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Yahoo News Japan: The West has slowed down the supply of tanks to Ukraine for fear of their capture by Russia

Having solemnly announced the supply of tanks to Ukraine, the West quieted down and slowed down their shipment, Yahoo News Japan writes. It's not just the technical difficulties of transferring cars, the author of the article believes. The allies were afraid that the equipment would fall into the hands of Russia — because then she would learn their military secrets.

The video showed the MRAP Kirpi APU armored personnel carrier destroyed by the Russian military in the colors of the Turkish army. Presumably, this is one of two hundred armored vehicles supplied by the Turkish authorities to the Ukrainian army.

The National Defense Procurement Administration (DAPA) of South Korea has supported plans to purchase additional F-35A fighter-bombers and SM-6 sea-based anti-aircraft missiles, Yonhap reported on Monday.

SCMP: The global South is ready to oppose the world order imposed by the West

The Global South's romance with the West is over, writes Andrew Sheng in an article for SCMP. The shifting balance of power, the position of the West on the Ukrainian issue and the negative consequences of its interference in the affairs of other countries forced the former colonies to rebuff the former masters.

Aselsan CEO Haluk Gergyun explained this by the production of analogues of these systems in the country

Haluk Gergyun, General Director of the Turkish defense sector company Aselsan, believes that the republic no longer needs S-300 or S-400 systems, since it actively produces domestic analogues.

Ukrainian tankers sent to Germany to train the operation of German Leopard 2 tanks are completing their training and will return to Ukraine in the near future, and together with the tanks. This is reported by the German broadcaster NDR, citing sources in the Bundeswehr.

The United States is thinking about developing a global climate weapon. These are not idle fictions of science fiction writers, but the official provisions of the document of the American leadership. These weapons, in fact, will be directly directed against Russia. Meanwhile, our country has a variant of its own climate response, which in turn can seriously harm the United States.

The US has found a new way to economically hurt Russia. They are seriously talking about their readiness to abandon Russian uranium. Meanwhile, new sanctions may hit not only the American market, but also raise prices for uranium fuel around the world. Moreover, the United States can substitute European countries, where the absence of Russian uranium fuel means the closure of nuclear stations.

The United States and its military allies are planning more than 110 major military exercises this year, which will involve the armed forces of more than 60 countries, and a number of other small events that will be held without wide publicity.

Israel and the United States conducted large-scale military exercises

Large-scale army exercises Juniper Oak 2023 ("Basalt Oaks 2023") conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) together with the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) took place in Israel. 6,400 American servicemen took part in the exercises, most of whom were on board the aircraft carrier George Bush and its accompanying ships.

Terrorists have become more active in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province

Since the end of 2022, the terrorist organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, banned in the Russian Federation) has been actively regrouping. The TTP is an alliance of extremist networks that have been fighting the Pakistani government since 2007.

Factors of development of the strategy of the world hybrid war

The strategy of the world hybrid war (MGW) is developed on the basis of a group of key factors inherent in this type of military conflict. These include the factor of multi-sphere, as well as temporal, spatial and civilizational factors. Multi-sphere implies a combination of informational, military, financial, economic and diplomatic impact on all spheres of public life of the enemy in real time, united by one plan.

Changes in the world arms markets in 2023

Despite the disruption of global supply chains and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, arms sales by companies from the SIPRI Top 100 rating are growing. The growth is observed for the seventh year in a row, in 2021 it amounted to 1.9% by 2020. In absolute terms, sales of military products by the largest companies in the industry amounted to $592 billion, according to a recent report by the Stockholm Institute.

Beijing has proposed a peace settlement plan that is completely unacceptable to Moscow

It has now been firmly forgotten how in 2008-2009 Moscow demanded that Europeans and Americans finally create a new unified system of European security. No one, including members of the CSTO, responded to her call, because no one, except Moscow itself, felt the need for such a system.

Newsweek: the conflict has aggravated the previously existing split in Ukrainian society

The unity of Ukraine is a myth, writes Newsweek. The country is split in many ways, and the conflict has only exacerbated these differences. The current desire of Ukrainian nationalists to suppress everything connected with Russia may well turn out to be an attempt to exterminate any opposition.

Al Binaa: Ukraine is doomed to defeat in the conflict with Russia

In the conflict with Russia, Ukraine is already the losing side, and its final defeat on the battlefield is only a matter of time, writes Al Binaa. The Nazi Kiev regime will collapse, dreams of world greatness will turn to dust, and the West will not care about the plight of Ukrainians.

Huanqiu shibao: The US has done a good job on a new version of the undermining of the "Northern Streams"

The West holds everyone around it for "fools" – this is the only way to explain the extremely dubious version of the undermining of the "Northern Streams", which appeared in the media, according to the author of the article in "Huanqiu Shibao". The United States invented it to justify itself in the eyes of others. But their "explanation" is inconclusive.

According to the publication, no decision has been made on this issue

The command of the Japanese Ground Forces proposed to supply Ukraine with MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) multiple launch rocket systems, which are supposed to be decommissioned by fiscal year 2029. No decision has been made on this issue, since the current policy in the country prohibits the export of weapons to conflict zones, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday.

Hypersonic weapons were used to destroy particularly important objects

The Russian armed forces launched a retaliatory missile strike in response to the terrorist attack in the Bryansk region. In Ukraine, key military and energy infrastructure facilities, enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) and drone bases were hit.

The statement of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin after his meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister is being actively discussed, including far beyond the borders of the United States and Israel. Meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Austin said that "the United States will never allow Iran to become the owner of nuclear weapons."