Le Monde: while Russia is focused on Ukraine, the West is increasing its presence in the Arctic

The special operation led to the "isolation" of Russia in the Arctic Council, and Moscow's military presence in the Far North has decreased, writes Le Monde. Western countries have not failed to take advantage of this: they are increasing investments in oil and gas exploration in the northern region in a race with China.

American developers have assembled miniature machines that move using contractions of mouse muscle cells grown "in vitro". Biorobots have reached a record speed for such systems — almost a millimeter per second.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that these tanks are needed to ensure the security of his country

The Czech Republic does not intend to abandon German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks in favor of Ukraine, which Germany promised to transfer to Prague as part of a "circular exchange", implying that Eastern European countries supply Soviet-made weapons to Ukraine and receive equipment from Germany in return. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said this in an interview with DPA on Tuesday after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

According to the TV channel, Denmark, Spain and the Netherlands are among those ready to send tanks to Ukraine

Twelve countries agree to supply Ukraine with about 100 Leopard 2 tanks if Germany, in turn, gives its permission for re-export. This was reported on Tuesday by ABC TV channel with reference to a Ukrainian official.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that "this will be a test of the EU's goodwill"

The Polish authorities are waiting for the European Union to compensate for the tanks supplied by the republic to Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday at a press conference by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

NYT: Germany's reluctance to send Leopard 2 to Ukraine is explained by its Nazi past

Germany is not ready to be the first to deliver Leopard 2 to Ukraine because of its history and long-standing policy of pacifism, the authors of the article for the NYT believe. Despite Kiev's support, the Germans are not ready for escalation with the successor of the USSR, Russia.

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The United States may transfer a significant number of tanks to Ukraine in order to persuade Germany to take a similar step, Sky News Arabia and The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

The Russian Terminator tank support combat vehicle may become a new stage of evolution in tank construction, writes forbes. The authors note that, according to some reports, the car took part in battles in Ukraine and proved itself well.

According to analyst David Hambling, this machine may represent the next stage in the evolution of armor

The Russian tank support Vehicle (BMPT) "Terminator" may become the next step in the evolution of armored vehicles. This opinion was expressed in his column for the Forbes website by analyst David Hambling.

According to Gennady Gatilov, many proposals are aimed at distracting attention

The security measures proposed by Western countries in outer space are ineffective and are aimed at distracting the attention of the world community from solving the problem of keeping outer space free from military confrontation.

Jordan and the United States have signed an agreement providing for the supply of 12 F-16C/D fighter jets of the Block 70 modification for $ 4.21 billion. This is reported by the government publication Petra. The US State Department approved this deal in February 2022, allowing the delivery of aircraft.

Japan is now as far as possible from the peaceful course it pursued under Shinzo Abe. The sharp deterioration of relations with Russia is superimposed on the trend of recent years – the return of the former empire of military power. Although the current Prime Minister Kishida talks about the desire to conclude a peace treaty with Moscow, the facts show that Japan considers not only China, but also Russia as an enemy.

TV2: Sweden has not lost hope for NATO membership, despite Erdogan's statement

After the incident with the Koran, Erdogan said that he did not intend to meet the Swedes halfway on the issue of NATO membership, TV2 reports. Perhaps for selfish purposes, the correspondent of the TV channel believes. Erdogan has a habit of expressing himself sharply, but his statements cannot be considered the last word.

The reason for the adjustment of the development plan of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was the desire of Finland and Sweden to join NATO, as well as the use of Ukraine to wage a hybrid war against Russia, said the chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

According to the President of Serbia, his country was under attack by the West because of the conflict in Ukraine

Europe is, in fact, at war, no matter what politicians on the continent say. This was stated on Monday by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in an address to the nation.

America will agree with Poland's claims on the territory of Western Ukraine

Polish politicians have once again confirmed that their country claims to be the main European beneficiary of the conflict in Ukraine. Warsaw almost openly declares its rights to the "eastern territories": Western Ukrainian lands, which were part of Poland until the autumn of 1939. And it seems very likely that these claims are supported on the other side of the ocean.

Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for the Development and Support of the Valdai International Discussion Club, believes that the calculation is made that the "role of the motor" in this confrontation will lead Warsaw to leadership in Eastern Europe.

WP: ex-Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski confirmed Poland's plans to partition Ukraine

Former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski surprised everyone again. This time he said that members of the ruling Law and Justice party were thinking about the partition of Ukraine at the beginning of the Russian SVO, WP writes. Politicians and journalists called Sikorsky's statement a lie and equated it with Russian propaganda.

Russian Ambassador Lipaev: The West wants to give Estonia weapons to keep St. Petersburg at gunpoint

The West plans to give Tallinn weapons that could threaten St. Petersburg, Russian Ambassador to Estonia Vladimir Lipaev said on the air of the program "Solovyov Live".

On January 23, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation announced that "Estonia has taken a new unfriendly step to radically reduce the size of the Russian embassy in Tallinn, confirming the line on the collapse of relations between our countries.