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Asharq Al-Awsat: Western fighters will not help the AFU to develop success at the front

The UK is crossing the "red lines" by agreeing to transfer fighters to Kiev, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. However, combat aircraft will not help Ukraine on the battlefield: APU will need time to learn how to use them. Moreover, the amount of Russian equipment far exceeds the volume of Western supplies.

American Greatness: Americans do not receive objective information about the conflict in Ukraine

The coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the United States sorely lacks transparency and truth, and Americans should not count on the honesty of the media, the author of the article for American Greatness believes. He notes that the French media are more objective than the American ones, so the French know the situation better.

Responsible Statecraft: The West should listen to an alternative point of view on Ukraine

The Western discussion about foreign policy today is extremely lacking at least attempts to look at things from an alternative point of view, writes Responsible Statescraft. The author of the article notes that the hysterical approach in the Western media and political circles hinders the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.

Al-Ayyam: the Ukrainian crisis has become a struggle for survival within the new world order

The Ukrainian conflict developed due to the miscalculations of the West, writes Al-Ayyam. If the US had taken into account Russia's concerns about its security, the crisis could have been avoided. Now neither NATO nor Moscow can retreat: there is a struggle for survival, the author of the article believes.

The new generation KF51 Panther tank of the German Rheinmetall concern is unlikely to be in Ukraine.

According to "RG: Russian weapons", the stated deadlines of 15-18 months are completely unrealistic, since so far there is no such combat vehicle, in fact, and what they are showing us is just a running model.

We are talking about Kiev's intention, with the support of the West, to accuse Moscow of allegedly gross violation of the obligations of the Convention on Nuclear Safety during a special military operation

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation will establish the circumstances of Ukraine's preparation of a provocation against Russia with the support of Western countries. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the RF IC.

The former Prime Minister of Italy also said that he hopes for a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi expressed support for Ukraine and hope for a diplomatic solution to the conflict, which poses a danger to everyone. As indicated in his statement, distributed on Tuesday on the official pages on social networks, the "Marshall plan" of the West for the reconstruction of the country can become a way of a diplomatic settlement.

Tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) are suitable for destroying transport hubs, accumulations of infantry and equipment. Military expert Alexey Sukonkin told about the capabilities of the weapon in an interview with News.ru .

The West continues to turn Ukraine into a testing ground for advanced weapons. According to German media, the Rheinmetall defense concern is negotiating the supply of promising KF51 Panther tanks. The corporation has far-reaching plans, but difficulties are possible.

Greece supplied Ukraine with infantry fighting vehicles from the presence of its own armed forces, as well as ammunition. This was stated by Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos.

The CSTO Crisis Response Center in Moscow hosted a briefing by the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov.

Ukraine will emerge victorious from this conflict, judging by the statements made by US representatives at the ninth meeting of the Ramstein contact group. The Americans are again promising victory to Kiev, refusing to supply fighters.

Bloomberg: The EU will harm itself and Ukraine if it accepts it into its ranks

Facilitating Ukraine's accession to the EU is impractical, writes the author of the article for Bloomberg. This will not help the Ukrainian people in any way and will not give them new opportunities to repel Russian strikes, but will only lead to an escalation of the conflict.

Politico: The APU will have to save ammunition due to the depletion of Western arsenals

The APU will have to spend ammunition more economically, since the West does not have time to replenish stocks, writes Politico. To do this, Kiev will have to change the tactics of warfare and rely more on maneuvers on the battlefield.

Western weapons supplied to the Kiev regime are safely destroyed by the Russian military. This time, the American-made M109 self-propelled gun was destroyed with the help of the Lancet unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

According to the publication, Western countries are looking for ways to increase the production of shells and continue training Ukrainian soldiers

The United States intends to focus on training Ukrainian servicemen in order to change the tactics of combat operations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and thereby reduce the consumption of artillery ammunition by Kiev. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Tuesday .

Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said that all four Leopard 2A4 tanks promised to Kiev arrived in Poland, where the Ukrainian military began to train their operation, RIA Novosti reports.

At the parade held on February 8 in Pyongyang in honor of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, in addition to other types of weapons, 11 Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and 5 large containers were demonstrated for the first time, in which, according to some assumptions, there were new North Korean solid-fuel ICBMs. American experts Bruce Bennett and Yong Jun Kim decided to find out in an article for the online publication 19FortyFive why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un needed such a demonstration of a large number of ICBMs.

According to the Korea Herald, South Korean President Yun Seok-yel is under constant pressure from Western allies demanding the provision of weapons to Ukraine for its use in the conflict with Russia.

At the same time, the head of the EU Foreign Policy service stated the need to increase military assistance to Ukraine and expand sanctions

Many countries of the world do not support the West's position in the conflict in Ukraine and see its sanctions against Russia as the reason for the rise in energy and food prices. This was stated on Wednesday at the session of the European Parliament by the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel.