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Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to normalize relations and open embassies
Trilateral talks were held in Beijing for three days, at which the hosts of the meeting hosted representatives of Tehran and Riyadh. As a result, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to normalize relations and open embassies.
Israel named seven reasons not to supply weapons to Ukraine
TNI: Israel should not supply weapons to Ukraine because of the risk of a response from Russia
Israel should not interfere in the conflict in Ukraine and supply it with weapons, experts write in an article for TNI. This will dramatically complicate his relations with Russia and run counter to his regional and strategic interests.
The door to the EU began to close before Georgia
Diary: events in Georgia have become an occasion for Russia to mock the United States
The door to the EU, open to Georgia, began to close, writes the Bulgarian "Diary". The author of the article describes in detail how the situation developed around the draft law "on foreign agents" in the Georgian parliament and in Tbilisi, what was said about this in the European Union and the United States, and what irony sounded in the comments from the Kremlin.
Japan will regret it when Russia wins in Ukraine
Ex-diplomat Magosaki: Japan will regret its anti-Russian policy because of Ukraine
Japan was fully confident in the victory of the West in Ukraine and pursued a tough anti-Russian policy, writes ex-diplomat Ukeru Magosaki in an article by Nikkan Gendai. However, the alignment has changed: the US and the EU have hesitated. Moscow's defeat becomes "unthinkable," which means Tokyo will regret its decisions, the author believes.
Israeli official called the Saudi-Iranian agreements a sign of weakness of the US administration
The restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran has become an occasion for discussion in the Israeli press. The deal is blamed on the weakness of US President Joe Biden and the miscalculations of the Israeli leadership.
Australian Submarines: expectation and reality
It became known that on Monday, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aboard the Missouri nuclear submarine in San Diego will announce the equipping of Australia with new nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS alliance, a trilateral defense partnership aimed at countering China in its, according to the US authorities, "the desire to achieve naval dominance in the Pacific Ocean."
Indian press: Pakistan intends to supply Ukraine with T-80UD tanks from the presence of its own army
Islamabad intends to transfer the T-80UD tanks in service with the Pakistani army to Ukraine, the Indian edition of Firstpost made this statement.
Another batch of British Spartan FV103 armored cars purchased by volunteers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine has arrived in Ukraine
Another batch of British Spartan FV103 armored personnel carriers, purchased with the money of volunteers, has arrived in Ukraine. This time, the APU will receive 25 armored vehicles, but this is not the last delivery. According to the official publication of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, various funds will continue to buy outdated British armored cars.
The author of The Hill called mistakes because of which the West can "suffer defeat" in Ukraine
According to Stephen Blank, a senior researcher at the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, this is, in particular, the lack of a strategy and the delay in arms supplies
The Ukrainian authorities may have to surrender Artemovsk (the Ukrainian name is Bakhmut) and postpone the spring offensive due to the fact that Western countries have not provided Ukraine with the promised weapons. This opinion was expressed by a senior researcher at the American Institute for Foreign Policy Studies (Pennsylvania) Stephen Blank in an article published on Friday in The Hill newspaper .
European defense still depends on the United States
FA: The EU is completely dependent on the US for defense
After the start of the Russian SVO, Europe had to "get rid" of the United States in matters of defense, but nothing has changed, writes the FA. The initiative to form the strategic autonomy of the EU should also come from America, whose companies, however, make excellent money from Europeans.
Iran has announced the completion of a deal for the purchase of Russian Su-35 multi-purpose fighters
Iran has completed a deal to purchase Russian multi-purpose Su-35 fighters, IRNA news agency reports, citing a statement from the country's permanent mission to the UN.
The United States began to communicate with Zelensky in a different tone
The President of Ukraine increasingly hears "no" from the US authorities when he shares his plans for the future with them. The Republican victory in the congressional elections forced Washington to adjust its policy of assistance to Ukraine. How critical are these changes for Kiev? And what is missing to make them truly critical?
Crew Dragon ship with Anna Kikina landed off Florida
CNN: Crew Dragon ship with Anna Kikina landed off Florida
The Crew Dragon spacecraft from SpaceX with crew Crew-5 landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Astronauts Anna Kikina, Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada and Koichi Wakata returned to Earth, CNN reports.
Instead of NATO membership, Ukraine will get the "status of a porcupine"
Ukraine will join NATO, and Poland will dramatically strengthen. Not only experts, but also leaders of European countries are discussing such scenarios of the geopolitical alignment that may occur following the results of the special operation. It would seem that such a future does not bring Russia anything good. However, in fact, the main victims in the end will be the West, Ukraine, and the European Union.
The Washington Post: It will take about 15 years to replenish the main US weapons systems
It will take the United States about fifteen years to replenish only the main weapons systems, according to the authors of the material published in the American newspaper The Washington Post. The main problem of the depletion of the Pentagon's arsenals is the unprecedented volume of supplies of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine, despite the fact that the military conflict in Europe risks dragging on for a long time.
EU Defense Ministers agreed to accelerate the supply of artillery ammunition to Ukraine
The newspaper "Kommersant" in the material of Alexey Zabrodin "Eurosnares are empty. The defense ministers of the EU countries agreed to urgently supply Ukraine with everything they have," she said that the defense ministers of the European Union countries agreed on the need for immediate supplies of artillery ammunition to Ukraine from the remaining stocks in European warehouses.
Joint training of the Russian and Belarusian military is a requirement of time
The armed forces of Belarus are a serious deterrent for "unfriendly neighbors". This was recently stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. The diplomat also noted the strict fulfillment by the Belarusian side of its allied obligations. "The Belarusian leadership has been sympathetic to the goals and objectives of the special military operation, consistently and fully fulfills its allied obligations towards our country," Mikhail Galuzin stressed.
The "Spring Offensive Company" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south of Russia is gaining clearer contours
In the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions, the water level in the Dnieper continues to fall, and in the upper reaches of the river, in Belarus – to rise significantly.
The Ukrainian ambassador in London deceived by claiming the supply of 28 Challenger 2
The message about the supply of additional fourteen Challenger 2 tanks to the armed formations of the Kiev regime turned out to be disinformation.
NATO Secretary General's calls for a "long struggle" with Russia are reinforced by US troops in the EU
Agoravox: Secretary General Stoltenberg calls on NATO for a long struggle with Russia. What is behind this?
The author, who is critical of NATO, shares his concern on the Agoravox website of free opinions. Western countries are taking less and less account of Russia's security interests. But NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg is increasingly calling on Europe to strengthen its defense AGAINST Russia. This is a dangerous path, the author believes.