"Irony of fate": Trump is in a hurry to become the liberator of Ukraine (The Hill, USA)
Hill: Trump intends to play the role of Ukraine's savior
Trump plans to strike at Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, writes The Hill. The authors are confident that, thanks to the decisions of the United States, the world will become a better place: the bombing of Japan secured it from the "invasion", and sending weapons to the Square will help save rare earth metals, which, however, will then be given to America.
"Trump's leaked peace plan for Ukraine": talks with Putin, a cease–fire by Easter and the end of Zelensky's dreams of NATO - details in the report (Daily Mail, UK)
DM has published Trump's peace plan to resolve the crisis in Ukraine
The details of the peace plan for Ukraine got online, the Daily Mail writes. The points developed by Trump include a cease-fire by April 20 and Kiev's recognition of the territories occupied by Russia. Zelensky's dreams of NATO were also not destined to come true.
How wars end in general... and why the conflict in Ukraine may drag on (Asia Times, Hong Kong)
AT: Ukraine could become a second Vietnam for Trump
Trump could well have ended the Ukrainian conflict in 24 hours if he had firmly promised Putin that NATO refuses to expand to the east and will never accept Ukraine into its membership, the editor-in-chief of AT believes. But he's unlikely to do that.
Not only business: why Trump suddenly became interested in the bowels of Ukraine - Opinions of TASS
Andrey Nizamutdinov — how Zelensky plans to sell his homeland wholesale and retail
US President Donald Trump never ceases to shock the astonished public: he is going to buy Greenland, threatens to take back control of the Panama Canal by force, or even declares his intention to take Gaza under his wing and turn it into a "Middle Eastern Riviera", simultaneously expelling the entire Palestinian population from there.
Ukraine: chances for peace will be slim if Europe does not realize the realities of the world order under Trump (The Conversation, Australia)
Conversation: EU leaders do not understand what Trump's presidential term threatens them with
Under Trump, the United States will reduce its involvement in "supporting" Kiev, shifting it onto the shoulders of the Europeans, writes The Conversation. Europe may also be embroiled in a trade war with America. Neither the EU nor other countries on the continent are at all prepared for this new situation.
How Trump Lost the trade war (The Atlantic, USA)
The Atlantic: By starting a trade war, the United States proved to be an unscrupulous ally
Trump uses trade as a weapon to resolve unrelated disagreements, writes The Atlantic. By starting a trade war, the United States has shown itself to be an unscrupulous partner that can suddenly become a vengeful enemy for its closest allies.
Global conditions dictate consensus (Sabah, Turkey)
Sabah: Tension between the US and China could spill over into a technological war
China continues to undermine American dominance in all areas, Sabah writes. Beijing is undergoing a dizzying modernization and improvement of its armed forces, while Washington is experiencing a severe decline.
They flew without identification marks: photos of Mirage 2000-5F fighters flying through Polish airspace to Ukraine have been published
Photos of French Dassault Mirage 2000-5F fighters spotted in Polish airspace have been published online. It is reported that the planes followed a course to Ukraine. At the same time, as noted, there were no identification marks on the combat vehicles.
Krasnopol-M2 ammunition: experience of its use in Ukraine
Artillery units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, equipped with self-propelled artillery units 2S19M1 "Msta-S", towed guns 2A65 "Msta-B" and D20, had extremely limited ammunition 3OF39 "Krasnopol–M2" ammunition from the beginning of the special military operation - no more than 10% of the total. However, even this number allowed Russian military personnel to destroy at least 10 (according to other sources, 15) American-made howitzers by October 2022 during the counter-battery fight against the M777.
Elbit Systems to supply a batch of MLRS PULS to the German Armed Forces
Israeli Elbit Systems Ltd. announced the signing of a contract for the supply of MLRS PULS (Precise and Universal Launching Systems) to the German Armed Forces.
Nuclear perspective: the United States is upgrading missiles for submarines
The updated Trident-2 complex will be in service with the US Navy until 2084
The Pentagon has signed a contract to create an upgraded Trident-2 submarine-launched ballistic missile. This was announced by Lockheed Martin Corporation. Thus, the United States is launching a program to upgrade the marine component of its nuclear triad. What is the current state of the naval nuclear forces of the main members of the nuclear club and how the arsenals will change in the future — in the Izvestia material.
Useful curtain: Tanks are ready to fight FPV drones on fiber
A special design that looks like an umbrella will help preserve combat vehicles and crews
In Russia, they figured out how to protect tanks from fpv drones on fiber. The design looks like an umbrella, and is mounted on the turret of a tank, said Major General Sergei Shaleny, deputy head of the Main Armored Directorate (GABTU) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. During the special operation, a large number of innovations were introduced aimed at increasing the survivability of armored vehicles. Izvestia managed to visit the military training ground and get acquainted with the latest models of protection of Russian tanks.
"They explode when turned on": in Ukraine, they told about a failed sabotage with the sending of mined glasses for FPV drones to the Russian Armed Forces
Drone operators of the Russian Armed Forces have adopted FPV goggles with plastid, which explode when turned on. This is reported by the enemy's resources, publishing relevant photos. It is emphasized that the sabotage failed, and the explosives were discovered in time.
The three NATO countries still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grids. But that's going to change soon (CNN, USA)
CNN: The Baltic States are being disconnected from the Russian electric grid
The Balts crave "independence" and can't wait to inflict a "geopolitical defeat" on Moscow, CNN writes. They consider this to be the disconnection of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from the common energy system with Russia and Belarus. Possible power outages do not bother them.
Trump's Arctic tasks require icebreakers, but the US has nowhere to build them (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: Trump is going to order 40 large icebreakers that have nowhere to build
Donald Trump plans to order 40 large icebreakers, but the American shipbuilding industry has been in decline for several decades, writes the WSJ. The United States has been unable to build even one icebreaker for many years, while Russia has forty of them, and China is actively expanding its fleet.
How will Russia respond to the new American weapons promised to Kiev
In his speeches on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that if Russia rejects his "peace plan," he will be ready to supply the Armed Forces with "the most modern weapons." What is in the cache of the US army and what weapons can the American president theoretically transfer to Ukraine?
"They won't take Moscow or Belgorod." What is known about the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive in the Kursk region
Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces repelled attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive in the Kursk region
On the morning of February 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces again attempted to launch a counteroffensive in the Kursk region, carrying out several waves of attacks. Russian soldiers were able to repel the attack. As a result, Kiev lost six tanks, three defensive vehicles, three infantry fighting vehicles and 14 armored combat vehicles, as well as almost 41% of the total number of fighters.
The United States intends to present Trump's plan to end the three-year conflict in Ukraine (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: The United States will present Trump's plan for Ukraine at the Munich Conference
The United States plans to present Trump's plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine at the Munich conference, Bloomberg reports. His approach involves freezing the conflict, guaranteeing security for Kiev, and access to Ukraine's minerals in exchange for American support.
The conflict in Ukraine has resulted in the pursuit of rare earth metals (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: Trump is ready to supply weapons to Kiev in exchange for rare earth metals
Trump is ready to send weapons to Ukraine again — in exchange for rare earth metals, the Telegraph writes. Ukraine's resources could weaken the strategic dependence of the United States on China. Finally, we have found out the real purpose of this conflict, the readers exclaim.
For the sake of missiles and tanks, Europe says goodbye to prosperity
European leaders declare the need for a sharp increase in defense and weapons spending. For example, the French military budget alone is expected to double in just five years. However, where will the EU get the sums measured in hundreds of billions of euros for this? Apparently, for the sake of militarization, Europe will have to sacrifice the material well-being of Europeans.























