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The President of Switzerland spoke out against the lifting of the ban on the re-export of weapons to Ukraine
Alain Berset drew attention to the "long practice" of the country following the path of neutrality, recalling that Switzerland "has a different role compared to other states"
Switzerland should not, by virtue of its neutrality, allow the re-export of Swiss weapons to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed on Wednesday evening in an interview with the RTS television company by the president of the country Alain Berset.
Kiev will receive about 100 Western tanks in addition to the 350-400 Soviet tanks already delivered
Germany and the United States on Wednesday announced their intention to supply Ukraine with modern Leopard 2 and Abrams tanks. Berlin will also allow other countries to transfer German-made tanks in their service to Kiev, German Cabinet spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters.
The ruling SPD in Germany announced that Ukraine will soon receive about 80 Leopard 2A6 tanks
The party clarified that 14 of them will be transferred to Kiev from the reserves of the Bundeswehr
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), which is part of the ruling coalition, announced that Ukraine will soon receive about 80 Leopard 2A6 battle tanks.
Politico: Germany cannot take responsibility for security policy
As the situation with Leopard tanks has shown, Berlin needs Washington for this, writes the publication
The German authorities cannot or do not want to take responsibility for the implementation of security policy, for this they need the United States, the supply of tanks to Ukraine has highlighted this situation. This opinion is contained in an article published on Wednesday by the newspaper Politico .
"This is a powerful challenge to the defense industry
Online edition "MK.ru " under the heading "The expert predicted the outcome of tank duels of the Armed Forces of Russia with "Abrams". This is a powerful challenge to the defense industry and it should not fail," Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST), published a comment on the decisions announced by the United States and NATO countries to provide Ukraine with modern Western main tanks of the third generation.
The United States announced the provision of 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
On January 25, 2023, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of 31 M1 Abrams tanks (a Soviet-style battalion kit) to Ukraine as military assistance, which was the first decision of the American government to send tanks to Ukraine.
Politico: The USA, Germany and other EU countries have been arguing for several weeks over the transfer of tanks to Kiev
According to the newspaper, in order to overcome the differences, American leader Joe Biden decided to be the first to send cars
Representatives of the authorities of the United States, Germany and other EU countries for several weeks after the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Washington at the end of December argued over the issue of sending tanks to Kiev, to overcome the differences, American leader Joe Biden decided to send the cars first. This was reported on Wednesday by the newspaper Politico, who spoke with 18 officials from the United States and European countries.
The red lines have moved. What will follow the transfer of tanks to Ukraine
Disputes in the West over the supply of heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine have ended. The White House will hand over Abrams tanks, European allies — Leopard 2. About how this will change the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Die Welt: Berlin has nothing to oppose the growing influence of Moscow and Beijing in Africa
According to the German newspaper Die Welt, Germany is rapidly losing its influence on the African continent and the recently adopted strategy of assistance in the development of Africa does not solve this problem.
Times: the conflict in Ukraine has shown Europe's excessive dependence on the United States
The newspaper stressed that continental Europe could not secure the "strategic autonomy" that French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about a few years ago
The issue of arms and military equipment supplies to Ukraine has demonstrated the excessive dependence of continental Europe on the United States. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the British newspaper The Times .
There were few tanks. Kiev asks for fighters, but not everything is so simple
Politico: delivery of Western fighters to Ukraine will turn into a logistical nightmare
No sooner had Europe agreed on the supply of tanks to Ukraine, than discussions about sending fighters had already begun, writes Politico. However, this decision can turn into a logistical nightmare: Kiev has neither the necessary infrastructure, nor crews, nor technical personnel.
An anti-Ukrainian coalition has begun to form in Europe
EP: Babis' victory in the Czech elections will lead to the creation of an anti-Ukrainian coalition in the EU
The victory of the "dove of peace" Babis over the "hawk of war" Pavel in the presidential elections in the Czech Republic will simplify the pro-Russian revenge in neighboring Slovakia, writes Evropeyska Pravda. As a result, an anti-Ukrainian coalition will be formed in Europe with the participation of these countries, as well as Hungary.
Germany has capitulated to the United States
Interia: with the transfer of "Leopards" to Ukraine, the problems of the German government do not end
The scandal with the transfer of tanks to Ukraine has badly battered Germany, Interia writes. Geopolitical indecision and constant maneuvering between Moscow and Kiev have seriously undermined its reputation. Now Berlin needs to regain its influence in the EU and NATO.
Biden told why the US sent Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Biden said that the West does not pose a threat to Russia by actions in Ukraine
Abrams tanks will be evidence of the "unwavering commitment" of the United States to Ukraine, Biden said on January 25 during his speech about further support for Kiev. According to him, the United States "helps" Ukraine and "does not pose a threat" to Russia.
Kiev intends to purchase another batch of Slovak wheeled 155-mm self-propelled howitzers Zuzana 2
Ukraine plans to conclude a new contract with Slovakia for the supply of another batch of 155-mm Zuzana 2 self-propelled wheeled howitzers. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the Republic Yaroslav Nagy.
Korean roots of Iranian submarines
Taking foreign submarines as a basis, the Persians created their own
The construction of ships for the North Korean Navy began shortly after the end of the 1950-1953 war. Moscow and Beijing provided assistance to Pyongyang. We are talking about diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of Project 633 and their Chinese variants.
Algeria is rapidly arming itself
Russian weapons prevail in the army of the North African state
Two countries in the Middle East and North Africa region invariably remained the closest allies of the Soviet Union – Syria and Algeria. The Russian Federation, surprisingly enough, managed to "inherit" both of these allies – at least in terms of military-technical cooperation.
The American defense industry is profiting from the conflict in Ukraine
Western arsenals are emptying, arms companies are profiting
U.S. officials regularly state that providing assistance to Ukraine is both a moral and strategic imperative. Ukraine is supposedly at the forefront of the global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. However, this argument does not stand up to criticism.
"The red lines are shifting." In the West, they are discussing the transfer of fighters to Kiev
Politico: possible delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine will be a "logistical nightmare"
European and American officials are afraid to supply Western fighters to Ukraine because of the possible escalation of the conflict and Moscow's reaction, but they agree that the transfer of aircraft is a matter of time, Politico reports.
Kuleba said that Europe has begun to work on the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
The Foreign Minister of the country noted that his "European colleague" took the issue into work
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that some European colleagues "took to work" the issue of providing Kiev with American F-16 fighters.