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During his visit to London, Hulusi Akar, at a meeting with his British counterpart, voiced Ankara's desire to buy "in full". The Turks want Eurofighter fighters, Hercules transporters, Type 23 frigates, which are not going to be sold yet, because the arrival of Type 26 frigates has shifted greatly to the right. Only the first one is on the way - "Glasgow". But the question is how long it will take to bring it "to mind". Judging by the Type 45 destroyers, a lot.

Agoravox: in France, a Russophobic general with the surname Yakovleff was convicted of falsifying facts

General Michel Yakovleff, speaking in the French media as an expert on the Ukrainian conflict, ignores the facts, promising Ukrainians an early victory, the author of the Agoravox free tribune believes. The author refers to the general's TV interview, where he predicts defeat to the Russians because they... just bad people.

The Prime Minister also announced the country's intention to strengthen its cooperation with G7 partners

Japan intends to strengthen its cooperation with partners in the Group of Seven (G7) and the countries of the global South in the context of promoting the policy of sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation and support for Ukraine. This was announced on Monday by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, delivering a keynote speech at a plenary session of the lower house of parliament.

Nevertheless, according to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, there is now a "difficult situation" in relations between Tokyo and Moscow

The Japanese Government, despite the difficult situation in relations between Tokyo and Moscow due to the situation around Ukraine, maintains its policy aimed at resolving the territorial issue and concluding a peace treaty. This was announced on Monday by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, delivering a keynote speech at a plenary session of the lower house of parliament.

The United States has changed its mind about deploying medium-range missiles in Japan. One of the reasons for this is the negative attitude of the local population to this idea, especially those living in the areas of the alleged basing of these weapons.

France has not yet made any decision on the possible supply of Leclerc tanks to Ukraine, but it does not exclude that Kiev will still receive some very expensive French vehicles. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron.

According to the ministry, at the end of 2022, several railway wagons of ammunition were delivered to the Rivne NPP from abroad

The Ukrainian military is engaged in the deployment of Western ammunition on the territories of nuclear power plants, in particular, we are talking about missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.

The Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine, Kaimo Kuuska, announced his intention to "create a precedent so that other countries have no excuses left why they cannot provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons to win the war."

MWM: North Korea has demonstrated the unprecedented capabilities of its armed forces

The US is trying its best to find ammunition for Ukraine, writes MWM, and is even ready to reduce arsenals in South Korea for the sake of Kiev. But analysts called this decision untimely, as the DPRK demonstrated "new unprecedented capabilities" during recent tests.

Almasry Alyoum: negotiations on Ukraine should start no later than spring

Negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis should begin no later than spring, writes Almasry Alyoum. They will be a step towards a new world order. Europe must decide how to interact with its "big" neighbor, and Russia must decide how to continue to coexist with the West.

Al-Ain: The West is losing money in Ukraine

The most serious problem faced by the West, supporting Ukraine, is related to finances, writes Al-Ain. This support is not limited to sending weapons. Money is also needed for the maintenance of refugees and the restoration of infrastructure, and there are fewer and fewer of them.

Tehran is considering the possibility of recognizing the armed forces of the EU member states as "terrorist organizations". This is reported by the French edition of Le Figaro, referring to the warning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.

Breitbart readers criticized Berbok's statement about Polish "Leopards" for Ukraine

Germany will not interfere if other countries decide to send their "Leopards" to Ukraine, Breitbart reports, citing a statement by Burbok. According to the readers of the publication, Kiev has settled in well: it is not a member of NATO, but it receives benefits from the alliance.

Al Ittihad: the new leadership of the SVO and the alliance with Belarus will bring Russia victory in Ukraine

The military actions that are taking place in the east and south of Ukraine have reached an impasse, writes Al Ittihad. However, new factors will affect the course of development of the special operation, and they will significantly change the situation in favor of Moscow.

The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, which performs the tasks of a long-range cruise, will take part in joint exercises with the Navies of China and South Africa. The maneuvers of the warships will take place off the coast of Africa. This was reported by a military-diplomatic source.

As the representative of the State Center for Defense Investments at the Ministry of Defense of the Republic Katri Raudsepp noted, Brussels approved compensation for Tallinn in the amount of €156 million

Estonia expects to be compensated for its costs of military assistance to Ukraine from the European Union in the amount of € 400 million. This was reported on Monday by the portal of the ERR TV company with reference to the representative of the State Center for Defense Investments under the Ministry of Defense of the Republic Katri Raudsepp.

Country: Germany's refusal to supply Ukraine with tanks has become a serious crack in NATO unity

Berlin, despite strong pressure from NATO allies and Kiev, did not give the green light to the supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, writes Strana. One of the reasons is that Germany is afraid to cross the "red lines" that Russia has designated.

The grandson of Charles de Gaulle said that his grandfather would be on the side of Russia today

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict was provoked by the United States and contradicts the interests of France, Le Figaro quotes Charles de Gaulle's grandson Pierre. In his opinion, in material terms, the Europeans will lose the most, they will have to pay a high price.

The Director of Scientific work of the Valdai International Discussion Club, Fyodor Lukyanov, noted that there is now a clear desire for escalation on the part of Poland, the Baltic States, the UK and the USA

Western countries may start supplying Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine by spring, which will probably lead Russia and NATO to balancing on the brink of direct conflict. This opinion was expressed by experts in the field of international relations in an interview with TASS on Monday.

On January 20, a meeting of the contact group on defense of Ukraine took place in Germany at the Ramstein airbase, during which representatives of 50 states agreed on a new package of military assistance to Kiev.