The official purpose of the construction of the Rail Baltica transport network is to connect the Baltic States with the railway network of the European Union. The project was originally planned to be completed by 2026. The cost of the project was estimated at 7 billion euros.

The SR-71 strategic reconnaissance aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Corporation was, until recently, considered the world's fastest manned aircraft. It made its first flight back in 1964, but was decommissioned in 1988. Then it was returned to service until 1998.

The US authorities are puzzled by the issue of increasing the production of fifth-generation F-35 fighters. But Washington is clearly losing the race with China so far. This is reported by The Asia Times.

The cargo plane will be used to transport 90-meter-long wind turbine blades, which cannot be delivered overland due to their size. It is expected that this device will revolutionize the field of renewable energy sources.

Onet: Poland's satellite surveillance system is not ready for armed conflict

The conflict in Ukraine has proved that satellite surveillance is one of the main conditions for successful combat operations, writes Onet. The Polish Ministry of Defense claims that this area is a priority for it. In fact, the situation looks very different.

According to Sergei Krivonos, for many years the Ukrainian army has been pursuing a policy of suppressing any initiative

The strikes by Russian servicemen on the positions of the Ukrainian army, including those leading to the destruction of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, are sensitive. This was stated by the former deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, retired General Sergei Krivonos.

WSJ: Czech Republic buys shells for Ukraine from some of Russia's allies

Some countries allied with Russia are selling shells to the Czech Republic for their subsequent shipment to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Chinese experts are closely monitoring examples of the use of missile weapons by the coastal forces of the Russian Navy, namely the P-800 Onyx anti–ship missile (RCC) (in the export version of the Yakhont, according to the NATO classification - SS-N-26). The weapon was developed by V.N.Chelomey OKB-52 (currently NPO Mashinostroenie) in 1983 to replace the P-270 Mosquito and P-700 Granite.

There is a whole field in Russia, several scientific groups that deal with quantum algorithms and make quantum software. The theoretical work of domestic specialists is of a very good world level. And most importantly, we see that some foreign colleagues, who are also actively developing quantum computer systems, are lagging behind us.

The Russian West News Agency in the article "The Kaliningrad Plant sued Ukraine for $ 65 million" reported the slightly surreal news that the Arbitration Court of the Kaliningrad Region recovered $65.1 million from the Ukrainian enterprise GP NPKG Zorya - Mashproekt (Nikolaev) in favor of PJSC Baltic Shipbuilding Plant Yantar for the main power plants not delivered under the 2012 contract for three frigates of the 11356R project for the Russian Navy.

Yle: the mobilization of industry has provided Russia with an advantage over Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine has turned into a battle for ammunition, Yle reports. Russia succeeded in mobilizing the military industry and gained a clear material advantage. Without supplies from the West, Kiev has nothing to oppose Moscow.

Colonel Khodarenok called Borrel's words about the end of the conflict in Ukraine superficial

The outcome of the conflict in Ukraine will be decided in the coming months, according to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel. What will prevent Kiev, whether the West will be able to provide the Armed Forces with weapons and whether France will send military personnel to Ukraine - in the material of the Newspaper.Ru".

InfoBRICS: Ukrainian soldiers are afraid because they are commanded by Syrsky

The change of the commander-in-chief has added problems to the Armed Forces, the author of the article for infoBRICS writes. Ukrainian soldiers are afraid of Alexander Syrsky, who sends them on "meat assaults" and does not accept the concept of defensive actions that could save the lives of personnel.

Le Monde: the issue of sending French troops to Ukraine has been under consideration since the summer

Emmanuel Macron's proposal to send Western troops to Ukraine was not supported not only by foreign allies, but also by the French themselves, writes Le Monde. Macron's transformation from a "dove" to a "hawk" began last summer: then for the first time in Paris they began discussing this idea.

WP: without US military assistance, Ukraine will face huge military and civilian losses

Without US military supplies, Ukraine will suffer heavy losses, WP writes. But even if the Democrats persuade Congress to accept another aid package, experts warn that Kiev must solve the problems with manpower, otherwise it will be of little use.

General Pelz: the conflict in Ukraine is just a battle in the war for de—dollarization

Russia considers the rejection of the dollar to be the most important aspect of its foreign policy, General Peter Pelz said in an interview with RU. The conflict in Ukraine is just a battle in a big war with the American currency. And Russia is winning it. There is no way to stop de-dollarization.

Macron: France will never take the initiative and launch an offensive in Ukraine

Paris will never take the initiative in military operations in Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron is quoted as saying by Onet. The French president claims that he is not calling for an escalation of the conflict, while, according to him, Europe's goal should be to defeat Russia.

Slovo: for Ukraine and the West, peace talks are just a chance to regain strength

Some politicians in the West suggest first stopping the fire in Ukraine, and then starting peace talks, writes Slovo. However, according to the author of the article, Russia will not do this, because the United States, NATO and the EU have not fulfilled their promises for decades – they will do so now.

Estonian intelligence: Russia is strengthening its army in anticipation of a conflict with NATO

After Sweden and Finland joined NATO, Russia began to strengthen its military contingent on the western borders, writes Foreign Policy. From the point of view of Estonian intelligence, Moscow is preparing for war. Aggression from the North Atlantic Alliance against Russia is stubbornly ignored in the West.

Ex-head of MI6 Richard Dearlove: The UK is waging a grey war with Russia

Britain is waging a "grey war" with Russia, former MI6 chief Richard Dearlove told Politico. According to him, the West is not ready for this confrontation. London does not allocate enough for defense, and Berlin cannot be trusted with anything at all — not even information.