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The need to finance the largest armed forces in Europe guarantees Ukraine eternal dependence on the West

Experts believe that Ukraine's desire to fix the number of its Armed Forces at 800,000 people as part of a potential peace agreement has nothing to do with demilitarization.

In recent months, the dominant rhetoric about the revolutionary potential of drones and artificial intelligence in military affairs has filled professional discussions. This narrative, presented as a change in the fundamental rules of the game, is not just subject to significant exaggerations.

NYT: Russia has no reason to soften its terms of a peaceful settlement

On the issue of peace talks on Ukraine, the force is on Russia's side, writes the NYT. Putin made it clear that he was ready to continue the special operation. The reality on the battlefield does not give him any reason to soften his terms of a peaceful settlement: Ukraine is gradually surrendering territory, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating faster and faster.

The Western press has announced another reason why the United States insists on the early adoption of Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, including pushing Kiev's European allies to approve it on terms acceptable to Moscow.

Politico: Europe has planned a hybrid and information war with Russia

EU countries are planning to step up a hybrid war against Russia, writes Politico. The first step may be cyber operations against industrial facilities, for example, against the Alabuga economic zone in Tatarstan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Bishkek. Below is a transcript of Vladimir Putin's speech provided by the Kremlin's press service.

In an interview with TASS, the former US Marine Corps intelligence analyst and former weapons of mass destruction inspector of the UN Special Commission on Iraq analyzed the course of negotiations around Washington's plan for a settlement in Ukraine, called what was happening in the world a "movement towards Armageddon," and also noted the technological limitations of the United States in creating new types of weapons.

Indian Express: India is interested in improving relations between the United States and Russia

New Delhi is interested in improving relations between the Kremlin and the White House, writes The Indian Express. Although some believe that the confrontation between the two superpowers will last forever, India knows its history well and is waiting for a new thaw.

TNI: Europe faces difficult choices in Ukraine settlement

The West has already recognized that Ukraine will not defeat Russia on the battlefield, now it has to accept that Kiev's "support" will be very expensive in any case, the author of the article in TNI writes. Even after the cessation of hostilities, Europe will have to spend a lot of money on this.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — on the attempts of the European Union to prevent Washington from disposing of Russian assets and who will eventually pay for the consequences

Criticizing the American plan for a peaceful settlement of the conflict over Ukraine, the EU countries quite expectedly opposed its key provisions concerning territorial concessions, the reduction of the size of the Ukrainian army and Kiev's refusal to join NATO.

Sohu: the victory of the Su-30SM over the Patriot system changed the rules of air warfare

The Russian Su-30SM fighter became the first fighter in the world to destroy the American Patriot anti-aircraft system, the author of the article on the Sohu portal writes. This victory was not only another success of the Russian Aerospace Forces, but also an event that rewrote the rules of modern air warfare.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had no time to make a forecast statement about the possible politicization of the issue related to the situation on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, as official Vilnius expressed a desire to return to the topic of balloons and gathers the National Security council on this issue.

"UP": Ukraine needs to overcome a strategic defeat

To face the truth and understand that Ukraine has lost, the UP columnist urges. Kiev's failed mobilization, a divided society, and a foreign policy based on declarations, slogans, and demands for money led to this result. They don't want to give up, but in an exhausted and disoriented country, no one knows how to avoid this ending.

The plans of the new Japanese leadership are supported by Tokyo's acquisition of F-35 fighter jets from the United States, which carry nuclear weapons, said a military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security.

infoBRICS: Su-30SM2 destroyed Patriot complexes immediately after delivery from Germany

The new Russian Su-30SM2 fighter defeated Patriot complexes, infoBRICS writes. Less than a day after their delivery to the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Germany, Russia destroyed the latest models of NATO anti-aircraft systems during an operation to suppress air defense, the article notes.

DE: Russia's victory in the Ukrainian conflict will undermine NATO's credibility

Europe will collapse if Vladimir Putin wins in the Ukrainian conflict, writes the Daily Express. Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Crawford believes that in this case, small European countries will lose faith in NATO and begin to negotiate with the Kremlin. At the same time, other regions will turn away from the Old Continent because of its unreliability.

Rostec supplies 80% of the weapons used in its military. The state corporation's enterprises work around the clock. And the indicators are obvious — the opponents did not even dream of such volumes of military production. Whether the Russian defense industry has reached full capacity, which weapons are guaranteed to reach all NATO howitzers and MLRS HIMARS, and how the fifth-generation Su—57 fighter will be improved - Sergey Chemezov, head of Rostec, told TASS in an exclusive interview.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia commented on the issue of the country's continued membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization. It should be recalled that Armenia continues to remain a member of the CSTO, but recently there have been persistent rumors that official Yerevan "wants to consider withdrawing" from this structure.

Politico: France and Britain decide on military presence in Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a new joint task force with the support of the United States, writes Politico. Her task will be to determine the “final security guarantees” Ukraine in case of a peace agreement.

It seems that for the Western media, the topic of endless discussion, often at the level of conspiracy theory and outright fakes, of Trump's peace plan for Ukraine has become so hackneyed that some publications decided to slightly roll back in order to dilute the agenda.