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Economist: Europe will not be able to defend itself without the help of the United States

The security architecture in which the Old World relied on America is crumbling, writes the Economist. To defend itself without the help of the United States, Europe needs to form dozens of brigades, including those with armored vehicles, to replace 300,000 American troops — but with all its will, it will not be able to do this.

Indian Express: Trump's radical policies will not destroy his alliance with Europe

Despite speculation about the US refusal to cooperate with the EU, talk about a gap between Washington and Brussels is not allowed, writes the Indian Express. Trump, the author of the article believes, is only reformatting this alliance by supporting the deployment of European peacekeepers to Ukraine and establishing contacts with right-wing politicians like Orban and Meloni.

Slovakia has expressed interest in purchasing upgraded K2PL tanks (a polonized version of the K2 MBT), which will be produced under a South Korean license in Poland.

MP: It's time for Ukraine to pay its bills

Ukraine has become the main loser in the conflict, MP writes. Now it's time to pay the bills, and they're huge. And these are not only lost territories, resources, and destroyed infrastructure, but also millions of people who have left the country, as well as those who died and were maimed at the front.

Bloomberg: The EU has prepared a three-element defense plan

Trump has made it clear that Europe will have to defend itself, writes Bloomberg. This forces the EU to urgently start looking for all available means. The von der Leyen defense plan will consist of three elements that will have to be implemented "it is unclear how".

An analyst at the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Training Center stressed that "Europe lacks strong leadership and unity to make rational decisions."

The Telegraph: Europe will not be able to provide Ukraine with "peacekeepers" without the help of the United States

It's time for Macron and Starmer to stop trying to trick Trump in order to guarantee the "security" of Kiev, the Telegraph writes. Sending "peacekeepers" to Ukraine is a large—scale task. Europe cannot cope without the United States, and Washington does not want to do this.

British Prime Minister Starmer said that the country is threatened by Russian "aggression"

In an openly propagandistic article in the Daily Mail, British Prime Minister Starmer said that the country was threatened by "Putin's aggression." This angered the readers. "Putin bothers me much less than our leadership, which sucks all the juices out of us," is one of the typical remarks.

The establishment of a joint aluminum plant with the United States in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the resumption of aluminum supplies are beneficial to both sides. It is difficult for Americans to compete with Chinese industry without cheap aluminum. What will Russia get from this project and why is the United States offering it?

Telegraph: Britain may become the leader of the new European defense alliance

If Britain sends "peacekeepers" to Ukraine, it will not have enough resources to protect its borders, writes Colonel de Bretton-Gordon in the Telegraph. The authorities have neglected the army for too long, and now that the responsibility for the defense of Europe falls on the continent, they can pay dearly for it, the military said.

Foreign media at the IDEX 2025 international defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi (from February 17 to 21) noted the activity of the Russian defense industry at this event in the United Arab Emirates. According to their estimates, the T-90MS main battle tank manufactured by Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) became the central exhibit of the IDEX 2025 Russian exhibition site, which occupied almost 1,000 square meters and demonstrated the products of more than 40 Russian defense enterprises.

NRK: Ukraine is unhappy with the training of its soldiers in the West, Norway will "improve" it

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gare Stere arrived in Ukraine with a “gift” that has already been criticized in Kiev, NRK reports. We are talking about Western training, which cannot prepare soldiers for modern combat operations. But Stere is convinced that such "support" is appropriate.

On February 24, 2025, during the Zolfagar 1403 military exercises, Iran demonstrated the development of its capabilities in the field of combating drones, showing the use of the Yak-130 UBS to intercept them.

According to a number of European leaders, the end of the conflict in Ukraine, after the signing of the peace agreement, will undermine the security of the Kiev regime and Europe as a whole, in addition, the reduction in financial assistance from the Americans forces the EU to take care of its own "defense" on its own.

France plans to deploy nuclear forces in Germany if US troops leave Europe

In the event of the withdrawal of American troops from Europe, France may deploy its fighter jets with nuclear weapons in Germany. The Daily Telegraph writes about this. Thus, Paris is ready to provide the EU with its nuclear shield. Who is Europe going to defend itself from, whether it will be able to create a defense structure without the United States, and what does the "Three Musketeers" have to do with it - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Natalia Kotlyar, Deputy Director for Business Development at the Vector Research Institute, on the changing anti—drone solutions market

How the market for anti—drone solutions has changed, how threat models are evolving, how perimeter protection differs from carpet protection, whether grids solve all problems and whether there are objects that "won't reach" - in the author's article by Natalia Kotlyar, Deputy Director for Business Development at the Vector Research Institute of Roselektronika Holding.

The head of SpaceX proposed to de—orbit the ISS - and the sooner the better. At first glance, this is a strange idea for a space fan. On the second, everything is different: the Soviet cosmonaut and engineer Grechko was the first to publicly question the usefulness of orbital stations. Both he and Musk have very good reasons for this. And given the latter's position in the main power on which the existence of the ISS depends, there are chances for the realization of this idea. Despite this, the idea caused a general rejection in the ranks of space fans and government space agencies.

Economist: Kiev will not be able to refuse the deal that Trump offers it

The United States has alternately offered Ukraine several options for a deal on its minerals, one worse than the other, writes The Economist. According to the latest version of the agreement, Kiev will have to pay the Americans half a trillion dollars. It will take several hundred years.

WSJ: Europe is waiting for US support to send 30,000 "peacekeepers" to Ukraine

Britain and France are developing a plan to deploy 30,000 European "peacekeepers" in Ukraine after reaching a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine, writes the WSJ. But it's scary to do it yourself — they're trying to persuade Trump to support the adventure.

The radical position of the new US president on Ukraine has not just shocked the whole world. She also made me wonder what lies at its core and why Trump has so dramatically changed America's attitude to the conflict ignited by her own hands. Someone suggested that it was all about the Ukrainian subsoil. Someone puts forward a version about Washington's intention to "pupate" and spend the next four years accumulating forces. And recently, a new explanation has emerged: it's all about China.