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Italy and France are currently working on sending them to Ukraine

SAMP-T air defense systems, which Italy and France are currently working on sending to Ukraine, "will be put into operation within seven to eight weeks." This statement was made on Thursday by Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is experiencing a systemic crisis

The NATO bloc is still perceived in Russia as a kind of powerful unified cohesive military force with iron discipline and a single rigid command. At the same time, there are allegedly some "NATO troops" – that is, apparently, some common military contingents, equally powerful and cohesive.

What anti-aircraft missile systems did Ukraine receive

Against the background of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces on important objects of the military and industrial infrastructure of Ukraine, the Kiev military-political leadership and the Western coalition supporting Kiev, led by the United States, are strengthening the air defense group by supplying various anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). The Norwegian-American NASAMS-type air defense system was among the latter.

Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina noted that Warsaw, together with Paris, are working to strengthen Ukraine's defense potential

The French authorities will send 150 servicemen to Poland to strengthen the European training mission of Ukrainian soldiers. This was stated on Thursday by Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina.

Relationship inventory should be rigid and pragmatic

Generally speaking, a stab in the back is easy to inflict. But it's not safe. The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO seriously affects the balance of power in northern Europe. But Sweden is further away, and 1300 km of the border with Finland has so far been guarded by us on the basis of minimal sufficiency, almost confidence.

Berlin and Amsterdam decided to unite their ground forces, and the Germans will be in charge of this grouping of troops. Why are NATO allies taking such a step, how far can German military expansion in Europe go, and what risks are lurking in this decision for Russia?

JB Press: dismissals of Ukrainian corrupt officials may affect Western aid to Kiev

Western propaganda has created a "beautiful myth" about infallible Ukraine, writes ex-Tokyo Mayor Yoichi Masuzoe in an article for JB Press. These illusions must be discarded. Ukraine is terribly affected by corruption, and with the beginning of the conflict, this problem has only intensified.

Outdated British-made Challenger 1 tanks can be sent to the armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime.

Helsingin Sanomat: Finland will wait for the ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO

What options would Finland have if Turkey approved only its membership in NATO? Helsingin Sanomat journalists asked the experts this question. Analysts have named two options, and both do not involve "bargaining" with Turkey.

Bloomberg: West says pilot training will take too long

The US and EU countries have said they will not supply Ukraine with military aircraft, despite Zelensky's requests, Bloomberg reports. According to Ukraine's allies, this makes no sense, since the training of fighter pilots takes too much time.

One of the representatives of the department suggested that there is a possibility of a scenario similar to the one with the supply of Abrams tanks

Some Pentagon officials reacted with skepticism to the words of US President Joe Biden that Washington would not supply Kiev with F-16 fighter jets. The Washington Post writes about this on Tuesday , citing sources .

According to the newspaper, the delivery can be carried out privately, and not through the American government

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has offered Ukraine to purchase two MQ-9 Reaper drones from it for $1. As The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, a possible deal will have to be approved by the administration of US President Joe Biden.

The Swiss Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (Armasuisse) handed over to the command of the country's Air Force the first two (out of six ordered) Hermes-900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) reconnaissance UAVs to Elbit Systems.

As the publication reported, the final figure will depend on the condition of 53 combat vehicles stored for about 10 years in Zaragoza

The Spanish authorities plan to transfer from four to six refurbished Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine as part of the first delivery. This was reported on Wednesday by the newspaper El Pais, citing government sources.

Ukraine may in the future receive a large number of British Challenger tanks of the first series. The German concern Rheinmetall proposed to modernize outdated armored vehicles with the subsequent transfer of its Ukrainian army. This is reported by the German press.

France will transfer another 12 CAESAR self-propelled guns to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced on January 31 by the country's Defense minister Sebastian Lecorny.

Lithuania continues to raise funds for the purchase of weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Lithuanian journalist Andrius Tapinas, representing the Internet television "Laisves TV", who previously initiated a fundraiser for the purchase of the Bayraktar TB2 UAV and UAV counteraction systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the organizations Blue/Yellow, 1K fondas, Stiprus kartu and the National radio and Television of Lithuania, announced his intention to supply the Armed Forces with new multifunctional tactical radars of Israeli production.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a visit to Japan that Greece would not supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

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Ukraine may receive the first tanks within the framework of international agreements reached in January this year from Spain, Canada, Poland and France in the coming weeks. Germany will be able to deliver Leopard 2 from its reserves no earlier than the end of March. And the US will need to assemble Abrams tanks first. According to foreign media, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive them no earlier than the end of 2023 or as early as 2024.

The United States is preparing a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 2.2 billion, which for the first time can include long-range missiles.