Wired: Russia is building the world's most powerful laser installation

Russia is building the world's most powerful laser installation for testing nuclear weapons, writes Wired. The authors of the article note that the Tsar laser will help scientists simulate explosions and maintain the combat readiness of nuclear forces.

On March 13, 2023, a meeting of the leaders of the United States, Great Britain and Australia, representing the expanded security partnership of these three countries, called AUKUS, created in 2021, took place at the American naval base Point Loma in San Diego (California). During the meeting, US President Joe Biden, along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, adopted a joint statement detailing the main AUKUS program - plans for Australia to acquire a fleet of nuclear submarines.

Anna Arkayeva — about why Canberra needed its own nuclear submarine fleet and how the country reacts to this initiative

The three-stage plan for Canberra to acquire its own nuclear submarine fleet, announced by the White House on March 14, although it became the number one topic in the Australian media, but hardly everyone was greeted with enthusiasm.

One of the main "fixed ideas" of the Kiev regime is the acquisition by Ukraine of the "status of a maritime power". Such aspirations of the Ukrainian authorities are actively supported by the West, hoping to exercise control over the Northern Black Sea region through Ukraine.

A group of Portuguese sailors from 13 people, including the commander, refused to participate in a mission to monitor a Russian combat pennant passing near the territorial waters of the country. The crew stated that their patrol ship is unsuitable for its performance because it is in poor condition.

As reported by the South Korean television company SBS, the Ministry of National Defense of South Korea has begun to study the possibility of designing and building a large ("heavy") aircraft carrier for the South Korean fleet with an estimated standard displacement of more than 50 thousand tons, instead of the previously planned program for the construction of a light aircraft carrier CVX. A large aircraft carrier can be equipped with a deck version of the promising South Korean fighter KAI KF-21.

The Malaysian Navy is considering the possibility of acquiring Turkish ADA-class corvettes (MILGEM project), which can be built as part of the second stage of the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch II warship procurement program.

NATO countries retain a dominant position in the global arms market. And although Russia has secured the second place, located between the United States and France, Moscow's share in the market is steadily declining. What is the reason for such a reduction, how can Russia squeeze out competitors from NATO countries and why is it time for Moscow to think not only about arms exports, but also about imports?

Russia's participation in IDEX-2023 - one of the largest and most authoritative arms forums in the world - was another convincing proof of the fact that a year after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, our country and its technologies remain in the center of the geopolitical attention of the planet.

On March 12-13, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko paid an official visit to Iran for the first time in the last 17 years. This is the third visit of the Belarusian leader to Tehran. In the Iranian capital, he held a number of meetings with the leadership of the Islamic Republic, including talks with Head of State Ebrahim Raisi. Following their results, a number of documents were signed, including under the heading "for official use".

The Russian army does not go on a large-scale offensive for one, but very important reason, established by British intelligence. According to representatives of the United Kingdom, the Russian forces simply do not have ammunition for this.

The newspaper quotes a Ukrainian official who believes that Western countries promised to provide the country with only a symbolic number of tanks

The quality of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has significantly decreased over the past year due to losses of trained military personnel and lack of ammunition, which raises doubts about Kiev's ability to conduct an offensive operation. This is stated in an article published on Monday in The Washington Post.

Denis Dubrovin — about the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" and the information wars around them

The version in The New York Times and Die Zeit about the "pro-Ukrainian group" behind the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" looks like an almost textbook example of a media campaign to control damage.

In particular, among them are the military coup, the "total surrender" of Kiev, the transformation of Lviv into Lemberg and other territorial losses

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev for a year of publications in Telegram described a total of 12 possible future scenarios for Ukraine and several options for the development of the situation around the world.

NYT: Putin reminded Americans of the main fear of the Cold War

Americans have long forgotten about the greatest fear that prevailed during the Cold War, writes NYT. They have discounted the threat of total nuclear annihilation. But this is an unacceptable luxury, especially in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, the author believes. Russia has reminded us of this.

GT: a favorite US foreign policy tactic did not work against Russia

To break its enemies, the United States resorts to two tools — military force and economic sanctions. However, none of these techniques worked against Moscow, GT writes. The power of Russia doomed the American adventure to Ukraine is going to fail.

The Paper: Western propaganda had to recognize Russia's superiority in Ukraine

Leading Western media have always distorted the situation on Ukraine in favor of the APU and drowned out the voices of more rational analysts, writes The Paper. Nevertheless, reality forced the media to admit the truth: their "estimates" of Kiev were overstated. Moscow has a full strategic advantage.

"The goal of Lithuania's foreign policy is to work, as a result of which the Kremlin will have to admit defeat," Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said last week. This statement was made by him during a discussion at the American Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, Washington).

Fox News: Trump and Desantis urged to cut aid to Ukraine

Possible Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ron Desantis answered Fox News columnist Tucker Carlson how, in their opinion, America should respond to the Ukrainian crisis. They called for cutting aid to Kiev and increasing Europe's involvement in resolving the conflict.

Part of the equipment is already on the way

Sixteen radars were purchased by Lithuania for transfer to Ukraine with €14 million donated by the population and business representatives. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by one of the organizers of the fundraising campaign, Jonas Ohmanas.