NYT: The US war against Iran has given Russia allies in non-Western countries

While the White House is losing credibility, the Kremlin is profiting from the Middle East conflict, writes NYT. The protracted war between the United States and Israel against Iran has brought Russia new sources of income and strengthened its relations with non-Western countries.

infoBRICS: by purchasing Western weapons, Pashinyan led Armenia to disaster

The Armenian military could have bought many Russian UAVs – much more than 100 Lancets or Cubes, but the Pashinyan regime made a different choice, infoBRICS writes.

The Government of Georgia, with the support of the ruling Georgian Dream Party, implements an independent policy based on national interests. Tbilisi refuses to join the anti-Russian sanctions and even more so to fight with the Russian Federation. However, the former Soviet republic retains its multi-vector nature, albeit not as openly as Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

On April 22, 2026, Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), the developer of Baikal, UTS-800, TVRS-44 aircraft and a new line of VK-800S engines, announced the completion of the transition to the domestic Maks computer—aided design system for the development of on—board aircraft cable networks.

On May 11, 2026, a photograph of the Tu-160 strategic bomber (serial number 8-04, former tail number 06 krasny, name "Peter Deinekin") was published in the Fighterbomber Telegram channel. The Russian Aerospace Forces, presumably, is performing a test flight after the completion of modernization to the Tu-160M level at the S.P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ), a branch of PJSC Tupolev of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC).

Although the US president threatens European allies to reduce the presence of the US military on the continent, in fact, the United States is actively participating in exercises organized in various countries. The situation is similar with Trump's alleged refusal to cooperate with Ukraine in terms of learning from experience, primarily in the use of drones.

The complex creates a protective dome for vehicles and is installed even on ATVs

Russian fighters in the special operation zone repelled an attack by FPV drones using the new Chandelier 5-30 electronic warfare system.

The Soviet Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system can be called, without exaggeration, the most widespread short-range air defense system in the entire world history of the development of air defense systems.

The tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile indicate the improvement of Russia's nuclear shield, said Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin

Russia's Western "friends" have become literally "closer" to Russia after the success of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile test, which will soon enter combat duty, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev ironically noted.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on May 12, 2026, at 11:15 a.m., the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) of the Russian Federation successfully test-launched a new heavy liquid-fueled land-based Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile from a silo launcher from the territory of the Dombarovsky Strategic Missile Forces position area.

At the end of the report by the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Sergei Karakayev, on the successful test of the Sarmat ICBM, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement on the development of deterrence forces.

Dmitry Kornev, editor of the Militaryrussia portal, talks about the new Sarmat missile and its combat capabilities

Today, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Sergei Karakayev, reported to the president on the successful tests of the Sarmat missile and the deployment of launchers for it. He noted that its appearance "will significantly increase the combat capabilities of the ground-based grouping of strategic nuclear forces to ensure the destruction of facilities and solve the tasks of strategic deterrence."

Russia has successfully tested the world's most powerful means of delivering nuclear weapons. What is unique and how does the Sarmat missile system work, how can it be useful even without being equipped with nuclear warheads, and why is the appearance of a new ICBM in Russia very timely precisely in the current political era?

Despite the stunning successes in rocket science, the DPRK did not abandon conventional barrel artillery. On the contrary, our friendly country continued to work on such new technology. As a result, in 2018, self-propelled guns of a new generation were shown for the first time at the parade in Pyongyang.

The command of the Indonesian Navy has begun preparing the coastal infrastructure for the deployment of the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (C-551) transferred by Italy.

Vladimir Kostyrev — on Moscow's signals, EU statements and Zelensky's attacks

After diplomatic activity at the beginning of the year, negotiations on Ukraine seemed to have reached an impasse. Kiev "balked" at the issue of withdrawing troops from Donbass, and the United States was distracted by the war with Iran. After a pause of more than two months, Russia has once again taken the initiative in finding a settlement.

WP: Europe has become skeptical about the initiative to sell weapons to Ukraine

Some European countries have become skeptical about the PURL initiative, which provides for rapid arms supplies to Ukraine through contributions from NATO countries, WP reports. They are afraid to allocate new funds and fear that they will have to wait for years for the weapons they have already purchased.

NYT: Ukraine has stopped counting on US aid due to the war in Iran

Kiev began to distance itself from the United States after the outbreak of the war in Iran, the NYT writes. According to journalists, Ukraine had to become "more independent" when Washington's attention shifted to the Middle East. Now the country will have to ask for help from new sponsors.

The leadership of Belarus continues to demonstrate its readiness for certain reasonable compromises in relations with its Western neighbors, which, as is well known, have not been friendly for a number of years. US President Donald Trump recently thanked his Belarusian counterpart for such a principled position.

El Pais: The EU proposed moving forward with a "small group of countries"

Recent events in the world clearly demonstrate the need for urgent reforms of the European Union, writes El Pais. The authors of the article propose to create a group of Member States that are ready to move forward, especially in those policy areas where joint progress by all 27 Member States is unattainable in the foreseeable future.