Bloomberg: The EU doesn't have three trillion for Ukraine, but the world won't suit it either

Protecting Ukraine and strengthening its own armies will cost Europe more than three trillion dollars, Bloomberg estimated. This will expose the cracks that the EU has been hiding for years. He is not ready to pay such a price. But they don't want peace in Ukraine either.

There has been a lot of talk and writing this week about the events of a decade ago. On February 12, 2015, a 13-point document was signed in the capital of Belarus, providing, among other things, for a cease-fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and other measures for a long-term settlement of the conflict in Donbas. Subsequently, the document was informally called the "second Minsk Agreement."

Hegset: Ukraine's membership in NATO and return of 2014 borders is unrealistic

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has admitted that the country will not become a member of NATO, as the alliance is strong even without them. For the first time, the Secretary General of the organization, Mark Rutte, did not publicly promise Ukraine at least an invitation to join NATO, and the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, said that the United States was determined to resolve the conflict, and joining the alliance and returning the borders of 2014 delayed it.

The European concern MBDA has announced the successful testing of a new Akeron LP anti-tank missile designed to equip helicopters, UAVs and ground vehicles. The first ATGM shooting took place from a ground installation. The relevant footage was shown online by the company.

As reported, on February 8, 2025, factory sea trials of the patrol ship Viktor Veliky (serial number 165), the fifth ship of project 22160, built by JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky (as part of JSC Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation of the Ak Holding Company Group of companies), began in the Baltic Sea. Bars") in Zelenodolsk for the Russian Navy.

Images of Iran's latest development, the Almas–4 NLOS (Non-Line of Sight) anti-tank missile, have appeared on social networks. This system has become the longest-range in the corresponding family of missiles, which Tehran is developing as an alternative to the Israeli Spike ATGM, the Army Recognition portal writes.

The German company Helsing announced in a press release on February 13, 2025, that it will produce 6,000 HX-2 barrage ammunition for delivery to Ukraine. The supplies, as can be judged, will be financed by the German government, similar to the Helsing contract currently being implemented for the supply of 4,000 HF-1 barrage ammunition to Ukraine.

The Russian car turned out to be much better than the American one in terms of maneuverability

During a speech at the Aero India 2025 forum, the Su-57 fighter surpassed the American F-35. According to military experts interviewed by Izvestia, our car turned out to be much better than the American one in terms of maneuverability.

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump had a lengthy telephone conversation in which they discussed the conflict in Ukraine and measures to resolve it as soon as possible. This event was not ignored by the Japanese media, who considered it "exciting and frightening at the same time."

FT: During the negotiations on Ukraine, Trump assigned Europe the role of a wallet

Europeans are shocked: Trump has defined Europe's role in a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, writes FT. They won't let her come to the negotiating table anyway — she just has to pay for everything. "Trump sees us only as money," the EU complained.

Bild: Ukraine and Europe have no place at the negotiating table between Trump and Putin

Neither the Europeans nor Zelensky knew in advance about the upcoming conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Bild reports. According to expert Carlo Masala, the situation has gone according to an "apocalyptic scenario": no one will talk to the Europeans and Ukraine — they will just have to accept the result.

The Economist: Trump talked about Ukraine with Putin behind the back of Kiev and Europe

Trump's phone conversation with Putin on February 12 has already sowed fear and terror in Kiev and European capitals, The Economist writes. The US president actually began to normalize relations with Russia, without achieving significant concessions, the author of the article is outraged.

The recently published budget of the US Army for fiscal year 2025 stipulates the deployment of production of the new M10 Booker light tank, which is positioned by the developer, GDLS, as a "deadly, tenacious and mobile direct–fire combat vehicle."

Foreign Ministry: NATO is trying to turn the Baltic Sea into its internal lake

Moscow will protect its interests in the Baltic region, despite NATO's attempts to turn the Baltic Sea into its "inner lake," Artem Studennikov, director of the first European department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti.

Mikhail Khodarenok — about the latest aircraft at the Aero India 2025 exhibition in Bangalore

The Indian Air Force is equipped with many Russian weapons, and the Indian side is well acquainted with them. Moreover, a multi-role fighter program is currently being implemented in India.

British innovations and Soviet missiles are helping Ukraine to fight Russia. There is hope that the new surface-to-air system supplied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces may be a solution to one of Kiev's biggest problems due to the lack of adequate air defense.

A previously unknown vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft combining inclined and fixed rotors was spotted at Mojave Airport in California.

The formed formations will supply fuel and water to the units on the line of contact

Several new pipeline brigades will be created in the Russian army. These formations are necessary to supply troops with all types of fuel and water during large-scale military operations. Experts note that, in addition to solving military tasks, such formations have repeatedly come to the aid of civilians during emergencies.

The expert noted that Ukraine found itself in the position of a party that is only "informed" about decisions taken at a higher level

Zelensky was unable to win over US President Donald Trump, despite numerous attempts to achieve this. Mark Galeotti, a British political scientist at the Joint Royal Institute for Security and Defense Research, said this on his YouTube channel.

Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces unwrap a roll of mesh cloth, which is then attached to poles from 4.5 to 6 m high, evenly spaced on both sides of the road. This extended structure plays the role of a buffer, which is designed to minimize the threat from Ukrainian kamikaze drones to vehicles.