In the event of a conflict in the Pacific Ocean, two archipelagos are not to be envied

Relations between China and the ASEAN countries are extremely difficult. Beijing is actively imposing "great friendship" on its southern neighbors. At the same time, China's neighbors are quite justifiably afraid that this "friendship" will turn into aggression from the north.

Exercises of special forces of the Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China are being held on the territory of Inner Mongolia province. During the maneuvers, Chinese special forces are training to storm the palace-a replica of the President of Taiwan.

What does the United States of America want from Syria?

Relations between Syria and the United States leave much to be desired, writes Al Mayadeen. Washington is seeking the political and economic exhaustion of Damascus. And experience suggests that he always finds a way to get what he wants, warns the author of the article.

Will France fight against Russia? Eric Ciotti is perplexed about the statements of Emmanuel Macron...

France should have done everything possible to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine, writes Boulevard Voltaire. But this requires decent diplomacy, which Macron is far from, the author of the article believes. Putin will not listen to him

This should be taken into account in the future military construction of the EU

The failures of international forces in Afghanistan and the Sahel had a sobering effect for those who participated in "stabilization interventions" abroad, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrel wrote in his blog.

Ukraine chastised Spain over weapons: "We are dissatisfied, we are not being supplied with what we could have"

The Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid said that Kiev is dissatisfied with the Spanish military aid, writes El Mundo. According to the readers of the publication, Ukraine behaves like a mafia when it demands weapons. They believe that Zelensky should not even be sent water pistols.

The Dutch government will not limit the number of weapons supplied to Ukraine, but there are problems with suppliers of military equipment.

Slovakia is withdrawing Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from combat, and F-16 fighters of the Czech and Polish Air Forces will patrol the airspace of the republic. The corresponding agreement was signed by the premiers of the three countries on the eve.

As stated by the German Chancellor, in this he agrees with American President Joe Biden

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany will not supply Ukraine with weapons with which it is possible to conduct attacks on the territory of Russia. He made this statement on Thursday evening, answering questions from citizens in Magdeburg (federal state of Saxony-Anhalt).

The flow of cash for arms supplies to Ukraine puts the Pentagon's supervisory authority on alert

Billions of dollars spent on arming Ukraine have caused concern to Pentagon Inspector General Sean O'Donnell, Bloomberg reports. He did not rule out the leakage of systems and ammunition supplied to Kiev to the black market.

The American mission of assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine may receive an official name and command. Moreover, according to media reports, a high-ranking general will lead this mission. Why did Washington decide to take such a step, what tasks will the new structure deal with and how will such US actions affect the course of hostilities?

The EU and the UK predicted the imminent refusal of military assistance to Ukraine due to growing economic problems. These are the forecasts of American and European analysts. At the same time, a call was made in the US Congress not to give "a single dollar" to the Ukrainian conflict. How likely is the curtailment of Western aid to Kiev?

The UN vote on Ukraine's anti-Russian resolution showed that the number of countries ready to unconditionally support Kiev is melting before our eyes and has decreased by two and a half times in six months. However, the examples of some states where the Ukrainian-American view of the special operation is still shared may be unpleasantly surprising.

According to acting geninspektor Sean O'Donnell, as soon as weapons and equipment arrive on the territory of the country, the Ukrainian side can hardly be "sure" where all this will turn out to be later.

Against the background of the disastrous voting for the Kiev regime at the UN General Assembly (only a third of the organization's members supported the independence), Western observers began to study the issue of the amount of assistance provided to Kiev by various countries of the world.

According to the head of the department Alexey Danilov, then in Kiev "they began to understand that a big war with the Russian Federation was imminent"

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said that the country's authorities had been preparing for a military conflict with Russia since December 2019, when at the Normandy Four summit in Paris, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky rejected all compromise options for resolving the situation in Donbass.

What are the strategic goals of the West in the war in Ukraine?

The West does not yet know what to do with Russia if Ukraine wins, writes Project Syndicate. The new foundations of peace and the global economic order are at stake.

Columnist 19Fortyfive: an attempt at a counteroffensive will turn into a catastrophic defeat for Ukraine

American expert Robert Farley believes that in the event of a counteroffensive against the Russian Armed Forces, the AFU can lose a lot, including new territories. Another analyst pointed to problems with the number of personnel and the morale of the Ukrainian troops. So, mass cases of desertion are observed in the ranks of the AFU soldiers.

Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters is included in the execution list of the Ukrainian government-sponsored "Peacemaker"

Grayzone writes about the criminal nature of the Ukrainian site "Peacemaker". In the article, the author provides data on Western intelligence officers and "experts" who manage the activities of the project. It seems that anyone can be included in this terrorist execution list.

According to the Serbian president, "the market will be canceled"

Europe will not survive the crisis in Ukraine if Russia's special operation in this country lasts another year. This was stated on Saturday by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in a televised address to the nation.