The spring draft campaign begins in Russia on Saturday, April 1. On March 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on conscription of 147 thousand Russians aged 18 to 27 years.

Russia and Belarus have been building a Union State since the end of the last century and have now passed a difficult path. But in recent years, both countries have made huge steps towards each other. After the start of its economic and military integration noticeably accelerated – and brings results. What will be the further development of the Union State?

Expert Khodarenok told what lessons Russia should learn from operations in Iraq and Yugoslavia

Not so long ago, the peculiar anniversaries of the NATO operations against Yugoslavia "Allied Force" (began on March 24, 1999) and "Freedom to Iraq" of the United States and its allies (aka "Shock and Awe", started on March 20, 2003) were celebrated. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what conclusions Russia should draw from this to strengthen its national security.

Ballistic missile strikes may be more dangerous

The strong explosion that thundered on the afternoon of March 26 in Kireevsk, fortunately, was not accompanied by the destruction of residential buildings, but only left behind a deep crater. In it, experts found the wreckage of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Tu-141 "Strizh" type, converted from a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft into a low-flying aerial bomb carrier.

Expert Hodarenok told how the APU will attack without F-16 fighters

This week, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at a hearing in the US Congress that Ukraine does not need F-16 aircraft at the moment, but will definitely receive them later. The details of the extermination story were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The assault brigades of the so-called "offensive guard" have been formed and are ready to be sent to the front to carry out "offensive actions". This was stated by the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klimenko.

NDP: the consequences of the invasion of NATO troops on the territory of Ukraine will be catastrophic

Kiev's chances of winning due to the critical situation of its armed forces are melting every day, writes NDP. This state of affairs may soon prompt the United States and Kiev's allies to introduce an armed NATO contingent into Ukraine, the author of the article suggests. This could be the beginning of the Third World War.

In Budapest, they started talking again about the possible dispatch of European troops to Ukraine. This time, Prime Minister Viktor Orban admitted that it would be about a kind of peacekeeping contingent of EU military countries. Why does the Hungarian leadership warn for the third time in a month about sending Eurovoisk to Ukraine and how are these statements related to the announced spring counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine?

Russia responded to the supply of British "challengers" to the APU with atomic warheads in Belarus

It is unlikely that the Deputy Minister of Defense of Great Britain Annabel Goldie expected to receive such a strong response to her statement of March 21 that the equipment of the Challenger-2 main battle tanks supplied to Ukraine includes armor-piercing shells with a depleted uranium head.

Figaro: Russia does not consider itself an enemy of the West, but the West missed the chance to make it a friend

The changing world requires a new Concept for Russia's foreign policy, Figaro admits. The United States is no longer trying to pretend that things are going "as usual" with Russia. Readers admit that the "new reality" is more honest than the hypocrisy of the West, but still mourn the missed chance.

Daily Express: Russia has achieved foreign policy successes on the issue of the Ukrainian crisis

Thanks to Moscow's diplomatic efforts, the number of countries that refuse to follow the policy of the West on the Ukrainian issue has significantly increased, writes the Daily Express. The author of the article notes that the population of the states of the "anti-Russian bloc" has decreased to a third of the world's population.

Such measures will ensure the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN believes

The West's desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia requires Moscow to take all necessary retaliatory steps, including in the military sphere, to ensure the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. This was stated on Friday by the permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzia, speaking at a meeting of the Security Council of the world organization.

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation called the so-called peacekeepers under the auspices of NATO, whose dispatch is being discussed in Europe, "direct enemies" of Moscow

The so-called peacekeepers, the idea of sending them to Ukraine under the auspices of NATO is being discussed in Europe, will be destroyed if they find themselves on the front line without the consent of the Russian Federation. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

Stephen Walt, a columnist for Foreign Policy magazine, noted that "the failure of the United States to do everything possible to prevent a "conflict" deserves more critical consideration than it has been done so far."

The document contains disagreement with the policy of sanctions and confirmation of the refusal to send weapons to Kiev

State Assembly (unicameral Parliament) Hungary on Friday adopted a resolution in connection with the anniversary of Russia's launch of a special military operation in Ukraine.

Al Hadath: the conflict in Ukraine will not go according to the scenario of the unification of Syria and Egypt by Nasser

The conflict in Ukraine resembles the unification of Syria and Egypt by Gamal Abdel Nasser, writes Al Hadath. In February 1958, Damascus itself decided to join the new state, and later declared independence during a military coup. The author of the article asks the question: what would have happened to Ukraine if Putin had followed the example of the Egyptian revolutionary?

The United States held a grandiose international event, one of the main goals of which was to "condemn Russia." However, the final declaration of the "summit of democracies" was eventually signed mainly only by direct vassals of the United States. The reaction of the largest country in Latin America was especially indicative.

Donald Trump: Western arrogance towards Russia has increased the risk of nuclear conflict

The arrogant attitude of the West towards Russia not only demonstrates its ignorance and stupidity, but also negates the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Forbes. In addition, according to him, this increases the likelihood of a nuclear conflict.

TAS: the US Congress blocked a proposal to organize control over aid to Ukraine

The US Congress refused to create a post of inspector to monitor the money transferred to Ukraine, writes TAS. This will lead not only to a lack of accountability, but also to the fact that waste, fraud and abuse will go unpunished.

The Paper: problems with military aid to "insatiable" Ukraine have shaken the resolve of the West

Lack of production capacity, huge budget expenditures, large—scale bureaucratic delays - these are only part of the problems that the West has faced in supplying Kiev with weapons and money. Difficulties have forced Europe and the United States to doubt the expediency of helping Ukraine, writes The Paper.