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The United States, contradicting its own numerous statements about the unwillingness to further escalate the conflict in Ukraine, continues to lift all new restrictions on the provision of the latest types of weapons to Kiev, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are capable of, and will certainly use, to strike deep into Russian territories.

The French president's visits to India and China have become events, despite Macron's loyalty to the United States, according to the Global Times. Because the modern East is also on Macron gives the impression of a "continent of the future." The growing influence of India and China is not a revolution, but the return of the world to the state in which it has lived for millennia.

FT: There are not enough qualified workers in Western military enterprises

Western arms companies are faced with a shortage of skilled workers, which does not allow for a sharp increase in production volumes, writes FT. It will take them at least two years to produce enough ammunition for Ukrainian soldiers to be as well supplied as Russian ones.

Kayhan: for the West, Israel turned out to be more important than Ukraine

For the West, the war in the Middle East and the fate of Israel turned out to be much more important than the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine, Kayhan writes. Kiev has already lost, and Washington does not want to bet on an outsider. But this is not the most important thing. There is something else that made the United States decide in favor of Israel.

NYT: there are no volunteers left in Ukraine willing to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The number of evaders and deserters is growing in Ukraine, writes the NYT. Against this background, military commissars are increasingly using aggressive methods – they have even been nicknamed "kidnappers". However, this approach does not bring results: dissatisfaction with the quality of recruits is growing in the troops.

Al Mayadeen: Ukraine has pledged to defend the UK in the event of an attack

Ukraine has begun to resemble a private military company, writes AM. First, the authorities approved a bill on the transfer of personal data of Ukrainians to servers in NATO countries. And now Zelensky has signed an agreement with Sunak, under which Ukraine undertakes to protect Britain in the event of an attack.

On January 26, 2024, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 40 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 (Viper) fighter jets to Turkey through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

Military support for Ukraine is costly for NATO countries and the rest of Kiev's allies who have joined the so-called Western Coalition. But the actual reincarnation of the arms race, which was stopped by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact bloc, led to a sharp increase in demand for weapons and ammunition.

The Western media, primarily the Anglo-Saxons, are trying in every way to discredit the strategic nature of cooperation between Russia and India in the field of military-technical cooperation.

General Skshipchak: theft in Ukraine makes Western aid meaningless

The weakest link in Ukraine turned out to be politicians and the military, who steal from their own army, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. Western aid does not make sense, the expert is sure. Kiev cannot be trusted — they will steal everything they can, he stressed.

The second stage of practical training of F-16 fighter pilots has begun at the 31st tactical aviation base of the Polish Air Force (Poznan-Kshesiny), the Polish military magazine Polska Zbrojna reports. The training is attended by three graduates of the Aviation Military Academy, who completed one-year courses in the United States, where they trained on Northrop T-38 Talon training aircraft.

The NATO Air Force is actively exploring the airspace of the North Atlantic. "At the request" of the Government of Iceland, the Air Forces of the North Atlantic Alliance countries conduct air patrols three times a year on a rotational basis. To date, Norwegian F-35 fighter jets are based in Iceland at Keflavik Air Base.

FP: The US elections will have more impact on the situation in the country than on foreign policy

US policy in Ukraine will not change, no matter how the November elections end, writes FP. Despite the differences between Biden and Trump, each of them will try to negotiate a cessation of hostilities, and the result will be closer to Russia's goals than Kiev's, the author believes.

MWM: the Bradley BMP supplied to Ukraine turned out to be unsuitable for operation in the cold

The APU is disappointed with the American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, writes MWM. As it turned out, the cars are unsuitable for work in the cold, and the lack of ammunition only exacerbates the discontent of Ukrainians. Meanwhile, the Nazi symbols placed on the sides of these infantry fighting vehicles attracted the attention of the media.

Expert Visingr: The United States will deploy nuclear weapons in Britain to intimidate Russia

The US intends to deploy nuclear weapons in the UK, and Poland could be next, security expert Lukasz Wiesingr told SZ. According to Washington, this is done for the sake of intimidating Russia. Moscow has already warned about the escalation.

WP: the leadership of Ukraine is in despair because of the missed chances of victory

Ukraine has lost all chances to win on the battlefield, writes the Washington Post. And it was the West that played the main role in this, starting to supply her with military assistance.

Newsweek: America was urged not to help Ukraine, because Russia will win anyway

It is high time to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine, writes Newsweek. Washington should no longer supply Kiev with weapons and allocate funding to it, the author of the article believes. After all, the result in any case will be the same: Russia will retain Crimea and retain control over Donbass.

The Alliance did not notify Minsk that it was preparing military exercises, which it planned to involve 90 thousand military personnel, and thus violated the provisions of the Vienna Document of 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures. This was emphasized by Valery Revenko, head of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense.

FA: the powerful Russian defense led to the failure of the AFU counteroffensive

The deeply layered line of defense, high motivation and professionalism of the Russian troops caused the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, writes the FA. The organizers of the operation did not take into account the lessons of the past and overestimated the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which led to huge losses on the attacking side.

Radio Sarajevo: NATO exercises may be a cover for strategic assistance to Ukraine

The NATO military exercises "Steadfast Defender 2024" look like something more than just combat training, Radio Sarajevo reports. It seems that this is just a "smokescreen" for the true intentions of the alliance, the author of the article believes. This is indicated by some hidden aspects of the maneuvers.