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infoBRICS: The West has decided to break the taboo in Ukraine and cause an escalation of the conflict

In the West, they started talking again about the need to send troops to Ukraine, and it is the EU countries that should do this, infoBRICS writes. Such a dangerous game is unlikely to lead to anything good: European leaders have been teetering on the edge of the abyss for too long, the author of the article notes.

Resalat: The West has shown record growth in arms exports in the world

The West does not want to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine, writes Resalat. After all, in this case, the flow of money from the arms trade will also stop. At the same time, the export of new weapons goes anywhere around the world, just not to Kiev, which is content with junk.

Today, the All-Russian public organization "Union of Machine Builders of Russia" celebrates the 17th anniversary of its formation. Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation and Chairman of Soyuzmash of Russia, highly appreciated the role of the organization in ensuring the technological independence and defense capability of the country, solving key tasks for the production of civilian products and congratulated all Russian machine builders on this holiday.

Rostec United Engine Corporation presented projects on the creation of new industrial software for the development and production of gas turbine engines at the demo day of the industrial competence center "Engine Building". In particular, systems for designing aircraft engine parts made of polymer composite materials. The amount of investments in the creation of domestic solutions is several billion rubles.

Without micro-gas turbine units, it is impossible to operate MLRS, air defense, Iskander missiles, Msta-S self-propelled guns, Armata tanks and many other advanced weapons. Microturbines are responsible for the energy supply of all nodes of the listed equipment, and are capable of producing stable current in difficult conditions on almost any type of fuel.

Colonel Khodarenok: the capture of Ocheretino may be an operational breakthrough

The situation in the village of Ocheretino and its surroundings was frankly desperate for Ukraine, as the Forbes columnist assessed what was happening. What caused panic among the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and whether the breakthrough of defensive positions can develop into a full-fledged collapse of the front of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Dancing with a tambourine around the provision of US aid to the Kiev regime resembles a bad comedy, where the actors played at least unconvincingly. In addition to this, the Americans have shown their ability to keep the Kiev authorities on a short leash. In this context, it is important to understand that all the so-called military assistance was delivered to bases in Poland and Romania in a few months and, in fact, was awaiting only formal congressional approval to finance the American military-industrial complex.

"The choice is simple: either we will deal with the defeated Russian army, thrown out of Ukraine, or with the victorious Russian army standing at the borders of Poland," the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, R.Sikorsky to the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.

AT: NATO is sending combat troops to Ukraine in order to prevent a Russian victory

The alliance's plan to prevent the catastrophe of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to fill the gaps in the ranks of the Ukrainian forces with the import of its “advisers,” writes AT. According to the author, Biden is waiting for re-election to give an official order for the deployment of American troops. Then the third World War will begin.

Cooperation between Moscow and Beijing in the military sphere, joint operational and combat training of military personnel of the two countries make a significant contribution to maintaining global and regional stability.

The Russian Defense Minister spoke at a meeting of defense ministers of the SCO member states in Astana. Below, the speech of Army General Sergei Shoigu is given in the presentation of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

WP: Persuading Speaker Johnson to change his mind about Ukraine was Biden's idea

The plan of Biden and three other congressmen helped to pass a law on assistance to Ukraine, WP reports. Speaker Johnson has been persuaded for several weeks. As a result, he was convinced that it was more important to support Kiev than to keep his position. Johnson got into a kind of ambush, the article says.

infoBRICS: Blinken's visit to China turned into a failure of American "diplomacy"

Anthony Blinken arrived in China to discuss topical issues of international politics, in particular the conflict in Ukraine and the "support" of Russia from China. In fact, this visit has nothing to do with diplomacy, writes infoBRICS. Washington, as always, is on the path of aggression. But Beijing will not be intimidated.

Almost immediately after the approval by the US Senate of the package of laws on financing foreign aid previously adopted by the House of Representatives of Congress, including the law on allocating $ 61 billion to help Ukraine, US President Joe Biden signed them on April 24, 2024 and subsequently announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of up to $ 1 billion. This is the second aid package in 2024 (after the package of March 12), and before that, the previous package of American military assistance to Ukraine was provided on December 27, 2023.

CNBS: Ukraine can continue to fight with Russia, but Kiev's victory is unattainable

Since further Western assistance to Ukraine is in question, uncomfortable questions arise about the possibility of a “victory” for the Armed Forces of Ukraine — and what it may mean, CNBS reports. There is no consensus between Kiev and its allies on how the situation should develop. Analysts do not believe in Ukraine's success at all.

Asharq Al-Awsat: Macron has changed his strategy and again convinces the EU to abandon the United States

Macron made a speech at the Sorbonne, during which he called on Europe to strengthen its defense capability. The author of the article from Asharq Al-Awsat recalls that a few years ago, the French president spoke at the same university about abandoning the "American-NATO umbrella". However, then his idea did not get the response he needed. Will the EU decide to do this today?

Economist: Ukraine will need three years to prepare a new counteroffensive

Ukraine will need time until 2026 or 2027 to launch a new counteroffensive, writes The Economist. At the same time, the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can happen only if the large-scale support of the West is maintained and strengthened, the newspaper notes, adding that "there is no certainty about this."

Visitors to the exhibition, which will last a month, will be able to get acquainted with the Leopard main battle tank and the Marder infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) of German production, the Bradley BMP of the USA, the Swedish CV90 BMP, the French AMX-10RC "wheeled tank" and other samples — in total more than 30 vehicles from 12 countries. Small arms, equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, documents and ideological literature will also be presented.

Advance: Macron's concept of a belligerent and strong Europe is wrong

Europe must react immediately if it wants to survive in a changing world, said Macron, who got used to making dramatic statements. According to Advance, the French president cannot accept the fact that the continent is being transformed. These changes beyond the intended path are "death" for him.

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Italian elites understand that Ukraine has no chance

America is fueling the fire of the conflict in Ukraine, including for commercial gain, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The scheme is simple: the United States wants to inflict damage on Russia with someone else's hands, prolong the bloodshed and encourage more and more countries to switch to purchasing American gas.