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The American newspaper "The Wall Street Journal" in the article by Gordon Lubold and Daniel Michaels "U.S., Allies Say Armored Vehicles Will Give Ukraine's Troops an Edge" ("The United States and its allies say that armored vehicles should provide an advantage to Ukrainian troops"), devoted mainly to the upcoming transfer of American M2 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine Bradley also reports on Poland's consideration of the transfer to Ukraine of part of its Leopard 2 tanks of German production.

On January 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new, the largest one-time package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 3.075 billion so far. The central part of the new aid package was the provision of 50 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine for the first time. For the first time, a number of other weapons are also distinguished.

Global Times: The West uses Ukraine to knock Russia down

Kiev's rejection of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's proposal for a Christmas truce showed that the Ukrainian conflict is coming to an impasse, writes Global Times. This happened at the moment when the United States and its NATO allies announced the dispatch of armored combat vehicles to Ukraine.

Helps fight artillery, supports infantry, hits stationary targets

The special operation in Ukraine showed that the tank has not lost its relevance in the conflicts of the XXI century, although disputes about its role and place in the army have not subsided since its appearance on the fields of the First World War.

Politico: Ukraine will receive light tanks developed in the West for the first time

France decided to be the first to transfer armored vehicles to Ukraine, but its cars turned out to be old and poorly armored, writes Politico. Ukraine would agree to Leclerc tanks, but there are no "free" ones for delivery in French arsenals.

Interia: Poland refused to supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki responded to publications about his intention to transfer existing German-made tanks to Ukraine. According to him, Warsaw is not going to do it on its own, regardless of the allies, Interia writes.

The West intends to cross the red line with the supply of heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine. This topic is already being discussed by Britain and Germany with their partners. French President Macron promised to deliver AMX-10 RC wheeled tanks to Kiev, but the Ukrainian authorities insist on the transfer of heavier vehicles, including American M1 Abrams and German Leopard 2. Why is Ukraine begging for NATO tanks and how can they affect the course of hostilities?

Heavy American armored vehicles will begin to arrive for equipping the APU

The head of the White House Joe Biden confirmed that the United States is considering the possibility of supplying M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to the armed forces of Ukraine. In turn, French President Emmanuel Macron promised to supply Kiev with AMX-10RC wheeled tanks.

Pushkov allowed Russia and NATO to clash after Macron's promise to supply Ukraine with AMX-10RC

Emmanuel Macron, who promised Ukraine wheeled tanks AMX-10RC, broke a military taboo, writes the Telegraph. And Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov believes that France is thus bringing a direct military clash between NATO and Moscow closer. "Newspaper.Ru" summarized everything that is known about new arms supplies to Kiev from the West.

In 2003-2004, the Germans handed over 128 Leopard 2A4 and 10 BpZ 2 BREMS to the Poles. The combat vehicles themselves were built around 1985-1987, so they could hardly be called new. However, Poland itself got them almost for free. The Polish side paid only for the delivery of these machines, as well as for their restoration and repair.

It is reported that the Ministry of National Defense of Colombia just before the New Year signed a contract worth 101.710788 million dollars with the Israeli company Elbit Systems for the purchase of 18 self-propelled howitzers ATMOS 155-mm/52 caliber on the Tatra T815 VVN 6x6 automobile chassis for the Colombian army.

France is going to supply Ukraine with heavy armored vehicles AMX-10RC, which are also called light wheeled tanks. This is reported by AFP, citing a source in the administration of the French president.

No other army in the world has mastered such a method

50 years ago, on January 5, 1973, Soviet paratroopers proved that their profession is to do the impossible, regardless of danger. This day was and remains a festive date for the Russian army, and especially for the Airborne Forces. Details were recalled by Izvestia.

Andrey Bayevsky — about the military component of the special operation

The special military operation that the Russian Federation is conducting in the Donbass continues during the New Year holidays. Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the DPR, deputy of the Parliament of the Republic Andrei Bayevsky told in an interview with TASS about the military component of the special operation, the tactics of combat operations of both sides and the types of weapons used.

The head of the department, Catherine Colonna, did not specify exactly when and in what quantity AMX-10 RC wheeled tanks can be delivered to Ukraine

France considers it its duty to provide military assistance to Ukraine, but does not believe that the supply of tanks to Kiev, promised by the President of the republic Emmanuel Macron, will make Paris complicit in the Ukrainian conflict. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on the LCI TV channel .

On January 4, 2023, on the basis of the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade named after Tadeusz Kosciuszko of the Polish Army in Wesol (Warsaw), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the conclusion of an agreement with the US government in the form of an exchange of letters LOA (Letters of Offer and Acceptance) on the purchase by Poland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 116 M1A1 FEP Abrams tanks from the presence of the US Department of Defense. The ceremony was attended by the Charge d'affaires of the United States in Poland, Daniel Lawton.

The conflict in Ukraine helps the German military-industrial complex to get out of the crisis

The Bundeswehr was considered an effective military machine and the military backbone of the conventional NATO forces, but after more than thirty years of underfunding and cuts, it lost its combat capability. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian conflict gave a tangible impetus to the German military-industrial complex: Germany's military exports in 2022 amounted to 8.36 billion euros.

A new package of military aid arrived in Ukraine, this time the Germans were generous. The supply of weapons is reported on the official website of the Bundeswehr.

In the final week of 2022, another informal summit of CIS leaders was held in the Northern Capital of the Russian Federation. Besides Vladimir Putin, the event in St. Petersburg was attended by eight leaders of the Commonwealth countries - the presidents of Belarus – Alexander Lukashenko, Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, Kazakhstan – Kassym–Jomart Tokayev, Tajikistan - Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan – Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Kyrgyzstan – Sadyr Zhaparov, Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

19FortyFive: the US has listed the weapons that Washington is afraid to give to Kiev

There are three types of weapons that Biden will not hand over to Ukraine out of fear of Russia. Fearing an escalation of the conflict and a direct clash with Russia, the United States refuses to supply Kiev with F-16 fighter jets, Abrams tanks and ATACMS complexes, writes 19FortyFive.