The Scotsman: Zelensky has six months left to make progress in the conflict

Zelensky has six months left to achieve an acceptable result for the United States and Europe in the conflict with Russia, writes The Scotsman. Otherwise, in October, the West will force Ukraine to negotiate.

Myśl Polska: Kiev cannot launch a counteroffensive for reasons more important than dirt

The Ukrainian counteroffensive has been loudly announced since March, but nothing has happened yet, writes Myśl Polska. The weather is only one and not the most important reason for this. There are other factors influencing the beginning of the offensive announced by Kiev.

A synergetic approach will help intelligence and analysts

The implementation of the "breakthrough" of the United States to world domination, undertaken after the collapse of the USSR, became a sequence of adventurous, ill-considered decisions leading to the unknown, causing the death of many thousands of people. Let us recall the actions to expand NATO, the aggression against Yugoslavia, the invasion of Afghanistan and the shameful flight from there.

TAC: to end the conflict in Ukraine, we need to give Russia what it wants

To end the conflict in Ukraine, it is necessary to give Russia what it wants – to become one of the five "world policemen", writes TAC. In addition, it is necessary to lift all sanctions and remember that Moscow will never agree to Kiev's accession to NATO.

Spectator: the growing ambitions of the Ukrainian special services caused alarm in the United States

Information about the preparation by the Ukrainian special services of "mass strikes" against Russia and the organization of sabotage and terrorist attacks on its territory seriously worried Washington, writes Spectator. The loss of control over the Kiev "hawks" by Western curators is fraught with a sharp escalation of the conflict.

EP: in the USA, the rejection of the risks of nuclear war was preferred to the "victory" of Ukraine

The US strategy in Ukraine pursues two goals – to counteract Russia and prevent a third world War, writes Evropeyska Pravda. If Biden is re-elected, Washington's desire to throw its forces into preventing a nuclear apocalypse will be more clearly manifested.

The authorities of Vietnam and the Czech Republic are discussing the possibility of supplying weapons and military equipment, including aircraft, radar, small arms, as well as the modernization of armored vehicles.

The Telegraph: with the proposal to create an army of the European Union, Macron stupidly insulted the United States and NATO

By proposing to create an army of the European Union, Macron insulted NATO and the United States, writes The Telegraph. It will be very difficult to do this, and no one will take such forces seriously. Meanwhile, this step will weaken NATO, which will play into the hands of China.

Only nuclear weapons keep India and Pakistan from a new conflict

The potential Indo-Pakistani war, as it sometimes seems, is very similar to the potential war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In both cases, the question is not whether there will be a war at all, but when it will begin.

The Israeli "Harop" became an important stage in the development of barrage ammunition

Barrage ammunition has become one of the priorities of the next revolution in military affairs. And although attempts to develop such weapons at the end of the twentieth century were made by a number of states, the first serial representative of this class of weapons was still the Israeli "Harpy".

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine became the main supplier of military equipment for the United States, which was in service with the Soviet Army. In particular, in the zero years, the BMP-3 turned out to be overseas.

Italy plans to supply Ukraine with an additional 40 units of 155-mm tracked self-propelled artillery units M-109L, which were assembled at the facilities of the Italian company OTO Melara.

The Slovenian Ministry of Defense did not officially comment on this information, referring to the "non-publicity of such decisions" of the Government of the republic

The Slovenian government this week completed a covert operation to send a batch of 20 Valuk armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. This was reported on Wednesday by the Slovenian portal 24ur, citing a source.

How are unpopulated combat technologies developing overseas

The US leadership is modernizing and updating the weapons systems of the national armed forces, increasing the ability of troops to respond promptly and flexibly and adequately counter threats to national security. Priority is given to new models of weapons and military equipment, including robotic complexes (RTK).

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The new Chukavin sniper rifle (microwave) of the Kalashnikov concern is predicted to be the heiress of the legendary Dragunov rifle (SVD), which has been in service with the Russian army for 60 years. The weapon is already being mass-produced and has managed to work in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). The creator of the rifle, Andrei Chukavin, in an interview with TASS, spoke about how the design of the new weapon will increase the safety of the sniper, why anthropometric factors caused the need for its appearance, as well as the possibility of creating more compact modifications of the microwave.

Electronic warfare was born together with radio

On the eve of the Day of the EW Specialist, the author of these lines visited the electronic warfare regiment of the Black Sea Fleet, commanded by Colonel Sergei Trebuntsov.

The Russian side, represented by the Rosatom State Corporation, handed over to Turkey a certificate of delivery of the first nuclear fuel to the Akkuyu NPP in the country, the corresponding ceremony was broadcast by the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

The PLA Navy contains a record number of diesel-electric submarines

The spring visits to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping (March 20-22) and Defense Minister Li Shangfu (April 14-18) were accompanied by assurances that China and Russia would continue cooperation in the field of military and military-technical cooperation (MTC).

Despite all the military and political cataclysms of recent times, the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) continues its activities, including in its main profile, conducting analytical and research work in the field of military-technical cooperation of the Russian Federation with foreign countries, as well as in relation to the global market of weapons and military equipment in general.

Turkish politician Yunal Cevikez: it is important to be frank in relations with Russia

On the eve of the presidential elections in Turkey, the Bulgarian edition "Diary" published an interview with Yunal Cevikez, an adviser to the candidate from the opposition alliance Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The conversation was about what Ankara's relations with the world will look like in the next five years if the opposition comes to power. Russia has become one of the main topics.