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Nikolay Kobrinets: there can be no question of any dialogue with NATO now
After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine and the subsequent Western sanctions against Russia, Moscow's relations with the European Union and NATO are experiencing an unprecedented crisis in severity. Nikolay Kobrinets, Director of the Department of Pan-European Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Interfax in a written interview about how the current situation is assessed by the Russian side.
The US press urges to prepare for a war on two fronts "before it's too late"
Against the background of the "gloomy news from Ukraine", it is time to reassess the US military potential, currently designed to participate in one major conflict.
Patrushev: We could not allow the nationalists to have nuclear weapons
During the special military operation, documentary evidence was received of Kiev's preparations for an invasion in March of this year on the territory of the DPR, LPR and the Russian Crimea.
This was announced on Tuesday, March 15, at a visiting meeting in Grozny on national security issues by the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.
The entire Kherson region came under the control of the Russian military
The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov reported on March 15 that our troops had taken control of the entire territory of the Kherson region.
From a tactical point of view, this gives our military at least two advantages. First, they now control the entire coastline of Ukraine adjacent to the Crimea from the Black and Azov Seas. That excludes any provocations of some parts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions in the direction of the Russian peninsula.
"Everyone was shouting about super-Bayraktars. But there was no miracle in Ukraine"
Why Turkish drones didn't help the Ukrainian army
A significant number of Bayraktar TB2 drones that were in the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were shot down by the Russian army, or failed due to improper operation. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into why Turkish drones proved ineffective during the Russian special operation in Ukraine.
In Ukraine, Ka-52 helicopters were used for the first time to destroy armored vehicles
On the territory of Ukraine, Ka-52 helicopters were used for the first time for their intended purpose - to destroy armored vehicles and ground fortified points. As expected, the results were excellent.
"Point" of no return: dozens of civilians were killed by a Ukrainian missile in the DPR
How will the Russian military respond to the strike on Donetsk, which the Russian Defense Ministry has already called a war crime
Units of the Armed Forces of Russia and the People's Republics of Donbass continue to advance in different directions. LNR fighters are fighting in the city of Severodonetsk.
Russia has found a loophole to circumvent aviation sanctions
Western sanctions promised to deprive Russia of foreign aircraft. It has already become dangerous to fly abroad – at any moment our liner could be arrested. However, the aviation authorities found a sanctions loophole. Moscow deprives the "great aviation power of Bermuda" of power over our planes – and re-registers them in Russia. Why were our planes registered in Bermuda before? And how will re-registration help preserve our aviation fleet?
Japan has requested a new world order
Against the background of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, Tokyo's ambitions have increased dramatically. Now the Japanese want not only to punish Russia as harshly as possible, but also to build a "new world order" through reform, and in fact through the abolition of the UN Security Council, where Moscow has the right of veto. But a new world order is impossible without a new world war.
"This is what we were taught in NATO." How the Ukrainian army is fighting
Russia, the DPR and the LPR continue their offensive in the Donbass — they have completely liberated Volnovakha on the southern front and have taken control of the strategically important Donetsk-Mariupol highway. In the north, fighting continues near Kiev and Kharkov, the enemy's defenses are being hacked slowly but surely.
The Stockholm Institute named the largest arms exporters in the world
They are the USA and Russia
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published on Monday a new report on the state of the global arms trade for the period 2017-2021. It notes a slight decrease in its total volume and indicates that the United States and Russia remained the main exporters, although the volume of arms sales to the Russian Federation decreased by 26% compared to the previous five-year period.
SIPRI confirmed the leadership of the United States and Russia in the global arms market
Another report by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) says that the United States continues to be the leader in the global arms market. This is certainly true.
CGS: The West does not know Russia's plans and is afraid
CGS (Serbia): Russia is defending the honor and freedom of the modern world
The hatred that the West feels towards Russia will have the most serious consequences for the peace and security of Europe, writes the Serbian CGS. The United States and Great Britain expected to exhaust Russia through Ukraine. However, now there is great fear in NATO - they still do not know Russia's plans, the author of the article believes. He calls the crisis in Ukraine a product of NATO's aggressive strategy.
Indian media: The possibility of switching mutual settlements between Moscow and New Delhi to national currencies is being studied
Representatives of Russia and India are studying the possibility of switching mutual settlements between Moscow and New Delhi to national currencies. At the same time, there is a place for the Chinese yuan in the ruble-rupee scheme.
Destruction of foreign mercenaries: Russia sends a signal to NATO
Russia warns NATO
The Russian Defense Ministry reported the destruction of about 180 foreign mercenaries in the Lviv region. According to Peruvian journalist Ricardo Zedano, this step is a signal that Moscow is sending to NATO. It's time to come to your senses and leave the fraternal country for Russia, he says.
The Economist: The West is pushing Russia to the edge of the abyss
The Economist (UK): John Mearsheimer on why the West is primarily responsible for the Ukrainian crisis
American political scientist John Mearsheimer unequivocally states: the conflict in Ukraine provoked the West by the thoughtless expansion of NATO. Russia is not going to seize it, he recalls, but only wants to avert the threat posed by the alliance.
The Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of almost all neo-Nazi firing points near Mariupol
The ministry added that most of those held by nationalists in Ukraine are seeking protection in Russia, and not in the West
Almost all the firing points of neo-Nazis in the suburbs of Mariupol and their forces in residential areas around the perimeter of the city have been destroyed. This was stated on Monday by the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.
"It is really possible to accelerate": will the Superjet receive a domestic engine
Experts told when the Superjet will receive a Russian engine
Against the background of tougher sanctions in Russia, they are forcing the creation of a new, "import-substituted" version of the domestic Sukhoi Superjet passenger aircraft. In particular, for this it is necessary to accelerate the certification of new PD-8 engines. Experts told the newspaper.Ru", how exactly can the process be accelerated, what is the peculiarity of the new engine, as well as the potential harm to it from Western sanctions.
Rocket Frontier
Military expert Dmitry Kornev - what new missile systems can strengthen Russia's western borders
At a meeting of the Russian Security Council on March 11, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in response to the strengthening of NATO forces at the western borders of the country, the General Staff is developing and has actually completed a plan to strengthen our western borders.
Syrian volunteers explained their motives for taking part in the special operation of the Russian Federation
Actions in support of the Russian special operation to protect Donbass continue in Syria. Moreover, Syrian volunteers take the initiative to take part in Russia's special operation and explain their motives.
