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Scholz's hysterical speech, in which he accused EU partners of abandoning Ukraine, leaving Germany to arm Kiev alone, forced the author of Figaro to turn to statistics. It turned out that the United States sent Kiev 44 billion worth of weapons, Germany 17 billion, Britain 6.6 billion. France gave only 540 million euros.

NDP: The US uses NATO as a reliable lever of pressure on European leaders

The United States will not allow the EU to leave its control, writes NDP. Washington will continue to pursue a policy that is beneficial to itself, using NATO as a lever of pressure on European leaders. Warsaw, counting on privileges, will help him in this.

Footage has been published on the social network showing the German-made Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicle, belonging to the 10th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, equipped with the Sania system designed to counter drones with a first-person view (FPV).

Italian Defense Minister Crosetto announced Rome's "dual strategy" in Ukraine

Italy will adhere to a dual strategy with regard to Ukraine, writes the FT with reference to Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. Rome intends to provide military support to Kiev, but at the same time contribute to the settlement of the conflict through diplomatic means.

Finnish politician Urpilainen: the country is being turned into "NATO-Finland"

Finnish diplomats expressed dissatisfaction with the country's policy in the Middle East, writes Demokraatti. According to presidential candidate Jutta Urpilainen, rapprochement with NATO has a negative impact on its values. Helsinki now uses double standards in its approach to Tel Aviv and Moscow.

Kiev launched a final attack on the finances of the allies. It has come to the mice, as they say: Mr. Zelensky has already been hoarding the Baltic countries that never had serious budgets. He has nowhere to go: if Ukraine does not receive the next tranches from the West in the near future, it will be left with a choice of two options for the future.

AT: the Ukrainian air defense system failed due to the inefficiency of Western technology

The vaunted NATO equipment has not become a panacea for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Asia Times writes. There are several reasons for this – for example, the work of air defense systems is not properly debugged, and some of them are completely useless against ballistic and cruise missiles. Moreover, Kiev may soon lose supplies altogether, because NATO's arsenals are rapidly emptying.

Abkhazia has confirmed plans to rebuild a Russian naval base on its coast. Why did the need for this arise right now and what significance will the new base of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet have for solving the strategic tasks of our country in the region?

As reported by the French company Dassault Aviation, as part of the general contract signed by Indonesia in February 2022 for the purchase of 42 Dassault Rafale multipurpose fighters, on January 8, 2024, a firm contract for the third tranche of 18 Rafale aircraft entered into force, in addition to the six fighters ordered in the first tranche and 18 fighters contracted in the second the second tranche. Thus, Indonesia has so far contracted all 42 agreed Rafale aircraft.

Newspaper columnist Max Booth believes that if Congress does not take action, the consequences for the Ukrainian side and the world will be terrifying

Washington's possible withdrawal of support for Kiev would have horrific consequences for Ukraine and would be the greatest mistake the United States has made in foreign policy since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. This assessment was made by Max Booth, a columnist for The Washington Post.

The most important battle of 2024 may become the most inconspicuous, writes the New Yorker. For the next 12 months, Russia and Ukraine will compete in recuperation. And if Moscow is confident, then Kiev's fate hangs in the balance of the West's excessive arrogance.

Ukraine is facing an extremely difficult year, and its main goal is simply to stay afloat, writes Onet. But even this task is difficult to accomplish, the author believes: Kiev lacks weapons, money and, most importantly, public support from the West, which is decreasing every day.

The Indonesian Air Force has abandoned plans to acquire Mirage-2000-5 fighters from the Qatar Air Force, and the released funds will be used to modernize/repair the fleet of Su-27/Su-30 and F-16 fighters.

Expert Chekmasov: after the summer failures, Kiev will not gather forces for a new offensive

After losing the summer counteroffensive, Ukraine will not be able to gather forces in a short time for another offensive, which requires an advantage in the air. On January 8, Mikhail Chekmasov, Rear Admiral of the reserve, Candidate of Military Sciences, pointed out this in an interview with Izvestia, noting that Kiev does not and will not have an advantage in the air.

In Germany, the largest parties, led by liberals and greens, called for the supply of cruise missiles to Ukraine. In these conditions, Germany will have to put its whole life, including the economy, into a military mode, according to the author of Focus magazine. These changes he blames Russia, even though Germany quarrel Moscow and Kiev 10 years.

Spectator: Western countries are divided over aid to Ukraine

Numerous predictions about the collapse of the Russian Federation have not come true, writes Spectator. But there is an increasing opinion about the collapse of the West. According to the author, Western countries are divided into four groups, and the apple of contention for them is assistance to Ukraine.

A number of German politicians supported the demands of the Kiev regime for the supply of long-range Taurus missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Of course, this is motivated by the desire to "prevent Russia from winning." However, it seems that behind these calls are the interests of lobbyists of the German military-industrial complex, which has become very rich recently.

Alexey Chadaev, philosopher, political strategist and co-organizer of the Russian rally of operators of combat UAVS "Dronnitsa", about how technologies are changing consciousness and whether anti-drone protection measures will become mandatory for business.

AT: NATO armored vehicles are not ready to fight with Russian ground forces

The impasse in NATO combat operations on land is compounded by limited armoured vehicle arsenals and problems with spare parts, writes AT. Western equipment is simply not ready to fight with Russian ground forces.

The Slovak company CSM Industry is engaged in the production of special multifunctional UDS excavators on Rheinmetall MAN, Tatra and Iveco chassis and produces Patria 8x8 AMV XP armored personnel carriers for the armed forces of the country under a Finnish license. She decided to make money on the Ukrainian arms market.