Hostility between Hungary and Ukraine undermines EU unity on Russia
FT: Budapest's distrust of Kiev complicates the EU's unified approach
Disagreements between Ukraine and Hungary on a variety of issues can lead to undermining the unity of the European Union and NATO in the current Ukrainian crisis, writes the Financial Times. Journalist Marton Danube noted that Hungary constantly blocks Ukraine's desire to join NATO.
How the American Democrats became the Party of Endless War
Salon: American militarism is a "deadly disease of the empire"
The US Democratic Party is pushing the country towards a global military conflict and bankruptcy, Salon writes. America has become a deeply militarized society, and they are destroying their economy from within.
The APU struck from the HIMARS MLRS at the location of the military in Makeyevka – the reaction of military officers
As local residents reported, in the first minute of the new year, the AFU struck from the HIMARS MLRS at the location of Russian servicemen in Makeyevka (DPR). The military command, apparently, does not have a good enough idea of the capabilities of this weapon.
The baton "Argument" and the shatterproof blanket "Comfort": in Russia, non-standard names are given to defense products
Diminutive names, such as "Tosochka", or "flower", like "Tulip" or "Hyacinth", belong to a formidable weapon. According to the established tradition in Russia, defense products are often given non-standard names.
Innovation — in the service of the Fatherland
Pavel Popov, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army, tells Krasnaya Zvezda about how innovative activities are carried out in the Russian Defense Ministry and what results it has allowed to achieve in the past year.
The conflict in Ukraine cannot be solved with anti-Russian sanctions
TNI: Moscow will withstand the blow of anti-Russian sanctions
The author of TNI believes that anti-Russian sanctions have not had a sufficient deterrent effect on Moscow. Russia has retained its economic and military potential. The way out is to find a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian conflict.
Putin announced the construction of four nuclear submarines
Putin: construction of four nuclear submarines will ensure Russia's security for years to come
Four more nuclear submarines will be built in Russia in the near future, President Vladimir Putin said.
"Emperor Alexander III" and "Generalissimo Suvorov" joined the nuclear submarine fleet
Vladimir Putin launched the nuclear submarine "Emperor Alexander III"
The strategic missile submarine (PKK SN) "Emperor Alexander III" was launched on December 29. Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony. Also, a ship of a similar project, Generalissimo Suvorov, was transferred to the Navy's combat staff
Ships "Generalissimo Suvorov", "Anatoly Shlemov", "Grad" were accepted into the Russian Navy
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the command to raise the flag on new Navy ships
The naval flag was raised on Thursday on the nuclear-powered submarine Generalissimo Suvorov, the small rocket ship Grad, and the naval minesweeper Anatoly Shlemov.
China has created a super processor to spite the USA, but will not give it to Russia
Under the Loongson brand, the 3D5000 processor was announced – the first 32-core CPU of the brand. These are two 16-core server 3C5000, placed on the same substrate. The processor will not be delivered to Russia – according to the decision of the Chinese authorities, Russians, as well as residents of other countries, access to all Loongson developments is closed.
These risks threaten the global economy with chaos
Bloomberg: five scenarios of negative development of the world economy are named
In 2023, investors intend to avoid risks that could plunge the global economy into chaos, Bloomberg writes. The author of the article considers five scenarios, the implementation of which will have a negative impact on world markets.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation about the explosions in Ukraine: The "calibers" will never end
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reacted to media reports about explosions in Ukrainian cities
The Russian Defense Ministry, after reports of explosions in Ukrainian cities, said that the Kalibr missiles would never end.
Ex-commander of US troops: Patriot battery can only protect Kiev
Ben Hodges noted that Patriot complexes were previously used in Turkey
The use by the Ukrainian military of a battery of Patriot air defense systems ("Patriot") will probably allow them to protect only one city in the country, most likely Kiev. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the former commander of the US ground forces in Europe, Ben Hodges, at an online seminar organized by the American Foundation in support of Ukraine.
A new space race will make fiction a reality
FT: the commercialization of space will require international cooperation
Over the past few years, the world has been shaken by trade wars and armed conflicts, writes the Financial Times. This year may also entail a battle for dominance in space, which is considered the "last economic frontier".
Russia and China have signed a program of cooperation in space activities until 2027
An agreement on cooperation in ensuring complementarity of the global navigation satellite systems GLONASS and Beidou was also signed
Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) signed a cooperation program for 2023-2027 at the end of November. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Thursday.
Money is wasted. Japan will spend billions on dead weight
Diamond Online: Japan will spend billions of yen on useless weapons
Tokyo has allocated a trillion yen for the purchase of drones, which it intends to introduce into the self-defense forces, writes Diamond Online. However, specific Japanese laws limit the possibilities of using drones extremely. It will be a waste of money on dead weight, the author is sure.
"Military commanders of the Russian Spring" showed footage of the APU's attempt to shoot down the Orlan UAV
The Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Orlan" was able to capture footage of how units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) tried to shoot it down with the help of a personal anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) "Igla". The corresponding footage was published by the Telegram channel "Military officers of the Russian Spring".
BAS-200: certification of the first Russian unmanned helicopter is going hard
It is reported that tomorrow, December 30, the Federal Air Transport Agency will issue a certificate on the certification of the first Russian unmanned heavy-class helicopter with the name BAS-200. At the same time, despite the fact that the drone was developed for commercial operation (in particular, by the Russian Post), it is not yet possible to deliver goods with its help.
Rosaviation approved the domestic wing and PD-14 engine for the MS-21 airliner
Irkut Corporation of the United Aircraft Corporation received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency of the main changes to the standard design of the MS-21 aircraft related to the installation of the Russian PD-14 engine and a wing made of composite materials of domestic production.
The Russian Aerospace Forces received four new serial Su-57 fighters
PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" on December 28, 2022 reported that the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yuri Gagarin PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" (PJSC "UAC", part of Rostec State Corporation) manufactured and handed over to the Ministry of Defense of Russia the next batch of serial fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft as part of the supply program of the current year.