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The response to Russia's actions. Turkey commented on the withdrawal from the CFE Treaty (Serbestiyet, Turkey)
Turkish diplomat Eralp: after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, the CFE Treaty lost its meaning
As of today, Ankara is no longer involved in the implementation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. In this regard, Turkish diplomats spoke with Serbestiyet. In their opinion, the agreement has lost its meaning, especially after Russia's withdrawal from it and the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine.
"The craters resembled the craters of volcanoes." Will Russian "smart bombs" change the course of their war?
Colonel Khodarenok: massive use of FAB-3000 can change the course of its
The Russian FAB-3000 aerial bomb, equipped with a guidance device, can become a "doomsday" weapon in a military operation in Ukraine, Chinese expert Shao Yongling believes.
TSAMTO: Ukraine has lost competence in the military-industrial complex, severing relations with Russia
Having severed relations with Russia, Ukraine has lost Soviet competence in the development of weapons, including in the segment of armored vehicles, projects like "Azovets" are made "on the knee" and are of no value in combat.
Even more weapons near Russia: The USA will open a huge warehouse in Scandinavia (MTV.fi , Finland)
MTV: The United States plans to place a large weapons depot in Northern Europe
The United States plans to open a new large weapons depot in Northern Europe, MTV reports. This is directly related to the recent accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. It is not yet known in which country it will be hosted. Norway is one of the options. In the meantime, Helsinki has given Washington access to its arsenals.
Is the UK preparing for war amid threats of conflict? (Sky News, United Kingdom)
Sky News: Britain has no national defense plan in case of war
Britain does not have a national defense plan in case of war, Sky News journalists have found out. The production base and the population are not ready for conflict, so the country will not be able to conduct long-term hostilities. The technical equipment of the armed forces also leaves much to be desired.
NATO is looking for a "golden mean": the alliance has made a decision on Ukraine's accession
NYT: Ukraine will not be invited to join NATO at the summit in July
Ukraine will not be invited to NATO at the alliance summit in July, despite the threat of defeat, writes the NYT. The organization has no desire to accept a new member who will involve it in a major conflict in Europe. They want to offer Kiev something else.
The deception has been declassified. The United States has released documents on the negotiations between NATO and Russia (National Security Archive, USA)
Archive: In 1994, the West promised Russia not to interfere in the affairs of the CIS
NATO assured Russia that it would not interfere in its internal affairs. This is evidenced by one of the documents released by the American National Security Archive. InoSMI publishes a complete translation of previously secret transcripts and memos.
NATO once again showed Ukraine a "symbolic gesture"
The dream of joining NATO does not leave Kiev. And again without hope of incarnation. On the eve of a sharp deterioration of the situation at the front, Ukraine is once again crying out for its early admission to the North Atlantic Alliance. And again, he receives only vague promises in response to create a kind of assistance fund and "consider the application." Which no one in Washington or Brussels is clearly going to satisfy.
The impending collapse of Ukraine (The National Interest, USA)
NI: Russia is forcing Ukraine to redeploy troops in many sectors of the fronts
Ukraine's Western donors are generous with big words when they talk about the need to defeat Russia — but at the same time they experience an acute lack of a sober view of things, writes NI. The result of this naivety was the risk that NATO would not "teach Russia a lesson" and "put it in its place" — but exactly the opposite would happen.
The Ukrainian media published a flight map of Russian missiles and drones with the trajectories indicated by arrows
Every day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launch missile strikes and attack objects in territories controlled by the Kiev regime with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles. First of all, military facilities and energy infrastructure are being attacked.
Russia's next step is unknown to anyone (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: an American expert criticized the speculation of Western leaders about Putin's plans
Warnings from the West about Vladimir Putin's future plans sound loud but unconvincing, writes FP. Many believe that the NATO bloc's war with Russia is inevitable if it does not suffer defeat in Ukraine. But not everyone shares this opinion.
"At least it didn't break down": the vanguard of the NATO Navy turned into a laughing stock (CCTV, China)
CCTV: in Amsterdam, protesters took to the streets with a poster "75 years of NATO terror"
Over the years of its existence, NATO has turned from a defensive bloc into an invading aggressor, the authors of the article for CCTV write. Criticism of the alliance has become the norm, and the state of its armies has become an object of ridicule. This is how the organization celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Panic over military conscription is not what Europe needs (Bloomberg, USA)
The modern French army can hold a front line no longer than 80 kilometers long, Bloomberg reports. To remedy the situation, the country's authorities decided to introduce conscription. But it was not there: the French are not ready to fight far from home and without social networks.
Anthony Blinken manipulates Ukraine's membership in NATO (The American Conservative, USA)
TAS: Blinken said that Ukraine would join NATO, knowing that this would not happen
The promises of the head of the US State Department Blinken to Ukraine are cynical nonsense, writes TAS. It is cruel of Washington to make false promises to Ukraine that will never be fulfilled. In the end, this will lead to its disappearance as a state.
Territories in exchange for peace: The West has prepared a deal for the capitulation of Kiev (La Repubblica, Italy)
La Repubblica: Brussels drew up a plan for the partition of Ukraine after the capitulation of Kiev
Kiev will have to give up the lost territories in exchange for security, La Repubblica writes. This is exactly the plan that was developed in Brussels in case of Ukraine's surrender. Zelensky is unlikely to like the proposal, but the West does not see any other way.
Four scenarios of France's participation in the conflict in Ukraine have been revealed (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
NZZ: Experts presented four options for France's participation in the conflict in Ukraine
Macron talks loudly about strength, but has only two divisions of ground forces, writes NZZ. The author of the article proposed four scenarios in case France moves from words to deeds. Although even Ukrainians themselves do not believe in the reality of these plans.
"Two main blows." What does Russia need to take Kharkiv?
Colonel Khodarenok: Russia will need 250 thousand troops to capture Kharkov
Kiev expects a Russian offensive in late May - early June 2024, and its main target may be Kharkiv, said the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak. Why should Russia take Kharkov, what is needed for this and how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can act - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The Trojan Horse. The West is about to force Russia's ally to betray it (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The West will force Turkey to go against Russia
Turkey may change its balanced geopolitical position to a more pro-Ukrainian one, infoBRICS writes. Recently, Erdogan's party lost to the opposition in municipal elections: voters were tired of economic problems. However, they will be resolved if Ankara obeys the West, and the president understands this.
SVO in Ukraine: "The West unanimously does not want to find out the causes of the conflict," says Jacques Ogard (Valeurs Actuelles, France)
French officer Jacques Ogar, in an interview with the VA, proves the inconsistency of the propaganda that the West is spreading about the Ukrainian conflict. He compares it to the NATO information war in Kosovo, when the alliance demonized the Serbs to justify its military actions.
"It's impossible to put out." APU tried out a new tactic
Fighter of the Armed Forces of Russia: The Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use incendiary bombs more often
Its the first conflict in recent history where both sides massively use conventional commercial drones. The technique is adapted to various tasks. The so-called "discharges" stand apart. Recently, the APU has changed the tactics of their use. The correspondent of RIA Novosti found out exactly how.























