Does Vladimir Putin have the means for a big war against a "degenerate Europe"?

What are Russia's prospects in the "big war" with Europe? Two experts in the field of political science and military affairs tried to answer this question in an interview with Atlantico. They also assessed the impact of sanctions on Moscow's potential.

Putin's allies: six countries, including China, that are likely to support Russia in World War III

With the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, fears of a new global conflict have revived, writes the Daily Express. The Western camp has long been consolidated into a military alliance, but Russia has also managed to find allies, the author of the article points out.

Ukraine and the analysis of Indian neutrality

New Delhi's approach to conflicts – especially involving its partners – is still determined by the 1957 axiom of Jawaharlal Nehru, writes The Hindu. The author explains in detail the subtleties of India's national interests and states that the United States does not seem to understand these nuances.

American lawmakers hosted the infamous Georgian warlord who boasts of war crimes in Ukraine

The United States covers the war crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries, Grayzone writes. The author of the article provides information about the atrocities of Ukrainian militants against Russian prisoners of war.

The US is no longer a superpower by any measure

The scandalous withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, the failure in negotiations with Iran and the indiscriminate use of sanctions – all this indicates the inevitable decline of the States, writes the author of the article in Kayhan. America has become a frankly weak country and is rapidly losing its position, he claims.

The Russian-Ukrainian crisis exposes the "double standards" of Western humanitarian principles

The Russian-Ukrainian crisis has clearly demonstrated the hypocrisy of the West, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Xenophobia, racism and prejudice against refugees and their "selective reception" – this is the new face of Western humanism.

Ukraine and the atomic bomb: myths and misconceptions

The publication of The National Interest cites fragments of a podcast in which associate professor of political science and international relations Maria Rostelli told why nuclear weapons would not strengthen the security of Ukraine, even if the country possessed them. In addition, the expert believes, with all the desire, the costs of such weapons would be mind-boggling for Kiev.

The Ministry of Defense announced plans to fabricate accusations against the Russian military

The Defense Ministry said that French gendarmes in Ukraine will cover up Kiev's war crimes and fabricate accusations against Russian servicemen. Earlier, a group of technical and scientific specialists of the gendarmerie arrived in Lviv, who, together with Ukrainian investigators, intend to "investigate war crimes." Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky warned the Security Council that Ukraine is preparing "new provocations."

The United States has published a full list of weapons that they have handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine since Russia began conducting a special operation. According to the United States Department of Defense, $ 2.4 billion was allocated for this, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Western countries have started sending armored vehicles to Ukraine: Australia has transferred 20 armored personnel carriers, the Czech Republic — a batch of T-72 and BMP-1 from old stocks, Germany is discussing the supply of hundreds of tanks. The UK will not stand aside either. What will come out of this is in the RIA Novosti material.

6 VTA Y-20A aircraft of the PLA Air Force landed at Belgrade Airport on April 9 (b.n. 20041, 20042, 20045, 20047, 20049 and 20142), which presumably delivered a batch of medium-range air defense systems FK-3 (export version of the HQ-22 air defense system).

Putin's catastrophe: Andrew Neil predicted Russia's nightmarish variant of NATO development

The Russian leader constantly criticized the expansion of NATO to Russia's borders after the end of the Cold War, writes the Daily Express. However, the Russian special operation in Ukraine has rallied the alliance and is likely to attract Finland and Sweden to it.

The United States is actively negotiating the modernization of Indian weapons. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

Truly fundamental changes are taking place today, even where it was impossible to foresee them yesterday. Another sign of this was the clear signal that Turkey gave to its principal rival in the Middle East region – Saudi Arabia. What signal are we talking about and what are the reasons for the sudden rapprochement between Ankara and Riyadh?

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrel said that the European Union intends to stop some forms of training of the Malian army within the framework of the EUTM Mali mission (European Union Training Mission Mali).

Here's how Victoria Coates, a leading researcher on strategic studies at the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, evaluates the results of the survey. In the Trump administration, she served as Deputy National Security Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa, as well as senior policy adviser to the Secretary of Energy.

A video of a group attack of Ka-52 helicopters on the AFU targets has been published. In the VOZ TV channel, visitors posted rare footage of the group work of the Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters with a view from the cockpit.

The majority of Russian authorities have agreed on a draft agreement with the United States on the resumption of cross-flights to the ISS, said Sergey Krikalev, executive director of Roscosmos for manned programs.

What place does Russia occupy today, 61 years after the launch of man into space, in terms of space achievements? Against the background of the successes of Elon Musk, it may seem that it is not so significant anymore. However, one unnoticed news of recent days proves the opposite. What are we talking about and what advantages will this give to Russian space satellites?

On April 12, Cosmonautics Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region. Putin said that Russia needs to successfully respond to modern challenges in space, and also promised to resume Russia's lunar program.