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National Review: The US has no real strategic reasons to help Ukraine

Ukraine does not lie at the center of US interests, and the desire of the American people to help it is weakening, writes NR. Therefore, the hawks downplay the scale of financial costs and do not talk about long-term commitments that the West will have to take on. And they are very impressive.

Atlantico: analysts have found out that the West is not ready for a conflict of the "Ukrainian" type

Two authors of the French magazine Atlantico are engaged in what this publication does best — the forecast of the military-political future. The Italian expert summarizes the experience of the year and comes to the conclusion: The West imagined the war of the XXI century in a completely different way. Which means he can lose without a fight.

During the past day, 57 military aircraft and 4 warships of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) approached the island of Taiwan. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan.

Ukraine should receive them by the end of March 2023

Germany is experiencing difficulties with the preparation for the transfer to Ukraine of 40 infantry fighting vehicles (BMP) Marder, promised earlier by the German government. This assessment was given by the publication  Der Spiegel .

Yahoo News Japan: due to failures at the front, Zelensky loses power in Ukraine

Ukraine is in ruins, its infrastructure is virtually destroyed, it is not able to return the lost territories, much less win. Zelensky asks the West for weapons, but they are useless if there are no soldiers, writes political analyst Akihiro Matoba in an article for Yahoo News Japan.

After joining the NATO military bloc, the Finnish authorities will not deploy nuclear weapons on the territory of the country. This was stated by Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto.

Ukraine has withdrawn from the agreement with Russia on the operation of the strategic missile complex "Satan". This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced on January 5 by the representative of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnichuk.

General Drevnyak: Ukraine will attack Russia with its weapons so as not to substitute NATO

The head of Ukrainian intelligence Kirill Budanov promised new strikes on the territory of Russia, Gazeta reports. Kiev is preparing something, says General Tomas Drevnyak. At the same time, Ukrainians will have to use weapons of their own production. Otherwise, Russia will say that it was attacked by NATO, the military said.

Political scientist Krejci: the conflict in Ukraine has become like an Afghan trap for NATO

The conflict in Ukraine is becoming like an Afghan trap for NATO, political analyst Oskar Krejci believes. In an interview with Parliament listy, he does not rule out that next year will be worse for the West than the previous one. They don't want to understand that the world is naturally moving towards a multipolar system.

As stated on the foreign resource Defense Blog, the Ukrainian military allegedly got into the hands of the Spider laser radiation detector used by the Russian army ("Spider"). Along with the previously received information about the intention of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to acquire this novelty, this indicates the beginning of equipping the troops engaged in the SVO with personal means of detecting snipers and drones.

The commander of the Third Expeditionary Corps of the US Marine Corps, Lieutenant General James Burman, said that the US and Japan are preparing for a possible confrontation with China in order to protect Taiwan. According to the military, the American and Japanese armed Forces are strengthening military cooperation by conducting more joint operations in order to be ready for a potential conflict with the PRC in the event of military action against Taiwan.

The TV channel reported that discussions have been going on for "several weeks"

For the first time since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the United Kingdom is considering the possibility of supplying Kiev with up to 10 British Challenger 2 main battle tanks, Sky News reported on Monday, citing a source.

Onet: Poland has transferred a lot of military equipment to Ukraine without an announcement through official channels

Warsaw actively supports Kiev in the conflict with Moscow, writes Onet. The editors of the portal made a selection of weapons that Poland sent to Ukraine. It is noteworthy that only a part of the transferred equipment was announced through official channels.

Le Figaro readers: Turkey destroys the illusion of "anti-Russian unity" in NATO

Turkey is slowing down the process of Sweden and Finland joining NATO, writes Le Figaro. Readers' opinions were divided. Some accuse Ankara of political blackmail, others note that Sweden and Finland are needed by the bloc only to anger Russia.

Andrey Rudenko - on how Russia's relations with Asian countries are developing

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko spoke in an exclusive interview with TASS about the trends of Russia's dialogue with Asian countries, pointed to the very difficult situation on the Korean peninsula and answered the question why it became impossible to discuss a peace treaty with Japan.

In 2022, the West received an unpleasant lesson from the former colonies – African countries eliminated anti-Russian sanctions. Moreover, Moscow managed to gain a foothold in those countries that were traditionally considered a French zone of influence. On the other hand, China's military and economic presence is growing in the region. What measures should Russia take in 2023 to strengthen its position on the Black Continent?

And what opportunities will the novelty give to Strategic Missile Forces

Last year was the year of the beginning of flight tests and deployment of the newest Russian heavy liquid intercontinental ballistic missile RS-28 "Sarmat". Today it is the most powerful combat missile in the world, and never before has the Russian industry produced such a complex and unique product in its capabilities. Izvestia was looking into what heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are in general and how the Sarmat is so different from other samples.

On January 6, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of combat coordination of crews of modernized T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks that entered service with the Central Military District (CVO) in the zone of a special operation to protect Donbass.

The Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China regard the appearance of the US Navy missile destroyer of the Arleigh Burke type in the Taiwan Strait as another provocation by the United States. This statement was made by the official representative of the Eastern Zone of the Combat Command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) Shi Yi.

According to Alexey Reznikov, it was precisely because of problems with discipline in the army that the military leadership proposed a law on strengthening responsibility for military personnel

Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov admitted that there are problems with discipline in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and explained this by the actions of instigators allegedly associated with the Russian Federation.