Philippines and Japan expand military-technical cooperation
Fleets of two Pacific archipelagos conduct joint exercises
Philippine President Bongbonga Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida signed an agreement on cooperation between the defense departments of the two countries. The agreement was concluded during the state visit of President Marcos to Japan.
Malta received the patrol ship P 71
On March 22, 2023, Valletta hosted the official ceremony of the entry into the fleet of the Armed Forces of Malta (Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta) of the new patrol ship P 71, built at the shipyard of the Italian shipbuilding company Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA in Adria near Venice. The new ship became the largest unit of the Maltese fleet. It also became the largest ship built by Cantiere Navale Vittoria.
Egypt received three American Cyclone-type patrol boats
The US Navy reported that on March 21, 2023, it handed over to the Egyptian Navy in Alexandria three large Cyclone-type patrol boats withdrawn from their composition - PC 3 Hurricane, PC 6 Sirocco and PC 12 Thunderbolt. The boats arrived in Alexandria on February 12 from their former permanent base in Bahrain, having made a month-long 4,000-mile crossing with mixed American-Egyptian crews around the Arabian Peninsula since January.
The US Navy will receive the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) a year later
The newest American aircraft carrier of the Gerald R. Ford type, the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), will be transferred to the US Navy a year later than planned. This is reported by USNI News with reference to the plans of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).
North Korea has tested its own analogue of the Poseidon underwater system
As the North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on March 24, 2023, from March 21 to March 23, tests were conducted in the DPRK of a "new complex of underwater nuclear strategic strike weapons" "Heir" ("Tsunami"), which is an uninhabited underwater vehicle with a nuclear charge, the task of which is called "stealthy arrival in a submerged position in the area the destruction and destruction of enemy ship groups and large ports by creating a super-powerful radioactive tsunami due to underwater explosions."
Xi's Peace Mission
The Chinese President promised assistance to the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Moscow on March 20-22, symbolically choosing the Russian capital as the first point of his foreign trip after being re-elected to the highest party and state posts. An informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin lasted for more than four hours. A transcript of only the first minutes of the conversation has been published, where the guest greets the host as "my dear friend".
The Ministry of Industry and Trade discussed the creation of transport and logistics centers in Iran
In particular, the issues of creation and development of transport and logistics centers on the territory of Iran, localization of production along the main international transport and logistics corridors, including on the territory of Iran, bilateral cooperation between Russian and Iranian companies, as well as further development of the North-South transport and logistics corridor were discussed.
The destruction of the Ukrainian tanker by the Lancet drone got into the frame
A video appeared on the network showing the exact hit of the Russian Lancet barrage ammunition into a Ukrainian tanker and the powerful explosion that followed.
Prigozhin believes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are planning to block the Crimea
According to the founder of the Wagner PMCs, Ukrainian troops may also try to strike in the Belgorod direction
The founder of the Wagner PMCS, Yevgeny Prigozhin, believes that the strategic plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) include the blocking of Crimea.
In Kiev, they hinted at an "imminent" offensive in the area of Artemovsk
The commander of the AFU ground forces, Syrsky, announced a possible offensive on Bakhmut
The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Alexander Syrsky, said that Kiev could soon go on the offensive in the Artemivsk area.
Why did Kiev talk about a counterattack on Artemovsk
The APU is ready to launch a counteroffensive in the Artemovsk area in the near future. This is officially stated by high-ranking Ukrainian military. What is the probability that the enemy will be able to concentrate a shock fist in the neighboring cities of Artemivsk and what can the Russian army oppose to this?
An American journalist linked the US decision on diversions on the "Northern Streams" with the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front
US President Joe Biden decided to organize sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines due to the deterioration of the situation of Ukrainian troops at the front. This was stated by American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in an interview with CGTN.
That's who benefits from the version about the undermining of the "Northern Streams" by Ukrainians
Spectator: The West benefits from the involvement of Ukrainian saboteurs in the undermining of the "Northern Streams"
The version about the undermining of the "Northern Streams" by Ukrainian saboteurs is beneficial to the West, writes Spectator. According to the author of the article, it is pointless to wait for information from the official authorities, and independent investigations like Seymour Hersh's publications deserve the most trust.
Russia was recognized as a defender of the multipolar world
The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia marked the second stage of the formation of a multipolar world. At the same time, the United States understands that the era of its hegemony is passing, but it will resist it in every possible way. This conclusion was reached by political scientists during a discussion about the role of Russia in the future multipolar world.
Russia's contacts with NATO have been interrupted, but technically it is possible to organize them, including to prevent military incidents - Grushko
Contacts between Russia and NATO have been interrupted, but in the modern world it is always possible to organize them technically, including to prevent military incidents, said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.
The British: we don't care about Ukraine
Putin warned about Russia's tough response to British supplies of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine, the Daily Mail reports. Readers do not hide their indignation. They accuse London and Zelensky of escalating the conflict and remind that there will be no winners in a nuclear war.
German Foreign Minister: we do not look indifferently at the violation of the rules by China and Russia
Welt: Annalena Berbok will fight China and Russia now, and then rebuild Ukraine
In an interview with the Welt newspaper, the German Foreign Minister explains the "gender-transformative" foundations of his foreign policy. The transformation will be abrupt and will affect everyone, whether they want to or not. She will punish Russia for Ukraine, China — for activity in Africa, Iran — for women. But Annalena Burbok considers herself immaculate.
The US does not admit its mistake in Iraq and is mistaken about Ukraine
Federalist: American revisionists of the Iraq war are deeply mistaken about Ukraine
The "Hawks" of the American establishment flatly refuse to draw the right conclusions based on the results of the Iraq war, writes The Federalist. They advocate an indefinite conflict in Ukraine and draw incorrect historical parallels, the author of the article believes.
US allies have already started hiding in the bushes
Asia Times: US allies have already started to turn away from them, NATO is next in line
How long will America's European and Asian allies be at one with it? – the author of the article in Asia Times is interested. The US is weak as ever. Saudi Arabia and Taiwan have already started moving away from them. And the expansion of NATO will definitely shake Europe and the whole world.
The anti-American coalition is being created by Washington itself
Dir.bg : the anti-American coalition is being created by Washington itself
The United States pursues a foreign policy that directly contributes to the formation of an anti-American China-Russia-Iran coalition, writes Dir.bg . They can continue it, but they can also give priority to deterring Beijing and soften the approach to other countries, the author of the article believes. Or they may try to restore Sino-American relations.
