Cooperation news
Russia again deprived Germany of the army
Germany no longer has an army capable of anything more than parades. Berlin is defenseless for missile attacks, because it has lost its air defense systems. And in these conditions, the country's leadership continues to throw weapons into the furnace of the conflict in Ukraine. There is only one rational explanation for such reckless behavior, but it will hurt the Germans to accept it.
The US is creating a new threat at the borders of Russia
Tokyo is taking a new and in some sense a milestone step in the militarization of the country. Prime Minister Kishida said that Japan is acquiring 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States. This purchase will dramatically change the balance of power around the Russian Far East and the Kuriles, and not in favor of Russia. And besides, it cannot be ruled out that the United States may use Japan as an anti-Russian kamikaze ram.
Upgrade arsenals, increase sales, stimulate the offensive
The US has provided the AFU with a new package of military assistance
American military experts are closely monitoring the successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the framework of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Since the beginning of its, Americans have already learned certain lessons concerning the military-technical policy of the United States in the changing conditions of the international situation. Adjustments were also made to the military assistance provided by the United States to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The unmanned ship DriX USV of the US Navy will take part in naval exercises in Bahrain and Jordan
For the first time, the US Navy will use an unmanned surface ship DriX USV with an artificial intelligence function in major international naval exercises, according to the website of the French developer iXblue, part of the Exail group.
Argentina broke the agreement with the UK on economic activity in the Malvinas Islands
The Argentine authorities have decided to denounce the agreement with Great Britain on activities in the Malvinas Islands (the British call them the Falkland Islands). This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina.
The Ukrainian general claims that about 50 thousand military of the Armed Forces have been trained in the West
Viktor Nazarov at the same time pointed out that some weapons systems supplied to Kiev are "quite old and require major repairs before commissioning"
Ukrainian General Viktor Nazarov claims that about 50 thousand soldiers from Ukraine have now been trained in the West in accordance with NATO standards.
A small giant of big geopolitics
Israel manages to maintain good relations with the United States, Russia and China
The State of Israel was actually created by the USA and the USSR. Jewish veterans of the just-ended World War II from these countries formed the basis of his army during the first Arab-Israeli war, which began immediately after the declaration of independence of Israel in May 1948. At the same time, the former metropolis of both sides, Great Britain, in fact, supported the Arabs in this war ("The Fate of Palestine", "HBO", from 01.12.17).
Germany was asked to think less about themselves
Project Syndicate: Germans were shown a way to stop fighting in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine may get out of control if a broad international coalition does not curb the Kremlin, writes Project Syndicate. The author of the article believes that only NATO can restore peace and stability, but for this the alliance needs to work with China, India and other countries.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban proposed to create a European analogue of NATO, but without the involvement of the United States
Europe needs its own military alliance, similar to NATO, but without the United States. This proposal was made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an interview with the Swiss weekly Die Weltwoche.
Poland intends to produce about 500 K2 tanks at its facilities
After the decision to produce 1300 Borsuk armored vehicles and their specialized versions in Poland, they declare their intention to master the production of South Korean K2 MBT.
In the West, they assessed how Russian aviation coped with the sanctions
Bloomberg: Western sanctions have not caused serious damage to Russian aviation
Russian aviation withstood the blow of Western sanctions, Bloomberg reports. The restrictions did not work as Ukraine's allies hoped. There are many more loopholes in the global aviation industry than it seemed before.
Japan advised the world to accept Russia's leadership in the energy sector
Economist Takemori recognized the leadership of Russia and the Middle East in the energy sector
Russia and the Middle East control most of the world's fossil fuels, writes Japanese economist Shumpei Takemori in an article by Asahi Shimbun. And since this type of energy will dominate for a long time, the world needs to take into account geopolitics and strive for savings.
The White House announced the sending of a large amount of ammunition to Kiev due to the "critical situation"
The United States is allocating another package of military assistance to Ukraine, this will be officially announced today, March 3, 2023. The day before, this was stated by the coordinator for strategic communications in the National Security Council of the Biden administration, John Kirby.
FT: The EU intends to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition in a few weeks
According to the interlocutor of the newspaper, all EU countries, except Denmark, have joined the initiative on joint procurement and stock recovery
The European Union plans to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition in the amount of €1 billion allocated from the European Peace Fund "within weeks". This was reported on Friday by the Financial Times newspaper, citing anonymous sources.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that the West will sooner or later supply Kiev with fighter jets
Alexey Reznikov also recalled that at first Germany did not want to transfer the main battle tanks to Ukraine
Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said that sooner or later Western countries will still supply Kiev with fighter jets.
The delegation of the Thai Air Force inspected the assembly line of the T-50TH jet TCB in South Korea
The delegation of the Thai Air Force visited the production line of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Sacheon, where it inspected the assembly of the T-50TH Golden Eagle jet TCB designed for the country's Air Force.
Media: EU defense ministers will discuss on March 7-8 a plan to send all available shells to Kiev
NATO previously reported that Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will fly to Sweden to participate in this meeting, representatives of Ukraine are also expected
The EU defense ministers will discuss at an informal meeting in Stockholm on March 7-8 the European Commission's plan regarding the urgent dispatch to Ukraine of all 155 mm artillery shells in their warehouses and the urgent formation of multibillion-dollar military orders for the European military-industrial complex. This was reported on Friday by the Belgian newspaper Le Soir .
Duda considers it impossible to restore Ukraine without the participation of Poland
According to the President of the Republic, a serious level of investment in Ukraine will be possible when it achieves a stable peace
Poland should take a broad part in the reconstruction of Ukraine, taking into account the geographical location of the country. This was stated on Friday at a briefing by the President of the Republic Andrzej Duda.
The US has revealed its cards. Europe has fallen into an economic trap
The US is preparing for an economic cold war
The economic interest of the United States in the conflict in Ukraine is becoming more and more obvious. More precisely, more and more shameless. Washington seems to have accepted the inevitable loss of its role as a global political leader. But only due to the growth of economic leadership.
Denmark acquires Israeli ATMOS self-propelled howitzers and PULS missile systems
On March 2, 2023, the Israeli company Elbit Systems announced the conclusion "with a NATO member country" of two contracts worth $ 252 million for the supply of 155 mm/52 ATMOS self-propelled howitzers on a wheeled chassis and multi-purpose PULS missile systems to the armed forces of this country.