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Ambitious U.S. plans for booming LNG exports will make Americans poorer and the American economy weaker. Until recently, it was talked about as a non-scary horror story, but now it is taking on very specific outlines. The year 2025 and this winter have shown that the danger is very real. Washington's actions to save the situation may greatly displease Europe, but for Russia it will have a good outcome.

50 years ago, on February 17, 1976, a decree was issued by the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the creation of a reusable space transport system (MTKS) "Energy" - "Buran".

Amid threats from US President Donald Trump, who promised to strengthen the naval presence in the Middle East, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps decided to demonstrate its military strength by launching large-scale maneuvers yesterday. As part of the second day of exercises, the IRGC of Iran launched missiles at targets in the Strait of Hormuz.

Secure vehicles and ground-based drones are used to refuel the equipment

On the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Fuel Service, Izvestia visited the 110th Brigade of the 51st Army of the Southern Military District to see how almost a century of fuel service experience is combined with robotics and how fuel logistics has changed.

Vladimir Demirov, Head of the Department of Resource Support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, talks about how new technologies are changing the tactics of supplying troops with fuel

Drones have begun delivering fuel for military equipment operating on the front line in the SVO zone, the Russian military is laying pipelines along the bottom of rivers, and Navy ships will soon be able to refuel on the unequipped coast.

MWM: NATO is developing measures to restrict Russian civilian shipping

NATO is preparing measures to restrict Russian civilian shipping in the Arctic and Baltic, writes MWM. Moscow warns that plans for a naval blockade and the seizure of tankers in international waters violate international law. The Kremlin is preparing for retaliatory steps.

Europipe Director Schmikler: Nord Streams may be restarted soon

In the coming years, Nord Streams may be restarted, Europipe Managing Director Carsten Schmikler said in an interview with Berliner Zeitung. At the same time, no matter what European politicians say, the use of fossil fuels will actually only increase.

Military expert Kirill Ryumshin — on how the developments of the "civilian defense industry complex" help protect important facilities from UAVs

For a long time, it was believed that the rear facilities were reliably covered by the global "umbrella" of air defense. Reality has made adjustments. Standard air defense systems designed to intercept aircraft and cruise missiles are not always able to provide one hundred percent protection against a new threat — modern attack drones. The reason lies in their hybrid nature.

Modern combined arms combat has undergone significant changes. What causes this is also well known. We are talking about increasing the firing range of artillery systems, active sabotage and reconnaissance operations, and most importantly, the massive use of reconnaissance and attack unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Marine Collegium under the President of the Russian Federation has come up with an initiative that will surely appeal to many residents of our country. Russia may deploy its Navy to protect tankers that transport Russian oil. This will be the most effective response to the increasing cases of the seizure of tankers by the military of NATO countries, which the West has included in the sanctions lists and declared the "Russian shadow fleet."

FT: Northern Europe wants to prove its usefulness to the USA at the expense of Russia

Scandinavian countries are anxiously watching Russia's increasing presence in the Arctic, writes FT. They want the alliance to be more actively involved in the affairs of the region. Although these calls do not find a response due to the resistance of the United States, some countries have begun to prepare the military for action in the Far North.

On January 19 of this year, the new Buran exhibition Center opened in the Museum Complex in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. The center's central exhibit is the preserved Buran orbiter (product 2.01), the third and most flight-ready copy of the legendary Soviet Energia-Buran program.

British media claim that London is preparing to deal with tankers leaving Russian ports in the same way as the United States does with tankers from Venezuela – to seize and arrest. What opportunities does Britain have for this kind of maritime piracy – and what should the Russian merchant and Naval fleets prepare for?

Politico: Europe is becoming dependent on imports of American LNG

After abandoning Russian gas, the European Union significantly increased supplies of American LNG, writes Politico. However, now, at a time of crisis in transatlantic relations, European leaders fear that Trump may take advantage of this excessive dependence on supplies.

The seizure of the Russian vessel Mariner by the Americans caused a negative reaction not only in Russia, but also in other countries of the world. Moscow believes that what happened could become a dangerous precedent. Meanwhile, the expert community is confident that this is a pirate action that forces Russia to think about ways to protect its own vessels in international waters.