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Vasily Golovnin — why Washington and Tokyo are developing their military presence in the Indo-Pacific region

High-ranking representatives of the US intelligence and armed forces have recently been increasingly talking about the real possibility of a military conflict in Taiwan and even naming its specific dates.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said that his country itself needs planes

Belgium is not considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with its aircraft, "she needs them herself." This was stated on Thursday by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo upon arrival at the EU summit, which was attended by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

NDP: Morawiecki's policy on Russia will erase Poland from the map of Europe

Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki talks about a new world order in which Warsaw wants to play a key role, writes NDP. According to him, there will be no place for Russia in the new "Polish Europe". The author of the article advises him to thoroughly learn the lessons of history and not try to repeat the fate of Ukraine.

At the same time, according to the newspaper, even after joining the alliance, Finland will be able to transfer only a small number of tanks

Finland does not plan to directly transfer tanks to Ukraine until it joins NATO. This was reported on Thursday by The Wall Street Journal newspaper with reference to a high-ranking representative of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Russian troops are actively using the Terminator BMPT in the battles near Kremennaya – one of the most tense sections of the front. Under this settlement, the enemy created a bridgehead, from which for months he tried to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Former assistant to US President Ronald Reagan Doug Bandow warned that the collective West does not adequately assess the "potential of Ukraine"

The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, tried to draw the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into hostilities on the territory of his country with a lie. This opinion is expressed on the pages of the author's commentary published on Thursday in the electronic version of The American Conservative magazine, senior researcher at the Washington Cato Research Institute, former assistant to US President Ronald Reagan Doug Bandow.

And we are no longer talking about F-16 fighters in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but about gaining air superiority

According to the authors of the British edition of The Spectator, Western countries are delaying the supply of modern fighters to the Ukrainian Air Forces due to the threat from Russian air defense systems - such a struggle requires the full power of the NATO air force, not single aircraft. What is wrong with the conclusions of the authors of the article, the military observer of the "Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

German concern Rheinmetall is ready to transfer the newest Panther tanks to Kiev in a year and a half

Armin Papperger, CEO of the German Rheinmetall concern, said that he is negotiating with Kiev on the supply of the latest Panther tanks. According to him, Ukraine may become the first Panther customer in the world. About the timing of possible deliveries and about the characteristics of the new generation of the main battle tank of Germany - in the material "Gazeta.Ru».

As noted in the department, "the first intermediate goal of the project" is to deliver approximately 80 tanks

Denmark, in cooperation with the Netherlands and Germany, will supply Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine. This was reported in a press release issued on Tuesday by the Danish Defense Ministry.

Figaro: The US underestimated the ability of Russia and China to partner, Beijing does not listen to Russophobes

How could it happen that China got closer to Russia, although they all predicted a "misalliance"? The author of Figaro also asks this question. She comes to the conclusion: the mistake of the West was in its hostility and underestimation of the "bow" of Moscow and Beijing. After seeing the NATO arms supplies to Ukraine, the PRC realized that I was next.

This initiative was officially confirmed by the German Defense Ministry

The German Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed the decision to supply 178 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Kiev. This is stated in a statement issued on Tuesday by the German Defense Ministry.

Radio ZET: Ukraine has the potential to get nuclear weapons in the near future

Ukraine has not officially owned nuclear weapons since the early 90s. Meanwhile, according to General Skshipchak, in fact this is not quite true, Radio ZET reports. Other Polish experts are skeptical about this, but do not deny that Kiev has the potential to obtain nuclear weapons.

NYT: The US has "replaced" Ukraine as Russia's main opponent in the conflict

Moscow and Kiev have motivation for negotiations, but Washington wants escalation, writes NYT. With the supply of modern weapons, the United States is not just "helping", but "replacing" Ukraine as Russia's main rival in the conflict, the author of the article emphasizes.

Chris Hedges: the conflict in Ukraine is an unsuccessful attempt by the United States to restore hegemony

The conflict in Ukraine is another unsuccessful attempt by the United States to restore its global hegemony, writes Chris Hedges in Salon magazine. In his opinion, Kiev's active pumping of weapons is not Washington's "determination" to defend Ukraine, but the panic and despair of a fading empire.

Milliyet: with the help of NATO, the US makes huge profits from military conflicts

The United States intends to drag Europe into a new world war for its own benefit, Milliyet writes. Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, America has received and still receives the greatest profit from the sale of weapons. The cessation of hostilities is not in her interests.

GT: The US wants to make Japan an "Asian Ukraine"

The North Atlantic Alliance is launching its "tentacles" into Asia to contain China, writes Global Times. The United States and NATO are aiming to "unleash" threats from China and Russia in the region and draw Tokyo and Seoul into their military adventures. The author of the article believes that Japan can become an "Asian Ukraine".

Expert Ivanov: a year after the conflict began, it reached an impasse

A year after the conflict began, the conflict "reached an impasse," security expert Iskren Ivanov described the situation in an interview with Bulgarian Radio. He told what Russia will do and how the results of the upcoming elections around the world can decide the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine.

Politico: the incident with the Chinese balloon exposed the American military to ridicule

The incident with a Chinese balloon that violated US airspace will raise the question of what the proper response to such "provocations" should be, writes Politico. Western countries should send a clear signal of their readiness to "punish violators."

According to Congressman Mike Rogers, China is rapidly approaching nuclear parity, the newspaper reports

China has a larger number of land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers than the United States. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, citing data from the Strategic Command (STRATCOM) The US Armed Forces.

Newsweek: The Arctic will become the new "battlefield" of Russia and the USA

Washington is preparing for a direct clash with Moscow in the Arctic, writes Newsweek. According to the Americans, the Ukrainian conflict proved that Russia is a "hostile country" that uses the region to attack neighboring states. A similar situation will unfold in the Arctic, analysts are sure.