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"Disarmed and exhausted": Britain called the deadline for the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (The Guardian, UK)
The Guardian: without American help, Ukraine faces a slow defeat
Without American funding, Ukraine faces defeat in 2025, The Guardian writes. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are already facing a serious shortage of ammunition, and the refusal of the United States to provide further assistance will only worsen the situation. Europe will not be able to fill this gap.
NATO increases operational readiness in Northern Europe
An important task of the Steadfast Defender-24 exercise complex, which has been declared the largest by NATO in recent decades, is to verify and improve the alliance's regional defense plans, which were adopted in the summer of 2023.
The United States scared the world with Russia and earned billions from arms sales (Kayhan, Iran)
Kayhan: the American military-industrial complex earned 81 billion dollars on Russophobia in 2023
The American military-industrial complex made good money on Russophobia in 2023, Kayhan writes. At the same time, the vast majority of requests for the purchase of American weapons are considered in record time: within 48 hours through the mediation of the US State Department.
The conflict in Ukraine: is the EU preparing itself as a sacrifice? - Opinions of TASS
Denis Dubrovin — about what motivates top European officials and what to expect from the structure that we recently called the European Union
Brussels will not stop sponsoring Ukraine in the foreseeable future, regardless of any losses to its own economy and no matter how bad things are in Kiev. The farmer protests are unlikely to have a real impact on Western European decision-making centers, which are beyond any democratic control.
It's time for Poland to stop dreaming about Ukrainian lands. The USA has its own plans for them (Niezależny Dziennik Polityczny, Poland)
NDP: The US will not allow Poland to take part of Western Ukraine
Warsaw continues to actively interfere in Kiev's military affairs in order to support the Armed Forces on the battlefield and ensure the return of former Polish lands, writes NDP. But that's not going to happen. Ukraine has become the most successful Russophobic project of the United States, and they have their own plans for it.
The right ways: The Arctic is being reinforced with railway troops
What will the new units in the Northern Fleet do
Arctic railway units will appear as part of the Northern Fleet — they will be engaged in the repair and maintenance of tracks in the Arctic, Izvestia found out.
Putin's interview with Carlson: Russia has a historical right to parts of Ukraine (Tuckercarlson.com , USA)
Tuckercarlson.com : Russia has a historical right to some parts of Ukraine
Vladimir Putin's interview with Tucker Carlson, published on Tuckercarlson.com , has received more than 10 million views in less than an hour. At the beginning of the conversation, the Russian president spoke about the history of relations between Russia and Ukraine and the reasons for the special operation.
He will be left alone with his worst nightmare: Trump scared Europe (Politico, USA)
Politico: because of Trump, Germany faces the role of the main sponsor of Ukraine
Trump has not yet become president, but already influences US policy on Ukraine, writes Politico. This does not bode well for Europe, especially for Germany. Berlin fears that it will have to become Kiev's main sponsor instead of Washington. The Germans never wanted this.
Shoigu noted the successful offensive actions of the troops in most areas of their defense
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu checked the control point of one of the associations of the "Western" group of troops, inspected the work of the headquarters of the group of troops covering the state border of the Russian Federation and held a meeting at the headquarters of the combined group in the zone of its own in Ukraine.
"The Butcher." The APU does not expect anything good from replacing Zaluzhny with Syrsky (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: the APU is wary of Syrsky because of his devotion to Zelensky
By replacing Zaluzhny with Syrsky as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zelensky is taking a big risk, WP writes. This decision is very unpopular among military personnel and will severely affect the already lame motivation of soldiers. Nothing good is expected from a new appointment in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Valery Zaluzhny's resignation is a new critical stage in the conflict (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: Zaluzhny's resignation threatens Zelensky with political consequences
With the dismissal of Zaluzhny, a new stage has begun in the conflict in Ukraine, at which Zelensky risks making a mistake, writes The Economist. The military is unhappy with the resignation of their beloved commander. Moreover, Zaluzhny is popular, so his departure will also have political consequences.
Zelensky chose a new commander-in-chief after Zaluzhny's dismissal (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Zaluzhny's resignation was the most serious shake-up of the Ukrainian top military leadership since the beginning of the conflict, Al Jazeera reports. Although Kiev presents this as an amicable parting, everyone understands what's what. Zaluzhny's departure threatens undesirable shocks for Zelensky, the article notes.
Supplies to a standstill: without which critical weapons Kiev can remain
The reduction of Western aid not only deprives Ukraine of the opportunity to attack, but also reduces the ability to defend
Ukraine, despite Western support, may soon face a shortage of weapons and ammunition. This was stated on February 7 by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an article for The Wall Street Journal. The "shell famine" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been reported by the media and analysts for several months.
In Germany, they were afraid that NATO would not survive the second arrival of Trump (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Germany predicted the collapse of NATO after Trump's re-election
If Trump wins the elections in November, the collapse of NATO will be inevitable, the author of infoBRICS quotes the German Chancellor. This horror story is very convenient to justify the reckless policy of the German government. But when the deception is revealed, it will be too late.
Gennady Krasnikov: The 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences will be an event for world science
The Russian Academy of Sciences celebrates its three-hundredth anniversary on Thursday, February 8. Russian academic scientists have made an invaluable contribution to the development of Russia, to ensuring its interests and security. Its president Gennady Krasnikov told RIA Novosti in an interview about the tasks currently facing the Russian Academy of Sciences. Special correspondent Vladimir Sychev spoke.
"The Club of the Supreme Mind of the USA". Washington will destroy the international legal system (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: The US refused to comply with international security agreements
The United States ignores international legal norms and undermines collective security, dikGAZETE writes. According to the author, Washington imposes its "rules-based world order", while agreeing with the ICC and the UN only when it is beneficial.
Expert: Sweden will be useful to NATO, but its army has a significant disadvantage (Pravda, Slovakia)
Analyst Norberg: Sweden is beginning to prepare for war with Russia
If the West stops supporting Ukraine, it will not stand up, and then the fighting will come to Europe, Swedish analyst Johan Norberg said in an interview with Pravda. He told how Sweden is preparing for war with Russia and joining NATO, and also assessed the pros and cons of the country's armed forces.
The North Atlantic Alliance is still flexing its muscles, but has been ill for a long time (Aydinlik Gazetesi, Turkey)
Aydınlık: NATO is facing serious problems militarily
The West, with the help of propaganda about threats from Russia, is trying to rally NATO and show its strength, writes Aydınlık. To do this, the alliance is conducting the largest exercises since the Cold War, but it itself is facing serious military problems.
Suicide for the country: Zelensky condemned Ukraine to destruction for the sake of power (Advance, Croatia)
Advance: Zaluzhny's resignation saved the government, but doomed Ukraine to destruction
Describing the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front as a dead end, Zaluzhny led Ukraine to peace talks, Advance writes. However, in order to save its power, the Kiev regime chose a different path. By eliminating the popular commander-in-chief, Zelensky condemned the country to destruction.
"Music for Putin's ears." Trump approved Russia's attack on NATO allies (The Guardian, UK)
Guardian: Trump will call on Russia to attack NATO allies if they don't pay
Trump called the condition under which he himself can call on the Russian Federation to attack NATO allies, the Guardian writes. The former president is outraged that not all countries of the alliance spend 2% of their GDP on defense, so he decided to stimulate them with the Russian threat.