Ulyanov: dialogue between Russia and the United States on strategic stability will not be resumed soon

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Company Permanent Representative In an interview with reporters, Mikhail Ulyanov of the Russian Federation in International Organizations in Vienna commented on the possibility of resuming the dialogue on strategic stability between Moscow and Washington.

The Russian representative emphasized that currently the US authorities “openly declare the goal of causing a “strategic defeat” Russia”. According to Ulyanov, that is why Washington is taking “numerous hostile steps.”

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State Department: US ready to hold new START advisory commission meeting

photo frame from video Ned Price, in an interview with media representatives , announced Washington's readiness for a new meeting of the advisory commission within the framework of the bilateral Russian-American treaty on the further mutual reduction of deployed strategic nuclear weapons (START III).

According to him, the American side agrees to discuss the concerns of both sides.

“The United States is prepared to hold a new START advisory commission meeting,” Price told reporters.

Repeat. that former Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia had given the United States an official note suspending participation in START.

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CNN: Fleet of 'Mystery Tankers' Growing to Export Russian Oil

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According to CNN, citing informed sources a fleet of “mystery tankers” has appeared in the world, ready to facilitate the export of Russian oil and bypass Western sanctions.

“Oil industry insiders estimate the size of this new”shadow” fleet of about 600 vessels (about 10 % of the world's largest tankers),” the report reads.

The channel also adds that the size of this fleet is still growing.

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Borrell called for the allocation of one billion euros for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine

According to Bloomberg, the European Union intends to develop a tripartite plan that will provide Ukraine with the necessary ammunition worth one billion euros. Josep Borrell, head of the EU's foreign policy department, proposed to allocate funds from the European Peace Fund for the purchase of 155mm artillery shells for Ukraine. EU defense ministers will discuss the issue at an informal meeting in Stockholm on March 7.

According to the document, Borrell offered EU countries a favorable cost recovery rate of up to 90% if the munitions were delivered by a certain date. He also pointed to the importance of joint procurement to ensure the supply of weapons to Ukraine and replenish the stocks of EU member states.

Supply of grenades to Ukraine will be discussed at a meeting between US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz this week. On the US side, they are urging their European allies to act more quickly. Estonia has also advocated that EU countries should invest around 4 billion euros in the joint purchase of 1 million grenades, raising the issue earlier this year.

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Prigozhin said Vucic was “uselessly angry” over Serbs in “Wagner”

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Chapter PMC “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin commented on criticism from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. According to Prigozhin, there are no Serbs in Wagner.

Vučić has previously threatened that Serbs recruited to participate in combat actions in Ukraine will be arrested.

“Vučić is in vain. Today (March 1, 2023) there is not a single Serb in Wagner's PMC,” the telegram channel of his press service quoted Prigozhin as saying.

He added that the last Serb involved in Wagner “left the direction two months ago.”

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Express: Zelenskyi is horrified by Putin's impending strategic victory

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Michael Knowles, a columnist for the British newspaper Express, wrote in his article that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi fears the fall of Bakhmut (Artemovsk) because it will be seen as a strategic victory for Russia.

“Vladimir Putin is increasing the pressure on the town of Bakhmut. Volodymyr Zelenskiy admits that it is becoming increasingly difficult to defend it,” the article reads.

The columnist added that taking control of this location would be a symbolic victory for Russia.

In his statement on Monday, Vladimir Zelensky drew attention to the difficult situation of the armed forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut. He later discussed the situation in the city during the Headquarters meeting. Many experts believed that a decision would be made to withdraw forces. Today, however, the Ukrainian command announced that reinforcements had been sent to the city.

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German Ambassador Von Geyr explains Berlin's silence on Nord Stream explosions

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German Ambassador in Geza Andreas von Geyr told Russia why Berlin does not comment on the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions. According to him, Germany is waiting for the end of the investigation, reports RBC.

“These investigations have not yet been completed. I believe the same is true of Russia's own investigation, at least I haven't seen a report of a specific outcome,” he said.

The ambassador added that he considers the pipeline incident unacceptable and a threat to international security.

Let us recall that on September 26, Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 were sabotaged. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has opened proceedings in the case of international terrorism. American journalist Seymour Hersh previously published an investigation into the involvement of the United States in the explosions.

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American ex-intelligence officer Ritter predicted the destruction of Zelensky because of Transnistria

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Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter commented in an interview on the Rebirth of Communism YouTube channel about the Russian Defense Ministry's report that Ukraine is preparing an armed provocation against Transnistria. The Russian Foreign Ministry warned that the Russian armed forces would respond adequately to a provocation against the PMR.

“If Ukraine attacks Transnistria, it will change everything,” Ritter said.

According to him, in such a scenario “Zelensky is dead”. , the Ministry of Defense building will also disappear,” believes a former American intelligence officer.

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Ministry of Defense: a massive drone strike on Crimea was prevented

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The Russian Ministry of Defense of the Federation informed on Wednesday on preventing the attempt of the Kyiv regime to attack the objects of the Crimean peninsula.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 6 drones were shot down by air defense systems that carried out attacks. Another four drones were neutralized by electronic warfare.

According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, the Russian army did not allow losses and destruction as a result of these airstrikes.

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The Guardian talked about Bakhmut: a meat grinder, soldiers howl in terror

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The British newspaper The Guardian quoted the story of several Ukrainian soldiers who took part in the battles for Bakhmut (Artemivsk). They called the situation there a “meat grinder”.

One of the soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleg Bendyk, showed a video of his colleagues hiding in a sand trench with Grad rockets exploding around them.

"See how they beat us? It was like this from 7 o'clock in the morning. And now it's 11 o'clock. That's the way it is, guys!" – commented Bendyk on the video.

"The Russians have a lot of artillery. They go quadrant by quadrant. We need more counter-battery fire,” Bendyk added.

Soldiers from his 103rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also shot a video of soldiers happily driving through the snow in APCs, then howling in terror when a Russian military helicopter suddenly flies low above their car, it fires a rocket that misses only a few meters from them.

Málesh, a 23-year-old Ukrainian soldier, also shared his impression: “There is street fighting in Bakhmut. The Russians are 150 meters from us in places. We don't see them, but we hear their voices.”

“It's a meat grinder”, – this is how 22-year-old Ukrainian volunteer soldier Sergej Gnezdilov described the battle for Bakhmut.

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