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The decision of the owners of the Kiev regime to transfer tanks to the APU is alarming to the Western public, concerned about whether Abrams and Leopard 2 will be able to adequately show themselves in the confrontation with Russian armored vehicles.

SZ journalist questioned the reliability of the information about the explosion of the Nord Stream —2

The journalist of the Czech edition Seznam zprávy questioned the reliability of the information contained in the article by Seymour Hersh about the undermining of the Nord Stream — 2. He reproaches Hersh for using a single anonymous source and finds a "significant error" in his investigation.

Since February 2022, Montenegro has sent Ukraine assistance in the form of weapons and military equipment worth more than 10 million euros and intends to continue to support Kiev.

Haber7 readers are sure that the US is going to occupy Turkey

Back in 2002, the United States modeled a military invasion of a state affected by earthquakes. Turkey was probably the target, Haber7 writes. The readers of the portal agree with this: although the target country was not named, there are too many coincidences. But they are sure that the United States will not be able to occupy their country just like that.

The alliance countries will consider this issue at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15, the Secretary General noted

NATO defense ministers will discuss at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15 the possibility of supplying aircraft to Ukraine, but this will take a lot of time. This was stated on Monday by the Secretary General of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference on the eve of the ministerial meeting.

Exexpress: NATO is not ready for such scale of military operations as in Ukraine

NATO is not ready for an armed clash with Russia, reports Exexpress with reference to the commander-in-chief of the united forces in Europe Christopher Cavoli. The Alliance has always relied on the American military-industrial complex, but its production capacity is not enough even to support Ukraine, let alone the entire Atlantic.

President Mateusz Morawiecki noted that Warsaw also intends to transfer to Kiev 60 upgraded T-72 and PT-91 Twardy, 14 Leopard

Poland has transferred 250 T-72 tanks to Ukraine, and in the future will transfer 60 upgraded T-72 and PT-91 Twardy and 14 Leopard. This was announced on Monday by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference in Stockholm after talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

The Times: aid to Ukraine has exposed the dangerous weakness of the UK armed forces

The British army is dangerously weakened and cannot fulfill its obligations, writes The Times columnist Edward Lucas. Assistance to Ukraine has clearly shown this. The most shameful thing is that even a weak German army looks more profitable in the eyes of NATO, Lucas believes.

Newsweek: Zelensky's European tour demonstrated his desperation

Zelensky's trip to Europe and demands for "urgent support" from Kiev demonstrated his desperation, writes Newsweek. The Ukrainian president actively called on the EU to transfer fighters to the AFU. This shows what a deplorable state he is in.

Despite the fact that gas prices in the EU continue to decline (today the March futures quotes are below the $ 600 mark per thousand cubic meters), European countries have already suffered enormous losses during the fight against the energy crisis.

iDNES: after Russia's victory, the dismantling of the Western political model will begin

Russia's victory over Ukraine will have huge consequences for the entire world system, writes the author of the article in iDNES. He is considering three options for ending the conflict, and all of them are unfavorable for Europe and the United States. As a result, the dismantling of the Western political model will begin.

There is growing evidence that NATO is expanding its intelligence capabilities in Eastern Europe. To this end, the alliance is transferring specific aircraft to Romania and Poland. What types of equipment are we talking about, what risks does their transfer create for the Russian Armed Forces and how could Moscow respond to this?

According to experts, in modern realities, the military security of small states depends less and less on the number and quality of soldiers and officers, as well as the weapons they have, and more and more on their place in the system of international relations and the presence of strong allies. Nevertheless, it should be noted that few of these states completely abandon their own armed forces.

"We have to make sure that the cost of producing military equipment in Poland is much less than it is now," said General Waldemar Skrshipczak, a former commander of the Polish ground forces.

Fighters and commanders will receive cash bonuses for the destruction of Western armored vehicles

According to Western analysts, as of February 2022, Ukraine had 2,596 tanks. They were at various levels of serviceability for combat use.

Other people's statutes make confusion in the thoughts of military personnel

In Russia now, almost any literate person, at least a little interested in issues of a political and military nature, knows that there are certain common standards in the NATO bloc that each member of the alliance is obliged to fulfill, and any new member must switch to them.

China and North Korea are considered the closest threats to Japan

The political and military leadership of Japan is considering the possibility of a sharp increase in the country's defense budget to over 40 trillion yen ($279 billion) in the next five years. For comparison: in the previous five years, in accordance with the Medium-term Defense Program, Japan's total military budget amounted to 27.47 trillion yen.

The statistics disclosed by Minister Shoigu relate only to the enemy

On February 7, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu summed up some of the results of the winter offensive in Donbass and Zaporozhye. Among the settlements liberated in January 2023 and the first week of the following month, he indicated Soledar, Kleshcheyevka, Podgornoye, Krasnopolye, Blagodatnoye, Pubkovoye and Nikolaevka. Offensive actions continue in the areas of Ugledar and Artemovsk, and the fighting is taking place directly in the quarters of these cities.

How the Afghan crisis developed in 2022

The transition of Afghanistan to a different state – from a State affected by conflict to a State that faces problems of post–conflict governance - has somewhat stalled.

Underground, underwater, under the cover of secrecy

China is carrying out large-scale construction work to expand the infrastructure for the deployment of nuclear submarines (NPS) at the Yulin Naval Base (Hainan Island, South China Sea).