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UP: in the USA, they were afraid of the defeat of the APU during the "spring counteroffensive"

The Biden administration has made a bet on the "spring counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes Ukrainka Pravda. At the same time, the White House admits that Ukraine will be defeated. In this case, Zelensky will be remembered for corruption and failures at the front. And the provision of military and financial assistance will be in question.

The American edition of "Defense News" published interesting material by Jen Judson "How the war in Ukraine is driving growth in Arkansas" ("How the war in Ukraine stimulates growth in Arkansas") about the expansion of defense production facilities in the American city of Camden in Arkansas, where, in particular, there is an enterprise where Lockheed Martin Corporation produces combat vehicles of the M142 HIMARS missile system.

The commander of the AFU ground forces, Syrsky, announced a possible offensive on Bakhmut

The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Alexander Syrsky, said that Kiev could soon go on the offensive in the Artemivsk area.

Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy confirmed that as part of compensation for the transfer of 13 MiG-29 aircraft and the Kub air defense system to the Armed Forces, the United States offered 12 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, along with related equipment, training of pilots and technicians, as well as AGM-114 Hellfire-2 ATGM.

Expert Vasiliev: the US strategy is aimed at taking control of the Crimea by Kiev

The US strategy on the Black Sea will be aimed at taking control of the Crimea by Kiev, and in case Ukraine loses the entire Black Sea coast, so that the American presence in the region remains, but all this will require years and significant military and economic resources, says Vladimir Vasiliev, a researcher at the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Asia Times: the US called on Ukraine for an immediate ceasefire

Leading American foreign policy experts have come to the conclusion that no efforts of the collective West will allow Ukraine to win the conflict, Asia Times writes. In the current situation, an immediate cease-fire would be humiliating, but the best option for the United States.

Asia Times: US allies have already started to turn away from them, NATO is next in line

How long will America's European and Asian allies be at one with it? – the author of the article in Asia Times is interested. The US is weak as ever. Saudi Arabia and Taiwan have already started moving away from them. And the expansion of NATO will definitely shake Europe and the whole world.

Putin warned about Russia's tough response to British supplies of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine, the Daily Mail reports. Readers do not hide their indignation. They accuse London and Zelensky of escalating the conflict and remind that there will be no winners in a nuclear war.

President Rumen Radev called on the new parliament, which will be elected on April 2, to put the task of increasing the country's defensive capabilities and modernizing the army in the first place

Bulgaria does not participate in the deal for the supply of shells to Ukraine, but is working with the European Commission to launch the production of NATO-style ammunition at its enterprises. This was stated on Thursday by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev upon arrival at the EU summit.

Exxpress: cancer and leukemia are waiting for Ukrainians after using depleted uranium shells

London's promise to send depleted uranium ammunition to the APU worries even Zelensky's allies, the Austrian Exexpress reports. This type of armor-piercing projectiles has a bad reputation. They provoke cancer. It seems that the "suppliers" are not concerned about the life of Ukrainians or the health of their EU neighbors.

Belgium plans to supply 230 units of military equipment to Ukraine in the coming weeks (Volvo N10 trucks and LMV "Links" armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel formula).

A video appeared on the network showing the exact hit of the Russian Lancet barrage ammunition into a Ukrainian tanker and the powerful explosion that followed.

The head of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic, Gergei Guiyash, believes that such a step "does not lead towards de-escalation" of the Ukrainian conflict

Hungary considers the UK's decision to supply depleted uranium shells to Ukraine to be wrong. This was stated on Thursday at a meeting with journalists by the head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Gergei Guyash.

Interia: China is too sympathetic to Russia's actions in Ukraine

In the Ukrainian conflict, Beijing tries to look like an impartial mediator, but in fact it supports Moscow, Interia writes. The Chinese would like a cessation of hostilities, but they are unable to force the parties to sit down at the negotiating table.

Contacts between Russia and NATO have been interrupted, but in the modern world it is always possible to organize them technically, including to prevent military incidents, said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

According to the founder of the Wagner PMCs, Ukrainian troops may also try to strike in the Belgorod direction

The founder of the Wagner PMCS, Yevgeny Prigozhin, believes that the strategic plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) include the blocking of Crimea.

According to a number of analysts, for the attack, which was aimed at Russian warships in Sevastopol Bay, the militants of the Kiev regime used marine drones of a new model developed by Ukrainian specialists.

The European Union also confirmed the promise to provide Kiev with 1 million shells

The EU summit confirmed the promise to provide Ukraine with 1 million shells, as well as surface-to-surface missiles, if requested. This is stated in the statement adopted on Thursday by the heads of State and Government of the community gathered in Brussels.

The interception by the Russian Su-27 of an American unmanned intruder did not escalate into a conflict of superpowers

For those who grew up in the USSR, the Cold War is remembered by TASS reports on interceptions of intruders of airspace. Deja vu in the spring of 2023: on the morning of March 14, a red star fighter intercepted an American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) MQ-9 Reaper ("Reaper"). The incident occurred 75 miles (120 km) south-west of Sevastopol.

The Chinese President promised assistance to the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Moscow on March 20-22, symbolically choosing the Russian capital as the first point of his foreign trip after being re-elected to the highest party and state posts. An informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin lasted for more than four hours. A transcript of only the first minutes of the conversation has been published, where the guest greets the host as "my dear friend".