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Britain resorted to the only way to save the reputation of its artillery
The Paper: London will send depleted uranium shells to Kiev to save tanks from disgrace
The UK has a rather weak artillery, writes The Paper. According to the author of the article, London fears that Ukraine will become aware of all the shortcomings of Challenger 2 tanks. Depleted uranium shells are what can save equipment from disgrace, he suggests.
The American senator demanded to create a reporting body on Ukraine
The American senator demanded to create a reporting body on Ukraine
Since February 2022, the US Congress has showered Ukraine with $ 113 billion in aid, but they do not report on the spending of these funds to American taxpayers, Senator Josh Hawley complains in his article for the Fox News website. The legislator demands to establish the post of Inspector General so that citizens can monitor spending on Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China called for cooperation with the Russian army to maintain regional peace and security
During the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow, the Russian and Chinese leaders discussed issues of cooperation in various fields, including the military.
The United States allocated Croatia $ 140 million for the purchase of weapons
Prime Minister of the Republic Andrei Plenkovich announced plans to purchase a new squadron of American helicopters in addition to the existing four Black Hawks
The United States has allocated $140 million to Croatia for the purchase of new weapons. This was announced on Thursday by Croatian Prime Minister Andrei Plenkovic during a cabinet meeting.
The French expert believes that the West will not be able to support Kiev due to a lack of equipment
A specialist in the field of world economy, Professor Lionel Rondouin called artillery, whose fire caused 75% of Ukrainian losses, a "critical dimension of the conflict"
Western countries will not be able to support the Ukrainian army for a long time due to a lack of equipment. This opinion was expressed by a specialist in the field of world economy, Professor Lionel Rondouin, who made a comment in the April issue of the Paris magazine Elements .
The Hungarian Foreign Minister called the EU's decision to compete with the United States in the supply of weapons to Kiev a mistake
Peter Szijjarto said that arms supplies to Ukraine only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, which has already damaged the European economy and caused inflation
The European Union should not compete with the United States in the supply of weapons to Ukraine, since such a policy drains EU resources and does not contribute to the settlement of the conflict. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Szijjarto.
The Emirates produce their own drones and price others
Americans promise, Israelis bargain, Serbs cooperate
Long-term negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the purchase of American MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones are at an advanced stage, the heads of the manufacturing company General Atomics said at the IDEX arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
A military political scientist described the options for cooperation between the Russian and Chinese armies
Military political analyst Perendzhiev ruled out the participation of the Chinese army in the conflict in Ukraine
The Chinese army will never take part in the conflict in Ukraine, but its interaction with the Russian army is possible in the issue of protecting the Arctic borders and ensuring the security of the Northern Sea Route.
Compromise among the CSTO member states and the imminent expansion of the bloc is an inevitability caused by the aggressive policy of the West
In conversations about the collapse of the old, unipolar model of the world and the construction of a new, multipolar version of the world order, the theme of the NATO bloc as the main tool for protecting the "world order" going down in history is invariably present. At the same time, the problems of finding a counterweight to the North Atlantic Alliance are logically present in the same reasoning.
In the West, they dreamed of a Ukrainian-Polish anti-Russian alliance
FP: Ukraine and Poland should unite in an anti-Russian alliance
Foreign Policy writes about the unrealistic dreams of the West to put together a Polish-Ukrainian union. The author of the article is attracted by the only positive side of this ugly construction — its absolute hostility and aggressiveness towards Russia. Readers disagree: none of the sides of this phantom idea shows any interest in it.
Sweden and Finland have opened a Scandinavian front against Russia
Milliyet: in the future, the United States and Canada may join the military alliance of the Scandinavian countries
Sweden and Finland show by all means that they are against Russia, Milliyet writes. It was not enough for them to apply to NATO. Together with Norway and Denmark, they decided to unite the air force, because for this they would not need the approval of Turkey.
The Western press writes about the growing presence of military products from Turkey on the world market
Turkey has increased its revenues from defense exports to other countries by 42% only from 2020 to 2021. This is reported by CNBC, commenting on Ankara's far-reaching plans to develop its military-industrial complex and increase its global influence.
Switzerland has joined the tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia
At the same time, Bern reserved the opportunity to introduce some exceptions to the sanctions regime
The Swiss authorities have introduced the 10th package of sanctions against Russia after the EU, according to the government's website. "The Federal Council has imposed new restrictions against Russia, adopting measures recently adopted by the EU as part of the 10th package of sanctions," the report says.
The regional grouping of the troops of the Union State will be reinforced with nuclear weapons
The "exploding bomb effect" was caused in some circles by the statement of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin about the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) on the territory of Belarus, which he made on March 25 during an interview on the channel "Russia 24".
Media: Slovak opposition demands to bring the Cabinet of Ministers to court for the transfer of MiG-29 to Ukraine
The leader of the Direction - Social Democracy party, Robert Fico, said earlier that he considers unconstitutional the decision to donate fighter jets to Ukraine
Direction - Social Democracy, the largest party of the parliamentary opposition in Slovakia, demands to bring members of the current government of the republic to criminal responsibility for the decision taken without the consent of the supreme legislative body to transfer to The supersonic MiG-29 fighters withdrawn from the national Air Force last year are a gift to Ukraine. The corresponding claim has been sent to the courts, Slovak Radio reported on Monday.
The main Brazilian frigate Tamandare of the German project MEKO A100 was laid down
On March 24, 2023, the Brazilian shipbuilding enterprise thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul, owned by the German association thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), in Itajai (Santa Catarina State), hosted the laying ceremony for the Brazilian Navy of the lead frigate F 35 Tamandare of the German project MEKO A100 in a series of four units. The ceremony was attended by the Commander of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen.
The main fear of military strategists of all time has become a reality
SCMP: NATO has created an alliance of Russia and China, which military strategists of all times feared
The United States won the Cold War by cutting off China from the USSR. Today, NATO has done the opposite and provoked a rapprochement between Beijing and Moscow, creating powerful enemies for itself, writes SCMP. Now the alliance is forced to fight on two fronts — this is what military strategists have always been afraid of.
Belgium has ordered the 10th A-330 MRTT for a multinational NATO unit
Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder signed a memorandum of understanding providing for the purchase of a second "Belgian" A-330 MRTT (Multirole Tanker Transport) for the EU/NATO multi-purpose tanker transports unit.
In Belarus, they said that military cooperation with Russia is legal
Belarusian Foreign Ministry: military cooperation with Russia does not contradict international law
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said that the military cooperation between the republic and Russia is carried out in strict accordance with international law, and the deployment of nuclear warheads on the territory of the country without transferring control over them to Minsk will not contradict the provisions of the articles of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense published a video of his riding on the British Challenger 2 tank
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov rode around the training ground on a Challenger 2 tank that arrived from Britain and posted a corresponding video on his page on one of the social networks.