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Leonid Petrovich Reshetnikov is a historian and publicist, a public figure and a retired lieutenant general of the Foreign Intelligence Service. He has worked in the SVR for almost three and a half decades, leading its most important information and analytical direction in recent years. And Reshetnikov evaluates the events taking place in Ukraine precisely from the point of view of a deep analyst.

Russian-Thai ties remain strong despite the situation in Ukraine

Despite international pressure, relations between Russia and Thailand continue to develop, Asia Times reports. This year, the countries are preparing to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral ties that are equally beneficial for both states.

The other day, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk left a press conference of Israeli Defense and Foreign Ministers Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid. According to Korniychuk, Israel has taken a unique position in the Western world by refusing to provide weapons to Ukraine. In Kiev, the decisions of the Israeli authorities are angry.

The Defense Ministry said that 1,096 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered in Mariupol

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said on the morning of April 13 that more than a thousand Ukrainian marines had surrendered in Mariupol. There were wounded among them - they were treated on the spot, and then sent to the city hospital.

Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, spoke at the Federation Council on April 13 as part of the "Expert Time" on the topic "Diversification of production of Rostec State Corporation organizations".

The wild art of the USA to learn nothing

An American political scientist writes about the "savagery" of the United States, which does not know how to learn from its mistakes. They have just fled Afghanistan with shame and losses, and now they are again climbing into the swamp of the Ukrainian crisis with their weapons.

A rapid jump in prices will test Europe's resolve in the confrontation with Russia

The strong support of populists in the French elections reflects the discontent of voters: prices are rising, and wages are not keeping up, writes the WSJ. The gloomy mood raised the question of how much people in Europe are willing to endure the hardships of confrontation with Russia.

BRICS and MINT can save Russia and ruin the USA

Russia has carefully created an alternative universe where the dollar does not have a dominant role, and the US cannot point to others, American Thinker reports. Moscow has wisely prepared the ground so that when relations with the West are severed, its ties with the rest of the world will not waver.

Dmitry Khazanov — about what new MiG-25P brought to the domestic aviation

In the second half of the 50s of the twentieth century, the Artyom Mikoyan Design Bureau began work on the creation of heavy high-speed and high-altitude interceptor fighters designed to combat not only existing, but also promising supersonic bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.

Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine:

- The Russian Defense Ministry has once again warned about the provocation that the Kiev regime is currently preparing in the city of Irpen, Kiev region, in order to accuse the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of killing civilians.

Russia has threatened Ukraine with strikes on decision-making centers in attempts of sabotage

Russia will strike at Ukrainian decision-making centers if attempts of sabotage continue on Russian territory, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The Russian government has signed a decree on the creation of new engineering schools where personnel for high-tech companies will be trained. The federal center is ready to allocate 36.6 billion rubles for 30 advanced IT incubators at universities.

Rostec State Corporation bought the blocking share of the developer of electronics on Baikal processors — the Edelweiss company. It is noteworthy that representatives of the electronic market associate this company with the founder of the supercomputer company "T-platforms" Vsevolod Opanasenko.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrel said that the European Union intends to stop some forms of training of the Malian army within the framework of the EUTM Mali mission (European Union Training Mission Mali).

The Ministry of Defense announced plans to fabricate accusations against the Russian military

The Defense Ministry said that French gendarmes in Ukraine will cover up Kiev's war crimes and fabricate accusations against Russian servicemen. Earlier, a group of technical and scientific specialists of the gendarmerie arrived in Lviv, who, together with Ukrainian investigators, intend to "investigate war crimes." Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky warned the Security Council that Ukraine is preparing "new provocations."

The main events in the coming days will take place north of Mariupol, experts predict

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike with precision weapons at Ukrainian military facilities. The hypersonic missile system "Dagger" destroyed the buried command post of the grouping of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass.

Ukraine and the atomic bomb: myths and misconceptions

The publication of The National Interest cites fragments of a podcast in which associate professor of political science and international relations Maria Rostelli told why nuclear weapons would not strengthen the security of Ukraine, even if the country possessed them. In addition, the expert believes, with all the desire, the costs of such weapons would be mind-boggling for Kiev.

Putin's allies: six countries, including China, that are likely to support Russia in World War III

With the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, fears of a new global conflict have revived, writes the Daily Express. The Western camp has long been consolidated into a military alliance, but Russia has also managed to find allies, the author of the article points out.

The US is no longer a superpower by any measure

The scandalous withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, the failure in negotiations with Iran and the indiscriminate use of sanctions – all this indicates the inevitable decline of the States, writes the author of the article in Kayhan. America has become a frankly weak country and is rapidly losing its position, he claims.

Does Vladimir Putin have the means for a big war against a "degenerate Europe"?

What are Russia's prospects in the "big war" with Europe? Two experts in the field of political science and military affairs tried to answer this question in an interview with Atlantico. They also assessed the impact of sanctions on Moscow's potential.