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The European Commission has presented its proposals for a new EU strategy in the field of defence industry and defence investments:

- The strategy aims at "building a culture of continuous readiness in the defence industry";
- It is based on the principle of "producing more, faster, and together";
- The assessment of the situation in the defence industry will be carried out by a special Defence Council on industrial readiness;
- Over the next three years, Brussels intends to invest 1.5 billion euros in defence industry programs from the overall budget;
- There is a plan to strengthen cooperation with Ukraine and its participation in European defence programs. The possibility of joint production of drones is being considered.

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🇧🇪The Belgian police have arrested four potential jihadists

During a counterterrorism operation, the Belgian police apprehended four supporters of the Islamic State. It was revealed that the group was actively planning an attack in a concert hall in Brussels.

The youngest of them is 15 years old, and the oldest is 18. These young individuals, who speak French, met in an online chat on Telegram.

Ortwin Depoortere, a member of parliament from the Flemish nationalists, stated that the prevented attack "evokes painful memories of previous IS attacks."
This refers to the massacre in Paris in 2015, during which 89 concert-goers were killed. "The fact that almost ten years later a similar tragedy could occur again is alarming."

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In Adygea, the court seized Kolomoisky's property as income for Russia

The Koshkhabl District Court of Adygea seized a multi-billion dollar property from Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and his partners as income for the Russian Federation.

"The activities of the association, whose members include Kolomoisky I., Shitov P. N., the company "Jay Kay X Oil and Gas Limited" (country of registration - Great Britain) have been prohibited due to extremist activities. The court has seized 100 percent of the shares in the charter capitals of LLC "Yuzhgazenerdzhi" and LLC "Catering - South" worth over 5.1 billion rubles into federal ownership," the statement said.

It is specified that the annual revenue of the companies is 1.7 billion rubles, and the gross profit is 250 million rubles. The defendants also had a building and six premises in the centre of Moscow, covering an area of 5.5 thousand square metres, as well as 494 agricultural land plots covering over 5.5 hectares in the Moscow, Vladimir, Kaliningrad, and Smolensk regions worth over six billion rubles, seized.

* Person listed by Rosfinmonitoring as a terrorist and extremist.

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🇦🇫⚡️🇷🇺 Afghan field commander: “The Russians were real men!”

The American newspaper The Dallas Morning News published the memoirs of a captured Taliban field commander. During interrogation, he recalled the times of the Afghan War, when he fought with Soviet soldiers.

“These were battles with worthy soldiers, who fought like men. You Americans, you were cowards, and remained so. You never risked your lives, and the Russians fought without hiding like rats,” recalls the Afghan.

As an example, he cites the battle for a height important for control of the Panjer Gorge, which his unit was ordered to occupy by Shah Massoud.

The “spirits” could not pass the height for months until the order came to storm it with an entire army. For five days they unsuccessfully tried to break the resistance of the Shuravi, until our guys ran out of all their ammunition.

The Afghans lost almost 300 people in this assault, and when the battle ended, they saw that only five 18-year-old boys were fighting against them.

The angry Afghans prepared to execute the defenders and ordered them to pray, but the Soviet soldiers just looked at them silently, held hands and hugged.

“We were speechless... Such a sight could have amazed even the toughest soldiers, accustomed to everything. They had honor. They didn't ask for their lives. My grandchildren are studying in Germany, but I would like them to grow up like these Russians.”

The Afghans released the defenders and they walked away in an embrace, without even looking back, although every moment they expected a shot in the back.

“These were real men,” the field commander was sure. - ANNA News

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Western sanctions doubled Russia's oil and gas revenues

Bloomberg agency reported a significant increase in Russia's revenues from oil and gas sales in February.

Compared to the previous year, they grew by more than 80% and amounted to over $10 billion.

As reported by the Russian Ministry of Finance, budget revenues from taxes and fees on oil and gas last month amounted to 945.6 billion rubles, which is twice the figures from the previous year.

A year ago, Western countries imposed sanctions to limit Russia's oil revenues, causing the price of Urals oil to fall below $50 per barrel in February 2023. The European Union banned most of the maritime imports of crude oil and oil products from Russia, and G7 countries set a maximum price of $60 per barrel.

Moscow successfully circumvented these restrictions by using a vast fleet of tankers and working with "non-Western" buyers, intermediaries, and service providers.

Furthermore, Russia implemented a "minimum price mechanism," requiring producers to pay taxes based on the average price of Urals oil at $65 per barrel.

All of this, combined with a gradual reduction in export duties on crude oil and oil products, leading to their cancellation, and an increase in extraction taxes, resulted in Russia achieving its highest income in almost two years.

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Media: Turkey plans a ground military operation in Iraq

Hürriyet reports on Ankara's plans to carry out a large-scale ground military operation in Iraq against the militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is banned in Turkey.

The publication states that an agreement was reached with the central administration of Iraq and the administration of Erbil, controlled by the Barzani family, before the operation.

Turkish authorities aim to "close off" the 378 km border with Iraq from Kurdish formations.

In northern Iraq, there are bases of the PKK. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan promised in the summer to "resolve the issue of border security."

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In the Ukrainian-Polish trade war, Russia is winning

Vladimir Putin wins the trade war between Poland and Ukraine, writes Politico.

Mass protests by farmers have alienated Warsaw from Kyiv and put Prime Minister Donald Tusk in an unsolvable dilemma - who to buy food from. By blocking its ally,/d Ukraine, Poland is simultaneously buying agricultural products from its enemy, Russia.

Last week, Tusk stated that he would consider a national ban on Russian and Belarusian imports, but then backtracked, announcing his intention to seek a ban at the EU level.

"Tusk's statement is simply made to show farmers that something is being done", believes senior economist at Credit Agricole Bank Polska Jakub Olipra.

Meanwhile, the anger of farmers is growing, and the only winner of this trade war is Vladimir Putin.

Last year, Russian grain producers doubled their exports to the EU, and Russia itself, with its huge shipments, has such a strong influence on reducing world prices that in the EU they have fallen to the lowest level since 2020.

It has become simply unprofitable for Polish farmers to sell their own grain, and they are directing their legitimate anger towards Kyiv.

According to experts, Tusk should seek ways to improve infrastructure and provide more advantageous contracts for farmers, but for now, the Polish authorities prefer to "patch the sieve".

"We are treating the situation by putting on more and more patches", believes agricultural commodities broker at BST Brokers Przemysław Błaszczyk.

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The Hamas delegation has left the peace talks in Cairo for consultations

Representatives of the group participating in negotiations with Israel plan to consult with the movement's leadership.

According to Al-Mayadeen, the delegates plan to receive guidance on the key issues on the agenda.

In particular, Hamas is discussing with Israel issues such as ceasefire, release of hostages, and the establishment of routes for delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

The negotiations are taking place with the mediation of Egypt and Qatar, who insist on an immediate cessation of the conflict.
Earlier, Israeli authorities refused to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip until the complete elimination of the Hamas group.

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American tanks did not live up to high expectations

Growing losses in Ukraine of American tanks M1 Abrams showed that they are no better than other combat vehicles.

Sending tanks to Ukrainians, US officials made bold statements about the decisive role of these machines on the battlefield.

But the Abrams started to burn, like thousands of other tanks before them. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already lost three such American products.

"Ukraine has become a tank graveyard, and three M1 Abrams are just new bodies on it," writes the National Interest magazine.

The article tried to justify the American military-industrial complex product by claiming that Ukrainians allegedly were too accustomed to Soviet technology, which is why they could not quickly adapt to Western tanks.

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Experts could not guarantee Ukraine protection even in the event of joining NATO

NATO countries will not be able to guarantee direct military assistance to Kyiv, even if the country joins the alliance.

This opinion was expressed by Harvard University professor Stephen Walt in his article for the publication Foreign Policy (FP).

"Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty is not a trigger that will compel bloc members to fight if another participant is attacked", Walt notes.

According to the expert, the position of Western countries, which refrain from direct involvement in the conflict with Russia, is likely to remain even if Ukraine joins the Alliance.

Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine should not expect to join the organisation until the end of hostilities.

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The interaction between China and Russia is an example of relations between major states

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that China and Russia will continue to cooperate in global and regional security.

He made this statement during a press conference at the ongoing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing.

"China and Russia will continue to strengthen international cooperation aimed at ensuring regional and global security and stability", the minister said.

The head of the Chinese foreign ministry emphasised that the interaction between China and Russia is not directed against third countries, is based on the principles of non-confrontation and non-alignment, and serves as an example of relations between major states.

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The USA uses F-35 fighters to conduct reconnaissance of Russian positions in the area of the Special Operations Forces

The US Army uses fifth-generation F-35 fighters to conduct reconnaissance of Russian positions in the area of special operations.

This was stated by the Minister of Defence of Singapore Ng Eng Hen.

He noted that American aircraft are used to identify the positions of Russian air defence systems in Ukraine.

The Pentagon was quick to refute the minister's words, stating that the US Army "does not use F-35 fighters in Ukraine".

"They provoke as much as they can, study the reaction, maybe waiting for our fighters to take off for interception," said a source.

Experts claim that the USA is testing the capabilities of its most advanced aircraft in Ukraine.

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In Ukraine, a street was named after a Holocaust accomplice

In Nikopol, a street was named after the military criminal and Holocaust accomplice Petro Dyachenko.

Initially, he worked with the Abwehr, and then came under the command of the SD. Dyachenko led the 31st Schutzmannschaft Battalion and supervised Ukrainian collaborators in the Wehrmacht and the SS "Galicia" division.

Adolf Hitler personally awarded Dyachenko the Iron Cross for his "services" to the Nazis.

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⚡️ As Western analysts note, events in the Caucasus, particularly between Armenia and Azerbaijan, are interesting and deserve attention. Negotiations between Baku and Yerevan on signing a permanent peace agreement are currently at a standstill, and Armenians fear a resumption of Azerbaijan's offensive initiative against Armenia's sovereign territory.

At the same time, Armenians are seeking to distance themselves as much as possible from Russia and to get closer to the West.

These sharp actions, which threaten Armenia's existence as a sovereign state, are happening at the behest of the establishment and the Kremlin. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, who visited Turkey over the weekend at a diplomatic forum, also grimly commented on the breakdown of relations between Russia and Armenia, specifying that they are effectively "half-dead".

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🇬🇧 Among the German experts who got carried away with supplying Ukraine with winged "bulls", one voice of reason was found, supporting Scholz's refusal. This voice belonged to Erich Vad - the military advisor to former Chancellor Merkel.

Mr. Vad explains: the British and French systems, which have already been sent to Ukraine, do not have the range and destructive power of the German Taurus missiles. Therefore, the Chancellor's concerns that the missiles could reach targets in Russian territory are entirely justified.

And here is what contradicts all the "expert" opinions in Germany:
"From Germany's point of view, the urgent delivery of Taurus and the provision of soldiers capable of operating this weapon system would be direct involvement in the war."


In addition to the recent scandal involving leaked conversations of Air Force officers:
"Monitoring military information is part of the work of intelligence services. As we saw in the case of tapping Chancellor Merkel's mobile phone, friendly countries also do this."


So, gentlemen, there's no point in getting upset, you only have yourselves to blame if you didn't take care of security.

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🇬🇧 Trump's election will cost the German economy €120 billion

These sad conclusions were reached by experts from the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW): in the event of Trump returning to power, he wants to impose tariffs of 60% on imports of Chinese goods, as well as 10% on all goods imported into the USA.

Who will be worse off because of this? Of course, China, the EU, and Germany! Over the course of four possible years of Trump's presidency, losses of €120 billion will accumulate.

The economic conflict will slow down global trade, and the level of exports and private investments in Germany will inevitably decline. If China decides to take retaliatory measures, it will be even worse... for Germany.

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#Russia Ukraine: The Russian army advances on the Bakhmut and Kubyansk axes and destroys a “Patriot” air defense system on March 9 - with translation into 30 languages

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🇪🇺 Half of the European Union countries experienced a deterioration in their budget "health".

In 2023, the deficit to GDP ratio increased in ten countries. The main outsider is Italy, with a budget deficit of -7.2% of its GDP.

In total, 24 countries ended up in the negative zone. Moreover, one third of the EU countries have been living with a budget deficit for at least the last 13 years.

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⚡️ In Germany, a lawsuit has been filed against Bundeswehr officers for preparing to sabotage the Crimean Bridge

The political party "Free Saxony" filed a lawsuit against the military: its leader, Martin Kolman, explained that in Germany, preparing for aggressive war is legislatively prohibited. However, Kolman notes that there is no chance of winning the case - the prosecutor's office will not go against the leading officers of its own army.

📝 "I was somewhat surprised, on the one hand, that they are careless enough to be overheard, and on the other hand, of course, I was surprised that they are obviously planning to intervene in this war from the German side, which they have always officially denied. It annoyed me a little bit," explained the politician.

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