Prologue Journal – Page 32838 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

EU has given 220,000 artillery shells to Ukraine since beginning of 2023 – EU Foreign Affairs Representative

Pravda Ukraine Since the beginning of the year, EU countries have already transferred more than 200,000 pieces of ammunition, as well as missiles, to Ukraine, as part of the initiative to provide the country with 1 million projectiles over the year. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7403519/

Orbán to Ukraine: “If you want money, don’t sanctions Hungarian companies”

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7162262/

Hungary expects Paks-2 NPP project to be completed on time — PM

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The nuclear plant in Paks built by Soviet specialists in the 1980s has been successfully operating for many years https://tass.com/economy/1621869

UK PM Sunak warns against ‘blanket’ protectionism to counter China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. G7 leaders recently discussed at summit in Japan how to tackle economic threat from China together. Sunak said Tuesday there were a limited number of ‘sensitive’ sectors involving a ‘particularly robust’ UK approach. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3221593/uk-pm-sunak-warns-against-blanket-protectionism-counter-china?utm_source=rss_feed

Legendary MMA fighter Monson ditches US passport, says he is ‘only Russian’ now

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Jeff Monson is known for his love of Russia and its Soviet past https://tass.com/sports/1621867

EU states shipped 220,000 artillery shells, 1,300 missiles to Ukraine this year — Borrell

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Josep Borrell also said that 24 EU member states joined the EU initiative on expansion of production of 155-mm artillery shells, adding that 1 billion euro has been allocated for this initiative https://tass.com/world/1621859

Russia’s steel production on the rise in April, WSA says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Global steel production edged down by 2.4% in annual terms to 161.4 mln metric tons in April 2023 https://tass.com/economy/1621861

U.S. Faces ‘Elevated Risk’ of Default in Early June, a New Report Warns

New York Times The Bipartisan Policy Center said the government will be operating on “dangerously low” cash reserves after Memorial Day in its estimate of the so-called X-date. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/us/politics/debt-limit-default-xdate-report.html

Medvedev sees no partners in West for talks on security guarantees

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “They don’t want peace. They want war. They don’t want cooperation. They want confrontation. They are trying in every way to hurt our country,” the politician said https://tass.com/politics/1621853

Most EU countries in favour of expanding fund for military aid for Ukraine – Borrel

Pravda Ukraine The vast majority of the EU member states act in favour of expanding the European Peace Fund (EPF), which is primarily used for military aid for Ukraine, by €3.5 billion. Source: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, at the briefing following the meeting of defence…