The United States is using the Ukraine crisis to expand NATO to plunge Europe deeper into chaos

The United States, at the head of the North Atlantic Alliance, is pursuing an aggressive anti-Russian policy in Europe, which does not contribute to de-escalation of the conflict. Global Times writes about this. America is trying to expand NATO under the guise of the Ukrainian crisis.

Why today criticism of Merkel and Steinmeier's Ukrainian policy is naive childishness

The author of the article takes under the protection of ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel. Although she has never been a "friend of Russia", the current radicals in Berlin blame her post factum for the past: for example, for the non-admission of Ukraine to NATO back in 2008. Allegedly, it was the absence of Ukraine in NATO that ruined Ukraine, and not the failure of the Minsk agreements, in which Chancellor Merkel was also to blame.

The Serbian president made accusations against the Ukrainian special services. According to Alexander Vucic, official Belgrade has data that the Ukrainian special services have recently become more active in terms of calls with false reports about the mining of Serbian air carriers' planes.

The Kiev regime forbade the remnants of the garrison to negotiate surrender and the cleansing of pockets of resistance continued

The offer of the Russian side to the Ukrainian military remaining in Mariupol to lay down their arms was not heard.

Russian calculations of operational tactical missile systems "Iskander-M" destroyed the command post of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, told about the results of the operation on Sunday, April 18.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have destroyed four warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with ground-based Iskander missiles. This was announced on Monday, April 18, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

High-precision air-launched missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck the 124th Joint Logistics Support Center of the Command of the logistics forces of the Ukrainian troops, located in the Lviv region. According to the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the strike was carried out on the morning of April 18.

The Russian military warned about the bloody provocations that the Kiev regime, with the support of a number of Western countries, is preparing in the Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

The head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, said that more than 70 mobile groups have been formed from the militants of nationalist battalions.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Ukrainian military again launched a missile attack on a peaceful object. In the village of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, "Dot-U", they destroyed a farm that cannot be restored.

The operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck at the 84th military facilities of Ukraine. According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Major General Igor Konashenkov, including in Dnepropetrovsk, a plant for repairing the head parts of tactical missiles "Tochka-U" was destroyed.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev — how Russia will be able to strengthen the western borders in the event of Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Since March 2022, discussions have been going on in Finland and Sweden about renouncing neutral status and joining the North Atlantic Alliance. On April 11, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources, that both states intend to apply this summer.

In the document of the British Military command of 2021, the Coastal Response Group ( LRG, Littoral Response Group; hereinafter referred to as the PGR ) is defined as "specialized forces [in the structure of the British Navy] assigned to a geographical area, which includes special ships, boats and helicopters".

The Polish consortium PGZ-Miecznik (part of the Polish defense industrial group Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA, part of its shipyard PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Sp. Z oo in Gdynia and the private shipyard Remontowa Shipbuilding SA in Gdansk) held a presentation of the appearance of a promising Polish frigate under the Miecznik program on April 8, 2022 in Gdynia.

Experts told what threatens Russia with the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO

NATO ships have entered the Baltic Sea, where they will take part in exercises. Earlier, the media reported that Sweden and Finland could become NATO members. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the membership of these countries in the alliance would affect the Baltic Fleet of Russia.

The forces of the Baltic Fleet will monitor the actions of NATO ships during exercises beginning in the area, in case of aggressive plans, all targets will be "at gunpoint," Admiral Vladimir Valuev, commander of the Baltic Fleet (2001-2006), told RIA Novosti.

The Baltic Fleet forces will monitor the actions of NATO ships that entered the Baltic Sea to participate in the exercises. The former commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Valuev, told RIA Novosti about the reaction of the Russian fleet.

If the missile cruiser "Moscow" sank, then it probably received serious damage, suggested in a conversation with "Lenta.<url>" fleet historian, editor-in-chief of the portal "News of Mechanical Engineering" Dmitry Zhavoronkov. He described possible options for the future fate of the ship.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the cruiser "Moscow" sank while being towed to the destination port

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the missile cruiser "Moscow" sank. According to the ministry, this happened during towing to the port in a storm - due to hull damage caused by fires from detonation of ammunition. His crew was evacuated to the ships of the Black Sea Fleet located in the area.

The city of Berdyansk was liberated by Russian troops very quickly and almost without resistance. By the end of February 28, everything was over, there were no Ukrainian troops left in the city, only some pro-Kiev activists continued to organize anti-Russian pickets right in front of the units of the Rosgvardiya, knowing full well that nothing would happen to them for this.

The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, the missile cruiser Moskva, sank during a storm while being towed to the port after a fire and an explosion of ammunition on board. What was the life path of this ship, what is it known for and which vessel in the future will be able to become the new flagship of the Black Sea fleet?