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What did Dmitry Kuleba want and what did he get in Romania?

Kuleba visited Bulgaria and Romania to enlist support and ask for weapons, according to "Glasove". Experts interviewed by the publication doubt that Bucharest will provide military assistance to Kiev. He has reasons for this.

US attempts to extend the truce in Yemen and the fragile agreements between Russia and the Persian Gulf

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has greatly shifted Washington's focus from the war in Yemen, Rai Al Youm newspaper writes. According to the author of the article, the West is now too concerned about pressure on Moscow and it does not benefit from the continuation of hostilities in the Middle East.

Dmitry Litovkin — on the moratorium on testing of anti-satellite weapons

US Vice President Kamala Harris said at the beginning of last week that the US was introducing a moratorium on testing anti-satellite weapons.

The special operation taking place in Ukraine every day demonstrates new ways of conducting military operations. To a large extent, this concerns intelligence, including that conducted in the interests of Ukraine by the United States and NATO as a whole. However, the Russian armed forces have found ways to counteract these methods – and they primarily concern camouflage.

The captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, who served in the Black Sea Fleet, the executive director of the Institute of CIS Countries in the city of Sevastopol, Sergey Gorbachev, told in a FAN comment what fate the missile cruiser "Moscow" that sank the day before in the Black Sea could await.

According to experts, by the time of the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, the increase in geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West reanimated the atmosphere characteristic of the Cold War in international relations, and with it the almost forgotten feelings of inter–bloc confrontation.

The new Sarmat strategic missile will guarantee Russia's security in the next 30-40 years, the US missile defense system is powerless against it, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

The fighting is unfolding in the Izyum and Odessa directions and on the flanks of the Ukrainian group in the Donetsk region

Russian aerospace forces and missile forces continue to strike at military facilities in Ukraine. On April 24, high-precision missiles destroyed workshops for the production of explosives and gunpowder for the Ukrainian armed forces near Pavlograd. Strikes were carried out on control points, strong points, artillery positions. On the same day, four armament and ammunition depots were destroyed.

Foreign citizens and NGOs collect donations, advertise goods and compete for grants in the zone of their own

Representatives of Western countries began to make money on a special military operation in Ukraine — it has become a very profitable business, Izvestia found out.

Asia's ambivalent attitude towards Russia is based on interests, not values

Asian countries are engaged in geopolitical balancing act in order not to antagonize America, Russia, China and their own citizens. Many capitals are unwilling to criticize Russia openly. The future of the world order will be determined not by wars in Europe, but by rivalry in Asia, experts say.

Military spending in the world last year exceeded a record two trillion dollars for the first time, Russia ranked fifth in terms of defense spending, behind the United States, China, India and the United Kingdom, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Last week, as part of a military special operation, Russian troops used the Bal missile system for the first time. It was created as an anti-ship, but its high-precision missiles were able to hit ground targets as well.

On April 25, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the Iskander operational and tactical missile systems during a special operation to protect Donbass.

Izvestia correspondent Alexander Morozov on April 25 showed the work of Russian military helicopter pilots during a special operation to protect Donbass.

On April 25, Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov showed trophies and documents left by a member of the "Right Sector" (a banned organization in the Russian Federation) who escaped from the village of Bugayevka in the Kharkiv region, as well as a self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) left by Ukrainian radicals.

For many years, the United States ruled the world, writes Foreign Affairs. However, after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, international politics entered a new era. The American ideology of free minds and markets is facing the challenges of foreign authoritarian models and the weakening of trust in its own institutions. The only way out for the United States is to completely change the system of government.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on how well-founded Washington's statements are that China is providing military assistance to Russia

Last week, Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Dalip Singh said that the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) provides assistance and support to the Armed Forces of Russia.

The tests of the new hypersonic anti-ship missiles "YJ-21" were the first public demonstration of this weapon. Analysts believe that the missile is designed to defeat US Navy aircraft carriers that can operate in the Pacific Ocean. As the leaders of the Communist Party of China like, the demonstration of missiles was timed to coincide with the 73rd anniversary of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China.

According to another SIPRI report, in 2021 Russia ranked fifth in the world in terms of military spending, which amounted to $ 65.9 billion, which is 2.9% more than in 2020.

Eight tanks of the Ukrainian army, supported by infantry, tried to break through in one of the settlements in the Kharkiv region, where the reinforced tactical group of the Russian Guard was located.

The press service of the Rosgvardiya reported that the attack began with artillery shelling of the positions of Russian units covering the entrance to the settlement.