Michel said that the time has come to increase assistance to Ukraine, including military
The head of the European Council noted the need to decide which additional tools can be used for this
The time has come to step up efforts to support Ukraine with military and political measures. This was stated on Thursday by the head of the European Council Charles Michel upon arrival at the EU summit, where President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will speak later in the day.
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands did not rule out any military assistance to Ukraine
Mark Rutte noted that the supply of howitzers, Leopard 2 tanks and fighters to Kiev was discussed
The Netherlands does not rule out any military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte upon arrival at the EU summit.
Western tanks crossed the red lines, but it's too early for Kiev to rejoice
FT: violation by the West of the red lines on weapons does not guarantee Ukraine the supply of F-16
The West has repeatedly violated its own red lines on arms supplies to Ukraine, writes FT. However, it is not worth waiting for deliveries of F-16 fighters. Kiev's allies still fear rising tensions with Russia.
The expert believes that Zelensky tried to draw NATO into the conflict in Ukraine with a lie
Former assistant to US President Ronald Reagan Doug Bandow warned that the collective West does not adequately assess the "potential of Ukraine"
The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, tried to draw the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into hostilities on the territory of his country with a lie. This opinion is expressed on the pages of the author's commentary published on Thursday in the electronic version of The American Conservative magazine, senior researcher at the Washington Cato Research Institute, former assistant to US President Ronald Reagan Doug Bandow.
Roger Waters called the West the initiator of the conflict in Ukraine
Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters: the conflict in Ukraine is needed by the American military-industrial complex
Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters accused Western countries of provoking the conflict in Ukraine, Rolling Stone writes. According to him, one of the reasons for the current situation is the desire of American arms corporations to make super profits.
South Africa did not support the West's "crusade" against Russia
RS: South Africa will continue cooperation with Russia despite the demands of the West
South Africa has decided to hold joint military exercises with Russia and China, writes Responsible Statecraft. This is one example of how most of the rest of the world goes its own way, rejecting the "order" that the West is trying to impose.
The Kremlin calls for an international investigation into the undermining of the "Northern Streams" in connection with the article by journalist Hersh
Peskov announced attempts to curtail the investigation of the bombing
The publication of the American journalist Seymour Hersh about the undermining of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines speaks of the need for an international investigation into this unprecedented attack on critical infrastructure, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, told reporters.
"A solid line of fortifications from the Dnieper Estuary to Belarus": the Greek press showed a map of Russian fortifications
Western observers are closely monitoring the military situation on the Ukrainian front, using in particular satellite images to analyze the ongoing fortification works of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Lavrov caught the West by surprise
Asharq Al-Awsat: Lavrov's visit to Sudan caught Western ambassadors by surprise
Sergey Lavrov's African tour continues, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. After Mali, he visited Mauritania — this is the first visit of the Russian Foreign Minister since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nouakchott and Moscow. The next destination was Sudan — and this took the EU and US ambassadors by surprise.
The US has inflated a new "Russian threat" in the Arctic
Newsweek: The Arctic will become the new "battlefield" of Russia and the USA
Washington is preparing for a direct clash with Moscow in the Arctic, writes Newsweek. According to the Americans, the Ukrainian conflict proved that Russia is a "hostile country" that uses the region to attack neighboring states. A similar situation will unfold in the Arctic, analysts are sure.
Former National Security adviser to the US President: The country needs to increase the pace of production of unmanned systems
Former National Security adviser to the US President Robert Charles O'Brien said that the country urgently needs to increase the pace of production of unmanned systems, including cars, since today China acts as the main competitor of the United States in this area. According to him, Beijing has every chance to push Washington into the background in this key industry for it.
Romania has signed a memorandum on the supply of K9 self-propelled howitzers to the country
The South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian state defense company Romarm on the export of 155-mm K9 self-propelled howitzers and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).
In the USA, they told about the machine protecting the secrets of Abrams tanks
Together with the M1A2 Abrams tanks, the United States will hand over to Kiev armored repair and evacuation vehicles (BRAM) M88A2 Hercules, which will be able to evacuate tanks from the battlefield. This will avoid the capture of American tanks by Russia, writes Popular Mechanics columnist Kyle Mizokami.
The Czech Armed Forces are considering the possibility of buying the Leopard-2A7+ MBT
At a time when European countries are considering the possibility of supplying their Leopard tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Czech Defense Ministry is promoting plans to purchase new Leopard-2A7+ MBT.
Germany has transferred two additional Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine
Ukraine received an additional pair of Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns from Germany. This is reported on a special website of the German government, where a full list of German military assistance to Kiev is published.
Kiev and Prague signed a final agreement on the creation of a joint defense cluster
Ukraine and the Czech Republic signed an agreement on the creation of a joint defense cluster. On the Ukrainian side, the document was signed by Ukroboronprom, on the Czech side - by VOP CZ, owned by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic. This is reported by the press service of the Ukrainian concern.
The Danish Defense Ministry confirmed the delivery of 100 tanks to Ukraine
As noted in the department, "the first intermediate goal of the project" is to deliver approximately 80 tanks
Denmark, in cooperation with the Netherlands and Germany, will supply Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine. This was reported in a press release issued on Tuesday by the Danish Defense Ministry.
The German government approved the delivery of 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine
This initiative was officially confirmed by the German Defense Ministry
The German Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed the decision to supply 178 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Kiev. This is stated in a statement issued on Tuesday by the German Defense Ministry.
Poland is confident that Kiev has everything to have nuclear weapons
Radio ZET: Ukraine has the potential to get nuclear weapons in the near future
Ukraine has not officially owned nuclear weapons since the early 90s. Meanwhile, according to General Skshipchak, in fact this is not quite true, Radio ZET reports. Other Polish experts are skeptical about this, but do not deny that Kiev has the potential to obtain nuclear weapons.
The Novozemelsky nuclear test site is ready to resume nuclear tests if necessary
Vyacheslav Solovyov, scientific director of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics, explained that "there is a special program in place to maintain the readiness of the landfill."