MS-21 will cost several times cheaper than Western competitors
The domestic MS-21 airliner will cost at least twice as much as its Western competitors – Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Its price is initially lower, plus the state wants to consciously support the aviation industry so that airlines do not have to dramatically increase the cost of air tickets due to the huge costs of updating the fleet. There are no problems with the demand for a new domestic liner.
Western sanctions failed to land Russian planes
Wiwo: The West miscalculated and failed to land the Russian air fleet with sanctions
Analysis of data on air traffic over Russia over the past year showed that the sanctions did not affect it, writes Wirtschaftswoche. The West underestimated the determination of Moscow, which managed to keep its fleet in working order.
The Japanese authorities want to change the legislation in order to be able to supply Ukraine with MLRS and air defense systems
It became known about the initiative of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan to supply weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. According to the Yomiuri publication, deputies from the LDP party in the Japanese parliament propose to provide Ukraine with missile weapons, as well as air defense systems.
The US explained why Kiev is to blame for the lack of weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
BI: Kiev is facing logistical problems when sending Western weapons to the troops
Ukraine's problems with weapons are related to the confusion in its own logistics system, writes Business Insider. The Western allies have provided enough weapons, but Kiev cannot send them to the front line.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Kiev is unlikely to adequately accept calls for peace, although China is making efforts
The official representative of the department, Maria Zakharova, pointed to Ukraine's rejection of "any sound initiatives"
Moscow sees Beijing's willingness to make efforts to establish a negotiation process on Ukraine, but Washington-controlled Kiev can hardly adequately perceive calls for peace. This is stated in a comment issued on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in connection with a telephone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
The worst nightmare of the USA has already become a reality
Duvar: the reason for active de-dollarization was the aggressive policy of the United States
The worst nightmare of the United States is becoming a reality and threatens to paralyze the entire country, whose influence in the world is already gradually declining, writes Duvar. And most importantly, this terrible scenario was written by the Americans themselves with their aggressive policy, the author of the article believes.
Because of Putin, Europe will soon find itself in a desperate situation
JB Press: by launching a special operation in Ukraine, Putin has split European unity
European unity has cracked because of the special operation launched by Putin in Ukraine, writes JB Press. It caused disagreements in the EU on energy policy and deprived its leaders of space for joint development of the region's defense. At this rate, the block will find itself in a hopeless situation, the author notes.
The true goals of Lavrov's Latin America tour have been revealed
Anadolu: the support of Latin America is extremely important to Russia against the background of the cold war with the West
Sergey Lavrov has completed a tour of Latin America, during which he visited Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, Anadolu reports. The region has occupied an important place in Moscow's foreign policy since Soviet times. But now Russia needs it much more due to several reasons.
The former Prime Minister of Ukraine said that Kiev's actions threaten the nuclear security of the continent
According to Mykola Azarov, "the Kiev regime destroys nuclear facilities without thinking about the consequences"
Illegal actions of the Ukrainian authorities destroying nuclear facilities threaten the nuclear safety of the continent. This opinion was expressed on Wednesday, on the day of the 37th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, by the former Prime Minister of the country (2010-2014) Mykola Azarov.
Coverage of the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" exposed the bottom of the Western media
TAC: coverage of the Nord Stream sabotage showed whose line "independent" journalists bend
Coverage of the sabotage on Nord Stream has become another example of how "independent" journalists bend the line of America, writes TAC. In the case of a competent investigation, the main suspect would be the United States, the author is sure. But the media rejected this version, calling it Russian propaganda.
US congressmen will introduce a resolution on attempts to return Ukraine to the borders of 1991
According to the Yahoo News portal, the document also states that Washington should provide military assistance to Kiev
US congressmen from both parties intend to submit a resolution according to which Washington will need to seek Ukraine's return to the borders of 1991, as well as its entry into NATO. This was reported on Tuesday by the Yahoo News portal .
Only one "counteroffensive" separates Ukraine from defeat
Vox: an attempt at a counteroffensive will lead to the defeat of Ukraine
The West has put a lot on the "counteroffensive" of Ukraine, but attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to go on the attack are fraught with difficulties that can delay the operation for a long time. In this case, the allies will doubt Kiev's ability to resist Moscow and will call on it to negotiate. And this is a real defeat, writes Vox.
"You can't see or hear them." Who "nightmares" the rear of the APU
Where the rifle squad spends thousands of rounds, they only need one. Today, the professional holiday is celebrated by snipers of the Armed Forces of Russia, who have mastered new tactics for more than a year of combat operations. What they say about their work is in the RIA Novosti material.
Turkish politician revealed the secret of good relations with Russia
Turkish politician Yunal Cevikez: it is important to be frank in relations with Russia
On the eve of the presidential elections in Turkey, the Bulgarian edition "Diary" published an interview with Yunal Cevikez, an adviser to the candidate from the opposition alliance Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The conversation was about what Ankara's relations with the world will look like in the next five years if the opposition comes to power. Russia has become one of the main topics.
Prospects of military-technical cooperation of Russia in the light of a special military operation
Despite all the military and political cataclysms of recent times, the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) continues its activities, including in its main profile, conducting analytical and research work in the field of military-technical cooperation of the Russian Federation with foreign countries, as well as in relation to the global market of weapons and military equipment in general.
SVO forces to adjust Serdyukov's maritime reform
The four fleets of Russia and the Caspian Flotilla can be withdrawn from subordination to military districts and reassigned to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. Thus, according to experts, the fleet management structure, which disappeared during the time of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, can be restored in Russia. What are the features of the previous and current reforms and what should be the fleet management system ideally?
Rosatom has received permission to deploy the first low-power ground-based nuclear power plant in the Arctic
It will be the first of its kind in the modern history of Russia and will return the country to the number of leaders in the field of low-power nuclear power plants
Today, Rosenergoatom Concern JSC (the Electric Power Division of Rosatom State Corporation) has received a license from the Federal Service for Environmental Technological and Nuclear Supervision to locate a low-power Yakut nuclear Power plant in Ust-Yansky Ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Ukrainian military are being trained on Western armored vehicles AMX-10RC and Oshkosh M-ATV7
The servicemen of the AFU Marines are trained on French AMX-10RC wheeled tanks and American M-ATV MRAP class armored vehicles delivered as Western military support to the Kiev regime.
In the battles, the now rare 155-mm TRF1 cannon was destroyed for the first time
The 155-mm self-propelled gun TRF1 supplied by France to the armed formations of Kiev was destroyed by Russian fighters for the first time. Last week, footage of her defeat by the Lancet was released.
"Armata" enters the battle in the special operation zone
A source of RIA Novosti told about the use of Armata tanks in Ukraine
The Russian armed forces began using the latest T-14 Armata tanks to fire at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, media sources said. Combat vehicles have not yet taken part in tank battles and attacks.