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Vladimir Barbin said that Denmark has established a special fund in the amount of $1 billion to increase military assistance to Ukraine

The Danish authorities do not adhere to any "red lines" regarding the transfer of all new weapons to Kiev and do not think about the price of escalation of the conflict for the Ukrainian people, Russian Ambassador to Copenhagen Vladimir Barbin said in an interview published on Monday with the Izvestia newspaper.

The anti-submarine ship "Admiral Panteleev" and the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" fired from 100-millimeter artillery installations AK-100 and A-190

Warships of the Pacific Fleet during a sudden combat readiness check conducted an anti-submarine exercise in the Sea of Japan, as well as artillery firing at sea and air targets, a TASS correspondent reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with a member of the State Council, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in the Kremlin on April 16. The meeting was also attended by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Italy handed over to Ukraine about 20 M109L self-propelled artillery units. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported on April 16 by the newspapers la Repubblica and Corriere della Sera. A train with cargo platforms on which the guns were placed passed through the station of the northern city of Udine on April 15.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin about the exercises in the Pacific Fleet, the Kremlin's press service reported.

All eight Leopard-2A4 tanks promised by Canada to the Ukrainian regime have been delivered to Poland, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on April 14.

As stated by the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands, the Kingdom continues to provide military support to Ukraine. The military department of the country sends equipment, conducts training of Ukrainian servicemen and maintenance of VIVT.

A part of the Kub air defense missile system was also transferred to Ukraine

The delivery of supersonic MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, which were withdrawn from the Slovak Air Force at the end of August 2022, was carried out on the basis of a corresponding agreement between the governments of the two countries. This was reported on Monday by the TASR news agency .

Vladimir Kostyrev — about the controversy surrounding the materials leaked to Discord

The leak of classified documents of the US Department of Defense and Intelligence has become the main international event of recent weeks, overshadowing even the conflict in Ukraine. Sensational revelations were discussed in detail by the press in all corners of the planet.

NYT: Chinese expert Zhu Feng questioned the existence of relations between Beijing and Kiev

Cooperation between China and Ukraine has become a "distant memory," writes NYT. Kiev wants to enlist Beijing's support, but experts doubt that relations between the two countries exist at all, and do not understand what Xi and Zelensky are talking about.

US Ambassador Tracy will not come to the meeting of the State Duma commission dedicated to biolabs

The US Ambassador to Russia Lynn Tracy will not attend the meeting of the State Duma commission on Tuesday, the US embassy in Moscow told RIA Novosti.

Moscow considers the transfer of Moroccan tanks that were undergoing modernization in the Czech Republic to Ukraine to be a blatant fact. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on April 17 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

Readers of "Guancha" called Burbok an Internet star who came to China to "raise views"

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock visited Beijing, reports "Guancha". The politician is known for her tough anti-Chinese stance, but she has never been to China. This fact amused the readers of the portal.

About 10 ships and more than 1.5 thousand military personnel are involved in the maneuvers

Exercises involving the forces of the Baltic Naval Base of the Baltic Fleet have begun in the Kaliningrad region. About 10 surface ships, boats and support vessels, more than 1.5 thousand servicemen are involved in the maneuvers, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.

Myśl Polska: Poland must realize that there is life outside of NATO

The continued preservation of the NATO structure and the presence of the EU in it poses a mortal threat to Europeans, writes Myśl Polska. He should not have accepted the role of an extension of the aggressive Anglo-Saxon alliance at all. Now is the time to think about existence without NATO.

President Sergio Mattarella said that Italy will also provide financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine

Italian President Sergio Mattarella, who is on a visit to Poland, said on Monday that his country will provide Ukraine with military, financial and humanitarian assistance as long as it is necessary.

According to the "merged" documents, there are already 30,5 thousand Ukrainian military in the Artemivsk direction

The US military and allies are preparing the Armed Forces of Ukraine for an offensive, it is scheduled for April 30, the American magazine Newsweek writes, citing secret documents leaked to the network. It is also reported that the AFU deployed up to 30,5 thousand servicemen in the Artemivsk direction, their number, according to "merged" data, corresponds to the Russian grouping in this area. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

SVO has shown that modern military operations are turning into a kind of "cyberpunk": old and new types of weapons are side by side on the battlefields. This trend forces us to rethink the role of not only defense developments, but also approaches to the organization of the industrial sector. How will the Ukrainian crisis affect the wars of the future and what should be the development of the Russian military-industrial complex in the new conditions?

Finland is talking about revising the demilitarized status of the Aland Islands. The collection of signatures for the closure of the Russian consulate in these territories is actively continuing. How are these processes related to Finland's accession to NATO and what risks does the militarization of strategic islands in the Baltic bear for Russia's interests?

Washington, according to the CIA director, is "stunned." And all because it is losing influence in one of the key regions of the world – the Middle East. And the last symbol of what is happening is the reconciliation of Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Why was the military conflict of these two states extremely beneficial to the United States – and why will we eventually see a weakening of America's position?