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This initiative was officially confirmed by the German Defense Ministry

The German Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed the decision to supply 178 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Kiev. This is stated in a statement issued on Tuesday by the German Defense Ministry.

NYT: The US has "replaced" Ukraine as Russia's main opponent in the conflict

Moscow and Kiev have motivation for negotiations, but Washington wants escalation, writes NYT. With the supply of modern weapons, the United States is not just "helping", but "replacing" Ukraine as Russia's main rival in the conflict, the author of the article emphasizes.

Milliyet: with the help of NATO, the US makes huge profits from military conflicts

The United States intends to drag Europe into a new world war for its own benefit, Milliyet writes. Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, America has received and still receives the greatest profit from the sale of weapons. The cessation of hostilities is not in her interests.

Ukraine and the Czech Republic signed an agreement on the creation of a joint defense cluster. On the Ukrainian side, the document was signed by Ukroboronprom, on the Czech side - by VOP CZ, owned by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic. This is reported by the press service of the Ukrainian concern.

Putin noted the importance of the state's attention to protecting the country from electromagnetic shock

The state should respond to issues of protecting the country's infrastructure from the effects of so-called electromagnetic factors, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

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Valery Falkov, the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia, told TASS in an interview about whether Russian science has withstood the pressure of sanctions, whether it is worth punishing students for using artificial intelligence in their studies and whether sanctions have affected the development of Russian science.

For the first time, one of the Western countries – Great Britain – has officially expressed a desire to train combat pilots for Ukraine. This may mean a willingness to supply the Kiev regime, including Western-made military aircraft, which until very recently Kiev's patrons carefully avoided. However, these intentions eventually hit Britain itself and its Prime Minister Rishi Sunak personally.

British Prime Minister Sunak instructed the Ministry of Defense to study which fighters can be sent to Ukraine

The Ukrainian President visited the UK on February 8. Speaking in the country's parliament, Vladimir Zelensky expressed hope for the supply of combat aircraft to Kiev. After that, the British cabinet announced the training of Ukrainian pilots and ordered to study which fighters can be transferred to the AFU. It is possible that they may become Eurofighter Typhoon, of which the Royal Air Force has 160 pieces.

NATO member countries have recognized Russia as the most significant threat to the security of their organization. This is stated in the strategic concept until 2030, which the North Atlantic Alliance adopted at the summit held in Madrid on June 28-30, 2022.

The authorities are developing a multi-year program of assistance to Kiev, which will include both the financing of the military sector and the restoration of the country's civilian infrastructure

The Norwegian authorities plan to provide Ukraine with financial assistance in the amount of 75 billion Norwegian kroner (about $ 7.3 billion) over five years. This was reported by the Verdens Gang newspaper on Monday .

Andrey Nizamutdinov — about how Ukraine was pointed to its place at a meeting with the EU leadership

On the eve of the EU—Ukraine summit, politicians in Kiev tried to present their country as a kind of modern yellow-blue express train that rushes at full speed and is about to reach its cherished goal - the final stop called "Membership in the European Union." But reality, as usual, turned out to be harsh and mercilessly scattered all the "mri" into smoke: Kiev was made clear that its locomotive would have to drag along the rails for a long time, disappearing somewhere over the horizon. And it's not a fact that he will get there at all.

Bild: German Chancellor on Putin, terrible scenarios of the future and his silver wedding

In an interview with the Bild newspaper, Olaf Scholz rejects "horror stories", but does not tell the whole truth. For example, he does not confirm the fiction of the British ex-prime minister about the "threats" from Putin. But Scholz generally adheres to the line of the Western "mainstream". And she puts all the blame for the post-Soviet conflicts on Russia.

Figaro: all the agreements guaranteed by the EU have failed. But all US orders have been executed

When was the last time the world listened to Europe's opinion? The author of Figaro asks this question. And he discovers with horror: almost 20 years ago. In 2003, Paris and Berlin did not go to the Iraq war. Then there were continuous diplomatic failures. The Minsk agreements did not work, in French Africa — hell.

SCMP: Western arms supplies to Ukraine may worsen conflicts outside Europe

Weapons supplied to Ukraine are already "spreading" through black markets to other unstable regions, increasing the general degree of violence and bloodshed, writes SCMP. The author of the article emphasizes that further pumping of Kiev with weapons will lead to even greater destruction, so it is necessary to make every effort for a diplomatic settlement.

Konstantin Pribytkov — about the contradictory actions of Bern against the background of its own and the policy of neutrality

In Switzerland and abroad, there is an ongoing discussion about whether the country is behaving correctly in the conditions of the Ukrainian crisis and whether its government has not departed from the principle of neutrality, according to which the state has not participated in international conflicts since 1815.

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

The German newspaper "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" in the material "Die schwierige Frage der Munition" ("The difficult question of ammunition") reported that the German government had previously approved the delivery to Ukraine of old Leopard 1 tanks stored by German industry enterprises - Rheinmetall Group (which has 88 Leopard 1A5 tanks previously removed from service Bundeswehr) and Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG, has 99 Leopard 1A5-DK tanks decommissioned by the Danish Army).

Newsweek: Austria and Hungary refused military aid to Ukraine because of the desire for peace

Kiev has already condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for "anti-Ukrainian" statements, writes the author of an article in Newsweek. Now he was dissatisfied with Budapest's refusal to provide military assistance. But Hungary is not the only country that has angered Ukraine with its desire for peace.

Valeurs actuelles: German tanks on Ukraine is a betrayal of the image of a peaceful Europe

The consent of Chancellor Scholz to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine is a "historically tactless" decision, according to the author of the publication "Modern Values" (Valeurs Actuelles). The French author wonders why Macron and Scholz do not understand the history of "their" Europe. And how could they not take advantage of the chances for peace.

The German government has asked Sweden to hand over the IRIS-T air defense system launchers, which are supposed to strengthen the air defense of Ukraine. Earlier, the German authorities have already sent one IRIS-T system to Kiev and plan to send three more similar installations.