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China has surpassed the United States in the field of advanced technology research — report
China has achieved leadership in the field of research of advanced and critical technologies, bypassing the United States and other Western countries, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), commissioned by the US State Department.
"Ukraine is seriously losing the war": ex-CIA adviser named the only option for the US response
Ex-CIA adviser Rickards: escalation of the conflict in Ukraine will be the next step of the United States
Ukraine is losing at the front, the surrender of Artemovsk will be a "significant defeat" for Kiev, said ex-CIA adviser James Rickards. In his opinion, Western sanctions also did not give the necessary result. Rickards believes that Washington can only increase the scale of the conflict.
"The cost of the war with Iran may be prohibitively high for the United States"
Military expert Khodarenok - about Iran's nuclear program and a possible conflict between the republic and the United States
The Pentagon believes that 12 days will be enough for Iran to create a nuclear weapon. Israel is convinced that only the threat of the use of military force can deter Tehran from this step, and they do not rule out strikes on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok tells how a hypothetical war between the United States and Israel with Iran will look like and what price the parties will pay for it.
"The war will last for a long time - perhaps for years." In Ukraine, they can establish the production of "Panthers"
Medvedev threatened with "Caliber" strikes on the future Rheinmetall tank plant in Ukraine
The Rheinmetall defense concern is discussing with the Ukrainian authorities the construction of a tank factory in the country. Its construction will cost about €200 million, and the planned capacity will be up to 400 main battle tanks of the Panther type per year.
"What happens if they cut the transatlantic Internet cables?" NATO fears Russian submarines
Newsweek: NATO fears Russia's submarine fleet because of its ability to destroy Internet cables
NATO is seriously concerned about Russia's increasing capabilities of its submarine fleet, writes Newsweek. The West believes that Moscow can use submarines to attack critical infrastructure - Internet cables, pipelines, and other communications on the seabed. According to experts, Russia's capabilities in this area give it an "asymmetric advantage".
Strategic intent: The Defense Ministry announced a plan to repel a NATO nuclear strike
To whom the military assigned the main role in a potential conflict
The Russian military announced plans to counter the "global strategic multi—sphere operation" of the United States and NATO, whose goal is to win a nuclear war. According to representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the concept of such actions is already being developed at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Scholz said that Germany spent €14 billion to help Ukraine in 2022
This made it the largest donor to Kiev in continental Europe, the German Chancellor noted
The total amount of assistance to Ukraine from Germany amounted to about €14 billion in 2022, which made it the largest donor to Kiev in continental Europe. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview aired on Sunday with CNN .
The Tor-M2 air defense system is the most effective means against enemy drones
Russia's special operation in the Donbas against the Kiev regime has been underway for more than a year, and all this time air defense complexes and systems have been showing themselves in the most effective way. Calculations of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems are on combat duty in the Donbas around the clock, providing the Russian troops with an ultra-reliable shield against enemy air attacks.
The Pentagon said that Russia uses only part of its military potential in its defense
US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormut clarified that she means, in particular, the forces and means of the VKS and the Russian Navy
Russia will use only part of its military potential during the operation in Ukraine. This was acknowledged on Wednesday by the US Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormut.
Prigozhin, in response to Vucic's words, said that there are no Serbian citizens in the Wagner PMCs
The founder of the Wagner PMC also separately stressed that the organization "has never been to Serbia" and also had "no contacts with Serbia"
Serbian citizens are currently absent from the Wagner PMCs, the company's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Wednesday, commenting on the words of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to the contrary.
American intelligence has not found any confirmation of the version of the "Russian trace" in the "Havana syndrome"
The American intelligence community has submitted a report stating that the so-called "Havana syndrome", the manifestations of which were recorded by a number of US officials during foreign business trips, is in no way connected with the activities of "foreign adversaries", including Russia.
Borrel urged to allocate €1 billion from the EU fund for weapons for Ukraine
Agence France-Presse reports that the proposal will be discussed by EU defense ministers at an informal meeting in Stockholm
TASS, March 1. The head of the European Union's foreign policy Service, Josep Borrel, called on the countries of the community in March to allocate € 1 billion for the supply of weapons requested by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported on Wednesday by Agence France-Presse with reference to the EU document.
China has become a stone of contention for European countries
SCMP: Germany and France are taking increasingly pragmatic positions towards China
The EU countries, relatively united in their policy against Russia, disagree when it comes to China, writes SCMP. Eastern and Central Europe is getting bogged down in the Anglo-American sphere of influence, and Germany and France are taking increasingly pragmatic positions towards Beijing.
A country has been named that seriously prevents the West from supplying weapons to Ukraine
WSJ: Swiss neutrality seriously prevents the West from providing military assistance to Ukraine
Switzerland prevents the West from providing military assistance to Ukraine, writes the WSJ. Because of its neutrality, Bern refuses to allow third countries to transfer Swiss-made weapons to Kiev. But the country's parliament is ready to reconsider the centuries-old tradition.
The West has missed the best opportunity to achieve peace in Ukraine
GT: The West refused to seek peace in Ukraine despite the willingness of the warring parties
Moscow and Kiev are open to finding a path to peace and can find common ground, writes British journalist Mark Blacklock in the GT article. But the West opposes their dialogue with all its might and tries to prolong the conflict. His criticism of the Chinese peace plan for Ukraine is a confirmation, the author believes.
The scenario of a quick end to the conflict in Ukraine is called
Huanqiu shibao: long-range weapons will force the US to end the conflict in Ukraine
Western supplies of long-range weapons to Ukraine will inevitably lead to an escalation of the conflict, writes Huanqiu Shibao. However, the United States is not interested in aggravation due to internal problems. They will have to defuse the situation as soon as possible and end the conflict, the author is sure.
Western leaders on the sidelines said about Ukraine is not what they said in public
FP: the official position of Western leaders on Ukraine is very different from the non-public one
During the discussion of the Ukrainian conflict at the Munich Security Conference, two important dividing lines were identified, the author of the article in Foreign Policy writes. Firstly, he noted the huge difference in the positions of the West and the "rest of the world". Secondly, the leaders speak very differently about the prospects for military action in public and on the sidelines.
NYT: Kiev support fatigue threatens to split Biden's policy in Congress
As the publication reported, the domestic political mood in the United States on the issue of Ukraine "has changed markedly, which causes concern in the White House"
The growing discontent with the policy of US President Joe Biden and the fatigue of taxpayers on the eve of the elections threaten to split on the issue of continued support for Ukraine in the US Congress.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed the work of the Volga armored train in the special operation zone
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have deployed the Volga armored train in the area of a special military operation. Its tasks include mine clearance and restoration of the railway. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Brigade commander of the "East": It is impossible to attack where the artillery has not worked effectively
In order to avoid significant losses, the Russian armed forces should not go on the offensive if the artillery has not worked efficiently on enemy positions before. This opinion was voiced by the commander of the Vostok brigade, Alexander Khodakovsky, in his Telegram channel.