Ukraine is not Starmer's Falklands, but his Iraq (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Britain does not have enough people to send peacekeepers to Ukraine
Keir Starmer will hardly be able to keep his loud promises and send troops to Ukraine, writes The Telegraph. The reason is simple — there are not enough people in Britain. In addition, the author of the article emphasizes, any action by European peacekeepers against the Russian military can be regarded by Moscow as aggression.
Initiative with a whiff: who needs a moratorium on fighting in Ukraine - TASS Opinions
Igor Korotchenko — on Macron's truce proposal
French President Emmanuel Macron said that Paris and London are proposing a one-month moratorium on conducting military operations in Ukraine in the air, at sea and against energy infrastructure.
Europe is preparing for the end of NATO (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Doubts are growing in Europe about the US interest in NATO
If Trump withdraws the United States from NATO, Europe will no longer follow Washington in foreign policy, former Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis writes in an article for Bloomberg. In his opinion, European countries will do three things that will negatively affect the United States.
What do European armies look like compared to Russian forces, and how will they defend NATO if Trump withdraws America from the alliance (The Sun, UK)
The Sun: The EU will have to increase the size of the army by 300 thousand people
The European nuclear arsenal is definitely enough to destroy Moscow and St. Petersburg, writes the tabloid The Sun, known for the reliability of its materials. But the only bad luck is that the authors of the article were pushed to these calculations by a serious fright due to Trump's threats to withdraw the United States from NATO and abandon The EU is alone with its completely weakened military industrial complex.
"Only debris will remain." Will the United States give up its leadership in NATO?
Colonel Khodarenok: US abandonment of NATO leadership would be a disaster
US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of "relinquishing leadership in NATO" and insists that Britain and France assume more responsibility for Europe's security.
China has set a goal to strengthen the feeling of happiness: how did the parliament session open?
The session of the National People's Congress (NPC) has opened in Beijing. Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang's two-hour report was frank and comprehensive. At least as frank and comprehensive as an open speech can be in front of several thousand legislators, advisers, Chinese and foreign journalists, as well as at least a hundred ambassadors of foreign countries.
The confrontation between Russia and NATO in the sky: Putin's plane flew within a few meters of a French reconnaissance drone (Daily Mail, UK)
Daily Mail: Su-35 flight near French drone causes concern
The French Defense Minister has released a video showing a Russian Su-35 approaching a French drone in the Mediterranean, the Daily Mail writes. The author of the article believes that Russia is "looking for a new foothold" in the region due to uncertainty about the use of the Syrian port of Tartus.
Eyes of the Owl: the Russian army will receive a new drone from the creators of the Abrams killer
The reconnaissance UAV surpasses its foreign counterparts in performance and costs much less
The developers of the Piranha-10 FPV drone, which destroyed the first Abrams in its area, created a new reconnaissance UAV, the Sova-13.
Lockheed dropped out of the program to create sixth-generation fighter jets for the US Navy
One of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers, the American company Lockheed Martin, dropped out of the program to create sixth-generation fighter jets for the US Navy, known as Next Generation Air Dominance or F/A-XX. This became known to the online military-themed publication Breaking Defense.
The British Ministry of Defense will sign a contract for the purchase of helicopters under the NMH project at the end of the year.
The British Ministry of Defense is expected to sign a contract for the purchase of New Medium Helicopters (NMH) at the end of this year.
Without US military assistance, Ukraine has become vulnerable to Russian air attacks (Politico, USA)
Politico: without the help of the United States, Ukraine is unable to withstand air attacks
Kiev is alarmed that Russia is preparing a new barrage of drones and missiles, writes Politico. Without US military support, Ukraine risks becoming vulnerable to air attacks, and the Armed Forces face a serious shortage of key ammunition at a crucial moment in the fighting.
Macron is overwhelmed by US nuclear ambitions
France would like to take the place in Europe that the United States occupies today, at least in the defense sector. Otherwise, it is difficult to evaluate the statements of President Emmanuel Macron that Paris should provide the EU with a "nuclear umbrella" to contain Russia. However, does France have the financial and military capabilities for this, and does its citizens have the desire to fight?
Military commander Sladkov: "it is easy to crush the enemy" of the Russian Armed Forces will not succeed even if the United States refuses to help Ukraine
After the scandal in the White House, during Zelensky's failed talks with the president and Vice President of the United States, Donald Trump, as promised, began to impose repression on Kiev. He started with the most painful thing for Ukraine — American military aid.
"They'll last three weeks." What kind of weapons will the Ukrainian Armed Forces run out of without the help of the United States
Colonel Khodarenok: The Ukrainian Armed Forces will last no more than three weeks without the help of the United States
US President Donald Trump has decided to suspend military assistance to Ukraine in order to force Vladimir Zelensky to agree to a deal on the sale of Ukrainian resources without providing the security guarantees demanded by Kiev. How long will the Ukrainian Armed Forces last without American help and which weapons will be the first to run out of the Ukrainian military in this case - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
"Painful, but not fatal": Ukraine will continue to fight after US aid is stopped
Politico: Kiev fears losing territories due to suspension of US aid
The Ukrainian authorities believe that the suspension of military aid from the United States may lead to new losses of territories, but will not lead to a complete defeat. President Zelensky said that Kiev was ready for such a development.
Washington's black mark: why the US suspended military aid to Kiev - TASS opinions
Andrey Nizamutdinov — on forcing Zelensky to make peace
US President Donald Trump has shown that he is serious about ending the conflict over Ukraine as soon as possible and is even ready to launch a peace enforcement operation for this. The main difference between his intentions and the actions of the previous administration, led by Democrat Joe Biden, is that Kiev, not Moscow, will be forced. More precisely, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. The first step has been taken: the White House has put on hold the shipment of weapons to Ukraine.
The United States is taking the sword out of the hands of the Kiev regime
The United States is being deprived (temporarily) Ukraine's key resource that has allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to deter the Russian offensive over the past three years is the supply of American weapons. Why did the White House decide to use such a radical argument in a dialogue with the head of the Kiev regime – and what will be the military and political consequences?
What's at stake after Trump's attacks on Zelensky (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Europe will not be able to compensate Kiev for the loss of arms supplies from the United States
After Zelensky's loud quarrel with Trump, Europe promised to continue "supporting" Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. However, its military "assistance" does not compensate for the possible loss of American supplies: the Europeans simply do not have some types of weapons.
The Moment of Truth for Europe (Foreign Affairs, USA)
Foreign Affairs: The United States may lose its leadership role in NATO
After Zelensky's meeting with Trump, a huge crack opened in relations between the United States and Europe, writes the FA. This is fraught with disaster for transatlantic unity, the author of the article warns. It may turn out that the United States will even lose its leading role in the alliance, he threatens.
A Thousand snipers in the sky: new realities of modern military operations in Ukraine (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Two thirds of the Abrams tanks transferred by the USA to Ukraine are disabled
Almost two thirds of the Abrams tanks transferred by the United States to Ukraine have been disabled, the NYT writes. According to Ukrainian officials, 19 of the 31 tanks were hit, destroyed or captured by the Russian military. Many of them are disabled by drones.
