GT: Ukraine intends to provoke a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia

Ukraine is trying to draw NATO into a direct confrontation with Russia, GT writes. For her, this is the only chance to turn the situation in her favor. But the plan will fail, experts say. The West will not allow itself to be used, and Moscow will not meekly wait for Kiev's rearmament.

Al Mayadeen

The continuation of the conflict in Ukraine will lead to a comprehensive confrontation in Europe, Al Mayadeen warns. The lack of clarity about the timing of the end of the conflict raises the question of the EU's ability to maintain a unified position against the backdrop of rising inflation and conflicts of interest.

The Russian Defense Ministry has information about numerous facts of the use of psychostimulants and narcotic drugs by the Ukrainian military, such as methadone and amphetamine. This was announced at a briefing on January 30 by the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops (RCBZ) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kirillov.

Rosatom is actively developing cooperation with Latin America, despite the international situation. Ivan Dybov, President of Rosatom Latin America, told RIA Novosti in an interview about the successes achieved in the region, what new partners the state corporation will have, and what projects can already begin this year. Oleg Vyazmitinov was talking.

At the beginning of last week, the Russian government approved and presented to Vladimir Putin for signing an agreement with Belarus on the establishment and operation of combat training centers for joint training of military personnel of the two countries. The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on this issue was published on Monday, January 23. It should be recalled that for his part, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko approved the draft of this agreement in October last year, signing a corresponding decree.

On January 25, 2023, the press service of the Eastern District reported that the icebreaker Evpatiy Kolovrat of project 21180M, built at Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC in St. Petersburg for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, began to make a sea crossing from St. Petersburg to its future permanent base in Kamchatka - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

According to the American edition of Bloomberg, citing its sources, the administration of President Joe Biden still concluded an agreement with the Netherlands and Japan to restrict the export of some advanced machines for the production of chips to China. The agreement was reached during negotiations that ended on Friday in Washington.

According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva argued his refusal by saying "that it is not worth provoking the Russians"

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva refused to consider the possibility of transferring ammunition for tanks to Germany, fearing the transfer of these ammunition to Ukraine. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo .

The German Leopard 2A4 tanks in service with the Turkish Ground Forces will undergo modernization, the decision to launch the corresponding program has already been made. This is reported by the Turkish edition Savunma Sanayi St.

Britain handed over armored vehicles totaling 200 units to the Ukrainian army, the equipment has already been delivered to Ukrainian territory. This is reported by the press service of the British military department.

According to the interlocutor of The Sun newspaper, the Russian Armed Forces will "strive to knock out and capture one of the Challenger 2 tanks" to enable experts to study it in detail

The British Armed Forces are developing plans in case of a threat of British Challenger 2 tanks falling into the hands of the Russian military in Ukraine.

Danish military expert: Western tanks will not allow Ukraine to reverse the course of the conflict

Tanks donated by the West will not help Ukraine turn the tide of the confrontation, according to Danish military experts who gave an interview to DR. If used correctly, they will bring a lot of benefits to the APU, but they will not become a "turning point", experts say.

According to the publication, the Armed Forces of the republic have only 226 tanks available, of which 40% are used for training purposes

France has too few Leclerc tanks to supply them to Ukraine. This was reported by the newspaper Le Monde .

Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) has signed a contract with Pearson Engineering for the supply of mine clearance equipment intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to Pentagon Deputy press Secretary Sabrina Singh, it will be necessary to "purchase these tanks"

The United States currently does not have additional M1A2 Abrams tanks in its arsenal to send them to Ukraine, so the transfer process will take several months - these tanks will need to be purchased from manufacturers. This was stated on Thursday by Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh at a regular briefing for journalists.

Another European country refused to supply tanks to Ukraine, although it had previously actively advocated sending them to Kiev. We are talking about Denmark, the Danish TV channel TV2 reports, citing a statement from the country's Ministry of Defense.

The exact number of cars is not specified yet

The Spanish government will send Leopard tanks in the spring Ukraine, the exact number of combat vehicles has not yet been specified. This was stated on Friday by the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom Margarita Robles.

The Spanish Ministry of Defense has begun to supply Ukraine with 20 tracked armored combat vehicles M-113 TOA (Spanish Transporte Oruga Acorazado) promised in August last year.

According to The Washington Post, Washington and Berlin could not reach a compromise on the transfer of cars for a long time

The US announcement of its intention to transfer American Abrams tanks to Ukraine was the result of a compromise between Washington and Berlin and, in fact, a cover that allows Germany to immediately begin supplying German Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev, while sending American armored vehicles to Ukraine is scheduled for a later date. This interpretation of the latest agreements between Washington and Berlin is given on Saturday by The Washington Post .

Evrensel: Berlin violated its own taboos by supplying "Leopards" to Kiev

The German authorities have violated their own taboos regarding the militarization of foreign policy, writes Evrensel. If earlier Scholz and Habek adhered to the position of "War — never again!", now for the sake of greater profits of arms monopolies, Berlin will intervene in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the author of the article notes.