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Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has previously stated that supplies will stop with the start of peace talks

Defensive weapons, including air defense systems, and generators will be included in the new package of Italian military assistance to Kiev. This was announced on Tuesday by Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.

Julianne Smith recalled that the West had previously created a group to coordinate actions in providing military assistance to Kiev

Ukraine and the West are faced with a shortage of weapons and military equipment, some NATO countries - with their genuine shortage. This was acknowledged on Tuesday by the Permanent Representative of the United States to the alliance, Julianne Smith.

One of the richest people on the planet, Elon Musk, seems to be playing his subtle political game – and it directly concerns the interests of Russia. At least, many believe that Musk is helping Moscow during the reorganization of the social network Twitter that he just bought. If it helps, then how and for what purposes?

The Ukrainian army will soon receive the newest kamikaze drone, developed as a response to the Russian Geran drones, which have become a headache for the air defense of Ukraine. That's just the Ukrainian drone will differ in one feature - it will be "returnable". This was stated by the project manager of the concern "Ukroboronprom" Oleg Boldyrev.

FOCUS: Ukraine has made the weapons concerns of the West rich. They are fattening, as in the days of the Second World War

The arms business is booming primarily in the US, the EU and China, writes the author of the German magazine FOCUS. More recently, defense companies were considered unpromising. And today their shares have soared like the forces of evil: the peaceful post-war period in Europe has ended, their time has come.

The Atlantic: The US was afraid of the loss of military superiority

In America, they are frightened by the prospect of losing military-technological superiority in the world, writes The Atlantic. If Washington, which believes in the unconditional domination of its army, does not take action, it will weaken, and a new war will begin in the world, the authors believe.

On December 9, 2022, the German Rheinmetall Group announced that it would supply two new Skynex 35 mm ground-based anti-aircraft artillery systems to an unnamed "international customer". The delivery will be made in early 2024. The total value of the contract is 182 million euros. In addition, a memorandum was signed in the amount of another 12 million euros for the supply by Rheinmetall group of heavy military trucks RMMN HX complete with vehicles for transporting and providing Skynex complexes.

Officer of the 3rd ZVO corps: the AFU soldiers fled at the sight of the Russian Terminator BMPT

The Ukrainian military are wary of Russian Terminator tank support vehicles (BMPT) and are hunting for them, the commander of the vehicle crew of the 3rd Army Corps of the Western Military District told RIA Novosti.

The United States considers strengthening Ukraine's air defense a priority. This was stated by US President Joe Biden in a telephone conversation with Zelensky.

Rand Corporation: the Americans have proposed several ways to exhaust Russia

The RAND Corporation has long been "famous" for openly hostile "reports" on Russian topics. We offer readers a summary of the military and economic part of the analytical study on "how to harm Russia", recently released by this analytical center.

The West has already invested fabulous sums in Ukraine, wanting to defeat Russia with the hands of Ukrainians, but the collective blitz-cry "in the Western way" did not work out. Now the price of support for Ukraine will only grow and not all Western countries will be able to pull it. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

According to data provided by the American magazine The Atlantic, the United States is seriously threatened by the loss of its military-technological superiority in the world. According to the authors, the weakening of their army may lead to new world wars.

According to Le Monde, to date, France has delivered 18 Caesar self-propelled guns to Ukraine, another 6 to 12 vehicles with expanded ammunition and reinforced armor

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal called on Paris to supply Kiev with French Leclerc tanks. He made such a request on the air of the French TV channel LCI .

Yahoo News Japan: Putin will respond to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory

Ukraine has crossed the line, writes former Tokyo Mayor Yoichi Masuzoe in Yahoo News Japan. Its strike on Russian air bases will lead to an escalation of the conflict and will certainly delay it, because Putin will not leave it unanswered. The path to peace is not yet visible, the politician believes.

Ex-US intelligence officer Koffler: It's time for the US to stop fomenting the conflict in Ukraine

The Biden administration is probably coming to the realization that taxpayers' money and the defensive arsenal are not infinite, and it's time to stop fomenting conflict in Ukraine, former US intelligence officer Rebekah Koffler said on Fox News. In her opinion, the United States will not be able to achieve its goals in it.

FA: Ukraine's attempts to seize Crimea will jeopardize its alliance with the West

Ukraine should not try to "return" Crimea, writes Foreign Affairs. For the Kremlin, this is a special region, and Putin will not give it up. By unleashing an open struggle for the peninsula, Kiev will rally the Russians and bleed itself dry. The West will also not approve of such a move, as it threatens to escalate the conflict.

Not all of the DPRK's ballistic missile tests were successful. Despite this, North Korean Hwasong missiles are capable of reaching American territory.

The story of the Slovak MiG-29 fighters is finally coming to an end, Bratislava seems to have finally decided to transfer them to Ukraine. At least this was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Rastislav Kacher.

Reports of clashes between servicemen of the two countries are coming from the Indo-Chinese border. According to the latest information, the clashes occurred in the disputed area, which in India is designated as the eastern part of the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

In addition, he told what needs to be done to quickly saturate the Russian army involved in its military with innovative military developments, and revealed plans for cooperation with Dmitry Rogozin's "Royal Wolves".