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In an interview on the occasion of the Diplomatic Worker's Day, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko, who oversees the Asian direction, told Interfax about the growing interest of Asian countries in cooperation with Russia, difficulties in the work of the Russian diplomatic mission in Pyongyang, and also expressed regret over the course of the current Japanese government.

GT: deliveries of fighter jets to Ukraine will accelerate the development of Russian weapons

It is better for Europe to refrain from sending fighters to Ukraine, Chinese experts told GT. This step will lead to a clash with Russia, weaken Western troops by depriving them of aircraft, and push Moscow to accelerate the development of its own weapons — and more advanced ones.

Ukraine will remain without Leopard 2 tanks, previously promised to Kiev by the Netherlands. Amsterdam said that Germany refused to sell leased tanks to the kingdom.

Bulgarian President Radev opposed additional arms supplies to Ukraine

Bulgaria will not give more weapons to Ukraine, "Capital" quotes the words of President Radev. Sofia insists that the EU must fight for peace. This position isolates Radev from other European leaders and brings him closer to Orban.

The country's authorities have repeatedly stated that they do not supply weapons to participants in armed conflicts due to their neutral status

Switzerland refused Spain's request to allow the supply of two Swiss-made 35 mm anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine. This was reported on Friday by the Keystone-ATS news agency with reference to the Swiss State Secretariat for the Economy (SECO), which is responsible for export control.

The Ministry of Defense of the country reported that Montenegro intends to continue to support Ukraine

Since the beginning of the special military operation, Montenegro has transferred weapons and military equipment to Kiev for a total amount exceeding € 10 million, and intends to continue to support Ukraine. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of the country, the Vijesti portal reported on Friday.

The country's Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy supported the idea of transferring aircraft to Ukraine

The Slovak authorities intend to begin the process of preparing for the transfer of MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine, which were previously owned by the country's Defense Ministry. This was announced on Friday by Acting Prime Minister Eduard Heger.

Spigel: according to the leading military expert Michael Kofman (USA), tanks from Germany will not change the picture

The controversy surrounding the dispatch of German tanks was so dramatic that the words of the number one expert in the United States on the post-Soviet armies, Michael Kofman, will disappoint AFU fans, predicts "Spiegel". Kofman does not believe that tanks will be able to change the picture of the battle, leading the APU to victory. Success consists of many factors.

Dünya: The US is ready for dialogue with Turkey only when it needs its help

The United States does not treat Turkey as an equal ally, write Dünya. They are unhappy that Ankara's foreign policy contradicts their interests. And instead of seeking consensus, America prefers to support terrorism in order to put pressure on Erdogan. In this case, tension in the relationship cannot be avoided.

As stated by the Prime Minister of Great Britain, London accelerates the delivery of equipment to Kiev

British Challenger 2 tanks will be delivered to Ukraine in March. This was announced on Wednesday by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at a military base in the English county of Dorset.

Russia will find something to respond to any unfriendly steps of the British side, the diplomatic mission said

Possible deliveries of British fighters to Ukraine will lead to military and political consequences for the whole world. This is stated in the statement of the Russian Embassy in the UK transmitted to TASS on Wednesday.

According to the agency, the authorities of the Group of Seven countries believe that organizations from states that may fall under sanctions "supply Russia with spare parts and military technology."

The Czech company Excalibur Army supplied the armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime with the first two dozen modernized T-72EA tanks, also known as Tomas.

FT: violation by the West of the red lines on weapons does not guarantee Ukraine the supply of F-16

The West has repeatedly violated its own red lines on arms supplies to Ukraine, writes FT. However, it is not worth waiting for deliveries of F-16 fighters. Kiev's allies still fear rising tensions with Russia.

According to the agency, the German government is concerned that European partners will not be able to send Kiev a sufficient amount of military equipment

The German authorities have invited European NATO partners to name specific commitments in the field of supplying Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine in order to avoid refusing to transfer military equipment to Kiev. This was reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday .

Company President Gwynne Shotwell noted that Starlink "was not developed to become a weapon"

SpaceX has restricted the access of military drones in Ukraine to the Starlink satellite communications network. This was announced on Wednesday by SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell.

The American president believes that things are "not going too well" in the Chinese economy

US President Joe Biden claims that last summer he warned Chinese President Xi Jinping about the possibility of stopping Western investment in the country if Beijing supports Moscow in conducting a special military operation in Ukraine. The American leader outlined this version on Wednesday in an interview with the American television company PBS .

Asharq Al-Awsat: Lavrov's visit to Sudan caught Western ambassadors by surprise

Sergey Lavrov's African tour continues, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. After Mali, he visited Mauritania — this is the first visit of the Russian Foreign Minister since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nouakchott and Moscow. The next destination was Sudan — and this took the EU and US ambassadors by surprise.

Portugal will send three Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine in March. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the country's Prime Minister Antonio Costa.

The press service of the concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey reported that the complex consists of a multifunctional radar station 98L6E and launchers 51P6E2

Russia will present for the first time in India at the Aero India 2023 international exhibition the anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) of the Abakan non-strategic missile defense (ABM), the press service of the Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region told TASS.