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Foreign Policy (USA): Washington must respond to China's growing military presence in Latin America

Despite the success in establishing ties with Latin American countries, the United States is in danger: China is successfully increasing its presence in the region, including strengthening cooperation in the military sphere, writes Foreign Policy. In the event of an escalation of relations with Washington, Beijing may well take advantage of this.

By creating a joint venture with Kale (Turkey), the British company Rolls-Royce will help in creating an engine for the first Turkish fifth-generation fighter TF-X. The partner companies organized a common "daughter", which was named TAEC.

The government is considering a scenario in which one organization will purchase sanctioned electronics. Experts believe that a single buyer will allow suppliers of foreign equipment to avoid sanctions restrictions, since such a mechanism allows hiding information about the final customer. However, not everyone agrees with the effectiveness of such an initiative.

Long before the start of the special military operation of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, in certain circles Belarus was already called the Western outpost of the Union State. The very geostrategic position of the republic has predetermined the corresponding tasks for the grouping of troops that is now on the "Belarusian balcony".

The new modification of the South Korean K-2 tank is focused on the conditions of the Middle East

The command of the South Korean armed forces, as part of the plan to reform the national ground forces "Plan-307", focused efforts on the modernization of the main battle tank K-2 "Black Panther".

"Dry" and "MiGs" are armed and very dangerous

On the official page of the press service of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information appeared about the transfer of Poland, Slovakia and Bulgaria to their disposal of 70 combat aircraft – multi-purpose fighters of the fourth generation MiG-29 and far from the most modern, but very effective in combat attack aircraft Su-25.

Losses of Chinese-made drones in the Middle East and North Africa

The quality of Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) supplied to the Middle East region has been repeatedly discussed by experts.

The Russian special military operation in Ukraine will accelerate the trends that have already taken place in the European market of ground-based radar stations (radars). For the armed forces of some European countries, this will mean the formulation of new requirements to strengthen the missing capabilities. For others - acceleration of current projects. This is written by Zachary Hofer in an article for the blog "Defense & Security Monitor" (Forecast International).

Cumhuriyet (Turkey): building a "new world order"

The joint statement of Putin and Xi and Russia's military operation in Ukraine are two major events in terms of creating a new world order, Cumhuriyet writes. The author of the article shares his assumptions about the future world order. One thing is clear: the United States will no longer be able to be the sole sovereign.

The Spectator (UK): the price of delusion

The author of The Spectator article criticizes the West for its excessive commitment to the "green" policy, which led to its "total weakening". The leadership of Europe needs to think not about the climate, but about national security, because Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will never listen to Greta Thunberg, he writes.

The Economist (UK): why does Russia enjoy some support in Africa and the Middle East

Being under the influence of tough sanctions, Russia will probably want to increase activity in Africa, writes The Economist. Three years ago, Putin said that Russia has something to offer to "African friends", but is it so? According to the author of the article, now many African countries are facing a difficult choice.

Beijing and Moscow: Marriage of convenience (Al Araby Al Jadeed, UK)

The Russian-Chinese statement issued after the meeting of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Beijing on February 4 cannot be called an ordinary gesture, writes Al Araby Al Jadeed. Rather, the points and demands voiced in it are revolutionary in nature, as they are directed against the existing international system with its legal norms and liberal values.

Why Turkish drones didn't help the Ukrainian army

A significant number of Bayraktar TB2 drones that were in the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were shot down by the Russian army, or failed due to improper operation. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into why Turkish drones proved ineffective during the Russian special operation in Ukraine.

Western sanctions promised to deprive Russia of foreign aircraft. It has already become dangerous to fly abroad – at any moment our liner could be arrested. However, the aviation authorities found a sanctions loophole. Moscow deprives the "great aviation power of Bermuda" of power over our planes – and re-registers them in Russia. Why were our planes registered in Bermuda before? And how will re-registration help preserve our aviation fleet?

They are the USA and Russia

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published on Monday a new report on the state of the global arms trade for the period 2017-2021. It notes a slight decrease in its total volume and indicates that the United States and Russia remained the main exporters, although the volume of arms sales to the Russian Federation decreased by 26% compared to the previous five-year period.

1MOA GmbH, a German trading partner of the American manufacturer Tacom HQ, planned to present the Tarac C optical device designed for high-precision long-range shooting at the Enforce TAC 2022 exhibition for the first time in Europe. According to the executive director of 1MOA GmbH, Michael Gast, Tarac C was developed by the founder of Tacom HQ, John Baker, to provide accurate shots at a range of 2500 m or more.

Another report by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) says that the United States continues to be the leader in the global arms market. This is certainly true.

Representatives of Russia and India are studying the possibility of switching mutual settlements between Moscow and New Delhi to national currencies. At the same time, there is a place for the Chinese yuan in the ruble-rupee scheme.

At the end of August 2016, the Ukrainian state-owned Antonov company and the Chinese AICC Corporation signed an agreement on cooperation on the program of the AN-225 "Mriya" heavy transport aircraft of ultra-large payload.

Reasons for the extreme aggravation of the situation in Ukraine

Ukraine cannot be accepted into NATO. Firstly, because of unresolved territorial problems. Secondly, due to the fact that many NATO member countries are categorically not ready to commit themselves to the military protection of this country.