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Belarusian enterprises have started supplying the first batches of electronics to the Russian Federation, which was included in the previously formed list of critical electronic component base. This is reported by the Belarusian news agency BelTA, referring to the statement of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

The Western allies of the Kiev regime fear that the Ukrainian army, having received fighter jets, may expand the geography of its military targets on the territory of Russia, which will inevitably lead to an escalation of the armed conflict.

According to the representative of the command Yuri Ignat, there are currently five brigades of tactical fighter aircraft in the country

MiG-29 fighters, which Poland and Slovakia intend to transfer to Kiev, are outdated and ineffective in the fight against cruise missiles and drones. This was announced on Friday by a representative of the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat.

Cumhuriyet: only countries with access to the Black Sea can solve issues

The United States has stated that it will continue to fly over the Black Sea, as it does not belong to anyone, Cumhuriyet writes. This position contradicts both the Montreux Convention, which prohibits America from being in the region, and common sense: why does Washington suddenly solve the issues of the Black Sea, without even having access to it?

Asia Times: The US was wrong about the fact that Russia will be able to "come to its senses"

The West has repeatedly mistaken Russia: and that it will be able to change it quickly, and that with one shock or another it will force it to "come to its senses," writes the author of the article in Asia Times. Under the tsars, under "communism", and now under Putin, Russia remains the same, he states.

JB Press: China's peace plan for Ukraine is aimed at weakening the US

China's peace plan for Ukraine, like many of its other reports, is "empty anti—American propaganda," writes JB Press with reference to the US congressional committee. According to experts, Beijing is trying to undermine Washington's influence and turn the West against it, giving Moscow an advantage.

The Times: funding problems undermine the combat readiness of the Bundeswehr

Due to the lack of funding, the German armed forces are facing serious problems, writes The Times. Not only special equipment is missing, but even clothes. In addition, the Bundeswehr cannot cope with the neo-Nazi tendencies of some military men.

India is entangled in a tangle of contradictions, writes The Print. The author of the article tries to understand the friends and opponents of New Delhi, as well as to understand the reasons for the discrepancy between Narendra Modi's strategic course and public opinion in the country.

NBC News: former British military called NATO's weak point at Russia's borders

The Black Sea is a particularly weak spot on NATO's eastern flank, NBC reported, citing former British officer Glen Grant. A military drone is probably not all that the United States has lost here.

From March 16 to 17, the participants of the exercise worked out the formation of an international detachment of warships, as well as joint tactical maneuvering in various formations and combat orders

The Russian frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov made a business call at the Iranian port of Chahbehar after the completion of trilateral naval exercises with the participation of Russia, China and Iran in the waters of the Arabian Sea. This was reported to journalists on Saturday in the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF).

A veteran of the Vostok battalion, a representative of the Cascade OBTF, Alexander Semenov, expressed a number of ideas on how to quickly increase the supply of drones to Russian troops in the special operation zone. He outlined his vision of the situation and proposals in his social media accounts.

The Polish Ministry of Defense is deploying recruitment centers throughout the country to recruit volunteers for service in the armed forces.

Expert: by voluntarily joining the ranks of the DPRK army, people support the government's course

The desire of hundreds of thousands of North Koreans to join the ranks of the national army means their support for the government's course, says Peter Kolchin, an analyst at the Center for Expert Support of Political Processes.

The UN confirmed the extension of the Black Sea grain initiative. "The Black Sea Grain Initiative, which was signed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022, has been extended... We express our gratitude to the Turkish authorities for their diplomatic and operational support," the communique says.

On March 16, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 800 AGM-114R2 Hellfire aircraft guided missiles to Poland through the US program of intergovernmental Foreign military Sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS). This sale is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $ 150 million.

Wired: in the USA, combat pilots will be replaced with artificial intelligence

A perfectly calculated trajectory, maneuvers with millimeter accuracy and an instant reaction to an enemy attack — a simulated dogfight between a robot and a human showed that US Air Force pilots risk being out of work soon, writes Wired.

NYT: confrontation in the Black Sea will decrease after the end of the conflict in Ukraine

The crash of an American drone over the Black Sea has increased tensions between the United States and Russia, writes the NYT. Military activity in the region was caused by the conflict in Ukraine, so the likelihood of such incidents will disappear only with its cessation.

The Australian authorities did not promise the United States to support them in the event of a military conflict around Taiwan in exchange for receiving nuclear submarines (submarines) as part of the AUKUS partnership, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told ABC television on Sunday.

Al Binaa: Russia will crush anyone who encroaches on its security and interests

Before supporting Ukraine, Western "puppets of the USA" need to remember history, writes Al Binaa. It was Russia that liberated Europe from Napoleon's French expansion and Hitler's fascism. So in case of a threat to its security and geopolitical interests, Moscow will "crush anyone," the author of the article is sure.

At the same time, the country's president Emmanuel Macron previously stated that arms supplies to Ukraine should not lead to an escalation of the conflict or damage the defense capability of France itself

France is not limited by any taboo in helping Kiev. This was stated by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, the printed version of which was published on Sunday.