Huanqiu shibao (China): the situation in Ukraine forces the European Union to rethink a lot

The European Union has admitted that it made mistakes in relations with Russia, but it did not go beyond this realization, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Superficial judgments, hysteria and strategic mistakes of the EU, resulting in four packages of sanctions, confirm this, the author of the article emphasizes.

Valentin Vatsev: The USA is a belligerent party (Duma, Bulgaria)

According to the official doctrine of NATO, it is not at war in Ukraine, but de facto the United States is at war with Russia through its proxy force - Ukraine, writes Duma. In the West, they don't even hide it – private military companies transfer manpower, finance and arm the Armed Forces. The United States is not interested in a direct conflict with Russia, they are waging an indirect war, the author of the article believes.

Foreign Policy (USA): Biden should punish Saudi Arabia for supporting Russia

Saudi Arabia plays an important role in the oil markets, but it chose Russia over the United States, writes FP. The authors of the article advise Biden to rethink the relationship with her and no longer beg the Saudis to pump more oil. The Saudis need to show how risky it is for them to lose their "only stable partner" in the field of security.

The American news agency "Associated Press" has distributed the material Rodney Muhumuza, Mogomotsi Magome "Africa mostly quiet amid widespread condemnation of Russia" ("Africa as a whole remains calm amid widespread condemnation of Russia"), in which it is reported that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (Yoweri Museveni) recently noted that a special military operation of Russia Ukraine should be viewed in the context of the fact that Moscow is the "center of attraction" for Eastern Europe.

Can Kiev get an atomic bomb

In the context of the special operation in Ukraine, on the one hand, there were long-standing and current regrets about the absence of nuclear weapons in the country. On the other hand, there are publications about the work already carried out with external support in a number of institutes and centers of Ukraine to prepare for the creation of nuclear weapons.

Lawmakers are trying to assess the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on America's security

The special operation conducted by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine (SDDU) and its results force American politicians, military and special services to once again consider issues under the heading "US National Security".

European allies are pushing the US to war

President Biden said that if Russia attacks a NATO country, the United States will intervene, even if it leads to World War III. Since the Russian Federation has never threatened any of the NATO members, we are talking about a provocation being prepared by Poland or the Baltic limitrophs.

Joseph Biden asked for help from Xi Jinping in the fight against Russia

The two-hour teleconference talks between the US President and the Chinese President touched upon key strategic security issues, including special military operations of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. The statement of this fact is perhaps the only common point in the coverage of the March 18 event by the Anglo-Saxon and Chinese mass media. Everything that is written by them then goes in opposite directions.

On the problem of Hindu terrorism in India

After the September 11 terrorist attacks, research in the field of terrorism focused mainly on Islamist movements. But when considering this problem in the context of India, there is a significant leap towards far-right extremism. Despite their massive scale, violent attacks carried out by Hindu extremists often remain without coverage or do not receive due attention, although they pose a significant threat to regional security.

Air Force General Popov told how the Su-75 fighter will be arranged

The newest Russian Su-75 Checkmate fighter can be equipped with an engine with an all-angle rotary jet nozzle, according to the text of the patent published by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how such a nozzle increases the combat capabilities of the aircraft.

Washington is forcing Egypt to abandon the supply of Russian Su-35 fighters. If Cairo does not cancel the contract with the Russian Federation, the United States may impose economic sanctions against it.

Russian Su-34s have drawn a special operation symbol in the sky of Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense has published a video of the destruction of ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The special operation hit the external aviation relations of Ukraine

At the international arms exhibition World Defense Show 2022, which took place from March 6 to 9 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), the Ukrainian export company "Spetstechnoexport" (part of the state concern "Ukroboronprom") presented at its stand a short catalog of military products offered for export of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, as well as technical services that defense companies can provide to their foreign customers.

The Verge (USA): DJI drones, Ukraine, Russia - what we know about AeroScope technology

Ukraine actually demanded that the Chinese company DJI act against Russia, The Verge reports. The Chinese side categorically refused. Moreover, she stated that she was not going to leave the Russian market. The expert considers this a serious blow to Kiev.

Military expert Andrey Frolov - on the likelihood of Turkey transferring Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems to Kiev

In recent days, the American media have been actively promoting the idea that Turkey's transfer of the S-400 air defense system to Ukraine could solve several issues for Ankara at once: strengthen positions in NATO and relations with the United States, remove the irritant in relations with Washington and again gain access to Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. How possible is this scenario?

According to American officials, the United States is transferring to the armed forces of Ukraine some of the Soviet-made air defense systems that they secretly acquired several decades ago. Nancy A. Youssef and Michael R. Gordon write about this in an article for The Wall Street Journal.

Chinese air defense has surpassed American and is catching up with Russian

All PLA military equipment is built on the Soviet foundation. At the beginning of its existence, China received a huge amount of Soviet weapons of all classes. And she quickly moved on to its own production - first under Soviet licenses, and then without them.

Military expert Stefanovich explained why the "Calibers" will not replace the "Iskanders"

The Ministry of Defense showed the sea launch of Kalibr missiles at military facilities of Ukraine. The footage from the ship shows how the missiles are fired from the launcher and go into the sky. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into whether Kalibr could become a universal missile for the Russian army.

Last Tuesday, two T-72AMTS "lit up" in the Chernihiv region. These tanks are considered rare for the AFU, since only a little more than three dozen such combat vehicles have been received since January 2020.

On March 18, 2022, at the shipyard of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri in Mudgiano in La Spezia, a ceremony was held for the official commissioning of the Italian Navy of the lead "multipurpose patrol ship" P 430 Paolo Thaon di Revel of the new type Pattugliatore Polivalente d'altura (PPA), which is actually a fairly large multipurpose frigate of the new generation. The ship became part of the La Spezia-based 1st Naval Division of the Italian Navy (COMDINAV UNO).