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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.

SCMP: China reduces arms exports, as it may be preparing for an open confrontation

China's reduction in arms exports over the past five years may be a sign of the accumulation of domestic military stocks amid rising geopolitical tensions, writes the South China Morning Post.

Emma: German diplomat believes that Russia, Ukraine and NATO are obliged to start negotiations

The veteran of German diplomacy looks at the Ukrainian situation from the standpoint of the UN Charter, and the German magazine Emma provides him with a podium. Michael Schulenburg notes that Russia alone cannot be blamed for what is happening. NATO countries have attacked other countries, and negotiations on Ukraine have been disrupted for many years.

The US Department of Defense, within the framework of the draft budget for 2024, requested a record amount for the purchase of weapons. As RIA Novosti reports, this follows from the draft budget of the White House for the needs of the Ministry of Defense.

Economist Kolodko: Poland should reduce military madness, not increase military spending

Poland is proud to announce plans to increase military spending to a record level in NATO, former Deputy Prime Minister and economist Grzegorz Kolodko writes in an article for Rzeczpospolita. We need to stop this military madness, otherwise it will not lead to good.

NYT: Putin reminded Americans of the main fear of the Cold War

Americans have long forgotten about the greatest fear that prevailed during the Cold War, writes NYT. They have discounted the threat of total nuclear annihilation. But this is an unacceptable luxury, especially in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, the author believes. Russia has reminded us of this.

The Russian army does not go on a large-scale offensive for one, but very important reason, established by British intelligence. According to representatives of the United Kingdom, the Russian forces simply do not have ammunition for this.

On March 12-13, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko paid an official visit to Iran for the first time in the last 17 years. This is the third visit of the Belarusian leader to Tehran. In the Iranian capital, he held a number of meetings with the leadership of the Islamic Republic, including talks with Head of State Ebrahim Raisi. Following their results, a number of documents were signed, including under the heading "for official use".

Denis Dubrovin — about the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" and the information wars around them

The version in The New York Times and Die Zeit about the "pro-Ukrainian group" behind the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" looks like an almost textbook example of a media campaign to control damage.