Daily Express: The British government is not serious enough about the country's defense

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that Britain is not serious about its own defense, writes Lieutenant Colonel Crawford in the Daily Express. The country has weapons capable of staging Armageddon anywhere on Earth, but it will not be able to protect itself from a potential attack.

TNI: the conflict in Ukraine has made Europe even more dependent on NATO

The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the lines of division in NATO over its policy towards Russia, writes The National Interest. Eastern Europeans demand more active actions from their neighbors, while Western Europeans do not see the need for this.

Politics: Ukraine will have to pay for all weapons received from NATO

NATO has promised a new tranche of military aid to Ukraine to fight against Russia, writes Politika. All the "gifts" to Kiev are by no means free and are not made out of disinterested motives. Ukraine will pay for all this after the end of the armed conflict, the author of the article believes.

The Polish leadership continues to "promote" the topic of preparing the country for a military conflict with Russia and Belarus, thereby escalating the already tense situation among the Polish public. In addition, within the framework of covert mobilization, the Polish government holds events "Trenuj z wojskiem" ("Train with the army"), and also carries out open recruitment among the population to the Polish Army.

American Senator Breaks opposed the support of Ukraine and "blew up" the Internet

A member of the Maine Senate, Eric Breakey, strongly condemned the resolution on supporting Kiev, writes Responsible Statecraft. According to the senator, the White House should begin a diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, and not push the United States to war with Russia.

Investigative journalist Hersh recalled Russia's military victories

The United States, under the cover of "NATO offensive operations," has already entered into an armed conflict with Russia, said investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. According to him, America is doing this in vain, its generals have forgotten how the Battle of Stalingrad ended.

Anatoly Antonov said that the "unacceptable activity" of the US military in the immediate vicinity of Russia's borders is of concern

American drones collect intelligence data, which is subsequently used by Kiev to launch strikes against Russian forces and the territory of the Russian Federation. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov.

Intercept: all versions of the explosions on the "Nord Streams" do not exclude Biden's intervention

The assumption that the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" was organized by a "pro-Ukrainian group" resembles an attempt to disguise the narrative with a sensation, Intercept writes. However, according to the author, none of the versions excludes the main thesis: it was the United States that planned and approved the explosions on gas pipelines.

Colonel Khodarenok: the APU offensive may begin immediately after the end of the spring thaw

The American newspaper The Washington Post, citing sources, writes that Kiev doubts its readiness to conduct a spring offensive due to the deterioration of the quality of Ukrainian troops. Why this thesis cannot be trusted, and whether it is worth waiting for the APU offensive, the military columnist of "Gazeta.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Haqqin: Armenia has increased military spending to a record level

Armenia has increased military spending to a record level this year, Haqqin writes. One of the suppliers of weapons will be India, which is ready to provide Yerevan with anti-aircraft missile systems, rocket launchers and artillery installations.

dikGAZETE: the Black Sea region is waiting for chaos and devastation due to the actions of Georgia

The pro-American instigators of the protests in Georgia demand that the authorities repeat the 2008 scenario and attack Abkhazia and South Ossetia, writes dikGAZETE. Then Moscow intervened, Tbilisi retreated. Today, history may repeat itself. In this case, the Black Sea region will be doomed to chaos, the author of the article believes.

Gidronaut Vladimir Ashik — about what deep-water systems could be used to undermine the "Northern Streams"

Today, only a lazy person does not discuss the explosions that severely damaged the Nord Stream–1 and Nord Stream–2 gas pipelines.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine noted that the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands have already entered it

Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov claims that Western countries are creating a "coalition" to supply warships to Kiev and that Great Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands have joined it.

Rare earth metals are becoming increasingly important in the production of household, automotive and military equipment.

Emma: German diplomat believes that Russia, Ukraine and NATO are obliged to start negotiations

The veteran of German diplomacy looks at the Ukrainian situation from the standpoint of the UN Charter, and the German magazine Emma provides him with a podium. Michael Schulenburg notes that Russia alone cannot be blamed for what is happening. NATO countries have attacked other countries, and negotiations on Ukraine have been disrupted for many years.

The State Defense Investment Center of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) announced that on March 8, 2023, it signed a contract with the Israeli company Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) for the purchase of about 1,000 single Negev NG7 machine guns chambered for NATO 7.62 x 51 mm. The machine guns are intended for the Estonian Armed Forces and for the Kiteselite, deliveries should begin from the end of 2023.

The British Army has decided to replace the self-propelled AS90 artillery units of its own design transferred to Ukraine with Swedish Archer howitzers. This is reported by the British press with reference to the Ministry of Defense.

The commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Valdemaras Rupshis intends to show Russia a "fist", but not a simple one, but a tank one, Vilnius expects to strengthen its security with the help of heavy armored vehicles.

Ukraine intends to fully provide the Soviet-style tank fleet remaining in the AFU with its own-made ammunition. According to the Ukrainian state concern Ukroboronprom, the production of 125 mm shells has already been launched.

Last week, reports began to appear on social networks that during the battles in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) The armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime used the Leopard 2 tank.