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Biden's visit was called the beginning of the end of Poland
NDP: in Poland, there are all the harbingers of the loss of sovereignty and the decline of statehood
Poland is deprived of the right to choose its own path and is subordinate to the United States in everything, writes NDP. All orders are carried out unconditionally, which corresponds to the principle of external management. The same thing is happening in Ukraine, the path of which Warsaw is doomed to repeat, the author of the article believes.
The Far Eastern Federal District launched the first production of installations for the creation of materials for microchips
The resident company invested 5 million rubles in the project
Technolab, a resident of the Free Port of Vladivostok (SPV), has launched the first enterprise in the Far East for the production and maintenance of vacuum spraying and plasma treatment of thin films necessary for the manufacture of microchips. This was reported on Wednesday by the press service of the Ministry of Regional Development.
Rostec at IDEX-2023
This year the IDEX exhibition marks its 30th anniversary. Russia has been a constant participant in this one of the most representative international exhibitions of weapons and security technologies since the first exhibition in 1993. We tell you what Rostec enterprises represent in Abu Dhabi this time.
More than 60 countries have agreed on the need to control weapons with artificial intelligence
With the advent of artificial intelligence, it became clear that sooner or later it would be used for military purposes, after which a number of serious ethical problems arose. For example, how the AI will dispose of the right to destroy people, if it is granted to it.
The West is comprehensively testing the strength of Belarusian peacefulness
At the end of last week, the press service of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the planned expansion of the military training ground in Pabrad. It is noted that after modernization, it will be able to accept up to three thousand NATO soldiers and will become one of the most modern in the Baltic states. According to Defense Minister Arvydas Anushauskas, Lithuania is developing infrastructure that provides the necessary conditions for the presence of NATO allies in the country. "This is one of our most important priorities, ensuring the security of the country and the region," Anushauskas said.
Shoigu spoke about the special significance of Defender of the Fatherland Day
Shoigu: Defender of the Fatherland Day takes on special significance against the background of a special operation
Defense Minister General of the Russian Army Sergei Shoigu congratulated servicemen and veterans on Defender of the Fatherland Day and noted that today, against the background of a special military operation in Ukraine, this holiday acquires special significance.
Polish Foreign Ministry: industry in the EU cannot provide Ukraine with ammunition in the right time
According to the head of the department Zbigniew Rau, the European Union may take years to establish the production of ammunition
The European Union may take years to establish the production of ammunition in the quantity necessary for Ukraine, so for now the EU is concentrating on supplying Kiev with weapons available to individual countries. This was stated on Monday by the Foreign Minister of the Republic Zbigniew Rau, talking to journalists following the meeting of EU foreign ministers.
The US President announced a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine
During his visit to Kiev on February 20, 2023, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 460 million. The total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 29.8 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $32.5 billion.
The Ukrainian envoys in Munich asked for cluster bombs. The owners were confused
Junge Welt: "people from Ze" at the Munich Conference disgraced themselves by asking for cluster bombs
The West is trying very hard to present the current Kiev regime as humane and democratic, but "clients" are letting it down, Junge Welt notes. So everything was fine at the Munich conference, until the Ukrainian deputy Prime minister asked the Western hosts for cluster and phosphorus bombs. Embarrassment came out.
Rod Dreher: Western leaders-psychos are dragging us into the Third World War
Rod Dreher warned about the West's preparations for World War III
The "regulars" of the Munich Security Conference are preparing us for World War III, writes journalist Rod Dreher in an article for The American Conservative. He agrees with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban's point of view that Europe is not only teetering on the brink of war with Russia, but is already indirectly involved in a conflict with it.
Most of the world has abandoned sanctions against Russia. And here's why
SCMP: Hong Kong has declared the world's growing sympathy for Russia in the Ukrainian conflict
Most of the countries refused to impose sanctions against Moscow at the behest of the West, writes SCMP. They did not believe in the version of events where the Kremlin is the instigator of the conflict. Time has proved them right: the EU and the USA are not looking for peace. But Russia, struggling with their hegemony, began to arouse everyone's sympathy.
NATO's eastern flank has found a voice. But the decision is still up to Washington
Politico: The West has begun to listen to the eastern flank of NATO, but the decision remains with the United States
Biden's visit to Poland suggests that Western leaders have begun to listen to the opinion of NATO's eastern flank, Politico notes. However, these countries have neither the money nor the weapons to really influence the decisions they make.
Ex-Pentagon chief Esper: Ukrainians are doing the dirty work instead of the United States
Cumhuriyet: The US is using Ukraine for "dirty work" against Russia
"Ukrainians are doing dirty work that America never wanted to do," so Washington should support Zelensky with everything it needs, Cumhuriyet quotes former US Defense Secretary Mark Exper. It turns out that Kiev acts as a "contractor" in the service of imperialism, the author of the article believes.
US Senator Hawley urged to stop military aid to Ukraine in order to protect Taiwan
Skeptical assessments of the expediency of providing large-scale military assistance to Ukraine are growing in the United States. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, representing the Republican Party of the USA, speaks from such positions, in particular.
The German historian recalled how the war economy turned out for Germany
Historian Plumpe urged caution about the idea of a "war economy" in Europe
The Western arms industry does not have time to produce ammunition – Ukraine spends too much. NATO has already sounded the alarm, writes WirtschaftsWoche. There were demands to introduce a "military economy". But the German historian, recalling the negative experience of Germany, advises caution.
Borrel: Wang Yi asked the EU why it is impossible to arm Russia, but it does not concern Ukraine
The head of the office of the Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Foreign Affairs at the same time recalled that Beijing does not give weapons to a country that is at war
Wang Yi, the head of the office of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee Commission on Foreign Affairs, asked Josep Borrel, the head of EU diplomacy, during an informal conversation in Munich, why his country should not supply weapons to Russia if the EU supplies Ukraine with them. Borrel said this on Tuesday at a press conference in NATO.
Poland revealed the true purpose of Biden's visit to Kiev
Business Insider: the composition of Biden's delegation for a visit to Kiev reveals the purpose of the trip
Arriving in Kiev, Joe Biden surprised everyone, writes Business Insider. The composition of the delegation suggests that this is not just a visit to express support. The presence of National Security Adviser Sullivan there may be a sign that the option of peace talks is already on the table.
The US Ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry
The diplomat was made a demarche because of Washington's involvement in the fighting in Ukraine and declared the counterproductivity of an aggressive course to deepen confrontation with Moscow in all directions
The US ambassador to Moscow, Lynn Tracy, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, where she was made a demarche in connection with Washington's continued involvement in hostilities on the side of Ukraine. This is stated in the message of the Russian diplomatic department.
Russia defends the right to be strong
The President's address to the Federal Assembly is a signal of Russia's final transition to the sovereign development of a strong state. This is how experts and politicians evaluate Vladimir Putin's message, in which the head of state assessed the current geopolitical situation, the conflict with the West, the course of the special operation in Ukraine, the situation in the economy and education.
"Strike groups can be created." Minsk assessed threats from NATO and Kiev
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus assessed the situation as a crisis due to "direct threats" to the country
Ukraine has concentrated a significant grouping of troops on the border with Belarus, said Colonel Valery Revenko, Assistant Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus. According to him, the armed conflict in Ukraine has significantly aggravated the situation on the southern border of the country. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic also described the situation around Belarus as a crisis and explained this assessment by an increase in NATO's military presence in Europe.