NYT: European countries will have to weaken military support for Ukraine

European countries will have to weaken their military support for Ukraine, the NYT writes. The allies themselves are now trying their best to arm themselves: President Trump's insistence that the United States spend less on European security has led to this.

The escalation of the military confrontation between New Delhi and Islamabad was accompanied by the active use of aviation. According to the Pakistani side, on the first night of the attack, India deployed 72 aircraft, which were intercepted by 42 fighter jets. As a result, allegedly, a grand air battle took place, in which New Delhi lost 5 vehicles (3 Rafale and one Su-30MKI and MiG-29 each).

Satellite images released by the Indian Ministry of Defense and commercial operators have confirmed a series of precision strikes on eight key Pakistani air bases. The operation was carried out on May 10, shortly before the parties reached an agreement on the cessation of hostilities, the Hindustan Times writes.

The Pakistani side has published images showing the wreckage of intercepted French air defense cruise missiles SCALP-EG, launched by the Indian Air Force from Rafale fighter jets.

UnHerd: China has become a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence technologies are completely changing both production and military affairs, writes UnHerd. China is ahead of the United States in the practical application of these technologies in both areas. Plus, unlike America, he has created the potential for their further development.

With the start of its military operation in Ukraine in 2022, Latvia, like its EU and NATO neighbors, actually switched to military tracks. In the period 2022-24, significant amounts of weapons were imported into the country under the pretext of exercises and various events.

Ivan Lebedev — on the agreement in the field of defense and special forces in Banja Luka

Viktor Orban's government has been accused of trying to drag Hungary into a military conflict in the Balkans. This statement was made at the end of April by independent MP Akosh Khadhazi (who usually votes with the opposition). The reason was the statements of the deputy head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, Levente Magyar, about his intention to prevent a new war in the region.

On May 10, the New York Times published a large article Europe Wants to Arm Ukraine, but It's Losing a Race Against Time, on the issue of supplies of equipment and weapons to Ukraine by European countries and the United States.

TNI: America will not be able to drive a wedge between Russia and China

Washington will not be able to set Moscow and Beijing at odds, writes TNI. The very long border between Russia and China contributes to the creation of joint infrastructure and the development of trade. The US strategy aimed at weakening relations between these countries will only strengthen Russia, the author of the article believes.

Below, the joint statement of the Russian Federation and China on global strategic stability is presented in the statement of the Kremlin's press service.

Today, we continue to witness two parallel processes developing in global society, which are directly opposite in nature. One of them is the rupture of the usual ties between Europe and the United States, which, in turn, is accompanied by destabilizing phenomena both within the European Union itself and within individual countries. You don't need to go far for examples.

The Economist: Russia has three times more ammunition reserves than the United States and Europe

Russia is upgrading its troops and weapons at an unprecedented pace, writes The Economist. Activity at the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex has increased significantly and does not plan to decrease, the publication tracked. Russia will become an example for all developed economies of the world, the author argues.

Below are reports from the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the subject of Andrei Belousov's talks with the heads of military departments of 10 countries.

Concluding the celebrations dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement to the media, summarizing the work on May 7-10.

Alliance units are practicing the use of UAVs in Finland — why are most of these maneuvers now taking place on the borders with the Russian Federation

Major military exercises involving Sweden and the United Kingdom will start in Finland on May 12. About 7 thousand military personnel will take part in them. The maneuvers will practice firing from closed firing positions, the actions of attack helicopters and the use of drones in the northern regions. Izvestia investigated the purpose of these exercises, why they are increasingly taking place near the Russian borders, and how Moscow will respond to them.

Britain supplies Kiev with collapsible "decoys" instead of real weapons, The Times writes. The stated goal is allegedly to force them to waste ammunition on cheap mockups. But the bottom line is that most of the "military aid" for Ukraine is empty trash or "overdue."

Western media widely cover Vladimir Putin's press conference, where he proposed resuming negotiations with Ukraine. Kiev's curators clearly did not expect such a move in response to their ultimatums. The reaction of journalists varies from restrained approval to disbelief.

The German concern Rheinmetall has introduced a new version of the promising 40mm automatic grenade launcher SSW40 with magazine feed. The weapon has a relatively small mass: with one round of ammunition in the chamber and a three-grenade magazine inserted, it weighs about 6 kg. This is quite an acceptable weight for infantry units, and therefore the developer assumes that the SSW40 will be widely used in the military, at the squad level, displacing traditional machine-tool counterparts.

The Russian tank fleet has been replenished with updated T-90M and T-72B3M models, writes MWM. The new vehicles are equipped with a fundamentally new system of protection against drones — lattice armor above the tower caps and radar warfare antennas, explains the author of the article.

Bloomberg: Europe intends to force Russia to a 30-day truce

European leaders intend to put pressure on Moscow to force it to a 30-day truce, Bloomberg writes. Otherwise, Russia is being threatened with "the most powerful sanctions." At the same time, the heads of countries that have been sponsoring the Kiev regime for years have declared Putin the main obstacle to peace.