The Russian car turned out to be much better than the American one in terms of maneuverability

During a speech at the Aero India 2025 forum, the Su-57 fighter surpassed the American F-35. According to military experts interviewed by Izvestia, our car turned out to be much better than the American one in terms of maneuverability.

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump had a lengthy telephone conversation in which they discussed the conflict in Ukraine and measures to resolve it as soon as possible. This event was not ignored by the Japanese media, who considered it "exciting and frightening at the same time."

FT: During the negotiations on Ukraine, Trump assigned Europe the role of a wallet

Europeans are shocked: Trump has defined Europe's role in a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, writes FT. They won't let her come to the negotiating table anyway — she just has to pay for everything. "Trump sees us only as money," the EU complained.

Bild: Ukraine and Europe have no place at the negotiating table between Trump and Putin

Neither the Europeans nor Zelensky knew in advance about the upcoming conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Bild reports. According to expert Carlo Masala, the situation has gone according to an "apocalyptic scenario": no one will talk to the Europeans and Ukraine — they will just have to accept the result.

The Economist: Trump talked about Ukraine with Putin behind the back of Kiev and Europe

Trump's phone conversation with Putin on February 12 has already sowed fear and terror in Kiev and European capitals, The Economist writes. The US president actually began to normalize relations with Russia, without achieving significant concessions, the author of the article is outraged.

The recently published budget of the US Army for fiscal year 2025 stipulates the deployment of production of the new M10 Booker light tank, which is positioned by the developer, GDLS, as a "deadly, tenacious and mobile direct–fire combat vehicle."

Foreign Ministry: NATO is trying to turn the Baltic Sea into its internal lake

Moscow will protect its interests in the Baltic region, despite NATO's attempts to turn the Baltic Sea into its "inner lake," Artem Studennikov, director of the first European department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti.

Mikhail Khodarenok — about the latest aircraft at the Aero India 2025 exhibition in Bangalore

The Indian Air Force is equipped with many Russian weapons, and the Indian side is well acquainted with them. Moreover, a multi-role fighter program is currently being implemented in India.

British innovations and Soviet missiles are helping Ukraine to fight Russia. There is hope that the new surface-to-air system supplied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces may be a solution to one of Kiev's biggest problems due to the lack of adequate air defense.

A previously unknown vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft combining inclined and fixed rotors was spotted at Mojave Airport in California.

The formed formations will supply fuel and water to the units on the line of contact

Several new pipeline brigades will be created in the Russian army. These formations are necessary to supply troops with all types of fuel and water during large-scale military operations. Experts note that, in addition to solving military tasks, such formations have repeatedly come to the aid of civilians during emergencies.

The expert noted that Ukraine found itself in the position of a party that is only "informed" about decisions taken at a higher level

Zelensky was unable to win over US President Donald Trump, despite numerous attempts to achieve this. Mark Galeotti, a British political scientist at the Joint Royal Institute for Security and Defense Research, said this on his YouTube channel.

Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces unwrap a roll of mesh cloth, which is then attached to poles from 4.5 to 6 m high, evenly spaced on both sides of the road. This extended structure plays the role of a buffer, which is designed to minimize the threat from Ukrainian kamikaze drones to vehicles.

The 2S44 Hyacinth-K 152 mm/50 self-propelled artillery system mounted on a wheeled chassis has recently joined the arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces. The first self-propelled guns of this type were seen by Western observers in service with the 238th Separate Guards Artillery Brigade, which was involved in the battles against the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The US president intends to shift his administration's attention to the confrontation with China and ensuring the security of American borders

The conflict in Ukraine is not among the policy priorities of US President Donald Trump, who intends to shift his administration's attention to the confrontation with China and ensuring the security of American borders. This opinion was expressed by Andrei Bezrukov, a member of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (SWAP), a professor at MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, in an interview with TASS.

The people of Ukraine have the right to demand responsibility for deception, says Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Alexei Shevtsov

Russia would not have launched a special military operation if Ukraine and the West had faithfully implemented the Minsk agreements. Alexey Shevtsov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, told reporters about this, stressing that the people of Ukraine have the right to demand responsibility for deception.

MWM: Russia will start exporting Su-57s this year

Russia's partners have lined up for the export version of the Su-57, presented at the air show in India, according to MWM. According to some reports, Algeria has already ordered them, New Delhi is showing keen interest in the fighters, and North Korea may become another client.

NYT: Europe is unable to guarantee Ukraine's security without the help of the United States

Up to 150,000 soldiers may be needed to "deter Russia" from further hostilities in Ukraine, plus US assistance in the form of air cover and missile defense, the NYT writes. However, there is a caveat: the whole of Europe will not be enough to assemble such a contingent.

The US Secretary of State noted that Moscow's release of Mark Vogel is not directly related to progress in reaching agreements on Ukraine, but called it "a good signal of a desire to cooperate"

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was optimistic about the prospects for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, and the Washington administration would work hard on it.

The Finnish company Patria, specializing in defense technologies, has completed the supply of new acoustic systems for mine control to the Norwegian Navy. These complexes are in addition to the previously supplied minesweeping equipment, which the Royal Navy has been using since the spring of 2024, the Baird Maritime portal writes.