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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.

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.

Chris Hedges: the conflict in Ukraine is an unsuccessful attempt by the United States to restore hegemony

The conflict in Ukraine is another unsuccessful attempt by the United States to restore its global hegemony, writes Chris Hedges in Salon magazine. In his opinion, Kiev's active pumping of weapons is not Washington's "determination" to defend Ukraine, but the panic and despair of a fading empire.

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 received an additional pair of Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns from Germany. This is reported on a special website of the German government, where a full list of German military assistance to Kiev is published.

The South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian state defense company Romarm on the export of 155-mm K9 self-propelled howitzers and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).

Together with the M1A2 Abrams tanks, the United States will hand over to Kiev armored repair and evacuation vehicles (BRAM) M88A2 Hercules, which will be able to evacuate tanks from the battlefield. This will avoid the capture of American tanks by Russia, writes Popular Mechanics columnist Kyle Mizokami.

At a time when European countries are considering the possibility of supplying their Leopard tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Czech Defense Ministry is promoting plans to purchase new Leopard-2A7+ MBT.

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.

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.

He noted that such a scenario is taken into account

Poland believes that the fighting in Ukraine will end when the Russian Armed Forces leave its territory. According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, this should happen "voluntarily or forcibly."

The installation of new weapons on the BMP-2 has long been tested by the Russian defense industry. Back in 2005, Algeria ordered the modernization of these machines from the domestic military-industrial complex to version 2M, which meant equipping the equipment with the Berezhok combat module. It consists of a 30-mm 2A42 cannon, a 7, 62-mm machine gun, 4 ATGM "Kornet" launchers and a 30-mm AGS-17 grenade launcher.

On February 3, the Norwegian government announced its decision to purchase 54 Leopard-2A7 MBT from German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) with an option to purchase 18 more units.

FT: Ukraine may face problems with Abrams tanks due to complex logistical support

The United States promised to transfer 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. However, according to the Financial Times, the APU is facing big problems due to the complexity of the operation of these machines. Abrams has capricious and voracious engines, and a giant supply system is needed for maintenance, which is located overseas. Western military experts do not rule out that the supply of Abrams will bring Kiev more problems than opportunities.

Farda: according to Biden, Trump's political course led to the loss of many allies

Biden again criticized the policy of his predecessor after Trump's words about the decision to supply Kiev with tanks, which will only "bring the conflict to the level of nuclear confrontation," Farda reports. Biden himself considers climate change to be a much greater threat to humanity.

Lidovky: it is unknown whether Western weapons will reach the battlefield

Kiev is asking for tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, fighters and ammunition, first of all, of large caliber. However, they still need to be delivered to the battlefield in secret from Russia. This is a very difficult logistical task that has not yet arisen since the beginning of the armed conflict, Lidovsky writes.

Kazuto Suzuki, a professor at the University of Tokyo and an expert at the Tokyo Foundation, is confident that Japan will be pressured by other countries, but Tokyo will adhere to the current rules for arms exports.

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.