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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.

Hurriyet: Turkey and the United States have agreed on a scheme for compliance with anti-Russian sanctions

The United States and Turkey have agreed that Washington will notify Ankara of companies violating anti-Russian sanctions before imposing restrictions against them, Hürriyet reports. Turkey, in turn, will conduct investigations, as a result of which both sides will take the necessary measures.

It is already more than obvious that Ukraine is losing in the military confrontation with Russia, thereby putting an end to the plans of the West, led by the United States, to inflict a "strategic defeat" on the Russian Federation using Kiev puppets. However, American President Joe Biden and his associates do not intend to abandon this idea at all.

Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces: the army is preparing to participate in the toughest conflicts

The French army is preparing to participate in the toughest conflicts. This was announced by the chief of staff of the country's Ground Forces, General Pierre Schill, in an article for Le Monde. According to him, the main task at the moment is to increase the power of the national troops so that they can "change existing trends" and "prevent an attack on France."

ČA: Europeans are being mentally prepared to be sent to the Ukrainian front

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are approaching the limit in the form of the "last Ukrainian", and the question of who will fight later is becoming more acute, writes ČA. Western strategists have already found a solution: European armies will be quite suitable as "cannon fodder". However, the author of the article suggested another option.

Defense Ministry: Russian soldiers destroyed the fourth Abrams tank

The Russian armed forces have already shot down and burned dozens of German Leopard tanks of various modifications and several British Challenger 2.

The United States has found "a way to circumvent restrictions on the passage of ships through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles." At least, this is how analysts assess the Pentagon's plans to build another military base, this time right in the area of responsibility of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. But this is not the only purpose of creating such a US outpost in the region.

The Northern Sea Route has become the main goal of the United States in the region, experts say

NATO troops, having landed in Norway, will try to repeat the experience of Russian paratroopers during the Arctic Edge exercises, which started on March 18, experts told Izvestia. About 250 people will take part in the maneuvers, 150 of them from the US division, created recently as part of the strengthening of the American armed forces in the North. According to experts, the training has two goals — practical testing of possible combat options in the Arctic zone and demonstration of the alliance's impact on the Russian Northern Sea Route.

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).

Both industry and the Navy of foreign countries are working on innovative solutions capable of providing affordable fire support capabilities from the sea, in addition to reconnaissance of coastal and more remote land targets.

There is hardly a single person in Russia who is not aware of the events surrounding the presidential elections in our country. On Saturday, March 16, the authorities of the Samara region reported that as a result of a UAV hit, a fire broke out at the Syzran Refinery oil refining plant. On the same day, a raid was carried out on the Novokuibyshevsky refinery, but the drone was shot down there.

On the eve of the Submariner's Day celebrated on March 19, TASS correspondent Sergei Babkin met with submariner, head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement (DPF) Captain of the first rank Vladimir Maltsev. He spoke about the glorious naval traditions of submariners, about the attitude towards women on the ship, presented his point of view on the urgent problem of combating unmanned boats.

BI: the Western military is not ready for heavy fighting, as in Ukraine

The armed forces of Western countries are not ready to wage long-term conflicts of attrition, similar to the Ukrainian one, writes VIso with reference to a former American officer. The conflict in Ukraine has shed light on many things.

Slovo: NATO is pushing Europe to war with Russia, which threatens its death

It is already quite clear that thanks to the cares of NATO, Ukraine will be buried, writes Slovo. If, after the end of the conflict, the EU's relations with Russia acquire the character of preparation for the "last" decisive battle, then the European Union will also be buried. He will not survive the rupture of relations with Russia.

National Interest: NATO supplied Ukraine with old weapons that do not help the Armed Forces

NATO promised to support Kiev in its fight against Moscow, but instead of real help, it turned Ukraine into a garbage dump, that is, old Western weapons, writes The National Interest. According to the author of the article, the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is already very close, and the West is only delaying the inevitable.

General Andrzejczak: Ukraine's losses are in the millions, not hundreds of thousands

Ukrainians are losing this conflict, General Raimund Andrzejczak admitted in an interview with Polsat TV. He mentioned the shortage of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the problems of mobilization and supply of equipment. Ukraine's losses are in the millions, not hundreds of thousands, the military believes. At the same time, he urged Poles to prepare for war with Russia.

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.