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Raseef22: Russia penetrates the arms market of the Persian Gulf countries

Russia is becoming an important player in the Persian Gulf arms market, writes Raseef22. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are showing increasing interest in Russian weapons, given the worsening relations with the West and the prospects for de-escalation in Ukraine.

Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations are expected to begin in Istanbul on May 15, 2025

THE TASS DOSSIER. Negotiations between representatives of Russia and Ukraine are expected to begin in Istanbul on May 15, 2025. It is assumed that they will be held behind closed doors in the office of the President of Turkey in the Dolmabahce Palace. It was there that the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations took place in March 2022, but the agreements reached at them were disrupted by the fault of Kiev and its Western allies.

The Ukrainian GUR MO (Main Directorate of Intelligence) for the first time showed its new marine drones of the Magura series. The Ukrainian BEC was presented personally by the head of the department Kirill Budanov* (*listed as a terrorist and extremist).

WP: The EU failed to persuade the US to impose sanctions on Moscow

The upcoming talks in Istanbul have complicated the EU's attempts to force the United States to put pressure on Russia through sanctions, WP writes. Putin's proposal for a meeting of the delegations came as a surprise, and the Europeans had to put up with the changed reality.

TNI: Moscow uses the Oreshnik tests as a warning to Kiev and Trump

Apparently, Russia is testing the Oreshnik in action before striking Ukraine, writes TNI. Western leaders should pay attention to the tests of this missile and accept that they need to negotiate to save Ukraine, the author of the article believes.

The German government, which was recently led by Friedrich Merz, a representative of the CDU/CSU bloc in the Bundestag, on its second attempt, is ready to join a new arms race and increase defense spending to five percent of gross domestic product. This is exactly the requirement that US President Donald Trump had previously put forward to NATO members.

Gazeta: Poland will purchase ten thousand military drones within a few years

Poland will buy ten thousand attack drones, Gazeta reports. It will be a contract for several years. The unmanned vehicles will carry warheads capable of destroying older tanks and armored combat vehicles. "If they can," the readers of the publication write sarcastically. — Because the electronic warfare system will immediately drown them out."

19FortyFive: The feasibility of the US SSN(X) submarine program is questionable

Modern submarine technologies may not meet expectations in regional conflicts, and the cost of developing the fleet may become burdensome, writes 19FortyFive.

Sailors filmed an attempt by the Estonian Navy to stop a tanker bound for Russia

The Estonian Navy, together with NATO aircraft, tried to detain a Jaguar tanker in international waters bound for a Russian port. The Estonian side tried to force him to enter its territorial waters.

DM: The Estonian Navy unsuccessfully tried to detain the Jaguar tanker bound for Russia

Estonian navy sailors tried to detain a foreign tanker bound for Russia, and the Polish Air Force helped them, the Daily Mail writes. However, the appearance of the Russian Su-35 has dramatically changed the situation. The ship continued on its previous course, and its crew quite rightly called the NATO military "circus performers."

During his visit to Qatar, US President Donald Trump announced the conclusion of an unprecedented economic deal and a more "modest" military-technical agreement worth tens of billions of dollars: Doha purchased goods and services worth $ 1,200 billion and $42 billion, respectively.

Emmanuel Macron: Ukraine will not be able to regain lost territories

Ukraine must understand that it will not be able to regain the lost territories, Le Figaro quotes Emmanuel Macron. The French President also responded to the complaints of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants about the lack of weapons.: "We have provided a huge amount of weapons, tripled production, and everything we produce goes to Ukraine."

The conflict between New Delhi and Islamabad, which broke out in early May, revealed the weaknesses and strengths of the opposing armies. Among the latter, Indian observers include the Su-30MKI fighter, which allegedly allowed them to achieve victory over Pakistan, which eventually requested a truce.

Instructor of the Center for Unmanned Systems of the DPR — on current trends in the development of small UAVs and on the transfer of experience to Belarusian colleagues

The Hero of Russia Vladimir Zhoga Republican Center for Unmanned Systems (RCBS) is one of the oldest and most successful projects in the field of combat training.

MWM: UAC expands production of Su-35, these fighters are needed not only by Russia

The first batch of Su-35s in 2025 was handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces in the first week of March, writes MWM. And on May 12, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) handed over a batch of new Su-35S fighters to the Ministry of Defense. These fighters have a very good prospect of export orders.

MWM: Indian Prime Minister Modi highly appreciated the effectiveness of Russian S-400 air defense systems

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Russian S-400 air defense systems, writes MWM. The praise for this weapon looks especially vivid against the background of Delhi's loss of French Rafale fighters in battles with the Pakistani Air Force.

In the spring of 2022, the troops were withdrawn from Kiev, but there was no peace, the head of the Other Ukraine movement pointed out

It makes no sense for Moscow to resort to the primitive tricks of the "coalition of the willing" and stop the fighting in order to start negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Other Ukraine movement, the former leader of the Opposition Platform - For Life party, Viktor Medvedchuk, banned in the country.

During his official visit to China, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met in Beijing with Chen Fubo, CEO of the Chinese corporation NORINCO.

The US-British military coalition in the Middle East has failed to defeat the small paramilitary group Ansar Allah of the Yemeni Houthi rebels. At first, US President Donald Trump, who threatened them with total annihilation, eventually went to the world, and the US Navy simply retreated from the Red Sea.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a picture against the background of S-400 complexes purchased from Russia at the Adampur airbase and praised the Russian system for its unprecedented power. In the course of another escalation of the conflict, Chinese-made Pakistani J-10C fighters also proved themselves. Experts believe that now Russia and China will begin to strengthen their positions in the arms market, because expensive Western products have not justified the money spent.