Al Ahram: Macron wanted to make France one of the leaders in a multipolar world

Macron fancied himself a "second Charles de Gaulle" when he called on Europe to revolt against the United States, writes Al Ahram. Does he really want to help the European Union? Unlikely. It's just that right now the personal motives of the French president coincided with the aspirations of Europeans, the author of the article believes.

Yahoo News Japan: France's position on Taiwan will lead to its isolation within the EU

US and European relations with China are heating up over the Taiwan issue. Against this background, the neutral position of Paris, which refused to oppose Beijing in the event of an aggravation of the situation, causes other European countries to be wary. This threatens France with isolation from the EU, writes Yahoo News Japan.

FP: due to the leak of secret documents, allies will share information with the US less often

The United States and Ukraine rushed to eliminate the consequences of the leak of secret Pentagon documents, writes Foreign Policy. This incident could undermine the faith of the United States' allies in Washington's ability to keep secrets.

Al-Ain: China's alliance with Russia has become one of its trump cards in the Cold War against the United States

While the United States is experiencing a financial crisis and domestic political turmoil, China, increasing its influence in the world, is becoming a new global mediator in various conflicts, writes Al-Ain. This is completely out of Washington's hands: it risks losing the cold war with Beijing.

The recently appointed Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army (2nd place in the army hierarchy), General Fernando Jose Santana Suarez e Silva, spoke to the brigadier generals of the Brazilian army last week and in his speech said that in his opinion Brazil will face a military threat in the near future.

EP: Macron's visit to China demonstrated the split of transatlantic unity

Macron's visit to China demonstrated France's desire to reduce dependence on the United States and create an additional global pole of power, writes "European Truth". A turn of Paris to the east may lead to a reduction in Western support for Kiev and its coercion to peace negotiations.

On April 12, Cosmonautics Day is celebrated in the world. 62 years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first in the world to fly into orbit. After completing one revolution around the Earth on the Vostok ship, he landed in the Saratov region. Yuri Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, told TASS in an interview about the development of manned cosmonautics, the Russian lunar program and the tests of the promising Eagle spacecraft.

The Prime Minister inspected the assembly site of the Spektr-UV spacecraft

On Cosmonautics Day, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the S. A. Lavochkin NGO (part of Roscosmos) in Khimki.

It is planned that the system will be adapted both for the return of the first stage of the rocket and for one-time launches

NPO avtomatiki im. Academician N. A. Semikhatov (NPOA, part of Roscosmos) will develop a technical project of a universal transformable control system for various versions of the Amur-LNG launch vehicle. The development can be adapted both for the returnable first stage of the future methane rocket, and for launches in a one-time version, the company's press service told TASS on Wednesday.

We talk about Rostec Corporation products for astronauts and rockets

Rostec State Corporation unites hundreds of enterprises that create unique high-tech products, including for the Russian space industry. Among them are parachute systems, rocket engines, rocket shells and other developments.

The speaker of the Federation Council noted that it is difficult to expect a breakthrough when the salary of an engineer is comparable to the salary of a cashier

The revision of the salary system at state-owned enterprises of the space industry is a priority measure to restore the prestige of the professions of engineers and specialists in this field. This opinion was expressed on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko.

Patrick Baudry said that the main struggle in the exploration of Mars and overcoming other space frontiers will unfold between the United States and, in particular, Elon Musk's companies on the one hand and Russia and China on the other.

The 122 mm MV-3 system is the only installation in the Czech Army designed for remote mining.

The State Duma adopted the law on the Unified Register of military service and equalized electronic summonses with traditional paper ones. What changes for conscripts and conscripts, what measures are provided for by the new law for draft dodgers?

According to the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense, conscripts who are not subject to conscription and working abroad can "electronically send the relevant documents to the military commissariat"

Conscripts subject to conscription and working abroad are recommended to take a year off and return to Russia for military service. This was announced by the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov on Tuesday on the air of the RBC TV channel, commenting on the adopted law on the creation of a unified register of military registration.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.