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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.
Details of Russian-Lao military exercises "Laros-2023" discussed in Primorye
In Primorye, the military from Russia and Laos agreed on the details of the joint exercises "Laros-2023"
The conference of the military from Russia and Laos ended in Primorsky Krai, the participants agreed on the details of the joint exercises "Laros-2023", the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported.
The heads of the defense departments of the EU countries agreed to supply Kiev with the remaining ammunition depots
The EU countries continue their consistent policy of pumping Ukraine with weapons. An ardent supporter of such a policy is also the head of the EU Foreign Policy Department, Josep Borrel.
Australia plans to buy 4 Virginia-class submarines from the USA - Mass media
Biden in San Diego will discuss with the prime ministers of Australia and the UK further cooperation within the framework of AUKUS
Australia plans to purchase at least four Virginia-class nuclear submarines from the United States, CNN reports, citing informed sources.
According to them, the delivery of submarines is unlikely in the coming years.
China will support Russia in Ukraine to teach Americans a lesson
TNI: China does not consider Russia a "weak partner" and will support it on the issue of Ukraine
No matter what Chinese diplomats inspire the Western public, their leaders are in favor of Russia's victory in Ukraine, the author of the article in TNI is sure. Beijing does not consider Moscow a "weak partner" at all, but really supports it — for geopolitical reasons.
The conflict in Ukraine has led the United States to a shortage of weapons
WP: The US does not have time to replenish dwindling stocks of weapons
The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the inability of the US military-industrial complex to quickly increase the production of many types of weapons, writes The Washington Post. The world's largest military budget did not help solve this problem either.
Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly send the MiG-29 to Kiev
We are talking about fighters that are no longer in service with the armies of both countries
Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly transfer to Ukraine a batch of MiG-29 aircraft previously in service with the armies of both countries. On Thursday, the head of the Slovak defense Ministry Yaroslav Nagy wrote about this on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).
The investigation conducted by Europe has cast a shadow on the reputation of Ukraine's cosmonautics
The findings of an independent commission investigating the causes of the accident of the Vega C light European rocket cast a shadow on the reputation of Ukrainian cosmonautics. This is reported on the website of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SCAU).
Politico: The US is studying the integration of Western air-to-air missiles with MiG aircraft
It is noted that there are some technical difficulties in the integration of systems
The US military is considering the possibility of using advanced air-to-air missiles on MiG aircraft used by Ukraine. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Tuesday, citing two employees of the US Department of Defense and another source.
An American journalist said that military assistance to Ukraine seriously depletes US stocks
The American Conservative reporter Bradley Devlin recalled that Washington handed over 160 155 mm howitzers and more than 1 million artillery shells to Kiev
American military assistance to Ukraine, the volume of which has already exceeded $ 32 billion, significantly depletes the reserves of the United States Armed Forces themselves. Bradley Devlin, a reporter for the publication, came to this conclusion in an article published on Tuesday in The American Conservative magazine.
Ukraine received American long-range guided aerial bombs JDAM-ER
The American web resource "The War Zone" (as part of the portal "The Drive") in the material Joseph Trevithick "Winged JDAM Smart Bombs Are Now Operational In Ukraine" ("Winged precision guided bombs JDAM are already used in Ukraine") reported that, according to the statement of the commander of the US Air Force in Europe, General James Hecker, Ukraine has already delivered the first batches of American high-precision long-range guided aerial bombs JDAM-ER (Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range), equipped with planning kits.
British edition: The West has sharply increased the volume of military assistance to Ukraine, preparing the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the spring offensive
The West has dramatically increased the volume of military assistance to Ukraine, preparing the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the spring counteroffensive. Over the past three months, Kiev has received 40% of all military aid received in the country since February last year. The Economist writes about this.
The fake about Serbian weapons in the Armed Forces has a clear purpose
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic emotionally denied reports that the Serbian military-industrial complex supplies Ukraine with missiles through Turkey. The Serbian leader called those who spread such fakes liars. But is it possible to trust him in the current circumstances, given that the US and the EU pressed Belgrade on the Russian issue, and then suddenly stopped?
What answers do Russia still have to Western sanctions
The United States and the collective West have essentially reached a dead end in the sanctions policy – there is almost nothing left for which anti-Russian restrictions could still be imposed. It may seem that Russia's options for answers have also been exhausted. However, in fact this is not the case – there is a whole set of measures that Russia can use against the West.