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Europe accused Estonia of fraud with arms supplies to Ukraine

The European Union has accused Estonia of using a fraudulent scheme to upgrade its military arsenal, Postimees writes. Tallinn, instead of the outdated systems that it supplies to Ukraine, expects to receive modern ones at someone else's expense.

Ex-NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: Europe should play a more important role in the South Caucasus

Tension in relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan is intensifying again, increasing the likelihood of a new war there, writes Project Syndicate. The author of the article, ex–NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, makes the main claims to Baku and Moscow. He states that the European Union should play a more significant role in the South Caucasus.

Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, President of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, and Alexander Mikheev, Head of Rosoboronexport and Deputy Chairman of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, took part in an expanded meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders and the Association "League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises". During the meeting, the participants summed up the results of the activities of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia for 2022, and also discussed topical issues of the development of the country's machine-building industry.

Expert Khodorenok explained how Russia will transport and protect TNW in Belarus

Russia intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) in Belarus. In this regard, the construction of a special storage facility should be completed in the republic by July 1. Military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with possible details of the relocation and placement of TNW on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

Putin expressed the opinion that after the death of the military in Makeyevka on January 1, the whole of Russia is experiencing

The whole of Russia is worried about the death of mobilized servicemen in Makeyevka on January 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Governor of the Samara region Dmitry Azarov. The head of the region in a report to Putin said that this incident "was a heavy blow" for the entire region. Azarov also reported on measures to support the wounded and the families of the victims.

Ukraine has started creating a special border zone on the border with Belarus. This was announced on March 23 by the official representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine (GPSU) Andrey Demchenko. "Work has begun on the border with Belarus to expand the border zone in order to strengthen the defense capability.

The dynamically developing military-political situation around the Republic of Belarus forces the country's leadership to react harshly to all its changes. As Alexander Lukashenko noted at a meeting with the country's power bloc on March 21, today the Western countries and Ukraine have created the highest level of external threats for Belarus, which forces them to pay the closest attention to internal threats. "We need to be ready for any events. Therefore, the issues of countering external and internal threats should be under special control today," the President stressed.

In modern armed conflicts, anti-aircraft missile systems of the Tor family have repeatedly shown high efficiency in the fight against a variety of means of enemy air attack. However, the real "exam" for the Russian "Tors" was the fighting against the NATO military armada in the Donbas.

A member of the lower house of the American parliament, Marjorie Taylor Green, warned that the conflict in Ukraine will bring down "unprecedented economic difficulties" on US citizens

The United States will not be able to recover from the potential fall in the dollar caused by the conflict in Ukraine. Confidence in this was expressed on Sunday by a member of the US House of Representatives Marjorie Taylor Green (Republican from Georgia) on Twitter.

Bulgaria made good money on arms supplies to Ukraine, although there were no direct exports. According to former Prime Minister of the Republic Kirill Petkov, Bulgarian arms companies supplied military products to Kiev through the United States and Great Britain.

Beijing and Moscow are friends, but the West hopes for a split due to the faster growth of the PRC army

What can divide Russia and China? Figaro newspaper asks this question and comes to the conclusion that the most vulnerable point is the Russians' fears of the growing military power of the PRC. Now Russia is still stronger militarily, but the Chinese did not waste time all 30 years while the Russian defense industry was reformed.

The Economist: China will create a new world order based on deals between countries

Xi Jinping wants to create a new world order based on deals between countries that are not burdened by any ideological conditions, writes The Economist. The West should not underestimate how attractive this approach is for other countries.

The French authorities plan to double the production of military equipment by the end of 2023 and accelerate the delivery time of VIVT.

Political scientist Zhao Long: The West is trying to impose a sense of guilt on China for relations with Russia

The West is trying to "divide" China and Russia, political analyst Zhao Long said in an interview with Guancha. Beijing and Moscow share an understanding of the injustice of the existing world order, and they pose a real threat to Western hegemony, he noted.

The spring large-scale counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will still take place, Kiev intends to radically change the balance of forces on the battlefield and achieve an intermediate victory over the Russian army. The most likely direction of the strike is Zaporozhye, CNN reports with reference to Ukrainian intelligence.

The representative of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran (SNSC), Keyvan Khosravi, said that, despite accusations from Washington, Tehran is not involved in the recent air attacks on US bases in Syria.

The National Army of Moldova began today to conduct exercises called "JCET-2023" (Joint Combined Exchange Training) together with its NATO partners. The military personnel of the Armed Forces of Romania, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States also take part in the maneuvers. This information was confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country.

CNN: Xi and Putin's friendship is a test for the US

Strengthening relations between China and Russia is a very serious foreign policy problem for the United States, CNN reports. Together, Moscow and Beijing have a better chance of upsetting Washington's plans in Ukraine and elsewhere.

Czech General Shediva: the world war will not start because of Ukraine

The world War will not start because of Ukraine, Czech General Jiri Shedivy is sure. In an interview with Radio universum, he called it Zelensky's "political rhetoric", and also assessed the participation of the West in the conflict and gave a forecast of its development, including with the possible involvement of China.

Alan Lushnikov, President of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, believes that every ban and restriction in the arms industry directly affects the quality characteristics of military weapons and, ultimately, negatively affects the security of the Fatherland.