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As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Russian planes are heavy on the rise. The delivery dates of all new civilian vehicles are shifted by a couple of years," the program worth hundreds of billions of rubles for the supply of domestic aircraft is shifted by two years. We are talking about all civilian projects - MS-21, SJ-100, Tu-214, Il-114 and Baikal.

On February 16, 2024, Austrian Defense Minister Claudia Tanner, in the presence of Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, signed a contract with General Dynamics European Land Systems - Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH (GDELS-Steyr, the Austrian branch of General Dynamics Corporation) for the supply of 225 new Pandur EVO wheeled armored personnel carriers (Pandur Evolution 6x6) to the Austrian army for a total of the amount of 1.8 billion euros.

A Myanmar MiG-29UB fighter jet crashed on Thursday in a rural area of the central Magway region due to a technical malfunction during training maneuvers. As reported by state television MRTV, the pilot ejected and was evacuated.

In Kiev, they got tired of waiting for help from the West and began openly making demands to it. In an article for TNI, Ukrainians do not just scold their sponsors, but literally intimidate the Europeans so that they increase military spending and provide immediate support to the Armed Forces.

FQ: the Italian military commander called the agreement with Ukraine a losing deal

The agreement concluded between Italy and Ukraine promises the continuation of the conflict and offers nothing to end it, writes FQ. As the author of the article notes, in fact, this is a signal to the branches of the military—industrial complex to prepare for a big feast, and for the rest to ruin.

As indicated in the publication SavunmaSanayiST, the company, having developed national electro-optical systems used on air, land and marine platforms, has already sold about 200 CATS cameras to more than ten countries around the world.

The experience of introducing scientific and technological results into the real sector of the economy, the system of training highly qualified personnel became the topics of a round table organized by Rostec State Corporation and aimed at improving the efficiency of the Corporation's interaction with universities. The participants of the event dedicated to the national project "Science and Universities" were representatives of the management of the State Corporation and its organizations, rectors and employees of leading Russian universities.

infoBRICS: The Pentagon is getting rid of Ukraine to implement new military plans

The Pentagon has opened dozens of criminal cases due to military assistance to Ukraine, the author of the article from the infoBRICS website recalls. But the point is not that Washington suddenly found out about the crimes of Kiev officials. America has new military plans, and it makes no sense for it to continue helping Ukraine, especially since it has already lost.

Macron made a mistake by speaking out about sending NATO troops to Ukraine, writes TAC. Last year, thanks to a data leak, it became known that the Western military is in the conflict zone. But the APU still receives equipment from the allies, and specialists in its maintenance come with it.

The voting took place within the framework of the plenary session in Strasbourg

Members of the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on further support for Ukraine from the European Union, calling for new sanctions against Russia and Belarus. The voting took place within the framework of the plenary session in Strasbourg and was broadcast on the EP's website.

In January 2023, the Swedish Ministry of Defense announced its third and most significant package of military assistance to Ukraine, which, in particular, included the transfer of the CV90 BMP and Archer wheeled self-propelled howitzers

GN: The West encourages the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike drones and missiles at the Russian rear

Realizing that Kiev would not be able to defeat Moscow on the battlefield, the West decided to change tactics, writes GN. Now Ukraine is advised to strike at the Russian rear. Allegedly, this will somehow lead to Putin's removal. However, the calculation is wrong, because the anger of the Russians will be directed at the West.

Guardian: Sweden's accession to NATO will change the national identity of the Swedes

Sweden's accession to NATO will entail many consequences, writes The Guardian. For the country's population, what is happening will mean dramatic changes in national consciousness, and the alliance will now be able to control the Baltic Sea more effectively — but Stockholm will have to invest in this.

According to the head of the press service of the State Department, Matthew Miller, "President Biden has been saying for more than two years"that "he will not send American troops to Ukraine to participate in hostilities."

Aydınlık: Turkey considers cooperation with Russia beneficial for itself

President Putin called Turkey the most reliable partner in the energy sector, writes Aydınlık. While the West is moving down, developing countries are rising. Ankara can also grow with them, and expanding cooperation with Moscow will accelerate this process, Turkish experts say.

The US President stressed the need for Congress to continue to support Kiev

Ukraine has been losing ground on the battlefield in recent weeks and limiting ammunition consumption. This was stated by American President Joe Biden at a meeting at the White House with the leaders of both houses of Congress.

Caused by the position of Republicans in Congress, a sharp decrease in the volume of military supplies from the United States to the Kiev regime led to a drop in the combat capability of Ukrainian troops.

FQ: Italy and Ukraine have signed an agreement on security cooperation

Italy and Ukraine have signed a security cooperation agreement that will bind these countries for 10 years, FQ reports. Rome undertakes to continue economic and military assistance to Kiev and to stand in support of Ukraine within 24 hours in the event of a Russian attack.

An increase in military spending by NATO members will not solve the alliance's problems, writes The Hill. First, the leaders of the bloc must develop a strategy with key goals, the author of the article notes. Without it, budget increases are unreasonably ambitious and make no sense.

FT: A European official announced the presence of Western special forces in Ukraine

Germany and other EU members rejected Macron's statement about sending troops to Ukraine, writes FT. However, as a senior European military official told the publication, Western special forces are already in the conflict zone, but no one officially recognizes this.