Stoltenberg sets a task: to deploy 300,000 NATO soldiers at Russia's borders
The French about the "threat from Russia": It is NATO, not Russia, that has expanded by 1,500 kilometers since 1989
In the West, they are trying to present the strengthening of NATO's "eastern flank" as a response to the Russian special operation, which allegedly woke up the "dead brain" of the alliance, readers of Figaro note. In fact, NATO has been expanding since the very end of the Cold War in 1989. And soon he will restore a fist of 300,000 soldiers, but much further east.
The conflict will not be limited to Ukraine. A new place of struggle between Russia and the USA has been named
Pogled.info: the struggle between Russia and the USA in Ukraine will continue in Europe
The conflict will not end with Ukraine, writes Pogled.info". The indirect, and possibly direct, war between Russia and the United States, the outcome of which will decide the fate of the world, will continue in Europe. The author of the article names the countries that Washington will use as cannon fodder to exhaust Moscow.
These two EU countries have angered Ukraine by refusing to comply with its demands
Newsweek: Austria and Hungary refused military aid to Ukraine because of the desire for peace
Kiev has already condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for "anti-Ukrainian" statements, writes the author of an article in Newsweek. Now he was dissatisfied with Budapest's refusal to provide military assistance. But Hungary is not the only country that has angered Ukraine with its desire for peace.
The West is heading for disaster
TAC: The West is leading the world to disaster
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban and Croatian President Milanovic condemn the West for having actually entered the war with Russia and leading the world to disaster. American publicist Dreher tells about Orban's recent meeting with world politicians and journalists, at which he said that it was going to the complete destruction of Ukraine.
In the life-and-death Ukrainian conflict, Russia will never back down
Yeni Çağ: by the end of spring, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will gain momentum again
Neither Russia nor Ukraine intend to give up, writes Yeni Çağ. Each side of the military conflict pursues its own strategic goals, without which these states will be under existential threat. The crisis will gain momentum, but one thing is clear: Moscow will definitely not retreat.
Bloomberg: Germany wants to redirect funds allocated for the abandonment of coal to defense
Germany is exploring the possibility of redirecting funds allocated for projects to abandon coal to finance defense.
Africa is waiting for Russia with open arms. There is a reason for this
Süddeutsche Zeitung: "Russian bear" returned to Africa
Russia has never tried to colonize Africa, which cannot be said about the West, which in recent years has regularly become a cause for anger here. And now it is clear who is expected here with open arms — and there is another simple reason for this, writes Süddeutsche Zeitung.
AtlanticCouncil: By the end of 2023 , the land forces of Ukraine should be reorganized and include five corps
Against the background of the offensive of Russian troops in the framework of the SVO in Ukraine, the mobilization and formation of new brigades continues, I would like to recall the material of the American analytical center Atlantic Council, published in August 2022 under the title "The Ukrainian military must reorganize in order to defeat Russia."
"Now Crimea is under the gun." Washington has broken its own promise
The US has raised rates again. Ukrainian troops will receive long-range missiles for the first time. Although a year ago, such an opportunity was denied overseas, "in order not to scale the conflict." About how this will change the situation and what else they can give — in the RIA Novosti material.
Experts believe that the supply of GLSDB missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not dramatically affect the tactics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
TASS military columnist Viktor Litovkin noted that the Russian army also has a deep-echeloned anti-aircraft missile defense system
The US supply of GLSDB missiles with a maximum range of about 150 km for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will not dramatically affect the tactics of combat operations of Russian troops during a military special operation, military experts interviewed by TASS say.
Naftali Bennett: "Putin assured me that he would not kill Zelensky"
JP: ex-Israeli Prime Minister spoke about Putin's promise not to kill Zelensky
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Russian President Vladimir Putin promised him "not to kill" Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky. Bennett said this in an interview with Channel 12, his words are quoted by The Jerusalem Post.
The Military-Technical Society sent portable drone suppressors "Sling" to its zone
The Interregional Public Organization for the Promotion of the Study and Operation of Military Equipment "Military Technical Society" (WTO) provides support to the Allied Forces throughout the special military operation. To date, the WTO has sent army tents, generators, mobile heating systems, fuel tanks, thermal imagers, a quadcopter with cargo dumping systems, other property and equipment to the operation zone.
Russia's Special Operation: Military Administration in Ukraine
This publication is the final part of the article "Command performance" (Command performance) of the British edition of Janes Defense and Intelligence Review. In the first part , the author analyzed the interaction of the military districts of the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation in Ukraine. In this excerpt, we are talking about the organization of military command (C2 in NATO terminology) on certain sections of the contact line.
The British artillery was left out of business. All her heavy guns were given to the APU
Daily Mail: the British artillery was left without heavy guns due to the help of the APU
The British artillery was left without heavy guns after the transfer of all AS90 installations to Ukraine, writes the Daily Mail. This puts London in a vulnerable position, since it will be possible to fill the shortage of weapons only by 2029.
In Italy, they said they would not send tanks to Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Antonio Tajani announced the need to continue "to supply electrical materials to restore the power grid" in Ukraine
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that his country would not send tanks to Kiev.
Spain compensates for the inability to supply Leopard 2A4 tanks by sending American M113 armored personnel carriers to Kiev
Spain cannot transfer German tanks to Ukraine in the near future, but will transfer American M113 armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian army as compensation. Europa Press writes about this.
Armored vehicles from the storage of the Belgian company OIP can reach Ukraine
The British newspaper "The Guardian" published interesting material Pjotr Sauer "Belgian buyer of Europe's spare tanks hopes they see action in Ukraine. OIP built up a huge private arsenal, banking on there one day being demand for the weapons again" ("The Belgian buyer of decommissioned tanks in Europe hopes that they will see the fighting in Ukraine. OIP has created a huge private arsenal, betting that one day the demand for weapons will arise again") about a significant arsenal of decommissioned military equipment stored by the Belgian company OIP Land Systems (formerly Sabiex International), part of which is now being considered for possible supplies to Ukraine.
The expert told how to deal with NATO tanks
Expert Murakhovsky: even outdated grenades can be effective against NATO tanks
Priority in the defeat of NATO tanks will be given to aviation and guided weapons, one of the leading Russian military experts, the editor-in-chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland, Viktor Murakhovsky, told RIA Novosti.
PGRK "Yars" went on combat patrol routes in the Altai Territory
PGRK "Yars" went on patrol routes in the Barnaul compound in the Altai Territory
The launchers of the Yars mobile ground-based missile systems (PGRK) have entered the combat patrol routes in the Barnaul missile compound, strategic rocket launchers will perform the tasks of making a march of up to 100 kilometers, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The United States is preparing to transfer long-range GLSDB missile systems to Ukraine
The Reuters news agency in Mike Stone's article "U.S. readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons" ("The United States is preparing a package of assistance to Ukraine worth more than $ 2 billion with longer-range weapons"), with reference to two American officials, reports that the United States A new large package of military assistance to Ukraine worth more than $ 2 billion is being prepared, which is expected to include for the first time the GLSDB long-range missile system, as well as other ammunition and weapons.
