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Cumhuriyet (Turkey): tightrope walking between Moscow and the West

Turkey cannot afford to side with the West and enter into a confrontation with Russia by joining at least partially the sanctions against it, Cumhuriyet writes. The author notes that Ankara should "get along well" with Moscow. At the same time, he also does not advise swearing with the West.

The foundations of modern naval forces and the US aircraft carrier fleet were laid in the 70-80-ies of the last century

The construction of 10 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of the Nimitz type took more than 40 years: the lead ship was laid down in 1968, and the last one, the George Bush, was handed over to the fleet in 2009. These ships have a total displacement of more than 100 thousand tons, the length of the flight deck is 333 meters.

The Alliance is groping for a line of conduct in the fog of strategic uncertainty

In an environment of catastrophic degradation of global security caused by the actions of the United States and NATO to promote and support Kiev's Russophobic policy, plans for further expansion of the alliance and an unrestrained build-up of military preparations, Washington and Brussels are trying to find ways to adapt the alliance to the realities of modernity. Organized by the conference of Defense Associations on March 9-11 in Canada, at which NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivered a keynote speech.

Will the Americans get the remains of the Ross "Zircons" from the bottom of the Barents Sea?

The Americans, having lifted the wreckage of the F-35C fighter from the depths of the South China Sea, proved that they are able to find and raise even small objects to the surface if the search area is narrowed. Therefore, it is possible that they will be able to raise the remnants of Russian missiles from the bottom of the Barents Sea and learn the secrets of the latest samples of our weapons from the finds.

Promising samples of weapons show that, technically, the Russian army is at the forefront

While once fraternal countries, to the detriment of their own interests, reviling everything that reminds of a great neighbor, admire Turkish "Bayraktars", Russian engineering thought is constantly progressing, and the domestic military-industrial complex does not cease to delight with novelties in the field of weapons, military and special equipment.

The Ukrainian authorities authorized the use of weapons against refugees who tried to leave the settlements

There is a humanitarian catastrophe in Mariupol and other cities of Ukraine occupied by neo-Nazis. There is no light, heat, food. Residents who survived the shelling, along with children and the elderly, are hiding in basements in the dark and cold. The Nazis use them as a human shield, without even reporting on the humanitarian corridors opened by Russia. Their own people have become hostages of political ambitions for the military-political leadership of Ukraine.

The United States makes maximum use of the situation in Ukraine to gain experience in the operation of RTR and electronic warfare aircraft against the Russian Aerospace Forces

The skies of Europe, or rather the countries bordering Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova, are patrolled by reconnaissance aircraft. And NATO tankers of various types are constantly hanging in the air.

Without the nationalization of strategic resources, our country will not survive

The sanctions imposed by the West put Russia in front of the need to take extraordinary measures to restore economic self-sufficiency or, in other words, economic sovereignty. For more than 30 years, a purposeful policy has been carried out in our country to destroy economic independence with the transformation of Russia into a semi-colonial state of the united West.

The National Interest (USA): Will China break the wall of Western sanctions against Russia?

The US has warned China of responsibility for supporting "Russian aggression," but it still "shamelessly" ignores sanctions, writes TNI. According to the author of the article, this shows the danger the West and its campaign of maximum pressure on Moscow are in.

The Times (UK): Russia sold Alaska in 1867, but it still haunts Putin

Why is there a crisis in relations between Russia and the United States? The author of The Times asks this question. In his opinion, the reason may lie in Russian historical memory and Western forgetfulness. Even Alaska was under threat.

WSJ analysis on Turkey and Ukraine: Give C-400, get F-35 (Haber7, Turkey)

The Turks were enraged by the "interesting scenario" proposed in the United States. According to him, Turkey can transfer the S-400 to Ukraine, and in return receive the American F-35 and return to their production program. Readers of the Haber7 portal see this as an attempt to push Ankara and Moscow foreheads and instead offer to buy C-500.

The calculation of the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system disabled two Su-25s of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) as part of a special military operation of the Russian Federation to protect Donbass.

The Pentagon stated that there is no sense in the use of hypersonic weapons by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine

The Pentagon does not understand why Russia used hypersonic weapons during a special operation in Ukraine, a senior military official said.

Junge Welt (Germany): Burbok's assistants. German mercenaries in Ukraine

The "change of epochs" proclaimed by Scholz is becoming a reality, writes the author Junge Welt. Berbok, who adheres to anti-Russian views, openly admits her desire to take a leading role in the EU. The Minister is sure that Germany is trusted in the world. As the author notes, she is not at all embarrassed by the fact that some countries do not share this opinion.

In the Ivanovo-Frankivsk region, it was possible to destroy combat units for the Tochka-U missile systems

The troops of Russia and the People's Republics of Donbass continue to move forward in different directions. The DPR forces are completing the defeat of the 53rd mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The DPR army and assault units of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing deep into Mariupol, recapturing the nationalists quarter by quarter. The APU does not allow civilians to evacuate and, in fact, they are covered by them as a human shield. People do not have enough food, water, medicines — a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding. About what is happening in a strategically important city - in the material of RIA Novosti.

How did the Osa anti-aircraft missile system end up in the United States and why does the Pentagon want to give it to Kiev

The United States plans to supply Ukraine with air defense systems manufactured by the USSR, including anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Osa", which were "secretly acquired" by the Pentagon, writes The Wall Street Journal. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the Soviet complexes were at the disposal of the United States and how useful they can be to the APU today.

The Grayzone (USA): Was the bombing of the theater in Mariupol staged by extremists from Azov in order to provoke NATO intervention?

The author of The Grayzone tried to figure out how true the Ukrainian statements about the "Russian" attack on the theater in Mariupol are. There are inconsistencies in the version of the Ukrainian side. Moreover, even before the incident, local residents warned that the Azov battalion was preparing a provocation. This is how Ukraine is trying to achieve NATO intervention, the journalist believes.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia publishes data on the destruction of an artillery battery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the directions of a special military operation. The Ukrainian command decided to place the artillery battery secretly - in a wooded area. However, this did not save her from striking in any way.

Retired Colonel of the General Staff explained why NATO supplies weapons to Ukraine through Poland

US President Joe Biden claims that Ukraine does not lack supplies of weapons and equipment from Western countries. At the same time, Kiev complains about the lack of assistance. Why deliveries go through Poland and where are the problem points in the logistics chain - I figured it out "Газета.Ru ".