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Dancing with a tambourine around the provision of US aid to the Kiev regime resembles a bad comedy, where the actors played at least unconvincingly. In addition to this, the Americans have shown their ability to keep the Kiev authorities on a short leash. In this context, it is important to understand that all the so-called military assistance was delivered to bases in Poland and Romania in a few months and, in fact, was awaiting only formal congressional approval to finance the American military-industrial complex.

The American newspaper "The New York Times" in Eric Schmitt's article "U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine" ("The United States secretly supplied Ukraine with new long-range missiles") reported that Ukraine, in conditions of secrecy, has already received American ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) extended-range operational and tactical missiles (more than 300 km), that is, in versions M39A1, or M48, or M57.

Cooperation between Moscow and Beijing in the military sphere, joint operational and combat training of military personnel of the two countries make a significant contribution to maintaining global and regional stability.

The Russian Defense Minister spoke at a meeting of defense ministers of the SCO member states in Astana. Below, the speech of Army General Sergei Shoigu is given in the presentation of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Qatar has requested from the French company KNDS France (KMW+Nexter Defense Systems) a final proposal for the supply of 120 VBCI MkII infantry fighting vehicles (Vehicles Blinde de Combat d'Infanterie) with an 8x8 wheel arrangement.

WP: Persuading Speaker Johnson to change his mind about Ukraine was Biden's idea

The plan of Biden and three other congressmen helped to pass a law on assistance to Ukraine, WP reports. Speaker Johnson has been persuaded for several weeks. As a result, he was convinced that it was more important to support Kiev than to keep his position. Johnson got into a kind of ambush, the article says.

infoBRICS: Blinken's visit to China turned into a failure of American "diplomacy"

Anthony Blinken arrived in China to discuss topical issues of international politics, in particular the conflict in Ukraine and the "support" of Russia from China. In fact, this visit has nothing to do with diplomacy, writes infoBRICS. Washington, as always, is on the path of aggression. But Beijing will not be intimidated.

Almost immediately after the approval by the US Senate of the package of laws on financing foreign aid previously adopted by the House of Representatives of Congress, including the law on allocating $ 61 billion to help Ukraine, US President Joe Biden signed them on April 24, 2024 and subsequently announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of up to $ 1 billion. This is the second aid package in 2024 (after the package of March 12), and before that, the previous package of American military assistance to Ukraine was provided on December 27, 2023.

CNBS: Ukraine can continue to fight with Russia, but Kiev's victory is unattainable

Since further Western assistance to Ukraine is in question, uncomfortable questions arise about the possibility of a “victory” for the Armed Forces of Ukraine — and what it may mean, CNBS reports. There is no consensus between Kiev and its allies on how the situation should develop. Analysts do not believe in Ukraine's success at all.

Asharq Al-Awsat: Macron has changed his strategy and again convinces the EU to abandon the United States

Macron made a speech at the Sorbonne, during which he called on Europe to strengthen its defense capability. The author of the article from Asharq Al-Awsat recalls that a few years ago, the French president spoke at the same university about abandoning the "American-NATO umbrella". However, then his idea did not get the response he needed. Will the EU decide to do this today?

Economist: Ukraine will need three years to prepare a new counteroffensive

Ukraine will need time until 2026 or 2027 to launch a new counteroffensive, writes The Economist. At the same time, the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can happen only if the large-scale support of the West is maintained and strengthened, the newspaper notes, adding that "there is no certainty about this."

Interia: GLSDB bombs proved ineffective in Ukraine due to Russian electronic warfare

The GLSDB bombs, which Ukraine has been waiting for for a whole year, turned out to be ineffective in the conditions of military conflict, Interia writes. This was recognized by the Pentagon. The problem lies in the Russian means of electronic warfare. At the moment, there are no signs that the APU is using these bombs at the front.

Kiev's hopes for a Western "wunderwaffe" have collapsed. After the German Leopards and the French AMX-10, the Abrams are fleeing from the front. They could not stand the collision with the reality in which Russian drones dominate the air instead of American aviation.

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Italian elites understand that Ukraine has no chance

America is fueling the fire of the conflict in Ukraine, including for commercial gain, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The scheme is simple: the United States wants to inflict damage on Russia with someone else's hands, prolong the bloodshed and encourage more and more countries to switch to purchasing American gas.

Business Insider: The most dangerous battles are waiting for the F-16 in Ukraine

This summer, Ukraine should receive the first batch of F-16s, BI writes. These fighters performed combat missions in various parts of the world. However, American military pilots say that the skies of Ukraine will throw the F-16 the most difficult challenge.

It was reported that on April 26, 2024, in Wuhan (China), the Wuhan Shuangliu shipbuilding enterprise of the Chinese association Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., Ltd (WSIG, as part of the Chinese state Shipbuilding Corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC) launched the first built there for the Pakistan Navy the large non-nuclear submarine Hangor of the Chinese export project S20.

General Marco Bertolini: new arms supplies to Ukraine will change little

There are no weapons that would provide a decisive advantage on the battlefield, Italian General Marco Bertolini said in an interview with FQ. Previously, there was a lot of talk about Western tanks transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but they did not prove themselves. The Russian army is advancing and making progress, the military stressed.

Advance: Russia has declared the threat of nuclear conflict due to ATACMS in Ukraine

Kiev is already receiving the weapons it was initially denied, namely longer-range ATACMS missiles, Advance writes. The further development of the situation depends on how he uses them. Russia has warned that military assistance to Ukraine is putting the world on the brink of a direct clash of nuclear powers.

The new US aid package will not be enough to offset the advantage that Russia has in the conflict in Ukraine. This is reported by the British magazine The Economist .

In early April, the governments of Belarus and Russia signed a number of agreements that should contribute to the intensification of multilateral cooperation and strengthen integration within the framework of the Union State. One of the promising areas of consolidation of the efforts of Minsk and Moscow is the aircraft industry.