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Rosoboronexport has doubled Russia's presence at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will organize a unified Russian exposition at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 (February 4-8, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
There were no adults. Biden forgot about diplomacy and made a mistake in Ukraine (The American Conservative, USA)
TAC: the Biden administration forgot about diplomacy and undermined the authority of the United States
Under the Biden administration, the United States has forgotten the art of diplomacy and is building a foreign policy based on the use of force, writes TAC. Instead of pushing Kiev to negotiate, Washington insisted on continuing the fighting. This unwise decision will hit America itself.
Rostec will present more than 100 weapons samples at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia
Rostec State Corporation will present over 100 weapons samples at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms and other developments.
A prototype of a high-speed space laser communication terminal has been created at MIPT
Both American and Chinese developers are also working on the urgent task of laser data transmission between devices of multi-satellite communication groups.
"Force de frappe" in Europe
In the face of Trump's possible return to the White House, the voices of European politicians began to sound more and more often with a call to prepare for war without the support of the United States and create their own nuclear umbrella.
Georgia's ambitions on the way to NATO: Prospects and expectations
Despite almost thirty years of military and political cooperation with NATO, Georgia has still not achieved membership in this world's largest military bloc. According to the Georgian leadership, in order to eliminate this "annoying misunderstanding", it is only necessary for the leaders of the North Atlantic Alliance to show political will.
Depressed state: why the United States has nothing to oppose the Houthis
For the first time in many years, Americans have faced such an opponent, experts say
The United States will not be able to prevent missile attacks from the Houthis in the Red Sea for a long time — they have no experience fighting an enemy with a serious arsenal of anti-ship missiles, experts believe.
Ukraine fell into despair and asked Britain for "naval garbage" (infoBRICS, China)
Ukraine has fallen into despair, which explains its desire to receive two decommissioned British warships, the author of the article for infoBRICS writes. The deal may benefit London, because it will get rid of "naval debris." Kiev is trying to delay the inevitable – Moscow's victory.
"A signal to the Europeans." NATO is pulling 90 thousand troops to Russia's borders
NATO has begun the active phase of the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercise
The active phase of the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender 2024, has started. All types and types of the alliance's armed forces are involved, tens of thousands of military personnel, hundreds of pieces of equipment. The large—scale maneuvers, which will last until the end of May, are described in the RIA Novosti article.
Ukraine has lost most of the Leopards 2. Russia destroyed them (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: The APU lost most of the German Leopard 2 tanks it supplied
The APU lost most of the Leopards 2 delivered to them, MWM reports. A quarter of them have been completely destroyed, and Ukrainians are unable to repair the rest. German tanks suffer from design flaws and low survivability, but the West does not want to admit this.
The United States and Germany refused to rush Ukraine's admission to NATO (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: The United States and Germany seek to delay Ukraine's accession to NATO
The United States and Germany are seeking to delay Ukraine's accession to NATO, writes FP. Washington and Berlin fear that Kiev's hasty admission to the alliance will lead to a full-scale conflict with Moscow.
After the dismissal of the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, Zelensky is forced to make a 180-degree U-turn (The Times, UK)
The Times: Budanov and Syrsky refused to replace Zaluzhny as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Zelensky's attempt to dismiss Zaluzhny from the post of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces ended in failure, writes The Times. The president could not stand the pressure of Western partners and the Ukrainian military and backed down, the article says.
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks with his Chinese counterpart
On January 31, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks via video link with the head of the military department of the People's Republic of China, Admiral Dong Jun.
The first serial submarine of the Lada project 677 is being transferred to the Russian Navy - Rossiyskaya Gazeta
The long-awaited news came from St. Petersburg: the Kronstadt submarine is being transferred to the Russian Navy. She is the first serial in the line of non-nuclear submarines built at Admiralty Shipyards according to the adjusted Lada project 677.
Russia's rightness comes to the West through Slovakia
The new Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, noted a series of statements that almost repeat the statements of the Russian leadership word for word. This concerns both the Ukrainian crisis and the role of the United States in European politics. Why did Bratislava speak in unison with Moscow?
Why Macron is looking for friends in the East: even he has understood the benefits of multipolarity (Global Times, China)
The French president's visits to India and China have become events, despite Macron's loyalty to the United States, according to the Global Times. Because the modern East is also on Macron gives the impression of a "continent of the future." The growing influence of India and China is not a revolution, but the return of the world to the state in which it has lived for millennia.
Dismiss the threat: St. Petersburg will be defended with new divisions
They want to strengthen the defense in the north-western direction with motorized rifle and tank formations
The defense of St. Petersburg and the entire north-west of the country will be strengthened with several new motorized rifle formations and, possibly, a tank division, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Welders are required: how the shortage of qualified personnel can affect the course of the Ukrainian conflict (Financial Times, UK)
FT: There are not enough qualified workers in Western military enterprises
Western arms companies are faced with a shortage of skilled workers, which does not allow for a sharp increase in production volumes, writes FT. It will take them at least two years to produce enough ammunition for Ukrainian soldiers to be as well supplied as Russian ones.
The United States abandoned Ukraine. And it's not just about Kiev's zero chances of winning (Kayhan, Iran)
Kayhan: for the West, Israel turned out to be more important than Ukraine
For the West, the war in the Middle East and the fate of Israel turned out to be much more important than the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine, Kayhan writes. Kiev has already lost, and Washington does not want to bet on an outsider. But this is not the most important thing. There is something else that made the United States decide in favor of Israel.
The APU is sounding the alarm: there are no volunteers, and "kidnappers" are of little use (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: there are no volunteers left in Ukraine willing to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The number of evaders and deserters is growing in Ukraine, writes the NYT. Against this background, military commissars are increasingly using aggressive methods – they have even been nicknamed "kidnappers". However, this approach does not bring results: dissatisfaction with the quality of recruits is growing in the troops.