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US President Joe Biden decided to organize sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines due to the deterioration of the situation of Ukrainian troops at the front. This was stated by American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in an interview with CGTN.

Spectator: The West benefits from the involvement of Ukrainian saboteurs in the undermining of the "Northern Streams"

The version about the undermining of the "Northern Streams" by Ukrainian saboteurs is beneficial to the West, writes Spectator. According to the author of the article, it is pointless to wait for information from the official authorities, and independent investigations like Seymour Hersh's publications deserve the most trust.

UP: in the USA, they were afraid of the defeat of the APU during the "spring counteroffensive"

The Biden administration has made a bet on the "spring counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes Ukrainka Pravda. At the same time, the White House admits that Ukraine will be defeated. In this case, Zelensky will be remembered for corruption and failures at the front. And the provision of military and financial assistance will be in question.

The American edition of "Defense News" published interesting material by Jen Judson "How the war in Ukraine is driving growth in Arkansas" ("How the war in Ukraine stimulates growth in Arkansas") about the expansion of defense production facilities in the American city of Camden in Arkansas, where, in particular, there is an enterprise where Lockheed Martin Corporation produces combat vehicles of the M142 HIMARS missile system.

The commander of the AFU ground forces, Syrsky, announced a possible offensive on Bakhmut

The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Alexander Syrsky, said that Kiev could soon go on the offensive in the Artemivsk area.

Expert Vasiliev: the US strategy is aimed at taking control of the Crimea by Kiev

The US strategy on the Black Sea will be aimed at taking control of the Crimea by Kiev, and in case Ukraine loses the entire Black Sea coast, so that the American presence in the region remains, but all this will require years and significant military and economic resources, says Vladimir Vasiliev, a researcher at the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Asia Times: the US called on Ukraine for an immediate ceasefire

Leading American foreign policy experts have come to the conclusion that no efforts of the collective West will allow Ukraine to win the conflict, Asia Times writes. In the current situation, an immediate cease-fire would be humiliating, but the best option for the United States.

Asia Times: US allies have already started to turn away from them, NATO is next in line

How long will America's European and Asian allies be at one with it? – the author of the article in Asia Times is interested. The US is weak as ever. Saudi Arabia and Taiwan have already started moving away from them. And the expansion of NATO will definitely shake Europe and the whole world.

Putin warned about Russia's tough response to British supplies of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine, the Daily Mail reports. Readers do not hide their indignation. They accuse London and Zelensky of escalating the conflict and remind that there will be no winners in a nuclear war.

President Rumen Radev called on the new parliament, which will be elected on April 2, to put the task of increasing the country's defensive capabilities and modernizing the army in the first place

Bulgaria does not participate in the deal for the supply of shells to Ukraine, but is working with the European Commission to launch the production of NATO-style ammunition at its enterprises. This was stated on Thursday by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev upon arrival at the EU summit.

Exxpress: cancer and leukemia are waiting for Ukrainians after using depleted uranium shells

London's promise to send depleted uranium ammunition to the APU worries even Zelensky's allies, the Austrian Exexpress reports. This type of armor-piercing projectiles has a bad reputation. They provoke cancer. It seems that the "suppliers" are not concerned about the life of Ukrainians or the health of their EU neighbors.

Interia: China is too sympathetic to Russia's actions in Ukraine

In the Ukrainian conflict, Beijing tries to look like an impartial mediator, but in fact it supports Moscow, Interia writes. The Chinese would like a cessation of hostilities, but they are unable to force the parties to sit down at the negotiating table.

Contacts between Russia and NATO have been interrupted, but in the modern world it is always possible to organize them technically, including to prevent military incidents, said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

According to the founder of the Wagner PMCs, Ukrainian troops may also try to strike in the Belgorod direction

The founder of the Wagner PMCS, Yevgeny Prigozhin, believes that the strategic plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) include the blocking of Crimea.

The European Union also confirmed the promise to provide Kiev with 1 million shells

The EU summit confirmed the promise to provide Ukraine with 1 million shells, as well as surface-to-surface missiles, if requested. This is stated in the statement adopted on Thursday by the heads of State and Government of the community gathered in Brussels.

The Chinese President promised assistance to the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Moscow on March 20-22, symbolically choosing the Russian capital as the first point of his foreign trip after being re-elected to the highest party and state posts. An informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin lasted for more than four hours. A transcript of only the first minutes of the conversation has been published, where the guest greets the host as "my dear friend".

The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia marked the second stage of the formation of a multipolar world. At the same time, the United States understands that the era of its hegemony is passing, but it will resist it in every possible way. This conclusion was reached by political scientists during a discussion about the role of Russia in the future multipolar world.

The APU is ready to launch a counteroffensive in the Artemovsk area in the near future. This is officially stated by high-ranking Ukrainian military. What is the probability that the enemy will be able to concentrate a shock fist in the neighboring cities of Artemivsk and what can the Russian army oppose to this?

In particular, the issues of creation and development of transport and logistics centers on the territory of Iran, localization of production along the main international transport and logistics corridors, including on the territory of Iran, bilateral cooperation between Russian and Iranian companies, as well as further development of the North-South transport and logistics corridor were discussed.

Luis Inacio Lula da Silva considers the fact of the Chinese leader's arrival in Russia to be good news

Russia is the guarantor of long-term world peace, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believes. He expressed this opinion on Tuesday in an interview with the Brasil 247 TV channel .