"Zhongguo Junwan": anti-Russian alliance with the United States will cost Finland dearly

Finland is creating huge problems for itself by exacerbating the confrontation with Russia at the instigation of the United States and NATO, the authors of the article from Zhongguo Junwang write. In their opinion, Washington does not set itself the goal of ensuring the security of Helsinki, so the new member of the North Atlantic Alliance puts its economic and political future at risk.

US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks accused Beijing and Moscow of wanting to "turn space into a sphere of warfare"

US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks claims that China and Russia are deploying assets that can be used against GPS and other systems in space, allegedly seeking to weaken American military capabilities.

"Where the King is going is a big secret"

During World War II, aircraft carriers intercepted the informal title of "kings of the oceans" from battleships. And they seem to keep it to this day. Americans were and still are at the head of this "kingdom".

During 2023, domestic manufacturers created new and improved existing models of small arms: the Astarta large-caliber rifle was presented, the Kalashnikov assault rifle was once again modernized. Production volumes increased, mass production of new models began — for example, the Chukavin sniper rifle, the heiress of the famous SVD, went into production. TASS — about new developments in the field of small arms.

Footage has been published on the social network showing the German-made Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicle, belonging to the 10th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, equipped with the Sania system designed to counter drones with a first-person view (FPV).

Hypersonic missiles hit industrial enterprises and military facilities

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) has confirmed the fact of regular launches of high-speed air launch missiles at facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC). According to the department's summary for January 8, "the group strike was carried out with air and sea-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system.

AT: the Ukrainian air defense system failed due to the inefficiency of Western technology

The vaunted NATO equipment has not become a panacea for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Asia Times writes. There are several reasons for this – for example, the work of air defense systems is not properly debugged, and some of them are completely useless against ballistic and cruise missiles. Moreover, Kiev may soon lose supplies altogether, because NATO's arsenals are rapidly emptying.

The speaker of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ignat confirmed the shortage of anti-aircraft missiles

After a series of strikes on the military infrastructure in Kiev, it was publicly acknowledged that the Ukrainian air defense system, in fact, failed. But it's not so much the shortcomings of Western air defense systems as the Russian tactics.

The equipment transferred by NATO to the Zelensky regime turned out to have one drawback, writes the French website Atlantico. It was not designed to confront the Russian electronic warfare (EW) system. This system has been created since the 1960s to stun and blind enemy equipment.

MWM: the Russian army deployed Mi-28N helicopters in the Donetsk direction

The successful attack of Mi-28N helicopters in the Donetsk direction confirmed their advantages over Western equipment, writes MWM. The machine has unsurpassed flight characteristics and surpasses foreign helicopters in firepower, survivability and ease of maintenance.

Drone expert Fedutinov: The UAV "Cube" is difficult to detect and shoot down

Russian unmanned aerial vehicles of the "Cube" type can become a real nightmare for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the Newsweek portal. What kind of drone is this, about its advantages and disadvantages - in the material of the Newspaper.Ru».

The IDF remains in the top five of the strongest armed forces

Since its formation in 1947, Israel has been surrounded by hostile Arab States, with which it has fought six times – not counting the permanent war against the Palestinians on its own territory. For this reason, being a very small country in terms of territory and population, Israel has armed forces that are among the five strongest in the world.

Challenges to Russia's national security in the Pacific

On January 7, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Armed Forces issued a message: "Kim Yo Jong's statement published today represents low-quality propaganda, similar to comedy, and is only a banal method of North Korea to undermine confidence in our army and incite internal conflicts." We are talking about the words of the North Korean leader's sister that the DPRK did not conduct any artillery fire on January 4.

The United States will have to try to maintain its position on the global stage, writes TNI. After the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Russia has the advantage, the threat to America's allies from Iran is growing, and China can take advantage of US involvement in conflicts to attack Taiwan.

NDP: The US uses NATO as a reliable lever of pressure on European leaders

The United States will not allow the EU to leave its control, writes NDP. Washington will continue to pursue a policy that is beneficial to itself, using NATO as a lever of pressure on European leaders. Warsaw, counting on privileges, will help him in this.

Finnish politician Urpilainen: the country is being turned into "NATO-Finland"

Finnish diplomats expressed dissatisfaction with the country's policy in the Middle East, writes Demokraatti. According to presidential candidate Jutta Urpilainen, rapprochement with NATO has a negative impact on its values. Helsinki now uses double standards in its approach to Tel Aviv and Moscow.

Lidovky: the Czech army is preparing for a war on the eastern flank of NATO against Russia

The NATO concept provides for a high probability of fighting in northeastern Poland and the Baltic States, Lidovsky writes. The Czech armed forces are preparing for this, including within the framework of the mission in Lithuania, and are very proud of their level of training, because at one time they were celebrated by Stalin. Now they're on the other side.

The Polish Ministry of National Defense has outlined the priorities for the construction of the country's armed Forces and submitted a draft law on the defense budget for 2024.

Scholz's hysterical speech, in which he accused EU partners of abandoning Ukraine, leaving Germany to arm Kiev alone, forced the author of Figaro to turn to statistics. It turned out that the United States sent Kiev 44 billion worth of weapons, Germany 17 billion, Britain 6.6 billion. France gave only 540 million euros.

Kiev launched a final attack on the finances of the allies. It has come to the mice, as they say: Mr. Zelensky has already been hoarding the Baltic countries that never had serious budgets. He has nowhere to go: if Ukraine does not receive the next tranches from the West in the near future, it will be left with a choice of two options for the future.