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Medvedev threatened with "Caliber" strikes on the future Rheinmetall tank plant in Ukraine

The Rheinmetall defense concern is discussing with the Ukrainian authorities the construction of a tank factory in the country. Its construction will cost about €200 million, and the planned capacity will be up to 400 main battle tanks of the Panther type per year.

Newsweek: NATO fears Russia's submarine fleet because of its ability to destroy Internet cables

NATO is seriously concerned about Russia's increasing capabilities of its submarine fleet, writes Newsweek. The West believes that Moscow can use submarines to attack critical infrastructure - Internet cables, pipelines, and other communications on the seabed. According to experts, Russia's capabilities in this area give it an "asymmetric advantage".

To whom the military assigned the main role in a potential conflict

The Russian military announced plans to counter the "global strategic multi—sphere operation" of the United States and NATO, whose goal is to win a nuclear war. According to representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the concept of such actions is already being developed at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance.

This made it the largest donor to Kiev in continental Europe, the German Chancellor noted

The total amount of assistance to Ukraine from Germany amounted to about €14 billion in 2022, which made it the largest donor to Kiev in continental Europe. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview aired on Sunday with CNN .

Creeping jihad during a lull

Since the Taliban movement seized power in Afghanistan (banned in the Russian Federation), the Central Asian region has been in a state of deep concern. The Governments of the States bordering Afghanistan share concerns about the spread of extremism. But most of them are serious about the Taliban's intentions to ensure stability in the country.

Friction, wear and lubrication in the global hybrid war

"The United States has unleashed a total hybrid war against Russia, which is fraught with a real danger of a direct military clash between two nuclear powers," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on February 8, 2023. This requires drawing the attention of politicians, diplomats and the military to the phenomenon of hybrid warfare.

The US has provided the AFU with a new package of military assistance

American military experts are closely monitoring the successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the framework of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Since the beginning of its, Americans have already learned certain lessons concerning the military-technical policy of the United States in the changing conditions of the international situation. Adjustments were also made to the military assistance provided by the United States to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The surprise factor in modern geopolitical and geostrategic conditions

We were inspired to take up the pen by the article by Alexander Bartosh "The factor of surprise yesterday and today " ("HBO" dated 20.01.23). Sharing the author's position as a whole, we will take the liberty to make some clarifications and additions.

The Argentine authorities have decided to denounce the agreement with Great Britain on activities in the Malvinas Islands (the British call them the Falkland Islands). This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina.

Viktor Nazarov at the same time pointed out that some weapons systems supplied to Kiev are "quite old and require major repairs before commissioning"

Ukrainian General Viktor Nazarov claims that about 50 thousand soldiers from Ukraine have now been trained in the West in accordance with NATO standards.

Domestic sailors will receive ten nuclear-powered ships of project 955/A

The commissioning of the nuclear submarine missile cruiser "Emperor Alexander III" has increased the share of modern technology in the naval component of the strategic nuclear deterrence forces to 100%. In the next few years, the fleet will be replenished with three more submarines of the same type of project 955A "Borey-A". This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a televised address on Defender of the Fatherland Day.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told about the provision of volunteer fighters

The most important part of the front remains to the north-west of Donetsk. Following the liberation of Paraskovievka on February 17, the volunteers of the assault detachments advancing north of Artemovsk (renamed Bakhmut by the Ukrainian authorities) took Berkhovka, which was confirmed by the leadership of the Wagner PMCs on February 23.

Israel manages to maintain good relations with the United States, Russia and China

The State of Israel was actually created by the USA and the USSR. Jewish veterans of the just-ended World War II from these countries formed the basis of his army during the first Arab-Israeli war, which began immediately after the declaration of independence of Israel in May 1948. At the same time, the former metropolis of both sides, Great Britain, in fact, supported the Arabs in this war ("The Fate of Palestine", "HBO", from 01.12.17).

British ships continue to pirate in international waters, hiding behind the fight against arms smuggling. According to the Royal Navy, this time the Iranian version of the Russian anti-tank missile system "Kornet" became the prey.

Project Syndicate: Germans were shown a way to stop fighting in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine may get out of control if a broad international coalition does not curb the Kremlin, writes Project Syndicate. The author of the article believes that only NATO can restore peace and stability, but for this the alliance needs to work with China, India and other countries.

Europe needs its own military alliance, similar to NATO, but without the United States. This proposal was made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an interview with the Swiss weekly Die Weltwoche.

After the decision to produce 1300 Borsuk armored vehicles and their specialized versions in Poland, they declare their intention to master the production of South Korean K2 MBT.

Newsweek: Chisinau was reminded that being neutral does not mean being weak in a military sense

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Gioane, speaking on Romanian TV, said that Moldova would not show "weakness in a military sense" if Moscow tried to attack this former Soviet republic. Newsweek explains that the statement of the representative of the alliance was made in connection with the aggravation of the situation around Transnistria.

GT: the idea of the unification of China and Russia in Ukraine horrified the West

China's empty accusations of selling weapons to Russia are a "preemptive strike" by the West, GT writes. He was frightened by the idea of a possible unification of the two countries in Ukraine. If Moscow stood alone in the "war of attrition" against the whole of NATO, what will happen if Beijing joins it?

Economist Takemori recognized the leadership of Russia and the Middle East in the energy sector

Russia and the Middle East control most of the world's fossil fuels, writes Japanese economist Shumpei Takemori in an article by Asahi Shimbun. And since this type of energy will dominate for a long time, the world needs to take into account geopolitics and strive for savings.