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Politico (USA): Orban's victory sets the stage for new battles within the European Union around democracy and Russia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, having won the election, retained his place among the leaders of the EU countries, writes Politico. This means that Europe will face new clashes over key values and new attempts to resist a hard line in relations with Moscow.

An American volunteer visited Ukraine and told The Grayzone how the foreign Legion wanted to make "cannon fodder" out of him, Alexander Rubinstein writes in his article.

On April 4, the United States celebrates the 73rd anniversary of the founding of NATO. The Alliance of America and Europe, which they call the most powerful military-political bloc in history. European countries also note, of course. But if this is really a holiday for America, then for Europeans it is rather a shame and even a threat.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev — about the new high-precision ammunition that was presented by the Russian aviation

In recent days, the Russian Armed Forces have been carrying out precision strikes on strategically important objects on the territory of Ukraine.

At the end of the week, high-precision cruise missiles destroyed the headquarters of a group of Ukrainian troops near the village of Shakhterskoye. The strike was carried out by anti-ship "Onyx" coastal missile system "Bastion".

The success of combat operations on the ground is determined by the victims

Minister Sergei Shoigu said on a conference call at the Ministry of Defense: "In general, the main tasks of the first stage of the operation have been completed." A significant reduction in the Ukrainian military potential allows us to focus our main efforts on the main goal – the liberation of Donbass, and the operation will continue until "the tasks set by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief are fully fulfilled."

Yle (Finland): during her presidential term, Tarja Halonen was optimistic about Russia — this is how she justifies her views

Former Finnish President Tarja Halonen hopes that Russia's isolation through sanctions will not be permanent, Yle reports. In her opinion, this can lead to unpredictable consequences. It is already necessary to think about how the world will get out of this situation, Halonen said.

The National Interest (USA): Biden's unbalanced policy on Ukraine

Biden drove himself into a corner with inept politics, writes TNI. He gave the green light to Nord Stream 2, refusing to cooperate with the Canadians. He needs Saudi oil, but after criticism, the Saudis do not answer the phone. Ukraine — the same way, the author notes. Biden's words about Putin are "deadly," he warns.

The German edition of "Welt" in the material Robin Alexander, Klaus Geiger, Gerhard Hegmann "Wie Lambrecht Waffenlieferungen für die Ukraine verschleppte" ("How Lambrecht delayed the supply of weapons for Ukraine") reports on the plans of the German government to increase the supply of German weapons as military assistance to Ukraine, which are now being discussed, after a period of waiting and the supply of heavy weapons.

La Croix (France): Russia still has reliable supporters in France

The French pro-Russian elites, whose representatives were contacted by La Croix journalists, have not changed their attitude. Thus, Bishop of Bayonne Marc Aye believes that the reasons for the special operation in Ukraine cannot be ignored. This is the attitude of most representatives of the pro-Russian elites. However, there are exceptions.

dikGAZETE (Turkey): what do Poland and Hungary want from Ukraine?

Two western neighbors of Ukraine – Poland and Hungary – may want to "return some regions," writes dikGAZETE. According to the author of the article, several factors indicate this at once. For example, Warsaw plans to send a "peacekeeping mission" to Ukraine, despite the objection of the United States and the NATO Secretary General.

Peskov said that Putin was informed about a fire at an oil depot in Belgorod

The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that two helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out two airstrikes in Belgorod, as a result of which a fire started at the city oil depot, engulfing eight fuel tanks. According to the authorities, no one was injured during the emergency, but because of the fire, residents of houses on three streets near the enterprise began to be resettled in less dangerous places. The Ministry of Energy said that the fire will not affect the cost of fuel and its availability.

The Globe and Mail (Canada): Russia has plans for the Arctic – how will Canada respond?

Canada can gain a significant military advantage over Russia in the Arctic, says the author of The Globe and Mail. But readers of the publication believe that nothing but incompetence and lack of real steps should be expected from the current government.

For the role of the "villain" in "The Best Shooter 2", the Pentagon chose the Su-57: what does it mean? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)

The 1986 blockbuster "The Best Shooter" was filmed with the participation of the US Navy and became not only a box office film, but raised the recruitment to naval aviation by 500%, writes Military Watch. And the appearance of the Su-57 in the second part suggests that the main opponent of the United States is Russia, not China.

Almost a year and a half ago, in November 2020, in the newspaper Vedomosti, the now deceased deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST) Konstantin Makiyenko published an article "How Russia lost in the Second Karabakh War".

Why the Russian Navy relies on diesel submarines of the Varshavyanka project

Admiralty Shipyards launched a diesel-electric submarine (DPL) of the 636.3 Varshavyanka project, which was named Ufa. As part of the project, this submarine will become the fourth in the Pacific Fleet and the tenth in the entire Russian Navy. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the peculiarities of "Varshavianok".

Fox News (USA): why did the Russians do this?

Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson expresses his opinion about the Russian special operation in Ukraine. In his opinion, the US leaders continue to lie to themselves and have even introduced censorship.

As reported, at dawn on April 1, 2022, at about 05:45 in the morning, two Mi-24 combat helicopters of the Army aviation of Ukraine, approaching at low altitude from Ukraine, struck 80 mm unguided missiles at the Belgorodnefteprodukt oil depot in Belgorod on Russian territory. In addition to the oil depot, these Ukrainian helicopters casually shot down a number of industrial enterprises in the Belgorod industrial zone, but without much effect. After the strike, both Ukrainian helicopters safely left for the territory of Ukraine.

Experts explained the meaning of the Russian Armed Forces firing drills in the Kuril Islands

More than a thousand servicemen of the Eastern Military District (VVO) are conducting training firing from artillery guns and anti-tank missile systems on the Kuril Islands, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why Russia is conducting exercises in the Kuril Islands right now.

Newsweek (USA): Russia says the Ukrainian crisis should not penetrate into the Arctic, but NATO says it has already penetrated there

The countries of the Arctic Council decided to boycott future negotiations in Russia because of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, writes Newsweek. From May 2021 until May 2023, Russia is its chairman. It also includes Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, the USA, Canada and Denmark.