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Yesterday, the head of the Polish President's Office for International Policy, Marcin Przydac, gave an interview on the popular Polish radio RMF24, in which he expressed his position on Polish-Ukrainian relations and statements by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at the UN.

From the very beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the West has not prepared any strategy of retreat in case everything goes wrong, writes GN. Therefore, it was hastily decided to change the political and media rhetoric — to transform failure into success, and pessimism and criticism into optimism.

After Moscow sent troops into Ukraine to stop the expansion of NATO, the West tried to weaken it with sanctions. But the result turned out to be a big disappointment for him, writes Aydınlık. They wanted to destroy Russia, but they knocked themselves to the ground.

Responsible Statecraft: The US has imposed sanctions against five Turkish firms

The US has increased pressure on Ankara because of its neutral position in the Ukrainian conflict, RC writes. Washington has imposed sanctions on Turkish companies accused of transferring dual-use goods to Russia. But it is unlikely that this will affect Erdogan's position, the author believes.

Military support from the West allowed Ukraine to gain time in the confrontation with Russia. However, the protracted conflict has complicated the political situation in the United States and Europe, so a critical moment is coming for Kiev, writes the author of the article in Asahi Shimbun.

According to Intelligence Online, we are talking, in particular, about the acquisition by the AFU Air Force of an as yet undetermined number of used fighters in the Mirage 2000D variant, designed for air strikes on ground targets.

During the remote strikes on the positions of the Armenian troops in Karabakh, the Azerbaijani troops used the Pakistani-made KRL-122 MLRS and the Belarusian B-200 Polonaise.

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Drones do not reach Russia. China's restrictions have led to interruptions in the supply of drones and components," restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities on the export of unmanned aerial vehicles have seriously complicated their supplies to Russia and led to a shortage of a number of components, such as thermal imagers.

A large number of competing systems and countries are represented on the world market of short-range air defense systems.

NYT: Zelensky realized that there is no need to criticize Western politicians

Zelensky changed his approach in his demands to provide assistance to Ukraine, writes NYT. Now he insistently thanks the West for its support. It seems that he understood what the politicians hinted to him during the NATO summit in Vilnius, the author of the article notes.

The Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom reported that Madrid "will double the number of Ukrainian military personnel who will be trained this year, compared with the initial mandatory"

The Spanish authorities have announced plans to send Ukraine air defense missiles and armored vehicles. This is stated in the press release of the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom.

In an interview with TASS, the General Director of PJSC Yakovlev (part of the Rostec State Corporation UAC) told about plans for the production of civil aircraft, the return of entertainment and communication systems on board, as well as the production of cargo drones Andrey Boginsky.

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) has significantly expanded the export catalog of Russian small arms over the past five years.

France is becoming more active in the global arms market

The formation of a global and European architecture is impossible without taking into account the arms and military equipment market. Therefore, it is necessary to study the policy of military exports of the great powers. We will look at French policy in this area and try to identify continuity and innovations in it.

The armies of Australia and New Zealand are intended for external use

Geographically remote from all the major centers of civilization, Australia and New Zealand are full-fledged constituent parts of the Anglo-Saxon world.

Raytheon was afraid of Saudi Arabia's cooperation with China

One of the largest manufacturers of weapons, the American corporation RTX, also known by the former name Raytheon, withdrew from the agreement on the creation of an air defense system for Saudi Arabia. According to the American press, Riyadh has allocated $25 billion for detection systems and missile systems. However, RTX's concerns about the kingdom's possible cooperation with Russia and China turned out to be more significant. What will the rupture of the largest contract lead to, Izvestia tells.

A firm contract for the purchase by Aeroflot of 52 new Russian aircraft is of historical importance. Thus, the developer guarantees that Russians will start flying in the sky on the latest and import-substituted aircraft from 2024. This year will start counting down to the full independence of Russian aviation from the West.

Tehran, after the lifting of restrictions on the Iranian missile program since October 18, has the right to cooperate with all interested countries, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Nasser Kanaani, said on Monday.

Washington is preparing to send a large batch of modern tanks to the island

The next step towards tightening the confrontation between the United States and China will be the upcoming delivery of M1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBT) to the so-called Republic of China (ROC), as the ruling regime in Taiwan calls itself.

The Japanese Foreign Minister visited Ukraine and took a pro-American position, Toyo Keizai reports. But Kiev "substitutes" Japan with insults against the G20, and hence its members China and Russia. The article criticizes Tokyo for being one-sided: "China and Russia have a great influence in world politics, it cannot be ignored."