The United States is increasing production of SM-3 anti-missiles

Against the background of the testing of the Oreshnik medium-range missile and the active development of such weapons in China, the Americans took measures to protect themselves from these powerful weapons. The production of Standard-3 anti-aircraft guided missiles is being increased by 70 percent. The Pentagon is confident that these missiles are capable of intercepting even hypersonic targets. What are their chances — in the RIA Novosti article.

US President Donald Trump has accused Russia of "stealing" a hypersonic weapons project, but promises that the Pentagon will have such missiles during his reign. Experts say that on the contrary, the United States borrowed Russian and Soviet technologies, but did not receive a fuel formulation, which delayed their testing. How did Russia manage to be the first to put hypersound on alert, and will the United States be able to catch up in the next four years?

Zakharova: Russia will respond to the abuse of NATO ships in the Baltic Sea

Russia has issued a warning and condemnation of violations by ships of NATO member countries in the Baltic Sea, writes Newsweek. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that expanding the alliance under the guise of a mission would not work — the Kremlin would take action.

On January 22, 2025, an official ceremony was held in Qingdao to commission the lead frigate Luohe (545) of the new project 054B (NATO designation Jiangkai III class) into the Northern Fleet of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China. The ship was built in Shanghai by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a part of the Chinese State shipbuilding corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

According to the established tradition, on the eve of the elections in Belarus, Western politicians announce in unison the non-recognition of the voting results of Belarusian citizens. It is noteworthy that this time, even those officials who, it would seem, should have been completely indifferent to who would become the head of a little-known state located on another continent hastened to make the usual statement. For example, outgoing US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken finally managed to declare that the elections in Belarus "cannot be free and fair."

FT: Kiev expects the West to send 50,000 troops to Ukraine

Kiev believes that Western countries could send up to 50,000 soldiers and officers to the country to ensure security as part of a potential settlement of the conflict.

FT: Europe is considering sending troops to Ukraine, but this is unlikely to happen

Not neutral peacekeepers, but "stabilization forces": under this sauce, the Europeans are thinking of sending troops to Ukraine, writes the Financial Times. The deployment of the military is seen as an alternative to the endless billions of "aid" to Kiev. However, this is unlikely to happen, concludes the author of the article.

General Skshipchak: Trump will not stop supporting Ukraine

Trump will not stop supporting Ukraine, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. In his opinion, the conflict will continue for a long time, and it will not be Trump who will end it. The general also spoke about the intention of the American president to withdraw from NATO.

The role and importance of combat aviation in modern armed conflicts is ambiguous. On the one hand, the dependence of the course and outcome of a military conflict of any scale on the results of the strike actions of the aviation component of the armed forces is becoming a generally recognized trend.

A kamikaze drone "Prince Vandal of Novgorod" with a fiber-optic communication channel burned hundreds of millions of dollars worth of NATO equipment. Drones of this type make a significant contribution to repelling the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Kursk region and its liberation from the interventionists. Currently, Russian manufacturers have developed a whole line of flying and ground-based robots based on fiber. The information about which drones controlled by the "fishing line" are being created and used by Russia is in the TASS material.

At the L3Harris factory airfield in Greenville.Texas), the second series of test flights of the first MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft designed for the Australian Air Force has begun.

[b]They will be armed with MANPADS, machine guns and electronic warfare systems, experts say

Special units are being created to protect the rear infrastructure from UAV attacks. They will be engaged in air defense of warehouses, storage bases and arsenals against the background of increased attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on such facilities. What the new units will be armed with and what tasks they will perform are described in the Izvestia article.

Times: NATO ships catch "Russian saboteurs" in the Baltic Sea

Russia's "sabotage campaign" in the Baltic Sea is intensifying, the Times writes. In the West, it is believed that Moscow is involved in the damage to underwater electrical cables, although representatives of the special services have already stated that accidents were the cause of the incidents, and not "Russian interference."

Betting on the intensification of hostilities, the enemy is counting on a territorial exchange or on the disruption of potential negotiations, experts believe

The Armed forces of Ukraine are gathering combat-ready reserves in the Suji area, intending to attempt an offensive, sources told Izvestia.

Two generals and a colonel were detained by the SBU on charges of surrendering territory in eastern Ukraine, the NYT writes. Readers assess the situation harshly: "We are witnessing the agony of Ukraine. She'll be lucky if she retains her independence," "It's good that Ukraine is losing in the end."

Ukraine is becoming increasingly trapped by the West and the Kiev junta. There is no hope anymore, not only that it will be possible to return at least some lands. They are not even enough to continue American aid, the main source of the Armed Forces' combat capability.

AT: The Korean-style truce in Ukraine does not meet Russia's goals

Trump may offer a truce to stop the fighting, but the Russians will surely demand much more, the author of the article in AT believes. A Korean-style agreement is unlikely to work. Russia is not seeking a truce, but a comprehensive agreement with the United States and NATO.

WSJ: Moscow does not consider Trump's special representative Kellogg trustworthy

Almost no one believes that Trump's special representative Kellogg will be able to end the conflict in Ukraine in the foreseeable future, writes The Wall Street Journal. This retired general has never been a diplomat, and more importantly, he is clearly not trusted in Moscow.

Foreign Affairs: Trump will face big problems in Ukraine and in Gaza

Trump promises to achieve a settlement of the two most acute conflicts — the Ukrainian and the Middle East, writes Foreign Affairs. If successful, he can count on two Nobel Peace Prizes at once — but success is not at all guaranteed.

The political scientist noted that the President of the United States will fully shift the cost of supporting the Kiev regime to Europe

Donald Trump is not interested in US involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and will try to withdraw the country from it, completely shifting the cost of supporting the Kiev regime to Europe. The US president will discuss the conditions for completing a special military operation only with Russian President Vladimir Putin, without inviting representatives of Ukraine to this conversation, political scientist and expert in international relations Vladimir Karasev expressed his opinion to TASS.