The notification of the American president states that such a measure is related to the military operation in Ukraine

US President Joe Biden has decided to extend for one year the ban on the reception in American ports of ships that sail under the flag of Russia or are otherwise associated with the Russian Federation. This is stated in the notification of the American leader distributed by the White House on Tuesday.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — about what the large-scale maneuvers of the Pacific Fleet demonstrated

This week, the Russian Defense Ministry is conducting a surprise inspection of the Pacific Fleet forces. Dozens of ships and hundreds of aircraft, as well as about 25 thousand personnel, take part in large—scale maneuvers — the largest in recent years.

American-made Stryker combat vehicles continue to get into various road accidents during operation on the territory of European NATO countries. One of them happened in Germany.

On April 17, 2023, the Finnish Patria Group announced that Germany had signed a technical agreement (Technical Arrangement) and thereby finally joined the multinational program of the new wheeled armored personnel carrier Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS), of which Finland, Sweden and Latvia are already members. The CAVS program is based on the project of the new Patria 6x6 armored personnel carrier. In June 2022, Germany signed a statement of intent regarding joining the CAVS program.

The United States is unable to increase the production of HIMARS MLRS and ammunition for them – GMLRS missiles for the AFU. And there are problems with replenishing your own stocks of all this.

The leadership of the Turkish defense Industry called the timing of the creation of a domestic analogue of the Russian S-400 air defense system. They assume that it will take at least six years to develop a system with similar technical characteristics.

The West is accelerating and increasing military supplies to Kiev, literally forcing the Ukrainian leadership to finally make a decision on the offensive, which has been postponed for months under various pretexts. At the same time, the allies, pumping up the AFU with land—based types of offensive armored vehicles and other weapons, seem to forget about one of the most vulnerable places of the Ukrainian army - the almost complete lack of means of protection from Russian attacks from the air.

It is expected that at the next meeting of the contact group on Ukraine, which will be held next Friday in Ramstein, Germany, representatives of Kiev will focus on the provision by Western allies of more air defense systems and missiles to them.

Sohu: Russia immediately reacted to the appearance of a Norwegian aircraft at its borders

NATO continues to increase pressure on Moscow: A Norwegian patrol plane was recently found near the Russian borders. Putin's reaction to the approach was swift and merciless — a MiG-31 fighter jet was instantly lifted into the sky, writes Sohu user.

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Sergey Mashkin's material, "The pilot was acquitted for accuracy. The criminal prosecution of the Su-30M2 shot down ended with a change in flight instructions," the Main Military Investigation Department (GVSU) of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (TFR) refused to prosecute the pilot of the Su-35S fighter Vasily Savelyev, who accidentally shot down another Su-30M2 fighter during a training battle on September 22, 2020 (about the process on this occasion, our the blog has already reported).

Handelsblatt: Brazilian President Lula has angered the West with his meetings with Lavrov and Xi

Handelsblatt is outraged: Brazilian President Lula is trying to "score points" with left-wing voters. Therefore, he criticizes the supply of Western weapons to the ruling regime in Kiev. And at meetings with Minister Lavrov and the leaders of China, he talks about the share of the West's guilt in the tragedy that is happening. The US and the EU are taking revenge for this.

Pravda: Germany and France are fighting for dominance in Europe

Behind the scenes of world events, there is a struggle for dominance. In the West, too, a battle has unfolded over who will play the first violin, writes Pravda. This is perfectly evident from the way the attack on Germany first began, and now on France.

NDP: The US military presence in Poland is being strengthened with the active support of the IPR government

Moravetsky has already openly said that the priority task of the ruling party is the complete subordination of the United States and lobbying for their interests, writes NDP. The proof of this is the strengthening of the American presence in the country. The USA needs Poland only to advance its interests.

Expert Link-Lenchevsky: Poland's plans to create the most powerful army in Europe are populism

Polish Defense Minister Blaszczak promised to create the most powerful land army in Europe in two years. The plans are so ambitious that they look unrealistic, military expert Jakub Link-Lenchevsky told Wirtualna Polska. His arguments confirm that this is just a populist game before the elections.

TAC: the states targeted Hungary because of defiance of American hegemony

Hungary risks becoming a new victim of the United States because of disobedience to American hegemony, writes TAC. Washington does not like the fact that Budapest follows its own course in relation to Russia, despite its formal membership in the Western bloc.

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.