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Mercenaries from all over the world are coming to Ukraine to fight. Can we handle tens of thousands of professionals?

It's true, mercenaries are going to Ukraine. But some are already returning. Briton Jason Hague had enough of a day of fighting to reconsider his attitude to his choice: first he was hit by the Russian Aerospace Forces near Gostomel airport, then the SBU found him in the woods and captured a 34-year-old fighter (Iraq veteran!) they interrogated and beat him for three hours, suspecting that he was a Russian spy. And when they sorted it out and released him, Haig immediately rushed to Poland, and from there home.

Global Times (China): Uncle Sam's dirty role in the Ukrainian crisis

The United States is to blame for what is happening in Ukraine, which at one time ignored the advice on non-expansion of NATO to the east, writes Global Times. Foreign experts call the expansion of the alliance a rash decision and a tragic mistake and advise Ukraine to reconsider its attitude towards the West and Russia.

Long before the Russian special operation, Ukrainian politicians and the military declared that the Turkish Bayraktar drones would give them a powerful weapon against the "aggressor country". Ukraine started purchasing these UAVs after Azerbaijan's victory in the second Karabakh war – it was then that these drones had a brilliant reputation. Why are the Bayraktars almost powerless now?

After the refusal of the United States to purchase Russian oil, there is more and more speculation that the West may refuse to supply another type of fuel from Russia – nuclear. We are talking about uranium and special fuel assemblies for nuclear power plants. Ukraine has already announced its rejection of them. But what will happen if these plans are implemented? Nothing good for the West.

In the near future, foreigners may become participants in the Russian operation in Ukraine – and first of all, apparently, volunteers from Syria. How serious a military force can these people represent, what kind of tasks will they perform - and how will they be delivered to the combat area?

Ships of the Russian Navy have lost the opportunity to enter foreign ports on a long voyage and replenish fuel and supplies there. How and why did this happen, what impact does it have on the Navy's combat capability and what needs to be done to make Russian ships independent of foreign ports?

The official Tokyo appealed to the International Court of Justice in The Hague in connection with the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine. Earlier, Japan has already allowed itself several unprecedented steps that bring down its relations with Russia into the abyss. Why do the Japanese need a conflict that they risk greatly regret later? After all, until quite recently, the relations between the leaders of the two countries were almost friendly.

What the DPR military think and say near Volnovakha

In the Donbas, the armed forces of the DPR and LPR continue to occupy settlements that have been under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a long time. Correspondent of "Gazeta.Ru" visited Bugas - one of such settlements - and talked with the DPR military taking part in the fighting in the Volnovakha direction.

Alexander Mikhailov, FSB Major General, head of the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian organization "Officers of Russia" - on the actions of Ukrainian intelligence under the guise of humanitarian activities:

The US and UK authorities have turned the territory of Poland into a "logistics hub" for transporting weapons and militants to Ukraine. Such a statement was made on March 4 by representatives of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.

After the start of the Russian operation on Ukrainian territory, the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced the suspension of the purchase of titanium in Russia, the closure of technical departments in Moscow and Kiev, as well as the termination of the supply of its spare parts to airlines from the Russian Federation.

Global Times (China): Chinese Foreign Minister exposes slanderous statements of the West about China in connection with the crisis in Ukraine

The authors of the Global Times article, referring to the statements of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, debunk the myths of Western propaganda about the situation in Ukraine. America is the culprit of the Ukrainian crisis, they are sure, and it will not be able to shift this blame to other countries.

Economist Jeffrey Sachs on sanctions against Russia: "Putin will easily survive this" (Der Spiegel, Germany)

Geoffrey Sachs, an expert on emerging economies, sees the conflict in Ukraine as a big failure of the West. He demands that Germany meet Putin halfway. And he considers further anti-Russian sanctions an unjustified risk — for the West itself. It's worth listening to Sachs: he advised the Russian government back in the 90s. His words about Russia's ability to resist sanctions are especially valuable.

Pechat (Serbia): Ukraine and the Balkan lessons

The West has endlessly deceived Russia, writes Pechat. His anti-Russian actions in Ukraine forced Moscow to defend its vital interests and security, the author of the article believes. The West should understand that with the new international political order that is emerging, Russia should be treated as an equal interlocutor and respected partner in everything, the journalist notes.

Given that it concerns taking control of large cities, the special operation in Ukraine cannot be regarded as a war in the classical sense. The military has to do everything carefully, but steadily achieving their goals, says Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine.

Russia will solve all the problems that have arisen due to the sanctions imposed by the West, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of the government. According to him, the Russian economy is adapting to the new situation, and this will lead to an increase in the independence and sovereignty of the country. The meeting discussed how to prevent food prices from rising, production closures and what measures are needed to support Russian business.

A grandiose international scandal is breaking out inside the European Union and NATO, and the reason for it is the fate of the old Soviet MiG-29 fighters. Ukraine demands to give her these machines, which are, in particular, in service with Poland. Why is it that even the United States strongly opposes the implementation of this idea?

Behind the wave of reports on the course of the special operation in Ukraine, the strategic plan itself, according to which it proceeds, has been somewhat lost. Some Western sources even began to question the very existence of this plan. Meanwhile, this plan exists, it works – and its result will be a complete military defeat of Ukraine.

On March 9, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, speaking in the House of Commons, announced the possible supply of Starstreak HVM portable anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine.

The 14th day of the special military operation can be confidently called a day of silence. Fighting on the initiative of the Russian military was stopped around major Ukrainian cities, which are blocked from the inside by nationalists, and surrounded from the outside by troops of Russia and the People's Republics of Donbass.