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The Finnish Prime Minister called fake statements about the Finns' desire to "return" Karelia

The Karelian Union of Finland has started receiving calls to resume demands to "return" Karelia, Ilta-Sanomat writes. This issue was discussed by the leaders of the Finnish parties during the election debates. A separate statement was made by Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

In the United States, a discussion was held on the issue of substantive military partnership with Japan. American officials, after consulting with partners from Tokyo, "came to the conclusion that the threat from North Korea is growing." Washington said that the North Korean leader's rhetoric "has become tougher" and that "Kim Jong-un threatens to use nuclear weapons."

Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand announced on January 10 that Canada will purchase NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems) and the necessary ammunition from the United States for the transfer of the Armed Forces to Ukraine.

Al-Ayyam: Russia uses the entire arsenal of means to exhaust Ukraine and Europe

The West is adding fuel to the fire of the Ukrainian conflict by allocating more and more military aid to Kiev, writes Al-Ayyam. But Moscow will not back down and will not agree to a settlement of the conflict on Zelensky's terms. To achieve victory, Russia can take four steps, the author of the article believes.

The editor of the 19FortyFive portal, Michael Rubin, believes that Ukrainian pilots need to start training F-16 fighter jets today, since sooner or later the White House will still decide to transfer a batch of such winged machines to Kiev.

Ukrainian propaganda is diligently trying to downplay the achievements of the Russian army in Soledar and near Artemivsk, moreover, denies the complete loss of Soledar. Is there a reason for this? Or, on the contrary, are those Russian experts right who now expect the rapid advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Kramatorsk in a few Hours?

For the first time since the Great Patriotic War, German tanks will appear in Ukraine. Warsaw was the first to decide to supply Kiev with a batch of German-made Leopard tanks in service with the Polish army. How can the Russian military unpleasantly hit the "Leopards" in the zone of their own? There are funds. It is known that during the fighting in Syria, many such German vehicles were burned with the help of Soviet missiles.

Russia's special operation in Ukraine is moving to a new stage. This is evidenced not only by the personnel changes adopted by the Ministry of Defense, but also by the adjustment of the very management structure of the grouping of Russian troops. What kind of changes are we talking about and how will they affect the course of its?

Bloomberg: low temperature led to "freezing" of military drones in Ukraine

In Eastern Ukraine, the air temperature remains below zero. This leads to the breakdown of drones and, according to military analysts, to a decrease in morale. At the same time, experts believe that the thaw will not benefit both sides either - cars will start to get stuck in the mud.

The Milan anti–tank missile system, created by the joint efforts of Germany and France, is a fairly well-known thing, although far from fresh. For the first time it was adopted in 1972, and they began to develop it ten years before that.

Mikhail Kotov — about what is on the moon and who pursues what goals in its development

At the very beginning of 2023, Politico published an interview with the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, in which he stated that, they say, in the very near future, China may try to occupy the most resource-rich areas of the Moon and prevent the United States from reaching them.

The Internet is both a means of combating terror and an aid for extremists

In the XXI century, the threat of international terrorism has reached a new stage: the use of communication capabilities by extremist organizations Al-Qaeda (banned in the Russian Federation) and the Islamic State (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) has increased the threat to public security.

Welt: Sweden is investigating the explosions in the Baltic, but does not consider it timely to name their author

Sweden is conducting its own investigation into the explosions that destroyed three strands of the "Northern Streams", but does not share information with Russia, Welt reports. The Swedish expert attracted by the newspaper makes mysterious hints about Ukraine and asks to wait. Now, he says, it is "untimely" to announce the culprit.

FA: The West will have to cooperate with the Kremlin to avoid a war between Russia and NATO

The West should prepare for a protracted conflict with Russia, according to the authors of the article for Foreign Affairs. He needs to develop a strategy that will both support Kiev and maintain relations with Moscow, preventing a large-scale confrontation.

Huanqiu shibao: The "turn to the East" has become Russia's main response to Western sanctions

Unprecedented difficulties in relations with Europe and the United States, sanctions, NATO expansion — all this pushed Russia to "turn to the East," writes Huanqiu Shibao. And she has achieved notable success there.

PL: the EU has begun to realize the need for peace in Ukraine

Peace in Ukraine will have to be concluded sometime, writes Parlamentní listy. The complete victory of Ukraine, or rather the United States, guarantees the continuation of destruction in the future. This is not in the European interests, as is the fall of Kiev. Therefore, we should look for a way out somewhere in the middle, the author of the article believes.

Sabah: thanks to Ukraine, Russia's allies will make a strategic leap

The Ukrainian crisis has led to an inevitable transition to multipolarity and the fall of US hegemony, Sabah writes. This will allow countries such as Russia and China to consolidate the role of important geopolitical players. And Turkey, their reliable partner, will contribute to this.

Following the French AMX-10RC, American M1128s based on eight-wheeled Stryker armored vehicles may also be transferred to the armed formations of the puppet Kiev regime. In the autumn of last year, we assumed that such weapons systems would be put at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on January 10, 2023, the first thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

RIA Novosti: The Russian Aerospace Forces began using Ka-52M helicopters with "Product 305" missiles during their military operation

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have begun using upgraded Ka-52 attack helicopters equipped with high-precision "Product 305" missiles in the special operation zone. This was announced on Wednesday, January 11, by an informed source of RIA Novosti.