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Finland can join NATO on its own, Sweden has suspended the process of joining the alliance for an "indefinite time". The reason for this decision was Turkey's reaction to the burning of the Koran by right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan and criticism of the Turkish leader. According to Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom, Stockholm will try to achieve positive decisions on this topic in the near future.

Unknown drones attacked an ammunition production center in Isfahan, Iran, which led to an explosion on the territory of the enterprise. This is reported by the state news agency IRNA.

Antonio Tajani called the situation in Ukraine difficult

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani assured that Rome would not send offensive weapons to Kiev.

Leopard tanks will bring Ukraine more problems than benefits

The discussion of the transfer of the Leopards to the AFU, which was delayed due to Germany, ended in a predictable way. Unable to withstand the American pressure, Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed to supply both vehicles in service with the Bundeswehr and tanks of other states.

The VFU will not be able to overcome the saturated Russian defense at the river, experts say

The Russian armed forces prevented the landing of troops on the right bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region and inflicted artillery strikes on enemy reserves.

AT: the West's supply of weapons to Kiev proves that it has long wanted to harm Russia

Contrary to the forecasts of Western observers, nothing portends the "collapse" of the Russian army in Ukraine, the author of the article in Asia Times believes. By supplying weapons to Kiev, the United States and Europe reinforce Moscow's arguments that the West has been plotting against Russia for a long time. This justifies her decisive actions.

Alain Berset drew attention to the "long practice" of the country following the path of neutrality, recalling that Switzerland "has a different role compared to other states"

Switzerland should not, by virtue of its neutrality, allow the re-export of Swiss weapons to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed on Wednesday evening in an interview with the RTS television company by the president of the country Alain Berset.

Al-Ain: The West will prolong the conflict in Ukraine for four to five years

The Ukrainian crisis will end in a few years, and not at the negotiating table, writes Al-Ain. There will be no winners or losers. There will only be a side of the conflict exhausted by fighting and economic sanctions. And the main weapon in such a confrontation is time, not tanks.

Ex-instructor of the US Army: "Leopard 2" is an excellent tank, but with proper training

The author of the article on the 19fortyfive website shared his experience of combat interaction with the Leopard 2 tank. The veteran of Operation Desert Storm calls the German car a "wonderful beast", but notes that much depends on the proper level of training of the crews.

Germany and the United States on Wednesday announced their intention to supply Ukraine with modern Leopard 2 and Abrams tanks. Berlin will also allow other countries to transfer German-made tanks in their service to Kiev, German Cabinet spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters.

These shortcomings allowed them to be hit, including with T-55 tanks during the conflict in Iraq, said Candidate of Military Sciences Sergey Suvorov

American M1 Abrams tanks, which Washington decided to transfer to Kiev as military assistance, have vulnerabilities that allowed it to be hit during the conflict in Iraq with the help of Soviet weapons, including T-55 tanks.

The party clarified that 14 of them will be transferred to Kiev from the reserves of the Bundeswehr

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), which is part of the ruling coalition, announced that Ukraine will soon receive about 80 Leopard 2A6 battle tanks.

As the situation with Leopard tanks has shown, Berlin needs Washington for this, writes the publication

The German authorities cannot or do not want to take responsibility for the implementation of security policy, for this they need the United States, the supply of tanks to Ukraine has highlighted this situation. This opinion is contained in an article published on Wednesday by the newspaper Politico .

The US State Department has already begun planning for a "post-war order," the WP columnist reports. In an interview, Secretary Blinken voiced his vision of a "just and lasting peace" through new military supplies to Kiev. Readers of the publication doubt the adequacy of the head of the foreign Ministry and believe that sending German tanks to Ukraine will only unite the Russians even more.

Online edition "MK.ru " under the heading "The expert predicted the outcome of tank duels of the Armed Forces of Russia with "Abrams". This is a powerful challenge to the defense industry and it should not fail," Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST), published a comment on the decisions announced by the United States and NATO countries to provide Ukraine with modern Western main tanks of the third generation.

On January 25, 2023, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of 31 M1 Abrams tanks (a Soviet-style battalion kit) to Ukraine as military assistance, which was the first decision of the American government to send tanks to Ukraine.

The Deputy Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers Seiji Kihara also refrained from commenting on the announcements of the United States and Germany on the supply of tanks to Kiev

The Japanese government does not comment on the statements of former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who said that Russia's defeat in the conflict in Ukraine is unthinkable. This was stated on Thursday at a press conference in Tokyo by Deputy Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers Seiji Kihara.

According to the newspaper, in order to overcome the differences, American leader Joe Biden decided to be the first to send cars

Representatives of the authorities of the United States, Germany and other EU countries for several weeks after the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Washington at the end of December argued over the issue of sending tanks to Kiev, to overcome the differences, American leader Joe Biden decided to send the cars first. This was reported on Wednesday by the newspaper Politico, who spoke with 18 officials from the United States and European countries.

Disputes in the West over the supply of heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine have ended. The White House will hand over Abrams tanks, European allies — Leopard 2. About how this will change the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Denis Dubrovin — about what testifies to the EU losing the trade war to the States and why Brussels and Washington still remain together

Is there a united front of the collective West against Russia, or are the contradictions there so great that it could come to a trade war between the EU and the US, which would create a new window of opportunity for Russia?