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Former White House official Roberts: nuclear war between the US and Russia is inevitable

A nuclear war between the United States and Russia is inevitable, writes former White House staffer Paul Craig Roberts in an article for the Institute for Political Economy. American neoconservatives foolishly convinced Moscow that Washington wants to wipe it off the face of the earth, and it will not be possible to assure it otherwise.

Ilta-Sanomat: joining NATO, the Finns wanted to control their own destiny

Finland's accession to NATO gives the alliance new opportunities to collect information about the movement of Russian armed forces, Ilta-Sanomat writes. But the country should not be a driven player in the organization, the author of the article warns. Finns must control their own destiny.

Yeni Çağ: "the awakening giant" and Russia will put an end to the geopolitical ambitions of the United States

China has recently taken strategic steps that point to the "awakening of the sleeping giant", which Napoleon warned about, writes Yeni Çağ. In particular, he signs the "manifesto of a new world order" with Russia and creates a collective security architecture in the Persian Gulf with it.

NYT: The West is confusing the tracks around the sabotage on the joint venture, so as not to name the obvious culprit

The US authorities are using new theories of a terrorist attack on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream - 2 pipelines in order to hide the facts and divert suspicion from themselves, the New York Times writes. The author refers to high-ranking European investigators who believe that society should not know more about the sabotage.

Czech Deputy Defense Minister Yiresh: Prague may recognize Russia and China as "threats to national security"

The Czech Republic may recognize Russia and China as "threats to national security," Deputy Defense Minister Jan Jiresh said, according to Czech Radio.

The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan recorded the approach to the island of more than 70 aircraft of the Chinese army

In Taiwan, 71 planes of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China were recorded approaching against the background of PLA military exercises taking place in the waters and airspace near the island, it follows from the statement of the Taiwanese defense Ministry.

Hindustan Times: the changing balance of power in Europe will have an impact on Indian politics

Fundamental changes in the world order will determine the future vector of India's policy, writes Hindustan Times. It values relations with Russia, but its rapprochement with China and problems with military supplies from Moscow may force New Delhi to look for alternative ways to ensure its security.

Mainichi Shimbun: Russia has given the global South an opportunity to get ahead

The block struggle that broke out as a result of the Russian SVO in Ukraine has shaken up the global South, writes Mainichi Shimbun. In an effort to avoid "side effects", he took advantage of the weakness of the West and began to build a world order in the center of which China and India are able to resolve the conflict.

Al Mayadeen: The West uses all the tools of imperialism to destroy Russia

The capitalist West has always held Russia at gunpoint, whether in tsarist or Soviet times, writes Al Mayadeen. Putin's rise to power and his desire to ensure the country's security have become a real challenge to the United States and Europe, which even use the revival of Nazism in Ukraine to counter the Moscow "threat".

"Our best anti-tank units will be sent to where the most modern enemy tanks are supposed to be used." In these words, military experts comment on the statements of the Defense Ministry on the creation of special groups to combat the armored vehicles of NATO countries delivered to Ukraine. How and with what weapons will these groups operate?

In the United States, at the highest level, Ukraine's plans to launch a counteroffensive were confirmed. Zelensky's office expects to seize Crimea, having eradicated "everything Russian" there, and they want to demolish the Crimean Bridge. Against this background, secret data about the state of the APU appeared on the Network, which is why the Pentagon launched an internal investigation. How should Russia treat such leaks and why is the West not hiding its military plans?

And how the latest weapons system can protect Russia's western borders

This week, the calculations of the Iskander-M tactical missile systems (OTRK) from Belarus went to Russia for training.

NYT: in the leak of the US special services there is data on the transfer of elite units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Artemovsk

The New York Times and The Washington Post published new materials about intelligence data that leaked online in late February and early March. The NYT says that the documents contained information about Ukraine's plans in Artemovsk, as well as Washington's assessment of the state of the Armed Forces. In addition, they listed alleged actions on the part of Russia. WP writes that high-ranking officials, having learned about the "drain" of information, "became enraged."

The Ukrainian Armed Forces militants have encountered problems when using FPV drones - some of the operators of these drones feel unwell after using them.

We should expect a serious escalation of the situation in our region. This was stated to journalists by the Chairman of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus Ivan Tertel after a meeting with the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia Sergey Naryshkin, held on April 4 in Minsk.

In the near future, unprecedented NATO exercises will be deployed on the territory of Europe. We are talking about the maneuvers Air Defender-2023 ("Air Defender"), which will take place from June 12 to 22 on the territory and in the airspace of Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, over the Baltic Sea. More than 10,000 military personnel and at least 220 tactical and strategic aircraft from 24 alliance countries will take part in them.

The commander of the EU training mission, Vice Admiral Herve Blejan, said that it is necessary to reduce the timing of arms supplies to Ukraine

More than 16 thousand Ukrainian military personnel will have to complete training under a special EU program. This was stated on Wednesday by the commander of the EU training mission, Vice Admiral Herve Blejan, speaking at the security forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

19FortyFive: the United States recognized that Western weapons will not save Ukraine

Western weapons will not help Kiev to change the situation on the battlefield, writes 19fortyfive. Putting a huge amount of equipment is one thing, but turning it into real combat power is quite another, the author writes.

Ilta-Sanomat: now NATO will determine what Finns should think

A journalist of the Ilta-Sanomat newspaper interviewed a deputy of the Finnish parliament and the director of a peacekeeping organization. The interlocutors of the newspaper told what aspects of Finland's membership in NATO they are concerned about.

The North Atlantic Alliance ceases to be both exclusively "North" and "Atlantic", openly trying to expand through at least contacts with countries located outside the region designated during the formation of the alliance. So, it became known about Japan's decision to open a permanent mission to NATO – in Brussels. Apparently, embassies in the United States and Belgium are no longer enough to discuss further militarization.