Responsible Statecraft: who is interested in aggravating the crisis in Transnistria

The conflict in Ukraine is crowding Russian "peacekeepers" in Transnistria. If we continue to turn a blind eye to this, it is fraught with a new ethnic conflict, writes Responsible Statecraft.

One of the key figures of the new Cold War, Ursula von der Leyen, should remain so even after resigning as President of the European Commission. Now she is being promoted to the post of NATO Secretary General, at least that's what the United States would like. What is the probability that Leyen will do with NATO what she did earlier with the Bundeswehr – deprive it of its defense capability?

Resalat: Germany's policy on Ukraine will not bring peace, but will lead to chaos in Germany itself

Germany is trying to achieve peace in Ukraine by methods that destroy not only this country, but also Germany itself, writes Resalat. Pumping Kiev with weapons will only lead to an escalation of the conflict, as well as plunge Berlin even deeper into political, economic and energy chaos.

WP: The US does not have time to replenish dwindling stocks of weapons

The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the inability of the US military-industrial complex to quickly increase the production of many types of weapons, writes The Washington Post. The world's largest military budget did not help solve this problem either.

It will take the United States about fifteen years to replenish only the main weapons systems, according to the authors of the material published in the American newspaper The Washington Post. The main problem of the depletion of the Pentagon's arsenals is the unprecedented volume of supplies of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine, despite the fact that the military conflict in Europe risks dragging on for a long time.

AK: Iran may purchase combat aircraft from Russia that track targets at a distance of 300 km

Iran is considering acquiring Su-35 combat aircraft from Russia, AK reports. Information about the likely supplies was met with panic in the West, the newspaper writes. The Su-35 can track objects at a distance of 300 km and simultaneously hit up to eight targets.

We are talking about fighters that are no longer in service with the armies of both countries

Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly transfer to Ukraine a batch of MiG-29 aircraft previously in service with the armies of both countries. On Thursday, the head of the Slovak defense Ministry Yaroslav Nagy wrote about this on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).

According to the Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post, an experimental duel took place in China between two unmanned aircraft, one of which was controlled by artificial intelligence, and the other by a remote operator. As a result, after just a minute and a half in a close-range battle, the AI won a landslide victory.

Scientists from the Russian Bauman Moscow State Technical University have made a proposal to place large data centers, as well as various kinds of supercomputers in outer space, which will significantly reduce the cost of electricity to ensure their operation. In addition, this solution will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions on Earth.

Sevastopol residents are preparing to repel new attacks and create marine drones themselves

At the beginning of spring, the losses of the Ukrainian side in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came close to 3.3 thousand units of all types. As follows from the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on some days the Russian troops involved in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) shoot down 15-20 enemy UAVs.

The aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses due to the operation of air defense systems. Both Russia and Ukraine have managed to create and organize an effective air defense system that prevents the large-scale use of combat aircraft.

The command of the US Armed Forces strives to put hypersonic systems on alert as soon as possible. Their development is a priority for the US military.

The Russian intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" has a high degree of combat capability. Based on this, the US army needs appropriate means of deterrence. This was stated by the commander of the US Air Defense Forces, General Glen van Herk.

The message about the supply of additional fourteen Challenger 2 tanks to the armed formations of the Kiev regime turned out to be disinformation.

According to the newspaper, representatives of the command of the United States Armed Forces directly point to the "fragility" of the country's military-industrial complex

American military assistance to Ukraine, which has already exceeded $32 billion, has revealed the inability of the United States to rapidly increase the production of many types of weapons and ammunition that are needed by both Kiev and Washington itself and its allies. This is the conclusion reached by the authors, published on Wednesday in the newspaper  The Washington Post articles. They analyzed this issue.

On March 7, the Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems hosted a ceremony for the transfer and commissioning of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces fleet of the Mogami-class frigate Mikuma.

Biden in San Diego will discuss with the prime ministers of Australia and the UK further cooperation within the framework of AUKUS

Australia plans to purchase at least four Virginia-class nuclear submarines from the United States, CNN reports, citing informed sources.

According to them, the delivery of submarines is unlikely in the coming years.

Reshetnikov: industry is improving in the Russian economy, the construction sector is growing

The results of January show that the Russian economy continues to recover: the situation in industry is improving, the construction sector continues to grow, the labor market is stable, said Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

According to the authors of the annual report, Beijing will maintain its diplomatic, defense, economic and technological cooperation with Moscow in order to continue trying to challenge Washington.

Eurasianet: Karabakh called negotiations with Azerbaijan meaningless

As a result of a shootout in Nagorno-Karabakh, five people were killed, Eurasianet writes. This incident, which occurred four days after the official meeting of Azerbaijani representatives with the Armenians of Karabakh, casts doubt on the effectiveness of further negotiations on the settlement of conflict situations.