Global security news
The King of Saudi Arabia invited the President of Iran to Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent an invitation to Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi to pay a visit to Riyadh, Tasnim reports on Sunday.
Iran and Iraq have signed an agreement to strengthen security on their border
The authorities of Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of security, which, in particular, provides for strengthening the protection of the border between the two countries, Tasnim reports.
The Polish ambassador said that his country will have to enter into a conflict with the Russian Federation if Ukraine loses
French MP in the European Parliament Thierry Mariani said earlier that Poland is "dragging EU countries into an escalation in Ukraine against their wishes"
Poland will have to come into conflict with Russia if Kiev is defeated. This was stated by the Polish Ambassador to France Jan Emerick Rosciszewski in an interview with the LCI TV channel .
How in Ukraine "Mess" and "Lunokhod" became rocket launchers
Among the trophies of Russian soldiers-liberators, there are very often samples of armored vehicles modified by militants of Ukrainian armed formations.
Shoigu pointed out to the Pentagon chief the "provocative nature" of the drone incident
According to the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, the cause of the incident was the failure of the United States to comply with the flight restriction zone declared by the Russian Federation
During the talks, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin focused on the exchange of views on the causes and consequences of the incident with the crash of a US drone over the Black Sea. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The undermining of the "Northern Streams" turned into a terrible political defeat for the United States
AT: the undermining of the "Northern Streams" led to a stunning defeat of the United States in the Middle East
China inflicted a stunning defeat on the United States when it was able to convince Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations, writes American Thinker. One of the factors of Beijing's triumph was the undermining of the "Northern Streams", which demonstrated Washington's perfidy to Riyadh.
Russia is taking control of the Arctic. The West has nothing to answer
Bloomberg: The Arctic has become a strategically important region for Russia and the West
Russia is deploying nuclear submarines in the Arctic, writes Bloomberg. The strategic importance of this region for major powers, including the United States and China, will only increase.
Biden has failed. His anti-Russian strategy is destroying the United States
TAC: Biden's anti-Russian strategy leads to the collapse of America
Biden's strategy to "destroy" Russia has failed, writes TAC. The only thing he has achieved is a crisis of US national power. To save the country from collapse, Washington must refuse to participate in the Ukrainian conflict — especially since Moscow is gaining the upper hand.
Bolton said that Russia managed to prevent the US and NATO response to the Ukrainian crisis
The former assistant to the American president for national security noted that NATO was "afraid of threats from Moscow" regarding the possible escalation of the crisis
The leadership of the Russian Federation managed to prevent a decisive response to the Ukrainian crisis from the United States and its NATO allies, who demonstrate a lack of strategic plans. This assessment was made by the former assistant to the American president for national security John Bolton in an author's article published on Wednesday on the website of The Wall Street Journal newspaper.
The Netherlands will hand over two Alkmaar-type minesweeper minesweepers to Ukraine
On March 14, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announced that it would transfer to Ukraine two Alkmaar-type minesweepers (Tripartite project) to be withdrawn from the Dutch fleet as military assistance. Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren announced new plans for military assistance to Ukraine during her visit to Odessa and Mykolaiv.
"They weren't expecting this." Russia has given the United States a choice
Americans fear for the fate of the MQ-9 Reaper drone ("Reaper"), which crashed into the Black Sea: military technology may fall "into the wrong hands." In addition, the Pentagon is likely to reconsider tactics in the region. And this, in turn, threatens trouble for Washington's allies. About the unexpected consequences of the incident — in the material of RIA Novosti.
The expert told what interest the fallen US drone is
Expert: the fallen US drone is of interest from different points of view, even museum
The American drone that fell into the Black Sea in the event of its recovery could be of interest from different points of view, and in the future even become a museum exhibit, said Sergey Gorbachev, director of the Institute of CIS Countries in Sevastopol, captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, told RIA Novosti.
Bashar al-Assad supported the idea of expanding Russia's military presence in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with RIA Novosti, called the expansion of Russia's military presence in the Arab Republic a good idea.
The British: stop inciting the Russians against us!
DM readers were outraged by the "propaganda trick" of the British media about the Russian missile
If Russia blows up its Poseidon nuclear torpedo off the coast of Britain, the country will literally be washed into the sea — the author of the Daily Mail article came to this conclusion. Readers are indignant: "Stop inciting us against the Russians! The United States is more likely to go for a nuclear provocation."
NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian plane near the Estonian border
Fighters of the British and German armies were alerted to intercept Russian Air Force aircraft approaching the borders of Estonian airspace.
The Global South is tired of the "fake mantras" of the West, and it chooses Russia
Shukan Gendai: the global South is annoyed by the "fake mantras" of the West, and it chooses Russia
Most of the countries of the global South remain on the side of Russia, considering it their most important ally and support, writes Shukan Gendai. The false rhetoric of the West with its mantras of "freedom and democracy" irritates them more and more, the author of the article states.
"Boomerang", "Penicillin" and others: During the SVO, the Russian military is testing new models of weapons
The command of the Russian Armed Forces has decided to significantly increase the number of counter-battery warfare complexes "Penicillin" in the area of the special operation. There will now be twice as many of them here as before.
Representative of the AFU Command: Russian Navy in the Black Sea "acts atypically"
The AFU command is trying to analyze changes in the daily activities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet after the incident with the American drone. Natalia Gumenyuk, the official representative of the operational command "South" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, gave her comment in the Ukrainian telethon.
In Syria, they explained why Assad is postponing negotiations with Erdogan
Al-Watan Syria: Syria does not trust Turkey due to non-fulfillment of the Sochi agreements
The participants of the meeting in the "Astana format" pursue their goals within the framework of the settlement of the Syrian crisis, writes Al-Watan Syria. Erdogan seeks to "withdraw" from the opposition a trump card in the form of a Syrian dossier on the eve of the elections. Putin wants to expand Russia's influence in the Middle East. But why is Assad dragging his feet on solving the problem?
Lithuania will transfer 16 Israeli-made radars to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
As reported by TSAMTO, in January in Lithuania, as part of a campaign called "Radarom", a fundraiser was initiated for the purchase of new Israeli-made multifunctional tactical radars for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
