Europe has already formed "military councils": leaders are thinking about how they can win the Third World War (Daily Star, UK)
Orban: EU has formed special councils to prepare for war with Russia
The leaders of the European Union are preparing for an armed conflict with Russia, the Daily Star quotes Orban as saying. European countries are trying to drag Budapest into a future war, but it will not help Ukraine with money or manpower, the Hungarian Prime Minister assures.
America's thirst for Greenland is tearing NATO apart (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: EU may close US military bases in case Greenland is captured
European leaders are caught between a rock and an anvil, writes The Economist. The desire to fight back against Trump's intention to seize Greenland rests on NATO's dependence on the United States. However, Europe still has some levers of pressure on the American president.
Europe is preparing for a new trade war with Trump. Here are the possible options (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: In response to US tariffs, the EU may close US bases on the continent
The EU has something to respond to the new tariffs that Trump threatens to impose on the union over the Greenland dispute, writes The Wall Street Journal. The Brussels arsenal even has a kind of "bazooka" that will be used as a last resort.
Trump's tariff blow exposed the failure of EU strategy: flattery and concessions didn't work (The Guardian, UK)
The Guardian: The sale of Greenland to the United States could destroy Ukraine's support
Trump's statements about Greenland's future accession to the United States have caused a stir in the EU, The Guardian writes. The current situation undermines the reputation of Brussels and calls into question its assistance to Ukraine. European officials are discussing retaliatory measures, despite their dependence on Washington for security issues.
UAC will show the IL-114-300 and the import-substituted Superjet for the first time abroad
Domestic airliners will be demonstrated at the Wings India 2026 exhibition, which will be held from January 28 to 31 in Hadarabad
For the first time, the United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation will present its latest regional aircraft, the IL—114-300 and the import-substituted Superjet, on a foreign site. The debut of domestic airliners will take place at the Wings India 2026 exhibition, which will be held from January 28 to 31 in the city of Hadarabad.
RT-Techpriemka and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences will create unmanned complexes for ecomonitoring
The devices will allow obtaining data on the air condition in remote and industrial areas, as well as predicting the dynamics of the spread of atmospheric impurities
The RT-Techpriemka company of the Rostec State Corporation and the A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences will create measuring complexes placed on UAVs.
Rosoboronexport will show Russian drones for the first time at UMEX 2026 in Abu Dhabi.
For the first time, Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) is organizing a single Russian exposition at the international exhibition and conference on unmanned systems and simulators in the UAE.
The starry Noah's Ark: threats and benefits from the tiny inhabitants of the ISS
Oleg Kononenko — about the experiments in the field of microbiology that he and his colleagues are conducting on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Scientists have proposed a way to save the lunar transport from the electricity of eternal night
Any movement on the lunar surface in the eternal night zone quickly saturates the moving object with an electrostatic charge. This not only increases dust buildup, but also creates a risk of high-voltage electrostatic discharge, which can damage electronics. There seem to be a couple of ways to significantly reduce the severity of this problem.
Space camera for extraterrestrial civilizations: what the Nancy Grace Roman telescope will do
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has completed the construction of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Observatory. What secrets can a new deep space exploration tool reveal? Will he be able to detect life in other worlds? Will Russian observers take advantage of its opportunities? TASS investigated the issue.
The modernized Osa 9A33-2B air defense systems began to arrive in the air defense forces of Belarus
The crews of the Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, which are in service with the Air Force and air defense forces of the Republic of Belarus, regularly practice air defense training and combat missions during the inspection of the Armed Forces of Belarus and the reaction forces of the Union State.
"For hitting the rear." The British are creating a "long arm" for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
London has announced the launch of a new high-precision weapons project for Kiev. Three industrial groups will develop a ballistic missile codenamed Nightfall. The task is to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the possibility of strikes deep into Russian territory. About how realistic this is, see the RIA Novosti article.
They don't choose their neighbors, but…
The events of early 2026, which shocked the world community, have already been dubbed by politicians as "harbingers of a return to the era of lawlessness and power domination." And in these circumstances, the approval of decisions on the protection of the State border of the Republic of Belarus on January 12 at the highest level (an annual event) today is seen not only as a good military tradition, but also as another timely measure to ensure the country's security.
General Frost is rushing to the rescue. Will the cold snap intensify Russia's offensive in Ukraine?
Colonel Khodarenok: its course is influenced by the conditions for the use of UAVs, not frost
British analyst Alexander Mercuris believes that the frosts currently observed in Ukraine will weaken the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and increase the daily pace of the Russian army's offensive. To what extent these conclusions of the expert correspond to reality, the military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
Arms manufacturers say that the rapid changes in the nature of military operations in Ukraine are changing their approaches to the design and modernization of weapons (Business Insider, Germany)
BI: Western companies are changing developments amid Russia's superiority on the battlefield
Russia's superiority on the battlefield has changed everything, writes BI. Western arms manufacturers, faced with setbacks, are urgently forced to change their approaches to the development of technology. Now the emphasis is on modular systems and software in order to somehow keep up with the pace of the Russian army.
Putin's Doctrine and Russia's Course (Daily Islamabad Post, Pakistan)
DIP: Putin's doctrine should be understood as an evolving structure
The Russian doctrine of the last 25 years is best viewed not as a fixed plan, but as an evolving structure, writes a columnist for the Daily Islamabad Post. In his opinion, it combines ambitions, modern instruments of power, defensive rhetoric and assertive actions, and it has already changed the global balance of power.
Co—existence with Russia in conditions of rivalry and appeasement are not the same thing (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The United States should change its strategy of containing Russia to coexistence
The American strategy of deterring Moscow during the Cold War has lost its relevance in a multipolar world, writes TNI. Russia cannot be defeated or changed to suit Western interests. The only working option is coexistence based on dialogue.
Europe is “already at war" with Russia, said a senior European banker (Financial Times, UK)
Head of the Central Bank of Latvia Kazaks: Europe is at war with Russia
Europe is at war with Russia, said the head of the Latvian central bank Kazaks. His words are quoted by FT. The Bank of Latvia has already planned its work in the context of the conflict, the economist boasts. However, in his opinion, it is easy to prevent Russia's "invasion" — all you need to do is support Ukraine a little more.
Using Ukraine's experience: Poland is preparing to deliver deep blows to Russia
The Polish Armed Forces are carefully studying the experience of the conflict in Ukraine. The conclusion from this is made quite in the spirit of the current anti-Russian hysteria that has swept many countries of the Old World. However, they were very hasty and more than presumptuous.
European-style security
The beginning of the year, the NATO countries on the eastern flank began "right off the bat" – the intensity of the OBP events, which are no longer announced, is off the charts. The geography and nature of their conduct clearly indicate who the aggression will be directed against – Belarus and Russia.























