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"The soldiers will not be sent." Here's how Russia will respond to NATO in Ukraine (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: in case of a direct collision, Russia will destroy NATO military bases
Macron does not rule out the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine, the author of the article from infoBRICS reminds. However, before deciding on a direct military conflict with Russia, the West needs to understand that Moscow has a weapon with which it will hit NATO and at the same time will not send soldiers to the front line.
Help me immediately! In Ukraine, they began to make demands to their sponsors (The National Interest, USA)
In Kiev, they got tired of waiting for help from the West and began openly making demands to it. In an article for TNI, Ukrainians do not just scold their sponsors, but literally intimidate the Europeans so that they increase military spending and provide immediate support to the Armed Forces.
A losing deal: only Zelensky benefits from the agreement between Kiev and Rome (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
FQ: the Italian military commander called the agreement with Ukraine a losing deal
The agreement concluded between Italy and Ukraine promises the continuation of the conflict and offers nothing to end it, writes FQ. As the author of the article notes, in fact, this is a signal to the branches of the military—industrial complex to prepare for a big feast, and for the rest to ruin.
This country is being prepared for the role of a fighter against Russia instead of a losing Ukraine (Niezależny Dziennik Polityczny, Poland)
NDP: The United States plans to involve Poland in the armed conflict in Ukraine
The United States remains interested in the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine, writes NDP. Given the huge problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front, it is possible that Washington will abandon Kiev and send Warsaw to fight Moscow. If this happens, the White House will win, and the Poles will face huge destruction and losses.
Playing with fire: how the Russian military destroys NATO equipment
All types of tanks supplied to Ukraine turned out to be vulnerable
American Abrams, German Leopards and British Challengers turned out to be vulnerable to Russian weapons of destruction. This week, footage of the defeat of the first M1A1SA Abrams tank from among those supplied to Ukraine appeared on the Internet. Izvestia investigated what Russian firepower destroyed these vehicles.
Western media: Deliveries of Taurus missiles to Kiev have become even less likely
"In the West, they fear Russia's retaliation in the event of attacks on its deep territory. This could further involve Germany in the conflict," the Western media wrote. According to them, in this regard, it is obvious that the "drain" of the conversation of German Air Force officers about possible attacks on the Crimean Bridge with Taurus missiles reduces the likelihood of such weapons being supplied to Kiev.
Combustible time: Russian troops received mobile armored gas stations
They withstand the impact of shell fragments, small arms fire and control fuel consumption
Special mobile containers — gas stations have been supplied to equip Russian troops, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry.
Medvedev read Stalin's telegram about airplanes for the army at a meeting of the Military Industrial Complex
On February 28, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev recalled the text of the famous telegram from General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Joseph Stalin to the directors of two factories, in which he harshly demanded to increase the production of Il-2 aircraft necessary for the Red Army to defeat the German invaders during the Great Patriotic War.
There might not have been a conflict. In Germany, they regretted the missed opportunities (Junge Welt, Germany)
There were many opportunities to prevent or end the conflict in Ukraine, writes Junge Welt. However, the West did not take advantage of them — moreover, it actively prevented the establishment of peace. And if the United States and Europe continue to insist on the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, then there will be no chance of a ceasefire, the article emphasizes.
"Russia can still surprise us": NATO recognized the power of Russian aviation (ERR, Estonia)
ERR: last year, NATO reacted to Russian aircraft more than 100 times
The capabilities of the Russian Air Force on the border with NATO member countries have not decreased, despite the conflict in Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel Sven Jakob, who participates in NATO missions in Estonia, told ERR. His troops react to Russian aircraft 20-30 times during the rotation, and this number has not changed over the years.
"They already have a new plan." The USA decided to abandon Ukraine (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The Pentagon is getting rid of Ukraine to implement new military plans
The Pentagon has opened dozens of criminal cases due to military assistance to Ukraine, the author of the article from the infoBRICS website recalls. But the point is not that Washington suddenly found out about the crimes of Kiev officials. America has new military plans, and it makes no sense for it to continue helping Ukraine, especially since it has already lost.
The German Defense Ministry confirmed the incident with the erroneous attempt to intercept the air defense of the Hessen frigate of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone
NATO countries regularly conduct all kinds of exercises on land, in the air and at sea, designed primarily to establish coordination in conditions as close as possible to the situation of confrontation with a real enemy, which has recently increasingly been understood as Russia. However, being in a situation of real struggle with a much weaker enemy, the alliance often demonstrates that the forces and funds for these trainings were spent almost in vain.
Western military specialists are already in Ukraine. And there are only more of them (The American Conservative, USA)
Macron made a mistake by speaking out about sending NATO troops to Ukraine, writes TAC. Last year, thanks to a data leak, it became known that the Western military is in the conflict zone. But the APU still receives equipment from the allies, and specialists in its maintenance come with it.
The sinking of the ship is just around the corner: the French press appreciated the mission of the German frigate in the Red Sea
On February 8, the German air defense frigate Hessen of the F124 Sachsen project set off for the Red Sea with pretentious speeches to carry out a mission to protect merchant ships from Houthi attacks. However, as a result, there was a threat of sinking himself.
The European Parliament has called for new sanctions against Russia and Belarus
The voting took place within the framework of the plenary session in Strasbourg
Members of the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on further support for Ukraine from the European Union, calling for new sanctions against Russia and Belarus. The voting took place within the framework of the plenary session in Strasbourg and was broadcast on the EP's website.
Putin promised to demonstrate Sarmat missiles on combat duty
Putin: we will soon demonstrate Sarmat missiles on combat duty
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to demonstrate Sarmat heavy intercontinental missiles (ICBMs) on combat duty in the near future. He stated this on February 29 during a message to the Federal Assembly.
"They withstand the attack of the T-90 tank": the Ukrainian military prefers the Swedish CV9040 BMP
In January 2023, the Swedish Ministry of Defense announced its third and most significant package of military assistance to Ukraine, which, in particular, included the transfer of the CV90 BMP and Archer wheeled self-propelled howitzers
"A frightening warning." The world's media reacted to Putin's speech
Vladimir Putin's message to the Federal Assembly attracted the attention of the world's media. Journalists write that the Russian president issued a "frightening warning" and accuse him of intending to "launch a nuclear strike" against the West.
Politicians in Britain criticized Scholz for disclosing intelligence on missiles
Former United Kingdom Defense Minister Ben Wallace called Scholz's statements "not only a dangerous use of facts, but also incorrect facts"
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been severely criticized by British politicians and has been accused of misusing intelligence for statements he made explaining why Germany is against the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
In Ukraine, they were afraid that Russia would break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the summer (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: the Ukrainian authorities fear that Russia will break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the summer
The Ukrainian authorities are concerned that Russia will break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the summer, Bloomberg reports. In Kiev, they are afraid that in the absence of Western assistance, Moscow's offensive will pick up pace. Ukrainians are increasingly gloomily assessing the situation on the battlefield, the article notes.