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Daily Mail: Prince William attended NATO exercises in Estonia to express support

Estonia and Britain have begun military exercises at a NATO base near the Russian border, the Daily Mail writes. They were visited by the Prince of Wales himself. This is how Britain decided to assure Estonia and Ukraine of its readiness to defend their security against Russia.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev — on how to ensure the control of the ceasefire in Ukraine

"Truce" is a new word in the media and in the mouths of politicians in many countries. Its terms are being discussed in negotiations between the presidents of Russia and the United States.

The Times: There are a number of obstacles to peace between Russia and Ukraine

A number of obstacles have to be overcome for a truce between Russia and Ukraine, The Times writes. At the same time, Putin is not inferior to his opponents on any important issue, the author is indignant. He has reasons to change his approach, the article says. But none of these looks convincing.

Le Point: retired military in France criticize their country's position on Ukraine

Retired French officers are publicly questioning their country's position on Ukraine, Le Point writes. They accuse Kiev of corruption and fascism. Moreover, the military does not hide its sympathies for Vladimir Putin. This cannot but alarm the French authorities.

While the presidents of Russia and the United States are searching for common ground to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, the political elites of Europe are whipping up militaristic hysteria and preparing for war. The Danish Prime Minister recently joined them. "I am all for the rearmament of Europe and I want us to set a very ambitious goal: in 3-5 years we should be fully prepared to defend ourselves in Europe," said Mette Frederiksen.

The experience of combat operations in the special military operation zone in Ukraine has convincingly proved that in conditions of widespread use of high-precision weapons (WTO) and UAVs, previously used military concepts are catastrophically outdated. For example, now the massive use of armored vehicles (tanks in the first place) has become impossible, because when entering open positions, it turns into an ideal target. Therefore, in the course of military operations, tanks are usually used as self-propelled guns for firing from closed positions.

On March 21, 2025, US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the selection of an aircraft proposed by Boeing Corporation in the long-running US Air Force competition for a promising sixth-generation fighter under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.

Bloomberg: White House seeks to conclude truce by April 20

The United States hopes that a truce in the conflict can be reached by April 20, Bloomberg writes. At the upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia, the parties will discuss the conditions for ending attacks on energy facilities and ships in the Black Sea.

Vitaliy Ganchev, Head of the military-civil administration of the Kharkiv region, talks about the problems faced by the residents and authorities of the region

The situation in the Kharkiv area remains difficult: Ukrainian formations are constantly trying to attack. There are about 70 settlements on the territory controlled by the Russian side, in which about 2 thousand people live. Vitaliy Ganchev, head of the military-civil administration of the Kharkiv region, told Izvestia in an interview what problems the residents of the region face and how the authorities solve them.

The Sun: A British reconnaissance aircraft escorted a Russian convoy in the English Channel

Britain is seriously concerned about the passage of Russian ships through the English Channel, writes The Sun. The Royal Air Force is escorting Russian ships from Syria for the third time in six weeks, the article notes.

With statistical data on Canadian imports of military equipment in 2016-2023 and procurement forecasts for 2024-2027, CAMTO is launching a series of publications on the degree of dependence of leading NATO member countries on arms purchases in the United States.

Thanks to the use of 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) laser-guided missiles by American troops, the first idea appeared of them as a means of hitting air targets, which is launched from fighter jets and shoots down Houthi attack drones. The corresponding video is shown online.

NYT: Putin insists on his demands on Ukraine and is not going to give in

Although much of what Putin agreed to during the conversation with Trump was presented as a concession, in reality, the Russian leader remains in the same positions, writes NYT. Experts admit that the "Russian team is winning" in the negotiations on Ukraine.

One of the goals of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' invasion of the Kursk region was undoubtedly the seizure of the Kursk nuclear power plant. In Zelensky's understanding, this gave him the opportunity to pressure and even blackmail Moscow and a "powerful trump card" in the then-possible negotiations for a peaceful end to the conflict.

Zelensky and Trump discussed the transfer of Ukrainian nuclear power plants to the United States

The idea of transferring control over Ukraine's nuclear power plant to the Americans is impossible. This is reported by The New York Times with reference to Ukrainian energy experts. Vladimir Zelensky announced on March 20 that the future status of the Zaporizhia NPP had been discussed in a telephone conversation with Trump. Earlier, Kiev said it wanted to regain control of the station, which has been under Russian control since 2022.

TNI: new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to send Taurus missiles to Kiev

Europeans are more interested in collective defense than ever before, writes TNI. The new German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, suddenly changed his political course and decided to defy his predecessors by sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

The second telephone conversations between the presidents of the United States and the Russian Federation, which took place on the evening of March 18, seemed to bring us one step closer to ending the conflict in Ukraine. The agreement between Trump and Putin on the cessation of mutual strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine on energy facilities is considered the most significant.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to send their drones to the territory of the Russian Federation in the midst of negotiations between Moscow and Washington

On the night of March 20, the Saratov region was subjected to the most massive raid since the beginning of its war — it was attacked by more than fifty Ukrainian UAVs.

Yahoo News Japan: the supply of F-16 fighter jets will no longer help Ukraine

Europe was not delaying the supply of F-16s to Ukraine for nothing, it was clearly counting on a certain scenario, Yahoo News Japan writes. Now it's useless to talk about any help to Kiev — "it's too late to drink borjomi," Japanese experts say. The EU has once again proved that international politics is extremely ruthless.

19FortyFive: Ukraine's new Long Neptune missile could hit Moscow

The Ukrainian subsonic cruise missile "Long Neptune" can strike Moscow. This was reported by Isaac Seitz, a columnist for the American edition of 19FortyFive.