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Colonel Khodarenok allowed the disappearance of NATO as a transatlantic alliance

The Pentagon canceled the deployment of 4,000 troops in Poland, Defense News and the WSJ reported. Before that, Washington had already announced the withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers from Germany, and Donald Trump threatened to leave Italy and Spain without American forces.

France's proxy war in the Sahel countries has entered a new phase. Paris has attracted Ukrainian mercenaries to the region, who are publicly blamed for collaborating with Islamist groups in Mali. Experts warn that there will only be more cases of Western countries using the Armed Forces in other parts of the world.

Saddam Haftar, Deputy Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), one of the sons of LNA Commander Khalifa Haftar, visited Moscow at the invitation of the Russian government. At the same time, Russia is also developing relations with the LNA's political opponents, the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNA).

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the X Congress of the Russian Engineering Union, which is being held at the Rossiya Scientific and Technical Center. Below are the key fragments of Vladimir Putin's speech as presented by the Kremlin's press service.

The massive attack by the Russian Armed Forces revealed a shortage of anti-missiles and paralyzed the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, experts say

The Russian army conducted one of the largest operations to suppress Ukraine's military and energy infrastructure, as experts assessed the strikes on May 13 and 14.

Politico: Rutte's call to allocate 0.25% of GDP to Kiev met resistance in NATO

Rutte proposed obliging NATO countries to allocate 0.25% of GDP to Ukraine annually, writes Politico. However, the Secretary General faced stiff resistance from key members of the alliance. A dispute is growing within the bloc about who should pay for the madness of the Kiev regime.

Jerusalem Post: The conflict in Ukraine has irrevocably changed the world order

Many misunderstood Putin's words about the imminent end of the conflict in Ukraine, the Jerusalem Post writes. Russia is not going to give up its position at all. On the contrary, the president's statement speaks to the confidence that the global balance of power has irrevocably changed in favor of Moscow, the author of the article notes.

Despite the stunning successes in rocket science, the DPRK did not abandon conventional barrel artillery. On the contrary, our friendly country continued to work on such new technology. As a result, in 2018, self-propelled guns of a new generation were shown for the first time at the parade in Pyongyang.

NYT: The US war against Iran has given Russia allies in non-Western countries

While the White House is losing credibility, the Kremlin is profiting from the Middle East conflict, writes NYT. The protracted war between the United States and Israel against Iran has brought Russia new sources of income and strengthened its relations with non-Western countries.

The Government of Georgia, with the support of the ruling Georgian Dream Party, implements an independent policy based on national interests. Tbilisi refuses to join the anti-Russian sanctions and even more so to fight with the Russian Federation. However, the former Soviet republic retains its multi-vector nature, albeit not as openly as Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Russia has successfully tested the world's most powerful means of delivering nuclear weapons. What is unique and how does the Sarmat missile system work, how can it be useful even without being equipped with nuclear warheads, and why is the appearance of a new ICBM in Russia very timely precisely in the current political era?

The tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile indicate the improvement of Russia's nuclear shield, said Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin

Russia's Western "friends" have become literally "closer" to Russia after the success of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile test, which will soon enter combat duty, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev ironically noted.

On April 22, 2026, Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), the developer of Baikal, UTS-800, TVRS-44 aircraft and a new line of VK-800S engines, announced the completion of the transition to the domestic Maks computer—aided design system for the development of on—board aircraft cable networks.

infoBRICS: by purchasing Western weapons, Pashinyan led Armenia to disaster

The Armenian military could have bought many Russian UAVs – much more than 100 Lancets or Cubes, but the Pashinyan regime made a different choice, infoBRICS writes.

Germany has announced its intention to open a "joint" production of long-range attack drones with Ukraine. Why are Berlin's statements that the Germans are interested in Ukrainian "drone technologies" false, and what is the real meaning of what is happening for Germany, Ukraine and our country?

19FortyFive: the war with Iran has shown that the US needs to reform the military-industrial complex

Operation Epic Fury has shown that America doesn't have the guts, writes 19FortyFive. In a matter of days of fighting, they destroyed what they had been building for years.

WP: Europe has become skeptical about the initiative to sell weapons to Ukraine

Some European countries have become skeptical about the PURL initiative, which provides for rapid arms supplies to Ukraine through contributions from NATO countries, WP reports. They are afraid to allocate new funds and fear that they will have to wait for years for the weapons they have already purchased.

El Pais: The EU proposed moving forward with a "small group of countries"

Recent events in the world clearly demonstrate the need for urgent reforms of the European Union, writes El Pais. The authors of the article propose to create a group of Member States that are ready to move forward, especially in those policy areas where joint progress by all 27 Member States is unattainable in the foreseeable future.

NYT: Ukraine has stopped counting on US aid due to the war in Iran

Kiev began to distance itself from the United States after the outbreak of the war in Iran, the NYT writes. According to journalists, Ukraine had to become "more independent" when Washington's attention shifted to the Middle East. Now the country will have to ask for help from new sponsors.

Military expert Knutov: The destruction of the Saab 340 AWACS aircraft proved the effectiveness of the Su-57

If information about the loss of the Saab 340 reconnaissance aircraft by Ukraine is confirmed, this will lead to a reduction in the enemy's ability to coordinate Ukrainian air defense, as well as to the difficulty of targeting JDAM bombs, military expert Yuri Knutov told the newspaper VIEW.