Estonia announced the possible acquisition of F-16 fighters and their transfer to Ukraine
According to Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu, the country does not have such aircraft yet
The Estonian authorities can purchase and then transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine. This possibility was not ruled out by the Foreign Minister of the Baltic Republic Urmas Reinsalu.
The Commander of the AFU Air Forces listed the problems that the F-16 fighters will help solve
Since the beginning of the special operation, the supply of military equipment and weapons to Ukraine by Western countries has been increasing, taboos on the provision of increasingly complex and modern weapons are gradually being lifted. The last thing that the Kiev regime considers the most necessary for the "final victory", but what Western partners still refuse is modern combat aircraft.
"Allows for surgically precise strikes": the Western press compared the Lancet UAV with the American Switchblade-600
The mass use of kamikaze drones "Lancet" leads to tangible losses of the Armed Forces in combat equipment, especially the fleet of towed artillery and self-propelled guns of Western origin suffers. Despite the silence of the problems in the Ukrainian army, the Western press could not ignore this fact.
The Russian company called the start date of serial deliveries of MS-21 aircraft
The start of serial deliveries of domestic MS-21 aircraft of the latest development is scheduled for 2024, when the first six airliners will be transferred to Russian airlines. This is reported by Rostec Corporation.
Serial production of the PD-14 aircraft engine has begun
As reported by the TASS news agency, the company "UEC-Perm Motors" has started serial production of the PD-14 aircraft engine for the Russian medium-haul aircraft MS-21-310. By 2030, the production volume should be 160 engines per year. This was announced on April 6, 2023 by Vadim Badekha, General Director of JSC United Engine Corporation (UEC) of Rostec State Corporation in Perm.
Taiwan recorded 71 Chinese military aircraft near its airspace
The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan recorded the approach to the island of more than 70 aircraft of the Chinese army
In Taiwan, 71 planes of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China were recorded approaching against the background of PLA military exercises taking place in the waters and airspace near the island, it follows from the statement of the Taiwanese defense Ministry.
NATO expansion baffled India
Hindustan Times: the changing balance of power in Europe will have an impact on Indian politics
Fundamental changes in the world order will determine the future vector of India's policy, writes Hindustan Times. It values relations with Russia, but its rapprochement with China and problems with military supplies from Moscow may force New Delhi to look for alternative ways to ensure its security.
Poland in the programs of military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Western countries
Below are the main programs for the supply of weapons and military equipment by Poland to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in chronological order from the moment Russia launched a special military operation to the present.
Having joined NATO, the Finns wanted to "have their head on their shoulders"
Ilta-Sanomat: joining NATO, the Finns wanted to control their own destiny
Finland's accession to NATO gives the alliance new opportunities to collect information about the movement of Russian armed forces, Ilta-Sanomat writes. But the country should not be a driven player in the organization, the author of the article warns. Finns must control their own destiny.
Czech Republic announced plans to recognize Russia and China as "threats to national security"
Czech Deputy Defense Minister Yiresh: Prague may recognize Russia and China as "threats to national security"
The Czech Republic may recognize Russia and China as "threats to national security," Deputy Defense Minister Jan Jiresh said, according to Czech Radio.
In Europe, they are preparing for the maneuvers of the "flying armada" of NATO and not only
In the near future, unprecedented NATO exercises will be deployed on the territory of Europe. We are talking about the maneuvers Air Defender-2023 ("Air Defender"), which will take place from June 12 to 22 on the territory and in the airspace of Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, over the Baltic Sea. More than 10,000 military personnel and at least 220 tactical and strategic aircraft from 24 alliance countries will take part in them.
Cyprus says it has no plans to transfer its weapons to Ukraine
The official representative of the government, Konstantinos Letimpiotis, explained the position by saying that the republic cannot remain without weapons
The Cypriot authorities do not intend to transfer their military equipment and weapons to Ukraine, since the republic itself needs them to ensure its own security. This was stated on Friday by the official representative of the government, Konstantinos Letimpiotis, commenting on the talks between the defense Ministers of Cyprus and Ukraine.
Napoleon's prophecy came true in the XXI century
Yeni Çağ: "the awakening giant" and Russia will put an end to the geopolitical ambitions of the United States
China has recently taken strategic steps that point to the "awakening of the sleeping giant", which Napoleon warned about, writes Yeni Çağ. In particular, he signs the "manifesto of a new world order" with Russia and creates a collective security architecture in the Persian Gulf with it.
The President of Brazil criticized the United States and the EU for unwillingness to seek a peaceful solution to Ukraine
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believes that Russia and Ukraine need to be invited to negotiations
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the actions of the United States and the EU in the situation with the conflict in Ukraine. In his opinion, Washington and Brussels should have immediately engaged in the search for peace, and not be drawn into military action.
Le Monde: Macron could not convince China to support the EU's position on Ukraine and Russia
As the newspaper noted, the French president "doubts the true intentions of his interlocutor," because he does not really know "which side China can take"
The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China did not lead to a change in Beijing's position on the Ukrainian conflict and Russia. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper Le Monde .
Russia has shaken up the world order. Now India and China are in the center
Mainichi Shimbun: Russia has given the global South an opportunity to get ahead
The block struggle that broke out as a result of the Russian SVO in Ukraine has shaken up the global South, writes Mainichi Shimbun. In an effort to avoid "side effects", he took advantage of the weakness of the West and began to build a world order in the center of which China and India are able to resolve the conflict.
"There is no future." The United States declared the inevitability of a nuclear war with Russia
Former White House official Roberts: nuclear war between the US and Russia is inevitable
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia is inevitable, writes former White House staffer Paul Craig Roberts in an article for the Institute for Political Economy. American neoconservatives foolishly convinced Moscow that Washington wants to wipe it off the face of the earth, and it will not be possible to assure it otherwise.
The US is "muddying the waters" in the story of the "North Streams" to hide the facts
NYT: The West is confusing the tracks around the sabotage on the joint venture, so as not to name the obvious culprit
The US authorities are using new theories of a terrorist attack on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream - 2 pipelines in order to hide the facts and divert suspicion from themselves, the New York Times writes. The author refers to high-ranking European investigators who believe that society should not know more about the sabotage.
The APU and the Pentagon are lying about the counteroffensive
In the United States, at the highest level, Ukraine's plans to launch a counteroffensive were confirmed. Zelensky's office expects to seize Crimea, having eradicated "everything Russian" there, and they want to demolish the Crimean Bridge. Against this background, secret data about the state of the APU appeared on the Network, which is why the Pentagon launched an internal investigation. How should Russia treat such leaks and why is the West not hiding its military plans?
Rage and panic. What else did we learn from the US secret data leak
NYT: in the leak of the US special services there is data on the transfer of elite units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Artemovsk
The New York Times and The Washington Post published new materials about intelligence data that leaked online in late February and early March. The NYT says that the documents contained information about Ukraine's plans in Artemovsk, as well as Washington's assessment of the state of the Armed Forces. In addition, they listed alleged actions on the part of Russia. WP writes that high-ranking officials, having learned about the "drain" of information, "became enraged."