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Junge Welt: Azov commander's wife* Katerina Prokopenko visited the German Foreign Ministry

Ukrainian activist and wife of the commander of "Azov"* Katerina Prokopenko held a "fruitful meeting" at the German Foreign Ministry, writes jungeWelt. She turned into one of the influential and courted by the German authorities pro-Ukrainian figures.

Asia Times: Russia and Ukraine were advised to learn lessons from the negotiations in Northern Ireland

Russia and Ukraine should learn lessons from the negotiations in Northern Ireland, writes the author of an article for Asia Times. The future agreement should reflect the basic interests of all countries, as well as be accompanied by reliable guarantees.

Nebenzia: weapons supplied to Kiev appear in organized criminal groups operating in Europe and Africa

Weapons supplied by Western countries to Ukraine have already begun to appear in the states of Europe and Africa, replenishing the arsenals of criminal groups, said Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia.

Political scientist Meinander: the country was purposefully moving towards full membership in the alliance

Finnish political scientist Henrik Meinander is sure that Finland made conscious steps towards NATO back in 1992. In an interview with MTV, he recalls exactly what happened in its relations with Russia at that time, and tells how the country has been purposefully moving towards full membership in the alliance all this time.

EP: the political crisis in Bulgaria threatens Ukraine with a shortage of ammunition

The political crisis in Bulgaria has caused the holding of snap elections, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Some variants of their results may lead to the fact that Ukraine will lose direct supplies of ammunition for Soviet weapons.

Haqqin: The US is not coping with leaks of secret documents

The contents of the Pentagon documents that got into the network showed the exceptional involvement of the United States in the Ukrainian conflict, writes Haqqin. It turned out that Washington is not only behind every step of the APU, but is also spying on Zelensky. Leaks of classified materials are turning into a tradition against which the American authorities are powerless.

According to the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense, conscripts who are not subject to conscription and working abroad can "electronically send the relevant documents to the military commissariat"

Conscripts subject to conscription and working abroad are recommended to take a year off and return to Russia for military service. This was announced by the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov on Tuesday on the air of the RBC TV channel, commenting on the adopted law on the creation of a unified register of military registration.

The State Duma adopted the law on the Unified Register of military service and equalized electronic summonses with traditional paper ones. What changes for conscripts and conscripts, what measures are provided for by the new law for draft dodgers?

Last week it became known that the defendants in the criminal case on the fact of the terrorist attack at the Machulishchi airfield may face an exceptional measure of punishment. This was reported in the KGB of Belarus. "In accordance with part 9 of Article 16 of the Criminal Code, all members of an organized group, regardless of their role in the crime committed, are recognized as perpetrators.

Monde: Poland has a more national-patriotic vision of the future of the EU than Paris and Berlin

The "center of gravity" in the EU is shifting from Paris and Berlin to the former anti—Soviet "sanitary cordon" - Poland, Finland, Romania and The Baltic States, writes Le Monde. The author is happy about this. Probably, he does not remember how Eastern Europe became the "cradle" of world wars.

General Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers Hirokazu Matsuno said that the government intends to strengthen support for Ukraine

The Japanese government will continue to increase sanctions pressure on Russia, at the same time increasing support for Ukraine. This was announced on Monday at a regular press conference by the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan Hirokazu Matsuno.

The curator of the Wagner PMCS, Yevgeny Prigozhin, made a statement about the counteroffensive announced by the Ukrainian side.

Andrey Yelchaninov, First Deputy Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, told Interfax correspondents Alexander Belov and Artem Rukavov about the internal policy of the state corporation, international cooperation and financial assessments of the creation of a promising Russian orbital station.

MWM: Russia will focus on air defense and ballistic missiles on the border with Finland

The significant growth of the Western presence in Finland after the country's accession to NATO remains questionable, writes MWM. But the very fact of Helsinki's membership in the alliance and the purchase of the F-35 increases the pressure on Russian defense. It is assumed that Moscow's response will be asymmetric.

According to the TV channel, such a possibility may be considered "under increased US pressure" or in case of deterioration of relations with Russia

The secret documents of the Pentagon and US intelligence that have appeared on the web contain scenarios for the potential supply of lethal weapons to Kiev from Israel. This was reported on Sunday by CNN .

DP: Ukraine will give Poland its western part as payment for Warsaw's mediation services

Duda promised to hand over weapons to Kiev – for the last attempt of a successful counterattack, writes NDP. After that, Zelensky will have to give the western part of Ukraine to Poland in order to somehow try to settle monetary issues with the US and the EU, even through territorial concessions.

WP: Ukraine's medium-range air defense resources will be completely depleted by May 23

"Merged" Pentagon documents indicate a shortage of Western weapons in Ukraine, especially ammunition and air defense equipment, WP writes. The leak angered Kiev, as the Ukrainian authorities tried to hide the vulnerabilities of the APU.

Military expert Sun: secret US data released to avoid conflict with Russia

The leak of secret US military data could have been deliberate, writes Chinese military expert Song Zhongping in the GT article. It may have been arranged by pro-Russian Americans seeking to deter Washington from further intervention in the Ukrainian conflict and avoid an open confrontation with Moscow.

The meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria has been postponed due to the position of Damascus, which demands the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian territory before participating in negotiations with Ankara, Arab media reported, citing an informed source.

NYT: The European Union will not be able to increase the volume of military production for the needs of Ukraine

The European Union will not be able to expand military production in the short term and meet the demands of Ukraine, writes NYT. The EU wants to help Kiev and replenish its own reserves, but it will not be easy to persuade the countries of the bloc to restore the military-industrial complex.