RS: leaks from the Pentagon proved the direct involvement of the United States in the conflict in Ukraine

The United States is mired in its proxy war in Ukraine against Russia, American soldiers are directly involved in it, Anatole Lieven writes in the article RS. This raises serious questions about the legality of Washington's actions and its dangerous role in the escalation of the conflict.

According to the most optimistic forecasts of the United States Treasury Department, the Ukrainian armed conflict will end by the middle of next year. And since the conduct of hostilities involves large expenses, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calculated the financial needs of Ukraine for military needs.

Seymour Hersh: the actions of the United States and NATO against Russia are on the verge of stupidity and madness

The US and NATO are acting extremely stupidly, Tichys Einblick quotes investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. The undermining of the "Northern Streams", the financing and training of the Armed Forces, as well as the conviction that Ukraine will join NATO, are the "crazy" ideas of the Biden administration, in the refutation of which the Americans do not want to believe.

MEP Daly: The EU abandoned Russia for the sake of a "friend" who did not spare him

Instead of searching for a peaceful solution to Ukraine, the EU has "shot itself in the foot" in relations with Russia, said former MEP Claire Daly. Europe "punishes" Moscow for the special operation and pays with its interests for the benefits received by the "friend" — America.

Trump called Putin a very smart politician

Donald Trump, during a conversation with Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, praised the business qualities of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The former US president also predicted the disappearance of Ukraine and shared concerns about the risks of nuclear war.

WP: The US doubted the success of the Ukrainian offensive due to problems with the acquisition of the APU

The United States doubts the success of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" due to problems with the recruitment of troops, writes WP with reference to the "merged" Pentagon documents. This assessment is at odds with Washington's public statements about the resilience of the Armed Forces.

FP: due to the leak of secret documents, allies will share information with the US less often

The United States and Ukraine rushed to eliminate the consequences of the leak of secret Pentagon documents, writes Foreign Policy. This incident could undermine the faith of the United States' allies in Washington's ability to keep secrets.

On April 10, 2023, at the Turkish shipbuilding company Sedef Tuzla Tersanesi of the shipbuilding company Sedef Gemi Inşaatı Sanayii A.Ş (Sedef Shipyard, part of the Turkon Holding) in Tuzla on the southern outskirts of the Asian part of Istanbul, an official ceremony was held for the commissioning of the L 400 Anadolu universal landing ship built at this shipyard into the Turkish Navy. The ceremony was attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With a total displacement of 27.5 thousand tons and a hull length of 231 meters, the universal amphibious ship Anadolu became the largest warship in the history of the Turkish navy, surpassing the battlecruiser Yavuz (Goeben).

The US Department of Defense announced the signing by the US Navy Command with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) of an additional contract for the development of a technical design and construction of the LPD-32 class "San Antonio".

FP: the armed conflict in Ukraine has shown the vulnerability of the NATO strategy

The struggle for control of the Black Sea has become an important component of the confrontation between Russia and NATO on a vast territory from Ukraine to the Middle East, writes Foreign Policy. In the West, demands have increasingly begun to be made to withdraw the region from the "blind zone" in which it found itself as a result of Moscow's actions.

In a few days, the last operating nuclear power plants in Germany will close. A whole era in the country is ending. However, unexpectedly two-thirds of Germans were against it. Because they realized on their wallets that the more energy sources, the safer. However, further German politicians have even more dangerous plans in the energy sector.

In early April, the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding reported on successful tests of the Arena-M active protection complex installed on the T-72 tank. The defensive system repelled the attack using not only Russian anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), but also foreign ammunition. About how domestic protective complexes for armored vehicles were created and what is the uniqueness of "Arena-M" — in the material of TASS.

The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement with the Greek military department for the supply of Spike anti-tank missile systems to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

New images of the equipment that will be used by NASA to implement the Artemis II project have appeared on the Web. The posters depict the astronaut's spacesuit and helmet in large-scale. The pictures are impressive, but so far they can only be used as wallpaper on the smartphone screen.

The success of the first cosmonaut also contributed to the accelerated development of space technology, noted Ioannis Daglis

Yuri Gagarin's flight into space is a worldwide historical achievement, he inspired millions of people, especially young people. This was stated in an interview with TASS on the eve of Cosmonautics Day by the president of the Greek Space Center, Professor of space Physics at the University of Athens Ioannis Daglis.

According to the relevant media, the beginning of a large-scale re-equipment of the French Air Force is possible. At the end of March 2023, the General Directorate of Armaments of France (DGA) announced the approval of a new standard fighter "Rafale" (Rafale F4.1). However, the new aircraft of this series will be delivered by the manufacturer Dassault only in 2024. However, as the DGA additionally reported, in the coming years, all Rafale aircraft in service with the Air Force and Navy are planned to be upgraded from the current version of the F3R to F4.1.

The Bulgarian Defense Ministry confirmed the fact of negotiations on the transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, subject to receiving more modern combat aircraft from Western partners, the EFE news agency reported on Monday.

Acting Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen believes that the allies will find a solution to this issue before the start of the summer holidays

Denmark will agree to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine only jointly with other countries, but not unilaterally. The corresponding statement was made by the Acting Minister of Defense of the country Troels Lund Poulsen on the air of the TV channel TV 2 .

As reported by the RBC news agency in the material of Artem Korenyako, Aeroflot for the first time sent an aircraft to Iran for repair. In case of a successful result, the company can send other airliners there," the Russian airline Aeroflot sent an aircraft from its fleet to Iran for maintenance for the first time in history. This was told by two sources of RBC, close to the carrier, and confirmed by its representative. Last week, on April 5, 2023, an Airbus A330-300 wide-body airliner with registration number RA-73700 flew to Tehran, where the aircraft will be serviced by technical specialists of the largest Iranian carrier Mahan Air.

Haqqin: The US is not coping with leaks of secret documents

The contents of the Pentagon documents that got into the network showed the exceptional involvement of the United States in the Ukrainian conflict, writes Haqqin. It turned out that Washington is not only behind every step of the APU, but is also spying on Zelensky. Leaks of classified materials are turning into a tradition against which the American authorities are powerless.