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Kyodo: China plans to increase its nuclear arsenal by 2035

China is considering tripling its stockpile of nuclear warheads by 2035, Kyodo News reports.

Japan has announced its intention to replenish its fleet of drones while replacing its outdated assault and reconnaissance helicopters. All this is part of Tokyo's plans to strengthen the defense capability of its army, according to the country's Ministry of Defense.

The American online publication "The Drive" published interesting material by Peter Butovsky and Thomas Newdick "Here Is What Russia's Military Aircraft And Missiles Actually Cost. We examine official documentation to decode the actual cost of some of Russia’s most prominent air combat weapons".

As stated by the Prime Minister of Great Britain, London accelerates the delivery of equipment to Kiev

British Challenger 2 tanks will be delivered to Ukraine in March. This was announced on Wednesday by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at a military base in the English county of Dorset.

According to the agency, the authorities of the Group of Seven countries believe that organizations from states that may fall under sanctions "supply Russia with spare parts and military technology."

FT: violation by the West of the red lines on weapons does not guarantee Ukraine the supply of F-16

The West has repeatedly violated its own red lines on arms supplies to Ukraine, writes FT. However, it is not worth waiting for deliveries of F-16 fighters. Kiev's allies still fear rising tensions with Russia.

According to the agency, the German government is concerned that European partners will not be able to send Kiev a sufficient amount of military equipment

The German authorities have invited European NATO partners to name specific commitments in the field of supplying Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine in order to avoid refusing to transfer military equipment to Kiev. This was reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday .

Portugal will send three Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine in March. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the country's Prime Minister Antonio Costa.

Ulf Kristersson at the same time noted that Sweden is in a tense security situation due to the application for membership in NATO

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson does not rule out that Sweden may send fighter jets to Ukraine in the future. He said this on Thursday upon arrival at the EU summit.

Mark Rutte noted that the supply of howitzers, Leopard 2 tanks and fighters to Kiev was discussed

The Netherlands does not rule out any military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte upon arrival at the EU summit.

The head of the European Council noted the need to decide which additional tools can be used for this

The time has come to step up efforts to support Ukraine with military and political measures. This was stated on Thursday by the head of the European Council Charles Michel upon arrival at the EU summit, where President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will speak later in the day.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said that his country itself needs planes

Belgium is not considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with its aircraft, "she needs them herself." This was stated on Thursday by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo upon arrival at the EU summit, which was attended by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

As noted in the department, "the first intermediate goal of the project" is to deliver approximately 80 tanks

Denmark, in cooperation with the Netherlands and Germany, will supply Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine. This was reported in a press release issued on Tuesday by the Danish Defense Ministry.

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.