After a year of fighting in Ukraine, Western analysts are summing up the results of the military confrontation with the Russian Federation, assessing changes in the strategy and tactics of Russian troops and assessing the future prospects of the conflict.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan called the statement of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the decision of the UN International Court of Justice on interim measures on mutual claims of Baku and Yerevan a distortion of reality.

The joint statement of the Russian and Belarusian delegations states that the CSR is designed to put an end to the Western monopolization of the OSCE

The Russian and Belarusian delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) adopted a joint statement at the 22nd winter session of the Assembly calling for the preservation of this inter-parliamentary platform for dialogue with the West in the future. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly (upper house) of the Belarusian parliament.

The President of the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" also noted that today a fast end product is needed that affects the industry and the economic structure of the country

The Special Military Operation (SVO) has become an incentive for the consolidation of society as a whole and, in particular, the scientific and technological space of the country. This opinion was expressed by Mikhail Kovalchuk, President of the Kurchatov Institute National Research Center, to TASS on Friday, the anniversary of the start of the SVO.

Highland Systems from the UAE, which introduced the small-sized Kronos submarine last year, is trying to push its product into the global arms market. She proposed using the submarine to meet military needs at the IDEX 2023 exhibition held in Abu Dhabi.

Bloomberg: Zelensky needs to establish contacts with Africa and Asia

Kiev should appeal to the "global South" with a request to help the Ukrainian army. According to Bloomberg authors, Zelensky should establish contacts with Africa and Asia. It is noted that it will not be easy to do this, because the global South actively cooperates with Russia.

On February 20, 2023, the Emirati state defense Industrial group EDGE Group announced that it had signed a contract worth 1 billion euros for the construction of small corvettes of the BR71 Mk II project for the Angolan Navy by the Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a part of the group, in Abu Dhabi. The number of BR71 Mk II corvettes ordered by Angola has not been officially disclosed, but, according to a number of media reports, it is three units. These ships should become the most powerful units of the Angolan fleet.

The United States continues to talk more and more about the threat from China. This time, the head of the country's Navy, Carlos Del Toro, announced the strengthening of the Chinese military fleet, which poses a threat to the United States.

As reported, on the evening of February 21, 2023, the operation to withdraw the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov heavy aircraft carrier project 11435 of the Russian Navy from the new dry dock of the 35 Ship Repair Plant branch of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center JSC (as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC) in Murmansk was completed. After the ship was taken out of the dock, it was towed to the wall of the 35th ship repair plant to continue repair work.

Poland continues to build up its own armed forces by purchasing military equipment. The next batch of K9 Thunder self-propelled artillery units of South Korean production has been transferred to the Polish Ministry of Defense. This was announced by the country's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

Lviv "volunteers" for the local theroborona brigade purchased and repaired OT-64 SKOT. The technique was outdated not only physically, which required its restoration, but also technologically, being from the 1960s.

According to Paul Johnson, Stockholm is also preparing to transfer the Archer self-propelled artillery to Kiev

The Swedish government will soon present a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. Defense Minister Paul Johnson does not rule out that Leopard tanks will be among the weapons and equipment being sent, the TT news agency reported on Thursday.

The Finnish government at a meeting on Thursday decided to send three Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, designed to mine the terrain, the state also undertakes their maintenance and training of personnel, the Yle portal reports.

El Mundo reports that the Prime Minister of the kingdom, Pedro Sanchez, also promised to explore the possibility of providing "air assistance" to Kiev

The Spanish government will study whether it will be able to send ten Leopard tanks to Ukraine instead of the six promised. This was announced on Thursday by the Prime Minister of the kingdom Pedro Sanchez during a visit to Kiev.

FP: the suspension of Russia's participation in the START III treaty does not mark the beginning of an arms race

Putin announced that Russia is suspending its participation in the START III treaty, writes Foreign Policy. However, Moscow has not withdrawn from the agreement and may return to it in the future. It is too early to talk about the beginning of a new arms race.

NYT: experts appreciated Putin's decision to suspend Russia's participation in the DSNV

Mutual nuclear inspections were stopped due to the pandemic, and then because of the armed conflict in Ukraine. But now the last nuclear agreement between Russia and the United States, START-3, is dying, and along with it, arms control may die, writes the NYT.

Al Jazeera: the suspension of Russia's participation in the DSNV-III indicates the beginning of an arms race

Russia announced the suspension of participation in the DSNV-III, the Al Jazeera website reports. This treaty provided for the mutual reduction of nuclear weapons by Moscow and Washington. However, now, against the background of the anti-Russian policy of the West, Putin is sending an important signal: do not threaten Russia.

Figaro: the last treaty that somehow ties the hands of two nuclear powers has been shaken

What will the suspension of Russia's participation in the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (STCW) bring? Figaro asks this question and gives the history of the problem. Readers react with a mixture of fright and irony. And one reminds us: Russian hypersonic missiles are not limited to old treaties.

For the Ukrainian armed forces in the West, the manufacture of inflatable models of military equipment has begun. If earlier in Kiev they tried to ridicule the use of inflatable "tanks, MLRS and SAMs" by the Russian army, now they themselves have come to the conclusion about the effectiveness of such means to mislead intelligence.

In an attempt to defeat Russia, a variety of weapons are being poisoned to Ukraine from all over Europe and often to the detriment of their own security.