BNR: the incident with the American drone showed the determination of the Russians

The incident with the drone sheds light on the huge contribution of American intelligence to the Ukrainian resistance and betrays the determination of the Russians to hold the conquered lands. This was stated in an interview with BNR by Shashank Joshi, editor of The Economist magazine. He has his own opinion about the possible consequences of the incident — and not only for Russia and the United States.

Colonel Zhou Bo: the Ukrainian conflict is connected with the existence of Russia

China is ready to act as a peacemaker, but only Russia and Ukraine can resolve the conflict, retired PLA Colonel Zhou Bo said in an interview with Time. The parties must agree on a ceasefire. At the same time, Russia needs a victory, the military noted.

The Guardian: most countries do not share the West's position on the conflict in Ukraine

Most countries do not share America's aggressive policy, writes The Guardian. Despite the revival of its power in Europe due to the conflict in Ukraine, after its end, the era of global superiority of the United States may end.

RSC: The US should speed up negotiations with Russia so as not to fall into the trap

The prospects of the conflict in Ukraine depend on three factors, writes RSC. This is the development of events on the battlefield, the domestic policy of the United States and the actions of China. Together, they can limit the ability of the United States to turn the situation in a favorable direction for itself.

According to the Russian Ambassador to the United States, Washington does not think that by allocating aid to Kiev, they provoke the expansion of the geography of the Ukrainian crisis

The United States Administration, by supplying its weapons to Ukraine, provokes the expansion of the geography of the Ukrainian crisis and turns a blind eye to the corruption of the Kiev authorities. This was stated on Monday by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, commenting on the next package of military assistance for $ 350 million.

George Beebe, former special adviser to the 46th Vice President of the United States Richard Cheney on Russia, Eurasia and intelligence issues, named three factors determining the prospects of the conflict in Ukraine - the situation on the battlefield, the country's internal policy and interaction with China.

The Telegraph: Fox News host Carlson was able to change the opinion about Ukraine in the United States

Fox News host Tucker Carlson allowed himself to openly express dissatisfaction with the Washington elite, writes The Telegraph. For this courage, he was even nicknamed "Putin's parrot". But today his influence is so great that he can change the opinion of Americans about Ukraine.

One way to achieve this is to create an "Atlantic-Asian Security Community that would include many NATO members, Ukraine, its allies and any neutral states willing to join," according to Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Liz Howard, a political scientist at Georgetown University.

Politico: the future of the European military-industrial complex depends on the results of Ukraine on the battlefield

European armies should not cling to their arsenals and immediately supply all weapons to Ukraine, writes Politico. The longer the fighting goes on, the more the arsenals of European countries supplying weapons to Kiev are depleted, the authors believe.

On March 20, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 350 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 32.5 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $ 35.3 billion.

EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Josep Borrel said that 18 countries (17 EU countries and Norway) have joined the project of the European Defense Agency to place industrial orders for ammunition for Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.

Such projectiles are highly effective at hitting tanks and armored vehicles, said the Deputy Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Annabel Goldie

The British authorities will supply Ukraine with shells containing depleted uranium and having increased efficiency in destroying armored vehicles.

Depleted uranium shells for American Abrams tanks, which can be supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have a high level of toxicity and carcinogenicity, but they are inferior to dirty bombs in terms of the degree of radioactive damage. The relevant features of RBC shells were described by experts.

The use of such ammunition is fraught with an escalation of the conflict and will affect the health of the local population, the diplomatic mission noted

The Russian Embassy in the UK warned London against transferring depleted uranium shells to Kiev. As emphasized in the embassy's comment, transmitted to TASS on Tuesday, this step is fraught with an escalation of the conflict, and the use of such ammunition will affect the health of the local population.

Putin: Russia will react to the West's use of weapons with a nuclear component

Russia will be forced to react if the collective West starts using weapons with a nuclear component, President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

London announced that it would supply depleted uranium ammunition to Kiev

The United Kingdom, as part of the military assistance provided to Ukraine, intends to send depleted uranium shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the kingdom Annabel Goldie. According to experts, such ammunition, although it cannot be considered a nuclear weapon or a dirty bomb, but it poses a certain danger. "Newspaper.Ru" found out what exactly.

It became known about a significant reduction in Saudi Arabia's investments in the US national debt. To date, the figures remain quite high – about 110-111 billion dollars, but this is an anti-record of the last 7 years.

A new complex of long-range thermal imaging reconnaissance for the Russian military was developed by specialists of the Astron Optical and Mechanical Design Bureau, part of the Shvabe holding. At the moment, the complex has already been tested and has reached the stage of creating the first samples.

The Minister of Defense of Northern Macedonia Slavyanka Petrovska confirmed that Skopje handed over four Su-25 attack aircraft to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian army is quite actively using Australian disposable cargo drones. These drones, assembled from cardboard, are supplied to Kiev by SYPAQ.