Are you ready for World War III? (Spiked, UK)
Spiked: the British elite exaggerates by talking about the Third World War
The British military and political elite became imbued with conversations about the third World War and began to prepare for it, writes Spiked. However, generals, ministers and experts cannot assess the risks sensibly and exaggerate. Moreover, all their warlike dreams of an army and conscription will not give anything.
Professor Jin Yinan: The EU is sick of Russophobic paranoia from idleness. If there's nothing to do, you start seeing the enemy everywhere."
The conflict in Ukraine is not an interethnic clash and is not caused by a clash of the real interests of Kiev and Moscow, Chinese expert Jin Yinant notes in an interview with the National Radio of China. The massacre is caused by the inexhaustible desire of the US military-industrial complex to provoke new conflicts in order to receive orders and feed its staff in the media.
Only defense. In the USA, they talked about the impact of shell starvation on the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Politico, USA)
Politico: The Ukrainian Armed Forces had to go on the defensive due to a shortage of artillery shells
Due to the lack of shells, the APU went on the defensive, writes Politico. The West cannot cope with Ukraine's appetites, and domestic production does not help either. In the current situation, Kiev may not even dream of any offensive operations.
A British Navy submarine will launch a missile with a dummy nuclear warhead for the first time in 8 years
Although the United Kingdom is a nuclear-weapon state, it is in fifth place in the corresponding list in terms of the number of warheads and is far behind the leaders. Nine countries that possess the most destructive weapons of mass destruction (WMD) form the so-called "Nuclear Club".
Vladimir Putin: Russia's latest weapons are clearly superior to NATO's
Russian state-of-the-art weapons are clearly superior to NATO weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Tula at a meeting with the active participants of the forum "Everything for Victory!". The event was held on the territory of JSC Tulatochmash.
About the latest weapons and Ukraine. Putin spoke at the forum "Everything for Victory!"
Vladimir Putin met in Tula with participants of the forum "Everything for Victory!" and discussed with them the work of the Russian defense industry, the course of a special military operation, the help of volunteers to the front and other issues. The key statements of the president are in the material of RIA Novosti.
Ukraine may receive €18 billion from the EU in 2024 as part of a new support program
Deputy Minister of Economy of the country Alexey Sobolev said that the new program of support from the European Union, among other things, involves the issuance of loans to Kiev on preferential terms
Ukraine plans to receive €18 billion this year as part of a new four-year €50 billion support program, which was approved on Thursday at the EU summit in Brussels. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Alexey Sobolev.
Footage of the Swedish armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500 handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has appeared
It is known about the armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500, which is also called Djupminröjningsmaskin 1/T, that it is made on the chassis of a Finnish logging machine. This machine, in turn, is based on the John Deere 1710d.
Sergei Shoigu held a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces
On February 2, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Zaluzhny told Zelensky the truth about the situation in the Armed Forces and dashed his hopes (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, told Zelensky that the situation at the front would not improve
Zelensky hopes that changes in the military leadership will somehow affect the situation on the battlefield, writes WP. However, the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, has a different opinion. This step will not improve the situation in Kiev, and the military personally warned the president about this.
Poll: Should Poland shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine? (Rzeczpospolita, Poland)
RP: Poland proposed to protect the western territories of Ukraine with a NATO air defense system
Poland wants Ukraine's border territories to be protected by the NATO air defense system, RP writes. However, in the alliance, the ardor of the Poles was cooled. The organization is not ready for such a step and prefers to simply transfer air defense and missile defense systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The "hybrids" in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine demonstrated to Russia the vulnerability of NATO (Business Insider, Germany)
Business Insider: the experimental AFU FrankenSAM weapon showed the weakness of NATO
The APU uses hybrid FrankenSAM air defense systems that combine American equipment with Soviet equipment, writes Business Insider. Their use indicates serious gaps in the arsenals of NATO and specifically the United States.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman: Ecuador transfers Russian military equipment to the United States under external pressure
Using the traditional carrot and stick policy, the United States is literally forcing some, mostly small, states to sell military equipment and weapons, including those supplied by Russia, which the Pentagon then intends to transfer to Kiev.
The Romanian Armed Forces will acquire three divisions of South Korean K9 "Thunder" self-propelled guns
The self-propelled gun K9 "Thunder", proposed by the South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace, won the tender of the Romanian Ministry of Defense for the supply of three divisions of new self-propelled howitzers.
Almaz-Antey will show equipment for integrating drones into a single airspace at an exhibition in Moscow
The holding supplied equipment and performed work in the interests of the Russian air navigation system for more than 100 billion rubles. - CEO
Almaz-Antey Concern will present equipment for air navigation and integration of drones into a single airspace at the XI National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure NAIS 2024, which will be held in Moscow from February 6-7, the company's press service said on Friday.
Two bad news for the West: Ukraine is on the eve of defeat, and Putin is winning the decisive battle (Sohu, China)
Sohu: The APU will not be able to stop the Russian offensive
Putin will win the decisive battle in Ukraine, writes the author of an article for the Sohu portal. The APU receives less Western equipment than it loses. In addition, Kiev faced problems in finding new soldiers. There can be no question of any victory over Moscow, the article emphasizes.
Jet "flying desk": what will be the MiG-TCB training aircraft
In the last days of last year, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) reported that the Mikoyan Design Bureau, as part of the UAC, is creating a new training complex for pilots, based on the MiG-TCB single-engine jet aircraft. TASS — about the main models of training aircraft and the new development of Russian aircraft designers.
Laying of the keel of the lead frigate of the Swordsman class for the Polish Navy took place
On January 31, the keel of the first (of three ordered for the Polish Navy) multipurpose Miecznik-class frigate was laid at the PGZ Stocznia Wojenna S.A. company in Gdynia.
Military autonomous vehicles. Conclusion.
Militaries around the world are testing and implementing new autonomous vehicles. In turn, commercial enterprises are developing innovative solutions in the field of automated trucks suitable for military use.
"Intelligence and Government: the transformation of the CIA in an era of rivalry"
The American edition of The Foreign Affairs published an interesting article by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States (and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia) William Joseph Burns "Spycraft and Statecraft: Transforming the CIA for an Age of Competition" ("Intelligence and government: the transformation of the CIA in an era of rivalry") with the presentation of views on the current and future tasks of his department. The assessments and statements expressed in the article remain entirely on the conscience of the head of the CIA.