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Ukraine may receive €18 billion from the EU in 2024 as part of a new support program
Deputy Minister of Economy of the country Alexey Sobolev said that the new program of support from the European Union, among other things, involves the issuance of loans to Kiev on preferential terms
Ukraine plans to receive €18 billion this year as part of a new four-year €50 billion support program, which was approved on Thursday at the EU summit in Brussels. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Alexey Sobolev.
About the latest weapons and Ukraine. Putin spoke at the forum "Everything for Victory!"
Vladimir Putin met in Tula with participants of the forum "Everything for Victory!" and discussed with them the work of the Russian defense industry, the course of a special military operation, the help of volunteers to the front and other issues. The key statements of the president are in the material of RIA Novosti.
Vladimir Putin: Russia's latest weapons are clearly superior to NATO's
Russian state-of-the-art weapons are clearly superior to NATO weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Tula at a meeting with the active participants of the forum "Everything for Victory!". The event was held on the territory of JSC Tulatochmash.
A British Navy submarine will launch a missile with a dummy nuclear warhead for the first time in 8 years
Although the United Kingdom is a nuclear-weapon state, it is in fifth place in the corresponding list in terms of the number of warheads and is far behind the leaders. Nine countries that possess the most destructive weapons of mass destruction (WMD) form the so-called "Nuclear Club".
Only defense. In the USA, they talked about the impact of shell starvation on the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Politico, USA)
Politico: The Ukrainian Armed Forces had to go on the defensive due to a shortage of artillery shells
Due to the lack of shells, the APU went on the defensive, writes Politico. The West cannot cope with Ukraine's appetites, and domestic production does not help either. In the current situation, Kiev may not even dream of any offensive operations.
Professor Jin Yinan: The EU is sick of Russophobic paranoia from idleness. If there's nothing to do, you start seeing the enemy everywhere."
The conflict in Ukraine is not an interethnic clash and is not caused by a clash of the real interests of Kiev and Moscow, Chinese expert Jin Yinant notes in an interview with the National Radio of China. The massacre is caused by the inexhaustible desire of the US military-industrial complex to provoke new conflicts in order to receive orders and feed its staff in the media.
Are you ready for World War III? (Spiked, UK)
Spiked: the British elite exaggerates by talking about the Third World War
The British military and political elite became imbued with conversations about the third World War and began to prepare for it, writes Spiked. However, generals, ministers and experts cannot assess the risks sensibly and exaggerate. Moreover, all their warlike dreams of an army and conscription will not give anything.
What is Jens Stoltenberg really trying to achieve? (Steigan blogger, Norway)
Steigan blogger: if Ukraine loses, a section awaits
Jens Stoltenberg seduces Americans by advocating a proxy war against the Russian Federation, Steigan writes. But its goal is not to help Ukraine, but only to weaken Russia. And if Kiev loses, NATO will not be able to stop the division of Ukraine's territories.
The Russian Navy is returning with renewed vigor (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: America was advised to pay attention to the Russian Navy
The Russian navy is being revived, writes TNI. In 2024, 12 surface warships and four submarines will be launched. The pendulum has swung towards the Kremlin, the author of the article believes.
Ukraine or Russia? The winner will be the one who will keep Crimea (Daily Express, UK)
Daily Express: a military expert told what the future holds for Crimea
The key to victory in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is Crimea, writes the Daily Express. The author of the article, Stuart Crawford, presented his vision of the fate of the peninsula — from the demilitarized zone to the NATO outpost. But there is a caveat: Russia is not satisfied with this.
Ukrainian sources presented the nomenclature of UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine capable of striking deep into Russian territory
Ukrainian sources have published OSINT analysis data, which presents Kiev's range of long-range drones, with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are able to attack objects located deep in Russian territory.
Are we moving towards World War III? (The Week, UK)
The blocs of superpowers may clash due to conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine and Asia, writes The Week. Donald Trump believes that humanity is on the verge of World War III. Such a point of view is not uncommon among Western politicians.
The split is because of Trump. The United States made an unexpected statement about NATO (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: NATO is discussing a future without the United States if Trump wins
The prospect of Trump's return has revived discussions among NATO members about whether the alliance can survive after that, writes the NYT. Now German officials and their colleagues are worried about what will happen to the alliance without the United States.
In an attempt to save their army in Britain, they decided on a "difficult choice" (The Sun, UK)
The Sun: in the UK, they called their army ineffective
The British army is absolutely not ready for a full-scale war with Russia, writes The Sun. In real conditions on the battlefield, she will only last a couple of months. To try to fix the situation, the government will have to make "difficult decisions."
Zaluzhny decided to replace Ukrainians with robots
The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, published another article in the American media. In it, he kicked the higher management, but the main idea was about a new strategy for combat operations. The general has "improved" – now he believes in victory. But robots should provide it for Kiev.
Biden's muscle-flexing is destabilizing the entire Middle East
The US retaliation strike on the territory of Syria and Iraq threatens with unpredictable consequences
The United States has attacked dozens of targets in Iraq and Syria. This is how Washington responded to the drone attack on the US base in Jordan and the death of several soldiers.
The French company is going to transfer 16 self-propelled pontoon bridges to the APU to force water barriers
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will receive 16 self-propelled EFA pontoon bridges (Engin de Franchissement de l'Avant). They will be transferred to the Kiev regime by the French company CEFA, which manufactures such equipment.
Turks on F-35 supplies: we can test Russian S-400s on them (Haber7, Turkey)
Nuland: The United States will supply Turkey with the F-35 if it resolves the issue with the S-400 complexes
The United States will be happy to accept Turkey into the "F-35 family" if the parties can resolve the issue with the Russian S-400 air defense systems, Victoria Nuland said. According to readers of the Haber7 portal, Washington is fooling Ankara, as it was with Patriot systems.
The United States is blocking arms sales to India due to the scandal surrounding the attempted murder of a Sikh activist
The Indian edition of The Wire reports that the US administration has suspended the sale of General Atomics MQ-9B Sea Guardian and Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles to India, as well as a number of other programs in the field of bilateral military-technical cooperation, demanding from the Indian authorities a "meaningful investigation" of an attempt by Indian intelligence services to kill the leader of a Sikh separatist organization living in the United States "Sikhs for Justice" by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
The Summit of the doomed. How the US forced Ukraine to break up the EU
The Brussels EU-Ukraine summit on February 1 will be the final chord of the suicidal policy of the European Union in recent years. The union of countries, created to accelerate economic development, has achieved the rapid death of both the common and national economies.