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Why is it difficult for Americans to increase their military presence in the Arctic

Washington is discussing strengthening its military presence in the Arctic, US Army Secretary Christine Wormut said. According to the minister, there are already American military facilities in the region and it is possible to conduct exercises with allies there. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the difficulties associated with the development of the Arctic by the Pentagon.

In response to the threats of the US Secretary of Agriculture to hit Russian fertilizers, Brazil strongly opposed. It is impossible to impose an embargo on fertilizers from Russia, because this will not only increase global inflation, but also threaten food shortages, Brazilians warn. Both Europe and the USA themselves are heavily dependent on Russian fertilizers. Why is Washington not afraid of an increase in the number of hungry people?

Russia was the first in the world to use hypersonic weapons in combat conditions. The Dagger missile system was struck at the Soviet nuclear weapons storage facility in Ukraine, which is capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. However, the Dagger successfully hit this target. And for the destruction of the AFU intelligence centers in the Odessa region, Bastion complexes were used, also capable of firing hypersonic Zircons.

The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday, March 20, published a video of the combat use of Su-35 fighters during a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass.

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is beneficial to the enterprises of the US military-industrial complex, which are expected to profit from an increase in the military budgets of Western countries aimed at strengthening Kiev's forces and adapting to instability in the region. Karl Evers-Hillstrom (Karl Evers-Hillstrom) and Ellen Mitchell (Ellen Mitchell) write about this in a material for the American edition of "The Hill".

The Russian military operation in Ukraine is developing successfully and in accordance with the plan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday at a meeting on socio-economic support for the regions.

Global Times (China): China calls on Europe to create an "indivisible security" mechanism together with Russia

It is not Russia that threatens the West, but NATO – Russia, writes Global Times. The author of the article blames the United States for the tragedy in Ukraine and calls on Europe to come to its senses. The EU should finally get out from under the influence of America and rethink its hostile stereotypes towards Russia, he writes.

Der Spiegel (Germany): "No country in Europe is capable of defeating Russia in the event of war"

The countries of the European Union hoped so much for their "soft power" that they brought their armies to complete incapacity, the article of "Spiegel" says. Economic interdependence was supposed to protect Europe from conflicts with major countries. The situation in Ukraine has made adjustments.

The Spectator (UK): Boris is a Russian agent?

At the last meeting in the House of Commons, the Labour party tried to expose Boris Johnson, writes The Spectator. He was accused of "having fun with Russian oligarchs in their luxury villas." His deputy Dominic Raab "stood up" for Johnson.

Global Times (China): It is unwise and low on the part of NATO to push China to condemn Russia

NATO is to blame for the Ukrainian crisis, writes Global Times. This is an outdated organization that should have been dissolved many years ago. She is a puppet of the United States, which poses a serious threat to international security, the editorial board of the Chinese newspaper claims and recalls the events in Yugoslavia.

Russia's security - it's time to wake up

Director of NPF-VT LLC, Candidate of Technical Sciences Yuri Brygin sent a letter to Deputy Chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

The American Conservative (USA): we need to say "no" to Vladimir Zelensky

In his address to the US Congress on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky used all means of propaganda, writes The American Conservative. However, instead of saving human lives, his demands will only aggravate the situation, predicts the author of the article.

Politics (Serbia): it is absolutely impossible to tolerate fascism

The West has long nurtured emigrant fascist and collaborationist groups and organizations in Europe so that they could be used at a convenient moment, writes Vladimir Krshlyanin, senior adviser to the Serbian Foreign Ministry, in an article published by Politika. NATO destroyed Yugoslavia in 1999, and now Ukraine has become a victim of fascism. But Russia will not tolerate this.

Emil Sokolov: Rumen Radev's idea of neutrality is a service to Russia (Facti, Bulgaria)

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that "Bulgarian planes with Bulgarian crews should protect the airspace" of the country, according to Facti. In these words, political scientist Emil Sokolov saw Radev's attempt to serve the interests of Russia, betrayal and a call to draw a dividing line between NATO and Bulgaria.

Newsweek (USA): Russia is accused of disinformation, but, according to her, it is the United States that covers events in Ukraine one-sidedly

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek that the American media is biased in covering events in Ukraine. In America, no one cares about freedom of speech, he believes. And the blocking of the Russian media is a clear proof of that.

Two out of three enemy soldiers are destroyed by small arms

During the special operation in Ukraine, the latest small arms are not always used - this is the impression of some foreign and even Russian experts. They suggested that the Russian military command is saving new items in case of an invasion by NATO forces. The answer to NATO, radical experts believe, can only be the application of tactical nuclear weapons to the clusters of troops and bases of the alliance in Europe.

China's strike aircraft is still taking the number

Chinese strike aircraft began to be created as part of the new PLA Air Force due to massive supplies from the USSR. At first, People's China received piston-engined aircraft from the Second World War and the first post-war years.

Turkish drones have not become Ukraine's superweapon

The videos that demonstrated in the fall of 2020 the uniform shooting from the air of Armenian equipment during the defense of Nagorno-Karabakh by unmanned aerial vehicles of Turkish, Israeli and Azerbaijani production, including Turkish Bayraktar TB2 vehicles, obviously gave the Ukrainian military reason to believe that the issue of "pacification" of Donbass could be solved just as easily and naturally. another military conflict. However, reputable experts held a completely different point of view.

The bio-weapon created by Kiev was intended to fight the Russians and the Chinese

The United States is associated with the development of biological weapons in special laboratories on the territory of Ukraine. Information that the United States is engaged in the creation of such weapons has repeatedly appeared in the American, Russian and world media over the past 20 years.

America needs more and more new ships

At the WEST 2022 conference held recently in San Diego, which addressed issues of naval construction, the chief of Naval operations of the US Navy, that is, the commander-in-chief in our opinion, Admiral Mike Gilday, told reporters that in order to fulfill their obligations under the national defense strategy, the United States Navy must have a fleet of "more than 500 ships". As the admiral explained, to be precise, we are talking about 513 floating units.