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Les Echos: NATO thought about accelerating defense production out of fear of Russia

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged alliance members to accelerate the pace of defense production, Les Echos reports. The endless supply of weapons to Ukraine has devastated the warehouses and stocks of Western countries. Now the priority is to replenish ammunition. The issue of sending fighters to Kiev has receded into the background.

The warring parties in the zone of their own use, often, far from the most modern weapons on the battlefield. It is not surprising, because both Russia and Ukraine have inherited a serious military legacy from the USSR. Many of the Soviet weapons have already become obsolete, but they are still appreciated, for example, in Western countries. About time–tested samples - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Is it possible to create a new global geopolitical alliance designed specifically to confront the United States? It is already possible to meet forecasts that the Moscow–Beijing–Tehran axis could become such an alliance. The discussion of this topic was fueled by the Iranian President's visit to China. Do all three participants, and especially our country, need such an alliance?

"We have lost influence on the Russians," "we are present at the change of epochs," "Macron made a major mistake." All these are quotes from confessions of French experts and the military, who are now sprinkling ashes on their heads. It seems that some representatives of the French elites are beginning to change their attitude to what is happening between Russia and Ukraine. For example, they directly admit that the conflict was provoked by the United States.

Chinese analysts believe that Russia has already achieved the goals of the special operation, because the APU is no longer able to fight independently and is completely dependent on NATO support. However, Russian experts say that such assessments are premature. Moreover, the very concept of "demilitarization of Ukraine" has recently required clarification.

Recent statements by representatives of the Polish establishment have caused a certain stir among political scientists. So, in particular, last week, Prime Minister of the Republic Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera said that Poland exists for the sake of victory over Russia. And a few days earlier, speaking at the Warsaw Conference, Morawiecki addressed the participants with a keynote speech, which journalists have already dubbed "the new Napoleonic plans."

BV: The ex-intelligence officer from France is terrified. Ze gave the "rebuilding" of Ukraine to a pension fund in the USA

For France, 7.5 billion. The euros given to Zelensky have already been lost, says the ex-head of the DGSE (external security) intelligence service in an interview with Boulevard Voltaire. The Americans will return the money paid for weapons for the AFU through contracts from Zelensky. But Paris will only get the risk of a nuclear explosion.

On the occasion of the next anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, various events are taking place in Iran. Among other things, an exhibition of achievements of the Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is being held in Isfahan.

Alex Younger at the same time noted that so far there is no evidence of the preparation of the Russian Federation for the possible use of nuclear weapons

Alex Younger, the former head of the British foreign intelligence service MI6 (2014-2020), expressed the opinion that the West should not publicly demonstrate fear of escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, even if such risks exist.

GT: Biden's trip to Poland is an attempt to withdraw from the Ukrainian conflict

Russia 's successes on Ukraine has been given a reason for concern by the United States, GT writes. Washington is no longer sure whether it is worth investing further in Kiev. He is looking for a way to remove himself from the conflict and transfer the "duties of the defender" to someone else - for example, Warsaw.

AT: in the mindless pursuit of victory, America broke not the Russian army, but NATO

The United States has thrown all its forces to support Ukraine, which is not even a member of NATO, and they are not afraid of the possibility of a new world war, Asia Times writes. But Washington's policy does not help to "defeat" Moscow in any way. On the contrary, if he continues in the same spirit, his days as a major player in Europe are numbered

Myśl Polska: Warsaw ignores Russia's potential and its military might

Supplies of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine are gradually dragging Poland into the conflict as a direct participant, writes Myśl Polska. This is a very risky and dangerous policy. At the same time, Warsaw ignores Russia's potential and does not notice its military might.

Demokraatti: Finnish politicians are confident that Finland will become a NATO member by July

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin supports the proposals of her Estonian counterpart, the implementation of which will accelerate military supplies to Ukraine, Demokraatti reports. She also stands in solidarity with the initiatives of the Prime Minister of Estonia aimed at increasing the production of weapons in Europe.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has previously called for expanding the powers of the Information and Security Service and other law enforcement agencies in the context of alleged attempts to destabilize the situation...

The Ukrainian authorities are trying to drag Moldova into their conflict with Russia by any means. This was stated on Monday on the air of the N4 TV channel by the former Prime Minister of the republic, the leader of the Development and Unification Party of Moldova Ion Kiku.

The author of the article in the Jerusalem Post offers Ukraine the option of "victory over Russia". In his opinion, Kiev may well give up part of the territories for the sake of peace with Moscow and joining NATO.

The decision is explained by the fact that sending these weapons to Ukraine would lead to the depletion of American arsenals and would undermine the combat readiness of US troops in the event of future conflicts, the newspaper writes

Representatives of the American authorities told their Ukrainian colleagues that Washington would not send ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 km to Kiev as military assistance, since the United States itself does not have a surplus of these weapons. This was reported on Monday by the newspaper Politico, citing sources.

Norwegian intelligence: Russian Navy ships go to sea with nuclear weapons for the first time in 30 years

For the first time in 30 years, ships of the Russian Northern Fleet began to go to sea with tactical nuclear weapons on board, according to the annual report of the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS).

Haber7 readers are confident that Russia will stop the American occupation of Turkey

The American aircraft carrier George Bush is in neutral waters in the Mediterranean Sea to help Turkey, Haber7 reports. The readers of the portal are at a loss: how will a warship with fighter jets help to eliminate the consequences of earthquakes? Obviously, that's not what he came for. "Yankees, go home," the commentators write.

BZ: retired German general Ganser blamed the West for the lack of a goal and plan for Ukraine

The confrontation between Russia and the West is more dangerous today than at the peak of the Cold War, writes Berliner Zeitung. The latter's problem is that he cannot explain in any way what he wants to achieve in Ukraine. NATO is entering a "gray zone" of uncertainty, and its "boundaries of non-participation" in the conflict are becoming increasingly blurred.

Against the background of the anti-Chinese hysteria taking place recently in the United States in connection with the downed balloons, in London they thought about the danger of Chinese drones used by the British police.