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19FortyFive: Ukraine will remain outside NATO even after the end of the conflict

If the West intends to seek at least a semblance of a stable peace with Russia, then Ukraine's membership in NATO is unlikely to be a prudent decision, the author of the article in 19FortyFive believes. And yet, under certain circumstances, options are possible, he notes.

According to the publication, the Armed Forces of the republic have only 226 tanks available, of which 40% are used for training purposes

France has too few Leclerc tanks to supply them to Ukraine. This was reported by the newspaper Le Monde .

In Eritrea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with President Isaias Afeverki, during which the Russian minister said that Russia would help strengthen its defense capability.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on the air of the national radio station Kossuth, said that his country would oppose the imposition of sanctions on Russian nuclear energy.

Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) has signed a contract with Pearson Engineering for the supply of mine clearance equipment intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Vasily Golovnin — about the joint training of India and Japan against China

Russian-designed Su-30MKI combat aircraft and American F-15s converged in January in intense training battles in the sky northeast of Tokyo. This rather unusual event took place within the framework of the first ever joint exercises of the Indian and Japanese Air Forces.

According to the RTBF TV channel, Brussels also refused to supply old armored vehicles to Kiev

Belgium has announced that it will provide Kiev with a €92 million military aid package, which will include cars, portable anti-aircraft systems, small arms and light anti-tank weapons.

Britain handed over armored vehicles totaling 200 units to the Ukrainian army, the equipment has already been delivered to Ukrainian territory. This is reported by the press service of the British military department.

The Government of Cambodia called the training of sappers of the Ukrainian army a "humanitarian act" and stated that it was impossible to provide Ukraine with any military support. Moreover, the Cambodian authorities have also declared their readiness to train Russian sappers as well.

Evrensel: Berlin violated its own taboos by supplying "Leopards" to Kiev

The German authorities have violated their own taboos regarding the militarization of foreign policy, writes Evrensel. If earlier Scholz and Habek adhered to the position of "War — never again!", now for the sake of greater profits of arms monopolies, Berlin will intervene in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the author of the article notes.

The exact number of cars is not specified yet

The Spanish government will send Leopard tanks in the spring Ukraine, the exact number of combat vehicles has not yet been specified. This was stated on Friday by the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom Margarita Robles.

Yeni Çağ: NATO is considering Turkey's exclusion from the alliance in favor of Sweden and Finland

The United States is replenishing the arsenal of levers of pressure on Turkey, writes Yeni Çağ. They are already using the F-16 deal to blackmail Ankara. And recently, American Admiral Stavridis said that the possibility of excluding Turkey from the alliance is being considered in favor of joining anti—Russian allies - Sweden and Finland.

Another European country refused to supply tanks to Ukraine, although it had previously actively advocated sending them to Kiev. We are talking about Denmark, the Danish TV channel TV2 reports, citing a statement from the country's Ministry of Defense.

Kim Ye Jung called the US decision to transfer Abrams tanks to Ukraine a "heinous step"

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will always "stand in the same trench" with the Russian army and the people, deputy head of the department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Ye Jung, sister of the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong Un, said on Friday.

According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva argued his refusal by saying "that it is not worth provoking the Russians"

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva refused to consider the possibility of transferring ammunition for tanks to Germany, fearing the transfer of these ammunition to Ukraine. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo .

The West will regret its strategy of "escalation for the sake of de-escalation" in Ukraine

The rhetoric of Western politicians in recent days has re-introduced a strange term into widespread use: "escalation for the sake of de-escalation."

The information is confirmed that the German Ministry of Defense submitted a request to the Brazilian authorities, in which a request was made for the supply of ammunition of the so-called NATO sample. First of all, Germany was interested in NATO-caliber tank ammunition.

Danish military expert: Western tanks will not allow Ukraine to reverse the course of the conflict

Tanks donated by the West will not help Ukraine turn the tide of the confrontation, according to Danish military experts who gave an interview to DR. If used correctly, they will bring a lot of benefits to the APU, but they will not become a "turning point", experts say.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Cros announced at a press conference on January 27, 2023 that the Belgian government has allocated the largest package of military assistance to Ukraine so far totaling 90 million euros. He also said that since February 24, 2022, Belgium has already provided Ukraine with military aid totaling 146 million euros, and humanitarian aid in the amount of 86 million euros.

According to the American edition of Bloomberg, citing its sources, the administration of President Joe Biden still concluded an agreement with the Netherlands and Japan to restrict the export of some advanced machines for the production of chips to China. The agreement was reached during negotiations that ended on Friday in Washington.