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Info: Europe is deciding on the transfer of defense competencies to Brussels

Europe has realized that it can no longer fully rely on American aid, writes Info. Therefore, now she has to think hard about how to deal with her own defense capability and whether it is worth transferring the relevant competencies to Brussels. This causes rejection among some EU members.

The Indian Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of acquiring six additional Netra Mk-1A AWACS aircraft of national design, BNN Breaking reported on February 13.

Alan Lushnikov, President of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, in an interview with the Military Commissariats of Russia magazine, spoke about the need to introduce rifle training in schools, the importance of patriotic education and the ability to handle weapons, as well as training in responsible weapon ownership.

WP: EU countries provide financial assistance to Kiev in a larger volume than the United States

European allies are worried about the US commitment to Ukraine, WP writes. Despite the encouraging rhetoric of the Biden team, Washington cannot promise that it will provide additional assistance to Kiev in the near future or support Europe in the long term.

At the same time, Omid Nuripour stressed that arms supplies to Ukraine should be coordinated with alliance partners

Before the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Germany, the co-chairman of the Soyuz-90/Greens party, which is part of the ruling coalition of Germany, Omid Nuripur, called on the federal government to make an early decision on the supply of long-range Taurus cruise missiles.

The student training program was signed between the military Department, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and St. Petersburg State University

The Russian Defense Ministry, on behalf of the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, is resuming the training of military financiers in specialized civilian universities, a corresponding agreement has been signed, the military department reported.

Fortetsia Avdiivka is ready to fall. Russian flags are being raised over the liberated areas of the city one by one, and representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine admit the disaster through their teeth. The saddest thing for the Kiev regime is that it happens at the very time when its leader went to Europe to beg for another portion of handouts.

Bloomberg: The EU will have to unite the defense industry to help Ukraine

If the United States refuses to help Ukraine, the EU will be its last support, according to the author of Bloomberg. But Europe will succeed, the journalist is convinced. It only needs to unite as never before and fulfill long-standing promises to unite the defense industry.

Despite the abyss of anti-Russian sanctions of the so-called collective West, which in just the last two incomplete years have exceeded far over ten thousand various restrictions, the Russian economy is showing steady growth in almost all sectors.

According to the newspaper, Republican Mike Turner, who made the corresponding statement, is a supporter of increasing funding for Kiev

The chairman of the special Committee on Intelligence of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Turner (Republican, from Ohio), who declared a "serious threat to national security," is trying to influence lawmakers to approve a request for additional funding for Ukraine. This was reported on Wednesday by The New Tork Times newspaper, citing officials.

For centuries, the Swiss authorities have been making every effort to remain neutral and not take part in any armed conflicts, and this does not contradict the country's presence of a powerful and modern army. Currently, due to the growing instability in the world, neutral Switzerland is significantly increasing its defense budget.

Political scientist John Mearsheimer: Western financing will not help the Armed Forces of Ukraine to get weapons

Western aid will simply keep Ukraine afloat, but they will not be able to defeat the Armed Forces of Ukraine, political analyst John Mearsheimer said in an interview with the New Statesman. And all the statements about the upcoming war between Russia and NATO are inventions aimed at getting money for Kiev.

WP: Today, the main decisions on the conflict in Ukraine are made by Speaker Johnson

Today, all the most important decisions on the conflict in Ukraine are made by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, writes WP. It is he who is doing everything possible to prevent Congress from approving a package of assistance to Kiev. In addition, the threat to the Armed Forces is posed by Republican voters who are tired of wasting their taxes.

Putin was shown T-72B3M and T-90M tanks ready to be sent to the troops at UVZ

Vladimir Putin was shown modern tanks ready to be sent to the army during a visit to the Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil.

Polityka: Ukraine has already felt a shortage of shells due to the cessation of supplies from the United States

Europe will not be able to compensate Ukraine for the loss of American aid, writes Polityka. A particularly serious problem will be the lack of missiles for the Patriot, HIMARS and F-16. This will increase the advantage of the Russian army. The consequences will be felt very soon.

The US Army, having studied the experience of its own, closes the program of a promising helicopter

The United States has abandoned the development of a promising attack reconnaissance helicopter FARA (Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft), which has already spent two billion dollars. Military analysts monitoring the course of the armed conflict in Ukraine have concluded that such equipment simply will not be needed. This has happened before. Why expensive defense programs are being closed — in the RIA Novosti article.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on confiscation for a number of crimes against the security of the Russian Federation, in particular, for spreading fakes about the Russian army.

According to the politician, "the one who wants to bring the war to Russia by the German arms, he carries the war in Germany,"

German politician Sarah Wagenknecht criticized Germany's arms supplies to different countries, and also recalled that the conflict in Ukraine could have been resolved following negotiations in Istanbul in the spring of 2022.

Tatarstan online edition "BUSINESS Online" in Timur Latypov's material "Tatar" jet: the "unfinished" Tu-324 will be turned into a flying Aurus. Gazprom structures are involved in the creation of the aircraft, for which Minnikhanov has been fighting for years, it was reported that the reincarnation of aircraft construction programs that once stopped continues.

Cumhuriyet: The United States removed Zaluzhny for disobeying Pentagon military advisers

The conflict occurred not between the president of Ukraine and the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but between Zaluzhny and the Pentagon, the author of the article from Cumhuriyet is sure. Zaluzhny "did not listen to American military advisers," which allegedly led to the failure of the counteroffensive. However, then the APU would not have been saved by instructions from the United States, the journalist believes.