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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".

The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia marked the second stage of the formation of a multipolar world. At the same time, the United States understands that the era of its hegemony is passing, but it will resist it in every possible way. This conclusion was reached by political scientists during a discussion about the role of Russia in the future multipolar world.

The APU is ready to launch a counteroffensive in the Artemovsk area in the near future. This is officially stated by high-ranking Ukrainian military. What is the probability that the enemy will be able to concentrate a shock fist in the neighboring cities of Artemivsk and what can the Russian army oppose to this?

Russian gunners can no longer present their work without adjustments from the air

In the area of Avdiivka, the fighters of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps continue to push the stubbornly resisting enemy.

Luis Inacio Lula da Silva considers the fact of the Chinese leader's arrival in Russia to be good news

Russia is the guarantor of long-term world peace, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believes. He expressed this opinion on Tuesday in an interview with the Brasil 247 TV channel .

Slovakia, together with its MiG-29 fighters, is going to fuse outdated Kub anti-aircraft missile systems to the armed formations of the Kiev regime

These air defense systems, also known under the export Soviet designation "Square" or NATO SA-6 Gainful, are currently removed from the armament of the air defense forces of this state and, apparently, are on storage sites.

Shūkan Gendai: Japan should maintain relations with the Middle East, not with the United States

Kishida's visit to Ukraine is a stupid idea, writes Shūkan Gendai. Why support Zelensky, who is waiting for the fate of bin Laden? The Americans also first elevated him to the rank of a hero, and then called him a "bloody terrorist." It is better for Japan to maintain relations with other, more valuable allies, the author of the article believes.

"Politics": the development of events in Ukraine does not suit the US administration

Much suggests that on the western side of the Atlantic Ocean, they are fed up with what is happening in Ukraine and it's time to deal with the internal problems of the United States, writes Politika. The author of the article believes that Americans would prefer to take the conflict in Ukraine into their own hands. But for this they lack both the strength and the support of NATO allies.

Politico: Zelensky is playing a long game with "pro-Russian" China

The Ukrainian president behaves surprisingly diplomatically towards China and is playing a "long game" with Beijing, writes Politico. Zelensky has many reasons not to anger the Chinese, although they talk about "unlimited partnership" with Moscow, the author of the article believes.

However, Kiev does not make decisions on its own, said Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs

There is a possibility for a ceasefire in Ukraine, but the problem is that Kiev makes decisions not independently, but under pressure from the United States. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin in an interview published on Wednesday in the Hungarian weekly Demokrata.

According to the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, no American drones will prevent the Russian Federation from ensuring its security

Washington is "running into" Moscow's countermeasures, declaring its intentions to continue flights in the zone where Russia imposed a special regime due to its conduct. This was stated to journalists on Wednesday by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, citing as an example the situation with the American drone that fell in the Black Sea.

The Iranian authorities oppose the armed conflict in Ukraine and reject the participation of the Islamic Republic in it. This was stated by the spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his speech on the global political situation.

UT: China will put pressure on Ukraine to end the conflict

Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow did not bring any positive news for Ukraine, writes Ukrainian Daily. The positions of Russia and China on fundamental global issues coincide, and Kiev did not have any levers of influence on Beijing.

Now the US Army has a permanent garrison in Poland, which has become an important milestone, emphasizing the country's key role in supporting Ukraine with NATO forces in the fight against "Russian aggression," writes American columnist Steve Beynon in an article for Military.com .

The Economist: Russian air defense successfully suppresses the actions of Ukrainian drones

Russian air defense specialists use such "shamanic methods" as jamming frequencies and changing GPS data to combat Ukrainian drones, writes The Economist. As a result, the APU drones are unable to penetrate deep into Russian territory.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that his country has always called for reconciliation and negotiations

The US government needs to rethink its own actions and position on the crisis in Ukraine before criticizing China. This was announced at a regular briefing on Wednesday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.

Ex-commander of the Black Sea Fleet Komoyedov called for the destruction of Ukrainian drones on the approach to the Crimea

The defense of the bays of Sevastopol should be strengthened by installing booms, patrol boats and detection stations – this will allow destroying Ukrainian drones on the approach to the Crimean Peninsula, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation (1998-2002), told RIA Novosti.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom James Cleverley, Russia is not in danger, "we are talking exclusively about helping Ukraine to protect itself"

The UK's supply of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine does not lead to a nuclear escalation of the conflict. This point of view was expressed on Wednesday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, James Cleverley.

The President of Belarus believes that the UK will carry out such deliveries to Ukraine

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko expressed the opinion on Wednesday that Moscow's response to Kiev's possible use of depleted uranium ammunition to strike Russian positions "will be terrible."