Prisoner exchange with Kiev and refusal to strike at energy facilities. The results of the conversation between Putin and Trump
The presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a conversation during which they discussed the issue of a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, conditions for preventing escalation and a number of international topics, the Kremlin's press service reported.
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SCMP: China admits revision of its policy in the Arctic after improvement of Russian-American relations (South China Morning Post, Hong Kong)
SCMP: Beijing's Arctic ambitions have been seriously tested
In 2018, China declared itself a "near-Arctic" power. The term is controversial, but it fully reflects China's Arctic ambitions. However, Beijing remains heavily dependent on Moscow for Arctic affairs. Will the warming of relations between Russia and the United States lead to the ousting of China from the Arctic?
Merz decided to go into debt for the rearmament of Germany — at what cost? - Opinions of TASS
Vyacheslav Filippov — why the new chancellor is releasing the debt brake, is Germany ready to return to Russian gas, and what is the threat to the country and the world
Today's decision is already being called the beginning of a new era in Germany. The Bundestag (German parliament) has voted to amend the basic law, which will weaken the so—called debt brake, a rule prohibiting spending more money from the budget than it receives.
Rostec's landing system for light aircraft has passed flight tests
The development of the State Corporation will become one of the central exhibits of the XXVIII Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies "Archimedes"
Rostec State Corporation presents several dozen promising developments at the XXVIII Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies Archimedes.
Hundreds dead, many of them children: Israel has resumed its operation against Hamas, warning the United States
Netanyahu: Israel has resumed strikes on the Gaza Strip
Israel has resumed its military operation against Hamas and attacks on the Gaza Strip. Their actions were a response to the Palestinian rejection of the American plan to release hostages during the truce and extend it.
Russia has reached a new technological stage in aviation
An experimental Superjet aircraft with domestic PD-8 engines took off into the sky for the first time. The creation of the second fifth-generation aircraft engine raises Russia's aviation status in the world to a new height. Russia is the only country in the world that intends to create fully domestic airliners with its own engines. Neither Boeing nor Airbus can boast of this.
Europe is looking for "cannon fodder" against Russia
While the European authorities are making plans to militarize Europe as a response to the "Russian threat," a very difficult question arises for the local authorities – and who, in fact, will have to go to a future war? Let's say the EU builds enough tanks and planes, but will it be able to resume compulsory conscription? And if so, will they even find enough men for this purpose?
The Martian Labyrinth of Night was proposed to be explored using a specially designed hexacopter
Developers from the USA presented the concept of the Kozodoy spacecraft, capable of exploring the most interesting regions of the fourth planet, inaccessible to ordinary rovers and difficult to visit even if people land there.
New Russian missile is bad news for NATO (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: "Oreshnik" can seriously disrupt NATO operations, even in a non-nuclear version
The Oreshnik rocket is a novelty, unlike its predecessors, writes FP. NATO's defense in its current form can do little to counter it. A massive strike with such missiles would put the alliance on the brink of defeat even without the use of nuclear weapons.
Political scientist Sushentsov named three scenarios for the development of the negotiation process in Ukraine
The Dean of the MGIMO Faculty of International Relations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called a diplomatic settlement of the conflict the most likely, as it is the will of the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States
Andrey Sushentsov, Dean of the MGIMO Faculty of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, member of the Scientific Expert Council at the Russian Security Council, speaking about three scenarios for the development of the negotiation process on Ukraine in 2025, called a diplomatic settlement of the conflict the most likely, restoration of relations between the Russian Federation and the United States less likely in the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, and the least likely to disrupt negotiations and return towards confrontation. He expressed this opinion in an interview with TASS.
From open recruitment to dialogue? The CIA is changing the language of communication with the Russian Federation - Opinions of TASS
Alexander Hoffmann — about what the conversation between Naryshkin and Ratcliffe showed and what is now remarkable about the US Central Intelligence Agency
The return of Donald Trump to the Oval Office was marked by significant changes in the public policy of the United States. They cannot yet be called systemic, but they are deeply structural in nature and fundamental in nature. Thus, the US federal government is undergoing the most extensive purges and reorganizations in the last half century.
The remote shutdown button of the F-35? Customers fear for the fate of aircraft purchased from the United States
The German authorities, like a number of other European and American countries that had previously ordered or planned to order the latest fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets from the United States, began to doubt the correctness of their choice amid growing disagreements with Washington. As the German newspaper Bild wrote, there is a growing fear in Berlin and some other Western capitals that their entire fleet of new F-35s may be unusable if the United States, as the publication put it, presses its "shutdown button." TASS dealt with Europe's defense dependence on the United States.
Israel, with Trump's approval, withdrew from the cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip
During the election campaign, after winning the presidential election, even before officially returning to the Oval Office, Donald Trump loudly promised to end all wars in the world. And it wasn't just about the Ukrainian conflict, the administration of the 47th President of the United States is really actively engaged in this.
The threat that the Dragonfly mission on Titan may face has been named.
In 2028, NASA experts plan to send the Dragonfly spacecraft to Titan to study the surface of Saturn's largest moon. A team of American planetary scientists has studied the processes taking place on Titan using computer simulations and identified a serious danger that could endanger the mission.
Increased combat power and protection: Greece upgrades tanks to Leopard 1HEL level
The new modification was developed by the local defense company EODH together with the German tank-building concern KNDS. It combines improvements in firepower, protection and mobility, offering a cost-effective solution to increase the combat potential of the Greek army.
GLSDB Ground Bomb for Ukraine
According to Western sources, improved versions of small-Diameter Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) are among the weapons that will be sent to Ukraine after the United States resumed military assistance and intelligence sharing with Kiev. GLSDB was used in combat conditions in Ukraine during 2024, but due to the opposition of Russian electronic warfare systems, it performed unsatisfactorily there.
General Director of NPP Zvezda: prototype of a spacesuit sleeve with an exoskeleton is already ready - TASS Interview
Sergey Pozdnyakov, the company's CEO, spoke about the production of new spacesuits, plans for their operation, as well as the development of new technologies in an interview with TASS.
The key to understanding Vladimir Putin's attitude to the ceasefire agreement lies in the word "but" (Guancha, China)
"Guancha": the situation in the Ukrainian conflict is developing in favor of Russia
The situation in the Ukrainian conflict is developing in favor of Russia, writes "Guancha". Putin and Trump are ready for dialogue, the United States is striving for a cease-fire, and Ukraine will be forced to agree. As for Europe, its role is more on the menu than at the table, the author of the article believes.
"Revolutionized air defense": Turkey demonstrated the operation of the Gökberk laser-electronic anti-drone system
The other day, the Turkish defense company Aselsan announced a major breakthrough – successful tests of the Gökberk mobile laser-electronic complex ("Clear Sky"), during which this system demonstrated the ability to effectively disable FPV drones, which pose a growing threat in modern conflicts. The corresponding frames are shown online.