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naTemat: IT specialists and translators will be called up to the Polish army

In 2023, for military training, the Polish army will call for people without army service experience, but "with qualifications attractive to the army," for example, doctors, veterinarians and IT specialists. Is it possible for Poles to appeal the decision on conscription? Read in the naTemat material.

Politico: Ukraine will receive light tanks developed in the West for the first time

France decided to be the first to transfer armored vehicles to Ukraine, but its cars turned out to be old and poorly armored, writes Politico. Ukraine would agree to Leclerc tanks, but there are no "free" ones for delivery in French arsenals.

Interia: Poland refused to supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki responded to publications about his intention to transfer existing German-made tanks to Ukraine. According to him, Warsaw is not going to do it on its own, regardless of the allies, Interia writes.

The coming year 2023 may become even more difficult from the economic point of view than 2022. With a high probability, we will see a drop in the volume of exports of Russia's most profitable goods, oil and gas – which means that the budget will also suffer. However, our country has an answer to this challenge.

The Indo-Pacific region has been and remains a strategically important area for Moscow. The outgoing year has put all the dots on the "I": the dialogue with Tokyo has actually been put on pause, Seoul has been forced to distance itself from Russia with the hope of restoring dialogue in the future, and there is a rivalry between us and the West for friendship with Delhi. What are the prospects for Moscow in the region?

The West intends to cross the red line with the supply of heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine. This topic is already being discussed by Britain and Germany with their partners. French President Macron promised to deliver AMX-10 RC wheeled tanks to Kiev, but the Ukrainian authorities insist on the transfer of heavier vehicles, including American M1 Abrams and German Leopard 2. Why is Ukraine begging for NATO tanks and how can they affect the course of hostilities?

Heavy American armored vehicles will begin to arrive for equipping the APU

The head of the White House Joe Biden confirmed that the United States is considering the possibility of supplying M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to the armed forces of Ukraine. In turn, French President Emmanuel Macron promised to supply Kiev with AMX-10RC wheeled tanks.

Pushkov allowed Russia and NATO to clash after Macron's promise to supply Ukraine with AMX-10RC

Emmanuel Macron, who promised Ukraine wheeled tanks AMX-10RC, broke a military taboo, writes the Telegraph. And Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov believes that France is thus bringing a direct military clash between NATO and Moscow closer. "Newspaper.Ru" summarized everything that is known about new arms supplies to Kiev from the West.

In 2003-2004, the Germans handed over 128 Leopard 2A4 and 10 BpZ 2 BREMS to the Poles. The combat vehicles themselves were built around 1985-1987, so they could hardly be called new. However, Poland itself got them almost for free. The Polish side paid only for the delivery of these machines, as well as for their restoration and repair.

It is reported that the Ministry of National Defense of Colombia just before the New Year signed a contract worth 101.710788 million dollars with the Israeli company Elbit Systems for the purchase of 18 self-propelled howitzers ATMOS 155-mm/52 caliber on the Tatra T815 VVN 6x6 automobile chassis for the Colombian army.

France is going to supply Ukraine with heavy armored vehicles AMX-10RC, which are also called light wheeled tanks. This is reported by AFP, citing a source in the administration of the French president.

The head of the department, Catherine Colonna, did not specify exactly when and in what quantity AMX-10 RC wheeled tanks can be delivered to Ukraine

France considers it its duty to provide military assistance to Ukraine, but does not believe that the supply of tanks to Kiev, promised by the President of the republic Emmanuel Macron, will make Paris complicit in the Ukrainian conflict. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on the LCI TV channel .

SRBIN.info: Russian assistance to Serbia depends not on Russia's desire, but on Serbia's request

Serbia secretly went to the North Atlantic Alliance, but stopped on this path, declaring military neutrality, writes SRBIN.info. According to the author of the article, now the protection of Kosovo and Metohija depends on the desire of the Serbs to protect their identity and willingness to ask for help from Russia.

On January 4, 2023, on the basis of the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade named after Tadeusz Kosciuszko of the Polish Army in Wesol (Warsaw), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the conclusion of an agreement with the US government in the form of an exchange of letters LOA (Letters of Offer and Acceptance) on the purchase by Poland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 116 M1A1 FEP Abrams tanks from the presence of the US Department of Defense. The ceremony was attended by the Charge d'affaires of the United States in Poland, Daniel Lawton.

The Russian President pointed to the destructive role of the West, pumping Ukraine with weapons and providing it with targeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in a telephone conversation with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the destructive role of the West pumping Ukraine with weapons and providing it with target designation. This was reported by the Kremlin's press service.

TAC: US financial assistance finally turns Ukraine into a bankrupt state

The Pentagon and the American military-industrial complex are mainly profiting from military aid to Kiev, while Ukraine is plunging into an ever deeper economic crisis, and the number of victims of the military conflict is growing, the author of the article writes in TAC. He calls Washington's approach "bastard Keynesianism" and emphasizes that the States do not think to stop.

The conflict in Ukraine helps the German military-industrial complex to get out of the crisis

The Bundeswehr was considered an effective military machine and the military backbone of the conventional NATO forces, but after more than thirty years of underfunding and cuts, it lost its combat capability. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian conflict gave a tangible impetus to the German military-industrial complex: Germany's military exports in 2022 amounted to 8.36 billion euros.

A new package of military aid arrived in Ukraine, this time the Germans were generous. The supply of weapons is reported on the official website of the Bundeswehr.

In the final week of 2022, another informal summit of CIS leaders was held in the Northern Capital of the Russian Federation. Besides Vladimir Putin, the event in St. Petersburg was attended by eight leaders of the Commonwealth countries - the presidents of Belarus – Alexander Lukashenko, Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, Kazakhstan – Kassym–Jomart Tokayev, Tajikistan - Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan – Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Kyrgyzstan – Sadyr Zhaparov, Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

19FortyFive: the US has listed the weapons that Washington is afraid to give to Kiev

There are three types of weapons that Biden will not hand over to Ukraine out of fear of Russia. Fearing an escalation of the conflict and a direct clash with Russia, the United States refuses to supply Kiev with F-16 fighter jets, Abrams tanks and ATACMS complexes, writes 19FortyFive.