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On March 16, 2023, the Swedish government announced the conclusion of an agreement with the UK on "strategic cooperation in support of Ukraine", under which Sweden will transfer eight 155 mm/52 Archer self-propelled howitzers on a wheeled chassis to Ukraine from the presence of its armed forces (including two "for maintenance" - apparently as a source spare parts), and will also sell 14 more Archer self-propelled howitzers to the UK from the availability, which, in turn, will allow the British side to transfer 32 155-mm/39 AS90 self-propelled howitzers from the British Army to Ukraine. The Swedish and British sides will organize joint provision and maintenance of Archer self-propelled guns supplied to the UK and Ukraine.

According to the Handelsblatt newspaper, a group of EU countries led by Estonia insists on fixing specific obligations for the transfer of ammunition to Kiev

A group of EU countries insists on including a commitment to supply Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells by the end of this year in the final declaration of the EU summit to be held in Brussels on March 23-24. This was reported on Friday by the German newspaper Handelsblatt, citing sources.

Major General Lipovoy: the MQ-9 that fell in the Black Sea could conduct reconnaissance of the Turkish Stream

The American MQ-9 Reaper drone that fell in the Black Sea flew over the part of the Black Sea where the Turkish Stream gas pipeline runs, which indirectly indicates possible plans of the States to carry out sabotage on it, according to the chairman of the presidium of the All-Russian organization "Officers of Russia" Hero of Russia Major General Sergei Lipovoy.

The Guardian: the war in Iraq was the most resounding defeat of the United States

Presenting the conflict in Ukraine as a struggle between democracy and autocracy, Biden demonstrates that the United States has learned nothing in Iraq, writes The Guardian. The illegal intervention was the biggest and loudest of all America's serious defeats.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in an interview with the American newspaper The Washington Post that the restoration of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia could change the balance of power in the international arena.

The head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, previously noted that there is a possibility of an additional increase in the fund's budget by another €3.5 billion by the end of the year

EU defense ministers are due to approve on March 21 at a meeting in Brussels the plan of the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, to allocate €2 billion from the European Peace Fund for the supply of shells to Ukraine and replenishment of their stocks in Europe. This was reported to journalists on Friday by a source in the EU foreign policy service.

on improving joint partnership in the new era and on the development of key areas of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation until 2030.

The main burden of carrying out a special military operation falls on the ground units. But Russian military aviation is a reliable protection from the air and makes a very big contribution to the victory over the enemy.

Turkish President hopes for ratification of the application in Parliament before May 14

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his country is beginning the process of ratifying Finland's application to join NATO.

Belarusian enterprises have started supplying the first batches of electronics to the Russian Federation, which was included in the previously formed list of critical electronic component base. This is reported by the Belarusian news agency BelTA, referring to the statement of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

The Western allies of the Kiev regime fear that the Ukrainian army, having received fighter jets, may expand the geography of its military targets on the territory of Russia, which will inevitably lead to an escalation of the armed conflict.

According to the representative of the command Yuri Ignat, there are currently five brigades of tactical fighter aircraft in the country

MiG-29 fighters, which Poland and Slovakia intend to transfer to Kiev, are outdated and ineffective in the fight against cruise missiles and drones. This was announced on Friday by a representative of the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat.

Cumhuriyet: only countries with access to the Black Sea can solve issues

The United States has stated that it will continue to fly over the Black Sea, as it does not belong to anyone, Cumhuriyet writes. This position contradicts both the Montreux Convention, which prohibits America from being in the region, and common sense: why does Washington suddenly solve the issues of the Black Sea, without even having access to it?

Asia Times: The US was wrong about the fact that Russia will be able to "come to its senses"

The West has repeatedly mistaken Russia: and that it will be able to change it quickly, and that with one shock or another it will force it to "come to its senses," writes the author of the article in Asia Times. Under the tsars, under "communism", and now under Putin, Russia remains the same, he states.

JB Press: China's peace plan for Ukraine is aimed at weakening the US

China's peace plan for Ukraine, like many of its other reports, is "empty anti—American propaganda," writes JB Press with reference to the US congressional committee. According to experts, Beijing is trying to undermine Washington's influence and turn the West against it, giving Moscow an advantage.

The Times: funding problems undermine the combat readiness of the Bundeswehr

Due to the lack of funding, the German armed forces are facing serious problems, writes The Times. Not only special equipment is missing, but even clothes. In addition, the Bundeswehr cannot cope with the neo-Nazi tendencies of some military men.

India is entangled in a tangle of contradictions, writes The Print. The author of the article tries to understand the friends and opponents of New Delhi, as well as to understand the reasons for the discrepancy between Narendra Modi's strategic course and public opinion in the country.

NBC News: former British military called NATO's weak point at Russia's borders

The Black Sea is a particularly weak spot on NATO's eastern flank, NBC reported, citing former British officer Glen Grant. A military drone is probably not all that the United States has lost here.

From March 16 to 17, the participants of the exercise worked out the formation of an international detachment of warships, as well as joint tactical maneuvering in various formations and combat orders

The Russian frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov made a business call at the Iranian port of Chahbehar after the completion of trilateral naval exercises with the participation of Russia, China and Iran in the waters of the Arabian Sea. This was reported to journalists on Saturday in the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF).

A veteran of the Vostok battalion, a representative of the Cascade OBTF, Alexander Semenov, expressed a number of ideas on how to quickly increase the supply of drones to Russian troops in the special operation zone. He outlined his vision of the situation and proposals in his social media accounts.