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The West seeks to involve the Republic of Korea in the supply of weapons to Ukraine
According to the Korea Herald, South Korean President Yun Seok-yel is under constant pressure from Western allies demanding the provision of weapons to Ukraine for its use in the conflict with Russia.
The British Defense Minister named the main reason for the refusal to transfer the Royal Air Force fighters to Ukraine
The UK authorities will not transfer fighter jets to Ukraine for not only the coming months, but also the coming years. This was stated in an interview with the British press by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace.
Western diplomacy has turned into an "offended liver sausage"
RS: The West's refusal to engage in dialogue with Russia within the OSCE will lead to negative consequences
Western politicians who condemn the presence of Russian representatives in the OSCE do not behave like diplomats, but like an "offended liver sausage," writes Responsible Statecraft. By such actions, they reduce the opportunity to understand Moscow's interests and goals and convey their own to it.
NATO has changed priorities. There is something more important than fighters for Ukraine
Les Echos: NATO thought about accelerating defense production out of fear of Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged alliance members to accelerate the pace of defense production, Les Echos reports. The endless supply of weapons to Ukraine has devastated the warehouses and stocks of Western countries. Now the priority is to replenish ammunition. The issue of sending fighters to Kiev has receded into the background.
Modern unmanned aircraft systems are massively supplied to every unit of the Armed Forces of Belarus
Today, Russia's special military operation in Ukraine has already proved the high efficiency of the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAVs). It is worth noting that drones are classified into the following types: reconnaissance (can be used, in particular, to adjust fire on the battlefield), shock (for strikes on ground targets), reconnaissance-strike, bomber, multi-purpose, fighter (for the destruction of air targets), broadcast and others.
The master of French intelligence: the US will give money for bombs, and the EU – the risk of radiation
BV: The ex-intelligence officer from France is terrified. Ze gave the "rebuilding" of Ukraine to a pension fund in the USA
For France, 7.5 billion. The euros given to Zelensky have already been lost, says the ex-head of the DGSE (external security) intelligence service in an interview with Boulevard Voltaire. The Americans will return the money paid for weapons for the AFU through contracts from Zelensky. But Paris will only get the risk of a nuclear explosion.
The United States is no longer "pulling" Ukraine. They want to throw the burden on another
GT: Biden's trip to Poland is an attempt to withdraw from the Ukrainian conflict
Russia 's successes on Ukraine has been given a reason for concern by the United States, GT writes. Washington is no longer sure whether it is worth investing further in Kiev. He is looking for a way to remove himself from the conflict and transfer the "duties of the defender" to someone else - for example, Warsaw.
British Tories have called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to abandon the reduction of the military budget against the background of the Ukrainian conflict
As a result of the events in Ukraine, the UK should abandon the planned reduction of the armed forces and military spending. This is stated by representatives of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, referring to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt.
The Bulgarian President opposed the supply of weapons to Ukraine from the army reserves
Rumen Radev pointed out that "peace can be achieved by an immediate ceasefire and the restoration of dialogue"
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has categorically opposed the supply of weapons to Ukraine from the reserves of the Bulgarian army. The head of state made his statement at a briefing on Tuesday.
The US warned Ukraine about the "critical nature" of the next months
WP: Washington is putting pressure on Kiev to act more actively on the battlefield
The United States is increasing pressure on Ukraine to force it to act more actively on the battlefield, WP writes. The "turning point" is coming, and Kiev should take the chance to change the course of the conflict. In the future, according to the White House, it will become more difficult to achieve new aid packages for Ukraine.
Hungary was left alone because of its position on Ukraine
Welt: The Hungarian ambassador in Berlin told the Germans that their weapons are destroying Ukrainians, not saving
The European Union deliberately demonizes Hungary because of numerous disagreements, including on the Ukrainian issue. Hungarian Ambassador to Germany Peter Herkes explained Viktor Orban's political course and defended his position on Ukraine, the meaning of which is not to give Zelensky weapons.
Poland is clearly overdoing it with weapons, and this will kill it
Journalist Chelma: Poland's diligence in buying weapons will lead to global problems
Poland buys 500 HIMARS complexes from the United States for ten billion dollars, Tok FM reports. Journalist Mariusz Chelma calls such "ambitious plans" unreasonable. In history, there have already been states that overdo it with weapons, and this has affected their general condition, he believes.
The Pentagon believes that 11 countries have pledged to provide tanks to Ukraine
As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Mark Milley, noted, 22 states are sending infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine
The Pentagon believes that in recent months 11 countries have committed themselves to provide tanks to Ukraine, 22 states are sending infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday in Brussels by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (KNSH) General Mark Milli of the US Armed Forces (AF) following the results of the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine created by Washington and its allies.
Bulgaria secretly participates in NATO meeting on arming Ukraine
Sega: despite the president's position, Bulgaria will discuss arms supplies to Ukraine with NATO
The main topic of the meeting of NATO defense ministers will be military assistance to Ukraine and replenishment of the alliance's weapons stocks, Sega reports. Bulgaria will take part in the meeting. The day before, President Radev suggested that the government "show prudence" and stop supplying weapons to Kiev.
"Russia has already lost." How NATO discusses support for Ukraine
The German Defense Minister called the situation with the supply of Leopard 2 APU "not a very intoxicating success"
A meeting of the contact group on defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format is taking place in Brussels on February 14-15. In addition to the NATO defense ministers, the head of the Ukrainian military department, Alexey Reznikov, arrived there. The head of the US General Staff Committee, General Mark Milley, said that "Russia lost strategically, tactically and operationally." NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also spoke. "Newspaper.Ru" has collected key statements.
Bloomberg: The EU may impose sanctions against the Russian sector for the production of UAVs
According to the agency, the new package of sanctions may also affect the allegedly existing "import of UAVs from Iran" and restrict the supply of "key technologies" to Russia through third countries
The European Union may impose restrictions against the Russian sector for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the 10th package of sanctions. This was reported by Bloomberg on Monday, citing sources.
Montenegro has published data on military assistance to Ukraine
Since February 2022, Montenegro has sent Ukraine assistance in the form of weapons and military equipment worth more than 10 million euros and intends to continue to support Kiev.
Stoltenberg believes that the supply of aircraft to Kiev will not make NATO a party to the conflict
The alliance countries will consider this issue at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15, the Secretary General noted
NATO defense ministers will discuss at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15 the possibility of supplying aircraft to Ukraine, but this will take a lot of time. This was stated on Monday by the Secretary General of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference on the eve of the ministerial meeting.
UK faces shame after helping Ukraine
The Times: aid to Ukraine has exposed the dangerous weakness of the UK armed forces
The British army is dangerously weakened and cannot fulfill its obligations, writes The Times columnist Edward Lucas. Assistance to Ukraine has clearly shown this. The most shameful thing is that even a weak German army looks more profitable in the eyes of NATO, Lucas believes.
Reuters: Europe's spending to fight the energy crisis is approaching 800 billion euros
Despite the fact that gas prices in the EU continue to decline (today the March futures quotes are below the $ 600 mark per thousand cubic meters), European countries have already suffered enormous losses during the fight against the energy crisis.