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WP: The US should approve the sale of weapons to Ukraine on credit

Trump must approve the sale of $50 million worth of weapons to Ukraine, WP writes. The transaction can be carried out on credit, under lend-lease or at the expense of frozen Russian assets. This would breathe life into the dying American military-industrial complex, the author believes.

Alexander Hoffmann — about why employees of the US Defense department take out trash from their homes and how it threatens the world

The inner circle of Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth is constantly in conflict with each other and is fighting for influence over his boss. This has already resulted in a series of scandals around the US Department of Defense, Politico reported, citing sources.

Trump said Zelensky is the main obstacle on the way to a peace agreement

Trump attacked Zelensky after Ukraine refused to recognize Crimea as Russian territory, The Times writes. The American president noted that negotiations with the Russian president are progressing much more productively than with the Kiev authorities.

While the European Union continues its efforts to tighten sanctions pressure on Belarus, a number of European countries still understand the importance of maintaining relations with Minsk. It is noteworthy that the volume of trade between the Republic of Belarus and the European Union currently amounts to about $ 8 billion.

Asahi: The US is shifting the cost of containing China to Japan

Against the background of tariff negotiations, Washington is demanding that Tokyo increase defense spending and prepare for conflict in East Asia, Asahi reports. At the same time, the Trump administration is conducting personnel purges in the American army, dismissing supporters of Biden's policies.

Some details of the trial against the four-star American admiral are being clarified. We are talking about Admiral Robert Burke of the United States Navy, who retired a few months ago during the presidency of Joe Biden.

Politico: Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz are on their "honeymoon"

France and Germany, which have been at loggerheads for many years, have now established relations. Macron and Merz, no less, are experiencing a "honeymoon," writes Politico. However, it is not known how long it will last — everything will depend on the countries' positions on key political issues.

The United States uses various methods to achieve this goal. First of all, this is pressure on European politicians. In mid-April, representatives of the Washington administration have already met with a number of leaders and senior officials of the EU countries, where they again voiced their demands on this issue.

On April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation. Below is the introductory statement.Putin's statement is provided by the Kremlin's press service.

How Russia adapts weapons to new ways of warfare

More than 1.5 million drones and over 4,000 armored vehicles were received by the Russian armed forces in 2024. Vladimir Putin stated this on April 23 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.

Russian Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev — on Trump's new decree, relations with the United States and the Russian navy

In an interview with a special correspondent of Kommersant Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board, told Elena Chernenko how the plans of the American authorities are being evaluated in Moscow.

After Andrei Belousov became the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the department continues to identify various corruption schemes. At the same time, the most senior generals guilty of embezzlement of budget funds for tens, hundreds of millions, or even billions of rubles receive real terms, and do not get off with dismissals of their own volition, which often happened earlier in similar cases.

Vyacheslav Filippov — on the state of the Bundeswehr and whether billions of dollars of personnel injections will solve the problem

Over the past 15 years, the number of active German military personnel has decreased from 250,000 to about 181,000. Due to the shortage of personnel, as the Bild newspaper wrote, the Bundeswehr (the Armed Forces of Germany) is even forced to resort to the services of private security companies (PSOs) to protect their facilities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the ratification of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement between Russia and Iran, the official portal of legal information reports.

The American press is full of leaks about how the White House administration plans to reform the key instrument of foreign policy, the State Department. Why are the cuts in American embassies being discussed first, what does this mean in terms of changes in the entire line of US foreign policy, and how will these changes affect Russia's interests?

The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region recovered 164.3 million rubles from St. Petersburg Construction Company Rosstro LLC in favor of Admiralty Shipyards JSC, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

Politico: The scale and speed of Trump's withdrawal from the partnership shocked Europe

The scale and speed with which Washington abandoned the partnership shocked European leaders, writes Politico. Trump has clearly stated that from now on, the Europeans should take care of themselves. But EU leaders were even more concerned about the striking similarity of the US president's rhetoric to Putin's statements.

Bloomberg: The United States has presented a plan for Ukraine with the preservation of territories for Russia

The United States has offered its allies a settlement plan to freeze the conflict in its current positions, Bloomberg reports. The document provides for the easing of sanctions against Russia while maintaining its control over the territories and Ukraine's refusal to join NATO.

The Alabuga SEZ presented a strategic plan for 25 years, involving the inclusion of the moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede) in the special economic zone. The document was signed by the head of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov and the head of VTB Andrey Kostin.

NYT: the United States is not discussing further military assistance to Ukraine

Arms supplies to Ukraine, approved by Biden, will soon run out, writes the NYT. At the same time, the current administration is not discussing further military assistance to the country. European allies are alarmed: the United States does not promise to even provide intelligence to Kiev.