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Emmanuel Macron refuses to believe that one of France's former colonies in Africa, Burkina Faso, demands the withdrawal of French troops from the country. "We are waiting for clarification," Macron says, and this is most likely just a trick. In fact, the French president understands perfectly well what caused the ultimatum given to him – and most importantly, what Russia has to do with it.

"Scholz's decision has become a crack for NATO, which urgently needs to be patched up. Biden cannot sit idly by." This is how Western media describe the results of the NATO summit at Ramstein Airbase, following which the alliance members failed to convince the leadership of Germany to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine. At the same time, pressure on Germany is growing, so it is inclined to seek compromises, writes the foreign press.

Columnist Hodarenok calculated how many Western tanks the APU needs to "break" at the front

In an interview with ARD TV channel (Germany), Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine "is opposed by Russia, which has thousands of tanks, and partner countries are thinking about transferring 10 or 20 such vehicles." Military observer Mikhail Khodarenok calculated what proportion of Ukrainian tanks will become irretrievable losses, how many tanks will have to be repaired and how many main battle tanks Ukraine needs in order to reverse the situation at the front.

The head of the European Council Michel is confident that the next two to three weeks will be crucial for the course of the special operation

The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that the next two or three weeks will be crucial for the course of Russia's military special operation in Ukraine. Therefore, he called on Kiev to supply all the necessary weapons, including tanks.

Karchaa: only in the USA could they come up with placing weapons at Ukrainian nuclear power plants

The idea of storing ammunition on the territory of Ukrainian nuclear power plants could only have arisen in the United States, adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

On the eve of the meeting of the heads of defense departments of NATO member countries at the Ramstein air base, the chiefs of the general staffs of the alliance countries gathered at a meeting of the NATO Military Committee in Brussels. Representatives of the defense departments of Finland and Sweden were also invited to this event.

This follows from the report of the Stockholm SIPRI Institute

According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published in December 2022, Israeli and Turkish arms manufacturers showed the highest growth in sales of weapons and military equipment in the world in 2021.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu replaced the commander of the active army

The Russian Defense Minister again visited the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu inspected the headquarters of the Vostok group of forces and heard the report of the commander of the group, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov. This was reported in the morning of January 17 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Boris Obnosov, General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation, answered the questions of HBO on the eve of his 70th birthday

In a special military operation in Ukraine, Russian aircraft guided weapons have shown high combat effectiveness, which we largely owe to their manufacturer, the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation.

How not to miss the beginning of aggression

Surprise is one of the key principles of the art of war. Its essence is to achieve success through actions that have the effect of surprise for the enemy. The surprise factor in many situations makes it possible to paralyze the enemy's will to resist, disorganize the management of troops and defeat him even with a lack of forces and means.

Polish General Skshipchak called for the creation of an army of Ukrainians who fled to Europe

Ukraine has no chance to win against Russia on the battlefield, General Waldemar Skshipchak said in an interview with wPolityce. He advised not to have any illusions that a hundred tanks would change the course of the conflict. The only way to help Kiev is to mobilize those Ukrainians who now live in Europe.

The number and geography of military districts is changing

The speech of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on December 21, 2022 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, apparently, can be considered the beginning of the next – it's hard to say which one in a row – military reform in the country.

The power decision on the disobedient island is postponed

The People's Liberation Army of China has significantly reduced military activity in the Taiwan Strait area. According to statistics published by the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan, the number of PLA military and special aviation sorties in the so-called Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (TADIZ) has significantly decreased over the past two months and has generally become close to normal.

Sabah: the Ukrainian crisis will end with Russia's victory, unless the United States works a miracle

Now there are two possible scenarios for the development of events in Ukraine: either Moscow will be defeated, or Kiev will lose, Sabah writes. The first option is the "fantasies of dupes" from the USA, the author of the article believes. The only possible outcome of Ukraine's military conflict with a nuclear power is Russia's victory.

Also, the enterprises organized a multi-shift mode of operation, which required the search for new people, Boris Obnosov noted

The management of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is searching for new directions of development at its enterprises, including import substitution due to Western sanctions and conditions for conducting a special military operation (SVO). This was announced by the general director of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta published Sergey Ptichkin's article "Fighting among the Walls: military expert Ruslan Pukhov told about the specifics of the assault on Soledar" with comments from the director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST), member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Ruslan Pukhov about the significance of the capture of Soledar by Russian forces during the fighting in Ukraine and how what is the war in the city today?

Al Mayadeen: Russia is creating a society that will withstand all the conflicts imposed by the West

The crisis in Ukraine is moving towards escalation, writes Al Mayadeen. This is evidenced by Putin's decisions to increase the number of troops, new appointments in the leadership of the SVO and Russia's withdrawal from the Council of Europe. However, these measures will allow Moscow to withstand any conflict imposed by the West.

Junge Welt: justifications for sending tanks to the conflict zone by the principles of "morality" are a clear deception

The sudden "collective desire" of Western countries to send tanks to help Zelensky has nothing to do with goodwill and democracy, the author of the publication "Junge Welt" believes. It's just that the bosses in the United States "thawed" to the idea of sending offensive weapons and declared disputes with it "immoral".

On January 19, 2023, at a meeting in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, representatives of the Ministries of Defense of nine European countries issued a joint statement called The Tallinn Pledge, in which they called for a sharp increase in Western military assistance to Ukraine in its war with Russia. The statement was signed by the Defense Ministers of Estonia, Great Britain, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania; and representatives of the Defense Ministries of Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovakia.

Kayhan: Ukraine's membership in NATO and the European Union is unlikely due to high risks

The West views Kiev as a tool, not as a full-fledged member of European politics, Kayhan writes. Ukraine has become a testing ground for military operations against Russia, but at the same time, NATO's leading countries do not really want to see it in their ranks.