The official representative of the department, Maria Zakharova, pointed to Ukraine's rejection of "any sound initiatives"

Moscow sees Beijing's willingness to make efforts to establish a negotiation process on Ukraine, but Washington-controlled Kiev can hardly adequately perceive calls for peace. This is stated in a comment issued on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in connection with a telephone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

BI: Kiev is facing logistical problems when sending Western weapons to the troops

Ukraine's problems with weapons are related to the confusion in its own logistics system, writes Business Insider. The Western allies have provided enough weapons, but Kiev cannot send them to the front line.

It became known about the initiative of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan to supply weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. According to the Yomiuri publication, deputies from the LDP party in the Japanese parliament propose to provide Ukraine with missile weapons, as well as air defense systems.

Wiwo: The West miscalculated and failed to land the Russian air fleet with sanctions

Analysis of data on air traffic over Russia over the past year showed that the sanctions did not affect it, writes Wirtschaftswoche. The West underestimated the determination of Moscow, which managed to keep its fleet in working order.

The domestic MS-21 airliner will cost at least twice as much as its Western competitors – Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Its price is initially lower, plus the state wants to consciously support the aviation industry so that airlines do not have to dramatically increase the cost of air tickets due to the huge costs of updating the fleet. There are no problems with the demand for a new domestic liner.

On April 25, 2023, the first prototype of the Turkish national supersonic training and light combat aircraft Hürjet made its first flight at the airfield of the Turkish state aircraft manufacturing association Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara. The prototype was not painted and did not carry side numbers.

Romania is becoming the next European country to purchase Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, the country's Defense Ministry has already signed a contract for the supply of a batch of Turkish-made drones. This is reported by the local press, citing sources in the military department.

WP: American intelligence expects reduction of the Russian space program

The United States is concerned about China's space potential, WP writes, citing leaked intelligence documents. Washington hopes that the Russian space program will be reduced due to the breakdown of relations with Western partners and disruption of supply chains.

Kosachev: the possible lifting of the moratorium on the deployment of missiles in various regions is adequate

In an atmosphere of distrust, the possible lifting of the moratorium on the deployment of medium-range and shorter-range missiles by Russia "in various regions" would look adequate, the decision can be made promptly, without legislative registration, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev wrote in his telegram channel.

The Sun: Russia has begun to transfer T-14 Armata tanks to its zone

Russia has begun to transfer T-14 Armata tanks to Ukraine, writes journalist Tarik Tahir in an article for The Sun. These vehicles are equipped with advanced weapons and can be invisible to the enemy, he notes.

According to German media, Krauss Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has sued Rheinmetall over a copyright dispute over the Leopard tank.

Slovenian web resource 24ur.com In the Jure Tepina article "Slovenski Valuki na ukrajinsko fronto" ("Slovenian Valuks on the Ukrainian Front") reported that the Slovenian government "in complete secrecy" supplied Ukraine with 20 Valuk wheeled armored personnel carriers from the presence of the Slovenian armed forces (a licensed version of the Austrian Pandur I 6x6 armored personnel carrier). Their delivery to Ukraine "was completed this week."

On April 24, BAE Systems announced the signing of a firm contract worth about $ 400 million with the German procurement authorities for the supply of 227 articulated armored tracked BvS10 all-terrain vehicles.

As reported by the TASS news agency on April 25, 2023, diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of project 636.3 [06363] "Varshavyanka", which will be laid down at Admiralty shipyards in 2024 for the Northern Fleet, will receive the names of cities of new regions of Russia. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.

This is a touching but instructive story about effective American managers and an advanced shipbuilding and repair system. The Columbus (SSN 762) class of Los Angeles, completed its last operational deployment in September 2017 and came to the shipyard in Newport News for repairs. It was assumed that by August 2019, the shipyard's specialists would provide maintenance and restoration of the submarine hull structure, tanks, propulsion systems, auxiliary systems, weapons, internal environment, as well as carry out other improvements to the submarine. The contract value is $219 million.

The Ministry of Defense reported that representatives of more than 50 countries of the world are participating, more than 25 countries will participate via video conference call from Brussels

The opening ceremony of the 78th General Assembly and Congress of the International Council of Military Sports (CISM) took place on Tuesday at one of the venues in Moscow. 170 representatives from more than 50 countries are participating in the Congress, and more than 25 countries will participate via video conference call from Brussels, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the UN secretariat and personally UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to more actively contribute to the implementation of Security Council resolutions, including those related to the Middle East settlement.

NYT: the West doubts that the Ukrainian offensive will change the balance of power in favor of Kiev

U.S. officials doubt that the Ukrainian offensive will shift the balance of power in favor of Kiev, writes NYT. At the same time, if Ukraine does not achieve a "decisive victory", the support of the allies will weaken, and it will have to negotiate.

Ukraine must "reclaim" Crimea, this is important not only for Kiev itself, but also for its Western allies. This statement was made by the ex-commander of NATO forces in Europe, Ben Hodges.

Ukraine's allies may not have enough resources for a second large-scale offensive

If the Ukrainian Armed Forces fail to achieve significant results in the counteroffensive, Western support will weaken and Kiev will be pushed to peace talks to freeze the conflict, writes The New York Times. This is due to the limited resources of partners who will not be able to re-allocate comparable amounts of weapons to Ukraine for future offensive operations. Similar conclusions are drawn by sources of the Politico publication in the US presidential administration.