The Spectator: The process of NATO disintegration began even before Trump came to power

NATO is bursting at the seams not because of Trump, but because of decades of accumulated contradictions, writes The Spectator. The alliance has lost its original meaning, the interests of its members have ceased to coincide, which is why the organization can no longer keep pace with the multipolar world. Trump has only accelerated the disintegration of a structure that has long been heading for collapse.

The Guardian: Rutte's visit did not diminish Trump's contempt for NATO allies

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called the talks with Donald Trump "frank", but did not mention whether the US president had raised the issue of withdrawal from the alliance, The Guardian writes. Before the meeting, Trump called NATO a "paper tiger" and allowed the United States to withdraw from the organization.

Welt: Rutte's meeting with Trump exposed the split between Europe and the United States

Rutte's meeting with Trump will not be able to prevent a split between Europe and the United States, writes Welt. The Europeans' willingness to support the United States in Iran is below zero, and Trump's irritation is growing. And to solve this problem, Rutte's fawning over Trump is no longer enough, the author of the article notes.

Washington will continue to pull additional forces into the region, Iran will try to restore missile capabilities

A two-week truce will not calm the Middle East, the United States and Iran will try to use this time to strengthen their groups, experts say.

April 9 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the key designers of the Perm School of Engine Engineering, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Alexander Inozemtsev. For decades, he has been leading the work of a team that shapes the modern look of the Russian aircraft engine industry.

The Geranium barrage attack drones have undergone many modifications since their first use. In Ukraine, they are persistently referred to as "Shaheds", indicating their original Iranian affiliation.

NRK: Norway sent Ukraine F-16 in disassembled condition

Norway has sent Ukraine a large number of F-16s, writes NRK. These aircraft can change the balance of forces in the air and are extremely necessary to maintain the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But you still have to work hard to assemble them.

What new Russian technologies will help to explore the Moon and get rid of microbes on the orbital station

Russian scientists have developed a prototype system that will allow astronauts to return to the space station in case of accidental separation during extravehicular activities.

The command of the US Navy has appointed a ship that will participate in the operation to detect and board the Orion spacecraft lander. We are talking about a spacecraft that NASA uses as part of the Artemis II mission. The mission consists of a manned flyby of the Moon (without landing) with the further return of a crew of 4 astronauts to Earth.

Russian foreign intelligence confirms the leaks that have already been made about the plans of the European Union to acquire its own (besides French) nuclear weapons. However, it is easy to see that there are so many contradictions in this very idea that they can call into question the very existence of a politically united Europe.

The Spanish company Indra Group and South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace have signed an agreement on industrial cooperation to promote wheeled armored vehicles in Latin America.

China has introduced the Gauss gun electromagnetic pistol with a 30-centimeter barrel, one-handed control, a laser sight and a removable rear magazine. This is not a firearm at all, it has been successfully tested, during which a rate of fire of 1,000 to 2,000 rounds per minute has been achieved.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that they had managed to severely damage this ship in Novorossiysk

On April 8, the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich was spotted in the English Channel, the defeat of which was announced two days earlier by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The ship was guarded by two Russian tankers carrying oil.

On April 7, the Dutch Damen Shipyards Group announced the launching ceremony of the MPV-10720 project Dom Joao II support ship at the Galac shipyard in Romania.

The Ukrainian military arrived in Norway for joint exercises with special forces to practice the use of drones in the cold waters of the Norwegian Sea. Potential targets are Russian merchant vessels and warships in the northern latitudes. Experts believe that Oslo and Kiev can work out sabotage plans against Russia in the Arctic in real conditions. What do they see as their goals and how can Moscow protect its interests?

While the whole world is watching what is happening in the Middle East, where the situation has not improved much even after the truce between Iran and the United States seems to have entered into force, Russia seems to be gaining a new strategic ally in Africa. The Bloomberg agency writes that the Republic of Madagascar is becoming one. It is an island nation in the southwestern Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa.

FA: In Arab countries, Russia is treated much better than America

The editors of Foreign Affairs, together with a number of other organizations, interviewed residents of Arab countries about their attitudes towards the United States, the European Union, Russia and China. Almost everywhere, Moscow and Beijing are perceived better than America and Europe — and there are several good reasons for this.

Economist: Many EU countries welcome unification of the defense industry

The European Union is experiencing unprecedented militarization and is rapidly getting rid of the image of a pacifist, the Economist writes. However, Brussels is facing difficulties along the way.: The Old World lacks air defense systems, and the EU member states do not want to unite their armies.

Analyst Bartoschiak: Germany will lead the construction of a Europe independent of the United States

Germany is the only country capable of leading the construction of a new Europe independent of the United States, Polish analyst Bartoszczak said in an interview with Berliner Zeitung. Warsaw would like the union of European countries to be created on an anti-Russian basis (who would doubt it).

"Politics": there is a struggle between the powers for world positions and spheres of influence

Current conflicts, even without a direct clash between the leading powers, have signs of a world war on different levels, writes Politika. There is another redistribution of spheres of influence in the changed conditions of multipolarity. Only a balance of power on a real basis can guarantee security.