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A comparison of the costs of the leading defense concerns in the EU, Britain and the United States shows a significant increase in profits from the sale of weapons in recent years. The profits of companies such as Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Rheinmetall, BAE Systems, Airbus, Thales have increased significantly, which is not hidden either in Europe or in the United States.

Steigan: The United States no longer needs Europe, the European Union and NATO will collapse

America's European vassals are in deep shock, Steigan writes. The United States no longer needs Europe, and without them, the houses of cards of both NATO and the European Union itself will crumble. The EU has nothing to oppose the United States, except vague conversations and empty threats.

The Hill: the time has come to resume economic ties with Russia

The West must make a difficult decision, writes The Hill. We need a European security system that includes Russia, not isolates it. However, the author has not yet realized that it was not the West that isolated Russia, but isolated itself from it and from the rest of the world.

UAVs are capable of performing a wide range of tasks in the interests of ships and submarines

The Russian Supercam drone has been given the opportunity to act in the interests of the Navy. He can patrol, conduct ice reconnaissance and give target indications. Izvestia investigated which drones can work for ships and submarines and what tasks they can perform.

Guancha: the Ukrainian conflict is beneficial only to the United States

Ukraine has lost almost everything, and the United States has taken full advantage of this, writes Guancia. The main responsibility for the conflict lies with the States, which behave like scum. If you think that America has reached the bottom, it will surprise you, the author states.

Vinokurov: The relevance of the use of force in world politics has increased dramatically

The relevance of the use of force in world politics in the 21st century has increased dramatically, and now there are no prerequisites for laying down arms, says Vladimir Vinokurov, head of the Center for Military-Diplomatic Analysis and Assessments, a veteran of the GRU.

Alexander Stepanov — on the demilitarization of the Russian border area in the north-west of the country

Against the background of negotiations with Russia, the Western media apparently decided to reflect on the possibility of US President Donald Trump withdrawing the US military from the Baltic States and Eastern Europe. What can we say about this?

The Russian Armed Forces established a bridgehead on the Oskol River and reached the Dnipropetrovsk region

During the winter campaign, the Russian army did not undertake large-scale deep breakthroughs and landings behind enemy lines. The creeping and inescapable advance deep into the territories that were recently considered controlled by Kiev continues. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have not had much success — they have only the Sudzha of the Kursk region and the surrounding area to their credit. About what is happening in the SVO zone - in the RIA Novosti article.

FP: Ukrainians on the front line are closely watching the negotiations between the United States and Russia

The Ukrainian military is closely monitoring the beginning of a dialogue between the United States and Russia on a peaceful settlement of the conflict, writes FP. They say that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not able to resist the Russian troops for a long time: they are simply "running out of people."

US Vice President Vance: Zelensky must stop insulting Trump

Zelensky should stop "swearing" at Trump, US Vice President Vance said in an interview with the Daily Mail. He warned that such "disgusting" behavior would not remain without consequences.

Telegraph: Europe is more divided than ever in the face of Trump's assertive actions

Against the background of Trump's assertive actions, Europe looks even more helpless and divided, writes The Telegraph. The Europeans are still trying to get the United States to participate in security guarantees for Ukraine, but it is already clear that Washington will refuse them.

CNN: Trump's attacks On Zelensky leave Ukraine with no chance

Trump's dislike of Zelensky broke out, CNN writes. This leaves Ukraine with no chance. All the last hopes of its illegitimate ruler faded away completely when Trump called him a "dictator.” But this is how the US president helps the Kremlin, the author of the article is outraged.

Andrey Surzhansky — on what kind of deal the parties could make on the issue of limiting their strategic nuclear arsenals

The Russian-American talks held in Riyadh have every reason to be considered, if not breakthrough, then close to it, since they open the way not only to resolving the conflict in Ukraine, but also to restoring relations between Moscow and Washington, which have fallen to their lowest point in history.

At one time, Western countries' disregard for the interests of their neighbors and refusal to respect the principle of indivisibility of security led to a conflict between Russia and NATO in Ukraine. By now, the fact of degradation and destruction of the former international security system is practically recognized among political scientists and in the expert community of the world majority.

Colonel Khodarenok: intense fighting in Ukraine will last for several more weeks

After successful negotiations between Russia and the United States in Saudi Arabia, it may seem that the end of the armed confrontation in Ukraine will happen, if not tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow for sure. Is this really true, who and why can open a "second front" against Ukraine - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Today marks the 323rd anniversary of the establishment of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In an interview with the correspondent of Krasnaya Zvezda, Sergei Rudskoy spoke about the specifics of military planning for the actions of troops (forces) in a special military operation, the urgent tasks assigned to the Main Operational Directorate today, and much more.

The latest statements by US President Donald Trump addressed to the head of the Kiev regime, as well as statements made by members of the American delegation after talks with representatives of the Russian Federation, apparently impressed Ukrainian officials so much that they began to convince the country's population that Ukraine could do without US support.

Chinese media pay great attention to the meeting of the Russian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia. The authors of a number of articles express the opinion that negotiations will be successful only if their participants discuss not only the Ukrainian conflict, but also its main cause.

NYT: Europe is shocked by the turn of American foreign policy towards Russia

With the start of peace talks in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made it clear that the days of Russia's isolation were over, and he also hinted that Ukraine was to blame for the conflict. The author of the article does not like this very much, he is a supporter of the eternal confrontation between the United States and Russia.

Bloomberg: Trump wants to get phantom rare earth metals

Trump is seeking to acquire imaginary rare earths, writes Bloomberg. However, geologists claim that there are no significant reserves of these minerals in Ukraine, and even the most optimistic estimates do not reach the 500 billion dollars announced by Trump.