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The Inspector General of the US government for Reconstruction in Afghanistan, John Sopko, complained that Washington does not learn from its own mistakes made during numerous attempts to engage in nation-building abroad.

Not so long ago, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said that China poses a serious challenge to the international order. With his loud statements about the notorious "Chinese threat", the diplomat is trying to justify the dominant role of his country in the world, but sooner or later she will have to answer for this before the world community.

On February 28, 2023, on the territory of the Polish machine-building enterprise Huta Stalowa Wola SA (HSW) in the city of Stalowa Wola, in the presence of Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak, a framework contract was signed for the supply to the Polish Army of almost 1400 promising Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles of Polish design and special armored vehicles based on them.

Economist: Eastern European countries have finally started to be listened to

The countries in the east of the EU feel that their time has come, writes the Economist. Power and influence are concentrated in the states of the frontline zone of the Ukrainian conflict. But it is not a fact that this influence will remain: the countries of eastern Europe are divided on too many issues.

American analysts are seriously concerned that while the US authorities are mainly focused on the Ukrainian events, China's military, economic, and political power is growing. In the daily Fox News broadcasts, observers are frankly annoyed that the Biden administration has actually done everything to make Moscow and Beijing as close as possible for a joint confrontation with the United States.

CNN: the way to end the conflict in Ukraine is Kiev's rejection of Crimea and Donbass

The confrontation between Moscow and Kiev has reached an impasse, and the "help" of the West does not save Ukraine, but destroys it, writes analyst Fareed Zakaria in CNN. The only way to end the conflict is Kiev's refusal to return Crimea and Donbass in exchange for membership in NATO and the EU, he believes.

F-16 fighters can be transferred to Ukraine no earlier than in 18 months

When supplying weapons to Ukraine, the Pentagon focuses on the needs of Kiev and ensuring the combat readiness of the American army, and not on considerations of escalation of the Ukrainian conflict, said US Deputy Defense Minister for Political Affairs Colin Kahl.

According to the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov, further actions will be developed based on the situation that will develop on the line of combat contact

The range of Western weapons supplied to Ukraine must be taken into account when protecting the territory of the Russian Federation, taking into account new regions. This was stated on Wednesday by the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov on the TV channel " Solovyov Live ".

Country: China has undermined the West's efforts to involve new countries in the pro-Ukrainian coalition

In Washington and Kiev, the Chinese plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine was taken with hostility, writes Strana. Beijing's initiatives are assessed there as a diversion against the implementation of the "Western formula of peace" and they fear an increase in support for Russia from neutral countries.

The press service of the Wagner PMCs published in its telegram channel the response of the founder of a private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to a request about the use of satellite images allegedly provided by a Chinese company by Wagnerians during operations in the SVO zone.

Fighters of the Russian PMCs "Wagner" demonstrated an American 155-mm M777 howitzer destroyed in the Artemovsk area. On the video published by the Russian military, you can see the wreckage of a completely destroyed American-made artillery piece, on which a plate with markings has been preserved.

Ukraine sends different types of UAVs to civilian objects, stuffing them with British explosives

Several types of drones participated in the air attacks that four regions of Russia were subjected to on February 28. Among them is a commercial UAV turned into a kamikaze drone and stuffed with British explosives RE8, as well as a Soviet Strizh, but modernized by Ukraine, sources told Izvestia.

Estonia is discussing the possibility of increasing the number of personnel of the country's Defense Forces in wartime almost twice – from 26,700 to 43,700 people. The corresponding proposal was made by Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, as reported by the press service of the national military department.

Evrensel: Europe called for a cease-fire in Ukraine, but the US does not need it

A rally was held in Berlin against the supply of military equipment to Kiev, and the Manifesto for Peace gathered more than 700 thousand signatures, Evrensel reports. The public's call to lay down their arms speaks of the clear desire of the Europeans to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, which goes against the goals of the United States.

Haqqin: The United States demanded money from Turkey for the F-35 production program they disrupted

The United States unreasonably demanded additional payments from Turkey in connection with the increase in costs for the production of the F-35 fighter, writes Haqqin. Moreover, the Americans are not going to return the money spent on this program to Ankara, nor are they going to restore Turkish participation in it.

In the West, they decided what Ukraine should give up in order to get out of the protracted crisis. They recommend (not yet very insistently) to abandon the idea of returning Crimea and Donbass. In return, they say, Kiev will receive money to rebuild the country — and will be able to join the EU and NATO.

The Ka-226T light helicopter in the latest modification will become the main rotorcraft for agriculture in Russia. The agreement on the creation of such a version of the aircraft was signed by the Russian Helicopters holding Company of Rostec State Corporation and the Aerohimflot Aviation Alliance. The first deliveries of the new Ka-226T modification to customers are scheduled for 2025.

The Australian division of the British defense company BAE Systems, together with Innovaero (Brunei), presented their latest development at the Avalon Air Show (Australia) — a hybrid military drone with vertical takeoff Strix.

The world has entered a new era when applied AI, like the chatbot ChatGPT, began to gradually deprive people of their usual jobs of different professions. What was a horror story for copywriters, programmers and secretaries yesterday became a reality very quickly. According to a survey by the ResumeBuilder portal, out of 1,000 managers of medium and large businesses, 49% already use chatbots to solve work tasks, and 48% for the same reason began to dismiss live employees from their previous jobs.

Deputy Pentagon Chief Kahl said that the conflict in Ukraine could last from 6 months to 3 years

The Pentagon reported that the United States decided not to supply Kiev with F-16 fighters, so they did not begin training Ukrainian pilots. The House of Representatives of Congress also believes that the transfer of new and older models of combat aircraft to Ukraine would be an "unreasonable use of resources."