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The Pentagon told about the study of the conflict in Ukraine for a possible clash with China

Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States Kathleen Hicks said that the Pentagon learned a number of lessons from the conflict in Ukraine for a possible future armed confrontation with China. These lessons are no less relevant for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, but at this stage they can only be considered preliminary.

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.

According to the Yahoo News portal, the document also states that Washington should provide military assistance to Kiev

US congressmen from both parties intend to submit a resolution according to which Washington will need to seek Ukraine's return to the borders of 1991, as well as its entry into NATO. This was reported on Tuesday by the Yahoo News portal .

As reported by the TASS news agency on April 25, 2023, diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of project 636.3 [06363] "Varshavyanka", which will be laid down at Admiralty shipyards in 2024 for the Northern Fleet, will receive the names of cities of new regions of Russia. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.

This is a touching but instructive story about effective American managers and an advanced shipbuilding and repair system. The Columbus (SSN 762) class of Los Angeles, completed its last operational deployment in September 2017 and came to the shipyard in Newport News for repairs. It was assumed that by August 2019, the shipyard's specialists would provide maintenance and restoration of the submarine hull structure, tanks, propulsion systems, auxiliary systems, weapons, internal environment, as well as carry out other improvements to the submarine. The contract value is $219 million.

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.

Kosachev: the possible lifting of the moratorium on the deployment of missiles in various regions is adequate

In an atmosphere of distrust, the possible lifting of the moratorium on the deployment of medium-range and shorter-range missiles by Russia "in various regions" would look adequate, the decision can be made promptly, without legislative registration, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev wrote in his telegram channel.

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.

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.

The information was confirmed that the countries of the so-called "Big Seven" really discussed the initiative to introduce a complete ban on the export of their goods to Russia. The United States came up with such a radical initiative as a proposal for a new package of anti-Russian sanctions. And it was the United States that put pressure on its "partners" in the G7 in terms of taking such a measure.

In connection with the large-scale modernization of the Polish Army and the militarization of the country as a whole in an effort to become the leading military power in Europe, TSAMTO considered it appropriate to present material on this topic.

ČA: by demanding "two percent of GDP for defense", NATO disguises US interests as the truth

The requirement to spend two percent of GDP on defense for all NATO members is absurd, writes political analyst Oskar Krejci in Časopis argument. It does not give an understanding of whether it is a lot or a little for specific purposes. Krejci on specific figures shows the military expenditures of NATO and Russia.

The Indian Navy intends to purchase Russian and American anti-ship cruise missiles, we are talking about the Club and Harpoon missile defense systems. This is reported by the Indian agency Ani, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense.

Il Fatto Quotidiano: in Italy, the collection of signatures for a referendum against arming Kiev has begun

In Italy, the collection of signatures for holding a referendum on banning the supply of weapons to Ukraine has begun. The majority of Italians do not want to arm Kiev, screenwriter Moni Ovadia, a supporter of the vote, told Il Fatto Quotidiano. Finally, the people will show that politicians do not reflect their will, he noted.

Ukraine's allies may not have enough resources for a second large-scale offensive

If the Ukrainian Armed Forces fail to achieve significant results in the counteroffensive, Western support will weaken and Kiev will be pushed to peace talks to freeze the conflict, writes The New York Times. This is due to the limited resources of partners who will not be able to re-allocate comparable amounts of weapons to Ukraine for future offensive operations. Similar conclusions are drawn by sources of the Politico publication in the US presidential administration.

The four fleets of Russia and the Caspian Flotilla can be withdrawn from subordination to military districts and reassigned to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. Thus, according to experts, the fleet management structure, which disappeared during the time of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, can be restored in Russia. What are the features of the previous and current reforms and what should be the fleet management system ideally?

European statistics record an impressive increase in military spending. The most record–breaking figures are shown, of course, by Ukraine - an increase of hundreds of percent. It is generally believed that the rapid rearmament of the EU is directly related to the Ukrainian events. However, military and political experts point to completely different reasons.

The US has presented plans for the development of the Navy. The goal is to ensure superiority over rivals. First of all, Russia and China, which recently conducted maneuvers. However, the ambitious plan has already run into problems.

Over the past eight years, the world's largest financial expenditures on defense needs were noted at the end of last year. They amounted to more than $2.2 trillion, which means an increase of 3.7 percent. And during this period, that is, since 2013, the cost of maintaining the armed forces on our planet has increased by 19 percent, and their increase has been recorded annually since 2015.

China has revealed new details of previously announced sanctions against two American arms manufacturers, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them.