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General Barrons: British shells will run out in a day in the event of a conflict with Russia

The reserves of shells in the British army will be exhausted in a day in a direct military clash with Russia, British General Sir Richard Barrons said for The Sun. He also said that the incorrect distribution of the state budget relative to the Ministry of Defense led to such a situation in the British army.

Foreign Affairs: Ukraine's energy system is almost completely destroyed

Ukrainians are already used to rolling blackouts, but there is clearly not enough electricity in Ukraine. The national electricity grid is approaching a complete collapse, which means that the country will become uninhabitable at all, writes Foreign Affairs.

Germany is exploring the possibility of redirecting funds allocated for projects to abandon coal to finance defense.

According to Mikhail Ulyanov, progress on this issue may be by the end of February

For the fifth month, Ukraine has not given an answer to the draft declaration on the creation of a protective zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear Power Plant (ZAES) that has been handed over to it. This was stated on Friday by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov.

The explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines are not the work of Russia. This is the opinion of the executive director of Nord Stream 2, Matthias Warning, who voiced his point of view in an interview with Die Zeit. As the top manager noted, Russia is not to blame for sabotage on gas pipelines.

Le Monde: while Russia is focused on Ukraine, the West is increasing its presence in the Arctic

The special operation led to the "isolation" of Russia in the Arctic Council, and Moscow's military presence in the Far North has decreased, writes Le Monde. Western countries have not failed to take advantage of this: they are increasing investments in oil and gas exploration in the northern region in a race with China.

Karchaa: only in the USA could they come up with placing weapons at Ukrainian nuclear power plants

The idea of storing ammunition on the territory of Ukrainian nuclear power plants could only have arisen in the United States, adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

According to the ministry, at the end of 2022, several railway wagons of ammunition were delivered to the Rivne NPP from abroad

The Ukrainian military is engaged in the deployment of Western ammunition on the territories of nuclear power plants, in particular, we are talking about missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.

Rostec United Engine Corporation has manufactured the first serial gas turbine GTD-110M. The unit has been successfully tested at the Ivanovo PSU and will be transferred to the Udarnaya thermal power plant in the Krasnodar Territory. From 2024, it is planned to produce two such power plants annually.

Scholz revealed the secret of Germany's "survivability" without Russian gas

There will be no recession in Germany in 2023, Scholz said in an interview with Bloomberg. It's all about an unusually warm winter and the appearance of new LNG terminals, which allows the country to increase the supply of imported gas.

Asen Vasilev noted that the country has become one of the largest exporters of diesel to Ukraine

Bulgaria secretly supplied the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with diesel fuel after the start of a special Russian military operation. The oil product was produced at the Lukoil Neftochim Burgas oil refinery. This was reported on Wednesday by the German newspaper Die Welt with reference to ex-Bulgarian Finance Minister Asen Vasilev.

Die Welt: Europe is developing a plan to protect the North Sea from Russian drones

In the near future, the entire coast of the North Sea will be dotted with windmills for the production of electricity, writes Die Welt. And in this situation, the author of the article became concerned about security. Suddenly, Russia will do with the cables from the "wind turbines" the same way someone did with the pipes of its gas pipelines.

Welt: Sweden is investigating the explosions in the Baltic, but does not consider it timely to name their author

Sweden is conducting its own investigation into the explosions that destroyed three strands of the "Northern Streams", but does not share information with Russia, Welt reports. The Swedish expert attracted by the newspaper makes mysterious hints about Ukraine and asks to wait. Now, he says, it is "untimely" to announce the culprit.

The year 2022 showed an unusually high level of investment in nuclear energy – $ 49 billion. However, so far these investments mostly do not fall on standard Russian projects at all. One can hear more and more often: nuclear energy needs to change. Reactors should become smaller, cheaper and "closer to people" – and in the truest sense of the word. What will they be like in 10-20 years and what place will our country take in this?

The coming year 2023 may become even more difficult from the economic point of view than 2022. With a high probability, we will see a drop in the volume of exports of Russia's most profitable goods, oil and gas – which means that the budget will also suffer. However, our country has an answer to this challenge.

The Russian President pointed to the destructive role of the West, pumping Ukraine with weapons and providing it with targeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in a telephone conversation with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the destructive role of the West pumping Ukraine with weapons and providing it with target designation. This was reported by the Kremlin's press service.

The response of Russian industry and science to Western sanctions was a sharp acceleration of its own technological developments. Rosatom, Roscosmos and a number of other leaders in their industries have shown particularly significant results in the past year. Domestic mechanical engineering displaces imported analogues, including surpassing them in quality.

Al-Ain: The EU has not been tested for strength by the Ukrainian crisis

The Ukrainian conflict has revealed the problems of the EU, which depends on NATO under the leadership of the United States, writes Al-Ain. Europe got into an energy crisis because of its own sanctions, and now the countries cannot agree on negotiations with Moscow or on other measures to get out of a difficult situation.

Rosenergoatom: the safety of the NPP is possible only if Kiev is obliged to stop the shelling

It is possible to create a security zone around the Zaporozhye NPP only under one condition - it is necessary to oblige Ukraine to stop the shelling of the station and the territories adjacent to it, according to Renat Karchaa, adviser to the general director of Rosenergoatom.

PS: transatlantic relations are starting to deteriorate due to sanctions

Europe's decision to abandon Russian energy resources has increased the likelihood of a deep recession. Europe will need years to recover from the unprecedented energy crisis, which it helped to start, writes PS.