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The Finnish government at a meeting on Thursday decided to send three Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, designed to mine the terrain, the state also undertakes their maintenance and training of personnel, the Yle portal reports.

WSJ: The US may publish intelligence on China's study of arms supplies to Russia

The US presidential administration is studying the possibility of publishing intelligence data that would demonstrate that the Chinese authorities are allegedly thinking about arms supplies to Russia, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, however, Beijing's assistance is expressed not in the supply of weapons, but, for example, electronics.

El Mundo reports that the Prime Minister of the kingdom, Pedro Sanchez, also promised to explore the possibility of providing "air assistance" to Kiev

The Spanish government will study whether it will be able to send ten Leopard tanks to Ukraine instead of the six promised. This was announced on Thursday by the Prime Minister of the kingdom Pedro Sanchez during a visit to Kiev.

There are more and more leaks about how technically the US Navy and the CIA, together with the Norwegian Navy, carried out the undermining of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. What secrecy measures were taken, what kind of units were eventually used - and how unique does this operation look from a technical point of view?

A similar vision of the future and pressure from the United States and NATO have led Russia and China to the idea that it is safer to stay together. This is how experts describe the results of the visit of the chief diplomat of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi, following the visit to Moscow. With whom did the representative of the PRC manage to hold talks and what was their content?

Military expert Khodarenok named Russian complexes that can shoot down bombs JDAM-ER

The Pentagon said it would transfer "high-precision aviation ammunition" to Kiev as part of a $1.85 billion package announced on December 21. Bloomberg sources report that we are talking about high-precision JDAM-ER bombs that can hit targets up to 80 km. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how the use of such ammunition would complicate the fulfillment of its tasks and how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation could neutralize the effect of using JDAM-ER.

Ukraine plans to receive a sufficient number of German Leopard tanks for the formation of several battalions in the near future. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

BV: It was explained to Macron that one cannot wish Russia's defeat and be a negotiator at the same time

Being a diplomat is an art that involves the ability not to say anything superfluous, reminds Boulevard Voltaire. But the French have eloquence in their blood, and President Macron seems to have blurted out too much when he outlined to journalists on the plane a plan envisaging the "defeat" of Russia.

Bulgarian expert Ivanov: the conflict in Ukraine will drag on for a long time

The situation in Ukraine has reached an impasse, and it is too early to talk about winners and losers, international security expert Iskren Ivanov said on Bulgaria ON AIR. The conflict will continue, he believes.

GT: Stoltenberg's statement reflected NATO's concern about a possible war for Taiwan

In Stoltenberg's statement at the Munich Conference, many saw concern about a possible war for Taiwan. But this is just an attempt to inflate the "Chinese threat" aimed at strengthening NATO's position in Asia and, as a result, in the world. The United States, standing behind the Secretary General of the alliance, is striving for this, GT writes.

According to the Serbian leader, the heads of state "showed in their speeches uncompromising and determination to correct injustice"

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly, as well as the speech of US President Joe Biden in Warsaw, indicate that the world continues to move towards further escalation.

Asharq Al-Awsat: Biden confirmed US readiness to supply Ukraine with any weapons

Biden's visit to Kiev was a challenge to Putin, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. It is one thing to declare military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Europe, and another — almost from the battlefield. The American president whispers to his Russian counterpart that the United States will continue to support Ukraine, and gives Zelensky "the key to the doors of Western arsenals," the author of the article believes.

The armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime, as part of the new package of American military assistance promised by US President Joe Biden, will receive four vehicles of advanced artillery observers and advanced M7 BFIST aircraft guidance.

On February 21, 2023, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in a Message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, made a statement on the suspension by the Russian Federation of the Treaty on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (DSNV). On the evening of February 21, an explanatory statement was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with the suspension by the Russian Federation of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (STCW).

Politico: Poland is playing an increasingly prominent role in European security policy

The strategic center of Europe is shifting to the east, writes Politico. Poland is playing an increasingly prominent role in European security policy, which is explained both by geopolitical factors and by Warsaw's skillful negotiating tactics and its investments in defense.

Spectator: China is confident that the US should abandon the idea of a "complete victory" over Russia

More and more Europeans say that, given the economic crisis, their countries cannot afford to provide financial support to Kiev, Spectator reports. Against this background, Beijing's voice is sounding louder and louder, calling on the West to abandon the idea of victory over Russia at any cost.

Serbia was unable to receive the Krasukha and Repellent electronic warfare systems, which were previously ordered by Belgrade in the Russian Federation. This was stated by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on TV Pink.

The US authorities plan to transfer long-range precision bombs with GPS guidance to the Ukrainian army, capable of hitting targets at a distance exceeding 70 kilometers.

About two weeks ago, the United States transferred 12 more HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Unofficial Bezsonov Z", referring to information received from sources in military intelligence.

Biden: The West did not plan an attack on Russia and its destruction

Speaking in Warsaw, Biden once again told the world about "Putin's aggression." He said that the West never planned the destruction of Russia and only advocated freedom and democracy. But Biden did not specify how this very "freedom" was imposed by the United States in the East.