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Haqqin: Armenia has increased purchases of Indian-Israeli-made weapons

Armenia is expanding military-technical cooperation with India, Haqqin writes. Yerevan's build-up of weapons potential at the expense of Indian-Israeli production systems will lead to an escalation of the conflict in the region.

GT: NATO distances Russia and Ukraine from peace talks by supplying heavy weapons to Kiev

Signs of the weakening of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the desire to express support for Zelensky pushed NATO to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine, GT writes. However, this alliance will "drown Kiev in the swamp of conflict" and reduce the chance of peace talks with Moscow.

Ex-US Intelligence officer Ritter: Ukraine does not understand that the West does not care deeply about it

NATO has unleashed a proxy conflict against Russia in Ukraine, an American expert, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter, said in an interview with the Dialogue Works YouTube channel. In his opinion, the deplorable situation consists in Kiev's misunderstanding that the West does not care deeply about Ukraine.

Al Riyadh: the escalation of the international situation confirms the predictions of the third World War

The confrontation between the West, Russia and China is gaining momentum, and it will lead to a third world war, writes Al Riyadh. How will events develop, and who will be the winner? The author describes his vision of the future, he does not give optimistic forecasts.

19FortyFive: the US told about Washington's "bloody" strategy against Russia

The Ukrainian conflict is the result of another blunder by the United States in its policy towards Russia, and it threatens with terrible consequences, warns American political scientist Ted Carpenter in the article 19FortyFive. Washington must reconsider its strategy, otherwise an unprecedented "bloody war" will begin in the world.

The infamous Ukrainian diplomat, now Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk, offered Berlin to transfer a hundred Tornado fighters to Ukraine. Words are not devoid of rational grain, as Germany is going to change these outdated machines for the new F-35 and Eurofighter. What is the meaning of Melnik's statement and will Ukraine receive the planes written off in Germany?

Expert Fedutinov told how the UAV "Outpost-R" showed itself in the battles in Ukraine

At the end of 2022 - beginning of 2023, videos of the combat use of unmanned aerial vehicles "Outpost-R" by the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation in Ukraine began to appear regularly on the network. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the features of this UAV.

Shoigu said what large-scale changes in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will occur from 2023 to 2026

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting on increasing the number of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to 1.5 million military personnel as part of his work in the joint group of special military operation troops, the military department reported.

TASS: the first Poseidon torpedo ammunition was manufactured for the Belgorod submarine

The production of the first ammunition of the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles for the Belgorod nuclear submarine has been completed, a source told TASS. The agency also previously reported that the crew of the Belgorod submarine completed a series of throwing tests of the mass-dimensional layout of the Poseidon torpedo. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the features of this project.

Russia is exposed to strong information pressure from outside

It is not customary to speak openly and honestly about the technologies used in conducting psychological warfare, even in times of peace.

The slogan "catch up and overtake" was adopted and exceeded in Beijing

The Communists won the civil war in China only thanks to the help of the USSR. The modern PRC owes its very existence to Moscow. And for the first decade and a half of its life, China in all spheres relied only on Soviet aid.

Figaro: "World War III has already begun" between the US and Russia with China

In a long-term confrontation with the West, Russia will win, according to the famous French anthropologist, to whom Figaro gives his pages. Emmanuel Todd once predicted the collapse of the USSR for 15 years, and he explains his current point of view not only with the economy and weapons, but also with the moral factor.

The German edition of Bild am Sonntag, under the heading "Wir können 2023 keine Leopard-Panzer liefern" ("We cannot deliver Leopard tanks in 2023"), published an interesting interview with Armin Papperger, chairman of the German Rheinmetall AG group, about the details of possible deliveries of Rheinmetall weapons and military equipment to Ukraine.

How were the battles for Soledar going and how difficult was it to liberate it

During a two-week operation, the fighters of the Wagner PMCs liberated the city of Soledar in the Donetsk People's Republic. Its streets are already calm, an extensive network of salt mines is being cleaned up, and active fighting has moved beyond the city limits — the work of artillery and heavy machine guns can be heard.

Command posts, locations of Western equipment and energy facilities were destroyed, experts say

On January 14, the Russian armed forces struck at the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. All planned targets have been hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Experts note that such strikes primarily destroy command posts, as well as troop locations and logistics centers where Western equipment accumulates. After the liberation of Soledar, the Russian units did not stop and during January 14-15 continued to develop success in the direction of Artemovsk and Sol station.

Akharin Khabar: the supply of Western tanks to Ukraine will only prolong the conflict

The decision of a number of states to supply tanks to Ukraine will only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, Akharin Khabar writes. The new weapons will not bring a radical change in the nature of hostilities, experts say, but it threatens to bring Europe to the brink of disaster.

SCMP: Western principles have split the world in relation to Russia

Contrary to the loud statements of the United States and Europe, the world disagreed about Russia in the Ukrainian conflict, writes SCMP. This is the fault of the West, which extols personal gain. Few people are ready to speak out against Moscow and put themselves under attack for the sake of "protecting democracy."

Al-Bina: the capture of Soledar by Russian troops means the collapse of Ukrainian forces in the Donbas

The battle for control of the city of strategic importance — Soledar — reminded us of the battle for the so-called "Halde triangle", which includes the settlements of Bshamun and Aramun.

This gave the United States and its allies the opportunity to study how their weapons systems manifest themselves under intensive use, according to analysts of the TV channel

Ukraine has become a "weapons laboratory" of the United States and allies, the information collected on the degree of effectiveness of a number of weapons may force them to abandon them in the future. Such estimates are given on Sunday by CNN, referring to the data and opinions of unnamed intelligence officials and the Pentagon.

The Russian Defense Ministry continues to transfer combat aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces to the territory of Belarus. According to the press service of the Belarusian military department, the next Russian planes arrived at the military airfields of the republic.