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Also, the French Ministry of Defense intends to train up to 2 thousand Ukrainian military by the summer

France intends to transfer to Kiev an additional 12 self-propelled artillery units (ACS) Caesar, as well as train up to 2 thousand Ukrainian military before the beginning of this summer. This was stated by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastien Lecorny at a joint press conference with the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

As stated by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, this coalition has 12 states

Kiev expects to receive up to 140 tanks of Western models during the first deliveries from the participating countries of the "tank coalition", numbering 12 states. This was announced on Tuesday by the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.

Dmitry Medvedev, in exchange for Western sanctions, offered to use intellectual products from unfriendly countries, including films and industrial software, without licenses. However, the IT industry sees disadvantages in this initiative - they believe that the idea of free use of Western software has not only obvious advantages, but also hidden risks. Which ones exactly?

Britain has dropped out of the five great military powers. This is what American generals say and the local press writes about. Why was the once "mistress of the seas" and the leading military-technical country losing its combat power, what role did Ukraine play in this issue and why is even the British leadership against increasing spending on the army?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius have repeatedly stated in recent days that the country is not going to supply Ukraine with this type of weapons

Western military aircraft, if delivered to Ukraine, will help the Kiev authorities and will not make it a party to the conflict. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Munich Security Conference Christoph Heusgen on Sunday on the ARD TV channel .

Al Mayadeen

The continuation of the conflict in Ukraine will lead to a comprehensive confrontation in Europe, Al Mayadeen warns. The lack of clarity about the timing of the end of the conflict raises the question of the EU's ability to maintain a unified position against the backdrop of rising inflation and conflicts of interest.

According to the publication, they will be built by special order

The United States will transfer Abrams tanks to Kiev in late 2023 or early 2024.  The Washington Post wrote about this on Saturday .

During his visit to Seoul, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg informed that South Korea needs to provide military support to Kiev. This is reported by the Yonhap news agency.

According to Christophe Gomard, this would be the point of no return in reducing the combat capability of the French army

Sending Leclerc tanks would be a point of no return in reducing the combat capability of the French army. This opinion was expressed by General Christophe Gomar, who previously headed the French military intelligence, in an interview with the magazine Valeurs actuelles.

EP: Sandu announced the rejection of Moldova's neutral status

Moldova can renounce its neutral status and join NATO, reports "Evropeyska Pravda" with reference to the statement of Maya Sandu. This will allow us to demonstrate loyalty to the West, and determination to Russia. But, most likely, this is another bluff, the author of the article notes.

The two largest countries of South America refused to go on a "campaign against Russia"

The dream of the West to create a global coalition against Russia has collapsed in Latin America, writes Le Figaro. The presidents of Brazil, Argentina and Colombia refused to give weapons to Zelensky. The author of the article tries to explain this solely by material interests. But in fact, this position is principled and peaceful.

Claudia Tanner considers the biggest danger to be the spread of the Ukrainian conflict to the territory of Europe

Hungary and Austria will not send weapons to Ukraine and would like to prevent the escalation of the ongoing conflict there. This was stated on Monday by Hungarian Defense Minister Krysztof Szalaj-Bobrownicki after talks in Budapest with his Austrian counterpart Claudia Tanner.

The President of the Republic noted that Serbia will sell weapons to everyone except Russia and Ukraine

Serbia does not supply weapons to Ukraine and has no plans to do so. This was announced on Monday by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at a joint press conference with Czech President Milos Zeman.

Berliner Zeitung: lobbyists of the German military-industrial complex among the Greens and the SPD are dragging Germany into a dangerous battle

Why did Chancellor Scholz, who had long resisted the very idea of sending German tanks to Ukraine, back down? The Berliner Zeitung newspaper sees two incentives: money and rudeness. The military-industrial complex is counting on profits, and the Greens and diplomats from Kiev allow themselves all insults against the "understanders of Russia".

Ukraine's dreams of receiving heavy Western armored vehicles began to come true – apparently, German Leopards will receive the APU in the coming weeks. They will be followed by tanks from the United States and Great Britain. How exactly and in what direction will Ukraine try to use these weapons and why will the APU tanks alone not be enough?

Another manufacturer of modern combat aircraft, France, suddenly joined the discussion about the supply of fighters to Ukraine. Rafale fighters have recently been extremely popular on the global arms market, but the supply of completely different, much older machines is being discussed. What are the chances that Kiev will get such planes at its disposal?

Die Welt: the issue of the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine "angered" Chancellor Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a visit to Chile was "angered" by a question from journalists about possible deliveries of fighter jets to Ukraine, German media write. The Head of State categorically opposes the transfer of German combat aircraft to Kiev.

Sun: The British Defense Ministry fears that Challenger tanks will fall to the Russian military

The British Ministry of Defense fears that the top-secret armor of the Challenger 2 tank will fall into the hands of the Russians and they will be able to study it in detail, writes The Sun. The department is developing scenarios for actions in cases of breakdown, damage or threat of seizure of the car. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry called Western weapons in Ukraine a "legitimate target." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

NYT: The US has come to the conclusion that it is necessary to change the strategy for arming Ukraine

The United States is forced to change the strategy of military support for Ukraine, writes The New York Times. The frozen conflict is beneficial to Moscow, but not beneficial to Washington, the newspaper's observers are sure. Therefore, the United States and its allies will seek to change the dynamics of the fighting, while trying to find a balance between supporting Kiev and unwillingness to provoke Russian President Vladimir Putin. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

What is the North Atlantic Bloc doing in the Pacific

On the evening of January 12, 2023, speaking on television, American political scientist Dmitry Simes said: "I will express a bold thought – during the Great Patriotic War, Katyusha played a big role. But you know that today there are "Natasha" – tactical nuclear charges. And I would really not want us to move from "Katyusha" to "Natasha". But if large concentrations of Leopard tanks and American Bradley armored personnel carriers went against Russia, it is difficult for me to imagine that the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons in Moscow in this case would not be seriously considered."