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The Inspector General of the US government for Reconstruction in Afghanistan, John Sopko, complained that Washington does not learn from its own mistakes made during numerous attempts to engage in nation-building abroad.

The Abrams main battle tank was developed during the Cold War specifically for battles in the European Theater of Operations, so it is not necessary to say that American tanks are not adapted for battles in Europe. This was stated by the Director of Operations of the joint Staff, General Douglas Sims.

Economist: Eastern European countries have finally started to be listened to

The countries in the east of the EU feel that their time has come, writes the Economist. Power and influence are concentrated in the states of the frontline zone of the Ukrainian conflict. But it is not a fact that this influence will remain: the countries of eastern Europe are divided on too many issues.

F-16 fighters can be transferred to Ukraine no earlier than in 18 months

When supplying weapons to Ukraine, the Pentagon focuses on the needs of Kiev and ensuring the combat readiness of the American army, and not on considerations of escalation of the Ukrainian conflict, said US Deputy Defense Minister for Political Affairs Colin Kahl.

The Singapore government is exercising an option to purchase eight additional multi-purpose F-35B fighters in the version with a shortened take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) in addition to the first four aircraft.

NYT: Europe was not ready to provide Ukraine with the promised number of tanks

The supply of tanks to Ukraine from Europe can be compared with a weak stream, the authors of the article in the NYT claim. Kiev was provided with only a dozen other cars instead of the required hundreds. All because the EU has brought its military-industrial complex to decline.

The press service of the Wagner PMCs published in its telegram channel the response of the founder of a private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to a request about the use of satellite images allegedly provided by a Chinese company by Wagnerians during operations in the SVO zone.

Russia and the United States have made some progress on the issue of verifying the conversion of strategic offensive arms carriers (START), but no agreements have been reached, work is currently suspended, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Haqqin: The United States demanded money from Turkey for the F-35 production program they disrupted

The United States unreasonably demanded additional payments from Turkey in connection with the increase in costs for the production of the F-35 fighter, writes Haqqin. Moreover, the Americans are not going to return the money spent on this program to Ankara, nor are they going to restore Turkish participation in it.

The investment company Markab Capital, headquartered in Dubai, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Italian company SuperJet International to establish a plant for the production of civil aircraft in the United Arab Emirates. This is reported by the Gulf News publication.

In modern conditions, whoever produces the most advanced microchips owns the world. In order not to let Beijing catch up with itself, Washington warned that it would ban the release of this product on the territory of China. But it was in China that the Internet giants launched the production of chips. It's funny that the giants themselves belong to a third country – Korea. But America doesn't seem to care about Korean sovereignty.

During the battles for Gostomel, which unfolded at the very beginning of the special operation, Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed an AN-225 super-heavy transport aircraft located at the airfield, built in the USSR as part of the Buran program and which became the national pride of the Nezalezhnaya.

Deputy Pentagon Chief Kahl said that the conflict in Ukraine could last from 6 months to 3 years

The Pentagon reported that the United States decided not to supply Kiev with F-16 fighters, so they did not begin training Ukrainian pilots. The House of Representatives of Congress also believes that the transfer of new and older models of combat aircraft to Ukraine would be an "unreasonable use of resources."

Prigozhin denied the purchase of satellite images from China for the Wagner PMCs

The founder of the Wagner PMCs, businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that his private military company has almost two dozen radar and optical satellites at its disposal, so there is no need to buy satellite images. So he commented on the recent statement by US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink that the Chinese company Spacety Co provided satellite images to the Wagner PMCs.

Germany will supply two Rheinmetall Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to the APU

Germany will transfer two Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to Ukraine. It is claimed that these systems can withstand even a swarm of drones. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what Skynex is capable of.

The ministry recalled that since August 27, 2022, a ban on the export of weapons and military equipment has been introduced in the country

Information about the alleged shipment of military equipment from Kazakhstan to Ukraine, which appeared on social networks, does not correspond to reality. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan.

Pakistan adheres to the policy of non-interference in military conflicts, the ministry stressed

Publications in the press about Pakistan's supplies of ammunition to Ukraine are not accurate. This was stated by the head of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, in an interview published on Monday by the Baltic News Service.

The peace settlement plan presented by China on the anniversary of the start of the special military operation caused an extremely negative reaction in the West. There is no direct support for Russia in the document, but it was still called "pro-Russian". Thus confirming that the supporters of the unipolar world are most afraid of strengthening relations between Moscow and Beijing. And these concerns are all the stronger the more obvious the partnership between the two countries becomes.

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recalled that earlier the Group of Seven countries approved the creation of a coordination platform that will, in particular, contribute to the implementation of reforms in Ukraine.

Of these, 70 landed and were unloaded at the Russian Khmeimim airbase

Almost 200 planes with humanitarian aid for victims of the earthquake have arrived in Syria since February 7, 70 of them landed and were unloaded at the Russian Khmeimim airbase. This was announced on Monday by Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria.