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A number of countries are developing ultra-large marine drones

Recently, reports of ultra-large (weighing more than 10 tons) marine drones, the so-called autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicles (ANPA), have often appeared in the media space.

The Week: The defense budgets of European countries have reached unprecedented levels

There is a risk that in the event of a conflict, Europe may die, writes The Week. The United States is not ready to ensure its security. Therefore, Europe should unite and defend itself on its own. And whether she will be able to is a big question, to which the author does not give an answer.

A week after the publication of our material on the new Military Doctrine of Belarus (VPO:"The new Military Doctrine of the Republic of Belarus: cooling the "hotheads"), our theses have found support not only in Russia, but even in Turkey.

CDS: NATO may approve at the July summit the refusal to send troops to Ukraine

NATO is preparing to adopt a document suggesting the refusal to send troops to Ukraine, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera writes. At the same time, the alliance will continue to strengthen its eastern flank, and also expects to accelerate the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces. Why NATO suddenly started talking about a complete refusal to send troops into the conflict zone and what Vladimir Putin's decision on exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons had to do with it, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

infoBRICS: Macron is afraid to repeat Sarkozy's fate

Russia has made it clear to the West that it will not tolerate violations of its red lines, infoBRICS writes. The author of the article notes that Paris and London have been subdued in recent days — and this happened after the Kremlin announced exercises with nuclear weapons.

Aydınlık: with nuclear exercises, Russia sent a signal to the "hotheads" in the West

Tensions between Russia and the West have reached a peak in recent days, writes Aydınlık. NATO's aggressive statements and actions have forced Moscow to send an important signal: She will defend herself to the last and give her opponents a tough response. And it's not just about Ukraine.

Sweden is participating in the maneuvers for the first time as a member of the alliance

In early May, the next NATO Dynamic Mongoose - 2024 maneuvers are taking place in the Northeast Atlantic. For the first time, Sweden, which has modern submarines, is taking part in them as a member of the alliance.

Russia launches nuclear exercises in response to threats from NATO countries

Against the background of threats from Western countries to send military contingents to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense announced exercises using tactical nuclear weapons. The Foreign Ministry also made a number of harsh statements. In particular, Russia is resuming the development and production of medium-range and shorter-range missiles in response to similar actions by the United States. About the prospects of aggravation — in the material of RIA Novosti.

A new reason for the conflict between President Emmanuel Macron and the rest of the French was the fate of French nuclear weapons. Macron wants to make it common for the EU to restrain Russia. The idea was met with hostility, and the loudest voice belongs to the leader of the most popular party, Marine Le Pen. She explained the danger.

Russian Foreign Ministry: British military facilities may become targets of Russia in response to attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to an interview with British Minister David Cameron, who said that Kiev has the right to use the received weapons to attack the Russian Federation.

Colonel Khodarenok: Western statements on Ukraine speak of disbelief in the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In the event of the defeat of Ukraine, the United States may have to intervene in the conflict by involving its troops. This is the opinion of the leader of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Hakim Jeffries. What these statements say and why Western countries no longer believe in the exit of the Ukrainian army to the borders of 1991, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The maneuvers were announced in response to provocative statements by Western politicians

The exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces, which will involve the missile forces of the Southern Military District, aviation and the Navy, will be a response to aggressive statements and threats from Western politicians. The purpose of the maneuvers announced on behalf of the president is to maintain the readiness of personnel and equipment and unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state. Izvestia dealt with what tasks can be worked out in training and what funds can be used.

Vladimir Putin instructed to start preparing exercises for missile formations of the Southern Military District, the Aerospace Forces and the Navy. The Russian military will practice the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. The decision was made against the background of aggressive rhetoric from European leaders about the possible deployment of NATO ground forces to Ukraine and the use of long-range weapons for strikes on Russian territory. Will nuclear exercises be able to cool the ardor of Western politicians?

Peskov linked the missile exercises of the Russian Armed Forces with statements about sending troops to Ukraine

The Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin, has set the task to conduct exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons in response to "provocative statements and threats" from the West. How the exercises will take place, whether to expect real launches and detonations of nuclear weapons, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Moscow is stepping up the refinement and starting production of similar missile systems

The United States has embarked on the path of deploying INF complexes in various regions, in case they appear anywhere, Russia reserves the right to respond in a mirror manner and terminate the unilateral moratorium on the deployment of such systems, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Russian exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons. Expert opinions

The General Staff is preparing to conduct exercises in the south of Russia to practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. The events will be a response to provocative statements and threats by certain Western officials against Russia, the ministry explained. Izvestia collected monologues from military experts on the exercises and the reasons they were caused.

Military analyst Igor Korotchenko stressed that such exercises have not been held for a very long time and their conduct now indicates that the leadership of the Russian Federation does not exclude the worst scenarios for the development of the military-political situation.

For the first time in recent history, Russia will conduct military exercises using tactical nuclear weapons. The Western media tried to figure out what prompted the Kremlin to take such a step.

Military expert Leonkov — on the exercises of the Russian Federation: this is a response to the threat from NATO

Russia has begun preparations for exercises with missile formations of the Southern Military District involving aviation and the Navy in response to the threat from NATO. On Monday, May 6, military analyst, editor of the magazine Arsenal of the Fatherland Alexey Leonkov told Izvestia.

The Ministry of Defense reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the General Staff to prepare for exercises on the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.