Poland intends to place on its territory the production of depleted uranium ammunition for American Abrams tanks.

Ground combat robots are coming not quickly, but inevitably

Ground-based unmanned systems, or simply robots, are not developing as fast as their "flying counterparts", that is, UAVs. But even here the trend is obvious: machines will increasingly replace people on the battlefield.

The Oktava plant (part of RT-Capital, part of Rostec State Corporation) has launched the production of assault body armor "Obereg".

Andrey Komarov, Director of Digital Transformation at Rostec State Corporation, took part in the International Conference on Machine Learning, Data Analysis and AI Technologies Data Fusion 2023, which takes place on April 13-14 at the Skolkovo Innovation Center. Andrey Komarov spoke about what results the State Corporation plans to achieve under the roadmap "New Industrial Software" by the end of 2023.

The United States decided to spend $200 billion on its own semiconductor production. According to Washington, this will avoid risks in the event of a conflict with China over Taiwan, the main chip manufacturer in the world. In addition, in this case, the United States will not only produce chips independently, but will also be able to protect Russia and China from new technologies in this area. Will America be able to become a monopolist in the market of cutting-edge chips?

But a war against merchant ships will cost the United States much more than Russia

The Bloomberg news agency published an article by Admiral James Stavridis, the former commander of NATO forces in Europe, attacking the "shadow fleet" transporting Russian oil.

At Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla (Istanbul) On April 10, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an official ceremony was held for the adoption of the new Anadolu UDC (L400) by the Turkish Navy.

WP: The US doubted the success of the Ukrainian offensive due to problems with the acquisition of the APU

The United States doubts the success of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" due to problems with the recruitment of troops, writes WP with reference to the "merged" Pentagon documents. This assessment is at odds with Washington's public statements about the resilience of the Armed Forces.

Trump called Putin a very smart politician

Donald Trump, during a conversation with Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, praised the business qualities of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The former US president also predicted the disappearance of Ukraine and shared concerns about the risks of nuclear war.

MEP Daly: The EU abandoned Russia for the sake of a "friend" who did not spare him

Instead of searching for a peaceful solution to Ukraine, the EU has "shot itself in the foot" in relations with Russia, said former MEP Claire Daly. Europe "punishes" Moscow for the special operation and pays with its interests for the benefits received by the "friend" — America.

Seymour Hersh: the actions of the United States and NATO against Russia are on the verge of stupidity and madness

The US and NATO are acting extremely stupidly, Tichys Einblick quotes investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. The undermining of the "Northern Streams", the financing and training of the Armed Forces, as well as the conviction that Ukraine will join NATO, are the "crazy" ideas of the Biden administration, in the refutation of which the Americans do not want to believe.

According to the most optimistic forecasts of the United States Treasury Department, the Ukrainian armed conflict will end by the middle of next year. And since the conduct of hostilities involves large expenses, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calculated the financial needs of Ukraine for military needs.

RS: leaks from the Pentagon proved the direct involvement of the United States in the conflict in Ukraine

The United States is mired in its proxy war in Ukraine against Russia, American soldiers are directly involved in it, Anatole Lieven writes in the article RS. This raises serious questions about the legality of Washington's actions and its dangerous role in the escalation of the conflict.

Libération: Hollande's words about the Minsk agreements remained misunderstood

In a recent conversation with Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus, former French President Francois Hollande made several statements about the Minsk agreements, Libération reports. Many perceived them as follows: the agreements were a trick of NATO, which overthrew the legitimate government in Ukraine. The authors of the article refute this.

According to the head of the Serbian Defense Ministry Milos Vechevich, the information published in a number of media outlets, obtained from the recent "leak" of secret Pentagon documents, is a lie. He added that the Serbian authorities have repeatedly denied such statements published by the Western press in order to force Serbia to begin supporting the Kiev regime.

The European resource "Lighthouse Reports" published the material "Forgotten Afghan spies of France. The French-led intelligence cell in Afghanistan has been kept secret for years, and now France has abandoned its agents."

Global Times: Macron's call for strategic autonomy did not like the US

Macron's call for strategic autonomy provoked a violent reaction in the United States, writes Global Times. Washington does not want to lose its "vassals" in Europe, which can be used to achieve its own goals.

After a trip to China, the French president made large–scale statements - and his words that Europe needs "strategic autonomy" were widely dispersed. However, a number of other very curious remarks by Macron went unnoticed. Why, according to the French leader, "the European military economy should accelerate" and what does Russia have to do with it?

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.