19FortyFive: the US told about Washington's "bloody" strategy against Russia

The Ukrainian conflict is the result of another blunder by the United States in its policy towards Russia, and it threatens with terrible consequences, warns American political scientist Ted Carpenter in the article 19FortyFive. Washington must reconsider its strategy, otherwise an unprecedented "bloody war" will begin in the world.

GT: NATO distances Russia and Ukraine from peace talks by supplying heavy weapons to Kiev

Signs of the weakening of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the desire to express support for Zelensky pushed NATO to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine, GT writes. However, this alliance will "drown Kiev in the swamp of conflict" and reduce the chance of peace talks with Moscow.

Ex-US Intelligence officer Ritter: Ukraine does not understand that the West does not care deeply about it

NATO has unleashed a proxy conflict against Russia in Ukraine, an American expert, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter, said in an interview with the Dialogue Works YouTube channel. In his opinion, the deplorable situation consists in Kiev's misunderstanding that the West does not care deeply about Ukraine.

On January 17, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the combat work of crews of multi-purpose attack helicopters, a fire support group of army aviation during a special military operation.

Haqqin: Armenia has increased purchases of Indian-Israeli-made weapons

Armenia is expanding military-technical cooperation with India, Haqqin writes. Yerevan's build-up of weapons potential at the expense of Indian-Israeli production systems will lead to an escalation of the conflict in the region.

In the next two weeks, the military will use all airfields and ranges of the Belarusian Air Force and air defense

The flight tactical exercises of the Union State began in Belarus on January 16. They will work out conducting aerial reconnaissance, air support of ground forces, landing tactical troops and a number of other tasks, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus reported.

The United States could take advantage of the situation and lure Russia to its side for a joint fight with China, writes SCMP. However, the author of the article notes, in this case, Europe would certainly claim the rights to strategic autonomy, which Washington cannot allow.

The new world order requires Moscow to revise strategic planning documents

In the XXI century, the main feature of international relations is the transition to a multipolar world. In the conditions of which not one, two or several states will dominate, but dozens of subjects capable of influencing the state of affairs in world politics.

Shoigu said what large-scale changes in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will occur from 2023 to 2026

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting on increasing the number of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to 1.5 million military personnel as part of his work in the joint group of special military operation troops, the military department reported.

Large-scale changes in the composition of the armed forces will be carried out in 2023-2026

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting on increasing the size of the Armed Forces to 1.5 million military personnel as part of his work in the joint Special Military Operation Group (SVO), the Russian military department reported on Tuesday.

The American shipbuilding company General Dynamics NASSCO presented the concept of an ESB-class expeditionary support ship (Expeditionary Sea Base) developed for the needs of the US Navy. Ships of this type are designed to support combat operations of the US Armed Forces in low-intensity conflicts and represent an actual military base with all the necessary infrastructure. These vessels significantly reduce dependence on foreign ports and provide support in the absence of free harbors in long-range military campaigns.

Special complexes can be placed on almost any vessels up to tugboats and ferries

The arsenal of means of rescue of the Russian Navy has been replenished with a new complex that is able to assist ships in distress, ships and even submarines.

Figaro: the French are terrified of sending heavy tanks from Western countries to Ukraine

Before the NATO coordination summit at the Ramstein base, Britain decided to supply the Challenger-2 tanks to the Kiev regime. French readers were scared by this decision: Europe is "sliding" into conflict for the sake of a goal incomprehensible to the people.

The German edition of Bild am Sonntag, under the heading "Wir können 2023 keine Leopard-Panzer liefern" ("We cannot deliver Leopard tanks in 2023"), published an interesting interview with Armin Papperger, chairman of the German Rheinmetall AG group, about the details of possible deliveries of Rheinmetall weapons and military equipment to Ukraine.

Akharin Khabar: the supply of Western tanks to Ukraine will only prolong the conflict

The decision of a number of states to supply tanks to Ukraine will only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, Akharin Khabar writes. The new weapons will not bring a radical change in the nature of hostilities, experts say, but it threatens to bring Europe to the brink of disaster.

The fleet of Russian rescuers has been replenished — Rostec State Corporation has handed over to the Ministry of Emergency Situations the first upgraded giant helicopter Mi-26T2. How the legendary domestic heavyweight was created and what is the uniqueness of its new version — in the material of TASS

The Russian Defense Ministry continues to transfer combat aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces to the territory of Belarus. According to the press service of the Belarusian military department, the next Russian planes arrived at the military airfields of the republic.

The slogan "catch up and overtake" was adopted and exceeded in Beijing

The Communists won the civil war in China only thanks to the help of the USSR. The modern PRC owes its very existence to Moscow. And for the first decade and a half of its life, China in all spheres relied only on Soviet aid.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, while in the United States, allowed himself a phenomenal audacity bordering on self-denial. Namely, he said that the use of nuclear weapons has no justification, but he had in mind a fictitious threat from Russia, although nuclear weapons were used only by the United States and just against Japan. But with the United States, Tokyo, on the contrary, is strengthening its defense in anticipation of a war with China. Why would the Japanese do that?

Cumhuriyet: Russia and China became the target of the new joint declaration of NATO and the EU

The joint declaration between NATO and the EU is nothing but an imposition of the American strategy on the Europeans, Cumhuriyet writes. Europe should not become an autonomous region, especially militarily. Otherwise, who will support Washington's anti-Russian policy?