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"This will change the rules of the fight." What the West offered Kiev
The West continues to turn Ukraine into a testing ground for advanced weapons. According to German media, the Rheinmetall defense concern is negotiating the supply of promising KF51 Panther tanks. The corporation has far-reaching plans, but difficulties are possible.
The Greek Defense Minister announced the transfer of the BMP-1 batch to Ukraine, confirming the refusal to supply Leopard 2 tanks
Greece supplied Ukraine with infantry fighting vehicles from the presence of its own armed forces, as well as ammunition. This was stated by Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos.
The results of the joint training of the management bodies and formations of the CSTO forces and means for 2022 have been summed up
The CSTO Crisis Response Center in Moscow hosted a briefing by the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov.
US General Mark Milley: Russia has already lost strategically, operationally and tactically
Ukraine will emerge victorious from this conflict, judging by the statements made by US representatives at the ninth meeting of the Ramstein contact group. The Americans are again promising victory to Kiev, refusing to supply fighters.
Ukraine's membership in the EU will not help it "defeat Russia"
Bloomberg: The EU will harm itself and Ukraine if it accepts it into its ranks
Facilitating Ukraine's accession to the EU is impractical, writes the author of the article for Bloomberg. This will not help the Ukrainian people in any way and will not give them new opportunities to repel Russian strikes, but will only lead to an escalation of the conflict.
The West has run out of shells. The APU is waiting for drastic changes
Politico: The APU will have to save ammunition due to the depletion of Western arsenals
The APU will have to spend ammunition more economically, since the West does not have time to replenish stocks, writes Politico. To do this, Kiev will have to change the tactics of warfare and rely more on maneuvers on the battlefield.
Military commanders showed the defeat of the American 155-mm M109 self-propelled gun by the Russian Lancet UAV
Western weapons supplied to the Kiev regime are safely destroyed by the Russian military. This time, the American-made M109 self-propelled gun was destroyed with the help of the Lancet unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Politico: The US will train the Ukrainian military to use less ammunition
According to the publication, Western countries are looking for ways to increase the production of shells and continue training Ukrainian soldiers
The United States intends to focus on training Ukrainian servicemen in order to change the tactics of combat operations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and thereby reduce the consumption of artillery ammunition by Kiev. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Tuesday .
Canadian Defense Minister Anand: four Leopard 2A4 tanks promised to Kiev have already arrived in Poland
Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said that all four Leopard 2A4 tanks promised to Kiev arrived in Poland, where the Ukrainian military began to train their operation, RIA Novosti reports.
American experts are finding out why the DPRK demonstrated a lot of intercontinental ballistic missiles at the parade
At the parade held on February 8 in Pyongyang in honor of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, in addition to other types of weapons, 11 Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and 5 large containers were demonstrated for the first time, in which, according to some assumptions, there were new North Korean solid-fuel ICBMs. American experts Bruce Bennett and Yong Jun Kim decided to find out in an article for the online publication 19FortyFive why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un needed such a demonstration of a large number of ICBMs.
The West seeks to involve the Republic of Korea in the supply of weapons to Ukraine
According to the Korea Herald, South Korean President Yun Seok-yel is under constant pressure from Western allies demanding the provision of weapons to Ukraine for its use in the conflict with Russia.
Borrel: countries outside Europe do not share the West's position on the Ukrainian conflict
At the same time, the head of the EU Foreign Policy service stated the need to increase military assistance to Ukraine and expand sanctions
Many countries of the world do not support the West's position in the conflict in Ukraine and see its sanctions against Russia as the reason for the rise in energy and food prices. This was stated on Wednesday at the session of the European Parliament by the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel.
Crosses, spheres and cubes. American pilots told about UFO encounters
Haqqin: the US took seriously the version about the "UFO invasion"
The destruction of "strange" objects in the sky over North America provoked a discussion in the United States about the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations, writes Haqqin. Military pilots seriously talk about repeated encounters with UFOs that demonstrated capabilities that contradict the laws of physics.
Prigozhin showed the wreckage of the Su-24M, which rammed a column of Ukrainian equipment
The head of Wagner Prigozhin showed the wreckage of the Su-24M that rammed a column of Ukrainian equipment
The wreckage of the Su-24M from the air wing of the Wagner group was found and taken from the battlefield near Kleshcheyevka, said the founder of the group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The British Defense Minister named the main reason for the refusal to transfer the Royal Air Force fighters to Ukraine
The UK authorities will not transfer fighter jets to Ukraine for not only the coming months, but also the coming years. This was stated in an interview with the British press by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace.
Western diplomacy has turned into an "offended liver sausage"
RS: The West's refusal to engage in dialogue with Russia within the OSCE will lead to negative consequences
Western politicians who condemn the presence of Russian representatives in the OSCE do not behave like diplomats, but like an "offended liver sausage," writes Responsible Statecraft. By such actions, they reduce the opportunity to understand Moscow's interests and goals and convey their own to it.
In Britain, they announced the imminent victory of Russia over the West in the "war of ammunition"
The Telegraph: Russia will soon defeat the West in the "war of ammunition"
The West does not have enough ammunition to supply the APU due to problems with the production base, the author of the article for The Telegraph believes. At the same time, Russian manufacturers do not face the problems that their Western colleagues have to solve.
Sweden has confirmed receipt of a request to supply Ukraine with an unnamed number of JAS 39 Gripen fighters
Ukraine does not lose hope of receiving fighters in the near future, even if not from the United States, so from other NATO countries and allies. Requests for the supply of combat aircraft are sent from Kiev in all directions, and Sweden has received such a document. Ukraine asks the Swedes for the supply of JAS 39 Gripen fighters.
The subordination of NATO put an end to the "peaceful oasis" of the EU
Marianne: The EU is increasingly confused with the "Western camp" under the tutelage of the United States
A single peaceful space, social democracy, the protection of languages – this was Europe in the late 90s, when the USSR collapsed. But today another reality has won, Marianne writes. America played an important role in this. Read an essay about who stole Europe.
US Navy Releases New Cyber Strategy
The US Navy plans to publish a new cyber strategy within a month. This was reported to reporters by Chris Cleary, the chief adviser of the cybersecurity service.
