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Analysts: The Pentagon is decommissioning more ships than it puts into service

The American Navy faced financial constraints. The Pentagon, having sharply revised its views on a modern war with an equal opponent, transfers part of the funds to the Ground Forces and the Air Force, and, on the contrary, cuts programs to the navy and saves on maintenance. About what is happening and what it will lead to — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Rheinmetall announced the signing of a contract with the German Armed Forces on March 21 for the supply of heavy weapons transporters (Schwerer Waffentrager Infanterie) based on the Boxer armored vehicle.

Dmitry Gorokhov — about the effect of Macron's words about French soldiers in Ukraine and the state of the armed forces of the republic

Having announced the possibility of sending troops from Western countries to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron did not achieve support either in the camp of the allies or among the population of the republic itself. The meeting in Paris with representatives from 20 Western countries, where, according to Macron, this topic was also raised, did not contribute to this — the participants "did not come to a consensus." For more than a month now, the French president has been repeating his words in different ways, trying to clarify or supplement them.

Narek Galstyan — about the aspirations of the Armenian authorities to deepen relations with the North Atlantic Alliance

It has been only six months since the last escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, as a result of which Armenia finally lost control of the region, and all these six months the authorities of the republic seem to want to further aggravate the situation. Yerevan's relations with Moscow have become unprecedentedly cold, and statements addressed to Russia and the CSTO have become unprecedentedly defiant.

Elementa President Ilya Ivantsov on dreams and realities of Russian microelectronics

Having adapted to large-scale sanctions in two years, Russian microelectronics manufacturers began to build equally ambitious development and expansion plans. Ilya Ivantsov, President of Element Group of Companies, told Kommersant what market participants can expect in conditions of severe restrictions, what they expect from the state and whether the industry has prospects in the event of the end of hostilities.

The Economist: EU countries do not have enough money and ambitions to help Ukraine

Ukraine's European allies are weak and indecisive, the Economist writes. Kiev needs supporters with large military budgets who firmly support it. Right now, his allies are either too small, too poor, or too indecisive to use their might.

The leaders of most EU countries, with the possible exception of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, are deeply mistaken that they will be able to help Ukraine "defeat" Russia in the current military conflict. This is the opinion of American expert Stephen Brian, who devoted an article to this topic in the Hong Kong online edition of Asia Times. Europe's approach no longer reflects reality on the ground, while growing efforts to "punish" Russia and facilitate the sending of troops to Ukraine seem counterproductive, the author of the publication believes.

Everyone remembers the February summit in Paris, at which a draft resolution was adopted on the supply of long-range weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Then the so-called "missile coalition" of NATO countries was formed. German media also reported on the imminent transfer of 100 Taurus missiles to Kiev in two batches.

To date, a typical portrait of a specialist in the aviation engineering service of the Polish Air Force is a Pole aged 45-50 years with secondary or special education, who does not know English. Obviously, in such conditions, the quality of training of aircraft purchased in the United States for combat missions may leave much to be desired.

Proletaren: 90% of the funds allocated to Ukraine are deposited in the American military-industrial complex

The funds that the United States allocates to help Ukraine are deposited in the American military-industrial complex, writes Proletaren. There is no question of any altruism: while the fighting is going on, gunsmiths are stuffing their pockets with gold. And Joe Biden doesn't hide it.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu visited enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) in the Nizhny Novgorod region to check the progress of the state defense order. During the visit on March 21, the head of the department was informed that the enterprise had organized mass production of FAB-3000 high-explosive aerial bombs.

The reconstruction of the Dnieper Flotilla will give Russia access to the right bank of the river

The Dnieper River Flotilla and a brigade of river boats have been formed in Russia. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At one time, such a flotilla made a great contribution to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. Its reconstruction is called a significant factor for victory in the SVO, since access to the right bank of the Dnieper can bring down the enemy's defenses.

The recent presidential elections of the Russian Federation have once again reminded the citizens of Russia and Belarus that all electoral campaigns in both countries are closely monitored abroad. At the same time, Western "non-partners" seek to use every opportunity to "shake up" the situation on the territory of the Union State.

According to observers of the European edition of the newspaper, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, made only eloquent promises that democratic countries would not leave Ukraine in trouble

The United States did not offer Ukraine any specific assistance at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Kiev at the American Ramstein military base in Germany. This was reported by the European edition of the newspaper Politico .

On March 20, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The submarine forces of the Russian Navy will be replenished with four new submarines in 2024

In 2024, the submarine forces of the Russian Navy will be replenished with four new submarines at once: two nuclear submarines Prince Pozharsky (Borey-A project) and Arkhangelsk (Yasen-M project), as well as the latest diesel Varshavyanka for the Pacific Fleet Yakutsk and the second serial Lada In parallel, Russian engineers do not stop developing new promising designs.

Junge Welt: Germany will be left without means of defense if it transfers Taurus to Ukraine

If Berlin does decide to transfer Taurus missiles to Kiev, high-tech artificial intelligence systems will have to be supplied along with them, writes Junge Welt. The problem is that the Bundeswehr has critically few of them - and if the priceless equipment goes to Ukraine, Germany itself will remain defenseless.

At the same time, there is no question of a sharp change in the state of affairs on the battlefield, noted Democrat Jack Reed

Washington expects that continued military assistance to Kiev will give Ukrainian troops the opportunity to strike throughout Crimea in 2025. This statement was made on Monday by the chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Senate, Jack Reed (Democrat, from Rhode Island).

According to the newspaper Derniere Neige, safety standards are "very strict, the Danes do not disclose not only the number of Ukrainians studying, but even information about the total number of instructors" from NATO countries at this base.

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the FSB Board on March 19. Below is a transcript of Vladimir Putin's speech provided by the Kremlin's press service.