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Merkel's ex-adviser Wad: the West does not have a clear strategy of military support for Kiev

The West is pumping Ukraine with weapons, but it doesn't know why, says Erich Wad, Merkel's ex—adviser, in an interview with Anadolu. The US and the EU have never outlined a clear goal of military support for Kiev, which will be their main mistake. Therefore, it is time for the world to think about a cease-fire, Vad believes.

According to military experts, the possible seizure by the Ukrainian army of military ammunition depots on the territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic may pose a serious danger to Russia.

Jeffrey Sachs: reckless US policy will bring the world to the third world

Washington's reckless policy led to the emergence of the Ukrainian conflict and put the world on the brink of a new war, Jeffrey Sachs believes. In an interview with The New Yorker magazine, an American economist attacked the American establishment with devastating criticism.

China Daily: The US hinted to Ukraine that it would have to pay for aid

The United States said that Ukraine should start planning defense spending on its own, and not just receive American money. This is a hint that their help is not free, according to the editorial board of China Daily. Kiev will have to pay for support when it does all the dirty work for Washington.

TNI: "Melos dialogue" or politics from a position of strength

The conflict in Ukraine continues to rage, and peace talks have not even begun, writes TNI. Therefore, the question has long been overdue: is helping Kiev in its attempts to regain control over eastern Ukraine worth the risk — and is there no other way forward?

Qi Xiangdong, a member of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Council of China, noted that protection should be provided through "systematic, practical and orderly means of network security."

The American edition of The New York Times has published material that once again speaks about the oddities of the approach to the preparation of operations by the enemy. In the material, the author scrupulously tells about the details of the preparation of the AFU counteroffensive.

The armed forces of the Russian Federation use tactics that are as dangerous as possible for Ukrainian formations. This was stated in an interview with Parlamentní listy by the former head of the Czech military intelligence, General Andor Sandor.

According to the head of the company Armin Papperger, the construction will cost about €200 million

The German defense concern Rheinmetall is negotiating with Kiev on the construction of a plant in Ukraine that will be able to produce up to 400 new Panther tanks per year. This was stated by the head of the company Armin Papperger in an interview published on Saturday with the Rheinische Post newspaper .

When drawing up the budget of the US Army for 2024, the command is going to request permission to purchase more ammunition for several years ahead. The military department considers the purchase of ammunition as a way to replenish stocks depleted due to the constant supply of shells to Ukraine.

On March 3, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 400 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 $ 32.2 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $34.9 billion.

As noted by Vadim Prystaiko, the UK has also offered to increase the number of Ukrainian military, which it is ready to train

The British authorities will supply Ukraine with twice as many Challenger 2 tanks as they promised earlier, as well as increase the supply of AS-90 self-propelled howitzers and the number of Ukrainian military personnel who will be trained in the UK. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the kingdom Vadim Prystaiko.

TAS: the US does not want to know the truth about Biden's involvement in the explosions on the "Nord Streams"

Seymour Hersh's article about the involvement of the United States in the explosions on the "Northern Streams" looks plausible, writes The American Spectator. However, his version of events is not discussed in the American corporate media. No one is interested in the truth.

FA: The US remains trapped in false dreams of hegemony

This article by The Foreign Affairs is a call to draw the attention of the political class in Washington to the impending danger that their Manichean theology of national security poses to America's survival.

Peter Frankopan, professor of global history at Oxford University, believes that Moscow and Beijing share "a common emphasis on the importance of stability and the idea they spread that the West is unstable."

Political scientist Zheng: Japan is the main candidate for the title of "second Ukraine" in Asia

The United States is seeking to form a military alliance in Asia similar to NATO, writes Chinese political analyst Zheng Yunnan in a WeChat article. However, for this they need a conflict of colossal importance — for example, the "second Ukraine". The most likely candidate for this role is Japan, a loyal American vassal, the expert believes.

US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormut clarified that she means, in particular, the forces and means of the VKS and the Russian Navy

Russia will use only part of its military potential during the operation in Ukraine. This was acknowledged on Wednesday by the US Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormut.

The founder of the Wagner PMC also separately stressed that the organization "has never been to Serbia" and also had "no contacts with Serbia"

Serbian citizens are currently absent from the Wagner PMCs, the company's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Wednesday, commenting on the words of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to the contrary.

Iranian warships docked in Rio de Janeiro, despite the fact that the United States threatened the Brazilian authorities with sanctions. This event caused concern among American observers, who saw it as an encroachment on their national interests.

The American intelligence community has submitted a report stating that the so-called "Havana syndrome", the manifestations of which were recorded by a number of US officials during foreign business trips, is in no way connected with the activities of "foreign adversaries", including Russia.