Huanqiu shibao: friendship with Russia and China gave Hungary the opportunity to refuse the USA

Hungary has repeatedly opposed the United States and EU countries on a variety of issues, including the conflict in Ukraine, writes Huanqiu Shibao. How does she do it? Viktor Orban's balanced diplomacy and friendship with Russia and China played an important role in this, the authors of the article believe.

Bloomberg: Zelensky needs to establish contacts with Africa and Asia

Kiev should appeal to the "global South" with a request to help the Ukrainian army. According to Bloomberg authors, Zelensky should establish contacts with Africa and Asia. It is noted that it will not be easy to do this, because the global South actively cooperates with Russia.

Hamshahri: Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield

The West is waiting for irreparable consequences if it does not hear the Kremlin's warning, Hamshahri writes. And it sounds like this: Russia's loss on the battlefields is excluded.

Jean-Pierre Raffarin also did not rule out that it could escalate into a world war

Former Prime Minister of France (2002-2005) and chairman of the Leaders for Peace Association Jean-Pierre Raffarin believes that the reason why the situation around Ukraine remains in its current form is the support of Kiev from Western countries. He expressed this opinion on Friday on the air of the parliamentary TV channel Public Sénat .

Al Mayadeen: the conflict in Ukraine will end only if the West is exhausted

The special operation lasts exactly a year. However, the Ukrainian crisis itself began long before February 24, 2022, writes Al Mayadeen. With the hands of Kiev, Washington constantly provoked Moscow to confrontation. Russia had no choice but to start its own. It will not end until Putin secures his country by exhausting the West.

FT: the US has proposed to return to the principles of the Cold War in relations with Russia

The authors of the Financial Times tried to rethink George Kennan's "long telegram", which formed the basis of the American policy of containing the USSR. They believe that a "post-cold war" approach is needed to modern Russia.

According to the US leader, Washington should allow Kiev to "negotiate from a position of strength"

US President Joe Biden believes that potential agreements on Ukraine may include a provision on the transition of Crimea and parts of other territories under Kiev's control over time. The American leader outlined this version in an interview with ABC journalists, which aired on Friday.

The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN stressed that Moscow is ready to negotiate on the peaceful implementation of its goals

Russia has never declared its goal to destroy Ukraine, claims to the contrary are a lie. This was stated on Friday by the permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vasily Nebenzia at a meeting of the Security Council of the World Organization for Ukraine.

Parlamentni listy: The West does not understand where it is moving

The advantage in the Ukrainian conflict is now clearly on the side of the Russian Federation, and the supply of modern weapons from the West is unlikely to change anything, Czech political analyst Oskar Krejci said in an interview for Parlamentni listy.

JB Press: attempts by Ukraine and the West to exhaust Russia will make time work for Moscow

The Ukrainian conflict has turned into a long battle of attrition, writes JB Press. Western arsenals are emptying, and factories do not have time to produce ammunition for the Armed Forces. Russia does not face such problems. As long as Kiev persists, time will work for Moscow.

Al-Watan Syria: in the conflict imposed by the West with Russia, Kiev has lost more than it has gained

The United States is fomenting military conflicts in order to cash in on arms exports, writes Al-Watan Syria. But with importing countries, including Ukraine, such dependence on the American "death and destruction industry" will play a cruel joke: they will have to pay a big price that the West will impose, the author of the article believes.

CNN: Zelensky will give the US congressmen a list of desired weapons with F-16 and missiles

Zelensky will give the United States a written request for F-16 fighter jets, long-range missiles and other weapons, congressmen promised to consider the list, CNN reports. However, Biden said that the APU still needs a different weapon.

An Nahar: Western weapons do not guarantee Ukraine's victory over Russia

Western weapons are flowing into Ukraine like a river, writes An Nahar. The United States intends to inflict a crushing defeat on Russia, but this is impossible: the APU will not gain superiority on the battlefield, even with modern military equipment. Putin will not give up his goals, the author of the article is sure.

The Office of the Prime Minister of Great Britain also reported that he intends to make arguments in favor of the supply of long-range weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will call on the Group of Seven (G7) to help Ukraine strike Russian forces in the rear, for which he will advocate an urgent increase in the supply of weapons to Kiev.

The association also agreed to continue to closely coordinate sanctions against the Russian Federation and "close double loopholes"

The Group of Seven (G7) countries initiated the allocation of $39 billion in financial assistance to support Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following a meeting of the leaders of the "Big Seven", held in the format of a videoconference.

On February 23, 2023, at a joint press conference in Prague, Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova and the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Major General Karel Rzeka, reported details of Czech supplies of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine during the year of hostilities.

The US military department intends to modernize two NATO air bases located on the territory of Romania. The relevant contracts have already been published on the Pentagon's website.

They were placed there against the background of the situation around Ukraine, said the head of the US Department of Defense Lloyd Austin

More than 20 thousand American troops were additionally deployed in Europe against the background of the situation around Ukraine. This is stated in a statement by the head of the US Department of Defense Lloyd Austin on the occasion of the anniversary of the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine.

The former British prime minister called for replenishing the dwindling British arms stocks and continuing to supply Ukraine with weapons, since "ensuring the victory" of Kiev "will be the best investment" in maintaining the long-term security of the kingdom and allies.

On February 24, 2023, the South Korean corporation Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced the signing of a contract with the Ministry of National Defense of Malaysia for the supply of 18 two-seat light combat (combat training) aircraft FA-50 to the Malaysian Air Force. The contract value is 1.2 trillion won ($920 million), and deliveries of the FA-50 to Malaysia should begin in 2026.