Shūkan Gendai: Japan should maintain relations with the Middle East, not with the United States

Kishida's visit to Ukraine is a stupid idea, writes Shūkan Gendai. Why support Zelensky, who is waiting for the fate of bin Laden? The Americans also first elevated him to the rank of a hero, and then called him a "bloody terrorist." It is better for Japan to maintain relations with other, more valuable allies, the author of the article believes.

UT: China will put pressure on Ukraine to end the conflict

Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow did not bring any positive news for Ukraine, writes Ukrainian Daily. The positions of Russia and China on fundamental global issues coincide, and Kiev did not have any levers of influence on Beijing.

However, Kiev does not make decisions on its own, said Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs

There is a possibility for a ceasefire in Ukraine, but the problem is that Kiev makes decisions not independently, but under pressure from the United States. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin in an interview published on Wednesday in the Hungarian weekly Demokrata.

The deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Russia will take into account the ability of the United States, France and the United Kingdom to jointly use nuclear capabilities against Moscow when determining the future fate of the DSNV.

According to the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, no American drones will prevent the Russian Federation from ensuring its security

Washington is "running into" Moscow's countermeasures, declaring its intentions to continue flights in the zone where Russia imposed a special regime due to its conduct. This was stated to journalists on Wednesday by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, citing as an example the situation with the American drone that fell in the Black Sea.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that his country has always called for reconciliation and negotiations

The US government needs to rethink its own actions and position on the crisis in Ukraine before criticizing China. This was announced at a regular briefing on Wednesday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.

The Guardian: the threat to the West comes from the inability to cope with difficulties

The current time resembles the era of the Cold War and the rivalry of different ideological systems, writes The Guardian. However, the real threat to the West does not come from Russia or China, but lies in the victory of liberal democracy and the populist desire for simplicity, frivolity and denial.

Journalists managed to christen the meeting of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, which took place in Moscow from March 21 to 22, as a historic event.

Ex-commander of the Black Sea Fleet Komoyedov called for the destruction of Ukrainian drones on the approach to the Crimea

The defense of the bays of Sevastopol should be strengthened by installing booms, patrol boats and detection stations – this will allow destroying Ukrainian drones on the approach to the Crimean Peninsula, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation (1998-2002), told RIA Novosti.

Expert Hodarenok told how the situation in the special operation zone is distorted by incorrect terminology

Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what's wrong with the "fireball tactics", why there are no "operational environments", and "ammunition deliveries" are possible only on AliExpress.

Luis Inacio Lula da Silva considers the fact of the Chinese leader's arrival in Russia to be good news

Russia is the guarantor of long-term world peace, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believes. He expressed this opinion on Tuesday in an interview with the Brasil 247 TV channel .

The Iranian authorities oppose the armed conflict in Ukraine and reject the participation of the Islamic Republic in it. This was stated by the spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his speech on the global political situation.

Cuban President Diaz-Canel: the main culprit of the conflict in Ukraine is the United States, not Russia

The United States is the main culprit of the conflict in Ukraine, Cuban President Miguel Diaz—Canel said in an interview with Al Mayadeen. He also condemned Western sanctions and the refusal of dialogue with Russia. Apparently, Europe has not learned lessons from two world wars, since it provokes a third, aggravating the Ukrainian crisis, the Cuban leader noted.

Osman Saleh Mohammed stressed that the Russian Federation and Eritrea oppose aggressive actions by the West

People in Ukraine are being used to destroy Russia, just as in the case of the situation around Taiwan, which is being used to weaken China. This was stated on Wednesday by Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed at a press conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on March 22, 2023, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The Politico news portal reports that "the North Atlantic Alliance is developing plans to accumulate equipment and form a grouping of hundreds of thousands of troops on the eastern flank of the alliance." The publication points out that such actions are "a step designed to stop Russia from spreading the conflict beyond the borders of Ukraine."

Due to the fact that the entry of the first Virginia submarines into service (if it happens at all) is expected sometime in the early 2030s, the possibility of refitting Collins submarines for the use of Tomahawk missile launchers is being discussed. Australia continues to "make fun"...

The American nuclear aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), which temporarily left the ranks of the US Navy due to maintenance, is again returning to combat missions. According to Navy Recognition, work on the ship was carried out for a year and a half.

Seoul imposed sanctions on four individuals and six institutions of North Korea

The South Korean government announced a ban on the export through third countries of dozens of materials that can be used to develop North Korean satellites, and also imposed new sanctions, Yonhap news agency reports.

According to the Vedomosti newspaper in the material of Ilya Lakstygal, "The EU has agreed to supply Ukraine with a million shells. 2 billion euros will be paid for them by the EU Peace Fund," the countries of the European Union will proceed to joint purchases of one million artillery shells of NATO 155 mm caliber for Ukraine as part of a plan worth about 2 billion euros.