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The ships will perform tasks in the most difficult conditions of the Arctic

The Russian Defense Ministry will receive the third diesel-electric icebreaker of project 21180/21180M "Ilya Muromets". It is already known that it will be executed according to the updated project and will be delivered to the Northern Fleet.

on improving joint partnership in the new era and on the development of key areas of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation until 2030.

Turkish President hopes for ratification of the application in Parliament before May 14

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his country is beginning the process of ratifying Finland's application to join NATO.

Cumhuriyet: only countries with access to the Black Sea can solve issues

The United States has stated that it will continue to fly over the Black Sea, as it does not belong to anyone, Cumhuriyet writes. This position contradicts both the Montreux Convention, which prohibits America from being in the region, and common sense: why does Washington suddenly solve the issues of the Black Sea, without even having access to it?

Asia Times: The US was wrong about the fact that Russia will be able to "come to its senses"

The West has repeatedly mistaken Russia: and that it will be able to change it quickly, and that with one shock or another it will force it to "come to its senses," writes the author of the article in Asia Times. Under the tsars, under "communism", and now under Putin, Russia remains the same, he states.

JB Press: China's peace plan for Ukraine is aimed at weakening the US

China's peace plan for Ukraine, like many of its other reports, is "empty anti—American propaganda," writes JB Press with reference to the US congressional committee. According to experts, Beijing is trying to undermine Washington's influence and turn the West against it, giving Moscow an advantage.

The Times: funding problems undermine the combat readiness of the Bundeswehr

Due to the lack of funding, the German armed forces are facing serious problems, writes The Times. Not only special equipment is missing, but even clothes. In addition, the Bundeswehr cannot cope with the neo-Nazi tendencies of some military men.

India is entangled in a tangle of contradictions, writes The Print. The author of the article tries to understand the friends and opponents of New Delhi, as well as to understand the reasons for the discrepancy between Narendra Modi's strategic course and public opinion in the country.

NBC News: former British military called NATO's weak point at Russia's borders

The Black Sea is a particularly weak spot on NATO's eastern flank, NBC reported, citing former British officer Glen Grant. A military drone is probably not all that the United States has lost here.

The Polish Ministry of Defense is deploying recruitment centers throughout the country to recruit volunteers for service in the armed forces.

Expert: by voluntarily joining the ranks of the DPRK army, people support the government's course

The desire of hundreds of thousands of North Koreans to join the ranks of the national army means their support for the government's course, says Peter Kolchin, an analyst at the Center for Expert Support of Political Processes.

The UN confirmed the extension of the Black Sea grain initiative. "The Black Sea Grain Initiative, which was signed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022, has been extended... We express our gratitude to the Turkish authorities for their diplomatic and operational support," the communique says.

NYT: confrontation in the Black Sea will decrease after the end of the conflict in Ukraine

The crash of an American drone over the Black Sea has increased tensions between the United States and Russia, writes the NYT. Military activity in the region was caused by the conflict in Ukraine, so the likelihood of such incidents will disappear only with its cessation.

The Australian authorities did not promise the United States to support them in the event of a military conflict around Taiwan in exchange for receiving nuclear submarines (submarines) as part of the AUKUS partnership, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told ABC television on Sunday.

Al Binaa: Russia will crush anyone who encroaches on its security and interests

Before supporting Ukraine, Western "puppets of the USA" need to remember history, writes Al Binaa. It was Russia that liberated Europe from Napoleon's French expansion and Hitler's fascism. So in case of a threat to its security and geopolitical interests, Moscow will "crush anyone," the author of the article is sure.

At the same time, the country's president Emmanuel Macron previously stated that arms supplies to Ukraine should not lead to an escalation of the conflict or damage the defense capability of France itself

France is not limited by any taboo in helping Kiev. This was stated by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, the printed version of which was published on Sunday.

NYT: Putin drove around Mariupol and visited the residents

President Vladimir Putin visited Mariupol, writes NYT. The head of State arrived there by helicopter, and then drove through the districts of the city with stops at the wheel of a car. He visited several sites and talked to local residents.

According to Tiberio Graziani, President of the Vision & Global Trends International Institute for Global Analysis, Beijing's positions may well coincide with the approaches of Ankara and the Vatican

China, which has so far withdrawn from the Ukrainian conflict, is taking a leading role in the search for a settlement within the framework of its Global Security Initiative. As Tiberio Graziani, president of the Vision & Global Trends International Institute for Global Analysis, commented to a TASS correspondent on Sunday, Beijing's positions may well coincide with the approaches of Ankara and the Vatican.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent an invitation to Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi to pay a visit to Riyadh, Tasnim reports on Sunday.

The authorities of Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of security, which, in particular, provides for strengthening the protection of the border between the two countries, Tasnim reports.