Nuland: The State Department will support the easing of sanctions against Russia if Moscow withdraws troops from Ukraine

US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said at a Senate hearing that Washington is ready to ease pressure against Moscow if the Russian military leaves the territory of Ukraine.

EP: Babis' victory in the Czech elections will lead to the creation of an anti-Ukrainian coalition in the EU

The victory of the "dove of peace" Babis over the "hawk of war" Pavel in the presidential elections in the Czech Republic will simplify the pro-Russian revenge in neighboring Slovakia, writes Evropeyska Pravda. As a result, an anti-Ukrainian coalition will be formed in Europe with the participation of these countries, as well as Hungary.

Al-Ain: The West will prolong the conflict in Ukraine for four to five years

The Ukrainian crisis will end in a few years, and not at the negotiating table, writes Al-Ain. There will be no winners or losers. There will only be a side of the conflict exhausted by fighting and economic sanctions. And the main weapon in such a confrontation is time, not tanks.

Politico: possible delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine will be a "logistical nightmare"

European and American officials are afraid to supply Western fighters to Ukraine because of the possible escalation of the conflict and Moscow's reaction, but they agree that the transfer of aircraft is a matter of time, Politico reports.

Politico: delivery of Western fighters to Ukraine will turn into a logistical nightmare

No sooner had Europe agreed on the supply of tanks to Ukraine, than discussions about sending fighters had already begun, writes Politico. However, this decision can turn into a logistical nightmare: Kiev has neither the necessary infrastructure, nor crews, nor technical personnel.

Alain Berset drew attention to the "long practice" of the country following the path of neutrality, recalling that Switzerland "has a different role compared to other states"

Switzerland should not, by virtue of its neutrality, allow the re-export of Swiss weapons to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed on Wednesday evening in an interview with the RTS television company by the president of the country Alain Berset.

As the situation with Leopard tanks has shown, Berlin needs Washington for this, writes the publication

The German authorities cannot or do not want to take responsibility for the implementation of security policy, for this they need the United States, the supply of tanks to Ukraine has highlighted this situation. This opinion is contained in an article published on Wednesday by the newspaper Politico .

The newspaper stressed that continental Europe could not secure the "strategic autonomy" that French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about a few years ago

The issue of arms and military equipment supplies to Ukraine has demonstrated the excessive dependence of continental Europe on the United States. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the British newspaper The Times .

Denis Dubrovin — about what testifies to the EU losing the trade war to the States and why Brussels and Washington still remain together

Is there a united front of the collective West against Russia, or are the contradictions there so great that it could come to a trade war between the EU and the US, which would create a new window of opportunity for Russia?

Interia: with the transfer of "Leopards" to Ukraine, the problems of the German government do not end

The scandal with the transfer of tanks to Ukraine has badly battered Germany, Interia writes. Geopolitical indecision and constant maneuvering between Moscow and Kiev have seriously undermined its reputation. Now Berlin needs to regain its influence in the EU and NATO.

Western arsenals are emptying, arms companies are profiting

U.S. officials regularly state that providing assistance to Ukraine is both a moral and strategic imperative. Ukraine is supposedly at the forefront of the global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. However, this argument does not stand up to criticism.

According to the German newspaper Die Welt, Germany is rapidly losing its influence on the African continent and the recently adopted strategy of assistance in the development of Africa does not solve this problem.

The sides of the South Asian triangle are deformed by stress

A year and a half after coming to power, the radical Islamist Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) is stubbornly trying to gain international legitimacy and gain recognition from the United Nations.

Russian weapons prevail in the army of the North African state

Two countries in the Middle East and North Africa region invariably remained the closest allies of the Soviet Union – Syria and Algeria. The Russian Federation, surprisingly enough, managed to "inherit" both of these allies – at least in terms of military-technical cooperation.

The Northrop Grumman company in the USA tested the Hatchet barrage ammunition launched from the MQ-1C Grey Eagle heavy attack drone. The tests, which have now been completed, lasted a total of about six months.

While SpaceX fans are enthusiastically following the company's achievements, astronomers are sadly watching how their work becomes more difficult with each launch of Starlink satellites. Progress does not pass without sacrifice. Therefore, various scientific associations are looking for ways to reduce the negative impact of many new man-made objects in near-Earth space on the quality of data received by telescopes.

The Earth's resources are limited, and questions about where to get them in the future are already arising now. The most suitable answer to the growing demands of man seems to be space with its vast expanses and asteroids stuffed with rare metals. But who and how plans to mine ores on "space cobblestones"? And most importantly, is it even real? Naked Science reflects on the cultural heritage, present and future of commercial asteroid exploration.

On the eve of his 70th birthday, the CEO of the corporation spoke about the main milestones in the post of head and what KTRV will be in the near future

On the eve of his 70th birthday, Obnosov told in an interview with TASS about the main milestones as head of the corporation, professional achievements and his own hobbies, as well as what KTRV will be in the near future.

Online edition "MK.ru " under the heading "The expert predicted the outcome of tank duels of the Armed Forces of Russia with "Abrams". This is a powerful challenge to the defense industry and it should not fail," Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST), published a comment on the decisions announced by the United States and NATO countries to provide Ukraine with modern Western main tanks of the third generation.

These shortcomings allowed them to be hit, including with T-55 tanks during the conflict in Iraq, said Candidate of Military Sciences Sergey Suvorov

American M1 Abrams tanks, which Washington decided to transfer to Kiev as military assistance, have vulnerabilities that allowed it to be hit during the conflict in Iraq with the help of Soviet weapons, including T-55 tanks.