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Spain said it could send up to 10 Leopard tanks to Ukraine
El Mundo reports that the Prime Minister of the kingdom, Pedro Sanchez, also promised to explore the possibility of providing "air assistance" to Kiev
The Spanish government will study whether it will be able to send ten Leopard tanks to Ukraine instead of the six promised. This was announced on Thursday by the Prime Minister of the kingdom Pedro Sanchez during a visit to Kiev.
Poland has received another batch of 155-mm self-propelled artillery K9A1 Thunder
Poland continues to build up its own armed forces by purchasing military equipment. The next batch of K9 Thunder self-propelled artillery units of South Korean production has been transferred to the Polish Ministry of Defense. This was announced by the country's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.
The undermining of the "Northern Streams" brought Russia and China closer
A similar vision of the future and pressure from the United States and NATO have led Russia and China to the idea that it is safer to stay together. This is how experts describe the results of the visit of the chief diplomat of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi, following the visit to Moscow. With whom did the representative of the PRC manage to hold talks and what was their content?
Jet Suit for Aero India 2023
At the Aero India 2023 exhibition held in Bangalore on February 13-17, 2023, the Indian private defense startup Absolute Composites Private Limited demonstrated India's first personal "jet suit" of local production.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine called the number of battalions of German Leopard tanks planned as part of the AFU
Ukraine plans to receive a sufficient number of German Leopard tanks for the formation of several battalions in the near future. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.
Arriving in Kiev, Biden hinted to Putin: the United States will give Ukraine any weapon
Asharq Al-Awsat: Biden confirmed US readiness to supply Ukraine with any weapons
Biden's visit to Kiev was a challenge to Putin, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. It is one thing to declare military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Europe, and another — almost from the battlefield. The American president whispers to his Russian counterpart that the United States will continue to support Ukraine, and gives Zelensky "the key to the doors of Western arsenals," the author of the article believes.
A special version of the Bradley - M7 BFIST BMP will be transferred to Ukraine
The armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime, as part of the new package of American military assistance promised by US President Joe Biden, will receive four vehicles of advanced artillery observers and advanced M7 BFIST aircraft guidance.
The US has named a new NATO power center
Politico: Poland is playing an increasingly prominent role in European security policy
The strategic center of Europe is shifting to the east, writes Politico. Poland is playing an increasingly prominent role in European security policy, which is explained both by geopolitical factors and by Warsaw's skillful negotiating tactics and its investments in defense.
Serbian President Vucic complained about the impossibility of receiving electronic warfare systems previously ordered in Russia
Serbia was unable to receive the Krasukha and Repellent electronic warfare systems, which were previously ordered by Belgrade in the Russian Federation. This was stated by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on TV Pink.
Bloomberg: The United States plans to transfer high-precision bombs with a range of more than 70 km to Ukraine
The US authorities plan to transfer long-range precision bombs with GPS guidance to the Ukrainian army, capable of hitting targets at a distance exceeding 70 kilometers.
Retired Indian Air Force Officer: Even if the United States approved the supply of F-35 fighters, it is not necessary to order them because of the large number of shortcomings
According to the EurAsian Times, negotiations on India's purchase of fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighters from the American defense giant Lockheed Martin are still in the "early stages". However, they come against the backdrop of Washington's attempts to dissuade New Delhi from acquiring weapons from Russia and therefore can move quickly, the newspaper writes.
The US could have recently transferred 12 HIMARS MLRS with long-range missiles to the APU
About two weeks ago, the United States transferred 12 more HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Unofficial Bezsonov Z", referring to information received from sources in military intelligence.
The conflict in Ukraine is an "investment in the security" of Europe
EP: Swedish Defense Minister Jonson called the conflict in Ukraine an investment in security
Sweden will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, but it will not come to the transfer of fighters, Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson said in an interview with European Truth. According to him, we are talking about "investments" in European security.
The US will supply Ukraine with long-range guided aerial bombs JDAM-ER
As the Bloomberg news agency reported in Anthony Capaccio's article "US Is Giving Ukraine a Long-Range GPS-Guided Bomb That Can Hit Targets Miles Away" ("The US is handing Ukraine a long-range GPS-guided bomb that can hit targets for miles"), with reference to representatives of the American defense industry, The United States will supply Ukraine with long-range guided aircraft bombs JDAM-ER with GPS guidance manufactured by Boeing Corporation, which are capable of hitting targets at a distance of 45 miles (72 km).
Rostec at IDEX-2023
This year the IDEX exhibition marks its 30th anniversary. Russia has been a constant participant in this one of the most representative international exhibitions of weapons and security technologies since the first exhibition in 1993. We tell you what Rostec enterprises represent in Abu Dhabi this time.
Polish Foreign Ministry: industry in the EU cannot provide Ukraine with ammunition in the right time
According to the head of the department Zbigniew Rau, the European Union may take years to establish the production of ammunition
The European Union may take years to establish the production of ammunition in the quantity necessary for Ukraine, so for now the EU is concentrating on supplying Kiev with weapons available to individual countries. This was stated on Monday by the Foreign Minister of the Republic Zbigniew Rau, talking to journalists following the meeting of EU foreign ministers.
The US President announced a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine
During his visit to Kiev on February 20, 2023, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 460 million. The total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 29.8 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $32.5 billion.
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss said that the UK should hand over fighter jets to Kiev
Johnson also made the statement that "China is preparing to start arming Russia"
Former British Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss consider it necessary that Ukraine's Western allies hand over fighter jets to Kiev. They stated this on Monday evening during a debate on the situation in Ukraine in the House of Commons of the British Parliament.
The Ukrainian envoys in Munich asked for cluster bombs. The owners were confused
Junge Welt: "people from Ze" at the Munich Conference disgraced themselves by asking for cluster bombs
The West is trying very hard to present the current Kiev regime as humane and democratic, but "clients" are letting it down, Junge Welt notes. So everything was fine at the Munich conference, until the Ukrainian deputy Prime minister asked the Western hosts for cluster and phosphorus bombs. Embarrassment came out.
Most of the world has abandoned sanctions against Russia. And here's why
SCMP: Hong Kong has declared the world's growing sympathy for Russia in the Ukrainian conflict
Most of the countries refused to impose sanctions against Moscow at the behest of the West, writes SCMP. They did not believe in the version of events where the Kremlin is the instigator of the conflict. Time has proved them right: the EU and the USA are not looking for peace. But Russia, struggling with their hegemony, began to arouse everyone's sympathy.