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Why tests of new American weapons systems end in failures

Lockheed Martin's AGM–183A ARRW hypersonic air-to-ground missile development and procurement program will be curtailed, said Andrew Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Procurement.

Even before joining NATO, Sweden and Finland acquired high military potential

During the Cold War, the neutrality of the two Scandinavian countries looked different. Finland, in fact, was in the Soviet sphere of influence, although it was not going to build socialism. Sweden took a much more pro-Western position, while it managed to become one of only five countries in the world that produced almost all military equipment for themselves. Except that Sweden has not created nuclear weapons, although such attempts have been made.

Russia responded to the supply of British "challengers" to the APU with atomic warheads in Belarus

It is unlikely that the Deputy Minister of Defense of Great Britain Annabel Goldie expected to receive such a strong response to her statement of March 21 that the equipment of the Challenger-2 main battle tanks supplied to Ukraine includes armor-piercing shells with a depleted uranium head.

Ballistic missile strikes may be more dangerous

The strong explosion that thundered on the afternoon of March 26 in Kireevsk, fortunately, was not accompanied by the destruction of residential buildings, but only left behind a deep crater. In it, experts found the wreckage of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Tu-141 "Strizh" type, converted from a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft into a low-flying aerial bomb carrier.

Negotiations with Islamabad will not solve security problems

At the end of February this year, a delegation from Pakistan, which included Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Director General of the Interdepartmental Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Nadim Anjum, visited Kabul to discuss security issues. In particular, the threat from the terrorist group "Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan" (TTP, banned in the Russian Federation) was discussed. It was the frequent terrorist attacks of the TTP on the territory of Pakistan that became the main reason for negotiations.

Terrorists have opened a night hunt for Pakistani policemen

Captured modern weapons and night vision devices left in Afghanistan by the retreating US military contingent in 2021 are being used by militants of the terrorist group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, banned in the Russian Federation) to strengthen subversive activities against Pakistani government forces, regional experts believe.

NDP: the consequences of the invasion of NATO troops on the territory of Ukraine will be catastrophic

Kiev's chances of winning due to the critical situation of its armed forces are melting every day, writes NDP. This state of affairs may soon prompt the United States and Kiev's allies to introduce an armed NATO contingent into Ukraine, the author of the article suggests. This could be the beginning of the Third World War.

According to the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, this is evidenced by the supply of lethal military equipment to Kiev in 2022

The European Union is ready to "break the taboo" if necessary, as evidenced by the supply of lethal military equipment to Ukraine last year. The head of the EU foreign policy service, Josep Borrel, wrote about this in a comment for the Austrian newspaper Der Standard, published on Friday.

Donald Trump: Western arrogance towards Russia has increased the risk of nuclear conflict

The arrogant attitude of the West towards Russia not only demonstrates its ignorance and stupidity, but also negates the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Forbes. In addition, according to him, this increases the likelihood of a nuclear conflict.

The document contains disagreement with the policy of sanctions and confirmation of the refusal to send weapons to Kiev

State Assembly (unicameral Parliament) Hungary on Friday adopted a resolution in connection with the anniversary of Russia's launch of a special military operation in Ukraine.

TAS: the US Congress blocked a proposal to organize control over aid to Ukraine

The US Congress refused to create a post of inspector to monitor the money transferred to Ukraine, writes TAS. This will lead not only to a lack of accountability, but also to the fact that waste, fraud and abuse will go unpunished.

Daily Express: Russia has achieved foreign policy successes on the issue of the Ukrainian crisis

Thanks to Moscow's diplomatic efforts, the number of countries that refuse to follow the policy of the West on the Ukrainian issue has significantly increased, writes the Daily Express. The author of the article notes that the population of the states of the "anti-Russian bloc" has decreased to a third of the world's population.

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation called the so-called peacekeepers under the auspices of NATO, whose dispatch is being discussed in Europe, "direct enemies" of Moscow

The so-called peacekeepers, the idea of sending them to Ukraine under the auspices of NATO is being discussed in Europe, will be destroyed if they find themselves on the front line without the consent of the Russian Federation. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

Such measures will ensure the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN believes

The West's desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia requires Moscow to take all necessary retaliatory steps, including in the military sphere, to ensure the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. This was stated on Friday by the permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzia, speaking at a meeting of the Security Council of the world organization.

The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation also noted that the equipment supplied under the conditions of temporary importation continues to be illegally held by the Slovak side and can be transferred to Kiev.

The Ukrainian conflict is beginning to demonstrate the failure of the military mechanism of the West, while revealing the huge reserves of the Russian war machine.

According to the agency, the loan program is designed for four years

The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Friday a loan program for Ukraine in the amount of $ 15.6 billion for four years. This was reported with reference to an unnamed source by the Reuters news agency .

Figaro: Russia does not consider itself an enemy of the West, but the West missed the chance to make it a friend

The changing world requires a new Concept for Russia's foreign policy, Figaro admits. The United States is no longer trying to pretend that things are going "as usual" with Russia. Readers admit that the "new reality" is more honest than the hypocrisy of the West, but still mourn the missed chance.

The head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry, Urmas Reinsalu, made a proposal to terminate the 1997 founding act between Russia and NATO. This is reported by the press service of the Estonian Foreign Ministry.

The authors of the document demand that Russia "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders"

Armenia, India and Mexico refused to support the paragraph of the final declaration of the second "Summit for Democracy" concerning Ukraine. This is evidenced by the text of this document with explanations, distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the US State Department.