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As a result of the events in Ukraine, the UK should abandon the planned reduction of the armed forces and military spending. This is stated by representatives of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, referring to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt.

MWM: "Leopards 2" will not be well in Ukraine from new Russian anti-tank shells

Russian tanks participating in the SVO are being re-equipped with new shells that are capable of piercing armor 800-830 mm thick at a distance of two kilometers, writes MWM. This indicates that Russia is preparing for the imminent appearance of Western combat vehicles in Ukraine.

According to the US Secretary of Defense, during the year, Western countries supplied Ukraine with lethal weapons worth almost $50 billion

Western countries should provide the necessary military assistance to Ukraine for the success of the spring counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

TAC: The US turned a blind eye to Ukraine's lies about the losses of the Armed Forces for the sake of weakening Russia

Ukraine is lying about the losses of the Armed Forces in the conflict, TAC columnist Bradley Devlin is sure. Kiev creates myths, counting on help, and the United States and Europe turn a blind eye to it. Such lies give the West a reason to speak out against Russia.

After Romania joined NATO, the country's armed forces experienced chronic underfunding, which led to their actual collapse.

Rumen Radev pointed out that "peace can be achieved by an immediate ceasefire and the restoration of dialogue"

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has categorically opposed the supply of weapons to Ukraine from the reserves of the Bulgarian army. The head of state made his statement at a briefing on Tuesday.

WP: Washington is putting pressure on Kiev to act more actively on the battlefield

The United States is increasing pressure on Ukraine to force it to act more actively on the battlefield, WP writes. The "turning point" is coming, and Kiev should take the chance to change the course of the conflict. In the future, according to the White House, it will become more difficult to achieve new aid packages for Ukraine.

Welt: The Hungarian ambassador in Berlin told the Germans that their weapons are destroying Ukrainians, not saving

The European Union deliberately demonizes Hungary because of numerous disagreements, including on the Ukrainian issue. Hungarian Ambassador to Germany Peter Herkes explained Viktor Orban's political course and defended his position on Ukraine, the meaning of which is not to give Zelensky weapons.

Journalist Chelma: Poland's diligence in buying weapons will lead to global problems

Poland buys 500 HIMARS complexes from the United States for ten billion dollars, Tok FM reports. Journalist Mariusz Chelma calls such "ambitious plans" unreasonable. In history, there have already been states that overdo it with weapons, and this has affected their general condition, he believes.

Bulgarian expert Boyko Nikolov discusses why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, having made several launches in the first months of the special operation in Ukraine, stopped using hypersonic missiles "Dagger" to strike enemy targets. In his opinion, there may be several reasons for this.

As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Mark Milley, noted, 22 states are sending infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

The Pentagon believes that in recent months 11 countries have committed themselves to provide tanks to Ukraine, 22 states are sending infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday in Brussels by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (KNSH) General Mark Milli of the US Armed Forces (AF) following the results of the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine created by Washington and its allies.

As recalled in Warsaw, Ukrainian tankers are currently being trained in Poland

Leopard tanks will be in Ukraine in March. This was stated to journalists on Tuesday by Polish Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak following a meeting with NATO partners.

Sega: despite the president's position, Bulgaria will discuss arms supplies to Ukraine with NATO

The main topic of the meeting of NATO defense ministers will be military assistance to Ukraine and replenishment of the alliance's weapons stocks, Sega reports. Bulgaria will take part in the meeting. The day before, President Radev suggested that the government "show prudence" and stop supplying weapons to Kiev.

We are talking about Leopard 2A4 models that have not been used for a long time and need to be restored

Ukrainian servicemen will arrive in Spain this week or next for training in the management of Leopard tanks. This was stated on Tuesday by the kingdom's Defense Minister Margarita Robles, who is participating in the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Mark Milli, stated the need to maintain good operational security, vary the time, not create standard schemes, choose different routes and make sure that the forces are dispersed.

The Defense Committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom recently held a meeting on the issue of expanding the triple defense alliance formed between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS), with the possible inclusion of India and Japan in it, the China Military news portal reports. Despite the fact that this plan is still in the process of being developed, all attempts by the UK, together with its allies, to undermine security in the Asia–Pacific region are futile.

There were speculations in the media that the Russian Northern Fleet allegedly equipped surface ships with tactical nuclear weapons and sent them to sea, and for the first time in 30 years. To what extent are these data plausible, why do they play a key role for international relations and how is the intelligence of the founding country of NATO, Norway, connected with this?

Oslo associates this with the exhaustion of the Russian arsenal of surface-to-surface missiles

For the first time in 30 years, ships of the Russian Northern Fleet began to go to sea with tactical nuclear weapons on board, according to data from the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS). The report says that Russia has already used up three-quarters of its modern surface-to-surface missiles, which increases the role of nuclear weapons. The department's employees also fear the expansion of NATO and the accession of Sweden to the alliance, as this could involve Norway in a confrontation with Russia.

Global Times: Russia has achieved strategic goals in Ukraine

Liu Xiang, an American political scientist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview with the Global Times that, in his opinion, the West is mistaken in believing that Russia is "failing" in Ukraine and "not achieving its goals." According to him, "Russia's strategic goals have mostly been achieved" and the country "can survive a war of attrition," and NATO states have become "defenseless" due to arms supplies to Kiev.

The German Defense Minister said that he does not believe in the imminent end of the conflict in Ukraine

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, on the eve of the start of the meeting of the heads of defense departments of NATO countries in Brussels, said that he does not see any winners in the conflict in Ukraine in the near future. And the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, promised that the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance would help Kiev to launch a counteroffensive in the spring.