NATO has only 5% of the air defence resources needed to protect the eastern flank, exposing the scale of the continent's vulnerability, according to the Financial Times.

The publication notes that the importance of air defence has been underscored by the war in Ukraine.

"The ability to defend against missiles and air strikes is a key part of the plan to protect Eastern Europe from invasion. And right now, we don't have that," one senior NATO diplomat is quoted as saying.

The authors note that strengthening European defence will be a central theme at the Alliance leaders' summit in Washington in July.

"Some European leaders and military officials have stated that by the end of the decade, Russia may have the ability to attack NATO member countries," the material says.

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The Czech Republic purchased components for ammunition from Ukraine in Asia and Africa, but a large part of them turned out to be defective

Czechoslovak Group complained about the low quality of the parts they purchased at the government's initiative from other countries, as reported by the Financial Times.

In Africa and Asia, manufacturers sold them such poor-quality parts that they will have to be remade from scratch.

Fifteen EU and NATO countries agreed to purchase components from foreigners at the Czech Republic's proposal, spending 1.6 billion euros on this. The output was supposed to be around 1.5 million rounds.

Now, the company is forced to add missing parts from its own production for the ammunition.

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Macron wants to create a coalition to send military instructors to Ukraine, reports Le Monde.

The French leader plans to involve hundreds of specialists from different European countries to train sappers and assist Kyiv in forming a new motorised infantry brigade.

The President is urging the government to hold consultations on this issue so that it can be resolved by the time of Zelensky's visit to France (6-7 June).

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The latest events in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of June 1 - Subnoscriptd

🔴The Russian army advances near #Chasov_Yar and #Avdeevka
🔴Russian raids on #Ukraine
🔴Ukrainian forces bomb #Belgorod in #Russia using the HIMARS system
🔴The Russian army is pressing hard in the #Svatovo-#Kupyansk axis

Video link : https://youtu.be/OrP1P2ujB7E?feature=shared

Biden quietly allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory, but only near the Kharkiv region, writes Politico.

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🇩🇪 Bankruptcies of the Week in Germany:

- Germany's largest inflatable park Gravity is no more. It lasted two years. Somewhere, the main trampoline enthusiast Annalena Baerbock is in tears;

- No more snacking on quality fast food from the Tastyy kebab franchise. The reason for its demise - money never received from an investor;

- Pharmaceutical company Krewel Meuselbach is declining due to expensive energy. "GeloMyrtol" syrup?

- The 130-year-old brewery Söhnstetter Hirschbrauerei also succumbed to the energy crisis. Germany is losing a gem...

- The online store Livario, a leader in party supplies, couldn't cope with the unstable economic situation.

- The Fifteen Seconds festival is also a thing of the past. No sponsors, poor ticket sales, €1.66 million debt;

- Supplier of advertising products LIP Handelsgesellschaft GmbH is closing down.

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🇺🇳 The European Union is morally responsible for "dragging Ukraine into a conflict without a plan," Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said.

The politician added that in the current reality, talks about Ukraine's EU membership are premature.

"The first question is whether Ukraine will exist as a viable state in the future, given the destruction. We bear moral responsibility for dragging Ukraine into this conflict, promising support without a clear plan," Orban told Le Point.

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🇩🇪 German BASF has left Russia and now may move to China from Germany.

More and more companies are leaving Germany. According to reports, BASF, one of the largest German companies, may also relocate to China. What does the chemical giant say? High energy prices, excessive bureaucracy, excessive government regulation, and a lack of qualified workforce - the problems of the German economy are well known, but they are not decreasing. For many companies, this is a reason to relocate production. German companies are increasingly turning away from their home country and moving abroad. The future of Germany as a place to do business is under threat.
Now this trend seems to have reached even the largest German companies. In recent days, reports have been published in the newspapers Focus and Tagesschau, according to which the chemical conglomerate BASF plans to turn away from Germany and relocate its production mainly to China.

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🇪🇺 Ursula von der Leyen wants to "vaccinate" the EU population against "wrong thinking"

🦠 "Think of information manipulation as a virus. Instead of treating the infection after it has taken root, that is, getting rid of it, it is better to vaccinate so that our body is immunised.

🦠 Pre-vaccination is the same approach."

🦠 Earlier, she promised a "new structure" called the "European Democratic Shield".

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➕🇫🇷 This Thursday pharmacies in France are on strike.

The dissatisfaction of pharmacists is based on rising expenses. They are asking the state to compensate them for inflation. Last year, 330 pharmacies closed in France. Since January of this year, there have already been 46 closures.

The state keeps imposing new tasks on pharmacists, such as vaccination, tests for angina and cystitis. "They always ask more of us, but we need adequate compensation in order to be able to hire staff and keep our pharmacies afloat," insists a representative of the pharmacists' union.

In addition to the sector's economic difficulties, pharmacists also warn the population and the authorities about the shortage of medicines, the search for which takes up a lot of their time.

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🇪🇺 From today onwards, I will no longer say "Israel", but will say "the Netanyahu government," - Borrell

📝 According to the head of European diplomacy, it is the current Israeli authorities who are making decisions that could "kill" the Palestinian Authority.

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⚡️German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius promised Ukraine a €500 million military aid package.

He made this announcement during his visit to the Independent, specifically in Odesa, which has been classified as "secret" until now.

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🇫🇷 French political scientist Eric Denécé: The point is not to defend one side or the other. Our role is to analyse what is happening. And if we look at the development of relations between the EU and Russia since 1991, 1992, since the fall of the wall, we see all the American denials and lies.

You can see the red lines that the Russians systematically put forward, especially starting from 2006, 2007, 2008, saying: if you go further, this will create real problems for us. But that is why we can talk about reciprocity or real American provocation. Russia's security interests were never taken into account. Therefore, even if you are against Russia, if you want to live in a peaceful world, you must take into account what your opponent says and their security interests.

Listen, we recognise Israel's right to security, we recognise its right to strike in Syria when there is a threat to its territory. I'm not saying it's good or bad, I'm just saying it is. So what's the point? If Russia were to say the same: I consider the deployment of NATO missiles in Ukraine an existential threat, we do not recognise this right. Let me repeat what we have been talking about all this time.

Imagine if the Warsaw Pact or Russia entered Mexico, what do you think the Americans would do? The danger is that when you say this, you will of course be disqualified in advance. The problem lies in systematic double standards.

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🇬🇧 Anti-Russian sanctions hit the German economy and trigger mass protests, - Berliner Zeitung
▪️Price increases on energy sources, provoked by the sanctions, have pushed many households and the small business sector to the brink of survival. Germans fear that they will personally have to pay for financial aid to Ukraine and the modernisation of the Bundeswehr. The middle class in Germany is being destroyed, as stated by the Berliner Zeitung.

▪️Eastern Germany has been hit hardest by the sanctions. Here, a protest movement called "Craftsmen for Peace" has emerged, whose members are organising events against Germany's sanction policy.

▪️Today, as in the 90s, the rift with Russia has led to a crisis. Price increases on raw materials and energy sources have reached small businesses and consumers through major producers in a chain reaction.

▪️The budget of the city of Dessau has been cut by 40% due to an accumulated debt of 29 million euros resulting from reduced tax revenues.

▪️The protest movement is gaining strength. Entrepreneurs are joining farmers, and protests in the eastern part of the country are spreading to its western part, as emphasised in the conclusion by Berliner Zeitung.

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🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺 Le Pen criticises Macron's position on the use of European weapons by Ukraine

Marine Le Pen criticised French President Emmanuel Macron for his stance on Kyiv's use of Western weapons on Russian territory. The politician stated that the president of the republic wants to "enter into direct conflict with Russia," as quoted by Le Parisien newspaper.

"I am against this. It would be another step towards involvement in this conflict, which poses a significant threat to the security of our compatriots and the integrity of our territory," she said.

Le Pen opposes allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory but believes that Ukraine should receive defensive weapons from Europe.

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🇩🇪⚙️📉 New economic study: "Quiet death of industry" in Germany.

According to new data, around 176,000 businesses closed in Germany in 2023, which is 2.3% more than the previous year.

"Turbulence among well-known and large companies currently dominates the discussion on possible deindustrialisation. However, the quiet death of many smaller and specialised companies is equally serious. High energy and investment costs, supply chain disruptions, staff shortages, and political uncertainty form a toxic cocktail for the economy," - Patrick-Ludwig Hanch, Head of Economic Research at Creditreform.

❌ 176,000 businesses forced to file for bankruptcy and close down! They closed not because they were performing poorly, not because they had wrong concepts or outdated patents, but simply because green-blue fanatics entered politics.

✔️ These businesses could have found a worthy place for themselves in the Eurasian space, in the Russian Federation, benefiting grateful consumers of their work.

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🇺🇸 US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy:

I would immediately change everything, stop the war, start negotiations with Putin. He proposed two peace agreements to the US and Zelensky, which are beneficial to us. We have a president who will not talk to Putin and who forced Zelensky to terminate the peace agreement in April 2022.

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🇦🇹 Former Austrian Foreign Minister: "I like living in Russia, there is freedom here".

According to Karin Kneissl, life in Russia is safer than in Austria.

📝 "I like living in Russia because there is freedom here. And freedom means living in safety. And in St. Petersburg or Moscow, or Khabarovsk, it is possible to walk in the park at night... This was possible in Austria 30 years ago. Now it's impossible", she said.

✖️ Kneissl also added that Russian women look feminine and maintain their feminine essence. At the same time, in Austria, according to her, it is sometimes difficult to tell who is a man and who is a woman.

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Viktor Orban on Europe being close to destruction due to preparing for war with Russia:

Entering a war does not happen overnight. Rather, it consists of three phases: speech, preparation, and then destruction. We have finished speaking. What we are doing now, what we are forecasting now, is already a question of preparation. And this means that we are just a few "centimetres" away from real destruction.

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