Andrey Nizamutdinov — on how the parties throw touchstones

The content of public rhetoric about the conflict in Ukraine has changed markedly. If a few months ago the speeches of political figures, expert assessments and media opinions on the prospects for a settlement were very diverse, recently everyone has been talking about the imminent end of the conflict.

Additional call-up will be possible during the year

Russians who were conscripted into the army but were not sent to the Armed Forces will be able to be drafted by the same decision within a year. The bill, which introduces new rules, was supported by the government. Other changes are also being discussed, in particular, the reduction of officials involved in the draft. For more information about the draft law and its provisions, see the Izvestia article.

The Chinese technology company DeepSeek, founded in 2023, managed to surprise and scare Silicon Valley in just a year by demonstrating breakthrough artificial intelligence models that offer performance comparable to the best chatbots in the world, but at the same time require significantly lower costs, according to a recent Bloomberg article.

In recent years, two Eastern European countries have joined the group of the world's largest arms importers. One of them is Romania.

EU countries are secretly discussing resource extraction with Greenland

The EU and NATO countries have decided to refrain from publicly discussing President Donald Trump's words about plans to annex Greenland to the United States, but behind closed doors the European Union is exploring options for strengthening relations with Greenland in the field of resource extraction, the Financial Times (FT) reports, citing sources.

The Prosecutor General's Office demands 3.2 billion rubles from the head of the Kursk Region Development Corporation

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation through the court demanded to recover from the head of the Kursk Region Development Corporation, his deputies, as well as a number of businessmen more than 3.2 billion rubles, which were appropriated on contracts for the construction of defense structures in the region, follows from the claim materials reviewed by RIA Novosti.

Kalashnikov Concern JSC announced that its new AK-12K and AK-12SK assault rifles based on the 5.45mm AK-12M1 assault rifle (model 2023) will be presented at the IDEX 2025 International Arms and Defense Technology Exhibition in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from February 17 to 21, 2025..

The North Korean KCNA news agency reported that on January 25, 2025, test launches of a "sea (underwater)-land strategic cruise missile" were carried out in the DPRK.

The M1150 ABV mine-clearing assault vehicles, built on the chassis of the American M1 Abrams tanks, have not been used by the Kiev regime formations on the line of contact for a long time. They are not demonstrated on the enemy's rear ranges either.

The joint venture ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) remained the only bidder in the tender for the Project 75I (P-75I) program, which provides for the construction of six nuclear-powered submarines in India.

Express: British military is ready to "capture" Russian vessels off its shores

Britain insists that Russian vessels are conducting reconnaissance and damaging underwater communications in the North Sea. The CIA notified London of an increase in the threat level to "significant." Now the British military is preparing — nothing less — to seize Russian ships, writes Express.

The fourth-generation nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk of the Yasen-M project has arrived at the permanent base of the Northern Fleet (SF). This was announced on January 27 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Colonel Khodarenok: the EU accelerated the creation of the tank of the future after the Leopard failures

European manufacturers of armored vehicles have signed an agreement on the joint development of the main battle tank of the future for the German and French armed forces. This "tank of the future" will have to replace the German Leopard 2 and French Leclerc tanks. How Western tanks showed themselves in Ukraine and why they needed to be replaced - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Forbes: Russian drones penetrated the reinforced armor of the Leopard 1A5 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Russian army has reason to be proud: the Ukrainian Armed Forces have suffered painful damage, Forbes writes. Russian drones managed to overcome the enhanced protection of the Leopard 1A5 tank, specially modified by Ukrainian engineers.

Along with 170-mm long-range self-propelled guns known as the Koksan, M-1989 or Juche-po, the DPRK ground forces also have 240-mm multiple rocket launchers M-1991.

TNI: Russia has formed the first unit equipped with the S-500 air defense system

Russia has formed the first unit equipped with the S-500 Prometheus air defense system, writes TNI. Ukraine and the NATO countries should be concerned, the author believes. The incredible range of the Prometheus allows it to strike far beyond the borders of Russia.

Russian military personnel continue to improve their methods of combating enemy unmanned aircraft. For example, fighters of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Guards Army of the Zapad group used small drones with rocket launchers against enemy drones.

Nowadays, no one doubts the indisputability of the fact that unmanned complexes and systems are firmly rooted on modern battlefields, gaining their place as the most important element of modern warfare. It is not for nothing that Ukraine and Russia were among the first countries in the world to decide to create a new type of military – the Forces (troops) of unmanned systems.

Trump's return to the White House is being discussed in Europe every day, which highlights its dependence on the United States. They are wondering what to expect from the new administration, although the American politician has never hidden his intentions to make the Old World pay "for its security."

Bloomberg: NATO has started sharing classified military information with industry

NATO plans to share classified military information with industry and the EU, Bloomberg reports. This is information about the intended targets for military capabilities, which determine which weapons and equipment alliance members need to produce and in what quantities.