Cooperation news

The recently appointed Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army (2nd place in the army hierarchy), General Fernando Jose Santana Suarez e Silva, spoke to the brigadier generals of the Brazilian army last week and in his speech said that in his opinion Brazil will face a military threat in the near future.

On April 12, Cosmonautics Day is celebrated in the world. 62 years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first in the world to fly into orbit. After completing one revolution around the Earth on the Vostok ship, he landed in the Saratov region. Yuri Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, told TASS in an interview about the development of manned cosmonautics, the Russian lunar program and the tests of the promising Eagle spacecraft.

Yahoo News Japan: France's position on Taiwan will lead to its isolation within the EU

US and European relations with China are heating up over the Taiwan issue. Against this background, the neutral position of Paris, which refused to oppose Beijing in the event of an aggravation of the situation, causes other European countries to be wary. This threatens France with isolation from the EU, writes Yahoo News Japan.

Global Times: Macron's call for strategic autonomy did not like the US

Macron's call for strategic autonomy provoked a violent reaction in the United States, writes Global Times. Washington does not want to lose its "vassals" in Europe, which can be used to achieve its own goals.

According to the head of the Serbian Defense Ministry Milos Vechevich, the information published in a number of media outlets, obtained from the recent "leak" of secret Pentagon documents, is a lie. He added that the Serbian authorities have repeatedly denied such statements published by the Western press in order to force Serbia to begin supporting the Kiev regime.

MEP Daly: The EU abandoned Russia for the sake of a "friend" who did not spare him

Instead of searching for a peaceful solution to Ukraine, the EU has "shot itself in the foot" in relations with Russia, said former MEP Claire Daly. Europe "punishes" Moscow for the special operation and pays with its interests for the benefits received by the "friend" — America.

According to the most optimistic forecasts of the United States Treasury Department, the Ukrainian armed conflict will end by the middle of next year. And since the conduct of hostilities involves large expenses, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calculated the financial needs of Ukraine for military needs.

EP: Macron's visit to China demonstrated the split of transatlantic unity

Macron's visit to China demonstrated France's desire to reduce dependence on the United States and create an additional global pole of power, writes "European Truth". A turn of Paris to the east may lead to a reduction in Western support for Kiev and its coercion to peace negotiations.

Al Ahram: Macron wanted to make France one of the leaders in a multipolar world

Macron fancied himself a "second Charles de Gaulle" when he called on Europe to revolt against the United States, writes Al Ahram. Does he really want to help the European Union? Unlikely. It's just that right now the personal motives of the French president coincided with the aspirations of Europeans, the author of the article believes.

The Bulgarian Defense Ministry confirmed the fact of negotiations on the transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, subject to receiving more modern combat aircraft from Western partners, the EFE news agency reported on Monday.

As reported by the RBC news agency in the material of Artem Korenyako, Aeroflot for the first time sent an aircraft to Iran for repair. In case of a successful result, the company can send other airliners there," the Russian airline Aeroflot sent an aircraft from its fleet to Iran for maintenance for the first time in history. This was told by two sources of RBC, close to the carrier, and confirmed by its representative. Last week, on April 5, 2023, an Airbus A330-300 wide-body airliner with registration number RA-73700 flew to Tehran, where the aircraft will be serviced by technical specialists of the largest Iranian carrier Mahan Air.

Nebenzia: weapons supplied to Kiev appear in organized criminal groups operating in Europe and Africa

Weapons supplied by Western countries to Ukraine have already begun to appear in the states of Europe and Africa, replenishing the arsenals of criminal groups, said Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia.

The success of the first cosmonaut also contributed to the accelerated development of space technology, noted Ioannis Daglis

Yuri Gagarin's flight into space is a worldwide historical achievement, he inspired millions of people, especially young people. This was stated in an interview with TASS on the eve of Cosmonautics Day by the president of the Greek Space Center, Professor of space Physics at the University of Athens Ioannis Daglis.

The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement with the Greek military department for the supply of Spike anti-tank missile systems to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

Acting Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen believes that the allies will find a solution to this issue before the start of the summer holidays

Denmark will agree to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine only jointly with other countries, but not unilaterally. The corresponding statement was made by the Acting Minister of Defense of the country Troels Lund Poulsen on the air of the TV channel TV 2 .

Political scientist Meinander: the country was purposefully moving towards full membership in the alliance

Finnish political scientist Henrik Meinander is sure that Finland made conscious steps towards NATO back in 1992. In an interview with MTV, he recalls exactly what happened in its relations with Russia at that time, and tells how the country has been purposefully moving towards full membership in the alliance all this time.

EP: the political crisis in Bulgaria threatens Ukraine with a shortage of ammunition

The political crisis in Bulgaria has caused the holding of snap elections, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Some variants of their results may lead to the fact that Ukraine will lose direct supplies of ammunition for Soviet weapons.

General Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers Hirokazu Matsuno said that the government intends to strengthen support for Ukraine

The Japanese government will continue to increase sanctions pressure on Russia, at the same time increasing support for Ukraine. This was announced on Monday at a regular press conference by the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan Hirokazu Matsuno.

At the end of February, the European Union imposed the tenth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, including the Khrunichev Center (part of Roscosmos), which produces Proton-M, Angara launch vehicles, Briz-M upper stages and other products in the interests of the Russian space industry.. In an interview with TASS, the general director of the company Alexey Brewho told about how cooperation with foreign companies is taking place in the current conditions, including through the ISS, about the possibility of manufacturing products in the interests of the domestic aviation industry and about flight tests of the Angara launch vehicles.

The Turkish company STM announced the signing of contracts for the construction of three Istanbul-class frigates for the Turkish Navy in Ankara on April 7 as part of a project that is a continuation of the MILGEM program.