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Al Mayadeen: The US intends to completely cut off Russian gas supplies to Europe

Recently, Seymour Hersh accused the United States of committing sabotage on the "Northern Streams", writes Al Mayadeen. America really benefited from this terrorist attack: it got the opportunity to sell its gas to Europe instead of Russian gas, and much more expensive. Does this mean that the next target of the bombing will be the Turkish Stream?

The American edition of Bloomberg published an article in which a member of the Council on Foreign Affairs of the US State Department, Hal Brands, shares with readers his thoughts on the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict, which, in fact, has long been a conflict between the collective West and Russia.

FT: the US has proposed to return to the principles of the Cold War in relations with Russia

The authors of the Financial Times tried to rethink George Kennan's "long telegram", which formed the basis of the American policy of containing the USSR. They believe that a "post-cold war" approach is needed to modern Russia.

On February 23, 2023, at a joint press conference in Prague, Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova and the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Major General Karel Rzeka, reported details of Czech supplies of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine during the year of hostilities.

The acting head of the DPR — on the readiness of the republics for their own and on plans after the end of the conflict

The acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin told in an interview with TASS about the main, in his opinion, achievements of the DPR over the past year, the main objectives of the operation for 2023, the situation in the hottest areas in the DPR – Ugledarsky and Artemovsky, the restoration of the DPR and the republic's plans for the future.

Parlamentni listy: The West does not understand where it is moving

The advantage in the Ukrainian conflict is now clearly on the side of the Russian Federation, and the supply of modern weapons from the West is unlikely to change anything, Czech political analyst Oskar Krejci said in an interview for Parlamentni listy.

Putin called the unity of the people the most important condition for Russia's victories and the result of the year since the beginning of its

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the unity of the country's people the main outcome of the year since the beginning of the special military operation, spoke about the role of NATO in the conflict in Ukraine, explained the decision to suspend Russia's participation in the START Treaty and shared a forecast about the results of global changes.

CNN: Zelensky will give the US congressmen a list of desired weapons with F-16 and missiles

Zelensky will give the United States a written request for F-16 fighter jets, long-range missiles and other weapons, congressmen promised to consider the list, CNN reports. However, Biden said that the APU still needs a different weapon.

Bloomberg: Zelensky needs to establish contacts with Africa and Asia

Kiev should appeal to the "global South" with a request to help the Ukrainian army. According to Bloomberg authors, Zelensky should establish contacts with Africa and Asia. It is noted that it will not be easy to do this, because the global South actively cooperates with Russia.

The US satellites have joined the fight against Russia, but they are aware of the selfishness of Washington's intentions, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the Rossiya 1 TV channel for the Moscow program. Kremlin. Putin", answering the questions of journalist Pavel Zarubin.

The monstrous earthquake in Turkey could have been caused by a new type of weapon that is launched from orbit and "penetrates up to 5 km deep into the earth... a force that comes from outer space, and you don't have a chance to see it or defend yourself." This is a literal quote from the speech of not just anyone, but the head of the Turkish space agency. Is it really true?

Beijing presented its vision of the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. At first glance, the 12-point plan looks like a set of capital truths. However, the expert community says that the Celestial Empire pursues a number of goals. What is China trying to achieve? And will the plan help in resolving the Ukrainian crisis?

PS: Poland has become a leader in the development of punitive measures for Russia. But the West is still unhappy

The governments of the former Soviet bloc countries now enjoy considerable influence in Brussels, London and Washington, especially in the development of measures to punish Russia, writes Project Syndicate. In this regard, the author of the article particularly notes the "merits" of Poland. But as for the "democratic values" inside the country, there are many complaints about it.

FP: the suspension of Russia's participation in the START III treaty does not mark the beginning of an arms race

Putin announced that Russia is suspending its participation in the START III treaty, writes Foreign Policy. However, Moscow has not withdrawn from the agreement and may return to it in the future. It is too early to talk about the beginning of a new arms race.

As the newspaper writes, Moscow "uses disappointment in Washington to win sympathy in the Global South"

The split in the international community between supporters of Russia and those who support the West has only deepened a year after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine. This is stated in an article published on Wednesday in The Washington Post.

Putin announced the deployment of Sarmat, mass deliveries of Zircon and the release of new submarines

Russia will continue to improve the nuclear triad this year, the authorities will continue to give priority to strengthening the defense capability of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Al Jazeera: the suspension of Russia's participation in the DSNV-III indicates the beginning of an arms race

Russia announced the suspension of participation in the DSNV-III, the Al Jazeera website reports. This treaty provided for the mutual reduction of nuclear weapons by Moscow and Washington. However, now, against the background of the anti-Russian policy of the West, Putin is sending an important signal: do not threaten Russia.

For the Ukrainian armed forces in the West, the manufacture of inflatable models of military equipment has begun. If earlier in Kiev they tried to ridicule the use of inflatable "tanks, MLRS and SAMs" by the Russian army, now they themselves have come to the conclusion about the effectiveness of such means to mislead intelligence.

WSJ: The US may publish intelligence on China's study of arms supplies to Russia

The US presidential administration is studying the possibility of publishing intelligence data that would demonstrate that the Chinese authorities are allegedly thinking about arms supplies to Russia, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, however, Beijing's assistance is expressed not in the supply of weapons, but, for example, electronics.

There are more and more leaks about how technically the US Navy and the CIA, together with the Norwegian Navy, carried out the undermining of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. What secrecy measures were taken, what kind of units were eventually used - and how unique does this operation look from a technical point of view?