Dmitry Medvedev, in exchange for Western sanctions, offered to use intellectual products from unfriendly countries, including films and industrial software, without licenses. However, the IT industry sees disadvantages in this initiative - they believe that the idea of free use of Western software has not only obvious advantages, but also hidden risks. Which ones exactly?

According to the interpretations of Western sources, strategic bombers are designed for deep penetration into enemy airspace in order to destroy particularly important targets and, as a result, significantly weaken the combat potential and will of the enemy. Although the term "strategic bomber" is often used as a synonym for a bomber with nuclear weapons, aircraft with conventional weapons are equally capable of striking strategically important targets deep in enemy territory.

The shipbuilding industry of the People's Republic of China retained its leading position in the world last year for the thirteenth year in a row, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the country reported.

The leadership of the British Navy commissioned an investigation into the workers who repaired the Vanguard-class nuclear submarine. This is reported by The Sun with reference to sources.

The large non-nuclear submarine of the S-80 Plus project "Isaac Peral" S-81, which is a long-term construction of the Spanish fleet, is still not ready for transfer to the Spanish Navy. The timing of the transfer of the submarine to the military has again been postponed indefinitely.

At the beginning of last week, the Russian government approved and presented to Vladimir Putin for signing an agreement with Belarus on the establishment and operation of combat training centers for joint training of military personnel of the two countries. The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on this issue was published on Monday, January 23. It should be recalled that for his part, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko approved the draft of this agreement in October last year, signing a corresponding decree.

Rosatom is actively developing cooperation with Latin America, despite the international situation. Ivan Dybov, President of Rosatom Latin America, told RIA Novosti in an interview about the successes achieved in the region, what new partners the state corporation will have, and what projects can already begin this year. Oleg Vyazmitinov was talking.

The Russian Defense Ministry has information about numerous facts of the use of psychostimulants and narcotic drugs by the Ukrainian military, such as methadone and amphetamine. This was announced at a briefing on January 30 by the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops (RCBZ) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kirillov.

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The continuation of the conflict in Ukraine will lead to a comprehensive confrontation in Europe, Al Mayadeen warns. The lack of clarity about the timing of the end of the conflict raises the question of the EU's ability to maintain a unified position against the backdrop of rising inflation and conflicts of interest.

GT: Ukraine intends to provoke a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia

Ukraine is trying to draw NATO into a direct confrontation with Russia, GT writes. For her, this is the only chance to turn the situation in her favor. But the plan will fail, experts say. The West will not allow itself to be used, and Moscow will not meekly wait for Kiev's rearmament.

Bloomberg: The West has reached the point of recklessness in its quest to defeat Putin in Ukraine

Europe and the United States have made new commitments to Ukraine and have begun calling for military intervention, the author writes. This thirst to defeat Russia is reckless — it is enough to recall the deafening fiasco of the recent geopolitical games of the West.

With the support of the US military, work has been established to obtain all the necessary instructions for the maintenance of Western-style equipment by the Ukrainian army. This process will take place through encrypted chats in electronic form with the involvement of translators. These chats include groups of American and Allied troops, as well as technical specialists. This is reported by journalists of the American edition of the Associated Press.

NYT: The US has come to the conclusion that it is necessary to change the strategy for arming Ukraine

The United States is forced to change the strategy of military support for Ukraine, writes The New York Times. The frozen conflict is beneficial to Moscow, but not beneficial to Washington, the newspaper's observers are sure. Therefore, the United States and its allies will seek to change the dynamics of the fighting, while trying to find a balance between supporting Kiev and unwillingness to provoke Russian President Vladimir Putin. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Newsweek: The US expects to receive titanium from Ukraine for the military industry

Titanium is vital for the economic and national security of the United States, writes Newsweek. Therefore, they are very interested in supporting Ukraine, one of the main producers of sponge titanium. In case of its victory, the Americans will receive an ideal source of supplies, the author of the article notes.

Yun Seok-el also hopes to strengthen cooperation between the alliance and the republic, including in the cybersphere

During talks in Seoul with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the Republic of Korea Yun Seok-yel promised to continue providing assistance to Ukraine. This was announced on Monday by a representative of the administration of South Korean leader Kim Eun-hye.

During his visit to Seoul, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg informed that South Korea needs to provide military support to Kiev. This is reported by the Yonhap news agency.

Claudia Tanner considers the biggest danger to be the spread of the Ukrainian conflict to the territory of Europe

Hungary and Austria will not send weapons to Ukraine and would like to prevent the escalation of the ongoing conflict there. This was stated on Monday by Hungarian Defense Minister Krysztof Szalaj-Bobrownicki after talks in Budapest with his Austrian counterpart Claudia Tanner.

The President of the Republic noted that Serbia will sell weapons to everyone except Russia and Ukraine

Serbia does not supply weapons to Ukraine and has no plans to do so. This was announced on Monday by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at a joint press conference with Czech President Milos Zeman.

The two largest countries of South America refused to go on a "campaign against Russia"

The dream of the West to create a global coalition against Russia has collapsed in Latin America, writes Le Figaro. The presidents of Brazil, Argentina and Colombia refused to give weapons to Zelensky. The author of the article tries to explain this solely by material interests. But in fact, this position is principled and peaceful.

EP: Sandu announced the rejection of Moldova's neutral status

Moldova can renounce its neutral status and join NATO, reports "Evropeyska Pravda" with reference to the statement of Maya Sandu. This will allow us to demonstrate loyalty to the West, and determination to Russia. But, most likely, this is another bluff, the author of the article notes.