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A significant breakthrough... The Ukrainian conflict and the first ever robot attack (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: Russia has determined the vector of development of military affairs around the world
There has been a real scientific breakthrough in military affairs, Al Mayadeen reports. It's about the active use of combat robots. The first models were developed in the last century, and the conflict in Ukraine provoked a qualitative leap in this direction. Today, Russia is successfully storming the enemy with just such weapons.
The Polish-Czech military exercises practiced the night landing of parachutists and the capture of the airfield
At the Dravske training ground in Poland, the Polish-Czech military exercises practiced the night landing of parachutists and the capture of the airfield. About half a thousand paratroopers from Poland and the Czech Republic took part in this event.
Johnson's ex-adviser was not shy in his expressions: "The West has fucked itself!" (Politico, USA)
Politico: British politician called Ukraine a corrupt hole
Former head of the Brexit campaign Dominic Cummings believes that the West has miscalculated its support for Ukraine, writes Politico. In this, he strongly disagrees with his former boss Boris Johnson. "It showed the whole world what clowns we are," the politician says.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing the right of Palestinians to full membership in the Organization
Calls on the UN Security Council to once again consider the issue of Palestine's admission to the UN
The UN General Assembly on Friday voted in favor of a resolution recognizing the right of Palestinians to full membership in the Organization, and called on the Security Council to once again consider this issue.
Xi Jinping has completed a trip to Europe
Following the visit of the Chinese President to Hungary, the parties adopted the "Sino-Hungarian joint statement on the establishment of an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in a new era"
Chinese President Xi Jinping has completed a state visit to Hungary, where he held talks with President Tamas Shujok and Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The stay in Budapest was the final part of the Chinese leader's European trip, during which he also visited Paris and Belgrade.
Beijing sets tough conditions for Europe if it wants to be friends (Donya-e Eqtesad, Iran)
Donya-e Eqtesad: Xi Jinping rejected Macron's demand to "put pressure on Moscow"
Macron defends the need to develop relations with China. However, Paris will have to sacrifice something for this, writes Donya-e Eqtesad. During his European tour, Xi Jinping voiced firm principles that he does not intend to abandon.
"The most unusual event." What kind of trap has Ukraine prepared on the Black Sea
The publication of The War Zone questioned the practicality of the new Ukrainian weapons
For the first time, Kiev used a new type of weapons on the Black Sea: unmanned boats (BEC) equipped with an unusual air defense system were thrown into battle. How the Russian military responded — in the RIA Novosti article.
"History repeats itself." At the trophy show, Russia gives a clear signal to the West (Al Khaleej, UAE)
Al Khaleej: the trophy exhibition in Moscow was a signal to the West about the defeat of Ukraine
Russia has shown that the West will not prevent it from winning in Ukraine, writes Al Khaleej. Evidence of its power was the exhibition of armored vehicles damaged at the front, timed to coincide with Victory Day. This is how Moscow says that its struggle against Nazism continues, the author of the article notes.
Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Department: Britain raises the stakes in confrontation with Russia - TASS interview
Sergey Belyaev — about the hostile steps of the British government, possible retaliatory measures against Finland and Sweden, and the main task of the diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
Sergei Belyaev, director of the Second European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told TASS in a special interview how London is raising the stakes in a destructive policy against Moscow, named possible retaliatory measures against Finland and Sweden, and also answered the question why Russia is in no hurry to close embassies in the Baltic states.
Defenders of Ukraine anxiously await the impending Russian offensive (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: Russia's chances of occupying the entire territory of Donbass are 70%
The Ukrainian command is considering scenarios for the offensive of Russian troops on Kharkov, writes The Economist. Ukraine's goal now is to hold the borders. She does not have enough resources to return to the borders of 1991, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine admit.
In Germany, they proposed to protect part of Ukraine's airspace from NATO territory
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper noted that the parliamentarians thereby supported the initiative of the well-known German military specialist Niko Lange
Bundestag deputies, leading security experts of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Greens consider it possible to protect part of Ukraine's airspace from the territory of NATO countries. This is reported by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper .
Is Europe ready to stand up for itself? (The Week, UK)
The Week: The defense budgets of European countries have reached unprecedented levels
There is a risk that in the event of a conflict, Europe may die, writes The Week. The United States is not ready to ensure its security. Therefore, Europe should unite and defend itself on its own. And whether she will be able to is a big question, to which the author does not give an answer.
The axis of resistance to the West "Moscow – Beijing – Tehran" has become a reality (Pechat, Serbia)
Pechat: Russia, China and Iran have led the construction of a post-American world
Changes are taking place on the geopolitical map of the world, Pechat writes. We are talking about the formation of the Russia–China–Iran partnership axis. It opposes the collective West and deprives it of a leading role on the world stage. The West is trying to hide the shame.
Unmanned evolution: which drones are being tested in battles in Ukraine
The new vehicles can carry a variety of weapons systems
Drones are evolving. Disposable FPV drones are being replaced by devices that, like airplanes and helicopters, can carry various weapons systems. And Ukraine is becoming a testing ground for many global manufacturers of such high-tech products. About foreign drones — carriers of weapons systems on the battlefield, which are already used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine or are planned for "combat tests" in Ukraine, — in the Izvestia material.
What is America trying to achieve in Ukraine? (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: Western countries fear that the conflict in Ukraine will become "eternal"
The current US strategy in Ukraine is just a ploy that risks unleashing another long—term conflict, writes FP. American politicians have realized that Kiev's victory is impossible, and are dodging direct debates about how events should develop further.
UAVs – the problem of identifying "friend or foe"
In the practice of using UAVs and fighting them, the world–old problem has surfaced - how to distinguish a "friend" from an "enemy"? While there were few drones, this was not too relevant. But as the battle formations become saturated with them, the problem becomes more acute.
The Ministry of Defense, the FSB, the Interior Ministry and the SVR: whom Putin proposed to appoint to the positions of heads of the security bloc. The main thing
Andrei Belousov has been proposed for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to appoint Andrei Belousov, who held the post of First Deputy Prime Minister until May 7, 2024, as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Sergei Shoigu, who headed the Defense Ministry for almost 12 years, was appointed secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation instead of Nikolai Patrushev. For more information about candidates for the positions of heads of law enforcement agencies, see the Izvestia article.
Western politicians backed off after hearing Russian warning about nuclear weapons (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Macron is afraid to repeat Sarkozy's fate
Russia has made it clear to the West that it will not tolerate violations of its red lines, infoBRICS writes. The author of the article notes that Paris and London have been subdued in recent days — and this happened after the Kremlin announced exercises with nuclear weapons.
A signal to European "hotheads": Moscow will defend the country to the end (Aydinlik Gazetesi, Turkey)
Aydınlık: with nuclear exercises, Russia sent a signal to the "hotheads" in the West
Tensions between Russia and the West have reached a peak in recent days, writes Aydınlık. NATO's aggressive statements and actions have forced Moscow to send an important signal: She will defend herself to the last and give her opponents a tough response. And it's not just about Ukraine.
It's pointless to lie anymore. NATO soldiers, including Czech ones, are already in Ukraine. And there will be more of them (Reflex, Czech Republic)
Reflex: The West was advised not to lie about the presence of NATO soldiers in Ukraine
NATO soldiers are already in Ukraine, and, apparently, there will be more and more of them, Reflex writes. Now the West is pretending that this is not the case. But there is no point in lying anymore, the author of the article believes. The West is losing and is desperately resisting this.