Political scientist Meinander: the country was purposefully moving towards full membership in the alliance

Finnish political scientist Henrik Meinander is sure that Finland made conscious steps towards NATO back in 1992. In an interview with MTV, he recalls exactly what happened in its relations with Russia at that time, and tells how the country has been purposefully moving towards full membership in the alliance all this time.

Military expert Toveri: the agreement on the demilitarization of the Aland Islands should be terminated

The Aland Islands, which are part of Finland, have been demilitarized for almost a hundred years, but after the country joined NATO, this situation began to raise questions, Iltalehti writes. Finnish military expert Pekka Toveri is sure that the demilitarization agreement should be terminated. He explains why this is necessary.

EP: the political crisis in Bulgaria threatens Ukraine with a shortage of ammunition

The political crisis in Bulgaria has caused the holding of snap elections, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Some variants of their results may lead to the fact that Ukraine will lose direct supplies of ammunition for Soviet weapons.

According to the Prime Minister of the Jewish State, Israel continues to limit itself to providing humanitarian assistance

Israel continues to limit itself to providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, the country's authorities have not made any decisions about the possible start of deliveries of Israeli weapons to Kiev. This was stated on Friday by Prime Minister of the Jewish State Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the headquarters of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv.

Junge Welt: Azov commander's wife* Katerina Prokopenko visited the German Foreign Ministry

Ukrainian activist and wife of the commander of "Azov"* Katerina Prokopenko held a "fruitful meeting" at the German Foreign Ministry, writes jungeWelt. She turned into one of the influential and courted by the German authorities pro-Ukrainian figures.

Asia Times: Russia and Ukraine were advised to learn lessons from the negotiations in Northern Ireland

Russia and Ukraine should learn lessons from the negotiations in Northern Ireland, writes the author of an article for Asia Times. The future agreement should reflect the basic interests of all countries, as well as be accompanied by reliable guarantees.

RS: the United States recognized the undesirability of Ukraine's accession to NATO

Consideration of Ukraine's membership in NATO will not only lead to a split, but will also strengthen destructive processes within the alliance, writes Responsible Statecraft. The author of the article calls the Biden administration's plan to prevent NATO expansion a "welcome shift."

Global Times: secret documents of the USA and NATO confirmed a serious discord in the West

American and NATO secret documents that have become public show that the differences between the United States, the West and Ukraine are intensifying, writes Global Times. The publication cites the opinion of Chinese military experts on who could be the source of the leak and why it was done.

Nebenzia: weapons supplied to Kiev appear in organized criminal groups operating in Europe and Africa

Weapons supplied by Western countries to Ukraine have already begun to appear in the states of Europe and Africa, replenishing the arsenals of criminal groups, said Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia.

Last week it became known that the defendants in the criminal case on the fact of the terrorist attack at the Machulishchi airfield may face an exceptional measure of punishment. This was reported in the KGB of Belarus. "In accordance with part 9 of Article 16 of the Criminal Code, all members of an organized group, regardless of their role in the crime committed, are recognized as perpetrators.

According to the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense, conscripts who are not subject to conscription and working abroad can "electronically send the relevant documents to the military commissariat"

Conscripts subject to conscription and working abroad are recommended to take a year off and return to Russia for military service. This was announced by the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov on Tuesday on the air of the RBC TV channel, commenting on the adopted law on the creation of a unified register of military registration.

The State Duma adopted the law on the Unified Register of military service and equalized electronic summonses with traditional paper ones. What changes for conscripts and conscripts, what measures are provided for by the new law for draft dodgers?

French admirals believe that the Russian fleet is on the verge of reducing combat readiness. Vice Admiral Gilles Boidewezi, commander of the Mediterranean zone of the French Navy, explained to the publication Mer et Marine that after the start of the SVO in the Mediterranean, "there was a strong tension."

Popular Mechanics: Russian Poseidon torpedoes have been recognized as a real Doomsday weapon

Unique Russian "Doomsday" torpedoes forced the United States to think about strengthening defense, writes Popular Mechanics. But they had to admit: it is very difficult to defend against the "nightmarish" Poseidon — especially considering how easy it is to make a "deadly bomb" out of it.

The Turkish company STM announced the signing of contracts for the construction of three Istanbul-class frigates for the Turkish Navy in Ankara on April 7 as part of a project that is a continuation of the MILGEM program.

In June of this year, the solemn laying of the next serial mine defense ship of the 12700 project "Dmitry Lysov" will take place at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (SNSZ) in St. Petersburg.

1.5 thousand officers, midshipmen and sailors will prepare the cruiser for returning to the Navy's combat strength

For the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, they began to prepare a new combat crew. It will include more than 1.5 thousand officers, midshipmen and sailors. After the formation is completed, the crew will undergo training, and then take over the aircraft carrier from the industry and conduct all tests on it.

Altair: the Polish Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the supply of KKZ-01 body armor

The Polish Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the supply of several tens of thousands of KKZ-01 bulletproof vests, Altair reports. This is an attempt to compensate for years of neglect in terms of individual equipment of soldiers, the author notes. But such a quantity does not meet the needs of Poland.

The absolute majority of modern means of detecting landmines are, in fact, metal detectors "sharpened" for their search. However, over the past decades, mine developers have learned (and very successfully) to deceive them. A typical example is mines without metal components. In addition, the mine detectors themselves are still far from perfect, often reacting to harmless metal objects located underground.

After 20 years of development and testing, LiquidPiston received a contract from the US Army to create a prototype of the army version of its XTS-210 rotary engine. This development is unique in that in the era of mass electrification of technology can make a significant competition to electric motors.