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Georgian authorities fully control the situation and will not allow the country to be involved in military actions - Prime Minister Garibashvili
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili believes that many external forces are trying to involve his country in a military confrontation with Russia.
Britain will increase the military budget by $6 billion in the next two years
The statement of the Office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak notes that $3.6 billion will be allocated for the development of nuclear deterrence forces
The UK government will increase defense spending by £5 billion ($6 billion) in the next two years in light of the conflict in Ukraine. This is stated in a statement issued on Sunday by the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The secret reason why the US is arming Ukraine with junk has been named
American Thinker: the supply of weapons to Ukraine allows the United States to save on its disposal
The supply of weapons to Ukraine allows the United States to save on its write-off, because the service life of these weapons is already coming to an end, writes AT. According to the author of the article, Washington would have to spend about $ 35 billion on the recycling process.
How the Soviet defense industry was preparing a radical change in the war
High-speed welding machines, Mosin rifle and "flying tank"
The most important stage on the way to Victory was the achievement of a radical turning point during the Great Patriotic War. The turning point began with the Stalingrad triumph of the Soviet troops and ended with the defeat of the Nazis on the Kursk-Orel arc. The turning point was predetermined by the generalship of marshals and generals, the courage and heroism of soldiers and officers, the excellent work of the military-industrial complex (MIC). This article is devoted to the last of these sources of radical fracture.
A new Germany is born out of the Ukrainian conflict
Anadolu: Germany's leadership in the confrontation with Russia will make it the most influential country in the EU
The conflict in Ukraine affects Germany's place in world politics, Anadolu reports. Berlin is gradually abandoning a balanced approach in relations with Moscow and increasing military spending, which indicates its readiness to become a leader in the EU, the author of the article believes.
Israel named seven reasons not to supply weapons to Ukraine
TNI: Israel should not supply weapons to Ukraine because of the risk of a response from Russia
Israel should not interfere in the conflict in Ukraine and supply it with weapons, experts write in an article for TNI. This will dramatically complicate his relations with Russia and run counter to his regional and strategic interests.
The door to the EU began to close before Georgia
Diary: events in Georgia have become an occasion for Russia to mock the United States
The door to the EU, open to Georgia, began to close, writes the Bulgarian "Diary". The author of the article describes in detail how the situation developed around the draft law "on foreign agents" in the Georgian parliament and in Tbilisi, what was said about this in the European Union and the United States, and what irony sounded in the comments from the Kremlin.
The true reason for the increase in China's defense budget is named
Al Mayadeen: China has increased its military budget to win the impending war with the United States
China was forced to increase its military budget due to threats from the United States, writes Al Mayadeen. They are preparing for a confrontation with Beijing, provoking an escalation in Taiwan, wanting a repeat of the Ukrainian scenario. Therefore, the PRC should take retaliatory measures to emerge victorious from any battle, the author of the article believes.
Georgia is preparing a new "Code of Defense" to strengthen the army
The Ministry of Defense of Georgia has prepared a new "Code of Defense" of the country, which, according to them, will be an important step towards strengthening the Georgian army.
Australian Submarines: expectation and reality
It became known that on Monday, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aboard the Missouri nuclear submarine in San Diego will announce the equipping of Australia with new nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS alliance, a trilateral defense partnership aimed at countering China in its, according to the US authorities, "the desire to achieve naval dominance in the Pacific Ocean."
The author of The Hill called mistakes because of which the West can "suffer defeat" in Ukraine
According to Stephen Blank, a senior researcher at the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, this is, in particular, the lack of a strategy and the delay in arms supplies
The Ukrainian authorities may have to surrender Artemovsk (the Ukrainian name is Bakhmut) and postpone the spring offensive due to the fact that Western countries have not provided Ukraine with the promised weapons. This opinion was expressed by a senior researcher at the American Institute for Foreign Policy Studies (Pennsylvania) Stephen Blank in an article published on Friday in The Hill newspaper .
China will end military blackmail by the United States
GT: China will deprive the US military of confidence in its power
Biden has prepared a new draft of the US defense budget, GT reports. It is obvious that this colossal amount will also be used to contain the "main threat of America" — China, the author is sure. However, Beijing will not allow conditions to be dictated to itself. He will deprive Washington of the usual military "self-confidence".
General Li Shangfu, who is under US sanctions, has been appointed China's new defense minister
In China, the Minister of Defense was replaced, General Li Shangfu was appointed the new head of the military department of the People's Republic of China, who replaced Colonel-General Wei Fenghe, who headed the Ministry of Defense since 2018. It is noteworthy that the new Chinese defense minister is under US sanctions because of cooperation with Russia.
Xi Jinping's third term will strengthen the confrontation between China and the United States
Xi Jinping's third term: which way will China go in the near future
Xi Jinping, elected for the third time as President of the People's Republic of China, will strengthen China's opposition to the United States and focus on the country's economic security and the consolidation of its internal unity, the New York Times writes.
The United States began to communicate with Zelensky in a different tone
The President of Ukraine increasingly hears "no" from the US authorities when he shares his plans for the future with them. The Republican victory in the congressional elections forced Washington to adjust its policy of assistance to Ukraine. How critical are these changes for Kiev? And what is missing to make them truly critical?
Long-term development plan of the German Navy
As the Naval News web resource reported in Alex Luck's material "German Navy Mulling Drone-Heavy Force Structure Looking Towards 2035 And Beyond" ("The German Navy is developing its structure with unmanned vehicles for the period up to 2035 and beyond"), on March 6, 2023, the German Bundeswehr published on its website a comprehensive document outlining the prospective structure and composition of the German Navy by 2035 and for several years to come. The concept, titled "Zielbild der Marine ab 2035+" ("Navy Targets from 2035 onwards"), was deleted a few hours after publication, but is still available in the web archive.
The failure of the F-22 and F-35? Why the US has returned to the production of F-15 fighter jets
How the US is changing outdated aircraft to the fourth-generation F-15EX fighter
Military experts believe that the US Air Force should abandon the purchase of fourth-generation F-15EX fighters, which are considered analogues of Russian fifth-generation Su-57 combat aircraft. About what the F-15EX is and whether its purchase will be a strategic mistake - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
WP: The US will need 15 years to replenish its main weapons systems
According to the newspaper, representatives of the command of the United States Armed Forces directly point to the "fragility" of the country's military-industrial complex
American military assistance to Ukraine, which has already exceeded $32 billion, has revealed the inability of the United States to rapidly increase the production of many types of weapons and ammunition that are needed by both Kiev and Washington itself and its allies. This is the conclusion reached by the authors, published on Wednesday in the newspaper The Washington Post articles. They analyzed this issue.
The heads of the defense departments of the EU countries agreed to supply Kiev with the remaining ammunition depots
The EU countries continue their consistent policy of pumping Ukraine with weapons. An ardent supporter of such a policy is also the head of the EU Foreign Policy Department, Josep Borrel.
Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly send the MiG-29 to Kiev
We are talking about fighters that are no longer in service with the armies of both countries
Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly transfer to Ukraine a batch of MiG-29 aircraft previously in service with the armies of both countries. On Thursday, the head of the Slovak defense Ministry Yaroslav Nagy wrote about this on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).
