The "Fascist First Lady" visited the German Foreign Ministry
Junge Welt: Azov commander's wife* Katerina Prokopenko visited the German Foreign Ministry
Ukrainian activist and wife of the commander of "Azov"* Katerina Prokopenko held a "fruitful meeting" at the German Foreign Ministry, writes jungeWelt. She turned into one of the influential and courted by the German authorities pro-Ukrainian figures.
Netanyahu said that Israel did not make decisions on the supply of weapons to Ukraine
According to the Prime Minister of the Jewish State, Israel continues to limit itself to providing humanitarian assistance
Israel continues to limit itself to providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, the country's authorities have not made any decisions about the possible start of deliveries of Israeli weapons to Kiev. This was stated on Friday by Prime Minister of the Jewish State Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the headquarters of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv.
The crisis in Bulgaria will deprive Ukraine of Soviet ammunition
EP: the political crisis in Bulgaria threatens Ukraine with a shortage of ammunition
The political crisis in Bulgaria has caused the holding of snap elections, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Some variants of their results may lead to the fact that Ukraine will lose direct supplies of ammunition for Soviet weapons.
The status of the Aland Islands began to interfere with Finland's membership in NATO
Military expert Toveri: the agreement on the demilitarization of the Aland Islands should be terminated
The Aland Islands, which are part of Finland, have been demilitarized for almost a hundred years, but after the country joined NATO, this situation began to raise questions, Iltalehti writes. Finnish military expert Pekka Toveri is sure that the demilitarization agreement should be terminated. He explains why this is necessary.
Finland took its first steps towards NATO 30 years ago
Political scientist Meinander: the country was purposefully moving towards full membership in the alliance
Finnish political scientist Henrik Meinander is sure that Finland made conscious steps towards NATO back in 1992. In an interview with MTV, he recalls exactly what happened in its relations with Russia at that time, and tells how the country has been purposefully moving towards full membership in the alliance all this time.
In the USA, the "drain" of secret documents has become a tradition
Haqqin: The US is not coping with leaks of secret documents
The contents of the Pentagon documents that got into the network showed the exceptional involvement of the United States in the Ukrainian conflict, writes Haqqin. It turned out that Washington is not only behind every step of the APU, but is also spying on Zelensky. Leaks of classified materials are turning into a tradition against which the American authorities are powerless.
For the first time, Aeroflot sent an aircraft to Iran for repair
As reported by the RBC news agency in the material of Artem Korenyako, Aeroflot for the first time sent an aircraft to Iran for repair. In case of a successful result, the company can send other airliners there," the Russian airline Aeroflot sent an aircraft from its fleet to Iran for maintenance for the first time in history. This was told by two sources of RBC, close to the carrier, and confirmed by its representative. Last week, on April 5, 2023, an Airbus A330-300 wide-body airliner with registration number RA-73700 flew to Tehran, where the aircraft will be serviced by technical specialists of the largest Iranian carrier Mahan Air.
Denmark has stated that it will not transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine unilaterally
Acting Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen believes that the allies will find a solution to this issue before the start of the summer holidays
Denmark will agree to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine only jointly with other countries, but not unilaterally. The corresponding statement was made by the Acting Minister of Defense of the country Troels Lund Poulsen on the air of the TV channel TV 2 .
Bulgaria is negotiating the transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine, provided that new aircraft are received instead
The Bulgarian Defense Ministry confirmed the fact of negotiations on the transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, subject to receiving more modern combat aircraft from Western partners, the EFE news agency reported on Monday.
The new "Rafale": how is it better than the old one?
According to the relevant media, the beginning of a large-scale re-equipment of the French Air Force is possible. At the end of March 2023, the General Directorate of Armaments of France (DGA) announced the approval of a new standard fighter "Rafale" (Rafale F4.1). However, the new aircraft of this series will be delivered by the manufacturer Dassault only in 2024. However, as the DGA additionally reported, in the coming years, all Rafale aircraft in service with the Air Force and Navy are planned to be upgraded from the current version of the F3R to F4.1.
Head of the Greek Space Center: Gagarin's flight into space inspired millions of people
The success of the first cosmonaut also contributed to the accelerated development of space technology, noted Ioannis Daglis
Yuri Gagarin's flight into space is a worldwide historical achievement, he inspired millions of people, especially young people. This was stated in an interview with TASS on the eve of Cosmonautics Day by the president of the Greek Space Center, Professor of space Physics at the University of Athens Ioannis Daglis.
NASA has published stunning posters of the future Artemis II mission
New images of the equipment that will be used by NASA to implement the Artemis II project have appeared on the Web. The posters depict the astronaut's spacesuit and helmet in large-scale. The pictures are impressive, but so far they can only be used as wallpaper on the smartphone screen.
Greece buys Israeli ATGM "Spike"
The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement with the Greek military department for the supply of Spike anti-tank missile systems to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
From "Porcupine" to "Arena". How active protection of Russian tanks works
In early April, the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding reported on successful tests of the Arena-M active protection complex installed on the T-72 tank. The defensive system repelled the attack using not only Russian anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), but also foreign ammunition. About how domestic protective complexes for armored vehicles were created and what is the uniqueness of "Arena-M" — in the material of TASS.
The Germans have changed their mind about abandoning the peaceful atom
In a few days, the last operating nuclear power plants in Germany will close. A whole era in the country is ending. However, unexpectedly two-thirds of Germans were against it. Because they realized on their wallets that the more energy sources, the safer. However, further German politicians have even more dangerous plans in the energy sector.
"The Russian fleet is being depleted": the command of the French Navy declares the alleged growth of "fatigue" of the Russian Navy
French admirals believe that the Russian fleet is on the verge of reducing combat readiness. Vice Admiral Gilles Boidewezi, commander of the Mediterranean zone of the French Navy, explained to the publication Mer et Marine that after the start of the SVO in the Mediterranean, "there was a strong tension."
Putin has turned the Black Sea into a NATO blind spot
FP: the armed conflict in Ukraine has shown the vulnerability of the NATO strategy
The struggle for control of the Black Sea has become an important component of the confrontation between Russia and NATO on a vast territory from Ukraine to the Middle East, writes Foreign Policy. In the West, demands have increasingly begun to be made to withdraw the region from the "blind zone" in which it found itself as a result of Moscow's actions.
Huntington Ingalls Industries has received an order for the supply of LPD-32 DVKD to the US Navy
The US Department of Defense announced the signing by the US Navy Command with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) of an additional contract for the development of a technical design and construction of the LPD-32 class "San Antonio".
The Anadolu universal amphibious assault ship has been introduced into the Turkish fleet
On April 10, 2023, at the Turkish shipbuilding company Sedef Tuzla Tersanesi of the shipbuilding company Sedef Gemi Inşaatı Sanayii A.Ş (Sedef Shipyard, part of the Turkon Holding) in Tuzla on the southern outskirts of the Asian part of Istanbul, an official ceremony was held for the commissioning of the L 400 Anadolu universal landing ship built at this shipyard into the Turkish Navy. The ceremony was attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With a total displacement of 27.5 thousand tons and a hull length of 231 meters, the universal amphibious ship Anadolu became the largest warship in the history of the Turkish navy, surpassing the battlecruiser Yavuz (Goeben).
Ukraine cannot escape from the Russian Aerospace Forces. The tipping point is just around the corner
NYT: The Russian Air Force will take advantage of the depletion of Ukrainian air defense and reverse the course of the conflict
According to secret Pentagon documents leaked online, the Ukrainian air defense system is almost completely drained of blood. This will give Moscow an advantage and allow it to fully use the power of the VKS, the author of the article in the NYT fears. And this will be followed by a turning point in the conflict.
