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FP: the suspension of Russia's participation in the START III treaty does not mark the beginning of an arms race

Putin announced that Russia is suspending its participation in the START III treaty, writes Foreign Policy. However, Moscow has not withdrawn from the agreement and may return to it in the future. It is too early to talk about the beginning of a new arms race.

Putin announced the deployment of Sarmat, mass deliveries of Zircon and the release of new submarines

Russia will continue to improve the nuclear triad this year, the authorities will continue to give priority to strengthening the defense capability of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Al Jazeera: the suspension of Russia's participation in the DSNV-III indicates the beginning of an arms race

Russia announced the suspension of participation in the DSNV-III, the Al Jazeera website reports. This treaty provided for the mutual reduction of nuclear weapons by Moscow and Washington. However, now, against the background of the anti-Russian policy of the West, Putin is sending an important signal: do not threaten Russia.

With the advent of artificial intelligence, it became clear that sooner or later it would be used for military purposes, after which a number of serious ethical problems arose. For example, how the AI will dispose of the right to destroy people, if it is granted to it.

On February 21, 2023, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in a Message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, made a statement on the suspension by the Russian Federation of the Treaty on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (DSNV). On the evening of February 21, an explanatory statement was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with the suspension by the Russian Federation of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (STCW).

Spectator: China is confident that the US should abandon the idea of a "complete victory" over Russia

More and more Europeans say that, given the economic crisis, their countries cannot afford to provide financial support to Kiev, Spectator reports. Against this background, Beijing's voice is sounding louder and louder, calling on the West to abandon the idea of victory over Russia at any cost.

Military expert Khodarenok explained where and how Russia can resume nuclear tests

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States conducts nuclear weapons tests, Russia will do the same. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with the situation.

The President's address to the Federal Assembly is a signal of Russia's final transition to the sovereign development of a strong state. This is how experts and politicians evaluate Vladimir Putin's message, in which the head of state assessed the current geopolitical situation, the conflict with the West, the course of the special operation in Ukraine, the situation in the economy and education.

These weapons have kept Washington at bay for decades and surpassed anything the Americans had in destructive power. Fifty years ago, the first successful flight tests of the R-36M intercontinental ballistic missile, nicknamed "Satan" in the West, took place. About how she so impressed the NATO countries, — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The landfill on Novaya Zemlya is under the jurisdiction of the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The task set by Russian President Vladimir Putin to resume nuclear tests in Russia, if necessary, will be fulfilled - the test site on Novaya Zemlya is maintained in readiness for resumption of work. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday by a source close to the military department.

If at least one soldier comes to the territory of Belarus from the territory of neighboring states to kill, the Belarusian army will fight together with the Russians. This statement was made on February 16 by the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with media representatives.

The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter in a dogfight near Izyum

Most of the military equipment provided by the West was destroyed by Russian troops, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said on Monday. According to the ministry, NATO member countries have transferred more than 1,100 air defense systems, 440 tanks and 1,510 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine since December 2021. In turn, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed on February 20 that the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft near the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Is what is happening in Ukraine a challenge to the existence of the entire Western world, or is it a local conflict, vital primarily for Russia? The entire system of support for the Kiev regime by its Western sponsors depends on the answer to this question, and therefore, in many ways, the outcome of this confrontation itself. This understanding is changing in the West right now.

The Bloomberg Information Service writes about the conclusions made by the so-called IAEA expert group on Iran. The published article says that this expert group concluded that Iran's ability to enrich uranium up to 84%.

Welt: Ukraine will not win because its goals are unrealistic. Donbass and Crimea are too big for nuts

The grueling positional struggle cannot end with the victory of Ukraine, explains the German Welt. Bakhmut is coming under Russian control, the technical superiority of the Russian army is so great that only a miracle can save Zelensky. Or a successful provocation.

General Norbert Ivanovsky, the author of the concept of creating the 1st Infantry Division of Legions on the border with Belarus, spoke about the stages of the formation of the fifth formation as part of the Polish ground forces.

Poland was very upset because Russian Rosatom was able to avoid sanctions in the new 10th package. Hungary and France defended the right to work with Russia. But even Germany, which abandoned its nuclear power plants, was not on the side of Warsaw's tough position here. Why is it even more difficult for Europe to abandon Russian nuclear energy than to abandon coal, oil and gas?

How China is fighting the manifestations of terrorism in cyberspace

Junyu Zhou, PhD, who heads the Chinese department of the Max Planck Society Institute of Foreign and International Criminal Law, notes:

France and Great Britain have been fighting for a leading role in Europe for hundreds of years and the residue from this struggle remains today. According to the British newspaper The Times, soon the French army may be the strongest on the European continent, pushing the British army into second place.

Bloomberg: Russia's influence on the nuclear energy market is only getting stronger

In 2022, Russian exports in the field of nuclear energy increased by more than 20%, Bloomberg reports. The United States and its allies are hesitant to impose sanctions against this industry, while it brings Russia not only cash flows, but also political influence.