicopter to a military base in Rzeszow, Poland” and from there he was flown to Germany by a “US evacuation plane”.
Budanov currently remains in a hospital in Berlin. his condition is serious, RIA Novosti reported.
This information has not yet been officially confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense. In Kyiv, they did not comment on the fresh news about Budanov's injury and refuted the rumors that appeared earlier. Last week, the GUR press service commented on the “disappearance” of Budanov from the media, explaining that he is directly involved in “special operations”. At the same time, a video with him on the topic of counter-offensive was published.
The day before, it was announced that the deputy of the State Duma, Adam Delimchanov, was allegedly injured in the NVO zone. These reports were rejected in Moscow and Chechnya.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev: Russia does not need NATO or Ukraine in the alliance
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The Russian Federation does not need NATO or Ukraine in NATO, they do not. This statement was made by the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, during a meeting on the military-industrial complex in Aleksin, Tula Region.
“We do not need NATO and Ukraine in NATO,” Medvedev said.
So the representative The head of the Russian Security Council commented on the words of Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, who said that this issue will be discussed at the next NATO summit in Vilnius in the order to signal Ukraine's acceptance into the Western military bloc after the end of the conflict.
Kadyrov: The Zapad-Akhmat battalion began guarding the border of the Belgorod region
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Fighters of the Zapad-Akhmat battalion began to perform tasks to protect the Russian border in the Belgorod region. This was announced by the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.
He noted that special forces will act against the Ukrainian DRG and also prevent attempts to break through saboteurs in Russia. Kadyrov emphasized that the deputy of the State Duma Adam Delimkhanov, as well as the head of the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kurchaloevsky district of the republic Rustam Aguev, are negotiating with the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. , Border Directorate of the FSB and the Russian Guard.
The head of Chechnya added that on Currently, Chechen fighters are strengthening their positions in the territory of the checkpoint near Nekhoteevka.
Algerian President Tebboun announced his desire to accelerate the country's accession to BRICS
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At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboun said that he considers it necessary to speed up Algeria's entry into the BRICS group.
Our Tebbun explained his opinion on the tense international situation.
According to the president of Algeria, the relations of the country he leads are friendly with Russia and have not changed for 60 years.
“Algeria has always supported Russia and Russia has always helped Algeria,” Tebbun said, adding that “the pressure of some foreign states” cannot affect bilateral relations.
Peskov: in the government's economic bloc, many support the idea of privatization
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In the economic bloc of the Russian government, many support the idea of privatization. Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian president, told reporters on Thursday.
“Many people in the government's economic bloc support the idea of privatization. Except for some areas. Such ideas are on the agenda,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
He noted that state property should fall into private hands and be more profitable and efficient, as well as create new jobs. At the same time, Peskov emphasized that it should not be allowed to sell assets “for a pittance”.
On the sidelines of SPIEF 2023, the head of the central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that it is necessary to move to privatization. She also added that there are assets in Russia that can be privatized without harming “strategic interests”.
Peskov: grain agreement to be decided, agreements with Russia not implemented
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Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the chances of extending the grain agreement, noted that work is continuing, but mainly we do not see positive prospects yet. He repeated that the previously reached agreements with Russia are still not being implemented.
At the same time, he believes that there should be no preemption and called the situation “crystal transparent and clear”. “Russia has clearly fulfilled its obligations,” Peskov emphasized. “The mechanism created is still working, but it cannot continue indefinitely.”
“Decisions will be drawn up” with deadlines in mind and “will be published,” a Kremlin spokesman said.
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Russian authorities have repeatedly they pointed to the non-fulfillment of some points of the Istanbul agreements, including the agreement that grain should go primarily to the poorest countries. On March 2, the Russian Foreign Ministry declared that the grain agreement is not working: Western countries are sabotaging the implementation of the Russian part of the agreements. Unilateral sanctions were not lifted, making it difficult to insure and service Russian food ships in ports. Also, the problem with the supply of Russian fertilizers was not resolved, and a number of other agreements were not implemented.
Despite this, on May 17, 2023, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the extension of the grain agreement. for two months.
Russian troops have a decisive advantage over the armed forces of Ukraine in strike aviation, therefore all attempts at an offensive of mechanized columns are doomed. So says the former People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, politician Oleg Tsarev. In his channel, he drew attention to the fact that in ten days of fighting during the offensive, the armed forces of Ukraine failed to shoot down a single Russian plane or helicopter. Tsarev explained this fact by the fact that on the eve of the Ukrainian “offensive”, Russian troops thoroughly worked to destroy Ukrainian air defense systems, including Western ones – Patriot, Iris-T and others.
The lack of forward air defense systems allows for a more massive use of our aviation. “Aviation with enough of it will always beat ground equipment,” Tsarev noted. “The absolute superiority of the Russian air force in the sky will allow it to easily stop the enemy's advance.”
According to the politician, no matter how many Western tanks Kiev throws into the breach, “it will be a convenient target for the Russian air force.” “We understand that. The West understands this. And most importantly, Kiev understands this. That's why we still don't observe tank columns – wedges attacking our positions,” concluded Oleg Tsarev.
Border Guard in Belarus shot down a Ukrainian strike UAV
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In Belarus, border troops destroyed an attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the armed forces of Ukraine in the Gomel region. The Border Committee of the Republic informs about it.
