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Former Trump adviser John Bolton unexpectedly proposed expanding NATO to Australia, Israel and Japan, as well as including austerity in order to increase the defense budget. In fact, we are talking about Washington's preparation for a big war, but the transition from superpower rudeness to rallying allies is hardly possible for the United States.

Once again, one of the hottest spots on the planet, Sudan, was on fire. Clashes broke out in the capital Khartoum between key armed structures – the Sudanese army and the so-called Rapid Reaction Forces (RDF). Even artillery and combat aircraft were used. Meanwhile, Sudan is of great importance, including for the interests of Russia, especially the Navy. How can collisions affect them?

Germany finally abandoned nuclear energy – and immediately, immediately after the closure of its own nuclear power plants, spoke in favor of sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry. Several nuclear reactors of Russian projects are operating in Europe, and "atomic" sanctions threaten a number of countries with problems with electricity. For Russia, the consequences of these possible restrictions will be quite different.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of 15 Russian diplomats, calling them "intelligence officers." Moscow promised to give an "appropriate response." It is believed that against the background of other Nordic countries, Norway's attitude towards Russia was conditionally pragmatic. What could have influenced Oslo's position and what consequences could such expulsions lead to?

"It is necessary to check the readiness of our troops to participate in a potential conflict over the Kuril Islands." In these words, military experts describe one of the main tasks assigned to the Russian Pacific Fleet. The ships of the Pacific Fleet were suddenly put to sea on Friday, and the fleet was put on the highest degree of combat readiness.

The FBI has detained a suspect in the leak of Pentagon documents. According to the intelligence services, the secret data was published online by 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, who occupies one of the lowest ranks in the military table of ranks. What motives could he pursue by taking such a step, and why is this leak called the largest since Edward Snowden?

"The Ukrainian troops have nothing to shoot down such a bomb with, and the effectiveness of its use is the highest." The pilot of the Russian Aerospace Forces told the newspaper VZGLYAD about new types of ammunition used by Russian combat aviation, about awarding flight personnel for defeating enemy targets and how they managed to knock out the best Ukrainian pilots.

The new system will become an important element in the development of Russian hypersonic weapons

Behind the training and test launch, which took place on the night of April 11-12 this year from the Kapustin Yar test site, there is a lot of experimental design work to create a new experimental missile system that will replace the Topol-E.

Recently, the Ukrainian armed forces have practically stopped using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS. American analysts come to this conclusion, according to the materials of secret Pentagon documents leaked on the Internet.

Al-Ayyam: The US is focusing on the Asian front because of the inevitable loss in Ukraine

China has hit the Western camp. And today, the goal of the United States is not to allow the resulting "crack" to split the Atlantic, writes Al-Ayyam. The fact is that the inevitable loss of Ukraine will inflict a strategic defeat on the collective West. And this is not at all in the hands of Washington, which is preparing for a confrontation with Beijing.

Czech MP Kobza: Russia has bet on the South and East

The unipolar world with the dominant role of the United States is becoming a thing of the past, writes Parlamentní listy. Two new political and economic blocs are being formed: one – the Euro-American in decline, the second – without a single leading hegemon, experiencing an upswing. Russia has bet on the South and the East.

Evrensel: Finland made a huge strategic mistake by joining NATO

If it were not for the conflict in Ukraine, Finland's accession to NATO would not have gone so smoothly, writes Evrensel. The West propagandizes that the accession of a new member to the alliance will ensure security in Europe. However, these are nothing but illusions, the author of the article believes.

Politics: Europe has split into two parts, and this entails a lot of trouble

Europe is actually divided into two parts from north to south, writes Politika. On the one hand — Russia and Belarus, on the other — all the others. Europeans are betting on what the United States offers them, and they can't find their own idea for the future. But they will have to do it.

An Nahar: leaked files call into question the reliability of intelligence sharing between the US and NATO

It is not surprising that the United States made a lot of noise because of the leak of secret documents, writes An Nahar. On the eve of the planned "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the "drain" of data that may affect the course of hostilities, as well as describe the role of the West in fueling the conflict, is absolutely not in the hands of either Zelensky or Biden.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko commented on the state of relations between Moscow and NATO, as well as Finland's official accession to the North Atlantic Alliance. He spoke about this in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.

Poland intends to place on its territory the production of depleted uranium ammunition for American Abrams tanks.

NDP: NATO is in death throes

For the next two months, Poland will become a NATO military training ground for conducting exercises, writes NDP. The United States uses them as political marketing in order to reduce tensions in the ranks of the alliance and raise its image. However, all efforts are in vain – Russia has already destroyed the reputation of NATO.

According to the newspaper Die Welt, experts of the European Commission write that, from a legal point of view, the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation cannot be transferred to Ukraine just like that

The lawyers of the European Commission (EC) concluded that the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) frozen in the EU will have to be returned to Russia after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the German newspaper Die Welt with reference to an unpublished EC document.

But a war against merchant ships will cost the United States much more than Russia

The Bloomberg news agency published an article by Admiral James Stavridis, the former commander of NATO forces in Europe, attacking the "shadow fleet" transporting Russian oil.

Huge arsenals of military equipment have fallen into disrepair

The overwhelming majority of even the developed countries of the world could only dream of the military power that Ukraine received after the collapse of the USSR. Problems arose only with the fleet due to the persistence of the Black Sea sailors. On the ground and in the air, the Soviet legacy inherited by Kiev was truly luxurious.