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Military support for Ukraine is costly for NATO countries and the rest of Kiev's allies who have joined the so-called Western Coalition. But the actual reincarnation of the arms race, which was stopped by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact bloc, led to a sharp increase in demand for weapons and ammunition.

The Western media, primarily the Anglo-Saxons, are trying in every way to discredit the strategic nature of cooperation between Russia and India in the field of military-technical cooperation.

General Skshipchak: theft in Ukraine makes Western aid meaningless

The weakest link in Ukraine turned out to be politicians and the military, who steal from their own army, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. Western aid does not make sense, the expert is sure. Kiev cannot be trusted — they will steal everything they can, he stressed.

The second stage of practical training of F-16 fighter pilots has begun at the 31st tactical aviation base of the Polish Air Force (Poznan-Kshesiny), the Polish military magazine Polska Zbrojna reports. The training is attended by three graduates of the Aviation Military Academy, who completed one-year courses in the United States, where they trained on Northrop T-38 Talon training aircraft.

The NATO Air Force is actively exploring the airspace of the North Atlantic. "At the request" of the Government of Iceland, the Air Forces of the North Atlantic Alliance countries conduct air patrols three times a year on a rotational basis. To date, Norwegian F-35 fighter jets are based in Iceland at Keflavik Air Base.

FP: The US elections will have more impact on the situation in the country than on foreign policy

US policy in Ukraine will not change, no matter how the November elections end, writes FP. Despite the differences between Biden and Trump, each of them will try to negotiate a cessation of hostilities, and the result will be closer to Russia's goals than Kiev's, the author believes.

MWM: the Bradley BMP supplied to Ukraine turned out to be unsuitable for operation in the cold

The APU is disappointed with the American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, writes MWM. As it turned out, the cars are unsuitable for work in the cold, and the lack of ammunition only exacerbates the discontent of Ukrainians. Meanwhile, the Nazi symbols placed on the sides of these infantry fighting vehicles attracted the attention of the media.

Expert Visingr: The United States will deploy nuclear weapons in Britain to intimidate Russia

The US intends to deploy nuclear weapons in the UK, and Poland could be next, security expert Lukasz Wiesingr told SZ. According to Washington, this is done for the sake of intimidating Russia. Moscow has already warned about the escalation.

WP: the leadership of Ukraine is in despair because of the missed chances of victory

Ukraine has lost all chances to win on the battlefield, writes the Washington Post. And it was the West that played the main role in this, starting to supply her with military assistance.

Newsweek: America was urged not to help Ukraine, because Russia will win anyway

It is high time to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine, writes Newsweek. Washington should no longer supply Kiev with weapons and allocate funding to it, the author of the article believes. After all, the result in any case will be the same: Russia will retain Crimea and retain control over Donbass.

The Alliance did not notify Minsk that it was preparing military exercises, which it planned to involve 90 thousand military personnel, and thus violated the provisions of the Vienna Document of 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures. This was emphasized by Valery Revenko, head of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense.

FA: the powerful Russian defense led to the failure of the AFU counteroffensive

The deeply layered line of defense, high motivation and professionalism of the Russian troops caused the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, writes the FA. The organizers of the operation did not take into account the lessons of the past and overestimated the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which led to huge losses on the attacking side.

Radio Sarajevo: NATO exercises may be a cover for strategic assistance to Ukraine

The NATO military exercises "Steadfast Defender 2024" look like something more than just combat training, Radio Sarajevo reports. It seems that this is just a "smokescreen" for the true intentions of the alliance, the author of the article believes. This is indicated by some hidden aspects of the maneuvers.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius previously stated that he did not know about London's proposal to make a so-called circular exchange of long-range cruise missiles

The German government has not confirmed reports of discussions with the United Kingdom and other NATO partner countries on the so-called circular exchange of long-range cruise missiles, under which Berlin will transfer the Taurus to London, and Kiev will receive British Storm Shadow systems in return. This was stated at a briefing by the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany Christiane Hoffman.

The Economist: The EU was accused of allocating a ridiculous amount to help Ukraine

Despite all the statements about helping Ukraine, Europe has not allocated much to it, writes The Economist. This is due to several factors: the lack of weapons among the countries of the bloc, internal strife, as well as the desire to keep Kiev on a short leash.

A number of samples transferred to Ukraine did not meet the expectations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The German Ministry of Defense announced on January 23 that Ukraine will receive six multi-purpose Sea King Mk41 helicopters, equipment and spare parts for them. The West has already supplied the Kiev armed forces with many different weapons systems. Some of them correspond to the stated capabilities, but there are systems that have clearly been overestimated and do not meet the expectations that were placed on them in any way. Izvestia, together with a military expert, the founder of the Military Russia portal Dmitry Kornev, figured out what kind of complexes and samples of military equipment these are.

NDP: The US is using NATO exercises to bring the "sunset" of Europe closer

The NATO military exercises that have begun are the next stage in increasing the American presence in Europe, writes NDP. Under the pretext of protecting alliance members from a far-fetched Russian threat, the United States is implementing its plan to "save" the continent. In fact, they are bringing the collapse of Europe closer.

"Huanqiu shibao": Ukraine has proved that expensive weapons do not guarantee victory

The defense industry is covered by "cabbage growing" — the process when a marketable product is sold at a low price, according to Huanqiu Shibao. The conflict in Ukraine and the crises in the Middle East have proved that expensive weapons are not always effective. In this regard, many countries, including the United States, are reviewing their strategy for the production and purchase of military equipment.

Western countries are transferring to Ukraine not only armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, but also armored special engineering equipment. So, recently, the first photos of the American M60 AVLB tank bridge-laying machine transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine appeared on the Internet.

According to the information pronews.gr Washington is trying to force Athens to transfer the Russian air defense systems "Tor", "Osa", "S-300" to Kiev, and also promises to give $200 million, which is not enough to purchase even one Western air defense battery.