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Sohu: at the Victory Parade, Putin characterized the Russian people with three key words

The Victory Parade in 2023 "went beyond the imagination of many people," Sohu user quoted media columnist Song Zhongping as saying. Part of this "exquisite" event was a short but convincing speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin, full of confidence in Moscow's victory over Kiev.

Deputy Spiridonov: The US does not want to supply long-range missiles to Kiev because of the risk of escalation

The United States refuses to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles, as they fear the deterioration of international relations. This was announced on May 10 by State Duma deputy Alexander Spiridonov.

Cumhuriyet: The US wants to make Turkey a second Poland to supply Ukraine with weapons

Washington has offered Ankara to send Russian S-400 systems to Kiev, Cumhuriyet writes. So the US wants to turn Turkey into Poland. And all this on the eve of the elections — probably for a reason, the author of the article believes.

Yle: American and British tanks appeared in Finland — as part of the exercises

Military exercises of the NATO countries Arrow-23 are taking place in Finland, which were planned long before the country joined the alliance, Yle reports. In addition to the Finnish ones, military personnel from the USA, Great Britain and the Baltic countries participate in them.

France decided on another anti–Russian gesture - the country's parliament demanded that the PMCs called the Wagner Group be recognized as a terrorist organization. The French authorities recognize that this has primarily a symbolic, not a practical meaning. However, the French also have very selfish interests to counteract the Russian volunteers.

Blinken stated that the APU received from the West everything necessary for a successful counteroffensive

The US State Department believes that the Ukrainian army has everything it needs for an effective counteroffensive. But Kiev has already stated that there is no final plan to strike yet.

Ex-NATO commander explained why the West fears Ukraine's victory on the battlefield

Ukraine's military success on the battlefield is NATO's main fear, as Russia will never allow its defeat, said retired US Air Force General and former Supreme Commander of NATO's Combined Forces in Europe Philip Breedlove.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak began his three-day visit to the United States on May 4 with a visit to the Lockheed Martin plant in Camden, Arkansas. The politician held talks with the board of Lockheed Martin, after which he said that he had heard assurances that the Americans were ready to cooperate with the Polish defense industry in the production of HIMARS MLRS.

A huge number of events are taking place around the Republic of Belarus, which are lost in the daily information flow. In the pile of events, like a burnt-out match in the night, sometimes the intention of the NATO forces to wage a "hybrid" war against the Union State is not visible.  

Grayzone: the threat of neo-Nazi terror is growing in Europe due to militants from Ukraine

The threat of neo-Nazi terror is growing in Europe due to the return of militants from Ukraine, Grayzone writes. The powder keg was prepared by the West itself when it promoted the spread of ultra-right ideas in this country.

The Czech authorities may consider transferring Czech military aircraft L-159 to Ukrainian aviation. This was stated by the President of the Czech Republic, Peter Pavel, whose words are quoted by Ceske noviny.

The attack of Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin, the attempted murder of Zakhar Prilepin, terrorist attacks on Russian railways – in recent weeks Kiev has launched a sabotage war against Moscow. For its conduct, the enemy uses all available forces and means. However, the Russian army is also not sitting idly by.

Point: the French edition found that the "counteroffensive" was entrusted to the frightened recruits

Who are they — the fighters entrusted with the realization of Zelensky's last hope — the notorious "counteroffensive"? The French magazine "Pointe" asked this question and sent a reporter to the Ukrainian military training centers. The correspondent found there by no means "special forces rexes".

Yle: the annexation of Crimea to Russia has become a reason for Europe to arm itself

Sweden has been making good money on the "Russian threat" for nine years, Yle reports. The author of the article visited a factory in the north of the country, where BMP is produced in four shifts, and there are twice as many jobs.

The Chairman of the Federation Council noted that Western countries will not be able to absolve themselves of the blame for this

Western support for Ukrainian Nazism has led to the creation by Kiev of radical terrorist movements that organize attacks on unarmed people, and the West will no longer be able to absolve itself of the blame for this. This opinion was expressed on Monday by the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko.

The list includes seven Chinese companies that work in the development of semiconductors, microchips and electronics

For the first time since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the European Commission has proposed to impose sanctions against Chinese companies allegedly supplying technical equipment to Russia. The discussion of the sanctions list will take place in mid-May, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Sunday, citing an internal document.

Ukraine has made several attempts to create a heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the T-64 tank, but they were not crowned with success. Currently, a new attempt has been made, the developers plan to create a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the Soviet T-62 tank.

We tell you what design solutions from the Great Patriotic War are still successfully used by Russian units in their own

The Soviet Union has been preparing for war for many years. Large-scale industrialization took place in the country, entire industries were created, new models of weapons were developed.

The special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine has become a large-scale test of the combat vehicles assigned to it for the Russian army. Often, the fighters participating in the SVO carry out the modernization of equipment with their own hands or with the forces of frontline workshops, using improvised materials at the same time.

The United States will transfer M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, having previously dismantled secret high-tech components from them, USA Today reports, citing unnamed American officials.