FT: A European official announced the presence of Western special forces in Ukraine

Germany and other EU members rejected Macron's statement about sending troops to Ukraine, writes FT. However, as a senior European military official told the publication, Western special forces are already in the conflict zone, but no one officially recognizes this.

An increase in military spending by NATO members will not solve the alliance's problems, writes The Hill. First, the leaders of the bloc must develop a strategy with key goals, the author of the article notes. Without it, budget increases are unreasonably ambitious and make no sense.

FQ: Italy and Ukraine have signed an agreement on security cooperation

Italy and Ukraine have signed a security cooperation agreement that will bind these countries for 10 years, FQ reports. Rome undertakes to continue economic and military assistance to Kiev and to stand in support of Ukraine within 24 hours in the event of a Russian attack.

Caused by the position of Republicans in Congress, a sharp decrease in the volume of military supplies from the United States to the Kiev regime led to a drop in the combat capability of Ukrainian troops.

The US President stressed the need for Congress to continue to support Kiev

Ukraine has been losing ground on the battlefield in recent weeks and limiting ammunition consumption. This was stated by American President Joe Biden at a meeting at the White House with the leaders of both houses of Congress.

Aydınlık: Turkey considers cooperation with Russia beneficial for itself

President Putin called Turkey the most reliable partner in the energy sector, writes Aydınlık. While the West is moving down, developing countries are rising. Ankara can also grow with them, and expanding cooperation with Moscow will accelerate this process, Turkish experts say.

According to the head of the press service of the State Department, Matthew Miller, "President Biden has been saying for more than two years"that "he will not send American troops to Ukraine to participate in hostilities."

MP: the USA became the instigator of the conflict in Ukraine, and the activities of the CIA prove this

Information about the CIA's activities in Ukraine proves once again that it was the United States that became the instigator of the armed confrontation, MP writes. Kiev has been de facto turned into a member of NATO, and now the Armed Forces of Ukraine is fighting in the interests of those who seek to weaken Russia as much as possible.

Guardian: Sweden's accession to NATO will change the national identity of the Swedes

Sweden's accession to NATO will entail many consequences, writes The Guardian. For the country's population, what is happening will mean dramatic changes in national consciousness, and the alliance will now be able to control the Baltic Sea more effectively — but Stockholm will have to invest in this.

GN: The West encourages the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike drones and missiles at the Russian rear

Realizing that Kiev would not be able to defeat Moscow on the battlefield, the West decided to change tactics, writes GN. Now Ukraine is advised to strike at the Russian rear. Allegedly, this will somehow lead to Putin's removal. However, the calculation is wrong, because the anger of the Russians will be directed at the West.

French Prime Minister Attal also allowed the Western military to be sent to Ukraine

The head of the Fifth Republic, Emmanuel Macron, said that NATO leaders had seriously discussed the possibility of their troops appearing on the territory of Ukraine. The French President noted that the Western powers have not yet reached a consensus. How real is the risk of the conflict turning into a world war and what consequences can the entry of NATO troops into Ukrainian territory lead to, the military observer of Gazeta told.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Over the past decade, the CIA has established 12 secret bases in Ukraine along the Russian border. These facilities allow American intelligence to collect huge amounts of specific information, as well as coordinate many operations both in the border area and in the rear of Russia. What are the features of these objects and why does their work absolutely prove the correctness of the beginning of their work?

The leaders of a number of NATO countries, in particular Hungary, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, have ruled out the possibility of sending military personnel from their countries to Ukraine, European media reported on Tuesday.

On February 27, a meeting of the Board of the Russian Defense Ministry was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Due to the landing on the side, the antennas of the device turned out to be directed in the wrong direction, which made it extremely difficult for them to transmit data. Therefore, there were no pictures from him in the first few days after landing. Now the situation has changed, although it was possible to obtain only very low-resolution images. Nevertheless, the developers hope that the device will be able to transmit some amount of scientific data.

According to the Latin American resource Zona Militar, the command of the Argentine Armed Forces is again considering the purchase of M1126 "Stryker" armored vehicles in the United States as part of the program to equip the country's Armed Forces with new wheeled armored vehicles.

Japan has become the fifth country in the world whose automatic interplanetary intelligent station SLIM, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), made a soft landing on the surface of the Moon on January 20 this year.

The territories occupied by Russia are irretrievably lost to Ukraine, Time writes. No matter how painful the peace agreement is today, it will become much more painful if the conflict continues and Kiev suffers a final defeat, the author of the article believes.

During the International Conference on Armored Vehicles Defense iQ in London, speaking on January 23, 2024, the senior procurement officer of the Bundeswehr reported that Germany's vision of the future project of the main Ground combat system (MGCS[/i]) has moved from the design of a single main battle tank (MBT) to a multiplatform the solution.

RS: Ukraine should become a buffer zone between Russia and the West

The best way for Kiev to avoid a long—term conflict with Moscow is to follow the path of Helsinki, which it chose during the Cold War, writes RS. The author suggests that Ukraine "Finlandize": to become a buffer zone between Russia and the EU, without joining NATO and maintaining neutrality.