Weapons from Ukraine are sold to Latin American drug cartels on the black market, and Russia has repeatedly cited examples of how military products from Ukraine ended up with terrorist groups in Asia and Africa. Such statements were made by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. TASS — about how Kiev sells weapons, being its largest importer, and how it can end.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — about the Paris summit and why the French leader supports Kiev

While the United States is trying to move towards a peaceful settlement of the conflict over Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron, along with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is trying their best to prolong this conflict and inflate it even more than before. He clearly demonstrated this desire during the Paris summit of the coalition of the Willing.

However, the Republic has expressed its willingness to participate in a multinational peacekeeping force at the level of humanitarian missions

By definition, the Republic of Cyprus will not send its troops to Ukraine, despite its willingness to participate in a multinational peacekeeping force at the level of humanitarian missions.

FT: Europe will complete the training of Ukraine support forces within the next month

Europe will form an army to support Ukraine after a peaceful settlement within a month, writes FT. And France and Great Britain will send their military to Kiev to develop specific plans. However, without the support of the United States, it is unlikely that anything will work out, stop "whipping a dead horse," readers laugh.

The Turkish Air Force has begun using tablet computers installed in the cockpits of F-16 fighter jets to ensure the rapid integration of new weapons developed in-house. It is possible that the Turks "spied" this decision in Ukraine.

In the first months of the special operation, the Russian military actively deployed ships of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet to attack AFU targets. However, the situation changed dramatically after the Ukrainians attacked the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet Moskva on April 14.

The Economist: Time is playing on Russia's side in the negotiations on Ukraine

At each stage of negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, Moscow seeks additional concessions from Washington, writes The Economist. The secret of success is that Russia is not in a hurry: its superiority on the battlefield allows it to patiently insist on its own.

Britain, relying mainly on nuclear deterrence forces in the event of an open conflict, attaches key importance to the freedom of maneuver of nuclear-weapon-equipped submarines. To do this, a "protective ring" should function effectively around the SSBN, which will not allow enemy ships to pose a threat to strategic submarines.

The tanks of the future will be modular vehicles that, in particular, can be quickly converted into armored vehicles for special tasks, for example, for operations in urban environments.

On March 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a conversation with the crew of the Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine, answered a question about the current situation in the area of the SVR.

On March 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a conversation with the crew of the Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine, answered a question about negotiations with the United States on Ukraine and allowed the possibility of temporarily introducing external control in Ukraine under the auspices of the United Nations.

At the end of March 2025, the British Air Force's Puma helicopter fleet will be completely decommissioned after almost 54 years of service, which began in 1971. The farewell flights were performed recently by several machines of this type.

The technological struggle between China and the United States is gaining momentum in virtually any area, including the military-technical one. One of the areas of this kind of competition is work on the creation of a sixth–generation fighter (according to the Chinese classification – the fifth) generation. In China, this is the J-36 fighter, which has already made several sorties and "lit up" in the photo. The Americans have the F-47 NGAD, which has already caused a scandal due to the fact that its creation was entrusted to Boeing, and not Lockheed Martin, which is used to raking in all orders in the field of creating fighter aircraft models.

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the purchase of auxiliary vessels, which was largely neglected in the post-Cold War era. The reasons for the growth of this market are diverse and varied: the expiration of the service life of existing vessels, the need to comply with stricter environmental standards, as well as the revision of operational concepts that place higher demands on logistics at sea.

Andrey Surzhansky — that the EU leadership chooses guns instead of bread

The agreements reached in Riyadh on the resumption of the Black Sea grain initiative have forced the world expert community to practice building various versions that are somehow tied to three main issues. Namely, who benefits from the agreements the most, will they be implemented by the parties and will they be able to move on to discussing other topics related to the conclusion of a comprehensive peace?

Al Mayadeen: The British armed forces are experiencing a crisis of combat readiness

The military actions in Ukraine have revealed the deep-seated problems of the European armies accumulated since the Cold War, writes Al Mayadeen. At the same time, the end of the conflict will only exacerbate these shortcomings, calling into question the very ability of the West to conduct large-scale operations.

Thanks to such studies, some of them will be able to find themselves in the field of programming or engineering, experts say

Students and schoolchildren will be able to gain practical skills in working with UAVs under the guidance of developers of unmanned vehicles and operators from the free zone. The new project "Assemble a Drone" is being launched in educational institutions in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Students will be able to acquire basic technical competencies that will be useful when choosing a future profession, experts say.

At the ceremony, Vladimir Putin promised to further strengthen the Russian Navy

Vladimir Putin, during the launching ceremony of the Perm nuclear-powered submarine, noted that this is the first multi-purpose submarine to receive Zircon hypersonic missiles. According to experts, Perm is designed to perform a number of tasks, it is capable of effectively destroying both sea and land targets.

Work has begun in Russia on the design of floating data centers, which are currently at the stage of preliminary design and selection of technologies most suitable for the full implementation of such a project. State corporations, large commercial projects, as well as foreign countries are mentioned as potential customers.

Ukrainian troops began using new FP-1 drones against Russia

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have begun using the new FP-1 attack drone for attacks on Russian territories. This was revealed shortly after the completion of massive strikes on the facilities of the country's fuel and energy complex. What is known about the new UAVs is in the material of Gazeta.Ru".