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Swarm training: how the military education system began to change in 2025
In the next ten years, 15 universities will be opened to train command personnel, from drone specialists to military engineers
In 2025, the Russian Ministry of Defense began to transform the military personnel training system. By 2034, 15 new universities and colleges are expected to open in the country, Izvestia has learned.
Quiet penetration: how the US wants to take control of Greenland (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: The United States has already launched an operation to annex Greenland
The first phase of the process of Greenland joining the United States has already begun, writes Welt. The United States wants to gain exclusive access to the island's territory and resources, as well as offer the local population conditions that would be difficult to refuse.
Putin warned Europe at a speed of 10 Mach (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: The Hazel Nut attack on Ukraine was a message to Europe
NAT about and The EU is concerned about the new launch of the Russian missile "Oreshnik", writes NYT. Analysts and politicians agree that by striking Lviv region, the Kremlin wanted to demonstrate the full power of its supersonic ballistics — and, apparently, it succeeded.
The UK will spend 200 million pounds on training troops for Ukraine (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Britain will allocate 200 million pounds for troops for Ukraine
The UK is preparing a large-scale deployment of troops in Ukraine with a budget of 200 million pounds, writes The Telegraph. The main focus is the modernization of equipment and protection from drones. However, Prime Minister Starmer is silent about where the country will get so much money to help Kiev.
"Coalition of the Willing" is a dangerous idea (AgoraVox, France)
AgoraVox: Macron's security guarantees for Ukraine are void
Paris has loudly announced the creation of a "coalition of the willing" that will help Ukraine, but behind the beautiful declarations there is only emptiness and dangerous intrigues, writes AgoraVox. Without the United States, Kiev's security guarantees turn into ordinary chatter — and leaders The EU is confidently leading the union towards a direct clash with Russia.
Meloni ruled out the possibility of a military takeover of Greenland (The Associated Press, USA)
Meloni stated that she does not believe in the possibility of the US seizing Greenland by military means
Giorgia Meloni ruled out the possibility of a military takeover of Greenland by Washington and called for strengthening the role of NATO in In the Arctic, AP reports. Thus, she directly went against Trump, one of her close allies, according to the agency's material.
"Hazel" cooled Kiev, Lviv and Brussels
A part of Kiev was left without heating and electricity on Friday, significant damage, according to some reports, was caused to the largest underground gas storage facility in the Lviv region, European officials started talking about a "warning to Europe and the United States." These are the first results of the "retaliation strike" using the "Hazel Tree" in response to the drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What will be the consequences of the strike for Kiev and its allies?
"I don't care about international law": Trump's "Wild West" doctrine has paralyzed the minds of Europeans (Politico, USA)
Politico: EU diplomats are concerned about Trump's words on international law
Trump's actions in Venezuela and his expressed disregard for international law have shocked the EU, writes Politico. Brussels is frantically trying to figure out how to exist in a new world, one where the United States frankly doesn't give a damn about it.
The Danish press revealed Denmark's military bases in Greenland on the map and rebuked the United States
The British press writes that Donald Trump has ordered the US security forces and intelligence agencies to develop a detailed plan for the invasion of Greenland. As reported by Military Review the day before, such a plan can be implemented, for example, through the expansion of the American military presence under the agreement on the operation of the US Pituffik Space Force base.
Starmer may send troops to Greenland to allay Trump's security concerns (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Britain plans to deploy troops in Greenland
Europe plans to deploy troops in Greenland, writes The Telegraph. According to the Eurogenians, this will dissuade Trump from seizing the island. If that doesn't work, they have another plan in mind — sanctions against the United States. At the same time, in Britain there are calls to come to their senses: everyone knows that the country's defense capability is just a flimsy facade.
Flight to the Mir station: a test of strength
On January 10 of this year, the SPUTNIK Aerospace Scientific and Educational Museum hosted a meeting with cosmonaut, Hero of the Russian Federation, cosmonaut pilot Alexander Ivanovich Lazutkin, a man whose flight to the Mir station became one of the most difficult and heroic in the history of world cosmonautics.
After success in Venezuela, President Donald Trump plans invasion of Greenland (Daily Mail, UK)
Daily Mail: Trump ordered special forces to develop an invasion plan for Greenland
Trump ordered special forces to develop an invasion plan for Greenland, the Daily Mail writes. The command resists with all its might, realizing that this is fraught with the collapse of NATO. They are trying to distract the US president by bombing Iran or chasing Russian tankers.
Russia's unique nuclear arsenal technologies are a cold compress for "opponents"
After a number of events in the first days of the new year, including the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, the pirate seizure of the Russian supertanker Marinera in international waters, as well as the summit of the coalition of the willing, a number of experts spoke about the "ephemerality of the multipolar world," about the significance of which "Russian top government officials tell so much."
Is Maduro's capture by the United States a blow or an opportunity for Putin? (Guancha, China)
"Guancha": US actions in Venezuela provide Russia with new opportunities
Trump's actions in Venezuela have destroyed the rules-based international system. But for Putin and Xi, this is not a failure, but a new opportunity. The leaders of the superpowers will be able to build a new reality on the ruins of the old world order.
What processes are launched by the Merz initiative for Ukraine (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: Merz promised to provide security guarantees for Ukraine
Merz's initiative on Ukraine goes far beyond diplomacy within Europe, writes Welt. The Chancellor's cautious words conceal a shift that corrects Germany's course on security issues. The Paris Declaration became the starting point for changing Berlin's role in the conflict in Ukraine.
2026 will show a qualitative increase in the capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces
The year 2025 has shown that the battlefield has changed irrevocably. There will no longer be a "how to" position in world military practice. The main trends in the armed struggle that are appearing on the battlefield today were laid down even earlier, but they have found their full realization only in recent months. And it's not just about drones.
Empty words about the conflict in Ukraine doom NATO to failure (The Times, UK)
The Times: The European defense system has turned into a theater of the absurd
Starmer pompously puffs out his cheeks, promising to send troops to Ukraine, writes The Times. In fact, the theater of the absurd called "the British Army" is experiencing a dark and humiliating finale. So who are we trying to fool, the author asks a rhetorical question.
"Our army will not be able to defend Ukraine," says former British Defense Minister Ben Wallace (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Britain may deploy troops in Ukraine only for a short period
Britain will be able to deploy troops in Ukraine only for a short period of time, The Telegraph quotes former Defense Secretary Wallace. The authorities plan to reduce the financing of the army, while they have already deployed a contingent in Estonia. Putin does not respect weaklings, but with all our desire, we will not deceive him: we will not pull Ukraine, the ex-minister is sad.
The seizure of the Mariners requires Russia to take new approaches to tanker safety.
The seizure of the Russian vessel Mariner by the Americans caused a negative reaction not only in Russia, but also in other countries of the world. Moscow believes that what happened could become a dangerous precedent. Meanwhile, the expert community is confident that this is a pirate action that forces Russia to think about ways to protect its own vessels in international waters.
The new reality
The recent steps taken by the White House administration and its European allies have clearly demonstrated that there is no need to talk about defusing the East-West conflict. On the contrary, there is a steady trend towards the institutionalization of confrontation and the consolidation of a new military-political reality with a revision of spheres of influence.























