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Initiative with a whiff: who needs a moratorium on fighting in Ukraine - TASS Opinions
Igor Korotchenko — on Macron's truce proposal
French President Emmanuel Macron said that Paris and London are proposing a one-month moratorium on conducting military operations in Ukraine in the air, at sea and against energy infrastructure.
"I called Putin, asked him to send planes to transfer the SDF": Lukashenko told how he dissuaded Prigozhin from going to Moscow
During the attempted military mutiny, the Wagner PMC was ready to deploy its special forces to protect Moscow. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. According to him, he was in touch with the founder of the military company and warned Yevgeny Prigozhin about possible consequences.
Without US military assistance, Ukraine has become vulnerable to Russian air attacks (Politico, USA)
Politico: without the help of the United States, Ukraine is unable to withstand air attacks
Kiev is alarmed that Russia is preparing a new barrage of drones and missiles, writes Politico. Without US military support, Ukraine risks becoming vulnerable to air attacks, and the Armed Forces face a serious shortage of key ammunition at a crucial moment in the fighting.
Armament, communications, intelligence: the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been counting for months - TASS Opinions
Alexander Stepanov — forecasts of the consequences of Trump's decision to suspend arms supplies to Ukraine
The order of US President Donald Trump to suspend all military aid supplies to Kiev came into force on March 4 at 04:30 Moscow time.
Europe is preparing for the end of NATO (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Doubts are growing in Europe about the US interest in NATO
If Trump withdraws the United States from NATO, Europe will no longer follow Washington in foreign policy, former Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis writes in an article for Bloomberg. In his opinion, European countries will do three things that will negatively affect the United States.
China has set a goal to strengthen the feeling of happiness: how did the parliament session open?
The session of the National People's Congress (NPC) has opened in Beijing. Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang's two-hour report was frank and comprehensive. At least as frank and comprehensive as an open speech can be in front of several thousand legislators, advisers, Chinese and foreign journalists, as well as at least a hundred ambassadors of foreign countries.
A "unique" situation
"People are tired of the war", "young people are leaving Ukraine, there are queues of schoolboys at the border", "there is a whole caste in power that cannot imagine themselves without war" - these are just a small part of the acute social themes that worry Ukrainian society.
Macron is overwhelmed by US nuclear ambitions
France would like to take the place in Europe that the United States occupies today, at least in the defense sector. Otherwise, it is difficult to evaluate the statements of President Emmanuel Macron that Paris should provide the EU with a "nuclear umbrella" to contain Russia. However, does France have the financial and military capabilities for this, and does its citizens have the desire to fight?
"Only debris will remain." Will the United States give up its leadership in NATO?
Colonel Khodarenok: US abandonment of NATO leadership would be a disaster
US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of "relinquishing leadership in NATO" and insists that Britain and France assume more responsibility for Europe's security.
The Moment of Truth for Europe (Foreign Affairs, USA)
Foreign Affairs: The United States may lose its leadership role in NATO
After Zelensky's meeting with Trump, a huge crack opened in relations between the United States and Europe, writes the FA. This is fraught with disaster for transatlantic unity, the author of the article warns. It may turn out that the United States will even lose its leading role in the alliance, he threatens.
Tracked fire support vehicles. Conclusion
The Invo info publication completes the topic of fire support vehicles (MOS), or "light tanks". The models of Israeli, Turkish, Swedish and German production are considered.
The United States is taking the sword out of the hands of the Kiev regime
The United States is being deprived (temporarily) Ukraine's key resource that has allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to deter the Russian offensive over the past three years is the supply of American weapons. Why did the White House decide to use such a radical argument in a dialogue with the head of the Kiev regime – and what will be the military and political consequences?
"They'll last three weeks." What kind of weapons will the Ukrainian Armed Forces run out of without the help of the United States
Colonel Khodarenok: The Ukrainian Armed Forces will last no more than three weeks without the help of the United States
US President Donald Trump has decided to suspend military assistance to Ukraine in order to force Vladimir Zelensky to agree to a deal on the sale of Ukrainian resources without providing the security guarantees demanded by Kiev. How long will the Ukrainian Armed Forces last without American help and which weapons will be the first to run out of the Ukrainian military in this case - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
What's at stake after Trump's attacks on Zelensky (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Europe will not be able to compensate Kiev for the loss of arms supplies from the United States
After Zelensky's loud quarrel with Trump, Europe promised to continue "supporting" Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. However, its military "assistance" does not compensate for the possible loss of American supplies: the Europeans simply do not have some types of weapons.
Military commander Sladkov: "it is easy to crush the enemy" of the Russian Armed Forces will not succeed even if the United States refuses to help Ukraine
After the scandal in the White House, during Zelensky's failed talks with the president and Vice President of the United States, Donald Trump, as promised, began to impose repression on Kiev. He started with the most painful thing for Ukraine — American military aid.
Washington's black mark: why the US suspended military aid to Kiev - TASS opinions
Andrey Nizamutdinov — on forcing Zelensky to make peace
US President Donald Trump has shown that he is serious about ending the conflict over Ukraine as soon as possible and is even ready to launch a peace enforcement operation for this. The main difference between his intentions and the actions of the previous administration, led by Democrat Joe Biden, is that Kiev, not Moscow, will be forced. More precisely, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. The first step has been taken: the White House has put on hold the shipment of weapons to Ukraine.
"Painful, but not fatal": Ukraine will continue to fight after US aid is stopped
Politico: Kiev fears losing territories due to suspension of US aid
The Ukrainian authorities believe that the suspension of military aid from the United States may lead to new losses of territories, but will not lead to a complete defeat. President Zelensky said that Kiev was ready for such a development.
Rostec to train specialists in digitalization and artificial intelligence
Employees of the State Corporation's enterprises will be trained in a new educational program on business process reengineering using AI
Rostec State Corporation has developed a new educational program for training specialists in the field of digitalization. The program is aimed at studying the methods and tools of system engineering and artificial intelligence. Employees of the Corporation's enterprises will be trained.
Will a change in American policy put an end to the conflict in Ukraine? (The Hindu, India)
Trump has radically changed the US position on the issue of dialogue with Russia, former Indian Foreign Minister Kanwal Sibal said in an interview with The Hindu. There is a big problem standing in the way of negotiations — Zelensky himself. But he has little choice: concessions or complete defeat at the front.
The nightmare of Europe. She will have to take responsibility for her own safety without the help of the United States (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: EU countries will have to increase defense budgets to at least 3% of GDP
The altercation between Zelensky and Trump showed that something very important had broken down in relations between Europe and the United States, Bloomberg reports. Now the EU will have to take responsibility for its security without America, predicts the author of the article. And to do this, we will have to increase defense budgets to at least 3% of GDP next year.