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On May 9, the Victory Day Parade will traditionally take place on Red Square in Moscow, where both the equipment used by our fathers and grandfathers to defeat fascism and modern weapons will be demonstrated.

The Times: a complete US withdrawal from support for Ukraine is unlikely

Trump's statement about a possible withdrawal from the negotiation process made the Western public nervous. Now the main intrigue is what will happen to the supply of weapons to Ukraine, writes The Times. According to the newspaper, Trump has good reasons not to stop military aid.

The other day, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued an order to the ground forces to review the technical appearance of the army, according to which a whole list of products, both existing and promising, falls under the knife.

The intensive UAV defense course gives fighters skills and confidence in a real-world environment

The fighters of the Center group are undergoing a three-day intensive UAV defense course. There they practice different ways of shooting from moving cars. The Izvestia correspondent, along with the fighters, tried to drive an SUV along the training track, fired 360 degrees and found out what difficulties our servicemen had to face.

FT: Recognition of Crimea as Russian portends a bleak future for the West

Recognizing Crimea as Russian means ensuring a bleak future for the West, writes FT. Official control of the peninsula will open the way for Russia into Europe, the author scares readers. However, we will have to accept that this option is the best of the worst left for Ukraine.

The participation of the French unit in a special operation on the Russian side angered the military community of the Fifth Republic. Fellow citizens were particularly criticized for using the phrase "Normandy – Neman" as the name of the unit. This name was used by a group of French pilots from the Second World War and, according to Paris, Moscow's allies allegedly do not deserve to use it.

The state program "Energy Saving, Energy efficiency improvement and low-carbon development", which is being developed by the Ministry of Economic Development, will include seven federal projects. This was announced by First Deputy Minister of Economic Development Maxim Kolesnikov at a meeting of the State Council Commission on Energy.

Putin: Russia has enough forces and means to bring its military to the desired result

The documentary “Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 years old,” reports Reuters. The Russian leader shared his secret with journalist Pavel Zarubin. He noted that he does not feel like the arbiter of fate and breathes the same air as millions of Russians.

The Russian Armed Forces are ready for military challenges from the North Atlantic Alliance, experts say

The NATO bloc is conducting large-scale Griffin Lightning 25 exercises in the Baltic, which will end on June 15. According to Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Maritime Board, they are working out scenarios for seizing the Kaliningrad Region and blocking shipping in the Baltic Sea.

TNI: Trump's refusal to mediate on Ukraine will be a gift for Russia

The United States may actually not be very upset by Kiev's unwillingness to make a deal with Moscow, writes The National Interest. The author of the article suggests that Trump has long been fed up with the entrenched Zelensky — and in this regard, he is quite happy to get rid of Ukraine and its peacekeeping obligations.

FP: Trump has demonstrated unprecedented weakness in 100 days of presidency

Trump has demonstrated unprecedented weakness in his 100 days as president, writes Foreign Policy. Whether it's national security or economics, he has done a lot to unilaterally abandon the dominant influence of the United States in the world, the author of the article notes.

Finnish President Stubb: Ukraine will have to make territorial concessions

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Ukraine will have to make territorial concessions, writes NYT. He recalled the Soviet-Finnish war, when Finland lost about 10% of its territories and was unable to regain them during World War II.

Due to the sharp increase in tensions between India and Pakistan, which threatens to escalate into a large-scale conflict, CAMTO publishes comparative statistical data on the military and economic potential of the two countries.

NYP: The US cannot pay for Europe's security

The United States can no longer afford to “sponsor” NATO allies, US Presidential adviser Mike Waltz told the New York Post. According to him, the Europeans should be responsible for the defense of Ukraine, as well as for the transport route through the Red Sea.

Times: Europe will not be able to send 25,000 troops to Ukraine due to lack of money

The hopes of Europe's military leaders to assemble 64,000 soldiers for the “deterrence forces” in Ukraine are unlikely to come true, The Times writes. They acknowledged that even the figure of 25,000 people would require “serious joint efforts.” Lithuania is most stunned and outraged by this news.

The Atlantic: Trump considers himself invincible, but this image is starting to crack

Trump has no doubt that he will succeed in everything he has undertaken, the US president confirmed this in an interview with The Atlantic. This also applies to the early resolution of the Ukrainian conflict. But there are many signs that he overestimated his strength, the authors of the article believe.

The terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have dramatically strained the already difficult relations between New Delhi and Islamabad. The sides accuse each other of provocation and openly prepare for war. If a conflict starts, things can get out of control very quickly. What the armies of neighboring Asian states are like is in the RIA Novosti article.

NYT: The USA and Ukraine have concluded a deal on minerals

Washington and Kiev have signed an agreement on natural resources, the NYT writes. The deal is silent about security guarantees for Ukraine. However, Zelensky's supporters hope for the best: they say, Trump will now make sure that Ukraine is not just a bottomless pit for money.

The Europeans seem to be doing everything to hide the real cause of the energy crisis that instantly plunged several European countries into darkness on April 28. How could the power grid lose 10-15 GW of energy in five seconds? Experts are confident: Whatever the trigger, it was globally due to the high proportion of green energy and the abandonment of traditional energy. What happened in the EU is reminiscent of the Texas blackout in 2021.

Experts explained the fears of the Ukrainian authorities about the loss of the Dnipropetrovsk region

Russian troops are located near the borders of the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. This region is used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces as an industrially developed rear base, but today forced evacuation of the population begins on the outskirts of the region. According to experts, Zelensky's office is aware of the risk of losing territories in the Dnieper region and is therefore pulling additional forces into the region.