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Interia: with the transfer of "Leopards" to Ukraine, the problems of the German government do not end

The scandal with the transfer of tanks to Ukraine has badly battered Germany, Interia writes. Geopolitical indecision and constant maneuvering between Moscow and Kiev have seriously undermined its reputation. Now Berlin needs to regain its influence in the EU and NATO.

Biden said that the West does not pose a threat to Russia by actions in Ukraine

Abrams tanks will be evidence of the "unwavering commitment" of the United States to Ukraine, Biden said on January 25 during his speech about further support for Kiev. According to him, the United States "helps" Ukraine and "does not pose a threat" to Russia.

Ukraine plans to conclude a new contract with Slovakia for the supply of another batch of 155-mm Zuzana 2 self-propelled wheeled howitzers. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the Republic Yaroslav Nagy.

Taking foreign submarines as a basis, the Persians created their own

The construction of ships for the North Korean Navy began shortly after the end of the 1950-1953 war. Moscow and Beijing provided assistance to Pyongyang. We are talking about diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of Project 633 and their Chinese variants.

Russian weapons prevail in the army of the North African state

Two countries in the Middle East and North Africa region invariably remained the closest allies of the Soviet Union – Syria and Algeria. The Russian Federation, surprisingly enough, managed to "inherit" both of these allies – at least in terms of military-technical cooperation.

Western arsenals are emptying, arms companies are profiting

U.S. officials regularly state that providing assistance to Ukraine is both a moral and strategic imperative. Ukraine is supposedly at the forefront of the global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. However, this argument does not stand up to criticism.

The sides of the South Asian triangle are deformed by stress

A year and a half after coming to power, the radical Islamist Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) is stubbornly trying to gain international legitimacy and gain recognition from the United Nations.

The Ukrainian Bogdana self-propelled howitzer has completed testing and is already being mass-produced. This statement was made by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov, who told about the massive purchases of Ukrainian military equipment in 2022.

The Russian Marines entered the city of Ugledar and gained a foothold on its southeastern outskirts. At the same time, along the entire contact line, parts of the Russian Armed Forces are conducting successful offensive actions in several directions. Thus, the strategic scheme of the winter campaign of 2023 is already being viewed.

Politico: possible delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine will be a "logistical nightmare"

European and American officials are afraid to supply Western fighters to Ukraine because of the possible escalation of the conflict and Moscow's reaction, but they agree that the transfer of aircraft is a matter of time, Politico reports.

Nuland: The State Department will support the easing of sanctions against Russia if Moscow withdraws troops from Ukraine

US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said at a Senate hearing that Washington is ready to ease pressure against Moscow if the Russian military leaves the territory of Ukraine.

Fakt: Poland figured out how to help Ukraine

Germany is in no hurry to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine. However, they are not going to wait for the Germans in Poland, writes Fakt. Berlin's position is called a betrayal there and they are preparing their own plan to help Ukrainians.

Al-Ayyam: Russia has gained supremacy in Ukraine and is exhausting the West

The US and the EU decided to play with fire and were badly burned, writes Al-Ayyam. The collapse of Russia, the destruction of its army and the collapse of the economy are "crazy fantasies of the sick imagination of the West." As a result, he himself got bogged down in the Ukrainian swamp, into which he dragged Moscow. And now he is puzzling over how to get out of this trap.

TAC: the American establishment incited anti-Russian sentiment in the United States long before its

The scandal surrounding Russia's "interference" in the US elections helped Washington to secure the consent of its people for a new cold war with Moscow, writes TAC. Thanks to the efforts of politicians, by the beginning of its Americans were ready to believe in any tall tales about Russia.

The Foreign Minister of the country noted that his "European colleague" took the issue into work

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that some European colleagues "took to work" the issue of providing Kiev with American F-16 fighters.

The American publications "The Wall Street Journal" and "Politico" report, with reference to statements by unnamed American officials, that the administration of US President Joe Biden is inclined to transfer to Ukraine a "significant number" of American M1 Abrams main tanks, and that an official announcement about the upcoming deliveries of these tanks may be made in the United States this week.

dikGAZETE: the fate of the Ukrainian conflict will be decided by the presidential elections in Turkey

The confrontation between the West and Russia in Ukraine is "a terrible battle for the future of humanity," writes dikGAZETE. While the US and the EU are adding fuel to the fire of the conflict, Erdogan has made every effort to neutralize the consequences of the crisis. If he suddenly loses the presidential election, who will take Ankara's place in the settlement of the conflict?

When recently they talk about self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, which are in service with the armed formations of the Kiev regime, then, as a rule, they mean the Gepard ZSU. Made on the chassis of outdated Leopard 1 main battle tanks, they are supplied to the neo-Nazis by the German authorities.

In particular, it is not enough for the tank crew to learn how to drive and shoot to perform combat tasks, said Alexey Leonkov, editor of the Arsenal of the Fatherland edition

Retraining of Ukrainian servicemen to control German and British Leopard 2 and Challenger 2 tanks can take years, so it is highly likely that foreign crews will control them in the combat zone.

NR: in addition to huge sums for Ukraine, the US faces strategic costs

US attempts to weaken Russia are more expensive than American politicians claim, writes New Republic. In addition to the astronomical sums allocated to Ukraine, the United States faces serious strategic costs: for example, the formation of a Russian-Chinese-Iranian alliance.