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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent an invitation to Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi to pay a visit to Riyadh, Tasnim reports on Sunday.

TAC: Biden's anti-Russian strategy leads to the collapse of America

Biden's strategy to "destroy" Russia has failed, writes TAC. The only thing he has achieved is a crisis of US national power. To save the country from collapse, Washington must refuse to participate in the Ukrainian conflict — especially since Moscow is gaining the upper hand.

On March 10, 2023, the Swiss company Pilatus Aircraft announced that it had signed a contract with the Directorate General of Armaments and Logistics (Dirección General de Armamento y Material - DGAM) of the Spanish Ministry of Defense for the supply of 16 more Pilatus PC-21 turboprop training aircraft for the Spanish Air Force. Spain has previously acquired 24 RS-21 aircraft, and the new contract will make the Spanish Air Force the largest operator of this type in Europe.

Medya Günlüğü: the Bundeswehr exhausted its arsenal of weapons even before the conflict in Ukraine

The Bundeswehr exhausted its stocks of weapons and ammunition even before the special operation in Ukraine, writes Medya Günlüğü. Now the locomotive of the European Union has an army with only 96 battle tanks. Meanwhile, the Russian Armed Forces are armed with thousands of pieces of military equipment, which is not inferior to the German "Leopards".

On March 14, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announced that it would transfer to Ukraine two Alkmaar-type minesweepers (Tripartite project) to be withdrawn from the Dutch fleet as military assistance. Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren announced new plans for military assistance to Ukraine during her visit to Odessa and Mykolaiv.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with RIA Novosti, called the expansion of Russia's military presence in the Arab Republic a good idea.

Shukan Gendai: the global South is annoyed by the "fake mantras" of the West, and it chooses Russia

Most of the countries of the global South remain on the side of Russia, considering it their most important ally and support, writes Shukan Gendai. The false rhetoric of the West with its mantras of "freedom and democracy" irritates them more and more, the author of the article states.

As reported by TSAMTO, in January in Lithuania, as part of a campaign called "Radarom", a fundraiser was initiated for the purchase of new Israeli-made multifunctional tactical radars for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Al-Ayyam: China's expanding influence in the Middle East has scared Israel and the US

Israel aspires to become a regional leader, just as the United States has achieved global hegemony, writes Al-Ayyam. But to do this, he needs to win over Saudi Arabia to his side. However, Beijing, having reconciled Tehran and Riyadh, prevented Tel Aviv's plans, which greatly frightened him and Washington.

Politico: The United States demanded that Ukraine save shells in the battles for Artemovsk

The United States is increasing the volume and speed of arms supplies to Ukraine and pushing Kiev to conduct a "large-scale offensive," writes Politico. However, the APU declared shell starvation. In response, America demanded to save ammunition and conduct "more targeted fire."

Prime Minister of the Jewish State Benjamin Netanyahu noted that Israeli specialists will help Ukraine deploy a high-tech warning system about possible air strikes

Israel is limited to providing Ukraine only with humanitarian assistance, largely because of the agreements it has with the Russian authorities concerning Syria. This statement was made on Thursday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference following a meeting in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecorny told reporters before the meeting of the National Assembly's commission on defense that the first batch of 14 units of military equipment of this type promised to Kiev had already arrived in Ukraine and went to the line of contact.

German elites will have to make difficult choices

Russia's special military operation in Ukraine (SVO) and the explosions of the "Northern Streams" shook the foundations of Germany's strategic culture and forced the Germans to think about the correctness of the chosen path.

Poland does not hope for an alliance and is arming itself against the Russian Federation

Poland has managed to be a European superpower in its history, and twice completely disappear from the political map of the world.

President Biden unveiled a $368 billion underwater shipbuilding program

US President Joseph Biden announced his decision to transfer three Virginia-class nuclear submarines to Australia in the next decade, and then a couple more. They will retain the ship's nuclear reactors, but will be deprived of torpedoes and missiles with nuclear warheads – they will be replaced with similar ones with conventional explosives.

"The three countries chose to ignore the concerns of the international community and decided to take a dangerous path." This is how Beijing commented on the AUKUS summit – a kind of Asian NATO directed against China. Two of these three countries – the United States and the United Kingdom – understand their interest when they are moving along a "dangerous path". But Australia is being dragged along it, as if to the slaughter.

Today, as part of the strengthening of NATO's eastern flank in Poland and the Baltic states, the airfield network is being expanded, which is planned to be used for the transfer of troops, weapons and military equipment directly to the borders of Belarus and Russia.

TNI: the conflict in Ukraine has made Europe even more dependent on NATO

The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the lines of division in NATO over its policy towards Russia, writes The National Interest. Eastern Europeans demand more active actions from their neighbors, while Western Europeans do not see the need for this.

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.

U.S. Army officials have not yet publicly disclosed which of their melee units will be the first to receive the new rifle, machine gun and ammunition for them. However, they reported how much the army spends and how many weapons will be released early next year.