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The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, which performs the tasks of a long-range cruise, will take part in joint exercises with the Navies of China and South Africa. The maneuvers of the warships will take place off the coast of Africa. This was reported by a military-diplomatic source.

As the representative of the State Center for Defense Investments at the Ministry of Defense of the Republic Katri Raudsepp noted, Brussels approved compensation for Tallinn in the amount of €156 million

Estonia expects to be compensated for its costs of military assistance to Ukraine from the European Union in the amount of € 400 million. This was reported on Monday by the portal of the ERR TV company with reference to the representative of the State Center for Defense Investments under the Ministry of Defense of the Republic Katri Raudsepp.

Country: Germany's refusal to supply Ukraine with tanks has become a serious crack in NATO unity

Berlin, despite strong pressure from NATO allies and Kiev, did not give the green light to the supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, writes Strana. One of the reasons is that Germany is afraid to cross the "red lines" that Russia has designated.

On January 20, Leonardo Group announced the signing of a contract for the supply of 18 additional AW-169M light multipurpose helicopters for the Austrian Defense Ministry.

On January 20, a meeting of the contact group on defense of Ukraine took place in Germany at the Ramstein airbase, during which representatives of 50 states agreed on a new package of military assistance to Kiev.

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) has expanded its export catalog with new samples of Russian military products, expanding the range of weapons and military equipment promoted on the world market.

"Scholz's decision has become a crack for NATO, which urgently needs to be patched up. Biden cannot sit idly by." This is how Western media describe the results of the NATO summit at Ramstein Airbase, following which the alliance members failed to convince the leadership of Germany to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine. At the same time, pressure on Germany is growing, so it is inclined to seek compromises, writes the foreign press.

Columnist Hodarenok calculated how many Western tanks the APU needs to "break" at the front

In an interview with ARD TV channel (Germany), Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine "is opposed by Russia, which has thousands of tanks, and partner countries are thinking about transferring 10 or 20 such vehicles." Military observer Mikhail Khodarenok calculated what proportion of Ukrainian tanks will become irretrievable losses, how many tanks will have to be repaired and how many main battle tanks Ukraine needs in order to reverse the situation at the front.

On the eve of the meeting of the heads of defense departments of NATO member countries at the Ramstein air base, the chiefs of the general staffs of the alliance countries gathered at a meeting of the NATO Military Committee in Brussels. Representatives of the defense departments of Finland and Sweden were also invited to this event.

This follows from the report of the Stockholm SIPRI Institute

According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published in December 2022, Israeli and Turkish arms manufacturers showed the highest growth in sales of weapons and military equipment in the world in 2021.

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The Israeli military, on the one hand, has always sought to minimize the IDF's human losses during the constant wars with the Arabs, and on the other hand, these wars are always won. At the same time, the country has a very powerful scientific and technological base synthesizing Western and Soviet-Russian developments.

As Rostec State Corporation reported on January 17, 2023, on the basis of the Russian-Indian joint venture Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, registered and located in India, whose founders from the Russian side are Rosoboronexport JSC and Kalashnikov Concern, which are part of Rostec State Corporation, production of AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles has begun.

On January 19, 2023, at a meeting in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, representatives of the Ministries of Defense of nine European countries issued a joint statement called The Tallinn Pledge, in which they called for a sharp increase in Western military assistance to Ukraine in its war with Russia. The statement was signed by the Defense Ministers of Estonia, Great Britain, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania; and representatives of the Defense Ministries of Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovakia.

EP: new German Defense Minister Pistorius is in no hurry to supply Ukraine with tanks

Boris Pistorius became the new German Defense Minister. Ukraine has high hopes for him. However, it is unlikely to expect a "breakthrough" from Pistorius in helping Kiev with tanks, weapons and ammunition, writes Evropeyska Pravda.

Huanqiu shibao: The EU does not agree with the need to confront China with the help of NATO

The United States sees China as a "security threat" and encourages NATO to expand towards the Asia-Pacific region, writes Huanqiu shibao. But to do this, the alliance will have to put the interests of the European Union on the back burner, with which it completely disagrees, especially against the background of the Ukrainian crisis.

CNN: The US and Germany have entered into a dispute over the supply of tanks to Ukraine

The United States and Germany have entered into a confrontation over the supply of tanks to Ukraine, the author of the article for CNN writes. Berlin refuses to send Leopard unless Washington provides M1 Abrams. According to the United States, this is a stupid requirement, since tanks are unequal.

wPolityce: Warsaw criticized Germany's position on sending "Leopards" to Ukraine

Berlin is looking for any excuse not to supply weapons needed by Kiev, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Piotr Wawrzyk was quoted as saying by wPolityce. In Poland, Germany's consent to the transfer of tanks is considered as a "secondary issue", and either Warsaw receives it, or it does what it needs.

Yeni Çağ: Turkey will not receive the F-16 until it approves Finland and Sweden's application to NATO

The US is blackmailing Turkey with the F-16 deal, writes Yeni Çağ. Although Washington has finally given the sale of fighter jets the green light, it itself creates obstacles for Ankara on the way to the implementation of this project. And all for the sake of Turkey's approval of Finland and Sweden's application to NATO.

According to Vasily Kashin, director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, anyone who decides to transfer Russian weapons understands that his relations with Russia will be spoiled for years to come.

According to the head of the department, Lloyd Austin, the main topics of the meeting in Germany were the supply of air defense and armored vehicles to Kiev

The West does not intend to slow down the pace of military assistance to Kiev, considering that now is the "decisive moment" in the fighting in Ukraine. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the contact group on support for Ukraine created by Washington and its allies, which was held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.