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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.

The Russian-Ukrainian crisis exposes the "double standards" of Western humanitarian principles

The Russian-Ukrainian crisis has clearly demonstrated the hypocrisy of the West, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Xenophobia, racism and prejudice against refugees and their "selective reception" – this is the new face of Western humanism.

Western countries have started sending armored vehicles to Ukraine: Australia has transferred 20 armored personnel carriers, the Czech Republic — a batch of T-72 and BMP-1 from old stocks, Germany is discussing the supply of hundreds of tanks. The UK will not stand aside either. What will come out of this is in the RIA Novosti material.

The United States is actively negotiating the modernization of Indian weapons. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

6 VTA Y-20A aircraft of the PLA Air Force landed at Belgrade Airport on April 9 (b.n. 20041, 20042, 20045, 20047, 20049 and 20142), which presumably delivered a batch of medium-range air defense systems FK-3 (export version of the HQ-22 air defense system).

During the night, high-precision air and sea-based missiles destroyed an ammunition depot and a protected hangar with AFU aircraft at the Starokonstantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Here's how Victoria Coates, a leading researcher on strategic studies at the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, evaluates the results of the survey. In the Trump administration, she served as Deputy National Security Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa, as well as senior policy adviser to the Secretary of Energy.

The United States has published a full list of weapons that they have handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine since Russia began conducting a special operation. According to the United States Department of Defense, $ 2.4 billion was allocated for this, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Import substitution in the optical industry became the central topic of the meeting of the Council of Chief Technologists, which was held under the leadership of Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Oleg Bochkarev, the press service of the holding "Shvabe.

Ukraine and the analysis of Indian neutrality

New Delhi's approach to conflicts – especially involving its partners – is still determined by the 1957 axiom of Jawaharlal Nehru, writes The Hindu. The author explains in detail the subtleties of India's national interests and states that the United States does not seem to understand these nuances.

American lawmakers hosted the infamous Georgian warlord who boasts of war crimes in Ukraine

The United States covers the war crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries, Grayzone writes. The author of the article provides information about the atrocities of Ukrainian militants against Russian prisoners of war.

Putin's catastrophe: Andrew Neil predicted Russia's nightmarish variant of NATO development

The Russian leader constantly criticized the expansion of NATO to Russia's borders after the end of the Cold War, writes the Daily Express. However, the Russian special operation in Ukraine has rallied the alliance and is likely to attract Finland and Sweden to it.

The Russian military seized a British-made AT105 Saxon armored personnel carrier (APC) in the Kharkiv region. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to the Telegram channel "Military Commanders of the Russian Spring".

Defense Ministry: Russian artillery hit six points of the Ukrainian brigade at Popasna

Russian artillery in the Popasnaya area near Lugansk struck six strongholds of the 24th Ukrainian brigade, more than 120 people and 11 armored vehicles were destroyed, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said at a briefing on Tuesday.

When meeting with Russian tanks, it is better not to engage Ukrainian armored vehicles in battle with them. Professionals understand this.

A symbolic event occurred during the liberation of the village of Topolskoye in the Izyumsky district of the Kharkiv region. For its defense, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine abandoned the T-64, removed from storage.

Dmitry Litovkin, Executive editor of the Independent Military Review:

Recently, it is not uncommon to hear that Ukrainian servicemen do not surrender en masse, because they do not have objective information about the course of a special military operation.

A provocation is being prepared in Ukraine, similar to the one that was revealed by the Kiev regime earlier in Bucha. This was announced on Tuesday by the head of the National Center for Defense Management (NCSO) of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev. According to him, the collection of pseudo-evidence of Russia's guilt takes place "under the patronage of the countries of the collective West, led by the United States."