At the facilities of the Irkutsk Aircraft Factory, the first Be-200ES amphibious aircraft built for Algeria was noticed, which received a white-green color and the emblem of the Air Force of the customer country.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) is organizing a single Russian exposition at Aero India 2023, which will be held from February 13 to 17 at Yelahanka Air Force Base in the suburbs of Bangalore, India.

Vasily Golovnin — why Washington and Tokyo are developing their military presence in the Indo-Pacific region

High-ranking representatives of the US intelligence and armed forces have recently been increasingly talking about the real possibility of a military conflict in Taiwan and even naming its specific dates.

The American president believes that things are "not going too well" in the Chinese economy

US President Joe Biden claims that last summer he warned Chinese President Xi Jinping about the possibility of stopping Western investment in the country if Beijing supports Moscow in conducting a special military operation in Ukraine. The American leader outlined this version on Wednesday in an interview with the American television company PBS .

According to the agency, the authorities of the Group of Seven countries believe that organizations from states that may fall under sanctions "supply Russia with spare parts and military technology."

The US Army intends to conduct the next round of the experimental campaign, known as the Convergence Project, in the spring of 2024. This was announced in one of his last interviews with the press by the deputy project manager.

NDP: Morawiecki's policy on Russia will erase Poland from the map of Europe

Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki talks about a new world order in which Warsaw wants to play a key role, writes NDP. According to him, there will be no place for Russia in the new "Polish Europe". The author of the article advises him to thoroughly learn the lessons of history and not try to repeat the fate of Ukraine.

Moravetsky called the defeat of Russia the meaning of the existence of Poland and Europe

Poland is interested in Russia's defeat in Ukraine, since the Ukrainian conflict poses an existential threat to Warsaw. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said this in an interview with Corriere della Sera.

Iltalehti: Finland will be needed to protect NATO's northern border

Finnish politicians would not like Finland to be unnecessarily positioned as a single entity with the Baltic countries, Iltalehti writes. They are worried that if it joins NATO earlier than Sweden, this is exactly what will happen, since the Finns will have to invest more in the defense of their Baltic neighbors.

Al Mayadeen: Scholz revives Hitler's concept of "living space"

Due to the Nazi past, Germany has not assumed the role of a regional leader for a long time, but the conflict in Ukraine has changed everything, writes Al Mayadeen. Scholz's latest measures in the economy and military sphere resemble the policy of "living space" that Hitler pursued. Is history going to repeat itself soon?

Zelensky thanks Britain for the promised combat aircraft "in advance" not by chance, because he may not see them anymore, writes Breitbart. Readers are furious: "How can you trust the country to 650 fat, lying parliamentarians and this loach Sunak, who does not think at all about the British?"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.