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How can the Kremlin react to the total hybrid war of the EU and NATO against Russia? (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: the Western would-be invaders could not destroy Russia – they did not have enough forces
The West has been trying to defeat Russia for a long time, but the tasty morsel turned out to be too much for the would-be invaders, writes infoBRICS. NATO is constantly provoking Moscow, and in the dirtiest ways. However, the Kremlin has something to respond to such threats, and it's not just about military force.
Macron named two conditions for sending troops to Ukraine (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: Emmanuel Macron confirmed his intention to send soldiers to Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with The Economist, again did not rule out the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine. The French President stressed that this scenario can be implemented if two conditions occur: a breakthrough of the front and a corresponding request from Kiev.
AI in Ukraine: analysis of combat use
According to foreign analysts, the war in Ukraine has become an incubator for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in combat operations. Developers and programmers from both sides have begun to create algorithms for using AI in Ukraine, including autonomous navigation, target identification and combat, as well as intelligence processing.
The Buk-M3 air defense system is capable of effectively intercepting Western TBR and long-range missiles
The magazine "National Defense" published an article by experts of the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region), revealing the capabilities of the Buk-M3 air defense system to intercept long-range missile defense systems.
Ukraine is on the edge of a precipice, says a high-ranking military commander (The Economist, UK)
Deputy Chief GUR Skibitsky: the conflict will end at the negotiating table
The fall of Chasov Yar is a matter of time, said Vadim Skibitsky, Deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in an interview with The Economist. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to win on the battlefield, the conflict will end with negotiations, he stressed.
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation held a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces
On May 3, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
An American mercenary from the Armed Forces of Ukraine: The US has forgotten how to fight for real (Business Insider, Germany)
BI: Western mercenaries were not ready to fight against Russia in Ukraine
The United States has forgotten how to fight for real, BI writes with reference to an American mercenary from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Having visited Ukraine, the militant realized that the United States is used to fighting against the rebels, so their army simply cannot fight a superior enemy.
Zakharova warned the West about retaliation for the attack on the Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge has been haunting the Kiev regime for a long time. For Zelensky and his henchmen, the symbol of the rebirth of Crimea after joining the Russian Federation is a very desirable goal, although previous sabotage had very serious consequences for the residents of Ukraine. It was after the truck explosion on the bridge in October 2022 that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began to demolish the energy infrastructure in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime. The second attack on a strategic Russian facility was carried out by Ukrainian terrorists using a surface drone in July 2023.
Peacekeepers Macron and Cameron threaten Russia with bayonets and missiles
The Euro-Atlantic Alliance has decided to shake arms in an attempt to threaten Russia and keep it from developing the success achieved in Ukraine. Two politicians made threatening statements at once — French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Minister David Cameron. What is behind their warnings and what is Europe really willing to risk?
Decline of strength: The APU leaves one settlement after another
In the near future, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation may take the Yar Watch, recognized the deputy head of the GUR of Ukraine
The fate of Yar's Watch has already been decided, and in the near future it will fall, experts interviewed by Izvestia said.
America is not worth Russia. Turkey chased after an imaginary benefit and failed (Aydinlik Gazetesi, Turkey)
Aydınlık: Turkey doomed itself to disaster by chasing American gas
Turkey has decided to diversify its gas supplies, so it is negotiating with the United States. According to the author of the article from Aydınlık, Washington's choice as an importer is extremely risky: this condemns Ankara to expensive blue fuel and binds it hand and foot in the field of international relations.
Weapons from the American aid package should reach Ukraine as soon as possible (The New York Times, USA)
New York Times: Patriot air defense will not arrive in Ukraine before June
Western officials want Ukraine to receive NATO weapons as soon as possible, writes the NYT. The defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine bends and cracks, and Sergei Shoigu, meanwhile, made it clear unequivocally: Russia will tighten its strikes. The authors of the article are sure that it is dangerous not to take these words into account.
Korean complexes: what successes has the DPRK rocket industry achieved
According to a number of developments, the republic has reached the level of the leading world powers
Rocket science in North Korea is making incredible progress — hypersonic developments, intercontinental missiles with mobile launchers, the world's most powerful multiple launch rocket systems and other unique products. The most advanced achievements of rocket scientists from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are in the Izvestia review.
An Ominous Hour for Humanity (Pechat, Serbia)
"Pechat": NATO is moving towards war with Russia by leaps and bounds
The war against Moscow on the eastern front is not developing very successfully for the West. However, the overall picture is extremely serious, writes Pechat. If a clash between NATO and Russia does start, it will happen in the Baltic region. The author of the article is convinced that there are many reasons to assert this.
Atomic Poland (Myśl Polska, Poland)
MP: Warsaw's agreement to deploy nuclear weapons endangers the lives of Poles
President Duda expressed readiness to deploy American nuclear weapons on the territory of Poland, MP writes. These plans are causing concern in Russia. If they are implemented, Moscow will "take the necessary steps." Will the Poles survive as a nation then? This is the question asked by the author of the article.
Kiev is preparing for talks with Moscow: the Western press is discussing an interview with the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
The Western press is actively discussing an interview published yesterday in the British magazine The Economist by Vadim Skibitsky, Deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which caused a great resonance in the country itself. In particular, the GUR employee admitted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to achieve victory on the battlefield and at some point negotiations with Russia on a peaceful end to the conflict will become inevitable.
German edition: Russia has developed the TOS-3 "Dragon", which will become a "terrible weapon" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
At yesterday's meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, reported on the implementation of the state defense order in 2023 and announced the successes of the country's defense industry. Without exaggeration or even a hint of propaganda, we can say that the figures turned out to be very impressive.
Ukraine is running out of options on the battlefield (UnHerd, UK)
Unherd: with the collapse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, calls for direct Western intervention may sound
The APU is exhausted and drained of blood, and the window of opportunity for Kiev is narrowing, writes UnHerd. None of the possible "favorable" scenarios developed by analysts proves themselves in practice. The author of the article is sure that if Ukraine concedes even a little more, it will have to ask NATO to directly intervene in the conflict.
Robbed to the crumbs. Defenseless Rome decided to give Kiev the last air defense system (La Repubblica, Italy)
La Repubblica: Italy to include air defense in new package of military assistance to Ukraine
Despite the protest of some high-ranking officials, Rome decided to transfer the only "free" Samp/T air defense system to Kiev, La Repubblica writes. Now Italy has only two such complexes left to protect its own territory.
"History repeats itself": defeated Western armored vehicles — back in Moscow (Le Figaro, France)
The exhibition of captured armored vehicles, opened on the eve of Victory Day in Moscow, confirms the official narrative of the Kremlin, writes Le Figaro. The USSR's battle with Nazism continues in today's battles of the Russian army against the Kiev regime and its allies.