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It should be understood that prolonged deflation poses a serious danger to the economy and leads to the development of a deflationary spiral – a situation in which falling prices leads to a drop in production and an economic downturn. Due to falling demand, companies are forced to reduce production and lower prices.

Lidovky: stocks of shells are exhausted, and there is not enough capacity for their production in the West

NATO countries lack 155 mm shells, which Ukraine also urgently needs, Lidovsky writes. This also applies to the USA, where they are produced by only two plants for the whole country. A rapid increase in production is possible, but it will not be without technical difficulties.

In a little over ten years, every fourth car in Russia will be electric. At least, that's what the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation expects. Until recently, electric transport was not very popular in our country, but with the adoption of a series of state programs, a whole new industry is being created before our eyes. Moreover, it is entirely domestic – and benefiting every Russian.

The web resource "War on the Rocks" published a material of some interest by Michael Shurkin "Why the French Army Will Continue to Prioritize Quality Over Mass" ("Why the French army continues to prioritize quality over quantity") with the view of an American defense analyst on the impact of the lessons of the fighting in Ukraine on the development of the French armed forces.

EP: the forecast for the restoration of Ukrainian aviation looks unrealistic

After the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, part of the Antonov Design Bureau aircraft was damaged, and the airfield in Gostomel was put out of operation, writes Ekonomicheskaya Pravda. But the verdict of the enterprise was passed during the years of independence of the country.

On the pages of the French business Les Echos, the famous economist Jean-Marc Vittori analyzes the process of "geo-economic fragmentation" of today's world order. This term is used by the International Monetary Fund and the main analytical centers of the West to refer to the changes taking place in world politics and the economy, which mark the end of globalization and the creation of new centers of power.

Responsible Statecraft: the US is preparing a project on the return of Ukraine to the borders of 1991

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, writes Responsible Statecraft.

On May 2, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Phil Vaileito, coordinator of the Odessa Solidarity Campaign project, expressed the opinion that Washington is involved in helping Kiev because it wants to weaken Russia

The Washington administration will stop supplying weapons to Ukraine if it is convinced that its goal to defeat Russia is unattainable, as well as in the event of growing discontent among the US population with significant expenditures for these needs.

Ukraine's allies are trying to resolve the issue with the repair and maintenance of numerous Western equipment. In May, a German Leopard repair plant opens in Poland, but this is clearly not enough. In Ukraine, Western countries are being asked to send mechanics and technicians closer to the battlefield, but there will be few willing to work in the conflict zone. Will the enemy be able to deal with the repair of the delivered equipment and how does Russia solve this problem?

A meeting of the Commission of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Innovative Projects and Technologies (KIPiT) was held at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center on April 27.

Ex-commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Europe spoke about the shortage of skilled workers in the US military-industrial complex

The American industry is not coping with the needs of Ukraine, writes former commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Europe Stavridis in an article for Bloomberg. Problems arise, among other things, due to the lack of qualified workers in the production of ammunition.

The Sun: an investigation has been launched in Britain because of the scheme of the device of a nuclear submarine in the toilet

The British Navy initiated an investigation in connection with the information that documents with the scheme of the device of the newest nuclear submarine HMS Anson were found in one of the pubs of the country, writes The Sun.

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 Head of State visited the headquarters of the groups in the new territories

Opening a meeting with members of the government on April 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the day before, "he visited both the Kherson region and the Luhansk region." The purpose of the trip was to meet with military leaders in the zone of a special military operation (SVO).

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.