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TNI: F-16 fighters will not change the situation in Ukraine

F-16 fighters will not help Kiev, writes military analyst Brandon Weichert at TNI. These systems are used aircraft whose service life is coming to an end. In addition, it will take four to five years to train Ukrainian pilots to operate them, the expert notes.

The statements of the Armenian leadership about the CSTO are insulting and ultimatum, but Russia does not question the sovereign right of each country to choose alliances, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.

MWM: Russia produces artillery shells 250% faster than Western countries

The West cannot compete with Russia in the production of weapons even together, writes MWM. Today, it produces 250% more shells than all NATO countries combined. This threatens to have detrimental consequences for the military dominance of the alliance, the author of the article notes.

The Houthi rebels (Shiite Zaydites), who control the most densely populated territories in northern Yemen, including the capital city of Sanaa, continue to create serious problems for commercial shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as a result, and in the Suez Canal.

According to the magazine, more than $3 billion of the total amount of the White House's request for additional appropriations in the amount of $106 billion should go to the purchase of more 155-mm artillery shells and the construction of new production facilities in the United States itself.

DM: Putin warned the United States against sending troops to Ukraine

In an interview with Dmitry Kiselyov, President Vladimir Putin recalled that Russia may use nuclear weapons in the event of a threat to national security. The Daily Mail called these words frightening. Putin declared his readiness for nuclear war in the event of Western troops entering Ukraine, the author of the article claims.

NDP: NATO decided to play "good and bad cop" with Moscow

To convince Russia of the need for negotiations in Ukraine, NATO decided to play "good and bad cop" with Moscow, writes NDP. Paris and Warsaw are "bad", at the other pole is the "good" Vatican. However, the authors of this plan did not take into account something. Russia wins one victory after another and does not refuse to negotiate.

Andrey Popov — about the message on Ukraine delivered by the Chinese Government's Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui

The Chinese authorities have repeatedly pointed out that prolonging and complicating the crisis in Ukraine does not meet anyone's interests. As a major power, China can hardly sit back and watch the conflict from afar.

According to the newspaper, the dispatch of the military was discussed in the strictest secrecy by the French authorities since 2023

France is concerned about the "weakness" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the background of recent events in the Ukrainian conflict and is considering sending its military, but fears escalation. This is reported by the newspaper Le Monde .

Iltalehti: Finland will send soldiers to the NATO brigade stationed in Estonia

Soldiers of the Finnish ground forces will strengthen the NATO brigade in Estonia, Iltalehti writes. Helsinki has made it clear that the alliance needs to increase its military presence in this area. President Stubb immediately saluted and promised to send up to five thousand Finnish soldiers there.

The main purpose of attacks by saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Russia is to interfere with the presidential election process, experts say

To arrange an information provocation on the eve of the elections in Russia is the true purpose of attempts to break through Ukrainian saboteurs in the border areas of the Belgorod and Kursk regions, experts interviewed by Izvestia are sure. The army and law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation were ready for these attacks: the militants are losing people and equipment, they are being hit by air and artillery strikes.

Politico: Europe understands that one day it will have to start negotiations with Russia

The pope's suggestion that Ukraine should raise the white flag has become an extremely undesirable topic for Kiev's allies, writes Politico. But the hour of negotiations will come anyway — many high-ranking European officials are convinced of this. So far, however, they can only talk about it anonymously.

MO: preemptive actions thwarted an attempt to break through the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the Belgorod region

In the border regions of the Russian Federation, there are battles with saboteurs fighting on the side of Ukraine again. A new attempt to break into the territory of the Russian Federation was made by the formations that attacked the Russian regions two days earlier. Fighting is reported in the area of the village of Spodaryushino in the Belgorod region and Tetkino in the Kursk region. In addition, the Russian border area has been shelled today. In Belgorod, two people died due to the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

BI: The United States is preparing its military for conflict in the Arctic

The United States is preparing units and formations of the armed forces for combat operations in a polar climate in order to assert its dominance in the Arctic, Business Insider reports. Washington wants to confront Russia and China in the region. What can a modern war be like in Arctic conditions and what does the experience of the Second World War have to do with it - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Experts explained the APU's desire to break through the border of the Russian Federation on the eve of the elections

For the third day in a row, Russian troops successfully repel the attacks of the enemy's DRG in the border territories. Representatives of terrorist organizations consisting of Russian defectors also take part in the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, this causes a negative reaction from Ukrainians. Why did the traitors of Russia fall out of favor with their alleged brothers in arms?

The politician criticized the security cooperation agreement signed by French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky

Support for Ukraine's accession to the European Union and NATO threatens to destabilize the European Union and threatens to unleash a world war between nuclear powers. This was stated by the head of the parliamentary faction of the National Unification party, Marine Le Pen.

First of all, the aviation bases in the Moscow and Leningrad districts will be put in order

The Russian Ministry of Defense has launched a program to restore the network of military airfields, a source told Izvestia in the military department.

The Polish Prime Minister called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Congress Mike Johnson to submit a bill with funds for Kiev to a vote

The West is united on the issue of assistance to Ukraine, despite the fact that the US Congress has not yet approved additional budget allocations for Kiev. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed confidence in this on Tuesday in an interview with reporters following a meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House.

So, in 2025, the fleet should receive 6 ships from the industry (if there are no force majeure, but they are likely to be), since they have already begun. According to news.usni., the delivery of the Columbia SSB to the fleet may be postponed to 2028.

TAS: 25% of the weapons sent by the United States to Kiev are not properly accounted for

American officials often have no idea where complex and secret military equipment ends up after being sent to Ukraine, TAS writes. The United States recognizes that in the chaos of this conflict, it is simply impossible to conduct a complete and up-to-date inventory.