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.

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.