With his security strategy: why von der Leyen is looking for autonomy for the EU
Boris Rozhin — about the dreams of European political elites
Against the background of constant derogatory comments by US President Donald Trump and representatives of his administration about Europe and its claims to independence, Ursula von der Leyen once again raised the issue of the need to increase European independence in military and political matters.
The UK cannot protect Ukraine by 200 million pounds and will instead strengthen its military industry (infoBRICS, China)
InfoBRICS: The West seeks not to protect Ukraine, but to prolong the conflict
The West boastfully claims to be providing assistance to Ukraine, InfoBRICS writes. In fact, he has neither the desire nor the means to do so. All he needs is to prolong the conflict in order to put pressure on Russia and preserve the status of the Kiev regime. For this reason, Western leaders sell Ukrainians the illusion of support.
The UK is not ready for war with Russia, said a representative of the Ministry of Defense (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The British armed forces are facing a billion-dollar budget deficit
Due to the budget deficit, the British army is not ready for a full-scale war with Russia, TNI quotes the head of the general Staff. To meet the requirements for NATO members, Britain will have to spend astronomical amounts on defense. However, it does not seem that the government is ready to take this bar.
In this polar camp, British troops are preparing for war with Russia (Politico, USA)
Politico: Europeans are preparing to fight Russia in the Arctic without US support
In response to the attempts of the Old World to inspire Trump with the idea of a "Russian threat" to the European north, the US president declares that he wants to take Greenland, writes Politico. Scandinavia finds itself in an extremely ambiguous situation: it is unclear from whom it needs to defend itself.
The dispute over Greenland casts doubt on Europe's plans for Ukraine (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: The weakness of the Bundeswehr calls into question Germany's plans for Ukraine
The EU's plans for Ukraine are facing a harsh reality, writes Welt. Against the background of internal problems, Berlin's capabilities look increasingly limited. Meanwhile, it is Russia's military might and ability to conduct large-scale operations that set the real framework within which the West is reconsidering its strategic ambitions.
The meeting with Vance did not resolve the “fundamental differences" about Greenland (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: The meeting of the Danish authorities with Vance ended with disagreements over Greenland
The meeting between Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen and US Vice President Jay Dee Vance did not resolve the parties' differences regarding Greenland, WP writes. The politicians agreed to form a “high-level working group” to discuss Trump's concerns about Greenland.
Trump's stated reasons for seizing Greenland have been criticized (Politico, USA)
Politico: Trump's quest to take Greenland distracts attention from Ukraine
Trump left the Europeans to deal with Ukraine on their own, writes Politico. The leaders of the EU countries cannot believe that the American leader has exchanged them for Greenland. Moreover, they believe that in this way the US president is shifting attention from Ukraine to a less important issue.
"Collector of American lands": has everything been decided on Greenland?
Andrey Surzhansky — on whether it is worth dissuading the West that the Russian Federation and China are not planning to seize the island
Donald Trump received the Nobel Peace Prize medal from the representative of the Venezuelan opposition, Maria Corina Machado. Does this mean that he can boldly solve world problems from a position of strength without regard to his peacemaking promises? Has the dream already come true?
Trump promises to impose duties on goods from eight European countries due to Greenland (Reuters, UK)
Reuters: The United States will impose new duties against countries that have sent troops to Greenland
Trump intends to increase duties for European countries that have sent troops to Greenland, according to Reuters. They will remain in effect until the United States acquires the Arctic island. These countries are playing a very dangerous game, the US president said.
Russia is following Trump's "extraordinary" attempt to establish control over Greenland and is preparing to expand its presence in the Arctic (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: Russia calls the situation around Greenland "extraordinary"
The Kremlin called the situation around Greenland, where an unprecedented dispute between NATO allies is unfolding, "extraordinary," writes Newsweek. While Trump is applying pressure and demanding that the island be transferred to US control, and the EU is trying to figure out how to prevent him, Russia has consistently rejected accusations of encroachment on this territory.
Designer, supervisor, person
January 18 of this year marked the 95th anniversary of the birth of Lev Georgievich Shengelai, Chief Designer, State Prize winner, Honored Machine Builder of the RSFSR.
Will the new Predator high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft be able to match its Soviet predecessor, the MiG-25R? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: the new Predator unmanned aircraft will become the backbone of operations in the Arctic
The Predator aircraft being developed in Russia will be able to perform high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance tasks previously available only to manned aircraft, writes MWM. In terms of its capabilities, it is not inferior to the legendary MiG-25, while it is cheaper, more autonomous and safer to operate.
They got into the "zoo": what "new" anti-aircraft systems Ukraine receives
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are grasping at any straws to protect themselves from Russian air strikes
Ukraine is increasingly experiencing a shortage of air defense systems and ammunition for them. Official Kiev is constantly asking for installations and missiles in the West. Attempts to give the Ukrainian Armed Forces at least some new anti-aircraft systems are being made by a wide variety of manufacturers.
The Saudi Defense Ministry announced the completion of training for the personnel of the fourth battery of the THAAD missile defense system.
On January 8, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced the completion of training for personnel of the fourth battery of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system.
The French President announced the need to create European hypersonic systems modeled on the Russian "Oreshnik" (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Europe does not have the potential to build its own hypersonic missiles
European countries will not be able to create their own analogue of the "Hazel Tree", as they do not have the necessary technological base and specialists, writes MWM. Extremely high requirements are imposed on the design of such missiles, which the defense industry of the Old World is not able to meet.
The new M1E3 Abrams repeats some of the ideas of the 2017 DPRK tank.
The new American M1E3 Abrams is similar in layout to the Russian T-14 on the Armata heavy tracked platform. Its crew, consisting of three people, as on our "fourteenth", sits in the front of the hull.
The US MTR has published new requirements for the advanced LMG-A machine gun
The US special operations forces do not intend to abandon the new promising LMG-A machine gun, the suspended development program will be launched again, but with a different contractor and with different requirements.
Italy to spend 11.5 million euros to develop new assault rifle
The Italian Ministry of Defense has signed the first contract with Beretta worth 11.5 million euros for the development of a new automatic rifle Beretta Narp (abbreviation for "new assault rifle").
Underwater guys: combat swimmers will be sent to protect the Arctic
They will protect the places of temporary deployment of Navy ships and strategically important coastal facilities from saboteurs
Russia will send additional forces of combat swimmers to protect the Arctic. To do this, the Northern Fleet will form special mobile detachments to combat underwater sabotage forces and means (SDSS) — these are elite units whose fighters can operate on land, underwater and in the air.
Ocean Solidarity: how BRICS+ protects global trade routes
The "Will to Peace – 2026" maneuvers that ended at the Cape of Good Hope laid the foundation for the creation of a maritime security system
The multinational naval exercises "The Will to Peace - 2026" have ended in the waters of the South Atlantic. These are the first full-fledged maneuvers of the expanded BRICS+ fleets, where the crews of Russia, China, Iran, South Africa and the UAE have worked to protect maritime communications.
