The results of 2021 and the special operation in Ukraine became the main topics of the Board of the IC
The main report was made by Alexander Bastrykin. Here are the figures he gave. In 2021, the UK sent more than 90 thousand criminal cases to the court. More than 9 thousand of them are about corruption-related crimes. 941 people with a special legal status have been brought to criminal responsibility, including 429 for committing corruption crimes.
A lifeline in the form of a "Pineapple"
The Americans helped the Allies and threw them to the mercy
The failure of the "mission in Kabul", which the Americans have been trying to carry out for 20 years, has become one of the main topics of the world media in the last six months.
Alliances against Hegemony
Will Arab countries become allies of Israel
The question from the subtitle could recently be classified as rhetorical with provocative or even ironic overtones, because the answer seemed obvious. How can states that have been at war with Israel since its re-establishment in 1948 be allies of Israel? Or they supported any anti-Israeli actions.
Ukrainian heirs of Grad
Multiple launch rocket systems "Willow" and "Birch bark"
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rocket forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) got a significant number of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of various calibers, including dozens of 122-mm MLRS of the Grad type.
Gazeta Polska: Warsaw wanted its own nuclear weapons
Gazeta Polska (Poland): Poland needs a nuclear shield
Poland needs its own nuclear weapons, writes Gazeta Polska. Only it will give the country a "security guarantee". Warsaw needs to start with participation in the European program for the joint use of nuclear weapons, the author of the article believes. This will bring her closer to owning her own, in which she is very interested, because otherwise the decision on the scale of the response to "aggression" remains in the hands of the United States.
iDnes: Russia has decided to put pressure on the West with nuclear weapons
iDnes (Czech Republic): the situation is worse than during the Caribbean crisis, says an expert in the field of disarmament
The iDnes publication quotes the opinion of nuclear weapons development specialist Peter Sukha about Putin's order to bring the Russian nuclear deterrent forces into full readiness. This is a way of putting pressure on the United States, the EU and NATO, the expert believes, and he assesses the current situation as very dangerous — worse than during the Caribbean crisis.
Gazeta: that's why Russia scares the West with nuclear weapons
"This is Russia's propaganda game": an expert on the intimidation of the Third World War (Gazeta, Poland)
Moscow warns the West: "Do not interfere in the affairs in Ukraine," writes Gazeta. Putin's order to put the nuclear deterrent forces on alert is designed to provoke an emotional reaction. There is no threat of a nuclear conflict, Moscow is just playing its game.
New threats from near space
Global satellite operators pose information security risks
The emergence of new threats and risks, directly or indirectly related to the emergence of multi-satellite low-orbit groupings and the escalation of the problem of oversaturation of near-Earth orbits with objects of artificial origin, today exists in three self-sufficient dimensions.
Rogozin: the blame for the collapse of space cooperation lies on the shoulders of the United States and its allies
The CEO of Roscosmos stressed that the state corporation will do everything to continue the implementation of priority tasks
The blame for the collapse of space cooperation lies on the shoulders of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. This was stated on Thursday on the air of Channel One by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Roscosmos responds to EU and US sanctions
Roscosmos State Corporation responded to the sanctions imposed by the West
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, responded to the US and European sanctions imposed on the state corporation after the start of the Russian special operation in the Donbass. So, Russia has already suspended rocket launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and will stop supplying engines to the United States.
"Let them fly on their brooms." Roscosmos has taken new measures in response to Western sanctions
Russia is stopping the supply of rocket engines to the United States of America and will not conduct joint experiments with German colleagues on the ISS, Dmitry Rogozin announced.
The Western portal writes about the supply of Bayraktar-TB2 drones from Turkey for the needs of the Armed Forces through Poland
The network has information about the frequent flights of military transport aircraft of NATO countries to Poland. Over the past couple of days, the Turkish, Belgian and Hungarian Air Forces have sent their military transporters to Poland.
"Drying" was blown away by a "squall"
Indonesia acquires French fighter jets and submarines
Under the strongest pressure from Washington, Indonesia refused to fulfill a contract previously signed with Russia for 11 multifunctional Su-35S fighters. Instead of "dryers", Western aircraft equipment is being purchased: an application for the American F-15EX Eagle II ("Eagle". - "HBO"), negotiations were held and documents were signed on French aircraft of the Rafale type (Rafale means "Squall" in Russian. - "HBO").
Who or what killed Romanian military pilots on March 2 near Odessa, where the fighting is going on?
It is possible: in connection with this tragedy, we will have to recall our passenger Tu-154M, shot down by Ukrainians over the Black Sea in 2001
By the morning of March 3, publications like: "Putin's political suicide: A Romanian fighter jet and a military rescue helicopter were shot down by Russian warships over the Black Sea in the most rabid social networks of Ukraine.
Haló noviny: The West deceived and betrayed Ukraine
Haló noviny (Czech Republic): heroic politicians who betrayed Ukraine
The Czech government, like other Western countries, makes hypocritical statements about supporting Ukraine, but in fact they betrayed it, writes Haló noviny. The West manipulated and deceived Kiev into joining the EU and NATO, and made it an enemy of Russia. And when the crisis escalated, he betrayed her, the author of the article believes. Ukraine could peacefully coexist with both Russia and Western countries, he is sure.
Western military assistance to Ukraine
After the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Western countries took large-scale measures to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian government, breaking the previously existing "taboo" in many states on the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
"The APU on the border with Donbass will not be able to receive Western weapons"
What problems will NATO countries have when delivering weapons to Ukraine
Western countries promise to organize the supply of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine in an "endless stream", said the country's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the logistics of arms supplies could be and what difficulties its transportation might be associated with.
TAC: A no-fly zone over Ukraine is a terrible idea
The American Conservative (USA): at least they refuse no-fly zones – it's already good
The no-fly zone over Ukraine, which is proposed by the American "yatrabs", will surely put us on the brink of a nuclear war, writes The American Conservative. The US administration is against it, but its assurances do not inspire confidence, the author of the article believes.
Il Giornale: Putin has been warning NATO for 15 years. He was ignored
American Colonel McGregor: "Putin warned NATO for 15 years" (Il Giornale, Italy)
US Army Colonel Douglas McGregor discussed the situation in Ukraine with Il Giornale. He recalled that Putin has repeatedly warned the West over the past 15 years about Russia's position on NATO expansion. The military also spoke about Biden's mistakes regarding Moscow.
The Guardian: NATO expansion led to tragedy
The Guardian (UK): many predicted that the expansion of NATO would lead to tragedy. But they were not listened to
It has long been clear that NATO expansion would lead to tragedy. Now we are paying the price for the arrogance of the United States, writes American politician and political scientist Ted Galen Carpenter in The Guardian. In his opinion, Washington's attitude towards Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union was a monstrous political mistake.