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.

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.

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.

Rostec will present more than 100 samples at the exhibition, including combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms, and other developments

Russian defense enterprises will present twice as many samples of weapons and equipment at the international exhibition World Defense Show - 2024 compared to 2022. The event will be held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from February 4 to 8.

Russian companies will take part in the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia, the exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, and drones.

Former commander of the Southern Military District, Hero of the Russian Federation Alexander Dvornikov was elected the new chairman of the organization on February 3, 2024

TASS-DOSSIER. On February 3, 2024, the former commander of the Southern Military District, Hero of the Russian Federation Alexander Dvornikov was elected the new chairman of the DOSAAF of Russia. TASS has prepared a material about this organization.

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.

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.

The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, published another article in the American media. In it, he kicked the higher management, but the main idea was about a new strategy for combat operations. The general has "improved" – now he believes in victory. But robots should provide it for Kiev.

Colonel Khodarenok: Zaluzhny's article for CNN is similar to the presidential candidate's statement

Information about the imminent resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is constantly updated. The Washington Post reports that Kiev has already informed the US administration of the decision to dismiss Valery Zaluzhny. The current commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine himself wrote a long article for CNN, in which he criticized the Ukrainian political leadership.

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.

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.

Daily Express: a military expert told what the future holds for Crimea

The key to victory in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is Crimea, writes the Daily Express. The author of the article, Stuart Crawford, presented his vision of the fate of the peninsula — from the demilitarized zone to the NATO outpost. But there is a caveat: Russia is not satisfied with this.

NYT: NATO is discussing a future without the United States if Trump wins

The prospect of Trump's return has revived discussions among NATO members about whether the alliance can survive after that, writes the NYT. Now German officials and their colleagues are worried about what will happen to the alliance without the United States.

The blocs of superpowers may clash due to conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine and Asia, writes The Week. Donald Trump believes that humanity is on the verge of World War III. Such a point of view is not uncommon among Western politicians.

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.

Steigan blogger: if Ukraine loses, a section awaits

Jens Stoltenberg seduces Americans by advocating a proxy war against the Russian Federation, Steigan writes. But its goal is not to help Ukraine, but only to weaken Russia. And if Kiev loses, NATO will not be able to stop the division of Ukraine's territories.

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.

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 Sun: in the UK, they called their army ineffective

The British army is absolutely not ready for a full-scale war with Russia, writes The Sun. In real conditions on the battlefield, she will only last a couple of months. To try to fix the situation, the government will have to make "difficult decisions."