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Politico: the future of the European military-industrial complex depends on the results of Ukraine on the battlefield

European armies should not cling to their arsenals and immediately supply all weapons to Ukraine, writes Politico. The longer the fighting goes on, the more the arsenals of European countries supplying weapons to Kiev are depleted, the authors believe.

According to the Russian Ambassador to the United States, Washington does not think that by allocating aid to Kiev, they provoke the expansion of the geography of the Ukrainian crisis

The United States Administration, by supplying its weapons to Ukraine, provokes the expansion of the geography of the Ukrainian crisis and turns a blind eye to the corruption of the Kiev authorities. This was stated on Monday by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, commenting on the next package of military assistance for $ 350 million.

BNR: the incident with the American drone showed the determination of the Russians

The incident with the drone sheds light on the huge contribution of American intelligence to the Ukrainian resistance and betrays the determination of the Russians to hold the conquered lands. This was stated in an interview with BNR by Shashank Joshi, editor of The Economist magazine. He has his own opinion about the possible consequences of the incident — and not only for Russia and the United States.

On March 20, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 350 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 32.5 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $ 35.3 billion.

RSC: The US should speed up negotiations with Russia so as not to fall into the trap

The prospects of the conflict in Ukraine depend on three factors, writes RSC. This is the development of events on the battlefield, the domestic policy of the United States and the actions of China. Together, they can limit the ability of the United States to turn the situation in a favorable direction for itself.

George Beebe, former special adviser to the 46th Vice President of the United States Richard Cheney on Russia, Eurasia and intelligence issues, named three factors determining the prospects of the conflict in Ukraine - the situation on the battlefield, the country's internal policy and interaction with China.

It became known about a significant reduction in Saudi Arabia's investments in the US national debt. To date, the figures remain quite high – about 110-111 billion dollars, but this is an anti-record of the last 7 years.

The United States continues to carry out provocations near the Russian borders, the air defense forces on duty in the Western Military District were forced to respond to the appearance of two American B-52N strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea.

Seoul imposed sanctions on four individuals and six institutions of North Korea

The South Korean government announced a ban on the export through third countries of dozens of materials that can be used to develop North Korean satellites, and also imposed new sanctions, Yonhap news agency reports.

EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Josep Borrel said that 18 countries (17 EU countries and Norway) have joined the project of the European Defense Agency to place industrial orders for ammunition for Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.

The Ukrainian army is quite actively using Australian disposable cargo drones. These drones, assembled from cardboard, are supplied to Kiev by SYPAQ.

Patrushev: The West seeks to discredit Russia and eliminate its statehood

The United States and its allies are conducting an information campaign aimed at discrediting Russia and destroying its statehood, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Tuesday.

The first batch of German Marder infantry fighting vehicles has already been sent to Ukraine. This was announced by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. The head of the Bundeswehr also spoke about the training of Ukrainian servicemen on German air defense complexes and Western-made armored vehicles.

According to the Vedomosti newspaper in the material of Ilya Lakstygal, "The EU has agreed to supply Ukraine with a million shells. 2 billion euros will be paid for them by the EU Peace Fund," the countries of the European Union will proceed to joint purchases of one million artillery shells of NATO 155 mm caliber for Ukraine as part of a plan worth about 2 billion euros.

Colonel Zhou Bo: the Ukrainian conflict is connected with the existence of Russia

China is ready to act as a peacemaker, but only Russia and Ukraine can resolve the conflict, retired PLA Colonel Zhou Bo said in an interview with Time. The parties must agree on a ceasefire. At the same time, Russia needs a victory, the military noted.

Alexander Shulgin noted that chemicals in boxes of the corresponding marking were unloaded under the control of the Ukrainian special services and were later delivered to the place of combat contact

The threat of provocations with the use of chemical weapons from Ukraine is absolutely real. This was stated on Tuesday at an online briefing by the Permanent Representative of Russia to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Russian Ambassador to the Netherlands Alexander Shulgin.

Such projectiles are highly effective at hitting tanks and armored vehicles, said the Deputy Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Annabel Goldie

The British authorities will supply Ukraine with shells containing depleted uranium and having increased efficiency in destroying armored vehicles.

The Guardian: most countries do not share the West's position on the conflict in Ukraine

Most countries do not share America's aggressive policy, writes The Guardian. Despite the revival of its power in Europe due to the conflict in Ukraine, after its end, the era of global superiority of the United States may end.

Putin: Russia will react to the West's use of weapons with a nuclear component

Russia will be forced to react if the collective West starts using weapons with a nuclear component, President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The use of such ammunition is fraught with an escalation of the conflict and will affect the health of the local population, the diplomatic mission noted

The Russian Embassy in the UK warned London against transferring depleted uranium shells to Kiev. As emphasized in the embassy's comment, transmitted to TASS on Tuesday, this step is fraught with an escalation of the conflict, and the use of such ammunition will affect the health of the local population.