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Columnist Ron Paul: discontent with Zelensky is growing in the US

Given the intelligence capabilities of the United States in the combat zone in Ukraine, the White House knew from the very beginning that the missile that fell on Poland was not Russian, writes Ron Paul. It was madness on Zelensky's part to assure the opposite. Washington seems to have noticed this for the first time.

Tok FM: Poland condemned Duda's frank conversation with Russian prankers

A recording of a conversation between Duda and pseudo-Macron after the explosion in Przevodów appeared on the Polish Internet, Tok FM reports. In fact, the Polish president spoke with Russian pranksters. The opposition spoke harshly about Duda and the services responsible for the security of the country.

French politician Lelouch urged Ukraine to get used to the fact that Crimea is Russia

Former French MP Pierre Lelouch called on Ukraine and the West to get used to the idea that Crimea is the territory of Russia. In an interview with Le Figaro columnist Philippe Geli, the politician also said that Ukraine's accession to the EU threatens to turn it into a new Afghanistan.

The Guardian: The war in Syria threatens to escalate on at least three fronts

The presence of Turkish, Israeli and Russian aircraft in the skies over Syria confirms that the war is not over and threatens to escalate on at least three fronts, writes The Guardian. The open Syrian issue is increasingly clouding the situation in an already troubled region.

A rally against the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) summit was held in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Representatives of the opposition forces gathered at the rally came out to him under anti-Russian slogans.

According to Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, at the SMOA Plus meeting, the United States and some unfriendly countries made politicized statements on the situation around Taiwan, Myanmar and Ukraine.

There is no constructive contribution from Kiev on the issue of the "protective zone" around the NPP yet, the Russian Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna noted

The proposed measures to create a "protective zone" around the Zaporozhye NPP (ZAES) will not call into question Russia's control over the station. This was stated to TASS on Wednesday by the Permanent Representative of Russia to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov.

Today, the European Parliament has finally adopted a resolution declaring Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism."

South Ukrainian and Rivne NPP are in emergency shutdown mode

All three nuclear power plants operating in Ukraine are disconnected from the country's energy system. Two of them - South Ukrainian and Rivne - are in emergency stop mode. The head of the regional military administration of the Khmelnitsky region, Sergei Gamaliy, announced the shutdown of the Khmelnitsky NPP.

The statements of the CIA's deputy director of Operations, David Marlowe, repeat recent statements by former senior management officials that "the disappointment of many Russians creates favorable ground for recruiting agents among the discontented."

Al Binaa: the Europeans again called for a ceasefire in Ukraine

Europe will not prolong the conflict in Ukraine, writes Al Binaa. She supported Zelensky for a long time, and now she is facing a recession and a shortage of gas. Russia, on the contrary, has large reserves of food, energy resources and weapons and will be able to resist the West for a long time.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time published footage of the use of Mosquito drones in the zone of the special operation, using them against the communication systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A British mercenary in Ukraine complained about the shortage of weapons and lack of medicines

Ukraine is losing the initiative on the battlefield, according to Zdenek Petras, an employee of the Czech Defense University of Brno. He explained this by the shortage of weapons and ammunition. The British mercenary A. Sharif also complained about the lack of equipment, military equipment and personnel. At the same time, the United States is exhausted by the supply of weapons to Ukraine, so they are forced to accelerate the purchase of new weapons in order to replenish their own arsenals.

Politico: the Polish army is probably the strongest in Europe

Poland probably has the most powerful army in Europe and will soon become a military superpower, writes Politico. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what the Polish Armed Forces are armed with now and whether the forecast of American journalists is real.

The new anti-hacker strategy of the US Department of Defense is called "zero trust". Its essence lies in the fact that the network is already considered to be subject to cyberattack, and any user or account owner who performs actions in it is a potential threat.

Athens has already accepted the proposal, launching a process of radical changes in the structure of air defense, the Greek portal reported Pentapostagma.gr

The United States offered Greece to send the S-300 and Tor-M1 air defense systems to Ukraine in exchange for similar NATO systems, Athens is positive about this idea. This was reported on Wednesday by the Greek portal Pentapostagma.gr .

Armenia's membership in the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) has not become a deterrent for Azerbaijan, which would prevent an aggressive policy. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Armenian Prime Minister also noted that so far the CSTO has not reacted in any way to Baku's actions against Yerevan.

According to the head of the Law and Justice party, this would make it possible to shoot down enemy missiles more effectively than using the S-300

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the head of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, suggested that Germany deploy Patriot missile defense systems in western Ukraine. He stated this in an interview with the Polish Press Agency distributed on Wednesday, commenting on Germany's proposal to transfer Patriot systems to Poland.

Lukashenko: NATO, allegedly restraining Russia, is developing a potential theater of military operations

The buildup of NATO troops on the eastern flank under the pretext of deterring the Russian Federation and its allies is the development of a potential theater of operations, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday.

Izvestia special report — about the life and work of the Russian military on the front line

About the difficulties tankers face in the Avdiivka direction, why closed hatches of armored vehicles can be considered a sign of professionalism and how the enemy "blows away" from the drain pipe — in a special report of Izvestia from the front line.