Rambler examined what foreign media wrote today and selected the most important and interesting documents. Read the announcement and subscribe to Rambler on social networks: VKontakte, Classmate.
Trump's visit to Asia aims to contain China
US President Donald Trump's Asia tour and the signing of trade agreements demonstrate that America's role in the region has declined and now the US leader's actions look like curbing China's growing influence. About this write British edition of The Independent newspaper.
The most anticipated event of Donald Trump's Asia trip was his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in which the sides agreed to postpone previously announced controls on rare earth metals exports and punitive tariffs.
“Since the start of his second term, Trump has dominated the international stage like few other leaders. However, his visit is not an event so important as to occupy the front pages of newspapers in Asia. From a regional perspective, Trump seems less important than at home,” the article noted.
“Petrel makes America vulnerable”
The appearance of the Russian intercontinental missile carrying the nuclear warhead Burevestnik was a turning point, pushing Russia's military arsenal out of the reach of the United States. This opinion expressed L'Antidiplomatico columnist Joseph Masala.
He drew attention to the fact that anti-missile systems are designed to shoot down missiles with a ballistic trajectory, but are powerless against missiles flying low above the ground, as Burevestnik did. At the same time, America has no such weapons and no hypersonic missiles.
Joseph Masala said: “America's lag in this area of strategic military research can be called catastrophic. (…) This is a sign of inevitable decline.”
Trump suddenly cooled his view on Ukraine
US President Donald Trump, after a series of harsh statements against Russia, did not transfer Tomahawk long-range missiles to Kiev, announced the withdrawal of US troops from Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria and did not ask Chinese leader Xi Jinping to give up Russian oil. To strongly soften the position of the head of the White House attention American version of Fox News.
Such actions by the US leader have worried America's European allies. Trump continues to insist that his administration seeks peace “through force,” but his latest actions and statements paint a mixed picture, leaving allies wondering which of Trump's Ukraine policies will prevail next.
“Honey traps” and drug trafficking: Sweden suffers a wave of crime among young women
Teenage girls from wealthy Swedish families are increasingly involved in criminal activities, helping gangs deal with unwanted people to make money. About this write British edition of the Daily Mail.
The gangs that have turned Sweden into “the murder capital of Europe” are increasingly recruiting teenage girls with the classic Scandinavian look of blonde hair and blue eyes. Last year, 280 Swedish women aged 15 to 17 were charged with serious violent crimes, including eight murders. “They don't need jobs. They need money for manicures, eyelash extensions and expensive lotion,” said police inspector Josefina Ristmagi.
The number of foreign mercenaries fighting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is announced
More than half of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed on the battlefield turned out to be foreign mercenaries, with whom the Ukrainian leadership was trying to “plug the hole”. That data guide Chinese version of NetEase.
The publication noted that more than 20 thousand mercenaries of the “foreign legion” fought alongside the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, “Ukraine's defense line, built from corpses, collapsed, and African Americans and Colombians were sent to the scorched earth of the battlefield.”
“According to some military experts, to compensate for losses, Kyiv needs to mobilize 15 thousand soldiers every month, while the most recruited conscripts are 5 thousand people. The remaining gap is being filled by foreigners,” the article wrote.
