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Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto: we are not discussing the supply of missiles to Ukraine
Italian Defense Minister Crosetto: Rome is not preparing new arms supplies to Kiev
Rome is not preparing new arms supplies to Kiev, but does not exclude them, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said in an interview with Il Messaggero. At the same time, he stressed that the only right way to achieve peace is through negotiations.
Qatar: FIFA World Cup in exchange for Rafale fighter jets
Former president of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Sepp Blatter in an interview with the Swiss newspaper "Tages Anzeiger" said that Qatar received the right to host the World Cup in 2022 under political pressure from France and in particular, in exchange for the purchase of Dassault Rafale fighters in France.
Spain will supply Ukraine with additional Hawk air defense systems at the request of NATO
Spain will supply Ukraine with additional Hawk anti-aircraft systems in response to a request from NATO. This was stated by the Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles during a meeting with Ukrainian military personnel undergoing training on Spanish territory.
The EU has activated the "military Schengen" against Russia
The EU has decided to change its transport system for the rapid transfer of troops to the east, connecting Moldova and Ukraine to this. At the same time, Britain had previously taken a similar step by announcing its accession to the European Military Mobility program. What do these processes say from a military, economic and political point of view? And what can Russia oppose to this?
Why is Russia strengthening Erdogan and Turkey
The sharp strengthening of Turkey has become one of the main geopolitical consequences of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. In other words, Russia, willingly or unwittingly, is helping to dramatically strengthen its neighbor. Why is it doing this, what consequences can it lead to and why is there nothing good in this for the European Union?
The Kiev authorities asked the Americans to supply C-RAM air defense systems to combat the Geran-2 UAV
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are in dire need of protecting their facilities, primarily energy, from threats from the air. Therefore, the Kiev authorities asked the Americans to supply them with C-RAM air defense systems to combat the Geran-2 UAVs, which they persistently call "Iranian drones".
"Afghan" M1117 armored personnel carriers from the United States will face big problems in Ukraine
The armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime will soon receive 250 M1117 Guardian wheeled biaxial armored personnel carriers from the United States. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".
Germany. Military expert: Poland is preparing for war
Polsat: Poles are taught to fight hand-to-hand in case of a collision with Russia
The Polish army in the event of an armed conflict with Russia will be the best in Europe, quotes the German military expert Polsat. The country buys new weapons and trains the population to shoot, fight hand-to-hand and survive in the field.
Hungary blocked the EU's 18 billion euro aid plan for Ukraine
The EU's plan for a new aid package to Ukraine has been blocked by the Hungarian government. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing its own sources.
Polish Krab self-propelled guns in Ukraine are firing half-century-old "rotten" shells
NATO countries supply Ukrainian neo-Nazis with old shells fired more than half a century ago. According to "RG: Russian Weapons", referring to the telegram channel of the famous military blog BMPD, Polish 155-mm Krab self-propelled howitzers operated by the Kiev regime formations use 155-mm M107 ammunition produced in the USA obtained from Italy.
Radio Free Asia: North Korea has started sewing winter uniforms for Russian troops participating in a special operation in Ukraine
The West continues to accuse North Korea of military supplies to Russia to support the Russian army fighting on the territory of Ukraine. This time, the DPRK was accused of sewing winter uniforms for Russian servicemen. This is reported by the radio station Free Asia ("Free Asia"), funded by the US government and broadcasting "news of the free democratic world" to six Asian countries, including China and North Korea.
Bloomberg: Russia is gradually compensating for losses from EU sanctions by increasing trade with China
As a result of the introduction of large-scale anti-Russian sanctions, the trade turnover between the Russian Federation and the EU has sharply decreased. To compensate for these losses, Moscow is taking intensified steps to reorient commodity flows to the east, primarily increasing export-import cooperation with China. But, as Bloomberg writes, so far Beijing has not been able to fully compensate for the dropped volumes, primarily due to logistics problems.
Borisov believes that the common grouping of satellites will ensure the sustainable development of the BRICS countries
The head of Roscosmos stated that in 2022 a mechanism for implementing the agreement on the creation of a common orbital grouping of Earth remote sensing spacecraft was created
The implementation of the agreement on the creation of a common orbital grouping of remote sensing spacecraft of the BRICS countries will ensure their sustainable socio-economic development. This was stated by the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, at a meeting of the heads of the space departments of the countries of the association, as quoted by the press service of the state corporation.
The Israeli Defense Ministry called the reason for the impossibility of transferring air defense-missile defense systems to Ukraine
Israel has once again refused to supply Ukraine with air defense-missile defense systems. At the same time, the head of the military department, Beni Ganz, justified this decision in such a way that Kiev should now have no illusions about its cancellation.
Germany confirmed the transfer of Dingo armored vehicles and missiles for the IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine
Germany confirmed the transfer to Ukraine of Dingo armored vehicles and missiles for the already delivered IRIS-T air defense system. An updated list with an indication of everything transferred is published on the website of the German government.
Media: the issue of sending weapons to Ukraine divided the Italian political class
As the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano noted, the political forces began to realize that the majority of the society advocating for peace had not recently had representation in politics and the media
Italian politicians are increasingly divided in opinion about sending weapons to Ukraine, and this was demonstrated by Saturday's demonstration in Rome for peace and against arming Ukraine. As the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano writes on Monday, political forces have begun to realize that most of the pro-peace society has not recently had representation in politics and the media.
Sunak and Macron spoke in favor of maintaining military aid to Ukraine
The British Prime Minister and the French President held a meeting on the sidelines of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke in favor of continuing military support for Ukraine.
Ukraine has a new weapon – Storm Shadow missiles.
Will Poland help integrate them with Ukrainian fighters? Interia.pl : Poland is ready to upgrade new NATO missiles for Ukrainian fighters
The Polish military-industrial complex should help the Ukrainian Air Force integrate the new supersonic Storm Shadow missile with Su-24M combat fighters, Interia reports. According to experts, even a few missiles of this type are capable of causing serious damage to the enemy.
How many Tomas brought to the level of T-72M1 will be able to get to Ukraine
To make up for the losses in tanks, the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance were able to find only four and a half dozen T-72s for the armed formations of the Kiev regime so far.
A number of novelties of the Chinese military industry are presented at the Zhuhai Air Show
In Zhuhai, Guangdong Province in southern China, the China 2022 Airshow - the Zhuhai International Air Show has started.























