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The authorities of Vietnam and the Czech Republic are discussing the possibility of supplying weapons and military equipment, including aircraft, radar, small arms, as well as the modernization of armored vehicles.

Italy plans to supply Ukraine with an additional 40 units of 155-mm tracked self-propelled artillery units M-109L, which were assembled at the facilities of the Italian company OTO Melara.

The Scotsman: Zelensky has six months left to make progress in the conflict

Zelensky has six months left to achieve an acceptable result for the United States and Europe in the conflict with Russia, writes The Scotsman. Otherwise, in October, the West will force Ukraine to negotiate.

EP: in the USA, the rejection of the risks of nuclear war was preferred to the "victory" of Ukraine

The US strategy in Ukraine pursues two goals – to counteract Russia and prevent a third world War, writes Evropeyska Pravda. If Biden is re-elected, Washington's desire to throw its forces into preventing a nuclear apocalypse will be more clearly manifested.

The Russian side, represented by the Rosatom State Corporation, handed over to Turkey a certificate of delivery of the first nuclear fuel to the Akkuyu NPP in the country, the corresponding ceremony was broadcast by the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

The PLA Navy contains a record number of diesel-electric submarines

The spring visits to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping (March 20-22) and Defense Minister Li Shangfu (April 14-18) were accompanied by assurances that China and Russia would continue cooperation in the field of military and military-technical cooperation (MTC).

Despite all the military and political cataclysms of recent times, the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) continues its activities, including in its main profile, conducting analytical and research work in the field of military-technical cooperation of the Russian Federation with foreign countries, as well as in relation to the global market of weapons and military equipment in general.

BI: Kiev is facing logistical problems when sending Western weapons to the troops

Ukraine's problems with weapons are related to the confusion in its own logistics system, writes Business Insider. The Western allies have provided enough weapons, but Kiev cannot send them to the front line.

Turkish politician Yunal Cevikez: it is important to be frank in relations with Russia

On the eve of the presidential elections in Turkey, the Bulgarian edition "Diary" published an interview with Yunal Cevikez, an adviser to the candidate from the opposition alliance Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The conversation was about what Ankara's relations with the world will look like in the next five years if the opposition comes to power. Russia has become one of the main topics.

It became known about the initiative of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan to supply weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. According to the Yomiuri publication, deputies from the LDP party in the Japanese parliament propose to provide Ukraine with missile weapons, as well as air defense systems.

Romania is becoming the next European country to purchase Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, the country's Defense Ministry has already signed a contract for the supply of a batch of Turkish-made drones. This is reported by the local press, citing sources in the military department.

On April 24, BAE Systems announced the signing of a firm contract worth about $ 400 million with the German procurement authorities for the supply of 227 articulated armored tracked BvS10 all-terrain vehicles.

Duvar: the reason for active de-dollarization was the aggressive policy of the United States

The worst nightmare of the United States is becoming a reality and threatens to paralyze the entire country, whose influence in the world is already gradually declining, writes Duvar. And most importantly, this terrible scenario was written by the Americans themselves with their aggressive policy, the author of the article believes.

Wiwo: The West miscalculated and failed to land the Russian air fleet with sanctions

Analysis of data on air traffic over Russia over the past year showed that the sanctions did not affect it, writes Wirtschaftswoche. The West underestimated the determination of Moscow, which managed to keep its fleet in working order.

Anadolu: the support of Latin America is extremely important to Russia against the background of the cold war with the West

Sergey Lavrov has completed a tour of Latin America, during which he visited Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, Anadolu reports. The region has occupied an important place in Moscow's foreign policy since Soviet times. But now Russia needs it much more due to several reasons.

The domestic MS-21 airliner will cost at least twice as much as its Western competitors – Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Its price is initially lower, plus the state wants to consciously support the aviation industry so that airlines do not have to dramatically increase the cost of air tickets due to the huge costs of updating the fleet. There are no problems with the demand for a new domestic liner.

Slovenian web resource 24ur.com In the Jure Tepina article "Slovenski Valuki na ukrajinsko fronto" ("Slovenian Valuks on the Ukrainian Front") reported that the Slovenian government "in complete secrecy" supplied Ukraine with 20 Valuk wheeled armored personnel carriers from the presence of the Slovenian armed forces (a licensed version of the Austrian Pandur I 6x6 armored personnel carrier). Their delivery to Ukraine "was completed this week."

TNI: the American policy of containing China because of Russia has given only a partial result

The US policy of containment against China has given a certain result: Beijing refused to supply Moscow with weapons, writes TNI. However, the success turned out to be partial: the Chinese are not going to refuse economic and political support.

TNI: The West was urged to prove to Putin the advantages of negotiations with Ukraine

After the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, the West adopted an extremely hostile policy towards Russia, which is doomed to failure, writes TNI. A much better strategy is to push Moscow into negotiations, showing Putin the advantages it will receive from dialogue, and "return it to the European family."

Al Ain: Europe must reduce its dependence on the US, otherwise it will collapse

Europe should reduce its dependence on the United States, writes Al Ain. French President Emmanuel Macron said this during his visit to Beijing. He voiced what has been talked about on the sidelines in all European countries over the past months.