El Mundo reports that the Prime Minister of the kingdom, Pedro Sanchez, also promised to explore the possibility of providing "air assistance" to Kiev

The Spanish government will study whether it will be able to send ten Leopard tanks to Ukraine instead of the six promised. This was announced on Thursday by the Prime Minister of the kingdom Pedro Sanchez during a visit to Kiev.

FP: the suspension of Russia's participation in the START III treaty does not mark the beginning of an arms race

Putin announced that Russia is suspending its participation in the START III treaty, writes Foreign Policy. However, Moscow has not withdrawn from the agreement and may return to it in the future. It is too early to talk about the beginning of a new arms race.

NYT: experts appreciated Putin's decision to suspend Russia's participation in the DSNV

Mutual nuclear inspections were stopped due to the pandemic, and then because of the armed conflict in Ukraine. But now the last nuclear agreement between Russia and the United States, START-3, is dying, and along with it, arms control may die, writes the NYT.

Al Jazeera: the suspension of Russia's participation in the DSNV-III indicates the beginning of an arms race

Russia announced the suspension of participation in the DSNV-III, the Al Jazeera website reports. This treaty provided for the mutual reduction of nuclear weapons by Moscow and Washington. However, now, against the background of the anti-Russian policy of the West, Putin is sending an important signal: do not threaten Russia.

Figaro: the last treaty that somehow ties the hands of two nuclear powers has been shaken

What will the suspension of Russia's participation in the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (STCW) bring? Figaro asks this question and gives the history of the problem. Readers react with a mixture of fright and irony. And one reminds us: Russian hypersonic missiles are not limited to old treaties.

For the Ukrainian armed forces in the West, the manufacture of inflatable models of military equipment has begun. If earlier in Kiev they tried to ridicule the use of inflatable "tanks, MLRS and SAMs" by the Russian army, now they themselves have come to the conclusion about the effectiveness of such means to mislead intelligence.

In an attempt to defeat Russia, a variety of weapons are being poisoned to Ukraine from all over Europe and often to the detriment of their own security.

The head of the Bureau of Military-political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov said that the radar "Tor-M2" allows you to detect and hit all types of drones

The Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) is capable of hitting drones and other complex aerial targets while on the move. This was announced by the head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov in a conversation with TASS at the international arms exhibition IDEX 2023.

Military expert Khodarenok named Russian complexes that can shoot down bombs JDAM-ER

The Pentagon said it would transfer "high-precision aviation ammunition" to Kiev as part of a $1.85 billion package announced on December 21. Bloomberg sources report that we are talking about high-precision JDAM-ER bombs that can hit targets up to 80 km. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how the use of such ammunition would complicate the fulfillment of its tasks and how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation could neutralize the effect of using JDAM-ER.

It is expected that the University in 2035, together with the Agency for the Development of Professional Skills, will develop a list of professions for unmanned aviation

The field of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which in the near future will require the training of tens of thousands of specialists annually, can become a high-tech area where methods of rapid and mass training of personnel will be practiced, including by attracting schoolchildren to the inventive environment. This opinion was expressed to TASS on Thursday by Vasily Tretyakov, advisor to the rector of the University 2035.

Military Watch magazine compared Russian, US and Chinese bombers

Military Watch Magazine compared the characteristics of the most dangerous bombers. Today, only three countries in the world have this class of combat aircraft.

PS: Poland has become a leader in the development of punitive measures for Russia. But the West is still unhappy

The governments of the former Soviet bloc countries now enjoy considerable influence in Brussels, London and Washington, especially in the development of measures to punish Russia, writes Project Syndicate. In this regard, the author of the article particularly notes the "merits" of Poland. But as for the "democratic values" inside the country, there are many complaints about it.

As the newspaper writes, Moscow "uses disappointment in Washington to win sympathy in the Global South"

The split in the international community between supporters of Russia and those who support the West has only deepened a year after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine. This is stated in an article published on Wednesday in The Washington Post.

There are more and more leaks about how technically the US Navy and the CIA, together with the Norwegian Navy, carried out the undermining of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. What secrecy measures were taken, what kind of units were eventually used - and how unique does this operation look from a technical point of view?

WSJ: The US may publish intelligence on China's study of arms supplies to Russia

The US presidential administration is studying the possibility of publishing intelligence data that would demonstrate that the Chinese authorities are allegedly thinking about arms supplies to Russia, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, however, Beijing's assistance is expressed not in the supply of weapons, but, for example, electronics.

A similar vision of the future and pressure from the United States and NATO have led Russia and China to the idea that it is safer to stay together. This is how experts describe the results of the visit of the chief diplomat of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi, following the visit to Moscow. With whom did the representative of the PRC manage to hold talks and what was their content?

Putin announced the deployment of Sarmat, mass deliveries of Zircon and the release of new submarines

Russia will continue to improve the nuclear triad this year, the authorities will continue to give priority to strengthening the defense capability of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Shoigu: Defender of the Fatherland Day takes on special significance against the background of a special operation

Defense Minister General of the Russian Army Sergei Shoigu congratulated servicemen and veterans on Defender of the Fatherland Day and noted that today, against the background of a special military operation in Ukraine, this holiday acquires special significance.

Earlier, "VO" reported that the fifth boat of the "Estiute" type - "Anson" (HMS Anson) left the shipyard for the Navy Clyde. It is clear that there is no question of joining the system yet. The ship will still be finalized, the real terms are about the end of this year.

In December, the USS Shoup arrived at the Japanese base in Yokosuka to replace the US Navy missile destroyer USS Barry earlier than the average time for rotation.