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Raseef22 (Lebanon): Assad's visit highlighted differences with Washington. Has the UAE decided to turn to the East?

Last Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad paid a visit to the UAE, writes Raseef22. This event can be interpreted from two points of view. On the one hand, because of anti-Russian sanctions, Damascus is looking for an alternative to Moscow. On the other hand, the UAE is making efforts to become a regional leader. The author of the article foresees changes in the relations of Arab countries with Damascus.

Military expert Andrey Frolov - on the likelihood of Turkey transferring Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems to Kiev

In recent days, the American media have been actively promoting the idea that Turkey's transfer of the S-400 air defense system to Ukraine could solve several issues for Ankara at once: strengthen positions in NATO and relations with the United States, remove the irritant in relations with Washington and again gain access to Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. How possible is this scenario?

Russian society, the population of Ukraine and the tactics of information warfare

March 24, 2022 is a month since the beginning of a special military operation and the entry of our troops into Ukraine. It is going according to plan: the tasks set for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin said, will be fulfilled. What are the preliminary results of the special operation today from the military-political and military-scientific points of view? The specific figures in this regard are known to specialists, so some generalizations can be made.

Lawmakers are trying to assess the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on America's security

The special operation conducted by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine (SDDU) and its results force American politicians, military and special services to once again consider issues under the heading "US National Security".

How to counter the US and NATO's bet on a proxy conflict

In the XXI century, hybrid military conflicts have become one of the most common forms of interstate confrontation. And the hybrid war turns from a kind of confrontation between individual states and their coalitions into a global hybrid war (MGW).

On the problem of Hindu terrorism in India

After the September 11 terrorist attacks, research in the field of terrorism focused mainly on Islamist movements. But when considering this problem in the context of India, there is a significant leap towards far-right extremism. Despite their massive scale, violent attacks carried out by Hindu extremists often remain without coverage or do not receive due attention, although they pose a significant threat to regional security.

Can Kiev get an atomic bomb

In the context of the special operation in Ukraine, on the one hand, there were long-standing and current regrets about the absence of nuclear weapons in the country. On the other hand, there are publications about the work already carried out with external support in a number of institutes and centers of Ukraine to prepare for the creation of nuclear weapons.

European allies are pushing the US to war

President Biden said that if Russia attacks a NATO country, the United States will intervene, even if it leads to World War III. Since the Russian Federation has never threatened any of the NATO members, we are talking about a provocation being prepared by Poland or the Baltic limitrophs.

Joseph Biden asked for help from Xi Jinping in the fight against Russia

The two-hour teleconference talks between the US President and the Chinese President touched upon key strategic security issues, including special military operations of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. The statement of this fact is perhaps the only common point in the coverage of the March 18 event by the Anglo-Saxon and Chinese mass media. Everything that is written by them then goes in opposite directions.

Russia and Ukraine are increasingly using new types of weapons

MiG-31K interceptor fighters for the first time carried out the practical application of aeroballistic hypersonic missiles "Dagger" on real targets. The Ministry of Defense reports the destruction of a well-protected, buried ammunition storage and a fuel and lubricants warehouse. Both objects are located on the territory of Western Ukraine.

The beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine has forced institutional investors and governments of many countries to rethink their approach to supporting the defense industry. This area has been off-limits for investors concerned about environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), in recent years many have sought to get rid of the assets of arms companies in their portfolios, and now this situation has worsened. Sofia Karadima writes about this in a material for the Army Technology web resource.

The director of the Second European Department, Sergey Belyaev, in a written interview with Interfax, spoke about Moscow's attitude to the possible accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, as well as about Russian approaches to the situation in Russian-British relations.

The National Interest (USA): why Brazil and Argentina preferred Russia to Ukraine

The author of the TNI article is surprised to note the independent position of major players on Ukraine – Brazil and Argentina. He believes that these countries actually preferred Russia to Ukraine for a number of reasons. At the same time, Western intimidation does not affect them.

Any contact between the military of the Russian Federation and NATO can lead to irreparable consequences.

This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. According to the Kremlin representative, the introduction of North Atlantic Alliance peacekeepers into the territory of Ukraine would be a dangerous step.

The press secretary of the President of Russia in an interview with CNN: Russia may use nuclear weapons if it faces a threat to its existence (Guancha, China)

Readers of the portal "Guancha" are vigorously discussing Dmitry Peskov's statement about the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons. He explained that this is possible only if Russia "faces a threat to its existence." The Chinese noted that it had long needed to apply it against those countries that imposed sanctions.

Russia's threat to the world: We can resort to nuclear weapons if we see an "existential threat" (Haber7, Turkey)

Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with CNN, called the use of nuclear weapons by Russia a condition, Haber7 reports. The opinions of readers of the Turkish portal were divided. Some justify Russia and call such statements a "natural reaction." Others insist that nuclear weapons should be banned.

Pravda (Serbia): Russia is always under the sights of NATO

Every day, the West feeds its citizens blatant lies about the situation in Ukraine, writes Pravda. This is how the abnormal economic sanctions imposed against Russia are justified. Moscow has achieved results in Ukraine that are presented as a failure in the West, the author of the article notes. But every day there is an advance of Russian troops and the results of denazification are visible.

Cumhuriyet (Turkey): tightrope walking between Moscow and the West

Turkey cannot afford to side with the West and enter into a confrontation with Russia by joining at least partially the sanctions against it, Cumhuriyet writes. The author notes that Ankara should "get along well" with Moscow. At the same time, he also does not advise swearing with the West.

Warsaw decided to expel 45 Russian diplomats. Against this background, the United States is pulling troops to the east of Poland to the border with Belarus on the eve of an emergency NATO summit. Members of the alliance will discuss Warsaw's initiative to introduce a contingent to the territory of Ukraine. In response, Moscow indicated that such a step would lead to a direct clash between Russia and NATO. Are Warsaw and Washington really ready for such a development?

President Biden has announced a "new world order" that will emerge as a result of the current Ukrainian epic. It seems that there is a sudden agreement between Moscow and Washington, but only on this single point. In Moscow, after all, they also talk about an "epoch-making battle" for a new world order. However, Biden is clearly lying, because he only dreams of restoring the old way of life – with the leadership of the United States. What will the new world really be like?