The Liberal Democratic Party is promoting a scenario of such assistance to Ukraine, taking into account Japan's chairmanship in the Group of Seven and the holding of a summit of unification leaders in Hiroshima in May

Members of the Japanese government, as well as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ruling in the country, are studying the option of transferring lethal weapons to Ukraine. Kyodo news agency reported this on Wednesday , citing sources .

The American newspaper "The Washington Post" in the material Missy Ryan, Evan Hill, Siobhan O'Grady "Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows" ("Egypt almost delivered rockets to Russia, but instead agreed to arm Ukraine, as leaks show"), the government Egypt planned to supply 122-mm Sakr-45 rockets to Russia at the request of Moscow, but after diplomatic pressure from the United States refused this and later approved the production of 152-mm and 155-mm artillery shells for delivery to the United States for subsequent transfer to Ukraine.

GT: Europe's demands for China to stop the conflict in Ukraine reflect the EU's helplessness

European politicians demand that China take advantage of close ties with Russia and stop the conflict on Ukraine, writes GT. Their appeals prove that the EU itself is not able to resolve the issue — it is only waiting for a decision from Beijing. But the Celestial Empire will seek peace in its own way, not in the Western one.

Al Nadath: The US should allow China to mediate between Russia and Ukraine

China could play a mediating role between Ukraine and Russia, because it remains unbiased towards the conflicting parties, writes Al Nadath. However, for some reason, the United States is preventing this by fomenting confrontation in Taiwan, while the APU supported by them is suffering from losses at the front.

WP: leaked Pentagon documents revealed America's lies about the absence of a proxy war with Russia

The US administration continues to deny that America is waging a proxy war with Russia, but the leaked secret Pentagon documents say the opposite, writes WP. They showed the involvement of the United States in all aspects of the conflict in Ukraine, except for the actions of American troops.

Shukan Gendai: Macron's open "betrayal" of America is more honest than the backstage games of the USA

Macron's refusal to follow the US on the Taiwan issue angered Washington. However, his "betrayal" honestly speaks about France's geopolitical intentions, the author of the article in Shukan Gendai notes. This compares favorably with America, a lover of behind-the-scenes intrigues directed against its own allies.

Seoul allowed the supply of weapons to Kiev in case of a serious threat to the civilian population

Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev allowed the transfer of Russian weapons to the DPRK in response to the supply of South Korean weapons to Ukraine. This is how he commented on the words of South Korean President Yun Seok-yong that his country could start supplying weapons to Kiev in the event of a serious threat to the civilian population. The Kremlin believes that sending weapons by Seoul "will indirectly mean a certain stage of involvement in the conflict."

Antiwar: it is becoming increasingly difficult for the US administration to brag about the effectiveness of sanctions

It is becoming increasingly difficult for the US administration to brag about the success of sanctions against Russia, writes Antiwar. Instead of becoming a success story, the American-led sanctions campaign against Moscow has become another example of chronically failed tactics, the author notes.

The US Space Forces support a number of programs whose task is to monitor the behavior of Russian and Chinese satellites that may threaten American spacecraft. This is told by SpaceNews.

The British Defense Minister believes that the conflict in Ukraine will continue in 2024

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace expressed confidence in the success of the planned Ukrainian counteroffensive, but did not rule out the continuation of the conflict next year. The offensive of the Ukrainian army is scheduled for April-May, Kiev said earlier. At the same time, after the leak of US intelligence documents, which contained data on the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine had to adjust them.

There is a relative lull on the line of contact. The fighting is local and is conducted mainly by artillery units. However, the APU is trying to move forward in several directions, which may indicate an imminent change in the situation.

Will the Russian Armed Forces "dragon's teeth", hedgehogs and ditches help in the event of an offensive by Ukrainian troops

The armed forces of Ukraine, when attempting an offensive, will face a well-thought-out system of engineering barriers erected by Russian troops, the authors of the newspaper El País write - and warn of potential "colossal losses" of Ukrainian troops. The publication of Spanish journalists was analyzed by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Economist: APU started using inflatable tanks in order to save

Ukraine has found a "promising" solution that will save on Western weapons, easily destroyed by Russian drones, writes The Economist. She began to introduce inflatable equipment in the hope that shooting at false targets would "weaken Moscow."

Colonel Khodarenok stated that the example of Karabakh can inspire Moldova

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has given Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh a choice - either to accept Azerbaijani citizenship or to look for another home. Does Yerevan have a chance to regain control of the region, the military observer of the Newspaper was investigating.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The trade turnover between Russia and India has grown ahead of schedule to a record $ 35 billion. Nevertheless, this figure is still small for a country like India, given its first place in the world in terms of population. According to experts, the development of trade between the countries is hindered by several factors at once, and US sanctions are not the most important of them.

Cumhuriyet: as long as the Montreux Convention exists, the Black Sea will not become a "NATO lake"

At a conference on the security of the Black Sea, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba called for turning this water area into a "NATO lake," Cumhuriyet writes. For this, the alliance is trying to circumvent the Montreux Convention by all means, involving Europe in new conflicts, which clearly contradicts the approach of "war containment".

Baijiahao: Putin's reaction to Japan's actions scared the US

Following the US, Japan has lowered relations with Russia "to the historical bottom," writes user Baijiahao. Her latest attack was statements about the "illegal occupation of the Kuril Islands." Moscow no longer began to tolerate them. She answered so decisively that even Washington was alarmed.

On April 17, the Finnish company Patria announced the signing of a contract with the Swedish Armed Forces Material Support Agency (FMV) for the purchase of 20 Patria armored vehicles with a 6x6 wheel formula.

Zakharova called the transfer of Moroccan T-72B tanks by the Czech Republic to Ukraine an egregious case

In 1999-2000, Morocco purchased almost 150 T-72B tanks from Belarus. They wanted to use them to defend against Algeria. 130 tanks were sent to the Czech Republic for modernization, but the plant returned less than half to the owners. At least 20 of the remaining 74 tanks in the Czech Republic were transferred by the authorities to Ukraine in violation of the contract. The Russian Foreign Ministry called this case egregious.

The armored car Dingo, operated by neo-Nazi militants, was destroyed for the first time in the area of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).