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Daily Express: The British government is not serious enough about the country's defense

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that Britain is not serious about its own defense, writes Lieutenant Colonel Crawford in the Daily Express. The country has weapons capable of staging Armageddon anywhere on Earth, but it will not be able to protect itself from a potential attack.

American Senator Breaks opposed the support of Ukraine and "blew up" the Internet

A member of the Maine Senate, Eric Breakey, strongly condemned the resolution on supporting Kiev, writes Responsible Statecraft. According to the senator, the White House should begin a diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, and not push the United States to war with Russia.

Intercept: all versions of the explosions on the "Nord Streams" do not exclude Biden's intervention

The assumption that the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" was organized by a "pro-Ukrainian group" resembles an attempt to disguise the narrative with a sensation, Intercept writes. However, according to the author, none of the versions excludes the main thesis: it was the United States that planned and approved the explosions on gas pipelines.

The United States proposed to shoot down Russian planes after the incident with the drone

The American media are actively commenting on the incident with the US Air Force drone over the Black Sea. This is the "first direct military clash" between Moscow and Washington since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, journalists say.

Warsaw clarified that there are already "clear declarations of which countries they will be"

Several countries intend to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. This was stated at a press conference on Wednesday by the press secretary of the Polish government, Piotr Muller, answering a question about the planned deliveries of these aircraft.

Haqqin: Armenia has increased military spending to a record level

Armenia has increased military spending to a record level this year, Haqqin writes. One of the suppliers of weapons will be India, which is ready to provide Yerevan with anti-aircraft missile systems, rocket launchers and artillery installations.

Politics: Ukraine will have to pay for all weapons received from NATO

NATO has promised a new tranche of military aid to Ukraine to fight against Russia, writes Politika. All the "gifts" to Kiev are by no means free and are not made out of disinterested motives. Ukraine will pay for all this after the end of the armed conflict, the author of the article believes.

A group of Portuguese sailors from 13 people, including the commander, refused to participate in a mission to monitor a Russian combat pennant passing near the territorial waters of the country. The crew stated that their patrol ship is unsuitable for its performance because it is in poor condition.

Investigative journalist Hersh recalled Russia's military victories

The United States, under the cover of "NATO offensive operations," has already entered into an armed conflict with Russia, said investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. According to him, America is doing this in vain, its generals have forgotten how the Battle of Stalingrad ended.

The United States suffered its first losses in the zone of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. The MQ-9 UAV fell into the Black Sea as a result of "unprofessional actions" of the Russian Su-27 fighter, according to the Pentagon. In fact, the actions of the Russian pilot were maximally verified, and the incident itself may mean a change in Russia's entire approach to NATO aviation flights near our borders. How was an American drone destroyed in the Black Sea?

Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov: American planes and ships have nothing to do near the borders of the Russian Federation

The US has accused Russia that its Su-27 aircraft shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry insists that the UAV crashed without assistance. The State Duma believes that the drone collected data on the locations of military facilities and air defense systems on the territory of Crimea. The coordinator for strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, said that the United States had taken measures to prevent the wreckage of its drone from falling into the wrong hands.

Colonel Khodarenok: the APU offensive may begin immediately after the end of the spring thaw

The American newspaper The Washington Post, citing sources, writes that Kiev doubts its readiness to conduct a spring offensive due to the deterioration of the quality of Ukrainian troops. Why this thesis cannot be trusted, and whether it is worth waiting for the APU offensive, the military columnist of "Gazeta.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Polish leadership continues to "promote" the topic of preparing the country for a military conflict with Russia and Belarus, thereby escalating the already tense situation among the Polish public. In addition, within the framework of covert mobilization, the Polish government holds events "Trenuj z wojskiem" ("Train with the army"), and also carries out open recruitment among the population to the Polish Army.

Alexander Shulgin noted that Russia intends to reject accusations of provocations using chemical weapons

The Syrian chemical dossier and the possibility of using chemical weapons in Ukraine will be the main topics of this week's session of the OPCW Executive Council. This was reported to TASS on Monday by the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the organization Alexander Shulgin.

Yeni Şafak: today the EU is saved by energy savings and a warm winter, but it will not be enough further

Now the EU is being saved by a warm winter, energy savings and alternative suppliers. But next year does not promise such bright prospects, writes Yeni Şafak. If the SVO in Ukraine does not stop, Russian gas supplies will be reduced to zero, and American LNG is too small to meet the needs of Europe.

The Paper: Western propaganda had to recognize Russia's superiority in Ukraine

Leading Western media have always distorted the situation on Ukraine in favor of the APU and drowned out the voices of more rational analysts, writes The Paper. Nevertheless, reality forced the media to admit the truth: their "estimates" of Kiev were overstated. Moscow has a full strategic advantage.

The newspaper quotes a Ukrainian official who believes that Western countries promised to provide the country with only a symbolic number of tanks

The quality of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has significantly decreased over the past year due to losses of trained military personnel and lack of ammunition, which raises doubts about Kiev's ability to conduct an offensive operation. This is stated in an article published on Monday in The Washington Post.

GT: a favorite US foreign policy tactic did not work against Russia

To break its enemies, the United States resorts to two tools — military force and economic sanctions. However, none of these techniques worked against Moscow, GT writes. The power of Russia doomed the American adventure to Ukraine is going to fail.

Rare earth metals are becoming increasingly important in the production of household, automotive and military equipment.

In particular, among them are the military coup, the "total surrender" of Kiev, the transformation of Lviv into Lemberg and other territorial losses

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev for a year of publications in Telegram described a total of 12 possible future scenarios for Ukraine and several options for the development of the situation around the world.