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The Economist (UK): why does Russia enjoy some support in Africa and the Middle East

Being under the influence of tough sanctions, Russia will probably want to increase activity in Africa, writes The Economist. Three years ago, Putin said that Russia has something to offer to "African friends", but is it so? According to the author of the article, now many African countries are facing a difficult choice.

The Sun (UK): Russia publishes footage of the launch of a nuclear missile "Zircon", which at a speed of 10,000 km/ h will reach London in five minutes

Britain was horrified by the "chilling footage" of the launch of the Russian Zircon rocket. They show exactly how Putin can launch a nuclear strike against the West, writes The Sun. It is impossible to intercept and detect a missile, in fact, its launch will become known only after the target is hit, the author of the article notes.

Martin Jacques: America overestimates itself in the Ukrainian crisis (Global Times, China)

The collapse of the USSR meant that America no longer had rivals, and it was leading in the international arena. But from this moment begins not the heyday, but the decline of the United States, writes Global Times. The United States has made two serious mistakes, one of which is the wrong attitude towards Russia.

Beijing and Moscow: Marriage of convenience (Al Araby Al Jadeed, UK)

The Russian-Chinese statement issued after the meeting of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Beijing on February 4 cannot be called an ordinary gesture, writes Al Araby Al Jadeed. Rather, the points and demands voiced in it are revolutionary in nature, as they are directed against the existing international system with its legal norms and liberal values.

After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine and the subsequent Western sanctions against Russia, Moscow's relations with the European Union and NATO are experiencing an unprecedented crisis in severity. Nikolay Kobrinets, Director of the Department of Pan-European Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Interfax in a written interview about how the current situation is assessed by the Russian side.

Against the background of the "gloomy news from Ukraine", it is time to reassess the US military potential, currently designed to participate in one major conflict.

During the special military operation, documentary evidence was received of Kiev's preparations for an invasion in March of this year on the territory of the DPR, LPR and the Russian Crimea.

This was announced on Tuesday, March 15, at a visiting meeting in Grozny on national security issues by the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov reported on March 15 that our troops had taken control of the entire territory of the Kherson region.

From a tactical point of view, this gives our military at least two advantages. First, they now control the entire coastline of Ukraine adjacent to the Crimea from the Black and Azov Seas. That excludes any provocations of some parts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions in the direction of the Russian peninsula.

Why Turkish drones didn't help the Ukrainian army

A significant number of Bayraktar TB2 drones that were in the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were shot down by the Russian army, or failed due to improper operation. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into why Turkish drones proved ineffective during the Russian special operation in Ukraine.

On the territory of Ukraine, Ka-52 helicopters were used for the first time for their intended purpose - to destroy armored vehicles and ground fortified points. As expected, the results were excellent.

How will the Russian military respond to the strike on Donetsk, which the Russian Defense Ministry has already called a war crime

Units of the Armed Forces of Russia and the People's Republics of Donbass continue to advance in different directions. LNR fighters are fighting in the city of Severodonetsk.

Against the background of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, Tokyo's ambitions have increased dramatically. Now the Japanese want not only to punish Russia as harshly as possible, but also to build a "new world order" through reform, and in fact through the abolition of the UN Security Council, where Moscow has the right of veto. But a new world order is impossible without a new world war.

Russia, the DPR and the LPR continue their offensive in the Donbass — they have completely liberated Volnovakha on the southern front and have taken control of the strategically important Donetsk-Mariupol highway. In the north, fighting continues near Kiev and Kharkov, the enemy's defenses are being hacked slowly but surely.

They are the USA and Russia

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published on Monday a new report on the state of the global arms trade for the period 2017-2021. It notes a slight decrease in its total volume and indicates that the United States and Russia remained the main exporters, although the volume of arms sales to the Russian Federation decreased by 26% compared to the previous five-year period.

Another report by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) says that the United States continues to be the leader in the global arms market. This is certainly true.

CGS (Serbia): Russia is defending the honor and freedom of the modern world

The hatred that the West feels towards Russia will have the most serious consequences for the peace and security of Europe, writes the Serbian CGS. The United States and Great Britain expected to exhaust Russia through Ukraine. However, now there is great fear in NATO - they still do not know Russia's plans, the author of the article believes. He calls the crisis in Ukraine a product of NATO's aggressive strategy.

Russia warns NATO

The Russian Defense Ministry reported the destruction of about 180 foreign mercenaries in the Lviv region. According to Peruvian journalist Ricardo Zedano, this step is a signal that Moscow is sending to NATO. It's time to come to your senses and leave the fraternal country for Russia, he says.

The Economist (UK): John Mearsheimer on why the West is primarily responsible for the Ukrainian crisis

American political scientist John Mearsheimer unequivocally states: the conflict in Ukraine provoked the West by the thoughtless expansion of NATO. Russia is not going to seize it, he recalls, but only wants to avert the threat posed by the alliance.

The ministry added that most of those held by nationalists in Ukraine are seeking protection in Russia, and not in the West

Almost all the firing points of neo-Nazis in the suburbs of Mariupol and their forces in residential areas around the perimeter of the city have been destroyed. This was stated on Monday by the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev - what new missile systems can strengthen Russia's western borders

At a meeting of the Russian Security Council on March 11, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in response to the strengthening of NATO forces at the western borders of the country, the General Staff is developing and has actually completed a plan to strengthen our western borders.