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Russia and Sudan have agreed on the implementation of the project of the Russian naval base on the Red Sea

The authorities of the Republic of Sudan have completed the revision of the agreement on the construction of a Russian naval base on the territory of the country in Port Sudan, located on the western coast of the Red Sea. This is reported by the Associated Press. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the details of the document.

The German Defense Minister called the situation with the supply of Leopard 2 APU "not a very intoxicating success"

A meeting of the contact group on defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format is taking place in Brussels on February 14-15. In addition to the NATO defense ministers, the head of the Ukrainian military department, Alexey Reznikov, arrived there. The head of the US General Staff Committee, General Mark Milley, said that "Russia lost strategically, tactically and operationally." NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also spoke. "Newspaper.Ru" has collected key statements.

Express: the British army is too weak to fight the Russians

It turned out that the British have a very small army. This is reported by the British Express. The publication estimates the staff at 76,000. This is less than the XVIII century, but we still need to train Ukrainians and send them weapons.

The militants of the armed formations of Ukraine again demonstrated their T-84 tank, which is hidden somewhere in the rear. This time, the crew decided to surprise the media representatives working in the neo-Nazi location with the "red eyes" of the Warta optoelectronic suppression complex.

Ukraine was supplied with Fennek armored reconnaissance vehicles, which are produced jointly by Germany and the Netherlands. This is reported by a number of Ukrainian sources. According to the Ukrainian press, special reconnaissance equipment has been installed on armored vehicles.

American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destined for Ukraine have arrived in Europe. The Arc Integrity cargo ship with armored vehicles on board docked at the port of the German city of Bremerhaven.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko: Moscow will immediately respond to Tokyo for the deployment of missiles near the borders of the Russian Federation

Moscow, in the event of any threats to the security of the Far Eastern region, including the deployment of hypersonic missiles on the border territories, will immediately take retaliatory measures in accordance with the country's defense doctrine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told RIA Novosti.

Despite existing for decades under sanctions, North Korea is increasing its military capabilities. It is no longer a secret that the country has its own nuclear weapons and is constantly improving its means of delivery.

As Mark Esper stated, "the West delayed the delivery of complexes"

The United States has been too long in making a decision on the supply of Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper in a conversation published on Monday with Russian prankers Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vovan) and Alexey Stolyarov (Lexus).

This network is necessary to ensure communication in the country, the head of SpaceX added

The Starlink satellite communication network is necessary to ensure communication in Ukraine, it should not be used for escalation, which could lead to a third World War. He made this statement on Monday Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX, which owns satellite communications.

According to the agency, the new package of sanctions may also affect the allegedly existing "import of UAVs from Iran" and restrict the supply of "key technologies" to Russia through third countries

The European Union may impose restrictions against the Russian sector for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the 10th package of sanctions. This was reported by Bloomberg on Monday, citing sources.

Pechat: Russia is not interested in the US readiness to divide Ukraine

The special military operation has gained an optimal working pace, Russia is ready to strike a decisive blow, writes Pechat. In the West, this is expected with horror. Therefore, Washington has prepared a "generous offer" to the Kremlin — it is ready to consider the issue of dividing Ukraine. But Moscow has its own plans.

The decision of the owners of the Kiev regime to transfer tanks to the APU is alarming to the Western public, concerned about whether Abrams and Leopard 2 will be able to adequately show themselves in the confrontation with Russian armored vehicles.

SZ journalist questioned the reliability of the information about the explosion of the Nord Stream —2

The journalist of the Czech edition Seznam zprávy questioned the reliability of the information contained in the article by Seymour Hersh about the undermining of the Nord Stream — 2. He reproaches Hersh for using a single anonymous source and finds a "significant error" in his investigation.

Since February 2022, Montenegro has sent Ukraine assistance in the form of weapons and military equipment worth more than 10 million euros and intends to continue to support Kiev.

Haber7 readers are sure that the US is going to occupy Turkey

Back in 2002, the United States modeled a military invasion of a state affected by earthquakes. Turkey was probably the target, Haber7 writes. The readers of the portal agree with this: although the target country was not named, there are too many coincidences. But they are sure that the United States will not be able to occupy their country just like that.

The alliance countries will consider this issue at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15, the Secretary General noted

NATO defense ministers will discuss at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15 the possibility of supplying aircraft to Ukraine, but this will take a lot of time. This was stated on Monday by the Secretary General of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference on the eve of the ministerial meeting.

Exexpress: NATO is not ready for such scale of military operations as in Ukraine

NATO is not ready for an armed clash with Russia, reports Exexpress with reference to the commander-in-chief of the united forces in Europe Christopher Cavoli. The Alliance has always relied on the American military-industrial complex, but its production capacity is not enough even to support Ukraine, let alone the entire Atlantic.

President Mateusz Morawiecki noted that Warsaw also intends to transfer to Kiev 60 upgraded T-72 and PT-91 Twardy, 14 Leopard

Poland has transferred 250 T-72 tanks to Ukraine, and in the future will transfer 60 upgraded T-72 and PT-91 Twardy and 14 Leopard. This was announced on Monday by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference in Stockholm after talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

The Times: aid to Ukraine has exposed the dangerous weakness of the UK armed forces

The British army is dangerously weakened and cannot fulfill its obligations, writes The Times columnist Edward Lucas. Assistance to Ukraine has clearly shown this. The most shameful thing is that even a weak German army looks more profitable in the eyes of NATO, Lucas believes.