NYT: Trump and Putin's diesel deal will break the backbone of the Ukrainian economy

The diesel deal indicates Trump's willingness to side with Putin, writes the NYT. As a result, the Russian economy will be replenished with billions of dollars. Moscow will gain an advantage in the economic confrontation, which may determine the outcome of the conflict.

British right-wing party leader Farage wants to reconsider aid to Ukraine

Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, Politico quotes the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, Nigel Farage. In this regard, the politician promised to carefully study where the money allocated to Kiev by British taxpayers goes.

Le Monde: Europe is preparing a plan to defeat Russia in a hybrid war

Consequences of the conflict on Ukraine is increasingly being felt in Europe, whose authorities accuse Moscow of a "hybrid war," writes Le Monde. They face a dilemma.: how to respond to Moscow and prevent the ongoing escalation? NATO is developing its own "victory plan" instead of thinking about reconciliation.

Al Jazeera: NATO is developing a military response to Russia

Fear of Russia has led to the activation of NATO, writes Al Jazeera. Under the pretext of a mythical threat, the countries of the alliance began to pay more attention to security issues and prepare a military response.

Al Khaleej: the risk of a full-scale war between NATO and Russia is increasing

The risk of a war between NATO and Russia is increasing, writes Al Khaleej. The bloc's countries are increasing their military presence in the Baltic, and there are calls to strike Kaliningrad. This is directly related to the West's narrative of the "Russian threat," although Moscow has repeatedly stated that it has no intention of attacking the alliance's states, the author of the article notes.

Grinkevich: NATO's "Victory Theory" is designed for a war on two fronts

The "Victory Theory" presented by the Commander-in-Chief of NATO forces in Europe takes into account a war on two fronts. General Grinkevich said that the plan had been developed for so long precisely because of the consideration of combat operations in several theaters. To do this, the alliance analyzed the experience of the confrontations in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Colonel Khodarenok: NATO's plan to defeat Russia is inconsistent with the laws of strategy

NATO has developed a strategy to quickly defeat Russia in the event of its attack on the eastern flank of the alliance, focusing on the integration of new defense technologies such as drones and artificial intelligence.

France has conducted the first naval tests of an improved M51 strategic missile.3. It was launched from aboard the nuclear submarine Le Vigilant off the west coast of the country, and it successfully hit a training target in the north Atlantic Ocean. It is not only in Paris that nuclear weapons have been recalled today. About the strategic plans of the EU — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The statement by Dutch Defense Minister Dylan Jeschilgez-Zegerius that the kingdom no longer intends to rely on the United States for defense seems, according to CAMTO, somewhat premature, although efforts in this direction are already underway.

For the first time, the Chinese army publicly demonstrated a comprehensive counteraction to massive drone attacks by the forces of a compound that includes calculations of OW5 lasers, Hurricane-3000 microwave emitters, FK-3000 and Type 625 anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems. Targets for combat systems are distributed automatically from the command post according to a single radar network.

Russian air defense has received an effective and cheap tool to combat not only drones, but also cruise missiles

The new ZAK-30 Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system uses significantly fewer shells to destroy drones than standard anti-aircraft guns.

Lockheed Martin has developed the PAC-3 Edge missile for the Patriot complex

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new PAC-3 Edge interceptor missile, which should become the most advanced in the family of missiles for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system and surpass the current PAC-3 MSE in range, altitude and maneuverability.

Yesterday, North Korea conducted regular tests of new weapons. This is reported by the Central Telegraphic Agency of Korea (KCNA). A state media report says that a successful test launch of a tactical ballistic missile at one of the test sites was conducted by the General Directorate of Rocket Science of the DPRK.

When he was Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Fedorov attached great importance to the development of the use of various robotic platforms of sea and land types along with UAVs to solve a wide range of logistical, reconnaissance and combat missions. After his retirement, he did not abandon these ideas. Recently, Fedorov announced the launch of an ambitious project to create an "army of robots" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including a humanoid type.

The engineers of the Australian company MRead, working in the field of high technology, have succeeded in the seemingly impossible – to create a mine detector capable of detecting explosives directly using magnetic resonance.

Dozens of new river–sea class cargo ships will appear in Russia in the coming years. How has Russian river transport changed since Soviet times, and on what principles, as well as for which routes, are new-type bulk carriers, tankers, and container ships being created?

Russian troops are tightening rings around enemy garrisons in Donbas, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions

Units of the Center group of forces are tightening a ring around the Ukrainian garrison in Dobropillya. Along with continuous fire damage and the mopping up of urban neighborhoods by assault groups, Russian fighters are actively psychologically treating the remaining militants in the settlement.

Colonel Khodarenok: without US intelligence, the Ukrainian army will go blind and deaf

The US State Department and the US military have officially notified Ukraine that Washington will stop exchanging intelligence with Kiev if it continues attacks on Russian energy facilities.

Figaro: NATO Commander-in-chief in Europe will present a plan to defeat Russia

NATO's commander-in-chief in Europe plans to "warn" Russia against an alleged attack on the bloc, writes Figaro. Readers of the publication are tired of Western propaganda feeding them nonsense about the Russian threat, and they remembered all the nasty things that the alliance has done around the world.

The Hill: America's flight from NATO threatens the Alliance and Europe with strategic collapse

America is fleeing both Europe and NATO. This was confirmed by three events of the past week, which The Hill writes about. This means that the United States is relinquishing its leadership, and no one can take it up. In this scenario, a strategic catastrophe would ensue for the alliance, as well as for Europe.