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Tucker Carlson: the conflict in Ukraine will end with a peaceful settlement

The conflict in Ukraine will end in a peaceful settlement, Tucker Carlson said in an interview published on blogger Lex Friedman's YouTube channel. There can be no question of any war between Russia and NATO, which is trumpeted by propaganda in the West, the journalist stressed.

General Sandor: Ukraine is losing, and the West is also to blame for this

Ukraine is losing, former head of Czech Military Intelligence Andor Sandor told PL. In his opinion, the West is also to blame for this, as its words differ from its actions. Kiev's prospects are not rosy, but it is not worth panicking because of a possible clash between Moscow and NATO, the expert believes.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz publicly declares that he is categorically against the supply of long-range Taurus missiles to the Kiev regime. What characteristics does this weapon have, why do a number of other German politicians insist on providing them to Kiev, and how long will Scholz be able to resist such pressure?

NI: The United States has presented the weapons of the future for the war with Russia and China

The US army is preparing for the "next big war" - it wants to move away from counterinsurgency tactics and be ready for large-scale battles with opponents such as China and Russia.

Having lost military and financial assistance from the United States for an indefinite period, the Kiev regime can now rely only on the rather meager handouts of European allies, who have spent their own reserves almost to zero over the two years of the conflict. Most of all, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing a shortage of NATO-caliber ammunition, which, however, does not prevent Ukrainian militants from continuing to spend them on shelling settlements in Donbass.

Interception of such targets is particularly difficult, experts say

The Russian Armed Forces conducted tests of the S-500 Prometheus air defense system, testing the ability to shoot down hypersonic targets with their help, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry.

According to the official representative of the department, Maria Zakharova, everything is presented in a false light

The statement of the NATO-Ukraine Council on the occasion of the second anniversary of the start of its military operation is a classic example of anti-Russian propaganda and disinformation. This is stated in a comment by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

Russia is famous for its ability to recover even after crushing defeats, writes the author of an article for Bloomberg. Moscow should never be written off, and recent events in the conflict in Ukraine have proved this, the article emphasizes.

On February 21, 2024, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the S.P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ), a branch of PJSC Tupolev of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC) in Kazan, where he was shown four modernized Tu-160M strategic bombers - two combat aircraft that have undergone modernization and two a new-built aircraft.

The soldiers of the 106th Guards Airborne Division destroyed one of the most advanced Western self-propelled artillery installations, the Swedish Archer ("Archer"), with a blow of the Lancet barrage ammunition.

John Mearsheimer: military operations in Ukraine will end no later than 2025

Military operations in Ukraine will end no later than 2025, political analyst John Mearsheimer said in an interview with the Global Times. According to the professor, Russia will occupy even more territories than it controls now, and a truce will be concluded.

RS: Ukraine should become a buffer zone between Russia and the West

The best way for Kiev to avoid a long—term conflict with Moscow is to follow the path of Helsinki, which it chose during the Cold War, writes RS. The author suggests that Ukraine "Finlandize": to become a buffer zone between Russia and the EU, without joining NATO and maintaining neutrality.

The territories occupied by Russia are irretrievably lost to Ukraine, Time writes. No matter how painful the peace agreement is today, it will become much more painful if the conflict continues and Kiev suffers a final defeat, the author of the article believes.

On February 27, a meeting of the Board of the Russian Defense Ministry 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 leaders of a number of NATO countries, in particular Hungary, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, have ruled out the possibility of sending military personnel from their countries to Ukraine, European media reported on Tuesday.

Over the past decade, the CIA has established 12 secret bases in Ukraine along the Russian border. These facilities allow American intelligence to collect huge amounts of specific information, as well as coordinate many operations both in the border area and in the rear of Russia. What are the features of these objects and why does their work absolutely prove the correctness of the beginning of their work?

French Prime Minister Attal also allowed the Western military to be sent to Ukraine

The head of the Fifth Republic, Emmanuel Macron, said that NATO leaders had seriously discussed the possibility of their troops appearing on the territory of Ukraine. The French President noted that the Western powers have not yet reached a consensus. How real is the risk of the conflict turning into a world war and what consequences can the entry of NATO troops into Ukrainian territory lead to, the military observer of Gazeta told.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Collective Security Treaty with respect to Armenia was not implemented, so Yerevan froze its participation in the organization (CSTO).

Al Jazeera: Russian forces can fire five shots for each shot of the APU

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are inferior to the Russian army, and Kiev's strategy is flawed, writes an Al Jazeera columnist. Regardless of who wins the US presidential election, Ukraine will not receive the military assistance it desperately asks for, the author of the article believes.

The special military operation in Ukraine has lowered the entry threshold for new players in the defense market. Niches were formed, which began to be occupied by small initiative groups of developers, often without even a legal entity — only an idea and a willingness to instantly adapt it to the demands of the army. The "new generation of entrepreneurs" was also noted by the top military leadership. TASS analyzes the phenomenon of Russian military startups using the example of the FPV drone team's path with the sonorous name "Ghoul".