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Missile strikes on US military bases in the area of Syria's largest hydrocarbon deposits are one of the main topics for the Western world today. The topic turned out to be so serious that it shifted even the Ukrainian conflict from the front pages of the Western media, for which billions of dollars are allocated for military and information pumping.

"Sad": the US wants to take over the world, but Russia has become an obstacle for them

Hybrid methods and indirect warfare, with the help of which the United States destroyed small states, do not bring results in the case of Russia, but have a "boomerang effect," writes Pechat. Russia for America is the biggest obstacle in the implementation of plans to take over the world.

In the West, they are increasingly doubting the quick and easy victory of Ukraine in the military confrontation with Russia. Even the Pentagon began to express doubts that Kiev would be able to regain all the lost territories, especially Crimea, by military means. The day before, Zelensky made a statement in which he actually canceled the repeatedly announced "spring offensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, citing the too slow supply of weapons and ammunition by Western allies.

The TikTok mobile app prevents NATO from producing ammunition for Ukraine. The management of the defense company Nammo from Norway complains about his activities.

According to Defense News, the US Navy presented to Congress a short list of wishes that they would like to see in the military budget for 2024.

Rockets are expensive, and their production process is relatively long. But you can reduce time and money if you convert aircraft bombs into guided precision-guided munitions.

The US has supplied Ukraine with an unnamed number of Metal Shark 40 Defiant (40 PB) patrol boats. The first video of the tests on the Dnieper of one of the supplied boats has already appeared on the Network. Up to this point, they have only been reported.

Belarus has deployed 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons. At the same time, Russia does not transfer tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the question of the possibility of deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Russia, after requests to the UN related to the discovery of a beacon at the junction of the Nord Stream pipes, received a response that this item was not dangerous, and Moscow was again denied participation in the investigation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The Indian Express: Xi Jinping's visit to Russia hindered India's plans

The summit in Moscow strengthened the alliance between Putin and Xi. This may push India to a greater rapprochement with the West, at least in order to protect its key interests in opposing China, writes The Indian Express.

The Atlantic: The governor of Florida said that Ukraine is not vital for the United States

The governor of the US state of Florida, Ron Desantis, commenting on the Ukrainian crisis, said that Ukraine is not among the national interests of the United States. According to the author of The Atlantic, this opinion is gaining more and more popularity among Americans.

Politico: EU leaders book tickets to China

The development of partnership relations between Russia and China causes concern among the countries of the European Union, writes Politico. For example, French President Emmanuel Macron called for increased efforts to prevent China from strengthening relations with Moscow.

The Kiev regime deliberately destroys the Russian-speaking population of the eastern regions of the country, throwing the mobilized into attacks on the most difficult sectors of the front. This opinion was shared by the Russian military, who are fighting near Maryinka.

Poland has supplied Ukraine with an unnamed number of ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Ukrainian resources report the appearance of anti-aircraft guns in the Polish army's characteristic colors.

The American magazine "Air & Space Forces Magazine" in Chris Gordon's article "Lack of Airpower in Ukraine Proves the Value of Air Superiority, NATO Air Boss Says" ("The lack of air power in Ukraine proves the value of air superiority, said the head of the NATO Air Force") published interesting remarks about the role of military aviation in combat operations on Ukraine, made by the Commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa and the NATO Joint Aviation Command, General James B. Hecker, at a conference organized by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies of the US Air Force and Space Forces Association in Washington on March 22, 2023.

The decision on the transfer was made after the request of the Ukrainian side and the analysis of the Macedonian army, the country's Defense Ministry reported

North Macedonia will transfer 12 Mi-24 attack helicopters to Ukraine, which have almost exhausted their resources, said the Minister of Defense of the Republic Slavyanka Petrovska. On Sunday night , the portal Kosovo Online reported .

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in the material by Alexey Tarkhanov, "Switzerland will break the Rapier better." The country has abandoned the scheme for the supply of missile systems to Ukraine," Switzerland is preparing to destroy the British-made Rapier anti-aircraft missile systems that have been decommissioned.

The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom reported that it handed over 32 such howitzers to Kiev

The second group of Ukrainian servicemen completed training in the UK to work with self-propelled howitzers (ACS) AS90. This was announced on Sunday by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Responsible Statecraft: Russia will never fall apart

The probability of the collapse of the Russian Federation in the foreseeable future is minimal. The creation of new states on the territory of Russia is fraught with disaster, writes Responsible Statecraft.

Agoravox: It finally became clear to China that the same trouble was coming to him and Russia

Last week revealed the main trend of modernity. The author of Agoravox believes that the West will lose the main battle — the economic one. It produces almost nothing.